Owls 33, Miners 24
Final · Sun Bowl · Attendance 20,384
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RICE | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
 UTEP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
The Rice Owls beat the UTEP Miners 33-24 on Nov 24, 2012 at Sun Bowl.
Top performers
Taylor McHargue threw for 207 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Owls.
Charles Ross ran for 154 yards on 23 carries.
Nick Lamaison threw for 249 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Miners.
LaQuintus Dowell ran for 25 yards on 3 carries.
Before and after
- Owls · 2012 season · Previous Nov 17, 2012: SMU 14, RICE 36 · Next Dec 29, 2012: RICE 33, AF 14
- Miners · 2012 season · Previous Nov 17, 2012: UTEP 34, USM 33
Other Owls vs Miners games
| Nov 3, 2022 | UTEP at RICE | 30-37 | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2021 | RICE at UTEP | 28-38 | Regular |
| Nov 30, 2019 | RICE at UTEP | 30-16 | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2018 | UTEP at RICE | 34-26 | Regular |
| Sep 9, 2017 | RICE at UTEP | 31-14 | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2016 | UTEP at RICE | 24-44 | Regular |