Cougars 45, Owls 27
Final · CBSSN · First Community Stadium · Attendance 26,390
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
 RICE | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
The Houston Cougars beat the Rice Owls 45-27 on Sep 1, 2018 at First Community Stadium.
Top performers
D'Eriq King threw for 320 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Cougars.
Patrick Carr ran for 74 yards on 8 carries.
Shawn Stankavage threw for 204 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Owls.
Emmanuel Esukpa ran for 81 yards on 17 carries.
Before and after
- Cougars · 2018 season · Next Sep 8, 2018: ARIZ 18, HOU 45
- Owls · 2018 season · Next Sep 8, 2018: RICE 29, HAW 43
Other Cougars vs Owls games
| Sep 6, 2025 | HOU at RICE | 35-9 | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2024 | RICE at HOU | 7-33 | Regular |
| Sep 9, 2023 | HOU at RICE | 41-43 | Regular |
| Sep 24, 2022 | RICE at HOU | 27-34 | Regular |
| Sep 11, 2021 | HOU at RICE | 44-7 | Regular |
| Sep 16, 2017 | RICE at HOU | 3-38 | Regular |
