It Could Be Worse, We Could Be Rice

[NT80]

Rice got pounded in the New Orleans Bowl by Troy, lost their coach to Tulsa, and now this....

I didn't notice this score until today. They had two weather delays so the game lasted 5+ hours and Rice lost it on a safety in the 4th quarter.

Scoring Summary (Final)

2007 Rice Owls Football

Nicholls State vs Rice Owls (Sep 01, 2007 at Houston, Texas)

Nicholls State (1-0) vs. Rice Owls (0-1)

Date: Sep 01, 2007 Site: Houston, Texas Stadium: Rice Stadium

Attendance: 11859

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

----------------- -- -- -- -- -----

Nicholls State...... 0 14 0 2 - 16

Rice Owls........... 0 7 7 0 - 14

Scoring Summary:

2nd 05:42 RICE - James Casey 2 yd run (FANGMEIER, C. kick)

11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:40, NICH 0 - RICE 7

02:16 NICH - Thorne, Grant 30 yd pass from Montgomery, Vin (Romero, Alex kick)

1 play, 30 yards, TOP 0:07, NICH 7 - RICE 7

01:34 NICH - Webb, Ladarius 32 yd interception return (Romero, Alex kick)

NICH 14 - RICE 7

3rd 09:51 RICE - Clement, Chase 10 yd run (FANGMEIER, C. kick)

11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:09, NICH 14 - RICE 14

4th 08:04 NICH - TM safety

NICH 16 - RICE 14

Kickoff time: 7 pm End of Game: 12:06 am Total elapsed time: 3:08

Officials: Referee: Edward Kierce; Umpire: Johnnie Forte; Linesman: George Eason;

Line judge: Gerald Woodruff; Back judge: Ivan Daniels; Field judge: Rob Skelton;

Side judge: James DeBell; Scorer: Mark Sanders;

Temperature: 85 Wind: NE 9 Weather: Humid, overcast

ID-533480

Two weather delays of 53 minutes and 1 hour, 5 minutes.

Edited September 8, 2007 by NT80

[MeanGreenBuzz]

Rice got pounded in the New Orleans Bowl by Troy, lost their coach to Tulsa, and now this....

I didn't notice this score until today. They had two weather delays so the game lasted 5+ hours and Rice lost it on a safety in the 4th quarter.

Scoring Summary (Final)

2007 Rice Owls Football

Nicholls State vs Rice Owls (Sep 01, 2007 at Houston, Texas)

Nicholls State (1-0) vs. Rice Owls (0-1)

Date: Sep 01, 2007 Site: Houston, Texas Stadium: Rice Stadium

Attendance: 11859

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

----------------- -- -- -- -- -----

Nicholls State...... 0 14 0 2 - 16

Rice Owls........... 0 7 7 0 - 14

Scoring Summary:

2nd 05:42 RICE - James Casey 2 yd run (FANGMEIER, C. kick)

11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:40, NICH 0 - RICE 7

02:16 NICH - Thorne, Grant 30 yd pass from Montgomery, Vin (Romero, Alex kick)

1 play, 30 yards, TOP 0:07, NICH 7 - RICE 7

01:34 NICH - Webb, Ladarius 32 yd interception return (Romero, Alex kick)

NICH 14 - RICE 7

3rd 09:51 RICE - Clement, Chase 10 yd run (FANGMEIER, C. kick)

11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:09, NICH 14 - RICE 14

4th 08:04 NICH - TM safety

NICH 16 - RICE 14

Kickoff time: 7 pm End of Game: 12:06 am Total elapsed time: 3:08

Officials: Referee: Edward Kierce; Umpire: Johnnie Forte; Linesman: George Eason;

Line judge: Gerald Woodruff; Back judge: Ivan Daniels; Field judge: Rob Skelton;

Side judge: James DeBell; Scorer: Mark Sanders;

Temperature: 85 Wind: NE 9 Weather: Humid, overcast

ID-533480

Two weather delays of 53 minutes and 1 hour, 5 minutes.

Yep and according to ESPN we would have gotten beat by Nicholls, too.

Edited September 8, 2007 by MeanGreenBuzz