| | | USM wins toss and will receive ball at north goal |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | RICE ball on RICE35. |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, Watkins, Quez return 21 yards to the USM21 (JAMES, Dylan;PHAN, Jae). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm21 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Parks, Tez for 14 yards to the USM35, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | Smith, Ito rush for 11 yards to the USM46, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm46 | Smith, Ito rush for 10 yards to the RICE44, 1ST DOWN USM (ELLERBEE, E.;WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice44 | Parks, Tez rush for 3 yards to the RICE41 (WILKINS, Roe;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Rice41 | Smith, Ito rush for loss of 2 yards to the RICE43 (WOMAC, Brian;CLARK, Jorian). |
| Usm | 3-9 | at  Rice43 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 15 yards to the RICE28, 1ST DOWN USM (BERTRAND, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice28 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to ROBERTSON, K.. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Rice28 | Smith, Ito rush for 3 yards to the RICE25 (ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Rice25 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to Jones, Isaiah (DOUGLAS, B.). |
| Usm | 4-7 | at  Rice25 | SHAUNFIELD, P. field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 10:53. |
| | | Southern Miss 3, Rice 0 |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:07 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 65 yards to the RICE0, touchback. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | RICE drive start at 10:53. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | WALTER, Austin rush for loss of 1 yard to the RICE24 (BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 2-11 | at  Rice24 | SMALLS, Miklo sacked for loss of 7 yards to the RICE17 (Thigpen, Xavier). |
| Rice | 3-18 | at  Rice17 | ELLERBE, N. rush for no gain to the RICE17, fumble forced by Turner, Jacques, fumble by ELLERBE, N. recovered by RICE ELLERBE, N. at RICE30. |
| Rice | 4-5 | at  Rice30 | FOX, Jack punt 41 yards to the USM29, STAGGERS, A. return 20 yards to the USM49, PENALTY USM illegal block (Rials, Reid) 10 yards to the USM39, 1st and 10, USM ball on USM39. |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:06 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm39 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 08:47. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm39 | Smith, Ito rush for loss of 1 yard to the USM38 (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 2-11 | at  Usm38 | Smith, Ito rush for 11 yards to the USM49, 1ST DOWN USM (WHITE, Destri;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm49 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Jones, Tim for 51 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34. |
| | | SHAUNFIELD, P. kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 10, Rice 0 |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:13 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 63 yards to the RICE2, TRAMMELL, A. return 7 yards to the RICE9 (WILLIAMS, Kevin). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice09 | RICE drive start at 07:34. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice09 | ELLERBE, N. rush for loss of 1 yard to the RICE8 (HARRIS, L.;CRAYTON, Rod). |
| Rice | 2-11 | at  Rice08 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 26 yards to the RICE34, 1ST DOWN RICE (SCHRIMSHER, P.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice34 | SMALLS, Miklo sacked for loss of 10 yards to the RICE24 (BOOTHE, R.), fumble by SMALLS, Miklo recovered by RICE PIERCE, Sam at RICE24. |
| Rice | 2-20 | at  Rice24 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to WELLS III, R. for loss of 6 yards to the RICE18 (Crayton, Rod). |
| Rice | 3-26 | at  Rice18 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 8 yards to the RICE26 (Douglas, Kelsey). |
| Rice | 4-18 | at  Rice26 | FOX, Jack punt 57 yards to the USM17, downed. |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:19 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm17 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 04:15. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm17 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Parks, Tez for 2 yards to the USM19 (HANUSA, Parker;ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Usm19 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to STAGGERS, A. for 12 yards to the USM31, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm31 | Parks, Tez rush for 5 yards to the USM36 (ELLERBEE, E.;GORDON, Preston). |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm36 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 35 yards to the RICE29, 1ST DOWN USM (ELLIS, D Angelo). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice29 | Smith, Ito rush for 2 yards to the RICE27 (GORDON, Preston;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Rice27 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Jones, Tim for 5 yards to the RICE22 (WOMAC, Brian). |
| Usm | 3-3 | at  Rice22 | DANIELS, T-Rod rush for 2 yards to the RICE20 (ROBERT, Houston;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 4-1 | at  Rice20 | Smith, Ito rush for 4 yards to the RICE16, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice16 | Smith, Ito rush for 5 yards to the RICE11 (GORDON, Preston). |
| | | Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:59 |
| | | Southern Miss 10, Rice 0 |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Rice11 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Rice11 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to Watkins, Quez. |
| Usm | 3-5 | at  Rice11 | Griggs, Kwadra rush for loss of 1 yard to the RICE12 (WOMAC, Brian). |
| Usm | 4-6 | at  Rice12 | SHAUNFIELD, P. field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 14:16. |
| | | Southern Miss 13, Rice 0 |
| | | Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:59 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 65 yards to the RICE0, touchback. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | RICE drive start at 14:16. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | WALTER, Austin rush for 2 yards to the RICE27 (APPLEWHITE, J.;MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 2-8 | at  Rice27 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 4 yards to the RICE31 (Crayton, Rod). |
| Rice | 3-4 | at  Rice31 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 13:03. |
| Rice | 3-4 | at  Rice31 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to WALTER, Austin for 4 yards to the RICE35, 1ST DOWN RICE (Turner, Jacques). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice35 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 12 yards to the RICE47, 1ST DOWN RICE (Mikell, Curtis). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice47 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 6 yards to the USM47 (APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| Rice | 2-4 | at  Usm47 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for no gain to the USM47 (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 3-4 | at  Usm47 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to WALTER, Austin for 2 yards to the USM45 (SANGSTER, J.). |
| Rice | 4-2 | at  Usm45 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 10:29. |
| Rice | 4-2 | at  Usm45 | WALTER, Austin rush for 3 yards to the USM42, 1ST DOWN RICE (APPLEWHITE, J.;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm42 | TRAMMELL, A. rush for 7 yards to the USM35 (APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| Rice | 2-3 | at  Usm35 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 8 yards to the USM27, 1ST DOWN RICE, PENALTY USM personal foul (Thigpen, Xavier) 13 yards to the USM14, 1ST DOWN RICE. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm14 | 1st and 10. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm14 | SMALLS, Miklo sacked for loss of 4 yards to the USM18 (Thigpen, Xavier). |
| Rice | 2-14 | at  Usm18 | WALTER, Austin rush for 18 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN RICE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:02. |
| | | HARRISON, Will kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 13, Rice 7 |
| | | Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:14 |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 28 yards to the USM37, on-side kick, recovered by USM TEAM on USM37. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm37 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 08:02. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm37 | Smith, Ito rush for 12 yards to the USM49, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm49 | Griggs, Kwadra rush for 8 yards to the RICE43 (ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-2 | at  Rice43 | Smith, Ito rush for 12 yards to the RICE31, 1ST DOWN USM (GORDON, Preston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice31 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to Parks, Tez. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Rice31 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 13 yards to the RICE18, 1ST DOWN USM (WOMAC, Brian;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice18 | Smith, Ito rush for 4 yards to the RICE14 (WOMAC, Brian). |
| Usm | 2-6 | at  Rice14 | Smith, Ito rush for 12 yards to the RICE2, 1ST DOWN USM (WHITE, Destri;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Rice02 | Smith, Ito rush for 2 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:15. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Rice03 | Timeout Rice, clock 05:15. |
| | | Griggs, Kwadra pass attempt failed. |
| | | Southern Miss 19, Rice 7 |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Usm35 | PENALTY RICE personal foul (WILKINS, Roe) 15 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| | | Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:47 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 50 yards to the RICE0, touchback. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | RICE drive start at 05:15. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 1 yard to the RICE26 (Riley, Draper). |
| Rice | 2-9 | at  Rice26 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 22 yards to the RICE48, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.;MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice48 | ELLERBE, N. rush for no gain to the RICE48 (HARRIS, L.;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice48 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to WALTER, Austin for 10 yards to the USM42, 1ST DOWN RICE (MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm42 | WALTER, Austin rush for 2 yards to the USM40 (BOOTHE, R.;MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 2-8 | at  Usm40 | SMALLS, Miklo pass incomplete to ELLERBE, N.. |
| Rice | 3-8 | at  Usm40 | Timeout Rice, clock 02:23. |
| Rice | 3-8 | at  Usm40 | PENALTY USM pass interference (Mikell, Curtis) 15 yards to the USM25, 1ST DOWN RICE. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm25 | PHILLIPS, Will rush for loss of 3 yards to the USM28 (MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 2-13 | at  Usm28 | PENALTY USM personal foul (Crayton, Rod) 14 yards to the USM14, 1ST DOWN RICE. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm14 | PENALTY USM personal foul (Crayton, Rod) 7 yards to the USM7, 1ST DOWN RICE. |
| Rice | 1-G | at  Usm07 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 7 yards to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:28. |
| | | HARRISON, Will kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 19, Rice 14 |
| | | Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:47 |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, Watkins, Quez return 22 yards to the USM22 (URETSKY, Nick;NYAKWOL, George). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm22 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 01:28. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm22 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Jones, Isaiah for 10 yards to the USM32 (ELLERBEE, E.), PENALTY USM holding (STAGGERS, A.) 10 yards to the USM22. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm22 | 1st and 10. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm22 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to STAGGERS, A. for 3 yards to the USM25 (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Usm25 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Smith, Ito for 8 yards to the USM33, 1ST DOWN USM. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm33 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to STAGGERS, A.. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Usm33 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to Jones, Isaiah. |
| Usm | 3-10 | at  Usm33 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Smith, Ito for 11 yards to the USM44, 1ST DOWN USM (CUMMINGS, Josh;ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm44 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Jones, Isaiah for 12 yards to the RICE44, 1ST DOWN USM (DOUGLAS, B.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice44 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to ROBERTSON, K., QB hurry by ADAMS, Myles. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Rice44 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 10 yards to the RICE34, 1ST DOWN USM. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice34 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 00:05. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice34 | Timeout Rice, clock 00:05. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice34 | SHAUNFIELD, P. field goal attempt from 51 GOOD, clock 00:00. |
| | | Southern Miss 22, Rice 14 |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Usm35 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:28 |
| | | Southern Miss 22, Rice 14 |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Usm35 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Usm35 | USM ball on USM35. |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:28 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 65 yards to the RICE0, touchback. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | RICE drive start at 15:00. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice25 | TRAMMELL, A. rush for 14 yards to the RICE39, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice39 | ELLERBE, N. rush for no gain to the RICE39 (Douglas, Kelsey;SANGSTER, J.). |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice39 | SMALLS, Miklo pass incomplete to CEPHUS, Aaron. |
| Rice | 3-10 | at  Rice39 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to CEPHUS, Aaron for 33 yards to the USM28, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm28 | TRAMMELL, A. rush for 5 yards to the USM23 (APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| Rice | 2-5 | at  Usm23 | WALTER, Austin rush for 1 yard to the USM22 (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 3-4 | at  Usm22 | PENALTY USM holding (Mikell, Curtis) 10 yards to the USM12, 1ST DOWN RICE. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm12 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 12 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN RICE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:39. |
| Rice | 1-G | at  Usm03 | PENALTY USM pass interference (Mikell, Curtis) 2 yards to the USM1. |
| | | SMALLS, Miklo pass attempt failed. |
| | | Southern Miss 22, Rice 20 |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:21 |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, touchback. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm25 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 11:39. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm25 | Smith, Ito rush for 4 yards to the USM29 (WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 2-6 | at  Usm29 | Smith, Ito rush for 12 yards to the USM41, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm41 | Smith, Ito rush for 5 yards to the USM46 (WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm46 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Smith, Ito for 4 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| Usm | 3-1 | at  Usm50 | PENALTY USM false start (Jones, Isaiah) 5 yards to the USM45. |
| Usm | 3-6 | at  Usm45 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to STAGGERS, A. for 12 yards to the RICE43, 1ST DOWN USM (CLARK, Jorian;WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice43 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 19 yards to the RICE24, 1ST DOWN USM (ELLIS, D Angelo;WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice24 | Smith, Ito rush for 3 yards to the RICE21 (ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Rice21 | Smith, Ito rush for 11 yards to the RICE10, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston). |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Rice10 | Smith, Ito rush for 2 yards to the RICE8 (ADAMS, Myles;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-G | at  Rice08 | Griggs, Kwadra rush for 3 yards to the RICE5 (ROBERT, Houston;ADAMS, Myles). |
| Usm | 3-G | at  Rice05 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 5 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:20. |
| | | SHAUNFIELD, P. kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 29, Rice 20 |
| | | Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:19 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 57 yards to the RICE8, TRAMMELL, A. return 29 yards to the RICE37 (Jones, Isaiah;WILLIAMS, Kevin), PENALTY RICE holding (ESUKPA, E.) 10 yards to the RICE27, 1st and 10, RICE ball on RICE27. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice27 | RICE drive start at 06:20. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice27 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 1 yard to the RICE28 (BOOTHE, R.;DOUGLAS, Kelsey). |
| Rice | 2-9 | at  Rice28 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to CEPHUS, Aaron for 13 yards to the RICE41, 1ST DOWN RICE (Mikell, Curtis). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice41 | SMALLS, Miklo pass incomplete to WALTER, Austin, QB hurry by Douglas, Kelsey. |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice41 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to SMITH, Parker for 36 yards to the USM23, 1ST DOWN RICE (SCHRIMSHER, P.;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm23 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 3 yards to the USM20 (HARRIS, L.). |
| Rice | 2-7 | at  Usm20 | PHILLIPS, Will rush for 3 yards to the USM17 (Thigpen, Xavier). |
| Rice | 3-4 | at  Usm17 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 17 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN RICE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:30. |
| | | HARRISON, Will kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 29, Rice 27 |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:50 |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, touchback. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm25 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 02:30. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm25 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Jones, Isaiah for 14 yards to the USM39, 1ST DOWN USM (ROBERT, Houston), QB hurry by HANUSA, Parker. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm39 | Parks, Tez rush for 10 yards to the USM49, 1ST DOWN USM (ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm49 | Parks, Tez rush for 4 yards to the RICE47 (HANUSA, Parker). |
| Usm | 2-6 | at  Rice47 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 47 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43. |
| | | SHAUNFIELD, P. kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 36, Rice 27 |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:47 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 58 yards to the RICE7, TRAMMELL, A. return 2 yards to the RICE9 (WILLIAMS, Kevin). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice09 | RICE drive start at 00:43. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice09 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 5 yards to the RICE14 (Landry, Delmond). |
| | | Drive: 1 plays, 5 yards, TOP 08:38 |
| | | Southern Miss 36, Rice 27 |
| Rice | 2-5 | at  Rice14 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Rice | 2-5 | at  Rice14 | ELLERBE, N. rush for loss of 1 yard to the RICE13 (Dixon, Derrick;SANGSTER, J.). |
| Rice | 3-6 | at  Rice13 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to WALTER, Austin for 13 yards to the RICE26, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice26 | QB hurry by APPLEWHITE, J.. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice26 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to CEPHUS, Aaron for 15 yards to the RICE41, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice41 | SMALLS, Miklo pass complete to CEPHUS, Aaron for 7 yards to the RICE48 (Douglas, Kelsey;MIKELL, Curtis). |
| Rice | 2-3 | at  Rice48 | PENALTY RICE false start (PHILLIPS, Will) 5 yards to the RICE43. |
| Rice | 2-8 | at  Rice43 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 6 yards to the RICE49 (Thigpen, Xavier). |
| Rice | 3-2 | at  Rice49 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 20 yards to the USM31, 1ST DOWN RICE (MITCHELL, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm31 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 2 yards to the USM29 (BOOTHE, R.;DIXON, Derrick). |
| Rice | 2-8 | at  Usm29 | WALTER, Austin rush for 8 yards to the USM21, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm21 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 2 yards to the USM19 (Crayton, Rod;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 2-8 | at  Usm19 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 11 yards to the USM8, 1ST DOWN RICE (MOORE, T.). |
| | | Draper Riley ejected for throwing a punch with 8:51 to go in 4th qtr. |
| Rice | 1-G | at  Usm08 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 7 yards to the USM1 (SANGSTER, J.;THIGPEN, Xavier). |
| Rice | 2-G | at  Usm01 | PENALTY USM sideline interference 0 yards to the USM1. |
| Rice | 2-G | at  Usm01 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for no gain to the USM1 (SCHRIMSHER, P.;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 3-G | at  Usm01 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 1 yard to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:05. |
| | | HARRISON, Will kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 36, Rice 34 |
| | | Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 08:38 |
| | | FOX, Jack kickoff 64 yards to the USM1, Watkins, Quez return 32 yards to the USM33 (JAMES, Dylan;WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm33 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 07:05. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm33 | Parks, Tez rush for 2 yards to the USM35 (GORDON, Preston;ABERCRUMBIA, Z.). |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Usm35 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to Jones, Isaiah. |
| Usm | 3-8 | at  Usm35 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to ROBERTSON, K. for 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USM (DOUGLAS, B.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm50 | Smith, Ito rush for 3 yards to the RICE47 (ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Rice47 | Griggs, Kwadra rush for 6 yards to the RICE41 (WILKINS, Roe;WHITE, Destri). |
| Usm | 3-1 | at  Rice41 | Smith, Ito rush for 5 yards to the RICE36, 1ST DOWN USM (WHITE, Destri;WILKINS, Roe). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice36 | Smith, Ito rush for 4 yards to the RICE32 (ROBERT, Houston;ELLERBEE, E.). |
| Usm | 2-6 | at  Rice32 | Griggs, Kwadra pass incomplete to STAGGERS, A.. |
| Usm | 3-6 | at  Rice32 | Griggs, Kwadra pass complete to Watkins, Quez for 14 yards to the RICE18, 1ST DOWN USM (WOMAC, Brian). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice18 | Smith, Ito rush for 18 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:55. |
| | | SHAUNFIELD, P. kick attempt good. |
| | | Southern Miss 43, Rice 34 |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:10 |
| | | BOURGEOIS, B. kickoff 65 yards to the RICE0, TRAMMELL, A. return 23 yards to the RICE23 (Rials, Reid). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice23 | RICE drive start at 02:55. |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice23 | SMALLS, Miklo pass incomplete to SMITH, Parker (SCHRIMSHER, P.). |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice23 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 18 yards to the RICE41, 1ST DOWN RICE (MITCHELL, R.;DOUGLAS, Kelsey). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Rice41 | ELLERBE, N. rush for no gain to the RICE41 (Douglas, Kelsey;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice41 | Timeout Rice, clock 02:27. |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Rice41 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline (APPLEWHITE, J.;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 3-1 | at  Rice50 | ELLERBE, N. rush for 1 yard to the USM49, 1ST DOWN RICE (Thigpen, Xavier;BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 1-10 | at  Usm49 | TEAM pass incomplete. |
| Rice | 2-10 | at  Usm49 | SMALLS, Miklo pass incomplete to SMITH, Parker, QB hurry by BOOTHE, R.. |
| Rice | 3-10 | at  Usm49 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 01:40. |
| Rice | 3-10 | at  Usm49 | SMALLS, Miklo rush for 1 yard to the USM48 (BOOTHE, R.). |
| Rice | 4-9 | at  Usm48 | Timeout Rice, clock 01:34. |
| Rice | 4-9 | at  Usm48 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 01:34. |
| Rice | 4-9 | at  Usm48 | SMALLS, Miklo sacked for loss of 5 yards to the RICE47 (SCHRIMSHER, P.). |
| | | Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:27 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice47 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 01:28. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Rice47 | TEAM rush for loss of 4 yards to the USM49. |
| Usm | 2-14 | at  Usm49 | TEAM rush for loss of 4 yards to the USM45. |
| Usm | 3-18 | at  Usm45 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:28 |
| | | FINAL SCORE |
| | | Southern Miss 43, Rice 34 |