College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rice 25, Kansas 24
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2012
Where: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Temperature: 72°
Head Official: Ed Ardito
Attendance: 44683

Rice 25, Kansas 24: Chris Boswell kicked four field goals, including a 45-yarder with no time left, as the visiting Owls came back to upset the Jayhawks.

Boswell's kick was set up by Bryce Callahan's second interception of the game, on a third-and-8 Dayne Crist pass at the Rice 47 with 4:04 remaining.

Quarterback Taylor McHargue finished 23-of-35 for 236 yards while Charles Ross (94 yards) and Turner Petersen each rushed for a touchdown as Rice (1-1) snapped an 11-game road losing streak.

Tony Pierson rushed for 120 yards – his second straight 100-yard game – and Taylor Cox added 79 yards and a third-quarter touchdown that gave Kansas (1-1) a 24-13 lead.

Crist went 16-of-28 for 144 yards, including a 23-yard first-quarter touchdown pass to Jimmay Mundine.

McHargue completed three long passes to set up Ross' 2-yard touchdown run to get within 24-22, but couldn’t connect on the two-point conversion with 4:47 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Boswell tied the school record for career field goals made at 33. … Rice improved to 1-20 against Big 12 teams since the conference started in 1996 … Kansas forced three turnovers in the first quarter and has eight on the season after getting only 18 last year. … Kansas hosts TCU to open Big 12 play next week … The announced attendance at Memorial Stadium was 44,683.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rice   Kansas
Charles Ross Player Tony Pierson
14 Attempts 19
94 Yards 120
6.7 Avg Yards 6.3
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rice   Kansas
Jordan Taylor Player Daymond Patterson
9 Receptions 7
101 Yards 55
11.2 Avg Yards 7.9
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rice 403 167 236 2 4 2 1.0 1
Kansas 339 195 144 3 1 1 2.0 2