The Florida Atlantic Owls, with a 4-8 record, faced off against the Rice Owls who held a 6-6 record at the Rice Stadium. The game ended with a close score of 21-24 in favor of the home team.

In an intense game at Houston's Rice Stadium, the Florida Atlantic Owls showcased their offensive capabilities despite falling short to the Rice Owls. The visiting team managed to accumulate a total of 279 yards over 43 plays, averaging an impressive 6.5 yards per gain. The Florida Atlantic offense was particularly effective on the ground, rushing for 151 yards across 24 attempts and scoring two touchdowns, including an electrifying longest run that culminated in a touchdown from 75 yards out.

The passing game for the Florida Atlantic Owls also contributed significantly to their yardage with a total of 128 passing yards. Their quarterback maintained precision throughout the game by completing nearly 68 percent of his passes and throwing for one touchdown without any interceptions. This performance yielded him an admirable passer rating of approximately 142.

Defensively, the Florida Atlantic team managed to sack their opponents once and recorded one interception during the course of play. They also limited their penalties significantly with only three infractions costing them a mere total of 45 penalty yards.

Special teams played cleanly as well; notably, all four kickoffs by Florida Atlantic resulted in touchbacks without any kicks going out-of-bounds or ending within their own twenty-yard line. Punting was equally efficient with five attempts totaling up to nearly fifty average yards per punt and one placed inside the twenty-yard line.

Despite these efforts by Florida Atlantic's players on both sides of the ball and special teams units, it was not enough to secure victory against their counterparts from Rice University who scored consistently across three quarters including fourteen points in third quarter alone which proved decisive.

Fans can look forward to hearing more about how this encounter will affect future games as they tune into upcoming broadcasts featuring analysis on what this result means for both teams moving forward into next season's preparations.

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