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Owls Fall 62-7 Against Stanford - Game Recap
Rice was unable to contain Bryce Love on Saturday and the result was a 62-7 Week 1 loss against the Cardinal.
Stanford was the ATS victor, as they covered the -30.0-point spread as a favorite. Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 50.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Bryce Love rushed for 180 yards, while Cameron Scarlett added 59 yards in the win. Connor Wedington and Cameron Scarlett added 82 and 56 receiving yards respectively.
Samuel Stewart rushed for 71 yards for Rice, while Austin Walter added 45 yards. Sam Glaesmann threw for 69 yards for the Owls, while receivers Samuel Stewart and Emmanuel Esukpa had 41 and 19 yards respectively.
Rice lost the offensive yardage battle to Stanford 656-241 yards in Saturday's game. Stanford had more first downs as that total ended up 27-14.
The time of possession battle favored Stanford as their offense was on the field for 33:38, longer than the 26:22 of their opponents.
Stanford heads into a 2 battle against USC. Rice, meanwhile, will have their next action against UTEP.