They shared strikingly similar résumés.
The Rice Owls and Tulsa Golden Hurricane both entered Thursday night’s contest with equivalent 3-3 records and 1-1 marks in conference play. Both were fresh off a bye week, hoping to shake off their most recent loss from 12 days ago.
However, what transpired on the gridiron was anything but equivalence between the AAC opponents. From the first possession of the night until the final whistle, Rice thoroughly dominated Tulsa, escaping the road environment with a 42-10 annihilation in what proved to be the Owls’ most complete game of the season. The 32-point margin of victory is Rice’s largest against an FBS opponent since 2013.