Rice dominated Prairie View A&M 38-17 at Rice Stadium, using a punishing ground attack that featured three rushing touchdowns including Aaron Turner's explosive 52-yard score. After the Panthers struck first with Tevin Carter's touchdown pass to Travon Jones, the Owls responded with 24 unanswered points to take control by halftime. Chase Jenkins shined for Rice with both a rushing touchdown and a 34-yard scoring strike to Landon Ransom-Goelz as the Owls built an insurmountable lead.