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Big Plays Spell Doom for Owls


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DENTON, Texas - Despite out-gaining North Texas by 102 yards on offense, Rice University football saw its five-game winning streak snapped in a 28-16 setback on Thursday night at Apogee Stadium.

The Owls (6-3, 4-1) brought an eight-game Conference USA winning streak into the contest and looked to remain perfect in league action in 2013, but four big scoring plays and one monster goal-line stand by the Mean Green (6-3, 4-1) proved to be the difference.

Taylor McHargue connected for a pair of touchdown tosses in the first half, including a 21-yard strike with Turner Petersen and then the senior found Jordan Taylor behind coverage for a 32-yard score to put the Owls ahead 16-7. The tosses gave McHargue 38 touchdown passes in his career, moving him past Tommy Kramer and into a tie with Randy Hertel for the second-most in program history.

McHargue completed 18-of-28 passes for 222 yards and the pair of scores on the night. Taylor led the receiving corps with 71 yards on five catches. Donte Moore set a season high with 52 yards on five receptions.

Big returns marked the first half for North Texas, as the Mean Green returned a fumble 55 yards for a score and brought back a 65-yard punt return. In between, NT notched its lone offensive score of the half on a 42-yard rush as the home team staked a 21-16 lead at the intermission.

Read more: http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/103113aaa.html

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