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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 56, Rice 31
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2011
Where: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
Temperature: 96°
Head Official: Mike Defee
Attendance: 40088

Robert Griffin III threw five touchdown passes and ran for another as No. 19 Baylor overwhelmed visiting Rice 56-31 on Saturday night in Waco, Texas.

Griffin, who entered the game as the nation’s leader in passing efficiency and a Heisman Trophy candidate, has 13 touchdowns and only 12 incompletions this season, and has thrown 143 straight passes without an interception. He finished 28-of-32 for 332 yards.

Baylor (3-0) pounced on the Owls from the beginning, scoring three touchdowns in the first 10 minutes. The last of which was a 17-yard strike on a quick slant from Griffin to Kendall Wright to put the Bears up 21-0 en route to their sixth straight win over the Owls.

That score was Wright’s 20th receiving touchdown of his career, making him Baylor’s all-time leader.

Rice (1-2) closed the gap to 35-17 at halftime and was threatening to score early in the third quarter when quarterback Taylor McHargue tried to hit Vance McDonald on a comeback route. McDonald tipped the ball up in the air and it fell in the hands of Baylor’s Ahmad Dixon, who returned it 55 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears a 42-17 lead.

Baylor is off to its best start since 2005 and opens Big 12 Conference play at Kansas State next week.

Rice has lost 25 straight games against Big 12 opponents.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rice   Baylor
Turner Petersen Player Terrance Ganaway
7 Attempts 18
51 Yards 89
7.3 Avg Yards 4.9
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rice   Baylor
Vance McDonald Player Kendall Wright
6 Receptions 11
59 Yards 108
9.8 Avg Yards 9.8
2 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rice 416 156 260 4 1 0 0.0 3
Baylor 673 306 367 7 0 1 2.0 1