HOUSTON, Texas—Dean Connors rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, E.J. Warner completed 28 of his 40 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown, while the Rice (3-6, 2-3 in the American Athletic Conference) defense held Navy (6-2, 4-1 in the American Athletic Conference) to 260 yards of total offense in a 24-10 win in front of 21,253 fans in Rice head coach Pete Alomar’s debut.