Brian Raines has spotted his crew in the stands -- yeah, we won, baby!

Mike Falco grabs the nearest teammate; that's Rice AD Chris Del Conte in the background, looking like the cat that ate the canary

Quite a decent contingent of Owl fans on hand (the Tulsa fans all seem to have left, for some reason)

Penni Graham and RIce Board chairman Jim Crownover are jubilant, while Coach Duke raises fist in triumph

Coach Duke and Jorge Vargas dance a little jig while players whoop it up

Joel and Jimmy have been through more than a few battles togehter

Ooh, man, the realization has suddenly hit -- we're pretty tired; let's go to the house

Owls have big fans, little fans -- they're all happy tonight

Hey, man, Rice ... Fight ... Never Dies

And the game ball goes to....Todd Graham

Naw, man, I don't need this ball; I've got my TEAM.  This is MY team....

Hey coach, how 'bout let's do this again next week?

(Photos by Paul T. Hlavinka)