HOUSTON (AP) -- Quarterback Chad Richardson passed for two touchdowns, ran for one and outgained the nation's leading rusher Saturday as Rice rallied to beat TCU 42-21 Saturday.

Rice (5-3, 4-0 Western Athletic), which has won five in a row, scored 35 straight points after falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter to TCU (3-4, 2-2).

TCU's LaDainian Tomlinson, the nation's leading rusher, carried 19 times for 133 yards to increase his season total to 1,193 yards. Richardson rushed for 163 yards on 28 carries, and completed 3 of 6 passes for 74 yards.

Jamie Tyler's 1-yard touchdown run with 7:44 left in the third quarter broke a 14-14 halftime tie, and moments later Richardson hit Mike Gingrich with a 39-yard touchdown pass.

Rice linebacker Dan Dawson made a perfectly timed interception and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown with 3:32 left in the third quarter for a 35-14 lead.

TCU's Bird Jones returned a fumble by Richardson 19 yards for a touchdown with 9:54 left in the game, and Tyler got his second touchdown on a 55-yard run with 7:17 to go.

For the sixth straight game, TCU scored a touchdown on its opening drive. Freshman quarterback Casey Printers got the score on a 4-yard run, his first career touchdown.

Printers completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Mike Scarborough with 3:54 to go in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead.

The second quarter belonged to the Owls, with Richardson scoring on a 6-yard keeper and throwing a 23-yard TD pass to Leroy Bradley with 3:39 left in the half.