East Carolina at Rice

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Rice beat East Carolina 62–⁠38. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayEast Carolina6–⁠7 in 2010
38
HomeRice4–⁠8 in 2010
62

Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonAttendance 15,262

At kickoff
73°F, a few clouds, wind 13 mph from the southeast, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
East Carolina7213738
Rice1420141462

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

East Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dominique Davis21/3930832
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Williams17100126
Giavanni Ruffin314011
Dominique Davis314113
Dwayne Harris21108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lance Lewis7126148
Dwayne Harris7119146
Michael Bowman330014
Jeremy Davis113013

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Taylor McHargue11/1522030
Jeremy Eddington1/2900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeremy Eddington16143488
Sam McGuffie15114144
Taylor McHargue1393130
Tyler Smith531011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Vance McDonald588139
Sam McGuffie383164
Pierre Beasley130130
Patrick Randolph117017
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Travis Bradshaw130
Paul Porras1170

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

East CarolinaRice
454Total yards639
308Passing yards229
146Rushing yards410
7.9Yards per pass13.5
5.6Yards per rush6.8
21First downs25
3–⁠11Third downs10–⁠16
2–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers1
1–⁠5Penalties4–⁠28
16:22Possession23:24

Efficiency

East CarolinaRice
53%Success rate49%
0.09EPA per play0.19
0.77Explosiveness0.99
0.14Rushing EPA0.07
0.07Passing EPA0.65
46%Passing-down success31%
0.21First-down EPA0.07
−0.16Second-down EPA0.06
−0.34Third-down EPA0.57

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

East Carolina 73% to win. Rice pulled the upset.

Every drive

Rice end zoneEast Carolina end zone East CarolinaPunt, 5 plays RiceTouchdown run, 2 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown run, 12 playsQ1 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 3 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown pass, 6 playsQ1 East CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown run, 7 playsQ2 East CarolinaInterception, 7 playsQ2 RiceTouchdown run, 3 playsQ2 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 3 playsQ2 RiceTouchdown pass, 6 playsQ2 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 7 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 East CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 RiceFumble, 4 playsQ2 East CarolinaTouchdown run, 3 playsQ2 RiceEnd of half, 1 playQ3 RiceTouchdown run, 7 playsQ3 East CarolinaField goal, 12 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown pass, 3 playsQ3 East CarolinaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown run, 10 playsQ4 East CarolinaInterception, 7 playsQ4 RicePunt, 3 playsQ4 East CarolinaTouchdown run, 7 playsQ4 RiceEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rice drives left to right, East Carolina right to left.
  1. East CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  2. RiceTouchdown run, 2 plays, 14 yards
  3. Q1 RiceTouchdown run, 12 plays, 74 yards
  4. Q1 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 3 plays, 65 yards
  5. Q1 RiceTouchdown pass, 6 plays, 81 yards
  6. Q1 East CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  7. Q1 RiceTouchdown run, 7 plays, 64 yards
  8. Q2 East CarolinaInterception, 7 plays, 53 yards
  9. Q2 RiceTouchdown run, 3 plays, 94 yards
  10. Q2 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 3 plays, 64 yards
  11. Q2 RiceTouchdown pass, 6 plays, 80 yards
  12. Q2 East CarolinaTouchdown pass, 7 plays, 74 yards
  13. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  14. Q2 East CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 RiceFumble, 4 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q2 East CarolinaTouchdown run, 3 plays, 19 yards
  17. Q2 RiceEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  18. Q3 RiceTouchdown run, 7 plays, 79 yards
  19. Q3 East CarolinaField goal, 12 plays, 66 yards
  20. Q3 RiceTouchdown pass, 3 plays, 64 yards
  21. Q3 East CarolinaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q3 RiceTouchdown run, 10 plays, 32 yards
  23. Q4 East CarolinaInterception, 7 plays, 21 yards
  24. Q4 RicePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  25. Q4 East CarolinaTouchdown run, 7 plays, 45 yards
  26. Q4 RiceEnd of game, 10 plays, 22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Rice 14, East Carolina 7
East Carolina Punt, 5 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 13Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 7 yards to the ECaro 20, tackled by Kevin Gaddis.
14:542nd & 3 at own 20Dominique Davis pass complete to Andrew Bodenheimer for 8 yards to the ECaro 28, tackled by Phillip Gaines for a 1ST down.
14:541st & 10 at own 28Jonathan Williams rush for 2 yards to the ECaro 30, tackled by John Gioffre.
14:542nd & 8 at own 30Dwayne Harris rush for 3 yards to the ECaro 33, tackled by John Gioffre.
14:543rd & 5 at own 33Dominique Davis pass incomplete to N/A.
14:544th & 5 at own 33Ben Ryan punt for 41 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Rice 26.
Rice Touchdown run, 12 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 26Sam McGuffie rush for no gain to the Rice 26, tackled by Derrell Johnson.
12:562nd & 10 at own 26Vance McDonald rush for 7 yards to the Rice 33, tackled by Jacobi Jenkins out-of-bounds.
12:563rd & 3 at own 33Taylor McHargue pass complete to Sam McGuffie for 13 yards to the Rice 46, tackled by Dustin Lineback for a 1ST down.
12:561st & 10 at own 46Sam McGuffie rush for 6 yards to the ECaro 48, tackled by Lamar McLendon.
12:562nd & 4 at opp 48Taylor McHargue pass incomplete to Patrick Randolph.
12:563rd & 4 at opp 48Taylor McHargue pass complete to Vance McDonald for 11 yards to the ECaro 37, tackled by Emanuel Davis for a 1ST down.
12:561st & 10 at opp 37Sam McGuffie rush for 7 yards to the ECaro 30, tackled by Matt Milner.
12:562nd & 3 at opp 30Taylor McHargue pass incomplete to N/A.
12:563rd & 3 at opp 30Jeremy Eddington rush for 14 yards to the ECaro 16, tackled by Derek Blacknall for a 1ST down.
12:561st & 10 at opp 16Jeremy Eddington rush for 9 yards to the ECaro 7, tackled by A.J. Johnson and Jacobi Jenkins.
12:562nd & 1 at opp 7Taylor McHargue rush for 5 yards to the ECaro 2, tackled by Derek Blacknall for a 1ST down.
7:401st & goal at opp 2Jeremy Eddington rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 6, East Carolina 0
7:40Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.Rice 7, East Carolina 0
7:32Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 70 yards returned by Dwayne Harris, tackled by Tanner Leland for 35 yards to the ECaro 35, tackled by Tanner Leland.
East Carolina Touchdown pass, 3 plays
7:321st & 10 at own 35Dominique Davis pass complete to Michael Bowman for 7 yards to the ECaro 42, tackled by Kevin Gaddis.
7:322nd & 3 at own 42Giavanni Ruffin rush for 11 yards to the Rice 47, tackled by Justin Allen for a 1ST down.
6:381st & 10 at opp 47Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 47 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Tied at 7
6:38Michael Barbour extra point GOOD.
6:38Ben Ryan kickoff for 70 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by Rahkeem Morgan for 19 yards to the Rice 19, tackled by Rahkeem Morgan.
Rice Touchdown pass, 6 plays
6:321st & 10 at own 19Jeremy Eddington rush for 11 yards to the Rice 30, tackled by Derek Blacknall and Matt Milner for a 1ST down.
6:321st & 10 at own 30Sam McGuffie rush for 6 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Derek Blacknall out-of-bounds.
6:322nd & 4 at own 36Tyler Smith rush for 11 yards to the Rice 47, tackled by Derek Blacknall for a 1ST down.
6:321st & 10 at own 47Tyler Smith rush for 5 yards to the ECaro 48, tackled by Ty Holmes.
6:322nd & 5 at opp 48Sam McGuffie rush for 44 yards to the ECaro 4, tackled by Derek Blacknall out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
4:071st & goal at opp 4Taylor McHargue pass complete to Vance McDonald for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 13, East Carolina 7
4:07Chris Boswell extra point GOOD, EAST CAROLINA penalty offside declined.Rice 14, East Carolina 7
4:07Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.
East Carolina Punt, 5 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 20Jonathan Williams rush for 2 yards to the ECaro 22, tackled by Justin Allen and Cheta Ozougwu.
4:072nd & 8 at own 22Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 13 yards to the ECaro 35, tackled by Travis Bradshaw out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
4:071st & 10 at own 35Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for no gain to the ECaro 35, tackled by Chris Jones.
4:072nd & 10 at own 35Dominique Davis pass incomplete to N/A.
4:073rd & 10 at own 35Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Jonathan Williams, broken up by Justin Hill.
4:074th & 10 at own 35Ben Ryan punt for 29 yards, fair catch by Xavier Webb at the Rice 36.
Rice Touchdown run, 7 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 36Jeremy Eddington pass incomplete to Vance McDonald.
2:432nd & 10 at own 36Tyler Smith rush for 4 yards to the Rice 40, tackled by Antonio Allison.
2:433rd & 6 at own 40Taylor McHargue pass complete to Vance McDonald for 39 yards to the ECaro 21, tackled by Jacobi Jenkins for a 1ST down.
2:431st & 10 at opp 21Taylor McHargue rush for 7 yards to the ECaro 14 out-of-bounds.
2:432nd & 3 at opp 14RICE penalty 10 yard holding on Brent Hotard accepted.
2:432nd & 13 at opp 24Taylor McHargue rush for 21 yards to the ECaro 3 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:431st & goal at opp 3Charles Ross rush for 2 yards to the ECaro 1, tackled by Ty Holmes and Lee Peques.
Q2 14:572nd & goal at opp 1Jeremy Eddington rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 20, East Carolina 7
Q2 14:57Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.Rice 21, East Carolina 7
Q2 14:57Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 51 yards returned by Giavanni Ruffin, tackled by Xavier Webb for 15 yards to the ECaro 34, tackled by Xavier Webb.
2nd quarter10 drives, then Rice 34, East Carolina 28
East Carolina Interception, 7 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 34Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 10 yards to the ECaro 44, tackled by Corey Frazier for a 1ST down.
14:491st & 10 at own 44Jonathan Williams rush for 26 yards to the Rice 30, tackled by Travis Bradshaw for a 1ST down.
14:491st & 10 at opp 30Jonathan Williams rush for 4 yards to the Rice 26, tackled by Justin Hill.
14:492nd & 6 at opp 26Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Lance Lewis.
14:493rd & 6 at opp 26Dominique Davis rush for 13 yards to the Rice 13 for a 1ST down.
14:491st & 10 at opp 13Dominique Davis pass incomplete to N/A.
13:022nd & 10 at opp 13Dominique Davis pass intercepted by Travis Bradshaw at the Rice 3, returned for 3 yards to the Rice 6, tackled by Michael Bowman.
Rice Touchdown run, 3 plays
13:021st & 10 at own 6Turner Petersen rush for no gain to the Rice 6, tackled by Robert Jones.
13:022nd & 10 at own 6Charles Ross rush for 6 yards to the Rice 12, tackled by Emanuel Davis and Derek Blacknall.
11:403rd & 4 at own 12Jeremy Eddington rush for 88 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 27, East Carolina 7
0:00Brent Hotard extra point BLOCKED.
10:12Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 34 yards.
East Carolina Touchdown pass, 3 plays
11:401st & 10 at own 36Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 15 yards to the Rice 49, tackled by Phillip Gaines for a 1ST down.
11:341st & 10 at opp 49Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 8 yards to the Rice 41, tackled by Chris Jammer.
11:342nd & 2 at opp 41EAST CAROLINA penalty 5 yard substitution infraction accepted.
10:122nd & 7 at opp 46Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 27, East Carolina 13
10:12Michael Barbour extra point GOOD.Rice 27, East Carolina 14
10:12Ben Ryan kickoff for 70 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by James Craig for 20 yards to the Rice 20, tackled by James Craig.
Rice Touchdown pass, 6 plays
10:071st & 10 at own 20Patrick Randolph rush for 3 yards to the Rice 23, tackled by Travis Simmons out-of-bounds.
10:072nd & 7 at own 23Jeremy Eddington rush for 8 yards to the Rice 31, tackled by Dustin Lineback for a 1ST down.
10:071st & 10 at own 31Tyler Smith rush for 5 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Dustin Lineback.
10:072nd & 5 at own 36Jeremy Eddington pass complete to Vance McDonald for 9 yards to the Rice 45, tackled by Bradley Jacobs out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
10:071st & 10 at own 45Taylor McHargue pass complete to Vance McDonald for 25 yards to the ECaro 30, tackled by Travis Simmons for a 1ST down.
7:121st & 10 at opp 30Taylor McHargue pass complete to Pierre Beasley for 30 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 34, East Carolina 14
7:12Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.
7:12Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jonathan Williams, tackled by Gabe Baker and Matt Nordstrom for 12 yards to the ECaro 26, tackled by Gabe Baker and Matt Nordstrom.
East Carolina Touchdown pass, 7 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 26Jonathan Williams rush for 7 yards to the ECaro 33, tackled by Travis Bradshaw.
7:062nd & 3 at own 33Jonathan Williams rush for 6 yards to the ECaro 39, tackled by Justin Allen for a 1ST down.
7:061st & 10 at own 39Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Jonathan Williams.
7:062nd & 10 at own 39Jonathan Williams rush for 7 yards to the ECaro 46, tackled by Travis Bradshaw.
7:063rd & 3 at own 46Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Andrew Bodenheimer.
7:064th & 3 at own 46Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 48 yards to the Rice 6, tackled by Chris Jammer out-of-bounds, RICE penalty offside declined for a 1ST down.
5:081st & goal at opp 6Dominique Davis pass complete to Justin Jones for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 34, East Carolina 21
5:08Michael Barbour extra point GOOD.
5:08Ben Ryan kickoff for 69 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by Torrance Hunt and Bill Wallace for 44 yards to the Rice 45, tackled by Torrance Hunt and Bill Wallace.
Rice Punt, 3 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 45Taylor McHargue pass incomplete to Tyler Smith.
4:572nd & 10 at own 45Jeremy Eddington rush for 1 yard to the Rice 46, tackled by Josh Smith.
4:573rd & 9 at own 46RICE penalty 0 yard holding off-setting accepted, EAST CAROLINA penalty 0 yard personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY. accepted, no play.
4:573rd & 9 at own 46Taylor McHargue pass incomplete to Sam McGuffie.
4:574th & 9 at own 46Kyle Martens punt for 53 yards, downed at the ECaro 1.
East Carolina Punt, 3 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 1Jonathan Williams rush for 6 yards to the ECaro 7, tackled by Chris Jones.
3:442nd & 4 at own 7Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Jonathan Williams.
3:153rd & 4 at own 7Timeout RICE, clock 03:15.
3:153rd & 4 at own 7Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Michael Bowman, broken up by Paul Porras.
3:154th & 4 at own 7Ben Ryan punt for 43 yards, returned by Xavier Webb for 1 yard to the ECaro 49, tackled by Damon Magazu.
Rice Fumble, 4 plays
3:001st & 10 at opp 49Sam McGuffie rush for 19 yards to the ECaro 30, tackled by Ty Holmes out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3:001st & 10 at opp 30Jeremy Eddington rush for 4 yards to the ECaro 26, tackled by Josh Smith.
3:002nd & 6 at opp 26Sam McGuffie rush for 1 yard to the ECaro 25, tackled by Lamar McLendon and Matt Milner.
3:003rd & 5 at opp 25Jeremy Eddington rush, fumbled, recovered by ECaro Matt Milner at the ECaro 31, Matt Milner for 50 yards, to the Rice 19, tackled by Jeremy Eddington.
East Carolina Touchdown run, 3 plays
1:131st & 10 at opp 19Dominique Davis pass complete to Michael Bowman for 14 yards to the Rice 5, tackled by Corey Frazier for a 1ST down.
1:131st & goal at opp 5Giavanni Ruffin rush for no gain to the Rice 5, tackled by Brian Stacey.
0:422nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout ECU, clock 00:42.
0:422nd & 0 at opp 5RICE penalty 3 yard pass interference on Phillip Gaines accepted.
0:331st & goal at opp 2Jonathan Williams rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 34, East Carolina 27
0:33Michael Barbour extra point GOOD.Rice 34, East Carolina 28
0:33Ben Ryan kickoff for 66 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by Joe Womack for 23 yards to the Rice 17, tackled by Joe Womack, RICE penalty 10 yard holding accepted.
Rice End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 17Sam McGuffie rush for 4 yards to the Rice 21, tackled by Lamar McLendon.
Q3 15:00Ben Ryan kickoff for 63 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by Michael Dobson and Cliff Perryman for 14 yards to the Rice 21, tackled by Michael Dobson and Cliff Perryman.
3rd quarter5 drives, then Rice 48, East Carolina 31
Rice Touchdown run, 7 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 21Taylor McHargue rush for 10 yards to the Rice 31, tackled by Matt Milner for a 1ST down.
14:531st & 10 at own 31Taylor McHargue pass complete to Tyler Smith for 2 yards to the Rice 33, tackled by Lamar McLendon.
14:532nd & 8 at own 33Sam McGuffie rush for 2 yards to the Rice 35, tackled by Bradley Jacobs.
14:533rd & 6 at own 35Taylor McHargue pass complete to Patrick Randolph for 17 yards to the ECaro 48, tackled by Rahkeem Morgan for a 1ST down.
14:531st & 10 at opp 48Taylor McHargue rush for 30 yards to the ECaro 18, tackled by Bradley Jacobs out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
14:531st & 10 at opp 18Jeremy Eddington rush for 1 yard to the ECaro 17, tackled by Jimmy Booth.
11:242nd & 9 at opp 17Sam McGuffie rush for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 40, East Carolina 28
11:24Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.Rice 41, East Carolina 28
11:24Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.
East Carolina Field goal, 12 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 20Jonathan Williams rush for 9 yards to the ECaro 29, tackled by Cheta Ozougwu.
11:242nd & 1 at own 29Jonathan Williams rush for 8 yards to the ECaro 37, tackled by Justin Hill for a 1ST down.
11:241st & 10 at own 37Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Andrew Bodenheimer.
11:242nd & 10 at own 37Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 11 yards to the ECaro 48, tackled by Justin Hill for a 1ST down.
11:241st & 10 at own 48Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 20 yards to the Rice 32 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
11:241st & 10 at opp 32RICE penalty 5 yard offside accepted.
11:241st & 5 at opp 27Jonathan Williams rush for 1 yard to the Rice 26, tackled by Cheta Ozougwu and Chris Jones.
11:242nd & 4 at opp 26Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Dwayne Harris, broken up by Phillip Gaines.
11:243rd & 4 at opp 26Dominique Davis pass complete to Lance Lewis for 5 yards to the Rice 21, tackled by Chris Jammer for a 1ST down.
11:241st & 10 at opp 21Giavanni Ruffin rush for 3 yards to the Rice 18, tackled by Chris Jammer.
7:072nd & 7 at opp 18Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Michael Bowman.
11:243rd & 7 at opp 18Jonathan Williams rush for 4 yards to the Rice 14, tackled by Cheta Ozougwu.
7:124th & 3 at opp 14Michael Barbour 31 yard field goal GOOD.Rice 41, East Carolina 31
7:12Ben Ryan kickoff for 58 yards returned by Charles Ross, tackled by Leonard Paulk for 24 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Leonard Paulk.
Rice Touchdown pass, 3 plays
7:121st & 10 at own 36Taylor McHargue rush for 5 yards to the Rice 41, tackled by Josh Smith.
7:072nd & 5 at own 41Sam McGuffie rush for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Ty Holmes.
5:383rd & 10 at own 36Taylor McHargue pass complete to Sam McGuffie for 64 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 47, East Carolina 31
5:38Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.Rice 48, East Carolina 31
5:38Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 66 yards returned by Dwayne Harris, tackled by Tanner Leland for 19 yards to the ECaro 23, tackled by Tanner Leland.
East Carolina Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:321st & 10 at own 23Jonathan Williams rush for no gain to the ECaro 23, tackled by Justin Allen.
5:322nd & 10 at own 23Dwayne Harris rush for 8 yards to the ECaro 31, tackled by Xavier Webb out-of-bounds.
5:323rd & 2 at own 31Jonathan Williams rush for 1 yard to the ECaro 32, tackled by Justin Allen and John Gioffre.
5:324th & 1 at own 32Dominique Davis rush for no gain to the ECaro 32, tackled by John Gioffre.
Rice Touchdown run, 10 plays
3:501st & 10 at opp 32Sam McGuffie rush for a loss of 3 yards to the ECaro 35, tackled by Josh Smith.
3:502nd & 13 at opp 35Jeremy Eddington rush for 8 yards to the ECaro 27, tackled by Dustin Lineback and Jacobi Jenkins.
3:503rd & 5 at opp 27Tyler Smith rush for 6 yards to the ECaro 21, tackled by Dustin Lineback for a 1ST down.
3:501st & 10 at opp 21Taylor McHargue rush for 2 yards to the ECaro 19, tackled by Matt Milner.
3:502nd & 8 at opp 19Taylor McHargue rush for 4 yards to the ECaro 15, tackled by Emanuel Davis.
0:253rd & 4 at opp 15Timeout RICE, clock 00:25.
0:253rd & 4 at opp 15Taylor McHargue pass complete to Derek Clark for 9 yards to the ECaro 6, tackled by Jacobi Jenkins for a 1ST down.
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6Jeremy Eddington rush for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 7, tackled by Matt Milner.
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 7Jeremy Eddington rush for no gain to the ECaro 7, tackled by Antonio Allison and Josh Smith.
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 7Taylor McHargue pass complete to Sam McGuffie for 6 yards to the ECaro 1, tackled by Dustin Lineback.
Q4 12:474th & goal at opp 1Jeremy Eddington rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 55, East Carolina 31
Q4 12:47Chris Boswell extra point GOOD.
Q4 12:47Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 42 yards returned by Giavanni Ruffin, tackled by Justin Allen for 3 yards to the ECaro 31, tackled by Justin Allen.
4th quarter5 drives, then Rice 62, East Carolina 38
East Carolina Interception, 7 plays
12:421st & 10 at own 31Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 7 yards to the ECaro 38, tackled by Justin Hill.
12:422nd & 3 at own 38Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Lance Lewis.
12:423rd & 3 at own 38Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Michael Bowman, broken up by Justin Hill.
12:424th & 3 at own 38Dominique Davis pass complete to Dwayne Harris for 8 yards to the ECaro 46, tackled by Justin Allen for a 1ST down.
12:421st & 10 at own 46Dominique Davis pass complete to Justin Jones for 6 yards to the Rice 48, tackled by Corey Frazier and Justin Allen.
12:422nd & 4 at opp 48Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Michael Bowman, broken up by Justin Hill.
12:423rd & 4 at opp 48Dominique Davis pass intercepted by Paul Porras at the Rice 32, returned for 17 yards to the Rice 49, tackled by Dalton Faulds.
Rice Punt, 3 plays
11:031st & 10 at own 49Sam McGuffie rush for 4 yards to the ECaro 47, tackled by Dustin Lineback.
11:032nd & 6 at opp 47Jeremy Eddington rush for 2 yards to the ECaro 45, tackled by Robert Jones and Matt Milner.
11:033rd & 4 at opp 45Taylor McHargue rush for a loss of 4 yards to the ECaro 49, tackled by Derrell Johnson.
9:224th & 8 at opp 49Timeout ECU, clock 09:22.
9:224th & 8 at opp 49Timeout RICE, clock 09:22.
6:404th & 8 at opp 49Kyle Martens punt for 35 yards, returned by Dwayne Harris for no gain, fumbled, recovered by Rice Paul Porras at the ECaro 14.
Rice Touchdown run, 2 plays
9:121st & 10 at opp 14Sam McGuffie rush for 13 yards to the ECaro 1, tackled by Derek Blacknall for a 1ST down.
8:491st & goal at opp 1Taylor McHargue rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 61, East Carolina 31
8:49Chris Boswell extra point GOOD, EAST CAROLINA penalty offside declined.Rice 62, East Carolina 31
8:49Brandon Yelovich kickoff for 15 yards, downed at the Rice 45.
East Carolina Touchdown run, 7 plays
8:481st & 10 at opp 45Michael Bowman rush for 7 yards to the Rice 38, tackled by Phillip Gaines.
8:482nd & 3 at opp 38Dominique Davis pass complete to Michael Bowman for 9 yards to the Rice 29, tackled by Phillip Gaines for a 1ST down.
8:481st & 10 at opp 29Jonathan Williams rush for 14 yards to the Rice 15, tackled by Paul Porras for a 1ST down.
8:481st & 10 at opp 15Dominique Davis pass complete to Jeremy Davis for 13 yards to the Rice 2, tackled by Paul Porras for a 1ST down.
8:481st & goal at opp 2Jonathan Williams rush for 1 yard to the Rice 1, tackled by Matt Nordstrom.
8:482nd & goal at opp 1Dominique Davis pass incomplete to Lance Lewis, broken up by Chris Jammer.
6:403rd & goal at opp 1Dominique Davis rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Rice 62, East Carolina 37
6:40Michael Barbour extra point GOOD.Rice 62, East Carolina 38
6:40Ben Ryan on-side kick recovered by RICE at the ECaro 37.
Rice End of game, 10 plays
6:391st & 10 at opp 37Kevin Pool rush for 5 yards to the ECaro 32, tackled by Lee Peques.
6:392nd & 5 at opp 32Sam McGuffie rush for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 33, tackled by Dustin Lineback.
6:393rd & 6 at opp 33Taylor McHargue rush for 3 yards to the ECaro 30, tackled by Antonio Allison.
4:594th & 3 at opp 30Timeout ECU, clock 04:59.
4:594th & 3 at opp 30Taylor McHargue rush for 5 yards to the ECaro 25 for a 1ST down.
4:591st & 10 at opp 25Turner Petersen rush for 5 yards to the ECaro 20, tackled by Lee Peques.
4:592nd & 5 at opp 20Turner Petersen rush for 1 yard to the ECaro 19, tackled by Josh Smith.
4:593rd & 4 at opp 19Turner Petersen rush for 4 yards to the ECaro 15, tackled by Antonio Allison for a 1ST down.
4:591st & 10 at opp 15Taylor McHargue rush for 4 yards to the ECaro 11, tackled by Derek Blacknall.
4:592nd & 6 at opp 11Kevin Pool rush for 1 yard to the ECaro 10, tackled by Lee Peques.
4:593rd & 5 at opp 10Kevin Pool rush for a loss of 5 yards to the ECaro 15, tackled by Robert Jones.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tied 3–⁠3 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026East Carolina 28, Rice 12
2023Rice 24, East Carolina 17
2010Rice 62, East Carolina 38
2009East Carolina 49, Rice 13
2006Rice 18, East Carolina 17
2005East Carolina 41, Rice 28

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