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Team stats
Rice
Northwestern
254
Total yards
533
135
Passing yards
404
119
Rushing yards
136
5.2
Yards per pass
11.7
4.0
Yards per rush
3.5
13
First downs
22
4–13
Third downs
7–15
0–0
Fourth downs
1–2
1
Turnovers
3
2–5
Penalties
3–30
16:12
Possession
20:28
Efficiency
Rice
Northwestern
40%
Success rate
29%
−0.03
EPA per play
−0.11
0.71
Explosiveness
1.01
0.01
Rushing EPA
−0.30
−0.07
Passing EPA
0.03
14%
Passing-down success
0%
−0.19
First-down EPA
−0.29
0.13
Second-down EPA
0.16
0.01
Third-down EPA
−0.21
14%
Havoc by its defense
5%
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)
Northwestern 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Rice right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
Q1 RicePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
Q1 RicePunt, 10 plays, 43 yards
Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown pass, 3 plays, 96 yards
Q1 RicePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
Q1 RiceResult not recorded, 2 plays, −8 yards
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Northwestern 7, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 26
Tyler Smith rush for no gain to the Rice 26, tackled by Damien Proby.
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 26
Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the Rice 28, tackled by Quentin Williams and Jack DiNardo.
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 28
Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Randy Kitchens for 6 yards to the Rice 34, tackled by Jordan Mabin.
15:00
4th & 2 at own 34
Kyle Martens punt for 45 yards to the Nwest 21, no return.
Northwestern Punt, 7 plays
12:51
1st & 10 at own 21
Jacob Schmidt rush for 5 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by John Gioffre.
12:51
2nd & 5 at own 26
Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 2 yards to the Nwest 28, tackled by Justin Allen and Michael Smith.
12:51
3rd & 3 at own 28
Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 4 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Cameron Nwosu for a 1ST down.
12:51
1st & 10 at own 32
Dan Persa pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 12 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Xavier Webb out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
12:51
1st & 10 at own 44
Dan Persa pass incomplete to Jeremy Ebert.
12:51
2nd & 10 at own 44
Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 3 yards to the Nwest 47, tackled by Paul Porras.
12:51
3rd & 7 at own 47
Dan Persa sacked by Scott Solomon for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 40.
12:51
4th & 14 at own 40
Brandon Williams punt for 49 yards, fair catch by Mario Hull at the Rice 11.
Rice Punt, 10 plays
9:58
1st & 10 at own 11
Tyler Smith rush for 6 yards to the Rice 17, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell.
9:58
2nd & 4 at own 17
Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Tyler Smith for 2 yards to the Rice 19, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell out-of-bounds.
9:58
3rd & 2 at own 19
Nick Fanuzzi rush for 4 yards to the Rice 23, tackled by Jack DiNardo out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
9:58
1st & 10 at own 23
Tyler Smith rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 22, tackled by Brian Peters and Chi Chi Ariguzo.
9:58
2nd & 11 at own 22
Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Vance McDonald for 14 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell for a 1ST down.
9:58
1st & 10 at own 36
Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Turner Petersen for 6 yards to the Rice 42, tackled by Brian Peters.
9:58
2nd & 4 at own 42
Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Jordan Taylor for 12 yards to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down.
9:58
1st & 10 at opp 46
Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Taylor Cook.
9:58
2nd & 10 at opp 46
Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to N/A.
9:58
3rd & 10 at opp 46
Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Jordan Taylor, hurried by Ben Johnson.
9:58
4th & 10 at opp 46
Kyle Martens punt for 42 yards, downed at the Nwest 4.
Northwestern Touchdown pass, 3 plays
5:33
1st & 10 at own 4
Jacob Schmidt rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 8, tackled by Hosam Shahin.
5:33
2nd & 6 at own 8
Jacob Schmidt rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 10, tackled by Hosam Shahin.
4:15
3rd & 4 at own 10
Dan Persa pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 90 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
4:15
Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.Northwestern 7, Rice 0
4:15
Steve Flaherty kickoff for 58 yards returned by Andre Gautreaux, tackled by C.J. Bryant for 13 yards to the Rice 25, tackled by C.J. Bryant.
Rice Punt, 3 plays
4:15
1st & 10 at own 25
Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Taylor Cook.
4:15
2nd & 10 at own 25
Jeremy Eddington rush for 2 yards to the Rice 27, tackled by Vince Browne and Collin Ellis.
4:15
3rd & 8 at own 27
Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Vance McDonald, broken up by Mike Bolden.
4:15
4th & 8 at own 27
Kyle Martens punt for 34 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 39.
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
4:15
1st & 10 at own 39
Kain Colter rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 43, tackled by Corey Frazier.
3:05
2nd & 6 at own 43
Kain Colter pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 14 yards to the Rice 43, tackled by Tanner Leland for a 1ST down.
3:05
1st & 10 at opp 43
Kain Colter rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Rice 46, tackled by Cameron Nwosu.
3:05
2nd & 13 at opp 46
Venric Mark rush for 5 yards to the Rice 41, tackled by Bryce Callahan out-of-bounds.
3:05
3rd & 8 at opp 41
Dan Persa pass incomplete to Jacob Schmidt, broken up by Justin Allen.
3:05
4th & 8 at opp 41
Brandon Williams punt for 39 yards, downed at the Rice 2.
Rice Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:57
1st & 10 at own 2
Tyler Smith rush for 6 yards to the Rice 8, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell.
0:57
2nd & 4 at own 8
Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the Rice 10, tackled by Damien Proby.
Q2 15:00
3rd & 2 at own 10
Turner Petersen rush for 3 yards to the Rice 13, tackled by Brian Peters and Quentin Williams for a 1ST down.
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at own 13
Tyler Smith rush for 16 yards to the Rice 29, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down.
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.
PassingDan Persa25 of 32, 372 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTNorthwestern
ReceivingJeremy Ebert7 catches, 208 yards, 2 TDNorthwestern
Rice
Northwestern