Rice at Army

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Army beat Rice 31–⁠14. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Rice led the series 4–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayRice3–⁠9 in 2016
14
HomeArmy8–⁠5 in 2016
31

Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 27,013

At kickoff
81°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Gary Patterson; umpire Terrence Ramsey; head linesman Michael Kelly; line judge Brian Sakowski; side judge Eddie Bonet; field judge Harry Tyson; back judge Gary Dancewicz; center judge Joe PennucciGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rice707014
Army1477331

Standouts

Player stats

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Stehling16/3019711
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darik Dillard852020
Austin Walter644137
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Connor Cella269164
James Mayden227021
Austin Walter225014
Darrion Pollard224019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alex Lyons10000
Emmanuel Ellerbee9100
Blain Padgett7100
Carl Thompson7100
Graysen Schantz41.50.50
Derek Brown30.50.50

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ahmad Bradshaw3/55500
Chris Carter1/11100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Andy Davidson23107322
Ahmad Bradshaw1771021
Joe Walker132032
Chris Carter430017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Edgar Poe246031
Jeff Ejekam220011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Andrew King7210
Jeremy Timpf6001
Xavier Moss4000
James Nachtigal3110
Kenneth Brinson3110
Brandon Jackson3000

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

Team stats

RiceArmy
289Total yards414
197Passing yards66
92Rushing yards348
6.6Yards per pass11.0
4.4Yards per rush5.0
12First downs23
1–⁠10Third downs6–⁠15
1–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
2Turnovers0
6–⁠55Penalties5–⁠50
19:48Possession40:12
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

RiceArmy
31%Success rate42%
−0.11EPA per play0.22
1.53Explosiveness1.22
−0.37Rushing EPA0.15
0.06Passing EPA1.04
25%Passing-down success33%
−0.01First-down EPA−0.02
−0.10Second-down EPA0.33
−0.20Third-down EPA0.44
13%Havoc by its defense24%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Army −7, over/under 52.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Army 69%, Rice 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneRice end zoneQ1 RiceTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 RicePunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 RicePunt, 4 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 7 playsQ2 RiceFumble, 5 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 RicePunt, 5 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 1 playQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 RiceInterception, 4 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 9 playsQ4 RicePunt, 5 playsQ4 ArmyField goal, 4 playsQ4 RiceTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ4 RicePunt, 4 playsQ4 ArmyEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Rice right to left.
  1. Q1 RiceTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 RicePunt, 6 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 13 plays, 84 yards
  5. Q1 RicePunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyPunt, 7 plays, 34 yards
  7. Q2 RiceFumble, 5 plays, 30 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 7 plays, 35 yards
  9. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  11. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  12. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q3 RicePunt, 5 plays, 29 yards
  15. Q3 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  16. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 1 play, 37 yards
  17. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 RiceInterception, 4 plays, 18 yards
  19. Q3 ArmyPunt, 9 plays, 14 yards
  20. Q4 RicePunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q4 ArmyField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q4 RiceTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 16 yards
  23. Q4 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  24. Q4 RicePunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  25. Q4 ArmyEnd of game, 4 plays, 15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Army 14, Rice 7
Rice Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Mitchell Howard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Darik Dillard run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Darik Dillard run for 12 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 36Tyler Stehling pass complete to Connor Cella for 64 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)Rice 7, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 6 plays
14:001st & 0 at own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds , Tyler Campbell return for 25 yds to the Army 25
13:521st & 10 at own 25Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the Army 27
13:522nd & 8 at own 27Joe Walker run for 32 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 41Ahmad Bradshaw run for 13 yds to the Rice 28 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 28Andy Davidson run for 13 yds to the Rice 15 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 15Ahmad Bradshaw run for 9 yds to the Rice 6
11:022nd & 1 at opp 6Darnell Woolfolk run for 6 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Howard KICK)Tied at 7
Rice Punt, 6 plays
11:021st & 0 at own 35Mitchell Howard kickoff for 60 yds , Austin Walter return for 20 yds to the Rice 25
10:541st & 10 at own 25Tyler Stehling pass complete to Austin Walter for 11 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 36Austin Walter run for 1 yd to the Rice 37
10:542nd & 9 at own 37Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 19 yds to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at opp 44Austin Walter run for 3 yds to the Army 41
10:542nd & 7 at opp 41Jowan Davis run for no gain to the Army 41
10:543rd & 7 at opp 41Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for 5 yds to the Army 36
10:544th & 2 at opp 36Jack Fox punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 16
Army Touchdown, 13 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 16Tyler Campbell run for 17 yds to the Army 33 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (Brett Toth) to the Army 23
7:451st & 3 at own 23Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 22
7:452nd & 4 at own 22Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Army 23
7:453rd & 3 at own 23Ahmad Bradshaw run for 2 yds to the Army 25
7:454th & 1 at own 25Ahmad Bradshaw run for 3 yds to the Army 28 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 28Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 25
7:452nd & 13 at own 25Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to Edgar Poe for 15 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 40Ahmad Bradshaw run for 13 yds to the Rice 47 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 47Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line
7:452nd & 13 at the 50Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the Rice 48
7:453rd & 11 at opp 48Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to Edgar Poe for 31 yds to the Rice 17 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 17Jordan Asberry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 18
7:452nd & 11 at opp 18RICE Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Rice 13
0:432nd & 6 at opp 13Andy Davidson run for 13 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Howard KICK)Army 14, Rice 7
Rice Punt, 4 plays
0:431st & 0 at the 50Mitchell Howard kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
0:431st & 10 at own 25Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 10 yds to the Rice 35 for a 1ST down
0:431st & 10 at own 35Austin Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 34
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 34Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 6 yds to the Rice 40
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at own 40Tyler Stehling run for 2 yds to the Rice 42 RICE Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
Q2 15:004th & 3 at own 42Jack Fox punt for 58 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter7 drives, then Army 21, Rice 7
Army Punt, 7 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 20ARMY Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Army 15
14:101st & 15 at own 15Chris Carter run for 17 yds to the Army 32 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at own 32Darnell Woolfolk run for 4 yds to the Army 36
14:102nd & 6 at own 36Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 37
14:103rd & 5 at own 37Chris Carter pass complete to Jeff Ejekam for 11 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at own 48Chris Carter run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
14:102nd & 8 at the 50Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Rice 47
14:103rd & 5 at opp 47Andy Davidson run for 1 yd to the Rice 46
14:104th & 4 at opp 46Nick Schrage punt for 41 yds, downed at the Rice 5
Rice Fumble, 5 plays
9:411st & 10 at own 5Darik Dillard run for 3 yds to the Rice 8
9:412nd & 7 at own 8Darik Dillard run for 2 yds to the Rice 10
9:413rd & 5 at own 10Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 21 yds to the Rice 31 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at own 31Tyler Stehling pass incomplete
9:412nd & 10 at own 31ARMY Penalty, Defensive offside (Brandon Jackson) to the Rice 36
9:412nd & 5 at own 36Tyler Stehling run for a loss of 8 yards to the Rice 35 Tyler Stehling fumbled, forced by James Nachtigal, recovered by Army Andrew King
Army Touchdown, 7 plays
7:461st & 10 at opp 35Andy Davidson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 36
7:462nd & 11 at opp 36Jordan Asberry run for 6 yds to the Rice 30
7:463rd & 5 at opp 30RICE Penalty, Defensive offside (Carl Thompson) to the Rice 25 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 25Andy Davidson run for 6 yds to the Rice 19
7:462nd & 4 at opp 19Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds to the Rice 15 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 15Jordan Asberry run for 5 yds to the Rice 10
7:462nd & 5 at opp 10Andy Davidson run for 8 yds to the Rice 2 for a 1ST down
4:161st & goal at opp 2Andy Davidson run for 2 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Howard KICK)Army 21, Rice 7
Rice Punt, 3 plays
4:161st & 0 at own 35Mitchell Howard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:161st & 10 at own 25Tyler Stehling run for 5 yds to the Rice 30
4:162nd & 5 at own 30Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 1 yd to the Rice 31
4:163rd & 4 at own 31Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Nate German, broken up by Brandon Jackson
4:164th & 4 at own 31Jack Fox punt for 51 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 9 yds to the Army 27
Army Punt, 4 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 27Ahmad Bradshaw run for 21 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at own 48Bradshaw, Ahmad rush for loss of 8 yards to the ARMY40 (WRIGHT, Brady), PENALTY ARMY illegal block (Holland, Bryce) 15 yards to the ARMY33, NO PLAY.
2:591st & 25 at own 33Jordan Asberry run for 5 yds to the Army 38
2:052nd & 20 at own 38Timeout RICE, clock 02:05
2:052nd & 20 at own 38Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 36
2:003rd & 22 at own 36Timeout RICE, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 22 at own 36Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 39
1:564th & 19 at own 39Timeout RICE, clock 01:56
1:564th & 19 at own 39Nick Schrage punt for 18 yds, downed at the Rice 43
Rice Punt, 3 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 43Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Parker Smith
1:442nd & 10 at own 43Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden
1:443rd & 10 at own 43RICE Penalty, false start (Cory Klingler) to the Rice 38
1:443rd & 15 at own 38Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Parker Smith
1:444th & 15 at own 38Jack Fox punt for 47 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 3 yds to the Army 18
Army End of half, 2 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 18Ahmad Bradshaw run for 2 yds to the Army 20
1:122nd & 8 at own 20Andy Davidson run for 6 yds to the Army 26
3rd quarter7 drives, then Army 28, Rice 14
Army Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 2 at own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ahmad Bradshaw run for 2 yds to the Army 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to Jordan Asberry, broken up by Alex Lyons
15:003rd & 8 at own 27Andy Davidson run for 4 yds to the Army 31
15:004th & 4 at own 31Nick Schrage punt for 40 yds
Rice Punt, 5 plays
13:341st & 10 at own 29Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 5 yds to the Rice 34
13:342nd & 5 at own 34Darik Dillard run for 20 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
13:341st & 10 at opp 46Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Temi Alaka
13:342nd & 10 at opp 46Tyler Stehling pass complete to Lance Wright for 5 yds to the Army 41
13:343rd & 5 at opp 41Tyler Stehling run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 42
11:204th & 6 at opp 42Timeout ARMY, clock 11:20
11:204th & 6 at opp 42Tyler Stehling punt for 41 yds, downed at the Army 1
Army Punt, 6 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 1Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd to the Army 2
11:122nd & 9 at own 2Darnell Woolfolk run for 4 yds to the Army 6
11:123rd & 5 at own 6Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to Jeff Ejekam for 9 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 15Ahmad Bradshaw sacked by Derek Brown and Graysen Schantz for a loss of 6 yards to the Army 9
11:122nd & 16 at own 9Jordan Asberry run for 2 yds to the Army 11
11:123rd & 14 at own 11Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to Jeff Ejekam
11:124th & 14 at own 11Nick Schrage punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 37
Rice Touchdown, 1 play
8:021st & 10 at opp 37Austin Walter run for 37 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)Army 21, Rice 14
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
8:021st & 0 at own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:021st & 10 at own 25Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Army 28
8:022nd & 7 at own 28Elijah St. Hilaire run for 20 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at own 48Ahmad Bradshaw run for 14 yds to the Rice 38 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 38Andy Davidson run for 22 yds to the Rice 16 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 16Andy Davidson run for 3 yds to the Rice 13
8:022nd & 7 at opp 13Darnell Woolfolk run for no gain to the Rice 13
8:023rd & 7 at opp 13Jordan Asberry run for 10 yds to the Rice 3 for a 1ST down
4:211st & goal at opp 3Andy Davidson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Howard KICK)Army 28, Rice 14
Rice Interception, 4 plays
4:211st & 0 at the 50Mitchell Howard on-side kick recovered by RICE at the Rice 42 , Cameron Decell return for 2 yds to the Rice 42
4:191st & 10 at own 42Austin Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 44
4:192nd & 8 at own 44Tyler Stehling pass complete to Austin Walter for 14 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 42Austin Walter run for 2 yds to the Army 40
4:192nd & 8 at opp 40Tyler Stehling pass intercepted Jeremy Timpf return for no gain to the Army 22
Army Punt, 9 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 22Elijah St. Hilaire run for 4 yds to the Army 26
2:522nd & 6 at own 26Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Army 29
2:523rd & 3 at own 29Elijah St. Hilaire run for 5 yds to the Army 34 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at own 34Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 35
2:522nd & 9 at own 35Andy Davidson run for 2 yds to the Army 37
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at own 37Tyler Campbell run for 8 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Ahmad Bradshaw run for 2 yds to the Army 47
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 47Andy Davidson run for no gain to the Army 47
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at own 47Andy Davidson run for 4 yds to the ARMY 49 ARMY Penalty, UR (Jaxson Deaton) to the Army 36
Q4 15:004th & 19 at own 36Nick Schrage punt for 45 yds, downed at the Rice 19
4th quarter6 drives, then Army 31, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 5 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 19Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 6 yds to the Rice 25
12:402nd & 4 at own 25WALTER, Austin rush for 1 yard to the RICE26 (Wright, Raymond), PENALTY RICE holding (MARTIN, Trey) 10 yards to the RICE15, NO PLAY.
12:402nd & 14 at own 15Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for 16 yds to the Rice 31 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 31Tyler Stehling sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 8 yards to the Rice 23
12:402nd & 18 at own 23Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Parker Smith, broken up by Marcus Hyatt
12:403rd & 18 at own 23Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Darrion Pollard
12:404th & 18 at own 23Jack Fox punt blocked by Calen Holt blocked by Calen Holt
Army Field goal, 4 plays
10:211st & 10 at opp 13Andy Davidson run for 5 yds to the Rice 8
10:212nd & 5 at opp 8Andy Davidson run for no gain to the Rice 6 Andy Davidson fumbled, recovered by Army Ahmad Bradshaw
10:213rd & 3 at opp 6Kell Walker run for no gain to the Rice 6
8:234th & 3 at opp 6Mitchell Howard 23 yd FG GOODArmy 31, Rice 14
Rice Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:231st & 0 at own 35Mitchell Howard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:231st & 10 at own 25Darik Dillard run for 3 yds to the Rice 28
8:232nd & 7 at own 28Tyler Stehling pass complete to Connor Cella for 5 yds to the Rice 33
8:233rd & 2 at own 33Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Connor Cella, broken up by Xavier Moss
8:234th & 2 at own 33Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for 6 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at own 39Tyler Stehling sacked by Kenneth Brinson for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 38 Tyler Stehling fumbled, recovered by Rice Cory Klingler , return for 0 yards
8:232nd & 11 at own 38Tyler Stehling pass complete to Robby Wells III for 3 yds to the Rice 41
8:233rd & 8 at own 41Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Nate German
8:234th & 8 at own 41Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Nate German
Army Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at opp 41Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Rice 40
5:332nd & 9 at opp 40Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Rice 38
5:333rd & 7 at opp 38Jordan Asberry run for 1 yd to the Rice 37
3:454th & 6 at opp 37Timeout ARMY, clock 03:45
3:454th & 6 at opp 37Nick Schrage punt for 33 yds, downed at the Rice 4
Rice Punt, 4 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 4Darik Dillard run for 12 yds to the Rice 16 for a 1ST down
3:361st & 10 at own 16Darik Dillard run for 1 yd to the Rice 17
3:362nd & 9 at own 17Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Lance Wright, broken up by Mike Reynolds
3:363rd & 9 at own 17Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Parker Smith
2:424th & 9 at own 17Timeout RICE, clock 02:42
2:424th & 9 at own 17Jack Fox punt for 48 yds, downed at the Army 35
Army End of game, 4 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 35Chris Carter run for 4 yds to the Army 39
2:302nd & 6 at own 39PaulAndrew Rhoden run for 5 yds to the Army 44
2:303rd & 1 at own 44PaulAndrew Rhoden run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 43
0:184th & 2 at own 43Timeout ARMY, clock 00:18
0:184th & 2 at own 43Chris Carter run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line 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.

Army leads 5–⁠4–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Army 37, Rice 14
2019Army 14, Rice 7
2017Army 49, Rice 12
2016Army 31, Rice 14
2015Rice 38, Army 31
2014Rice 41, Army 21

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