Referee Justin Elliott; umpire Dongray Johnson; head linesman Jerry Harris; line judge N. Theriot; side judge LaShell Nelson; field judge Victor Sanchez; back judge Chris Bynum; center judge James JonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Rice
3
7
7
14
31
UTEP
0
0
7
7
14
Standouts
No. 12PassingRyan Metz18 of 33, 203 yards, 1 TDUTEP
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Rice
UTEP
437
Total yards
229
131
Passing yards
203
306
Rushing yards
26
7.3
Yards per pass
6.2
6.2
Yards per rush
1.1
22
First downs
12
4–10
Third downs
4–14
0–1
Fourth downs
3–3
1
Turnovers
1
4–31
Penalties
2–15
34:22
Possession
25:38
4
Sacks (by defense)
2
Efficiency
Rice
UTEP
53%
Success rate
30%
0.26
EPA per play
0.05
0.93
Explosiveness
1.88
0.33
Rushing EPA
−0.24
0.06
Passing EPA
0.20
45%
Passing-down success
33%
0.02
First-down EPA
−0.42
0.75
Second-down EPA
−0.24
0.25
Third-down EPA
0.41
21%
Havoc by its defense
6%
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)
UTEP 57% to win. Rice won as Elo’s underdog.
The line
UTEP −1, over/under 55.5.
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 UTEP 53%, Rice 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UTEP drives left to right, Rice right to left.
Q1 RiceField goal, 10 plays, 56 yards
Q1 UTEPPunt, 12 plays, 39 yards
Q1 RicePunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
Q1 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
Q2 RiceTouchdown, 7 plays, 40 yards
Q2 UTEPFumble, 4 plays, 15 yards
Q2 RiceFumble, 10 plays, 34 yards
Q2 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
Q2 UTEPEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
Q3 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 RiceTouchdown, 4 plays, 77 yards
Q3 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 9 plays, 78 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
Q3 UTEPPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 10 plays, 87 yards
Q4 UTEPTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 5 plays, 44 yards
Q4 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
Q4 RiceEnd of game, 3 plays, 12 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then Rice 3, UTEP 0
Rice Field goal, 10 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Brady Viles kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 15 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 40
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 5 yds to the Rice 45
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 45
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Samuel Stewart for 18 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 37
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete to Jordan Myers
15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 37
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 10 yds to the UTEP 27 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 27
Austin Walter run for 14 yds to the UTEP 13 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 13
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete
15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 13
Sam Glaesmann sacked by Devin Cockrell for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 16
15:00
3rd & 13 at opp 16
Sam Glaesmann sacked by Nik Needham for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 19
11:07
4th & 16 at opp 19
Will Harrison 36 yd FG GOODRice 3, UTEP 0
UTEP Punt, 12 plays
11:07
1st & 0 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:07
1st & 10 at own 25
Walter Dawn run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 24
11:07
2nd & 11 at own 24
Walter Dawn run for 9 yds to the UTEP 33
11:07
3rd & 2 at own 33
Kevin Dove run for 3 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
11:07
1st & 10 at own 36
Walter Dawn run for 2 yds to the UTEP 38
11:07
2nd & 8 at own 38
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 1 yd to the UTEP 39
11:07
3rd & 7 at own 39
Ryan Metz pass complete to Terry Juniel for 9 yds to the UTEP 48 for a 1ST down
11:07
1st & 10 at own 48
Ryan Metz pass incomplete
11:07
2nd & 10 at own 48
Walter Dawn run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 47
11:07
3rd & 11 at own 47
Ryan Metz pass complete to David Lucero for 12 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
11:07
1st & 10 at opp 41
Walter Dawn run for 2 yds to the Rice 39
11:07
2nd & 8 at opp 39
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 3 yds to the Rice 36
11:07
3rd & 5 at opp 36
Ryan Metz pass incomplete
11:07
4th & 5 at opp 36
Alan Luna punt for 36 yds for a touchback
Rice Punt, 6 plays
4:06
1st & 10 at own 20
Samuel Stewart run for 9 yds to the Rice 29
4:06
2nd & 1 at own 29
Cameron Montgomery run for 11 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
4:06
1st & 10 at own 40
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Jordan Myers for 13 yds to the UTEP 47 for a 1ST down
4:06
1st & 10 at opp 47
RICE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rice 48
4:06
1st & 15 at own 48
Sam Glaesmann run for 7 yds to the UTEP 45
4:06
2nd & 8 at opp 45
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete to Nahshon Ellerbe
4:06
3rd & 8 at opp 45
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Parker Smith for 1 yd to the UTEP 44
4:06
4th & 7 at opp 44
Jack Fox punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Terry Juniel at the UTEP 12
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
0:51
1st & 10 at own 12
Walter Dawn run for 3 yds to the UTEP 15
0:51
2nd & 7 at own 15
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to David Lucero
0:51
3rd & 7 at own 15
Ryan Metz sacked by Emmanuel Ellerbee for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 6
Q2 15:00
4th & 16 at own 6
Alan Luna punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Nahshon Ellerbe at the UTEP 40
2nd quarter6 drives, then Rice 10, UTEP 0
Rice Touchdown, 7 plays
14:54
1st & 10 at opp 40
Austin Walter run for 4 yds to the UTEP 36
14:54
2nd & 6 at opp 36
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 5 yds to the UTEP 31
14:54
3rd & 1 at opp 31
Sam Glaesmann run for 4 yds to the UTEP 27 for a 1ST down
14:54
1st & 10 at opp 27
Jordan Myers run for 8 yds to the UTEP 19
14:54
2nd & 2 at opp 19
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Samuel Stewart for 13 yds to the UTEP 6 for a 1ST down
14:54
1st & goal at opp 6
Samuel Stewart run for 1 yd to the UTEP 5
11:25
2nd & goal at opp 5
Sam Glaesmann run for 5 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Rice 10, UTEP 0
UTEP Fumble, 4 plays
11:25
1st & 0 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:25
1st & 10 at own 25
Kevin Dove run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 22
11:25
2nd & 13 at own 22
Kevin Dove run for 14 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
11:25
1st & 10 at own 36
Kevin Dove run for 4 yds to the UTEP 40
11:25
2nd & 6 at own 40
Kevin Dove run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 40 Kevin Dove fumbled, recovered by Rice Zach Abercrumbia
Rice Fumble, 10 plays
9:22
1st & 10 at opp 40
Samuel Stewart run for 3 yds to the UTEP 37
9:22
2nd & 7 at opp 37
UTEP Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the UTEP 32
9:22
2nd & 2 at opp 32
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete
9:22
3rd & 2 at opp 32
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 4 yds to the UTEP 28 for a 1ST down
9:22
1st & 10 at opp 28
Kylen Granson run for 4 yds to the UTEP 24
9:22
2nd & 6 at opp 24
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete to Austin Walter
9:22
3rd & 6 at opp 24
GLAESMANN, Sam pass complete to MYERS, Jordan for 5 yards to the UTEP19 (JACKSON, Julian), PENALTY RICE face mask (GODBER, Peter) 12 yards to the UTEP36, NO PLAY.
9:22
3rd & 18 at opp 36
Samuel Stewart run for 21 yds to the UTEP 15 for a 1ST down
9:22
1st & 10 at opp 15
Nahshon Ellerbe run for no gain to the UTEP 15
9:22
2nd & 10 at opp 15
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 8 yds to the UTEP 7
9:22
3rd & 2 at opp 7
Samuel Stewart run for 1 yd to the UTEP 6
9:22
4th & 1 at opp 6
Sam Glaesmann run for 1 yd to the UTEP 6 Sam Glaesmann fumbled, recovered by UTEP Nik Needham
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
3:50
1st & 10 at own 6
Walter Dawn run for 3 yds to the UTEP 9
3:50
2nd & 7 at own 9
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to David Lucero
3:50
3rd & 7 at own 9
Ryan Metz pass complete to Walter Dawn for 2 yds to the UTEP 11
3:50
4th & 5 at own 11
Alan Luna punt for 44 yds, downed at the Rice 45
Rice Punt, 5 plays
2:42
1st & 10 at own 45
Samuel Stewart run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
2:42
2nd & 5 at the 50
Samuel Stewart run for 5 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down
2:42
1st & 10 at opp 45
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 1 yd to the UTEP 44
1:28
2nd & 9 at opp 44
Timeout RICE, clock 01:28
1:28
2nd & 9 at opp 44
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Samuel Stewart for 3 yds to the UTEP 41
1:28
3rd & 6 at opp 41
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete
1:28
4th & 6 at opp 41
Jack Fox punt for 41 yds for a touchback
UTEP End of half, 1 play
0:31
1st & 10 at own 20
Ryan Metz pass complete to Walter Dawn for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 18
3rd quarter7 drives, then Rice 17, UTEP 7
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
15:00
2nd & 12 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Walter Dawn run for 6 yds to the UTEP 31
15:00
2nd & 4 at own 31
Walter Dawn run for 1 yd to the UTEP 32
15:00
3rd & 3 at own 32
Ryan Metz pass incomplete
15:00
4th & 3 at own 32
Alan Luna punt for 63 yds , Nahshon Ellerbe returns for 18 yds to the Rice 23
Rice Touchdown, 4 plays
13:35
1st & 10 at own 23
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Kylen Granson for 2 yds to the Rice 25
13:35
2nd & 8 at own 25
Jordan Myers run for 18 yds to the Rice 43 for a 1ST down
13:35
1st & 10 at own 43
Samuel Stewart run for 5 yds to the Rice 48
11:32
2nd & 5 at own 48
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Aaron Cephus for 52 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Rice 17, UTEP 0
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
11:32
1st & 0 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:32
1st & 10 at own 25
Ryan Metz pass complete to Josh Weeks for 11 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
11:32
1st & 10 at own 36
Joshua Fields run for 3 yds to the UTEP 39
11:32
2nd & 7 at own 39
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Tyler Batson
11:32
3rd & 7 at own 39
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to David Lucero
11:32
4th & 7 at own 39
Alan Luna punt for 54 yds , Austin Trammell returns for 13 yds to the Rice 20
Rice Punt, 3 plays
9:56
1st & 10 at own 20
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete to Samuel Stewart
9:56
2nd & 10 at own 20
Austin Walter run for 3 yds to the Rice 23
9:56
3rd & 7 at own 23
Sam Glaesmann pass incomplete to Samuel Stewart
9:56
4th & 7 at own 23
Jack Fox punt for 48 yds , Terry Juniel returns for 3 yds to the UTEP 26 UTEP Penalty, illegal block (Treyvon Hughes) to the UTEP 22
UTEP Touchdown, 9 plays
8:41
1st & 10 at own 22
Keynan Foster run for 15 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down
8:41
1st & 10 at own 37
Kavika Johnson sacked by Justin Bickham for a loss of 10 yards to the UTEP 27
8:41
2nd & 20 at own 27
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 6 yds to the UTEP 33
8:41
3rd & 14 at own 33
Ryan Metz pass complete to David Lucero for 11 yds to the UTEP 44
8:41
4th & 3 at own 44
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 3 yds to the UTEP 47 for a 1ST down
8:41
1st & 10 at own 47
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
8:41
2nd & 10 at own 47
Ryan Metz pass complete to David Lucero for 8 yds to the Rice 45
8:41
3rd & 2 at opp 45
Kevin Dove run for 1 yd to the Rice 44
3:47
4th & 1 at opp 44
Ryan Metz pass complete to Warren Redix for 44 yds for a TD, (Brady Viles KICK)Rice 17, UTEP 7
Rice Punt, 5 plays
3:47
1st & 0 at own 35
Brady Viles kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:47
1st & 10 at own 25
Samuel Stewart run for 1 yd to the Rice 26
3:47
2nd & 9 at own 26
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Jordan Myers for 14 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
3:47
1st & 10 at own 40
Nahshon Ellerbe run for a loss of 3 yards to the Rice 37
3:47
2nd & 13 at own 37
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Jordan Myers for 4 yds to the Rice 41
3:47
3rd & 9 at own 41
Aston Walter run for 6 yds to the Rice 47 RICE Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
3:47
4th & 3 at own 47
Austin Walter punt for 40 yds , Johnny Jones returns for 4 yds to the UTEP 17
UTEP Punt, 5 plays
0:33
1st & 10 at own 17
Ryan Metz pass complete to Terry Juniel for 6 yds to the UTEP 23
0:33
2nd & 4 at own 23
Ryan Metz pass complete to Joshua Fields for 18 yds to the UTEP 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at own 41
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Keynan Foster, broken up by Brandon Douglas-Dotson
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at own 41
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Kavika Johnson
Q4 15:00
3rd & 10 at own 41
Ryan Metz sacked by Graysen Schantz and Blain Padgett for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 32
Q4 15:00
4th & 19 at own 32
Alan Luna punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the RICE 25 RICE Penalty, personal foul (Joshua Cummings) to the Rice 13
4th quarter5 drives, then Rice 31, UTEP 14
Rice Touchdown, 10 plays
13:58
1st & 10 at own 13
Samuel Stewart run for 3 yds to the Rice 16
13:58
2nd & 7 at own 16
Sam Glaesmann pass complete to Jordan Myers for 11 yds to the Rice 27 for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & 10 at own 27
Austin Walter run for 11 yds to the Rice 38 for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & 10 at own 38
Samuel Stewart run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & 10 at the 50
Emmanuel Esukpa run for 1 yd to the UTEP 49
13:58
2nd & 9 at opp 49
Emmanuel Esukpa run for 29 yds to the UTEP 20 for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & 10 at opp 20
Emmanuel Esukpa run for no gain to the UTEP 20
13:58
2nd & 10 at opp 20
Sam Glaesmann run for 13 yds to the UTEP 7 for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & goal at opp 7
Samuel Stewart run for 4 yds to the UTEP 3
8:27
2nd & goal at opp 3
Jordan Myers run for 3 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Rice 24, UTEP 7
UTEP Touchdown, 10 plays
8:27
1st & 0 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:27
1st & 10 at own 25
Ryan Metz pass complete to Tyler Batson for 16 yds to the UTEP 41 for a 1ST down
8:27
1st & 10 at own 41
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Tyler Batson
8:27
2nd & 10 at own 41
Ryan Metz pass complete to Walter Dawn for 1 yd to the UTEP 42
8:27
3rd & 9 at own 42
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 14 yds to the Rice 44 for a 1ST down
8:27
1st & 10 at opp 44
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Walter Dawn
6:46
2nd & 10 at opp 44
Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 40 yds to the Rice 4 for a 1ST down
6:46
1st & goal at opp 4
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to David Lucero
6:46
2nd & goal at opp 4
RICE Penalty, (2 Yards) to the Rice 2
6:46
2nd & goal at opp 2
Ryan Metz run for 1 yd to the Rice 1
6:46
3rd & goal at opp 1
Kevin Dove run for no gain to the Rice 1
4:56
4th & goal at opp 1
Ryan Metz run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brady Viles KICK)Rice 24, UTEP 14
Rice Touchdown, 5 plays
4:56
1st & 0 at own 35
Brady Viles kickoff for 9 yds, downed at the UTEP 44
4:55
1st & 10 at opp 44
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 15 yds to the UTEP 29 for a 1ST down
4:55
1st & 10 at opp 29
Samuel Stewart run for 1 yd to the UTEP 28
4:07
2nd & 9 at opp 28
Timeout UTEP, clock 04:07
4:07
2nd & 9 at opp 28
Samuel Stewart run for 4 yds to the UTEP 24
4:02
3rd & 5 at opp 24
Timeout UTEP, clock 04:02
4:02
3rd & 5 at opp 24
Kylen Granson run for 21 yds to the UTEP 3 for a 1ST down
3:15
1st & goal at opp 3
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 3 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Rice 31, UTEP 14
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
3:15
1st & 0 at own 35
Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:15
1st & 10 at own 25
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Kavika Johnson
3:15
2nd & 10 at own 25
Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
3:15
3rd & 10 at own 25
Mark Torrez sacked by Blain Padgett for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 16
3:15
4th & 19 at own 16
Alan Luna punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Nahshon Ellerbe at the Rice 47
Rice End of game, 3 plays
2:18
1st & 10 at own 47
Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the UTEP 46
2:18
2nd & 3 at opp 46
Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the UTEP 39 for a 1ST down
2:18
1st & 10 at opp 39
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 41
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.
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