Final at NRG Stadium, HoustonIndoorsTV: CBSSNAttendance 42,417
Officials
Referee Rodney Burnette; umpire Stephen Marshal; head linesman Lea Bailey; line judge Joshua Fath; side judge Joe Pester; field judge Brandon Spencer; back judge Rodney Tate III; center judge Nathan JastramGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Texas
Rice
509
Total yards
266
338
Passing yards
179
171
Rushing yards
87
9.9
Yards per pass
7.8
4.8
Yards per rush
2.8
28
First downs
13
9–14
Third downs
5–14
1–1
Fourth downs
0–0
0
Turnovers
0
6–50
Penalties
1–5
33:47
Possession
26:13
3
Sacks (by defense)
1
Efficiency
Texas
Rice
51%
Success rate
33%
0.47
EPA per play
0.16
1.45
Explosiveness
1.58
0.20
Rushing EPA
0.12
0.66
Passing EPA
0.20
48%
Passing-down success
30%
0.18
First-down EPA
−0.12
0.30
Second-down EPA
0.18
0.98
Third-down EPA
0.58
20%
Havoc by its defense
31%
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)
Texas 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Texas −32.5, over/under 56.
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 Texas 99%, Rice 1%. 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. Rice drives left to right, Texas right to left.
Q1 TexasTouchdown, 12 plays, 82 yards
Q1 RicePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
Q1 TexasTouchdown, 7 plays, 90 yards
Q1 RicePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q1 TexasTouchdown, 10 plays, 73 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q2 TexasTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q2 TexasPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q2 TexasField goal, 4 plays, 2 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
Q2 TexasEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
Q3 TexasTouchdown, 11 plays, 91 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 6 plays, 37 yards
Q3 TexasPunt, 8 plays, 18 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 12 plays, 73 yards
Q4 TexasField goal, 7 plays, 40 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
Q4 TexasTouchdown, 0 yards
Q4 RiceEnd of game, 2 plays, 16 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Texas 14, Rice 0
Texas Touchdown, 12 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 56 yds , Devin Duvernay return for 9 yds to the Texas 18
15:00
1st & 10 at own 18
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Keaontay Ingram for 10 yds to the Texas 28 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 28
Keaontay Ingram run for a loss of 1 yard to the Texas 27
15:00
2nd & 11 at own 27
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Keaontay Ingram for 9 yds to the Texas 36
15:00
3rd & 2 at own 36
Keaontay Ingram run for 3 yds to the Texas 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 39
Keaontay Ingram run for 1 yd to the Texas 40
15:00
2nd & 9 at own 40
TEXAS Penalty, false start (Derek Kerstetter) to the Texas 35
15:00
2nd & 14 at own 35
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 6 yds to the Texas 41
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 41
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at the 50
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Malcolm Epps for 11 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 39
Sam Ehlinger run for no gain to the Rice 39
15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 39
Keaontay Ingram run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 41
15:00
3rd & 12 at opp 41
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Malcolm Epps for 16 yds to the Rice 25 for a 1ST down
8:46
1st & 10 at opp 25
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Roschon Johnson for 25 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 7, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 4 plays
8:46
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:46
1st & 10 at own 25
Aston Walter run for 15 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
8:46
1st & 10 at own 40
Aston Walter run for no gain to the Rice 40
8:46
2nd & 10 at own 40
Tom Stewart run for 4 yds to the Rice 44
8:46
3rd & 6 at own 44
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
8:46
4th & 6 at own 44
Adam Nunez punt for 46 yds , Jake Smith returns for no gain to the Texas 10
Texas Touchdown, 7 plays
6:34
1st & 10 at own 10
Keaontay Ingram run for 3 yds to the Texas 13
6:34
2nd & 7 at own 13
Sam Ehlinger run for 10 yds to the Texas 23 for a 1ST down
6:34
1st & 10 at own 23
TEXAS Penalty, personal foul (Samuel Cosmi) to the Texas 18
6:34
1st & 15 at own 18
Sam Ehlinger pass incomplete to Malcolm Epps, broken up by Tyrae Thornton
6:34
2nd & 15 at own 18
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Malcolm Epps for 18 yds to the Texas 36 for a 1ST down
6:34
1st & 10 at own 36
Roschon Johnson run for 7 yds to the Texas 43
6:34
2nd & 3 at own 43
Roschon Johnson run for 4 yds to the Texas 47 for a 1ST down
3:21
1st & 10 at own 47
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Jake Smith for 53 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 14, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 3 plays
3:21
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:21
1st & 10 at own 25
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Rice 28
3:21
2nd & 7 at own 28
Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Rice 32
3:21
3rd & 3 at own 32
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell, broken up by Kobe Boyce
3:21
4th & 3 at own 32
Adam Nunez punt for 42 yds , Jake Smith returns for 1 yd to the Texas 27
Texas Touchdown, 10 plays
1:40
1st & 10 at own 27
Roschon Johnson run for 13 yds to the Texas 40 for a 1ST down
1:40
1st & 10 at own 40
Roschon Johnson run for a loss of 4 yards to the Texas 36
1:40
2nd & 14 at own 36
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 9 yds to the Texas 45
1:40
3rd & 5 at own 45
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 9 yds to the Rice 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 46
Sam Ehlinger run for 3 yds to the Rice 43
Q2 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 43
Roschon Johnson run for 10 yds to the Rice 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 33
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Roschon Johnson for 4 yds to the Rice 29
Q2 15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 29
Keaontay Ingram run for 3 yds to the Rice 26
Q2 15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 26
Sam Ehlinger pass incomplete to Devin Duvernay, broken up by Naeem Smith
Q2 12:11
4th & 3 at opp 26
Keaontay Ingram run for 26 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 21, Rice 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Texas 31, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 3 plays
12:11
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:11
1st & 10 at own 25
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 1 yd to the Rice 26
12:11
2nd & 9 at own 26
Nahshon Ellerbe run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 25
12:11
3rd & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart pass complete to Cameron Montgomery for 8 yds to the Rice 33
12:11
4th & 2 at own 33
Chris Barnes punt for 46 yds , Jake Smith returns for no gain to the Texas 21
Texas Touchdown, 8 plays
10:03
1st & 10 at own 21
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Jake Smith for 1 yd to the Texas 22
10:03
2nd & 9 at own 22
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Jake Smith for 1 yd to the Texas 23
10:03
3rd & 8 at own 23
Sam Ehlinger run for 14 yds to the Texas 37 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at own 37
Keaontay Ingram run for 3 yds to the Texas 40
10:03
2nd & 7 at own 40
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Jake Smith for 5 yds to the Texas 45
10:03
3rd & 2 at own 45
Keaontay Ingram run for 15 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at opp 40
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Brennan Eagles for 28 yds to the Rice 12 for a 1ST down
6:33
1st & 10 at opp 12
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Jake Smith for 12 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 28, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 3 plays
6:33
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:33
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart sacked by Keondre Coburn for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 23
6:33
2nd & 12 at own 23
Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 30
6:33
3rd & 5 at own 30
Tom Stewart run for 1 yd to the Rice 31
6:33
4th & 4 at own 31
Chris Barnes punt for 34 yds, downed at the Texas 35
Texas Punt, 4 plays
4:29
1st & 10 at own 35
Daniel Young run for 13 yds to the Texas 48 for a 1ST down
4:29
1st & 10 at own 48
Daniel Young run for a loss of 2 yards to the Texas 46
4:29
2nd & 12 at own 46
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Roschon Johnson for 1 yd to the Texas 47
4:29
3rd & 11 at own 47
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Daniel Young for a loss of 1 yard to the Texas 46
2:27
4th & 12 at own 46
Timeout RICE, clock 02:27
2:27
4th & 12 at own 46
Ryan Bujcevski punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 11
Rice Punt, 3 plays
2:19
1st & 10 at own 11
Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 13
2:12
2nd & 8 at own 13
Timeout TEXAS, clock 02:12
2:12
2nd & 8 at own 13
RICE Penalty, false start (Justin Gooseberry) to the Rice 8
2:12
2nd & 13 at own 8
Aston Walter run for no gain to the Rice 8
2:03
3rd & 13 at own 8
Timeout TEXAS, clock 02:03
2:03
3rd & 13 at own 8
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 9 yds to the Rice 17
2:00
4th & 4 at own 17
Timeout TEXAS, clock 02:00
2:00
4th & 4 at own 17
Adam Nunez punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rice 41
Texas Field goal, 4 plays
1:55
1st & 10 at opp 41
Sam Ehlinger run for no gain to the Rice 41
1:55
2nd & 10 at opp 41
Sam Ehlinger pass incomplete to Roschon Johnson
1:55
3rd & 10 at opp 41
Keaontay Ingram run for 2 yds to the Rice 39
1:07
4th & 8 at opp 39
Timeout RICE, clock 01:07
1:01
4th & 8 at opp 39
Cameron Dicker 57 yd FG GOODTexas 31, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 4 plays
1:01
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:01
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart run for 1 yd to the Rice 26 for a 1ST down TEXAS Penalty, personal foul (Malcolm Roach) to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
1:01
1st & 10 at own 41
Tom Stewart pass complete to August Pitre III for 4 yds to the Rice 45
1:01
2nd & 6 at own 45
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner
1:01
3rd & 6 at own 45
Tom Stewart pass incomplete
1:01
4th & 6 at own 45
Chris Barnes punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Brandon Jones at the Texas 8
Texas End of half, 1 play
0:17
1st & 10 at own 8
Daniel Young run for 3 yds to the Texas 11
3rd quarter4 drives, then Texas 38, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 6 plays
15:00
2nd & 7 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart run for 5 yds to the Rice 30
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 30
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Rice 33
15:00
3rd & 2 at own 33
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 10 yds to the Rice 43 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 43
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Rice 46
15:00
2nd & 7 at own 46
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Rice 49
15:00
3rd & 4 at own 49
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
15:00
4th & 4 at own 49
Adam Nunez punt for 40 yds , Brandon Jones returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Texas 9
Texas Touchdown, 11 plays
11:20
1st & 10 at own 9
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 10 yds to the Texas 19 for a 1ST down
11:20
1st & 10 at own 19
Keaontay Ingram run for 4 yds to the Texas 23
11:20
2nd & 6 at own 23
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Devin Duvernay for 17 yds to the Texas 40 for a 1ST down
11:20
1st & 10 at own 40
Keaontay Ingram run for 3 yds to the Texas 43
11:20
2nd & 7 at own 43
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to John Burt for 18 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
8:43
1st & 10 at opp 39
Timeout RICE, clock 08:43
8:43
1st & 10 at opp 39
Roschon Johnson run for 7 yds to the Rice 32
8:43
2nd & 3 at opp 32
Roschon Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 33
8:43
3rd & 4 at opp 33
Roschon Johnson run for 11 yds to the Rice 22 for a 1ST down
8:43
1st & 10 at opp 22
Sam Ehlinger pass incomplete to John Burt
8:43
2nd & 10 at opp 22
Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Malcolm Epps for 8 yds to the Rice 14
6:32
3rd & 2 at opp 14
Keaontay Ingram run for 14 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 38, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 6 plays
6:32
1st & 0 at own 35
Cameron Dicker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:32
1st & 10 at own 25
Charlie Booker run for 2 yds to the Rice 27
6:32
2nd & 8 at own 27
Charlie Booker run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 26
6:32
3rd & 9 at own 26
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 45 yds to the Texas 29 for a 1ST down
6:32
1st & 10 at opp 29
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to August Pitre III, broken up by Anthony Cook
6:32
2nd & 10 at opp 29
Charlie Booker run for no gain to the Texas 29
6:32
3rd & 10 at opp 29
Tom Stewart sacked by Ayodele Adeoye and Jeffrey McCulloch for a loss of 9 yards to the Texas 38
6:32
4th & 19 at opp 38
Adam Nunez punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Brandon Jones at the Texas 9
Texas Punt, 8 plays
2:53
1st & 10 at own 9
Roschon Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Texas 8
2:53
2nd & 11 at own 8
Casey Thompson pass complete to Jordan Pouncey for 8 yds to the Texas 16
2:53
3rd & 3 at own 16
Casey Thompson run for 3 yds to the Texas 19 for a 1ST down
2:53
1st & 10 at own 19
Roschon Johnson run for 7 yds to the Texas 26
2:53
2nd & 3 at own 26
Roschon Johnson run for 6 yds to the Texas 32 for a 1ST down
2:53
1st & 10 at own 32
Casey Thompson pass incomplete
2:53
2nd & 10 at own 32
Casey Thompson pass complete to Marcus Washington for 3 yds to the Texas 35
Q4 15:00
3rd & 7 at own 35
Casey Thompson sacked by Blaze Alldredge for a loss of 8 yards to the Texas 27
Q4 15:00
4th & 15 at own 27
Ryan Bujcevski punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 27
4th quarter4 drives, then Texas 48, Rice 13
Rice Touchdown, 12 plays
14:16
1st & 10 at own 27
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Charlie Booker
14:16
2nd & 10 at own 27
Charlie Booker run for 9 yds to the Rice 36
14:16
3rd & 1 at own 36
Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 38 for a 1ST down
14:16
1st & 10 at own 38
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to August Pitre III
14:16
2nd & 10 at own 38
Tom Stewart sacked by Juwan Mitchell for a loss of 8 yards to the Rice 30
14:16
3rd & 18 at own 30
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 10 yds to the Texas 40 for a 1ST down TEXAS Penalty, personal foul (Josh Thompson) to the Texas 45 for a 1ST down
14:16
1st & 10 at opp 45
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 10 yds to the Texas 35 for a 1ST down
14:16
1st & 10 at opp 35
Tom Stewart pass complete to August Pitre III for 22 yds to the Texas 13 for a 1ST down
14:16
1st & 10 at opp 13
Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the Texas 12
14:16
2nd & 9 at opp 12
Aston Walter run for 6 yds to the Texas 6
14:16
3rd & 3 at opp 6
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Texas 3 for a 1ST down
7:50
1st & goal at opp 3
Tom Stewart pass complete to Aston Walter for 3 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison PAT MISSED)Texas 38, Rice 6
Texas Field goal, 7 plays
7:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 55 yds , D’Shawn Jamison return for 22 yds to the Texas 32
7:50
1st & 10 at own 32
Daniel Young run for 2 yds to the Texas 34
7:50
2nd & 8 at own 34
Casey Thompson pass complete to Daniel Young for 8 yds to the Texas 42 for a 1ST down
7:50
1st & 10 at own 42
Casey Thompson pass complete to Kennedy Lewis for 37 yds to the Rice 21 for a 1ST down
7:50
1st & 10 at opp 21
TEXAS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rice 26
7:50
1st & 15 at opp 26
Casey Thompson pass complete to Jake Smith for 3 yds to the Rice 23
7:50
2nd & 12 at opp 23
Casey Thompson run for no gain to the Rice 23
7:50
3rd & 12 at opp 23
TEXAS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rice 28
7:50
3rd & 17 at opp 28
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Marcus Washington, broken up by Tre’Shon Devones
3:29
4th & 17 at opp 28
Cameron Dicker 46 yd FG GOODTexas 41, Rice 6
Rice Touchdown, 8 plays
3:29
1st & 0 at own 35
Chris Naggar kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:29
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
3:29
2nd & 10 at own 25
Aston Walter run for 9 yds to the Rice 34
3:29
3rd & 1 at own 34
Aston Walter run for 8 yds to the Rice 42 for a 1ST down
3:29
1st & 10 at own 42
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
3:29
2nd & 10 at own 42
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 13 yds to the Texas 45 for a 1ST down
3:29
1st & 10 at opp 45
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 41 yds to the Texas 4 for a 1ST down
3:29
1st & goal at opp 4
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Donovan Duvernay
1:07
2nd & goal at opp 4
Tom Stewart pass complete to Aston Walter for 4 yds for a TD, (Antonio Montero KICK)Texas 41, Rice 13
0:53
1st & 0 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 63 yds , D’Shawn Jamison return for 98 yds for a TD, (Cameron Dicker KICK)Texas 48, Rice 13
Rice End of game, 2 plays
0:53
1st & 0 at own 35
Chris Naggar kickoff for 62 yds , Austin Trammell return for 22 yds to the Rice 25
0:53
1st & 10 at own 25
Charlie Booker run for 2 yds to the Rice 27
0:53
2nd & 8 at own 27
Charlie Booker run for 14 yds to the Rice 41 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.
PassingSam Ehlinger23 of 27, 279 yards, 3 TDTexas
Texas
Rice