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Rice at Army

Friday, August 30, 2019

Army beat Rice 14–⁠7. It was their ninth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 4–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayRice3–⁠9 in 2019
7
HomeArmy5–⁠8 in 2019
14

Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,238

At kickoff
82°F, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee J. Magallanes; umpire Troy Riley; head linesman Tracy Lynch; line judge M. McCarthy; side judge Scott Prewitt; field judge Kip Johnson; back judge Peter Beratta; center judge Larry HayesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rice07007
Army070714

Standouts

Photos from the game

  • Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)
    Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)Photo: United States Army photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)
    Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)Photo: United States Army photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)
    Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)Photo: United States Army photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)
    Army vs. Rice 2019 (Army vs. Rice University at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2019.)Photo: United States Army photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Player stats

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wiley Green7/146200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nahshon Ellerbe9103154
Aston Walter187209
Wiley Green2406
Cameron Montgomery1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Trammell440038
Nahshon Ellerbe115015
Brad Rozner1606
August Pitre III1101
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Antonio Montero11100
Anthony Ekpe81.500
Trey Schuman8000
Myles Adams7000

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.3/85310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.2180112
Sandon McCoy2070012
Christian Hayes135035
Kell Walker425011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Artice Hobbs119019
Kell Walker117117
Christian Hayes117017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Christiansen7000
Cameron Jones60.500
Arik Smith6000
Jaylon McClinton5000

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

Team stats

RiceArmy
243Total yards284
62Passing yards53
181Rushing yards231
4.4Yards per pass6.6
6.0Yards per rush4.1
10First downs17
3–⁠11Third downs9–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers1
3–⁠20Penalties4–⁠26
25:09Possession34:51
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

RiceArmy
32%Success rate45%
−0.00EPA per play0.04
1.27Explosiveness0.76
0.17Rushing EPA−0.01
−0.36Passing EPA0.39
20%Passing-down success31%
0.19First-down EPA−0.29
−0.02Second-down EPA0.00
0.10Third-down EPA0.82
8%Havoc by its defense16%

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 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Army −23.5, over/under 46.

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 95%, Rice 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneRice end zoneQ1 RicePunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 RiceMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ1 RicePunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 16 playsQ2 RiceTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 5 playsQ2 RiceMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ArmyPunt, 5 playsQ3 RicePunt, 8 playsQ3 ArmyFumble, 6 playsQ3 RicePunt, 4 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 RicePunt, 3 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 18 playsQ4 RiceTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 ArmyEnd of game, 2 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 RicePunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  3. Q1 RiceMissed FG, 4 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 RicePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 16 plays, 95 yards
  7. Q2 RiceTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  9. Q2 RiceMissed FG, 6 plays, 43 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  11. Q3 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, 29 yards
  12. Q3 RicePunt, 8 plays, 29 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyFumble, 6 plays, 35 yards
  14. Q3 RicePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  15. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  17. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 18 plays, 96 yards
  18. Q4 RiceTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 53 yards
  19. Q4 ArmyEnd of game, 2 plays, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
Rice Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 61 yds , Austin Trammell return for 17 yds to the Rice 21
15:001st & 10 at own 21Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Rice 25
15:002nd & 6 at own 25Wiley Green pass incomplete to Austin Trammell, broken up by Kelvin Hopkins Jr.
15:003rd & 6 at own 25Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 32Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the Rice 33
15:002nd & 9 at own 33Wiley Green pass incomplete
15:003rd & 9 at own 33Wiley Green pass complete to Austin Trammell for no gain to the Rice 33
15:004th & 9 at own 33Adam Nunez punt for 61 yds, downed at the Army 6
Army Turnover on downs, 4 plays
11:571st & 10 at own 6Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Army 9
11:572nd & 7 at own 9Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Army 15
11:573rd & 1 at own 15Sandon McCoy run for no gain to the Army 15
11:574th & 1 at own 15Sandon McCoy run for no gain to the Army 15
Rice Missed FG, 4 plays
9:571st & 10 at opp 15Cameron Montgomery run for 2 yds to the Army 13
9:132nd & 8 at opp 13Timeout RICE, clock 09:13
9:132nd & 8 at opp 13Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Army 9
9:133rd & 4 at opp 9Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the Army 8
7:454th & 3 at opp 8Will Harrison 26 yd FG MISSED
Army Punt, 4 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 20Kell Walker run for 11 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 31Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Army 33
7:452nd & 8 at own 33Artice Hobbs IV run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 30
7:453rd & 11 at own 30Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 27
7:454th & 14 at own 27Zach Potter punt for 40 yds, downed at the Rice 33
Rice Punt, 3 plays
5:211st & 10 at own 33Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 35
5:212nd & 8 at own 35Aston Walter run for 5 yds to the Rice 40
5:213rd & 3 at own 40Wiley Green pass incomplete
5:214th & 3 at own 40Adam Nunez punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 5 , Akyah Miranda returns for no gain to the Army 40 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (4 Yards) to the Army 5
Army Touchdown, 16 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 5Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 9 yds to the Army 14
3:382nd & 1 at own 14Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for no gain to the Army 14
3:383rd & 1 at own 14Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the Army 18 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 18Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd to the Army 19
3:382nd & 9 at own 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 20
3:383rd & 8 at own 20RICE Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Army 25
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 25Sandon McCoy run for 5 yds to the Army 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 30Artice Hobbs IV run for 4 yds to the Army 34
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 34Jabari Laws run for 3 yds to the Army 37
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 37Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 39
Q2 15:004th & 1 at own 39Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 42Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 1 yd to the Army 43
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 43Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 43Christian Hayes run for 35 yds to the Rice 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Rice 19
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Christian Hayes for 17 yds to the Rice 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:571st & 0 at opp 2Timeout RICE, clock 08:57
Q2 8:501st & goal at opp 2Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD, (Cole Talley KICK)Army 7, Rice 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Rice Touchdown, 4 plays
8:501st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 62 yds
8:501st & 10 at own 25Nahshon Ellerbe run for no gain to the Rice 25
8:502nd & 10 at own 25Nahshon Ellerbe run for 6 yds to the Rice 31
8:503rd & 4 at own 31Wiley Green pass complete to Nahshon Ellerbe for 15 yds to the Rice 46 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at own 46Nahshon Ellerbe run for 54 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Tied at 7
Army Punt, 5 plays
6:301st & 0 at own 35Will Harrison kickoff for 61 yds , Brandon Walters return for 14 yds to the Army 18
6:231st & 10 at own 18Artice Hobbs IV run for 7 yds to the Army 25
6:232nd & 3 at own 25Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at own 29Malik Hancock run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 28
6:232nd & 11 at own 28Kell Walker run for no gain to the Army 28
6:233rd & 11 at own 28Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Hancock
6:234th & 11 at own 28Zach Potter punt for 47 yds , Austin Trammell returns for 6 yds to the Rice 31
Rice Missed FG, 6 plays
3:231st & 10 at own 31Nahshon Ellerbe run for 2 yds to the Rice 33
3:232nd & 8 at own 33Wiley Green pass complete to Austin Trammell for 38 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at opp 29Nahshon Ellerbe run for 3 yds to the Army 26
3:232nd & 7 at opp 26Nahshon Ellerbe run for no gain to the Army 26
3:233rd & 7 at opp 26Wiley Green pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
0:294th & 7 at opp 26Will Harrison 44 yd FG MISSED
Army End of half, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at own 26Sandon McCoy run for 4 yds to the Army 30
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Army Punt, 5 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 35Will Harrison kickoff for 63 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Sandon McCoy run for 9 yds to the Army 34
15:002nd & 1 at own 34Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Artice Hobbs IV for 19 yds to the Rice 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 49
15:002nd & 12 at opp 49Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Artice Hobbs IV
15:003rd & 12 at opp 49Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Rice 46
15:004th & 9 at opp 46Zach Potter punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rice 6
Rice Punt, 8 plays
12:121st & 10 at own 6Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 13
12:122nd & 3 at own 13Aston Walter run for 6 yds to the Rice 19 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at own 19Wiley Green pass incomplete to Jonathan Sanchez
12:122nd & 10 at own 19Aston Walter run for 9 yds to the Rice 28
12:123rd & 1 at own 28Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 30 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at own 30Wiley Green pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
12:122nd & 10 at own 30Aston Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 29
12:123rd & 11 at own 29Wiley Green run for 6 yds to the Rice 35
12:124th & 5 at own 35Chris Barnes punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 27
Army Fumble, 6 plays
7:581st & 10 at own 27Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Kell Walker
7:582nd & 10 at own 27Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 8 yds to the Army 35
7:583rd & 2 at own 35Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at own 38Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 40
7:582nd & 8 at own 40Kell Walker run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at the 50Sandon McCoy run for 5 yds to the Rice 38 Sandon McCoy fumbled, forced by Elijah Garcia, recovered by Rice Blaze Alldredge
Rice Punt, 4 plays
5:401st & 10 at own 38Nahshon Ellerbe run for 15 yds to the Army 47 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 47Nahshon Ellerbe run for 8 yds to the Army 39
5:402nd & 2 at opp 39Aston Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 40
5:403rd & 3 at opp 40Wiley Green pass complete to Austin Trammell for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 44
5:404th & 7 at opp 44Adam Nunez punt for 40 yds, downed at the Army 4 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (Amadeo West) to the Army 2
Army Punt, 3 plays
2:431st & 10 at own 2Sandon McCoy run for no gain to the Army 2
2:432nd & 10 at own 2Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 4
2:433rd & 8 at own 4Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass incomplete to Artice Hobbs IV
2:434th & 8 at own 4Zach Potter punt for 48 yds , Austin Trammell returns for 17 yds to the Army 35
Rice Punt, 3 plays
1:011st & 10 at opp 35Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Army 33
1:012nd & 8 at opp 33WALTER, Aston rush for 24 yards to the ARMY9 (Lowery, J.), PENALTY RICE holding (WILLIAMS, R.) 10 yards to the ARMY43, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 18 at opp 43Wiley Green pass complete to August Pitre III for 1 yd to the Army 42
Q4 15:003rd & 17 at opp 42Wiley Green pass complete to Austin Trammell for 6 yds to the Army 36
Q4 15:004th & 11 at opp 36Adam Nunez punt for 32 yds, downed at the Army 4
4th quarter3 drives, then Army 14, Rice 7
Army Touchdown, 18 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 4Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Army 6
13:192nd & 8 at own 6Sandon McCoy run for 7 yds to the Army 13
13:193rd & 1 at own 13Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at own 15Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 4 yds to the Army 19
13:192nd & 6 at own 19Artice Hobbs IV run for 7 yds to the Army 26 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at own 26Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 31
13:192nd & 5 at own 31Cade Barnard run for 3 yds to the Army 34
13:193rd & 2 at own 34Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 12 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at own 46Sandon McCoy run for 6 yds to the Rice 48
13:192nd & 4 at opp 48Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Rice 45
13:193rd & 1 at opp 45Cade Barnard run for 4 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 41Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Rice 35
13:192nd & 4 at opp 35Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd to the Rice 34
13:193rd & 3 at opp 34Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 4 yds to the Rice 30 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 30Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 11 yds to the Rice 19 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 19Kell Walker run for 4 yds to the Rice 15
13:192nd & 6 at opp 15Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Rice 12
13:193rd & 3 at opp 12ARMY Penalty, false start (Kell Walker) to the Rice 17
3:583rd & 8 at opp 17Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Kell Walker for 17 yds for a TD, (Cole Talley KICK)Army 14, Rice 7
Rice Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:581st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 60 yds , Austin Trammell return for 16 yds to the Rice 21
3:521st & 10 at own 21Nahshon Ellerbe run for 15 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at own 36Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 43
3:522nd & 3 at own 43RICE Penalty, false start (Jaeger Bull) to the Rice 38
3:522nd & 8 at own 38GREEN, Wiley pass incomplete to MYERS, Jordan, PENALTY ARMY pass interference (Bordeau, J.) 15 yards to the ARMY47, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY.
3:521st & 10 at opp 47Aston Walter run for 9 yds to the Army 38
3:522nd & 1 at opp 38Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the Army 35 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at opp 35Timeout RICE, clock 01:23
1:231st & 10 at opp 35Wiley Green run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 37 Wiley Green fumbled, recovered by Rice Aston Walter
1:232nd & 12 at opp 37Aston Walter run for 5 yds to the Army 32
1:083rd & 7 at opp 32Timeout RICE, clock 01:08
1:083rd & 7 at opp 32Wiley Green pass complete to Brad Rozner for 6 yds to the Army 26
1:084th & 1 at opp 26Wiley Green pass incomplete to Jaeger Bull, broken up by Jaylon McClinton
Army End of game, 2 plays
0:541st & 10 at own 26TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 25
0:542nd & 11 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 23

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.

The series

Every Rice–Army game

Army leads 5–⁠4–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the one 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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