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Rice at Middle Tennessee

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Rice beat Middle Tennessee 31–⁠28. It was their first meeting; after it, Rice led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayRice3–⁠9 in 2019
31
HomeMiddle Tennessee4–⁠8 in 2019
28

Final at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, MurfreesboroTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,411

At kickoff
52°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Smyrna Airport (KMQY), 22 km from the stadium, 26 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Justin Elliott; umpire Dongray Johnson; head linesman Jerry Harris; line judge Maia Chaka; side judge Tony Lombardo; field judge Carlos Guzman; back judge Michael Bailey; center judge Eric SteenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rice10210031
Middle Tennessee0147728

Standouts

Player stats

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tom Stewart18/2322230
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aston Walter15106134
Juma Otoviano2042010
Zane Knipe112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brad Rozner8130334
Jordan Myers332013
Juma Otoviano228022
Austin Trammell322012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
George Nyakwol71.500
Antonio Montero7000
Blaze Alldredge7100
Tyrae Thornton5000
Andrew Bird0001

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Asher O’Hara22/3133821
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Asher O’Hara1979231
Terelle West62109
Jarrin Pierce1909
D.J. England-Chisolm1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty Lee7154190
Jimmy Marshall7112131
Jarrin Pierce439026
Isiah Upton12000
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kylan Stribling14000
Chris Melton7100
Jovante Moffatt7000
Tyshun Render6110
D.Q. Thomas5110

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

Team stats

RiceMiddle Tennessee
377Total yards458
222Passing yards338
155Rushing yards120
9.3Yards per pass10.9
3.8Yards per rush4.0
17First downs21
7–⁠16Third downs3–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers2
7–⁠56Penalties4–⁠63
32:20Possession24:18
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

RiceMiddle Tennessee
42%Success rate41%
0.20EPA per play0.11
1.32Explosiveness1.10
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.26
0.54Passing EPA0.48
35%Passing-down success54%
0.16First-down EPA0.14
0.05Second-down EPA0.00
0.36Third-down EPA0.00
15%Havoc by its defense15%

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)

Middle Tennessee 82% to win. Rice won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Middle Tennessee −13, over/under 46.5.

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 Middle Tennessee 82%, Rice 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Middle Tennessee end zoneRice end zoneQ1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 1 playQ1 RiceField goal, 7 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ1 RicePunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 1 playQ2 RiceTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 RiceTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeInterception, 4 playsQ3 RicePunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 11 playsQ3 RicePunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 RicePunt, 9 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 7 playsQ4 RicePunt, 7 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 RicePunt, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Middle Tennessee drives left to right, Rice right to left.
  1. Q1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 1 play, 14 yards
  2. Q1 RiceField goal, 7 plays, 15 yards
  3. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 RicePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q1 RiceTouchdown, 6 plays, 53 yards
  7. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q1 RiceTouchdown, 8 plays, 50 yards
  9. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 74 yards
  10. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 1 play, 90 yards
  12. Q2 RiceTouchdown, 2 plays, 40 yards
  13. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q2 RiceTouchdown, 9 plays, 79 yards
  15. Q2 Middle TennesseeInterception, 4 plays, 20 yards
  16. Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 11 plays, 54 yards
  18. Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  19. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
  20. Q3 RicePunt, 9 plays, 26 yards
  21. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 7 plays, 33 yards
  22. Q4 RicePunt, 7 plays, 38 yards
  23. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 plays, 91 yards
  24. Q4 RicePunt, 6 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Rice 10, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Fumble, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 10 yds Ty Lee fumbled, forced by Tre’Shon Devones, recovered by Rice George Nyakwol
Rice Field goal, 7 plays
14:501st & 10 at opp 39Aston Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 40
14:502nd & 11 at opp 40Tom Stewart pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 6 yds to the MTnSt 34
14:503rd & 5 at opp 34Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 12 yds to the MTnSt 22 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 22Juma Otoviano run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 23
14:502nd & 11 at opp 23Tom Stewart sacked by DQ Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 24
14:503rd & 12 at opp 24Juma Otoviano run for no gain to the MTnSt 24
10:504th & 12 at opp 24Chris Barnes 42 yd FG GOODRice 3, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
10:501st & 0 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 62 yds , Ty Lee return for 17 yds to the MTnSt 20
10:441st & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara run for no gain to the MTnSt 20
10:442nd & 10 at own 20Jarrin Pierce run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 29
10:443rd & 1 at own 29Terelle West run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 31 for a 1ST down
10:441st & 10 at own 31Ty Lee run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 34
10:442nd & 7 at own 34Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
10:443rd & 7 at own 34Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
10:444th & 7 at own 34Kyle Ulbrich punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 22
Rice Punt, 3 plays
8:231st & 10 at own 22Juma Otoviano run for 7 yds to the Rice 29
8:232nd & 3 at own 29Tom Stewart pass incomplete
8:233rd & 3 at own 29Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Cameron Valentine
8:234th & 3 at own 29Chris Barnes punt for 55 yds, fair catch by Ty Lee at the MTnSt 16
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
7:281st & 10 at own 16Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 17
7:282nd & 9 at own 17Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 7 yds to the MTnSt 24
7:283rd & 2 at own 24Asher O’Hara run for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 20
7:284th & 6 at own 20Kyle Ulbrich punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 47
Rice Touchdown, 6 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 47Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 13 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 40Juma Otoviano run for no gain to the MTnSt 40
5:422nd & 10 at opp 40Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 37
5:423rd & 7 at opp 37Tom Stewart run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 32
5:424th & 2 at opp 32Juma Otoviano run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at opp 30Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 30 yds for a TD (Chris Barnes KICK)Rice 10, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
2:111st & 0 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:111st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 29
2:112nd & 6 at own 29Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 32
2:113rd & 3 at own 32Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 1 yd to the MTnSt 33 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
2:114th & 2 at own 33Kyle Ulbrich punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the MIDDLETENN 35 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Chris Melton) to the 50 yard line
Rice Touchdown, 8 plays
0:291st & 10 at the 50Juma Otoviano run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Juma Otoviano run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 39
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 39Zane Knipe run for 12 yds to the MTnSt 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Juma Otoviano run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 26
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 26Juma Otoviano run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 25
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 25Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 16 yds to the MTnSt 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 9Juma Otoviano run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 8 RICE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the MTnSt 18
Q2 11:271st & goal at opp 18Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 18 yds for a TD (Chris Barnes KICK)Rice 17, Middle Tennessee 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 14
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
11:271st & 0 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 39 yds
11:271st & 10 at own 26DJ England-Chisolm run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 31
11:272nd & 5 at own 31Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 30
11:273rd & 6 at own 30O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to MARSHALL, Jimmy (CHAMBERLAIN, T.), PENALTY RICE holding (CHAMBERLAIN, T.) 10 yards to the MT40, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
11:271st & 10 at own 40Terelle West run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 43
11:272nd & 7 at own 43Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
11:273rd & 7 at own 43O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to LEE, Ty, QB hurry by ALLDREDGE, B., PENALTY RICE pass interference (DEVONES, T.) 15 yards to the RICE42, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
11:271st & 10 at opp 42Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 31 yds to the Rice 11 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at opp 11Terelle West run for 4 yds to the Rice 7
11:272nd & 6 at opp 7Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the Rice 3
11:273rd & 2 at opp 3Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
8:144th & 2 at opp 3Timeout RICE, clock 08:14
8:144th & 2 at opp 3O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to ANDERSON, Brad (NYAKWOL, George), PENALTY RICE holding (THORNTON, Tyrae) 1 yards to the RICE2, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
8:011st & goal at opp 2Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Rice 17, Middle Tennessee 7
Rice Punt, 3 plays
8:011st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 55 yds , Nahshon Ellerbe return for 36 yds to the Rice 46
7:531st & 10 at own 46Juma Otoviano run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 49
7:532nd & 5 at opp 49Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 46
7:533rd & 2 at opp 46Tom Stewart run for no gain to the MTnSt 46
7:534th & 2 at opp 46Adam Nunez punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 10
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 1 play
5:291st & 10 at own 10Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 90 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Rice 17, Middle Tennessee 14
Rice Touchdown, 2 plays
5:291st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 54 yds , Nahshon Ellerbe return for 34 yds to the MIDDLETENN 31 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Gregory Grate Jr.) to the MTnSt 40
5:211st & 10 at opp 40Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 6 yds to the MTnSt 34
4:312nd & 4 at opp 34Aston Walter run for 34 yds for a TD (Chris Barnes KICK)Rice 24, Middle Tennessee 14
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
4:311st & 0 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 37 yds
4:311st & 10 at own 28Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 31
4:312nd & 7 at own 31Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 34
4:313rd & 4 at own 34Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
4:314th & 4 at own 34Kyle Ulbrich punt for 45 yds , Austin Trammell returns for no gain to the Rice 21
Rice Touchdown, 9 plays
3:071st & 10 at own 21Timeout RICE, clock 03:07
3:071st & 10 at own 21Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 8 yds to the Rice 29
3:072nd & 2 at own 29Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Chris Stamps
3:073rd & 2 at own 29Juma Otoviano run for 4 yds to the Rice 33 for a 1ST down
3:071st & 10 at own 33Tom Stewart pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 22 yds to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
3:071st & 10 at opp 45Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 9 yds to the MTnSt 36
3:072nd & 1 at opp 36Juma Otoviano run for no gain to the MTnSt 36
0:243rd & 1 at opp 36Timeout RICE, clock 00:24
0:243rd & 1 at opp 36Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 34 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at opp 34TEAM pass incomplete
0:142nd & 10 at opp 34Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 34 yds for a TD (Chris Barnes KICK)Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 14
Middle Tennessee Interception, 4 plays
0:141st & 0 at own 35Zach Hoban kickoff for 40 yds
0:141st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
0:142nd & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Terelle West for 3 yds to the MTnSt 28
0:143rd & 7 at own 0Asher O’Hara run for 31 yds to the MIDDLETENN 41 for a 1ST down RICE Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
0:011st & 10 at own 45Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:01
0:011st & 10 at own 45Asher O’Hara pass intercepted Andrew Bird return for 6 yds to the Rice 22
3rd quarter5 drives, then Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 21
Rice Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 41 yds , Jordan Myers return for 12 yds to the Rice 36
14:561st & 10 at own 36Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Rice 40
14:562nd & 6 at own 40Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Rice 44
14:563rd & 2 at own 44Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell, broken up by Khalil Brooks
14:564th & 2 at own 44Chris Barnes punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Ty Lee at the MTnSt 6
Middle Tennessee Punt, 11 plays
13:223rd & 2 at own 14Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 5 yds to the MTnSt 19 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at own 19Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 11 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at own 30Asher O’Hara run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at own 40Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 43
13:221st & 10 at own 6Terelle West run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 5
13:222nd & 11 at own 5Terelle West run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 14
13:222nd & 7 at own 43Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Terelle West
13:223rd & 7 at own 43Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 14 yds to the Rice 43 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at opp 43Jayy McDonald run for 4 yds to the Rice 39
13:222nd & 6 at opp 39Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 40
13:223rd & 7 at opp 40Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
13:224th & 7 at opp 40Matthew Stephenson punt for 39 yds, downed at the Rice 1
Rice Punt, 3 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 1RICE Penalty, Offensive offside (Nick Leverett) to the Rice 1
8:351st & 10 at own 1Aston Walter run for no gain to the Rice 1
8:352nd & 10 at own 1Aston Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 3
7:193rd & 8 at own 3Timeout RICE, clock 07:19
7:193rd & 8 at own 3Tom Stewart pass complete to Aston Walter for 6 yds to the Rice 9
7:194th & 2 at own 9Adam Nunez punt for 36 yds , Ty Lee returns for 2 yds to the Rice 43
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 6 plays
6:361st & 10 at opp 43Asher O’Hara run for 10 yds to the Rice 33 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at opp 33Asher O’Hara pass complete to Tyrese Johnson for 2 yds to the Rice 31
6:362nd & 8 at opp 31Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the Rice 26
6:363rd & 3 at opp 26Asher O’Hara run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 28
6:364th & 5 at opp 28Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 21 yds to the Rice 7 for a 1ST down
4:191st & goal at opp 7Asher O’Hara run for 7 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 21
Rice Punt, 9 plays
4:191st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 49 yds , Aston Walter return for 17 yds to the Rice 33
4:141st & 10 at own 33Juma Otoviano run for 5 yds to the Rice 38
4:142nd & 5 at own 38Juma Otoviano run for 2 yds to the Rice 40
4:143rd & 3 at own 40Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 5 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at own 45Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 9 yds to the MTnSt 46
4:142nd & 1 at opp 46Juma Otoviano run for no gain to the MTnSt 46
4:143rd & 1 at opp 46Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at opp 45Juma Otoviano run for no gain to the MTnSt 45
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 45Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 42
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 42Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 1 yd to the MTnSt 41
Q4 15:004th & 6 at opp 41Adam Nunez punt for 41 yds for a touchback
4th quarter4 drives, then Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 28
Middle Tennessee Punt, 7 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara run for no gain to the MTnSt 20
13:302nd & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 16 yds to the MTnSt 36 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 36Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 37
13:302nd & 9 at own 37Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 12 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 49Terelle West run for 4 yds to the Rice 47
13:302nd & 6 at opp 47MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive offside (Luke Harris) to the MTnSt 49
13:302nd & 10 at own 49Asher O’Hara run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 47 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
13:303rd & 12 at own 47Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 6 yds to the Rice 47
13:304th & 6 at opp 47Matthew Stephenson punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 16
Rice Punt, 7 plays
9:461st & 10 at own 16Juma Otoviano run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 14
9:462nd & 12 at own 14Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 12 yds to the Rice 26 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at own 26Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 33
9:462nd & 3 at own 33Aston Walter run for 19 yds to the MTnSt 48 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 48Nahshon Ellerbe run for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 48
9:462nd & 14 at own 48Tom Stewart sacked by Tyshun Render for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 43
9:463rd & 19 at own 43Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 11 yds to the MTnSt 46
5:314th & 8 at opp 46Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 05:31
5:314th & 8 at opp 46Adam Nunez punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Ty Lee at the MTnSt 9
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 6 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 9Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 7 yds to the MTnSt 16
5:252nd & 3 at own 16Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 26 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at own 42Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 13 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at opp 45Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 13 yds to the Rice 32 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at opp 32Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 12 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down
3:221st & 10 at opp 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 20 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 28
Rice Punt, 6 plays
3:221st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 52 yds , Nahshon Ellerbe return for 18 yds to the Rice 31
3:171st & 10 at own 31Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Malik Manciel
3:172nd & 10 at own 31Tom Stewart pass complete to Jaeger Bull for 4 yds to the Rice 35
3:173rd & 6 at own 35RICE Penalty, false start (Brad Rozner) to the Rice 30
3:173rd & 11 at own 30Aston Walter run for 24 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 46Aston Walter run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 41
1:142nd & 5 at opp 41Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 01:14
1:142nd & 5 at opp 41Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 40
1:093rd & 4 at opp 40Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 01:09
1:093rd & 4 at opp 40Aston Walter run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 39
0:244th & 3 at opp 39Timeout RICE, clock 00:24
0:244th & 3 at opp 39Adam Nunez punt for 39 yds for a touchback

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–Middle Tennessee game

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2020Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34
2019Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 28

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