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McNeese at Rice

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Rice beat McNeese 52–⁠10. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMcNeese4–⁠7 in 2022
10
HomeRice5–⁠8 in 2022
52

Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN3Attendance 18,629

At kickoff
88°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Official
Ed ArditoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
McNeese0010010
Rice102114752

Standouts

Player stats

McNeese

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Knox Kadum5/126501
Cam Ransom3/92601
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Deonta McMahon5101162
D’Angelo Durham855018
Cam Ransom1020038
Marcus McElroy Jr.1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mason Pierce337026
Josh Matthews233020
D’Angelo Durham111011
Deonta McMahon1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kordell Williams120.500
Enos Lewis11000
Micah Davey10100
Tyler Barnes91.500

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tj McMahon20/2927440
Shawqui Itraish1/2400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ari Broussard1771119
Dean Connors644022
Juma Otoviano635023
Uriah West73206
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brad Rozner3101275
Isaiah Esdale453030
Luke McCaffrey446016
Jack Bradley226117
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Blake Boenisch51.50.50
Myron Morrison5100
Ikenna Enechukwu31.51.50
Kenny Seymour Jr.3110
Quent Titre3000
Gabe Taylor2001
Demone Green1110
Treshawn Chamberlain1001

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

Team stats

McNeeseRice
263Total yards487
91Passing yards278
172Rushing yards209
4.3Yards per pass9.0
5.7Yards per rush4.9
14First downs26
1–⁠10Third downs10–⁠16
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠3
5Turnovers0
2–⁠20Penalties7–⁠67
21:48Possession38:12
0Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

McNeeseRice
35%Success rate50%
−0.33EPA per play0.41
1.49Explosiveness1.47
0.01Rushing EPA0.36
−0.69Passing EPA0.47
28%Passing-down success48%
−0.03First-down EPA0.19
0.05Second-down EPA0.42
−1.62Third-down EPA0.91
15%Havoc by its defense31%

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)

Rice 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Rice −7.5, over/under 52.5.

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 Rice 70%, McNeese 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Rice end zoneMcNeese end zoneQ1 McNeeseFumble, 1 playQ1 RicePunt, 11 playsQ1 RiceField goal, 4 playsQ1 McNeeseTurnover on downs, 3 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 McNeeseInterception, 5 playsQ1 RiceTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 McNeeseTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 McNeeseFumble, 3 playsQ2 RiceTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ2 RiceMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 1 playQ3 McNeeseTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 McNeesePunt, 5 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 McNeesePunt, 5 playsQ3 RicePunt, 3 playsQ3 McNeeseField goal, 7 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ4 RiceTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 McNeeseResult not recorded, 7 playsQ4 RiceTurnover on downs, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rice drives left to right, McNeese right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 McNeeseFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  2. Q1 RicePunt, 11 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 RiceField goal, 4 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 McNeeseTurnover on downs, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 RiceTouchdown, 4 plays, 32 yards
  6. Q1 McNeeseInterception, 5 plays, 38 yards
  7. Q1 RiceTouchdown, 11 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 McNeeseTouchdown, 8 plays, −22 yards
  9. Q2 McNeeseFumble, 3 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q2 RiceTouchdown, 5 plays, 17 yards
  11. Q2 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  12. Q2 RiceMissed FG, 8 plays, 24 yards
  13. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
  14. Q3 McNeeseTouchdown, 2 plays, 74 yards
  15. Q3 McNeesePunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 6 plays, 77 yards
  17. Q3 McNeesePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  18. Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q3 McNeeseField goal, 7 plays, 60 yards
  20. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  21. Q4 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  22. Q4 RiceTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 36 yards
  23. Q4 McNeeseResult not recorded, 7 plays, −24 yards
  24. Q4 RiceTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Rice 10, McNeese 0
Rice Punt, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25RICE Penalty, Offensive holding (Jack Bradley) to the Rice 15
0:001st & 20 at own 15Ari Broussard run for 3 yds to the Rice 18
0:002nd & 17 at own 18TJ McMahon pass complete to Isaiah Esdale for 15 yds to the Rice 33
0:003rd & 2 at own 33Ari Broussard run for 4 yds to the Rice 37 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 37TJ McMahon pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 7 yds to the Rice 44
0:002nd & 3 at own 44Dean Connors run for 4 yds to the Rice 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the Rice 49
0:002nd & 9 at own 49TJ McMahon pass complete to Isaiah Esdale for 6 yds to the McNSt 45
0:003rd & 3 at opp 45Ari Broussard run for 4 yds to the McNSt 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41RICE Penalty, personal foul (Braedon Nutter) to the Rice 44
0:001st & 25 at own 44pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
0:002nd & 25 at own 44Ari Broussard run for 8 yds to the McNSt 48
0:003rd & 17 at opp 48TJ McMahon pass complete to Jerry Johnson III for a loss of 3 yards to the Rice 49
Rice Field goal, 4 plays
0:001st & goal at opp 9Ari Broussard run for a loss of 1 yard to the McNSt 10
0:002nd & goal at opp 10pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
0:003rd & goal at opp 10TJ McMahon pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner, broken up by Richard Akers
McNeese Turnover on downs, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18pass incomplete to Josh Matthews
0:002nd & 10 at own 18Knox Kadum pass incomplete to Ben Renfro, broken up by Lamont Narcisse
0:004th & 1 at own 27MCNEESE ST Penalty, delay of game (Koby Duru) to the McNSt 22
Rice Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 35Ari Broussard run for 3 yds to the McNSt 32
0:002nd & 7 at opp 32Ari Broussard run for 19 yds to the McNSt 13 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 13
McNeese Turnover on downs, 3 plays
0:003rd & 10 at own 18Knox Kadum pass complete to Mason Pierce for 9 yds to the McNSt 27
McNeese Interception, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25D’Angelo Durham run for 8 yds to the McNSt 33
0:002nd & 2 at own 33Knox Kadum pass complete to Mason Pierce for 26 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41Knox Kadum pass complete to Deonta McMahon for 8 yds to the Rice 33
0:002nd & 2 at opp 33Knox Kadum sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 37
Rice Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Ari Broussard run for 11 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41TJ McMahon pass complete to Ari Broussard for 10 yds to the McNSt 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 49TJ McMahon pass complete to Cameron Montgomery for 11 yds to the McNSt 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 38TJ McMahon pass complete to Dean Connors for a loss of 2 yards to the McNSt 40
15:001st & 10 at own 35Garrison Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:264th & 20 at own 49Conor Hunt punt for 37 yds
8:201st & 10 at own 14Knox Kadum run for a loss of 5 yards to the McNSt 9 Knox Kadum fumbled, recovered by Rice Myron Morrison
7:234th & goal at opp 10Christian VanSickle 28 yd FG GOODRice 3, McNeese 0
7:181st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 55 yds , Deonta McMahon return for 8 yds to the McNSt 18
6:134th & 6 at own 22Callum Eddings punt for 8 yds
Rice Touchdown, 4 plays
4:382nd & 10 at opp 13TJ McMahon pass complete to Bradley Rozner for 13 yds for a TD, (Christian VanSickle KICK)Rice 10, McNeese 0
4:381st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
McNeese Interception, 5 plays
2:243rd & 6 at opp 37Cam Ransom pass incomplete to Tyronne Hayes, broken up by Myron Morrison
2nd quarter9 drives, then Rice 31, McNeese 0
McNeese Touchdown, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Deonta McMahon run for 22 yds to the McNSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Knox Kadum pass incomplete to Josh Matthews
0:002nd & 10 at own 47Deonta McMahon run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 7 at the 50RICE Penalty, personal foul (Chris Conti) to the Rice 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 35Knox Kadum run for 9 yds to the Rice 26
0:002nd & 1 at opp 26Deonta McMahon run for 6 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down
McNeese Fumble, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Cam Ransom run for 1 yd to the McNSt 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26Cam Ransom run for 8 yds to the McNSt 34
Rice Touchdown, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Cameron Montgomery run for a loss of 1 yard to the McNSt 21
0:002nd & 11 at opp 21pass incomplete to Jack Bradley
0:003rd & 11 at opp 21TJ McMahon run for 17 yds to the McNSt 4 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 4Cameron Montgomery run for 2 yds to the McNSt 2
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25
Rice Missed FG, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 47Dean Connors run for 9 yds to the McNSt 44
0:002nd & 1 at opp 44TJ McMahon pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey, broken up by Jayden Davis
0:003rd & 1 at opp 44
0:004th & 1 at opp 44Ari Broussard run for 2 yds to the McNSt 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 42pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
0:002nd & 10 at opp 42TJ McMahon pass incomplete to Cameron Montgomery, broken up by Gerrell Green
0:003rd & 10 at opp 42TJ McMahon pass complete to Bradley Rozner for 13 yds to the McNSt 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 29Tim Horn 47 yd FG MISSED
Rice Touchdown, 11 plays
10:173rd & 7 at opp 9TJ McMahon run for 9 yds for a TD, (Christian VanSickle KICK)Rice 17, McNeese 0
10:171st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
McNeese Touchdown, 8 plays
7:581st & 10 at opp 20D’Angelo Durham run for 6 yds to the Rice 14
6:593rd & 4 at opp 14Gabe Taylor 91 Yd Interception Return (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 24, McNeese 0
6:591st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:313rd & 1 at own 34Cam Ransom run for a loss of 14 yards to the McNSt 20 Cam Ransom fumbled, recovered by Rice Sean Fresch
Rice Touchdown, 5 plays
3:262nd & goal at opp 2Ari Broussard 2 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 31, McNeese 0
3:061st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 60 yds , Deonta McMahon return for 20 yds to the McNSt 25
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
2:552nd & 10 at own 25Cam Ransom sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the McNSt 17
2:453rd & 18 at own 17Knox Kadum pass complete to Mason Pierce for 2 yds to the McNSt 19
1:434th & 16 at own 19Callum Eddings punt for 44 yds , Sean Fresch returns for 10 yds to the Rice 47
3rd quarter10 drives, then Rice 45, McNeese 10
McNeese Touchdown, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 23Knox Kadum run for 15 yds to the McNSt 38 for a 1ST down
McNeese Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Knox Kadum pass incomplete to Josh Matthews, broken up by Jordan Dunbar
0:002nd & 10 at own 25D’Angelo Durham run for 18 yds to the McNSt 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43D’Angelo Durham run for 3 yds to the McNSt 46
0:002nd & 7 at own 46pass incomplete to Mason Pierce
0:003rd & 7 at own 46Knox Kadum sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the McNSt 43
Rice Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20
0:002nd & 10 at own 20TJ McMahon pass complete to Isaiah Esdale for 2 yds to the Rice 22
0:003rd & 8 at own 22TJ McMahon pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 16 yds to the Rice 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 38
0:002nd & 10 at own 38MCNEESE ST Penalty, personal foul (Kordell Williams) to the McNSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 47TJ McMahon pass complete to Isaiah Esdale for 30 yds to the McNSt 17 for a 1ST down
McNeese Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25D’Angelo Durham run for 17 yds to the McNSt 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Cam Ransom run for 10 yds to the Rice 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 48pass incomplete to Aalah Brown
0:002nd & 10 at opp 48D’Angelo Durham run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 49
0:003rd & 11 at opp 49pass incomplete to Severyn Foster
Rice Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Ari Broussard run for 2 yds to the Rice 22
0:002nd & 8 at own 22TJ McMahon pass complete to Micah Barnett for 6 yds to the Rice 28
0:003rd & 2 at own 28Ari Broussard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 26
McNeese Field goal, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 34Cam Ransom run for 38 yds to the Rice 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28pass incomplete to Mason Pierce
0:002nd & 10 at opp 28Deonta McMahon run for 8 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down RICE Penalty, personal foul (Chris Conti) to the Rice 10 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 10D’Angelo Durham run for 4 yds to the Rice 6
0:002nd & goal at opp 6pass incomplete to Markel Cotton
0:003rd & goal at opp 6pass incomplete to Deonta McMahon
Rice Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Juma Otoviano run for 5 yds to the Rice 30
0:002nd & 5 at own 30Juma Otoviano run for 23 yds to the McNSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 47TJ McMahon pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell, broken up by Richard Akers
0:002nd & 10 at opp 47Uriah West run for 3 yds to the McNSt 44
0:003rd & 7 at opp 44TJ McMahon pass complete to Kobie Campbell for 11 yds to the McNSt 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33TJ McMahon pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell, broken up by Jaylen Jackson
0:002nd & 10 at opp 33TJ McMahon pass complete to Jack Bradley for 9 yds to the McNSt 24
14:541st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 61 yds , Deonta McMahon return for 19 yds to the McNSt 23
McNeese Touchdown, 2 plays
14:311st & 10 at own 38Deonta McMahon 62 Yd Run (Garrison Smith Kick)Rice 31, McNeese 7
14:311st & 10 at own 35Garrison Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Rice Touchdown, 1 play
14:201st & 10 at own 25Bradley Rozner 75 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 38, McNeese 7
14:201st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:324th & 10 at own 43Callum Eddings punt for 37 yds
Rice Touchdown, 6 plays
9:351st & 10 at opp 17Jack Bradley 17 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 45, McNeese 7
9:351st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 64 yds
7:154th & 11 at opp 49Callum Eddings punt for 49 yds
4:514th & 4 at own 26Conor Hunt punt for 40 yds
3:104th & goal at opp 6Garrison Smith 23 Yd Field GoalRice 45, McNeese 10
3:101st & 10 at own 35Garrison Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4th quarter6 drives, then Rice 52, McNeese 10
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Knox Kadum sacked for a loss of 17 yards to the McNSt 10
0:002nd & 27 at own 10Jr. Marcus Mcelroy run for 1 yd to the McNSt 11
0:003rd & 26 at own 11Knox Kadum pass complete to Josh Matthews for 20 yds to the McNSt 31
Rice Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 34Dean Connors run for 6 yds to the Rice 40
0:002nd & 4 at own 40Dean Connors run for 22 yds to the McNSt 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 38Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds to the McNSt 35
0:002nd & 7 at opp 35Juma Otoviano run for 1 yd to the McNSt 34
0:003rd & 6 at opp 34Shawqi Itraish pass complete to Connor Welsh for 4 yds to the McNSt 30
McNeese Result not recorded, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30RICE Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Lamont Narcisse) to the McNSt 37 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 37Cam Ransom run for a loss of 1 yard to the McNSt 36
0:002nd & 11 at own 36
0:003rd & 11 at own 36Cam Ransom pass complete to D’Angelo Durham for 11 yds to the McNSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Cam Ransom pass complete to Jon McCall for 2 yds to the McNSt 49
0:002nd & 8 at own 49Cam Ransom pass complete to Josh Matthews for 13 yds to the Rice 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 38Cam Ransom run for a loss of 8 yards to the Rice 46
Rice Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 48Uriah West run for 6 yds to the McNSt 42
0:002nd & 4 at opp 42Uriah West run for 6 yds to the McNSt 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 36Uriah West run for 2 yds to the McNSt 34
0:002nd & 8 at opp 34Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds to the McNSt 31
0:003rd & 5 at opp 31
0:004th & 5 at opp 31Uriah West run for 6 yds to the McNSt 31 for a 1ST down
Rice Touchdown, 11 plays
15:003rd & 1 at opp 24Uriah West run for 6 yds to the McNSt 18 for a 1ST down
13:143rd & 7 at opp 15Juma Otoviano 15 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 52, McNeese 10
13:071st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds , Deonta McMahon return for 27 yds to the McNSt 27
11:264th & 6 at own 31Callum Eddings punt for 35 yds
Rice Turnover on downs, 6 plays
8:034th & 2 at opp 30pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell

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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