Rice vs. Southern Miss

Saturday, December 17, 2022, LendingTree Bowl

Southern Miss beat Rice 38–⁠24. It was their 13th meeting; Southern Miss leads the series 7–⁠6.

Neutral siteRice5–⁠8 in 2022
24
Neutral siteSouthern Miss7–⁠6 in 2022
38

Final at Hancock Whitney Stadium, MobileTV: ESPNAttendance 20,512Payout $1,500,000 (Wikipedia)

MVP Frank Gore Jr. (RB, Southern Miss)Wikipedia

At kickoff
47°F, overcast, wind 3 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mobile Regional Airport (KMOB), 5 km from the stadium, 11 minutes after kickoff
Official
David SiegleGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rice0321024
Southern Miss71071438

Standouts

Player stats

Rice

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Padgett19/3729530
Shawqui Itraish1/2701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cameron Montgomery763057
Braylen Walker120020
Quinton Jackson315011
Juma Otoviano61204
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Esdale383232
Luke McCaffrey766020
Quinton Jackson254034
Brad Rozner342118

Southern Miss

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Trey Lowe III7/1617020
Frank Gore Jr.2/31910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Frank Gore Jr.21329264
Janari Dean41209
Jakarius Caston1909
Trey Lowe III67018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jakarius Caston494155
Jason Brownlee372127
Tiaquelin Mims118118
Latreal Jones1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jay Stanley0001

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

Team stats

RiceSouthern Miss
425Total yards550
302Passing yards189
123Rushing yards361
7.7Yards per pass9.9
3.8Yards per rush10.3
22First downs22
5–⁠15Third downs2–⁠8
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers3
10–⁠72Penalties7–⁠70
32:38Possession25:38

Efficiency

RiceSouthern Miss
34%Success rate48%
−0.01EPA per play0.35
1.30Explosiveness1.60
−0.13Rushing EPA0.29
0.06Passing EPA0.43
19%Passing-down success39%
−0.02First-down EPA0.76
0.07Second-down EPA−0.22
0.41Third-down EPA−0.09

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)

Southern Miss 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Southern Miss −6.5, over/under 45.5.

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 Southern Miss 67%, Rice 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The LendingTree Bowl was put on by Mobile Alabama Bowl, Inc., a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to April 2023, which takes in this game, reports $1.8 million in revenue, $1.1 million of it from sponsorship income, and $1.8 million in expenses. Its best-paid, executive director Sherrie Dyal, was paid $78,000. The largest payments it lists that year:

Lendingtree Foundation Lendahandcommunity impact$20,000

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 63-1222642).

Every drive

Southern Miss end zoneRice end zoneQ1 Southern MissTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 RicePunt, 6 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ1 RiceFumble, 6 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 8 playsQ2 RicePunt, 5 playsQ2 Southern MissTouchdown, 1 playQ2 RiceField goal, 8 playsQ2 Southern MissField goal, 8 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern MissFumble, 2 playsQ2 RicePunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern MissEnd of half, 1 playQ3 RiceTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Southern MissFumble, 2 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ3 RiceTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 RicePunt, 6 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 RiceTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 Southern MissPunt, 4 playsQ4 RicePunt, 3 playsQ4 Southern MissFumble, 3 playsQ4 RicePunt, 3 playsQ4 Southern MissTouchdown, 1 playQ4 RiceInterception, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Southern Miss drives left to right, Rice right to left.
  1. Q1 Southern MissTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 RicePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  3. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 RiceFumble, 6 plays, 29 yards
  5. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 8 plays, 26 yards
  6. Q2 RicePunt, 5 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q2 Southern MissTouchdown, 1 play, 59 yards
  8. Q2 RiceField goal, 8 plays, 82 yards
  9. Q2 Southern MissField goal, 8 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  11. Q2 Southern MissFumble, 2 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  13. Q2 Southern MissEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q3 Southern MissFumble, 2 plays, 4 yards
  16. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 1 play, 32 yards
  17. Q3 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  18. Q3 RiceTouchdown, 5 plays, 88 yards
  19. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 4 plays, 67 yards
  20. Q3 RicePunt, 6 plays, 53 yards
  21. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 5 plays, 98 yards
  22. Q4 RiceTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 61 yards
  23. Q4 Southern MissPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  24. Q4 RicePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  25. Q4 Southern MissFumble, 3 plays, 2 yards
  26. Q4 RicePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  27. Q4 Southern MissTouchdown, 1 play, 55 yards
  28. Q4 RiceInterception, 7 plays, 44 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Southern Miss 7, Rice 0
Southern Miss Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Trey Lowe pass complete to Jason Brownlee for 27 yds to the Rice 48 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at opp 48Frank Gore Jr. run for 14 yds to the Rice 34 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 34Trey Lowe sacked by Josh Pearcy for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 38
12:542nd & 14 at opp 38Trey Lowe pass complete to Jason Brownlee for 19 yds to the Rice 19 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at opp 19Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Latreal Jones, broken up by Jordan Dunbar
12:202nd & 10 at opp 19Jakarius Caston 19 Yd pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)Southern Miss 7, Rice 0
Rice Punt, 6 plays
12:202nd & 10 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 60 yds , Tyson Thompson return for 15 yds to the Rice 20
12:101st & 10 at own 20AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 8 yds to the Rice 28
11:352nd & 2 at own 28Cameron Montgomery run for no gain to the Rice 28
10:553rd & 2 at own 28Uriah West run for 4 yds to the Rice 32 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at own 32AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 2 yds to the Rice 34
9:422nd & 8 at own 34AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Boden Groen
9:423rd & 8 at own 34AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale
9:364th & 8 at own 34Conor Hunt punt for 41 yds , Natrone Brooks returns for 12 yds to the SoMis 37
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
9:281st & 10 at own 37Jakarius Caston run for 9 yds to the SoMis 46
8:522nd & 1 at own 46Trey Lowe run for 1 yd to the SoMis 47 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at own 47Trey Lowe pass complete to Latreal Jones for 5 yds to the Rice 48
7:442nd & 5 at opp 48Frank Gore Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 49
7:033rd & 6 at opp 49Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Cole Cavallo
6:554th & 6 at opp 49Mason Hunt punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 20
Rice Fumble, 6 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 20Juma Otoviano run for 4 yds to the Rice 24
6:122nd & 6 at own 24AJ Padgett run for 1 yd to the Rice 25
5:313rd & 5 at own 25AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 10 yds to the Rice 35 for a 1ST down
4:481st & 10 at own 35AJ Padgett pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 3 yds to the Rice 38
4:072nd & 7 at own 38Quinton Jackson run for 11 yds to the Rice 49 for a 1ST down
3:471st & 10 at own 49Timeout RICE, clock 03:47
3:371st & 10 at own 49AJ Padgett pass complete to Jack Bradley for 25 yds Jack Bradley fumbled, forced by Lakevias Daniel, recovered by SoMis Malik Shorts
Southern Miss Punt, 8 plays
3:321st & 10 at own 26Frank Gore Jr. run for 3 yds to the SoMis 29
2:502nd & 7 at own 29Frank Gore Jr. run for 4 yds to the SoMis 33
2:013rd & 3 at own 33Frank Gore Jr. run for 6 yds to the SoMis 39 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 39Frank Gore Jr. run for 8 yds to the SoMis 47
0:472nd & 2 at own 47Frank Gore Jr. run for 7 yds to the Rice 46 for a 1ST down
0:031st & 10 at opp 46Antavious Willis run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 48
Q2 14:562nd & 12 at opp 48Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
Q2 14:503rd & 11 at opp 48Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
Q2 14:404th & 11 at opp 48Mason Hunt punt for 47 yds, downed at the Rice 1
2nd quarter8 drives, then Southern Miss 17, Rice 3
Rice Punt, 5 plays
14:401st & 10 at own 1RICE Penalty, False Start (Ethan Onianwa) to the Rice 1
14:351st & 10 at own 1Uriah West run for 1 yd to the Rice 2
13:472nd & 9 at own 2AJ Padgett run for 9 yds to the Rice 11 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at own 11Cameron Montgomery run for no gain to the Rice 11
12:242nd & 10 at own 11AJ Padgett run for no gain to the Rice 11
11:403rd & 10 at own 11AJ Padgett sacked by Jay Stanley and Daylen Gill for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 6
10:504th & 15 at own 6Conor Hunt punt for 53 yds , Natrone Brooks returns for no gain to the SoMis 41
Southern Miss Touchdown, 1 play
10:431st & 10 at own 41Lowe, Trey pass complete to Caston, Jakarius for 20 yards to the RICE39, PENALTY SOUMISS ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the SOUMISS36, NO PLAY.
10:141st & 15 at own 36Frank Gore Jr. 64 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)Southern Miss 14, Rice 0
Rice Field goal, 8 plays
10:141st & 15 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 63 yds fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 2
10:081st & 10 at own 25AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Cameron Montgomery
10:082nd & 10 at own 25RICE Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Rice 20
10:012nd & 15 at own 20AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 20 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at own 40Braylen Walker run for 20 yds to the SoMis 40 for a 1ST down
8:471st & 10 at opp 40AJ Padgett pass complete to Quinton Jackson for 20 yds to the SoMis 20 for a 1ST down
8:081st & 10 at opp 20Juma Otoviano run for 2 yds to the SoMis 18
7:282nd & 8 at opp 18Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds to the SoMis 15
6:413rd & 5 at opp 15Juma Otoviano run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 16
6:044th & 6 at opp 16Christian VanSickle 34 Yd Field GoalSouthern Miss 14, Rice 3
Southern Miss Field goal, 8 plays
6:044th & 6 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 64 yds , Tiaquelin Mims return for 23 yds to the SoMis 24
5:501st & 10 at own 24Frank Gore Jr. run for 11 yds to the SoMis 35 for a 1ST down
5:171st & 10 at own 35Trey Lowe pass complete to Jakarius Caston for 55 yds to the Rice 10 for a 1ST down
4:351st & goal at opp 10Frank Gore Jr. pass complete to Jakarius Caston for 1 yd to the Rice 9
3:482nd & goal at opp 9Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Latreal Jones, broken up by Jordan Dunbar
3:483rd & 0 at opp 9Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 03:48
3:443rd & goal at opp 9Lowe, Trey pass incomplete to Cavallo, Cole, PENALTY RICE pass interference (Chamberlain, Treshawn) 7 yards to the RICE2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SOUMISS.
3:391st & goal at opp 2Janari Dean run for no gain to the Rice 2
2:562nd & goal at opp 2Janari Dean run for 1 yd to the Rice 1
2:493rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout RICE, clock 02:49
2:453rd & goal at opp 1Frank Gore Jr. pass incomplete to Cole Cavallo
2:404th & goal at opp 1Briggs Bourgeois 18 Yd Field GoalSouthern Miss 17, Rice 3
Rice Punt, 3 plays
2:404th & 9 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:361st & 10 at own 25Cameron Montgomery run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 20
2:232nd & 15 at own 20AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Cameron Montgomery
2:183rd & 15 at own 20AJ Padgett pass incomplete
2:184th & 15 at own 20RICE Penalty, False Start (Geron Hargon) to the Rice 15
2:064th & 20 at own 15Conor Hunt punt for 40 yds , Natrone Brooks returns for no gain to the SoMis 45
Southern Miss Fumble, 2 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 45Trey Lowe run for 18 yds to the Rice 37 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 37Trey Lowe sacked by Ikenna Enechukwu for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 39 Trey Lowe fumbled, forced by Ikenna Enechukwu, recovered by Rice Myron Morrison , return for 0 yards
Rice Punt, 3 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 39Isaiah Esdale run for 2 yds to the Rice 41
1:112nd & 8 at own 41RICE Penalty, False Start (Isaac Klarkowski) to the Rice 36
1:012nd & 13 at own 36AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner, broken up by Natrone Brooks
0:553rd & 13 at own 36Cameron Montgomery run for 4 yds to the Rice 40 RICE Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Shea Baker) to the Rice 25
0:494th & 24 at own 25Conor Hunt punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the SoMis 39
Southern Miss End of half, 1 play
0:411st & 10 at own 39Lowe, Trey pass incomplete to Brownlee, Jason (Taylor, Gabe), PENALTY SOUMISS holding (Mays, Briason) 10 yards to the SOUMISS29, NO PLAY.
0:321st & 20 at own 29Janari Dean run for 9 yds to the SoMis 38
3rd quarter8 drives, then Tied at 24
Rice Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 59 yds , Tyson Thompson return for 14 yds to the Rice 20
14:481st & 10 at own 20Cameron Montgomery run for 3 yds to the Rice 23
14:112nd & 7 at own 23AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 8 yds to the Rice 31 for a 1ST down
13:411st & 10 at own 31AJ Padgett pass complete to Boden Groen for 10 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at own 41Cameron Montgomery run for 4 yds to the Rice 45
12:282nd & 6 at own 45AJ Padgett pass complete to Bradley Rozner for 18 yds to the SoMis 37 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at opp 37Luke McCaffrey run for 11 yds to the SoMis 26 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at opp 26Isaiah Esdale 26 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Christian VanSickle Kick)Southern Miss 17, Rice 10
Southern Miss Fumble, 2 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 65 yds , Tiaquelin Mims return for 33 yds to the SoMis 33
10:591st & 10 at own 33Frank Gore Jr. run for 4 yds to the SoMis 37
10:132nd & 6 at own 37Trey Lowe run for a loss of 5 yards to the SoMis 32 Trey Lowe fumbled, forced by Izeya Floyd, recovered by Rice Ikenna Enechukwu
Rice Touchdown, 1 play
10:081st & 10 at opp 32Isaiah Esdale 32 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Christian VanSickle Kick)Tied at 17
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
10:081st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 58 yds , Tiaquelin Mims return for 13 yds to the SoMis 20
9:541st & 10 at own 20Frank Gore Jr. run for 5 yds to the SoMis 25
9:322nd & 5 at own 25Frank Gore Jr. run for 6 yds to the SoMis 31 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at own 31RICE Penalty, Defensive Offside (Blake Boenisch) to the SoMis 36
8:411st & 5 at own 36Frank Gore Jr. run for 2 yds to the SoMis 38
7:592nd & 3 at own 38Trey Lowe run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 37
7:133rd & 4 at own 37Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee, broken up by Treshawn Chamberlain
7:064th & 4 at own 37Mason Hunt punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 12
Rice Touchdown, 5 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 12Cameron Montgomery run for 57 yds to the SoMis 31 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 31Juma Otoviano run for 2 yds to the SoMis 29
5:402nd & 8 at opp 29AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Boden Groen
5:333rd & 8 at opp 29AJ Padgett pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 11 yds to the SoMis 18 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 18Bradley Rozner 18 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Christian VanSickle Kick)Rice 24, Southern Miss 17
Southern Miss Touchdown, 4 plays
5:061st & 10 at own 35Tim Horn kickoff for 60 yds , Tiaquelin Mims return for 28 yds to the SoMis 33
4:541st & 10 at own 33Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Latreal Jones
4:452nd & 10 at own 33Trey Lowe pass complete to Jakarius Caston for 19 yds to the Rice 48 for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at opp 48Timeout RICE, clock 04:43
4:371st & 10 at opp 48Gore Jr., Frank pass incomplete to Brownlee, Jason, PENALTY RICE holding (Devones, Tre’shon) 10 yards to the RICE38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SOUMISS.
4:281st & 10 at opp 38Frank Gore Jr. run for 25 yds to the Rice 13 for a 1ST down
4:171st & 10 at opp 13SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, False Start (Briason Mays) to the Rice 18
3:521st & 15 at opp 18Tiaquelin Mims 18 Yd pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)Tied at 24
Rice Punt, 6 plays
3:521st & 15 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 61 yds fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 4
3:461st & 10 at own 25AJ Padgett pass complete to Bradley Rozner for 6 yds to the Rice 31
3:052nd & 4 at own 31AJ Padgett run for 1 yd to the Rice 32
2:193rd & 3 at own 32AJ Padgett pass complete to Isaiah Esdale for 25 yds to the SoMis 43 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at opp 43AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner
1:392nd & 10 at opp 43AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner
1:333rd & 10 at opp 43AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale
1:224th & 10 at opp 43Conor Hunt punt for 41 yds, downed at the SoMis 2
Southern Miss Touchdown, 5 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 2Frank Gore Jr. run for 59 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at opp 39Frank Gore Jr. run for 5 yds to the Rice 34
0:092nd & 5 at opp 34Lowe, Trey pass complete to Brownlee, Jason for 34 yards to the RICE0, PENALTY SOUMISS pass interference (Brownlee, Jason) 15 yards to the RICE49, NO PLAY.
0:022nd & 20 at opp 49Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the Rice 45
Q4 14:533rd & 16 at opp 45Frank Gore Jr. run for 19 yds to the Rice 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:181st & 10 at opp 26Jason Brownlee 26 Yd pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)Southern Miss 31, Rice 24
4th quarter7 drives, then Southern Miss 38, Rice 24
Rice Turnover on downs, 9 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 63 yds fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the SOUMISS 25 SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Defensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Rice 30
14:141st & 10 at own 30AJ Padgett pass complete to Boden Groen for 5 yds to the Rice 35
13:332nd & 5 at own 35Quinton Jackson run for 3 yds to the Rice 38
12:523rd & 2 at own 38Juma Otoviano run for 2 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 40AJ Padgett sacked by Dominic Quewon for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 38
11:462nd & 12 at own 38Padgett, AJ pass incomplete to Rozner, Bradley, PENALTY SOUMISS pass interference (Harrell, Camron) 15 yards to the SOUMISS47, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN RICE.
11:461st & 10 at opp 47Timeout RICE, clock 11:46
11:391st & 10 at opp 47AJ Padgett pass complete to Quinton Jackson for 34 yds to the SoMis 13 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at opp 13AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner
10:582nd & 10 at opp 13AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner
10:583rd & 10 at opp 13RICE Penalty, False Start (Ethan Onianwa) to the SoMis 18
10:483rd & 15 at opp 18AJ Padgett run for 9 yds to the SoMis 9
10:054th & 6 at opp 9AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Bradley Rozner, broken up by Eric Scott Jr.
Southern Miss Punt, 4 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 9Frank Gore Jr. run for 17 yds to the SoMis 26 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at own 26Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the SoMis 28
8:272nd & 8 at own 28Frank Gore Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 27
7:483rd & 9 at own 27Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Demarcus Jones
7:374th & 9 at own 27Mason Hunt punt for 43 yds , Tyson Thompson returns for 2 yds to the Rice 32
Rice Punt, 3 plays
7:321st & 10 at own 32AJ Padgett sacked by Daylen Gill for a loss of 7 yards to the Rice 25
6:502nd & 17 at own 25AJ Padgett sacked by Santrell Latham and Daylen Gill for a loss of 7 yards to the Rice 18
6:033rd & 24 at own 18AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Boden Groen, broken up by Averie Habas
5:504th & 24 at own 18Conor Hunt punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the 50 yard line
Southern Miss Fumble, 3 plays
5:441st & 10 at the 50Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
5:362nd & 10 at the 50Janari Dean run for 2 yds to the Rice 48
4:473rd & 7 at opp 48Frank Gore Jr. run for 17 yds to the Rice 31 Frank Gore Jr. fumbled, forced by Gabe Taylor, recovered by Rice George Nyakwol
Rice Punt, 3 plays
4:401st & 10 at own 31Quinton Jackson run for 1 yd to the Rice 32
3:592nd & 9 at own 32AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale, broken up by TQ Newsome
3:563rd & 9 at own 32AJ Padgett sacked by Daylen Gill for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 27
3:104th & 14 at own 27Conor Hunt punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the SoMis 45
Southern Miss Touchdown, 1 play
2:571st & 10 at own 45Frank Gore Jr. 55 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)Southern Miss 38, Rice 24
Rice Interception, 7 plays
2:571st & 10 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 62 yds fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 3
2:531st & 10 at own 25AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
2:472nd & 10 at own 25AJ Padgett pass complete to Boden Groen for 14 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at own 39AJ Padgett run for 1 yd to the Rice 40 RICE Penalty, Personal Foul (Luke McCaffrey) to the Rice 25
2:361st & 10 at own 25SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ikenna Enechukwu) to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 40AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
2:202nd & 10 at own 40AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale
2:133rd & 10 at own 40Shawqi Itraish pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 7 yds to the Rice 47
1:514th & 3 at own 47Timeout RICE, clock 01:51
1:444th & 3 at own 47Shawqi Itraish pass intercepted Jay Stanley return for no gain to the Rice 47

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.

Southern Miss leads 7–⁠6 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
2022Southern Miss 38, Rice 24LendingTree Bowl
2021Rice 24, Southern Miss 19
2020Rice 30, Southern Miss 6
2019Southern Miss 20, Rice 6
2018Southern Miss 40, Rice 22
2017Southern Miss 43, Rice 34

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