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McNeese at Houston Christian

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Houston Christian beat McNeese 43–⁠22. It was their seventh meeting; after it, McNeese led the series 5–⁠2.

AwayMcNeese6–⁠6 in 2024
22
HomeHouston Christian5–⁠7 in 2024
43

Final at Husky Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,232

At kickoff
82°F, overcast, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 13 km from the stadium
Official
Edward BourgeoisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
McNeese3601322
Houston Christian62110643

Standouts

Player stats

McNeese

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clifton McDowell1/83600
Kamden Sixkiller4/84400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshon Barbie1241015
D’Angelo Durham42208
Clifton McDowell518014
Bryce Strong1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jer’Michael Carter266036
Jessie Campbell111011
Joshon Barbie2303

Houston Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Eli Brickhandler5/159310
A.J. Wilson1/34910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eli Brickhandler14110020
Jesse Valenzuela453039
Champ Dozier344030
Darryle Evans635124
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deuce McMillan159159
Jesse Valenzuela149149
Drake Martinez217010
A.J. Wilson112012

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

Team stats

McNeeseHouston Christian
156Total yards418
80Passing yards142
76Rushing yards276
4.4Yards per pass7.9
3.0Yards per rush8.1
10First downs18
2–⁠10Third downs6–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠2
0Turnovers0
3–⁠23Penalties7–⁠67
17:36Possession16:04

Efficiency

McNeeseHouston Christian
30%Success rate48%
−0.13EPA per play0.20
0.72Explosiveness1.35
−0.21Rushing EPA0.57
−0.05Passing EPA−0.34
12%Passing-down success24%

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)

Houston Christian 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

McNeese −10.5, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Houston Christian end zoneMcNeese end zoneQ1 Houston ChristianField goal, 15 playsQ1 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ1 Houston ChristianField goal, 11 playsQ1 McNeeseField goal, 15 playsQ1 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ2 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 McNeeseField goal, 7 playsQ2 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ2 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 McNeeseField goal, 12 playsQ2 Houston ChristianResult not recorded, 6 playsQ3 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ3 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 McNeeseResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston Christian 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 Houston ChristianField goal, 15 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  3. Q1 Houston ChristianField goal, 11 plays, 58 yards
  4. Q1 McNeeseField goal, 15 plays, 79 yards
  5. Q1 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 4 plays, 72 yards
  6. Q2 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  7. Q2 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q2 McNeeseField goal, 7 plays, 47 yards
  9. Q2 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 3 plays, 16 yards
  10. Q2 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 Houston ChristianTouchdown, 10 plays, 82 yards
  12. Q2 McNeeseField goal, 12 plays, 36 yards
  13. Q2 Houston ChristianResult not recorded, 6 plays, 32 yards
  14. Q3 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 McNeeseResult not recorded, 3 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Houston Christian 6, McNeese 3
Houston Christian Field goal, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Champ Dozier run for 7 yds to the HCU 27
15:002nd & 3 at own 27Eli Brickhandler run for 1 yd to the HCU 28
15:003rd & 2 at own 28Eli Brickhandler pass complete to Drake Martinez for 10 yds to the HCU 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Champ Dozier run for 7 yds to the HCU 45
15:002nd & 3 at own 45pass incomplete to Calvin Wiggins
15:003rd & 3 at own 45Eli Brickhandler run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
15:002nd & 10 at the 50Calvin Hill run for 7 yds to the MCN 43
15:003rd & 3 at opp 43Calvin Hill run for 3 yds to the MCN 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Eli Brickhandler run for 16 yds to the MCN 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Eli Brickhandler pass complete to AJ Wilson for 12 yds to the MCN 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Calvin Hill run for 2 yds to the MCN 10
15:002nd & 8 at opp 10pass incomplete to Calvin Wiggins
15:003rd & 8 at opp 10Eli Brickhandler pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan, broken up by Javon Davis
Houston Christian Touchdown, 4 plays
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Eli Brickhandler run for 20 yds to the MCN 49 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds , Jesse Valenzuela return for 20 yds to the HCU 20
11:074th & 8 at opp 10Dillon Fedor 27 yd FG GOODHouston Christian 3, McNeese 0
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 38 yds , Phillip Bradford return for no gain to the MCN 27
11:041st & 10 at own 27Joshon Barbie run for 2 yds to the MCN 29
11:042nd & 8 at own 29Barbie,Joshon rush right (Cadette,Joe;Smith,Zae).
11:043rd & 8 at own 29Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter, broken up by Devion Hargrove
9:424th & 8 at own 29Finn Lappin punt for 59 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HCU 15 , Jesse Valenzuela returns for 18 yds to the HCU 47 Houston Christian Penalty, personal foul (Devion Hargrove) to the HCU 15
Houston Christian Field goal, 11 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 15pass incomplete to Ismael Fuller
9:422nd & 10 at own 15Champ Dozier run for 30 yds to the HCU 45 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 45pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
9:422nd & 10 at own 45Calvin Hill run for 2 yds to the HCU 47
9:423rd & 8 at own 47Eli Brickhandler run for 10 yds to the MCN 43 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 43Calvin Hill run for 10 yds to the MCN 33 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 33Darryle Evans run for 5 yds to the MCN 28
9:422nd & 5 at opp 28Eli Brickhandler sacked by Tristan Driggers for 0 yards to the MCN 28 Houston Christian Penalty, Offensive holding (KC Comyford) to the MCN 38
9:422nd & 15 at opp 38pass incomplete to Ismael Fuller
9:423rd & 15 at opp 38Eli Brickhandler run for 11 yds to the MCN 27
6:354th & 4 at opp 27Dillon Fedor 45 yd FG GOODHouston Christian 6, McNeese 0
McNeese Field goal, 15 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 65 yds , Jamaal Levi return for 15 yds to the MCN 15
6:291st & 10 at own 15Houston Christian Penalty, off-side (Khary Crump) to the MCN 20
6:291st & 5 at own 20Clifton McDowell run for 6 yds to the MCN 26 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at own 26pass incomplete to Logan Mauldin
6:292nd & 10 at own 26Barbie,Joshon rush middle (Harris,D.J.;Smith,Zae).
6:293rd & 10 at own 26Clifton McDowell pass complete to Jer’Michael Carter for 36 yds to the HCU 38 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at opp 38McDowell,Clifton rush (Toe,Rufus), PENALTY MCN illegal motion 5 yards to the HCU33. McNeese Penalty, illegal motion (Jamori Evans) to the HCU 43
6:291st & 15 at opp 43Clifton McDowell run for 14 yds to the HCU 29
6:292nd & 1 at opp 29D’Angelo Durham run for 5 yds to the HCU 24 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at opp 24Joshon Barbie run for 15 yds to the HCU 9 for a 1ST down Houston Christian Penalty, off-side (Joe Cadette) to the HCU 9 for a 1ST down
6:291st & goal at opp 9Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III, broken up by Jaden King
6:292nd & goal at opp 9Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III, broken up by Zae Smith
6:293rd & goal at opp 9Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Logan Mauldin for a 1ST down Houston Christian Penalty, Defensive pass interference (KJ Makins) to the HCU 2 for a 1ST down
6:291st & goal at opp 2Barbie,Joshon rush right , fumble by Barbie,Joshon recovered by MCN Leclair,Cole, Leclair,Cole rush. Joshon Barbie fumbled, recovered by MCN Cole Leclair
6:292nd & goal at opp 2McDowell,Clifton rush right (Fuavai,Ruperake;Hay,Braden).
6:293rd & goal at opp 2Clifton McDowell run for a loss of 4 yards to the HCU 6
0:514th & goal at opp 6Tyler Larco 23 yd FG GOODHouston Christian 6, McNeese 3
Houston Christian Touchdown, 4 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:511st & 10 at own 25Jesse Valenzuela run for 6 yds to the HCU 31
0:512nd & 4 at own 31Eli Brickhandler pass incomplete to Calvin Wiggins, broken up by Jake Held
2nd quarter12 drives, then Houston Christian 27, McNeese 9
Houston Christian Result not recorded, 6 plays
15:003rd & 5 at opp 43Eli Brickhandler sacked by Masey Lewis for 0 yards to the HCU 43 Houston Christian Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (AJ Wilson) to the HCU 35
Houston Christian Touchdown, 4 plays
14:511st & 10 at opp 49AJ Wilson pass complete to Jesse Valenzuela for 49 yds for a TD (Dillon Fedor KICK)Houston Christian 13, McNeese 3
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Bryce Strong run for 4 yds to the MCN 29
14:512nd & 6 at own 29Kamden Sixkiller sacked by Markeis Sykes and Andrew Huff for a loss of 8 yards to the MCN 21
14:513rd & 14 at own 21Kamden Sixkiller sacked by Markeis Sykes for a loss of 6 yards to the MCN 15
12:434th & 20 at own 15Finn Lappin punt for 58 yds , Jesse Valenzuela returns for 23 yds to the 50 yard line
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 4 plays
12:431st & 10 at the 50Darryle Evans run to the 50 yard line
12:432nd & 10 at the 50pass incomplete to Ismael Fuller
12:433rd & 10 at the 50Eli Brickhandler run for 7 yds to the MCN 43
11:324th & 3 at opp 43AJ Wilson pass incomplete to Ismael Fuller, broken up by Javon Davis
McNeese Field goal, 7 plays
11:321st & 10 at own 43Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jer’Michael Carter for 30 yds to the HCU 27 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at opp 27D’Angelo Durham run for 8 yds to the HCU 19
11:322nd & 2 at opp 19D’Angelo Durham run for 6 yds to the HCU 13 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at opp 13D’Angelo Durham run for 3 yds to the HCU 10
11:322nd & 7 at opp 10Kamden Sixkiller pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III, broken up by Khary Crump
11:323rd & 7 at opp 10pass incomplete to Curtis Deville
9:324th & 7 at opp 10Tyler Larco 28 yd FG GOODHouston Christian 13, McNeese 6
Houston Christian Touchdown, 3 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:321st & 10 at own 25Calvin Hill run for 7 yds to the HCU 32
9:322nd & 3 at own 32Eli Brickhandler run for 9 yds to the HCU 41 for a 1ST down
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:361st & 10 at own 25Joshon Barbie run for 6 yds to the MCN 31
8:362nd & 4 at own 31Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Joshon Barbie for 3 yds to the MCN 34
8:363rd & 1 at own 34Barbie,Joshon rush right (Smith,Zae;Sykes,Markeis).
6:504th & 1 at own 34Finn Lappin punt for 51 yds to the HCU15
Houston Christian Touchdown, 10 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 15Jesse Valenzuela run for 2 yds to the HCU 17
Houston Christian Touchdown, 3 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 41Deuce McMillan 59 Yd pass from Eli Brickhandler (Dillon Fedor Kick)Houston Christian 20, McNeese 6
Houston Christian Touchdown, 10 plays
6:502nd & 8 at own 17pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
6:503rd & 8 at own 17Eli Brickhandler pass incomplete to Calvin Wiggins for a 1ST down McNeese Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jake Held) to the HCU 30 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at own 30Jesse Valenzuela run for 6 yds to the HCU 36
6:502nd & 4 at own 36Jesse Valenzuela run for 39 yds to the MCN 25 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 25Eli Brickhandler pass complete to Drake Martinez for 7 yds to the MCN 18
6:502nd & 3 at opp 18Darryle Evans run for 1 yd to the MCN 17
6:503rd & 2 at opp 17Eli Brickhandler run for 5 yds to the MCN 12 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 12Eli Brickhandler run for 6 yds to the MCN 6
4:012nd & 4 at opp 6Darryle Evans run for 6 yds for a TD (Dillon Fedor KICK)Houston Christian 27, McNeese 6
McNeese Field goal, 12 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 65 yds , Jamaal Levi return for 31 yds to the MCN 34 Houston Christian Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Semaj Brown) to the MCN 46
3:521st & 10 at own 46Kamden Sixkiller pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III, broken up by Khary Crump
3:522nd & 10 at own 46Joshon Barbie run for 6 yds to the HCU 48
3:523rd & 4 at opp 48Kamden Sixkiller pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter for a 1ST down Houston Christian Penalty, off-side (Joe Cadette) to the HCU 43 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 43Joshon Barbie run for 7 yds to the HCU 36
3:522nd & 3 at opp 36Kamden Sixkiller run for 5 yds to the HCU 31 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 31pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III
3:522nd & 10 at opp 31Joshon Barbie run for 4 yds to the HCU 27
1:553rd & 6 at opp 27Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 11 yds to the HCU 16 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at opp 16Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Joshon Barbie for no gain to the HCU 16
1:552nd & 10 at opp 16Joshon Barbie run for a loss of 2 yards to the HCU 18
1:333rd & 12 at opp 18pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter
1:194th & 12 at opp 18Tyler Larco 35 yd FG GOODHouston Christian 27, McNeese 9
Houston Christian Result not recorded, 6 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:191st & 10 at own 25Eli Brickhandler run for 13 yds to the HCU 38 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at own 38Calvin Hill run for 3 yds to the HCU 41
1:192nd & 7 at own 41Eli Brickhandler run for 11 yds to the MCN 48 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at opp 48Eli Brickhandler pass incomplete to AJ Wilson, broken up by Levi Wyatt
1:192nd & 10 at opp 48Eli Brickhandler pass complete to Adrian Green for 5 yds to the MCN 43
3rd quarter3 drives, then Houston Christian 37, McNeese 9
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 25Clifton McDowell run for 2 yds to the MCN 25
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Joshon Barbie run for 3 yds to the MCN 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30McNeese Penalty, false start (Jessie Campbell III) to the MCN 25
15:003rd & 10 at own 25Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III, broken up by Khary Crump
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dillon Fedor kickoff for 65 yds , Jamaal Levi return for 25 yds to the MCN 25
13:094th & 10 at own 25Finn Lappin punt for 47 yds , Jesse Valenzuela returns for 3 yds to the HCU 31
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 5 plays
13:091st & 10 at own 31Eli Brickhandler sacked by Landon Barrett and Marques White for a loss of 5 yards to the HCU 26
13:092nd & 15 at own 26Darryle Evans run for a loss of 1 yard to the HCU 25
13:093rd & 16 at own 25Eli Brickhandler pass complete to Collin Sullivan for no gain to the HCU 25 Houston Christian Penalty, Offensive holding (Nonso Omezi) to the HCU 15
13:093rd & 26 at own 15Darryle Evans run for 24 yds to the HCU 39
11:204th & 2 at own 39Eli Brickhandler run for 1 yd to the HCU 40
McNeese Result not recorded, 3 plays
11:201st & 10 at opp 40Clifton McDowell pass incomplete to Curtis Deville, broken up by Braden Hay
11:202nd & 10 at opp 40pass incomplete to Curtis Deville
11:203rd & 10 at opp 40pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter McNeese Penalty, Offensive holding (David Duvall) to the HCU 40

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 McNeese–Houston Christian game

McNeese leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025McNeese 27, Houston Christian 0
2024Houston Christian 43, McNeese 22
2023Houston Christian 35, McNeese 24
2022McNeese 21, Houston Christian 10
2021McNeese 44, Houston Christian 3
2019McNeese 42, Houston Christian 27

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