Houston Christian at Rice

Saturday, September 5, 2026 Share

Rice beat Houston Christian 31–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayHouston Christian4–⁠3 in 2026

HomeRice1–⁠6 in 2026

Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,128

At kickoff: 88°F, thunderstorm nearby, wind 11 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Houston Dunn Helistop, 3 km from the stadium
Official: Austin MezzacasaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Houston Christian	3	0	0	0	3
Rice	7	10	0	14	31

Standouts

RushingTyvonn Byars16 carries, 104 yardsRice
DefenseChibby Nwajuaku5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossRice

Player stats

Houston ChristianRice

Houston Christian

Passing	C/Att	Yds	Int
Cutter Stewart	6/17	61	1
Maddox Kopp	2/5	35	0
Reilly Garcia	0/1	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Champ Dozier	8	86	49
Jaylen Middleton	10	29	16
Elijah Harris	6	17	9
Cutter Stewart	7	14	8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Jamaal Hall II	2	27	15
Mason Graham	1	22	22
Terrell Bradshaw	1	22	22
Jarred Sample	1	13	13

Defense	Tkl	TFL
Jayven Anderson	10	1
Trent Zappe	9	0
Javon Bejarano	8	0
Matai Tomas	7	1

Rice

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Jacurri Brown	2/5	11	0	0
Gael Ochoa	2/5	17	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Tyvonn Byars	16	104	0	31
Jacurri Brown	13	98	0	32
DAndre Hardeman Jr.	11	77	1	16
Quinton Jackson	10	61	2	12

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Davis Lane	2	11	6
Jordan Clark	1	11	11
Quinton Jackson	1	6	6

Defense	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int
Chibby Nwajuaku	5	2	2	0
Beau Barton	5	0.5	0	0
Caden Vermaas	4	1	0	0
Matthew Aribisala	3	0	0	0
Tyler Lavallier	1	1	1	0
Jerrick Harper	0	0	0	1

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

Team stats

Houston Christian		Rice
244	Total yards	493
96	Passing yards	28
148	Rushing yards	465
4.2	Yards per pass	2.8
4.2	Yards per rush	6.6
13	First downs	27
4–⁠13	Third downs	11–⁠17
0–⁠4	Fourth downs	1–⁠3
1	Turnovers	0
3–⁠25	Penalties	3–⁠30
20:28	Possession	39:32
0	Sacks (by defense)	3

Efficiency

Houston Christian		Rice
31%	Success rate	54%
−0.30	EPA per play	0.19
1.17	Explosiveness	0.94
−0.11	Rushing EPA	0.31
−0.51	Passing EPA	−0.20
19%	Passing-down success	25%
−0.12	First-down EPA	0.29
−0.04	Second-down EPA	−0.03
0.17	Third-down EPA	0.81
5%	Havoc by its defense	22%

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 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Rice −22.5, over/under 47.5.

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 94%, Houston Christian 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rice drives left to right, Houston Christian right to left.

Q1 RiceTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 21 yards
Q1 Houston ChristianField goal, 9 plays, −17 yards
Q1 RiceTouchdown, 15 plays, 71 yards
Q1 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 22 yards
Q2 RiceTouchdown, 10 plays, 53 yards
Q2 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 55 yards
Q2 RiceField goal, 11 plays, 15 yards
Q2 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 plays, 53 yards
Q2 RiceMissed FG, 9 plays, 32 yards
Q3 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 plays, 71 yards
Q3 RiceTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 75 yards
Q3 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 44 yards
Q3 RiceTouchdown, 11 plays, 60 yards
Q4 Houston ChristianInterception, 6 plays, 26 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 3 plays, 44 yards
Q4 Houston ChristianPunt, 5 plays, 73 yards
Q4 RicePunt, 6 plays, 78 yards
Q4 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 44 yards
Q4 RiceEnd of game, 1 play, 6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Rice 7, Houston Christian 3

Rice Turnover on downs, 7 plays
14:59	1st & 10 at own 35	(15:00) #28 R.Zuckert kickoff 40 yards to the Rice25 #84 W.Swartz return 2 yards to the Rice27, End Of Play
14:51	1st & 10 at own 27	(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Rice29 (#99 M.Mickles; #4 T.Zappe)
14:07	2nd & 8 at own 29	(14:10) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 5 yards gain to the Rice34 (#7 J.Anderson)
13:31	3rd & 3 at own 34	(13:34) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Rice44 (#3 D.Bean; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
13:02	1st & 10 at own 44	(13:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Rice49 (#44 A.Deason; #99 M.Mickles)
12:13	2nd & 5 at own 49	(12:23) Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 1 yard loss to the Rice48 (#9 M.Tomas)
11:41	3rd & 6 at own 48	(11:45) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 0 yards to the Rice48 (#52 J.Davis; #8 J.Bejarano)
11:11	4th & 6 at own 48	(11:11) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete short left to #81 B.Walker thrown to HCU45, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Houston Christian Field goal, 9 plays
11:07	1st & 10 at opp 48	(11:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice42, out of bounds at Rice42
10:43	2nd & 4 at opp 42	(10:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short left to #7 T.Llanas-Wilcox caught at Rice45, for 1 yard to the Rice41 (#12 J.Benjamin)
10:13	3rd & 3 at opp 41	(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice37 (#44 C.King), 1ST DOWN
9:59	1st & 10 at opp 37	(09:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep right to #14 J.Hall II thrown to Rice06
9:50	2nd & 10 at opp 37	(09:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 13 yards gain to the Rice24, out of bounds at Rice24, 1ST DOWN
9:37	1st & 10 at opp 24	(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep left to #5 K.Wheeler thrown to Rice00
9:33	2nd & 10 at opp 24	(09:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #1 C.Dozier thrown to Rice23
9:29	3rd & 10 at opp 24	(09:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short right to #15 M.Graham thrown to Rice21
9:24	4th & 10 at opp 24	(09:24) #42 L.Smolen field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #35 J.Maceri, LS: #33 L.Frederic), clock 09:24Houston Christian 3, Rice 0
Rice Touchdown, 15 plays
9:20	1st & 10 at own 35	(09:24) #28 R.Zuckert kickoff 59 yards to the Rice06 #10 Q.Jackson return 23 yards to the Rice29 (#6 G.Catanzano)
8:32	1st & 10 at own 29	(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 16 yards gain to the Rice45 fumbled by #28 D.Hardeman at Rice44 forced by #17 J.King recovered by Rice #56 N.Bledsoe at Rice45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
8:17	1st & 10 at own 45	(08:20) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 11 yards gain to the HCU44 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
7:45	1st & 10 at opp 44	(07:49) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush left for 6 yards gain to the HCU38 (#3 D.Bean)
7:10	2nd & 4 at opp 38	PENALTY Rice False Start (#67 L.Needham) 5 yards from HCU38 to HCU43. NO PLAY
6:49	2nd & 9 at opp 43	(06:53) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 2 yards loss to the HCU45 (#7 J.Anderson)
6:14	3rd & 11 at opp 45	(06:18) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU39 (#10 E.Brown; #36 H.Tita)
6:25	2nd & 9 at opp 43	Timeout Rice, clock 06:25
5:33	4th & 5 at opp 39	(05:42) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short right to #5 D.Lane Jr. caught at HCU36, for 5 yards to the HCU34 (#12 G.White), 1ST DOWN
5:05	1st & 10 at opp 34	(05:09) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU29 (#4 T.Zappe; #14 M.Henderson)
4:24	2nd & 5 at opp 29	(04:27) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 4 yards gain to the HCU25 (#0 M.Sylvalie; #14 M.Henderson)
3:51	3rd & 1 at opp 25	(03:55) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU22 (#14 M.Henderson; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
3:25	1st & 10 at opp 22	(03:25) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete deep middle to #84 W.Swartz thrown to HCU00
3:16	2nd & 10 at opp 22	(03:19) Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU16 (#44 A.Deason; #9 M.Tomas)
2:36	3rd & 4 at opp 16	(02:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 9 yards gain to the HCU07 (#5 J.Wiggins), 1ST DOWN
2:09	1st & goal at opp 7	(02:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU06 (#9 M.Tomas)
1:33	2nd & goal at opp 6	(01:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU02 (#44 A.Deason; #10 E.Brown)
1:02	3rd & goal at opp 2	(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02 #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #48 P.Derichsweiler)Rice 7, Houston Christian 3
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 5 plays
0:57	1st & 10 at own 35	(00:57) #49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 34 yards to the HCU31 muffed by #23 J.Ducos at HCU31 recovered by HCU #23 J.Ducos at HCU31, End Of Play
0:31	1st & 10 at own 31	(00:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short right to #14 J.Hall II caught at HCU45, for 15 yards to the HCU46 (#3 K.Akui), 1ST DOWN
0:14	1st & 10 at own 46	(00:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HCU48 (#15 M.Aribisala)
0:14	2nd & 8 at own 48	(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart sacked for loss of 2 yards to the HCU46 (#16 C.Nwajuaku), fumble by #6 C.Stewart recovered by HCU #63 W.Cook at HCU42 #63 W.Cook return 4 yards to the HCU46 (#44 C.King; #11 C.Clark-Jolivet)
Q2 14:41	3rd & 10 at own 46	(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short right to #3 J.Wallace caught at Rice49, for 7 yards to the Rice47 (#54 A.Harnetiaux; #10 K.Condoll)
Q2 14:06	4th & 3 at opp 47	(14:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #5 K.Wheeler thrown to Rice38 broken up by #12 J.Benjamin, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Q2 14:12	3rd & 10 at own 46	Timeout Houston Christian, clock 14:12

2nd quarter5 drives, then Rice 17, Houston Christian 3

Rice Touchdown, 10 plays
13:57	1st & 10 at own 47	(14:00) Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HCU46 (#8 J.Bejarano; #4 T.Zappe)
13:22	2nd & 3 at opp 46	(13:25) Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush right for 5 yards gain to the HCU41 (#12 G.White; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
12:40	1st & 10 at opp 41	(12:47) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU37 ()
12:08	2nd & 6 at opp 37	(12:15) Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU32 (#16 B.Bradshaw; #36 H.Tita)
11:48	3rd & 1 at opp 32	(11:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU29 (#16 B.Bradshaw; #52 J.Davis), 1ST DOWN
11:14	1st & 10 at opp 29	(11:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU23 (#8 J.Bejarano; #16 B.Bradshaw)
10:31	2nd & 4 at opp 23	(10:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 11 yards gain to the HCU12 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
10:06	1st & 10 at opp 12	(10:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete short right to #84 W.Swartz thrown to HCU00
9:54	2nd & 10 at opp 12	(09:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU07 (#12 G.White; #4 T.Zappe)
9:32	3rd & 5 at opp 7	(09:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 7 yards gain to the HCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:32, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)Rice 14, Houston Christian 3
9:38	2nd & 10 at opp 12	Timeout Rice, clock 09:38
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
9:32	1st & 10 at own 35	(09:32) #49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 65 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
9:32	1st & 10 at own 25	PENALTY HCU Delay Of Game (#6 C.Stewart) 5 yards from HCU25 to HCU20. NO PLAY
9:25	1st & 15 at own 20	(09:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard loss to the HCU19 (#14 B.Barton; #96 D.Botts)
9:01	2nd & 14 at own 21	(09:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep right to #3 J.Wallace thrown to Rice39 broken up by #27 M.Amey III
8:54	3rd & 16 at own 21	(08:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush left for 8 yards gain to the HCU27, out of bounds at HCU27
8:17	4th & 8 at own 27	(08:19) #42 L.Smolen punt 53 yards to the Rice20 fair catch by #13 M.Mosey at Rice20
Rice Field goal, 11 plays
8:06	1st & 10 at own 20	(08:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 31 yards gain to the HCU49 (#3 D.Bean; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
7:19	1st & 10 at opp 49	(07:24) Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 8 yards gain to the HCU41 (#5 J.Wiggins)
6:46	2nd & 2 at opp 41	(06:49) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU40 (#99 M.Mickles)
6:17	3rd & 1 at opp 40	(06:25) Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU34 (#14 M.Henderson; #6 G.Catanzano), 1ST DOWN
5:42	1st & 10 at opp 34	(05:47) Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the HCU31 (#8 J.Bejarano)
5:04	2nd & 7 at opp 31	(05:09) Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU22 (#1 T.Georges), 1ST DOWN
4:28	1st & 10 at opp 22	(04:35) Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 12 yards gain to the HCU10 (#6 G.Catanzano), 1ST DOWN
3:59	1st & goal at opp 10	(04:03) Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HCU08 (#52 J.Davis; #3 D.Bean)
3:23	2nd & goal at opp 8	(03:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush right for 1 yard gain to the HCU07 (#23 J.Ducos; #6 G.Catanzano)
2:52	3rd & goal at opp 7	(02:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush right for 1 yard loss to the HCU08 (#23 J.Ducos)
2:31	4th & goal at opp 8	(02:31) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 02:31Rice 17, Houston Christian 3
Houston Christian Punt, 6 plays
2:24	1st & 10 at own 35	(02:31) #49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 65 yards to the HCU00 #1 C.Dozier return 22 yards to the HCU22 (#19 J.Clark) PENALTY HCU Holding (#48 A.Lawrence) 10 yards from HCU22 to HCU12
2:17	1st & 10 at own 12	(02:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU13 (#14 B.Barton)
1:58	2nd & 9 at own 13	(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short left to #5 K.Wheeler caught at HCU18, for 4 yards to the HCU17 (#12 J.Benjamin; #7 A.Brown)
1:49	3rd & 3 at own 19	(01:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU23 (#33 S.Combs; #14 B.Barton), 1ST DOWN
1:58	2nd & 9 at own 13	Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:58
1:30	1st & 10 at own 23	(01:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart sacked for loss of 2 yards to the HCU21 (#16 C.Nwajuaku)
1:03	2nd & 12 at own 21	(01:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short right to #14 J.Hall II thrown to HCU27
0:51	3rd & 12 at own 21	(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush right for 4 yards gain to the HCU25 (#15 M.Aribisala)
0:47	4th & 8 at own 25	(00:47) #42 L.Smolen punt 40 yards to the Rice35 fair catch by #13 M.Mosey at Rice35
0:53	3rd & 12 at opp 21	Timeout Rice, clock 00:53
Rice Missed FG, 9 plays
0:39	1st & 10 at own 35	(00:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short right to #6 B.Grice thrown to Rice40 QB hurried by #99 M.Mickles
0:33	2nd & 10 at own 35	(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush left for 5 yards gain to the Rice40, out of bounds at Rice40
0:28	3rd & 5 at own 40	(00:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass complete short right to #19 J.Clark caught at Rice44, for 11 yards to the HCU49 (#6 G.Catanzano), 1ST DOWN
0:22	1st & 10 at opp 49	(00:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU44 (#12 G.White), out of bounds
0:15	2nd & 5 at opp 44	(00:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU39, out of bounds at HCU39, 1ST DOWN
0:11	1st & 10 at opp 39	(00:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short right to #0 P.Matthews thrown to HCU35
0:08	2nd & 10 at opp 39	(00:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass complete short left to #5 D.Lane Jr. caught at HCU33, for 6 yards to the HCU33, out of bounds at HCU33
0:04	3rd & 4 at opp 33	(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short left to #5 D.Lane Jr. thrown to HCU28
0:04	4th & 4 at opp 33	(00:00) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 51 yards NO GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 00:00

3rd quarter4 drives, then Rice 17, Houston Christian 3

Houston Christian Punt, 6 plays
14:53	1st & 10 at own 35	(14:59) #49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 64 yards to the HCU01 #1 C.Dozier return 19 yards to the HCU20 (#18 A.Ogbor; #23 C.Bruce)
14:43	1st & 10 at own 20	(14:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU25 (#54 A.Harnetiaux; #44 C.King)
14:16	2nd & 5 at own 25	(14:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU34 (#7 A.Brown), 1ST DOWN
13:35	1st & 10 at own 34	(13:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 16 yards gain to the HCU50 (#3 K.Akui), 1ST DOWN
12:59	1st & 10 at the 50	(13:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush left for 0 yards to the Rice50 (#3 K.Akui; #2 J.Chavez)
12:57	2nd & 10 at the 50	(12:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #5 K.Wheeler thrown to Rice45 QB hurried by #8 J.Mutombo
12:39	3rd & 10 at the 50	(12:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice49 (#8 J.Mutombo)
12:05	4th & 9 at opp 49	(12:07) #35 J.Maceri punt 40 yards to the Rice09
Rice Turnover on downs, 9 plays
11:54	1st & 10 at own 9	(12:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Rice16 (#3 D.Bean; #0 M.Sylvalie)
11:16	2nd & 3 at own 16	(11:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice22 (#7 J.Anderson; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
10:40	1st & 10 at own 22	(10:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 17 yards gain to the Rice39 (#7 J.Anderson; #9 M.Tomas), 1ST DOWN
10:02	1st & 10 at own 39	(10:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice43 (#36 H.Tita)
9:27	2nd & 6 at own 43	(09:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 32 yards gain to the HCU25 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
8:55	1st & 10 at opp 25	(08:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HCU17 (#4 T.Zappe; #9 M.Tomas)
8:08	2nd & 2 at opp 17	(08:20) No Huddle-Shotgun Rice rush middle for 9 yards loss to the HCU26, End Of Play
7:39	3rd & 11 at opp 26	(07:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 7 yards gain to the HCU19 (#5 J.Wiggins)
7:13	4th & 4 at opp 19	(07:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the HCU16 (#4 T.Zappe), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 7 plays
7:05	1st & 10 at own 16	(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU17 (#57 A.Clemmons; #16 C.Nwajuaku)
6:33	2nd & 9 at own 17	(06:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short right to #15 M.Graham caught at HCU22, for 22 yards to the HCU39 (#10 K.Condoll), 1ST DOWN
6:12	1st & 10 at own 39	(06:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass complete short right to #14 J.Hall II caught at HCU49, for 12 yards to the Rice49 (#7 A.Brown), 1ST DOWN
5:41	1st & 10 at opp 49	(05:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Rice46 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #33 S.Combs)
5:15	2nd & 7 at opp 46	(05:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Rice41 (#57 A.Clemmons)
4:41	3rd & 2 at opp 41	(04:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice40 (#57 A.Clemmons; #8 J.Mutombo)
4:13	4th & 1 at opp 40	(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush middle for 0 yards to the Rice40 (#33 S.Combs; #16 C.Nwajuaku), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Rice Touchdown, 11 plays
3:59	1st & 10 at own 40	(04:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice44 (#10 E.Brown; #32 R.Toe)
3:27	2nd & 6 at own 44	(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush left for 3 yards gain to the Rice47 (#36 H.Tita)
2:51	3rd & 3 at own 47	(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HCU49 (#36 H.Tita; #92 T.Akintade), 1ST DOWN
2:12	1st & 10 at opp 49	(02:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU46 (#36 H.Tita; #7 J.Anderson)
1:32	2nd & 7 at opp 46	(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 6 yards gain to the HCU40 (#8 J.Bejarano; #4 T.Zappe)
1:07	3rd & 1 at opp 40	(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 13 yards gain to the HCU27 (#12 G.White; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
0:47	1st & 10 at opp 27	(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU22 (#10 E.Brown; #14 M.Henderson)
0:12	2nd & 5 at opp 22	PENALTY Rice Holding (#67 L.Needham) 10 yards from HCU22 to HCU32. NO PLAY
Q4 14:47	2nd & 15 at opp 32	(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short middle to #10 Q.Jackson caught at HCU33, for 6 yards to the HCU26 (#99 M.Mickles; #44 A.Deason)
Q4 14:15	3rd & 9 at opp 26	(14:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 13 yards gain to the HCU13 (#16 B.Bradshaw), 1ST DOWN
Q4 13:57	1st & 10 at opp 13	(14:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU12 (#52 J.Davis; #99 M.Mickles)
Q4 13:19	2nd & 9 at opp 12	(13:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 12 yards gain to the HCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:19, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)Rice 24, Houston Christian 3

4th quarter7 drives, then Rice 31, Houston Christian 3

Houston Christian Interception, 6 plays
13:14	1st & 10 at own 35	(13:19) #49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 64 yards to the HCU01 #7 T.Llanas-Wilcox return 17 yards to the HCU18 (#23 C.Bruce)
13:06	1st & 10 at own 18	(13:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 1 yard gain to the HCU19 (#54 A.Harnetiaux)
12:36	2nd & 9 at own 19	(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 49 yards gain to the Rice32 (#18 A.Ogbor), 1ST DOWN
12:13	1st & 10 at opp 32	(12:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #3 J.Wallace thrown to Rice28
12:04	2nd & 10 at opp 32	(12:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Rice33 (#25 C.VerMaas)
11:30	3rd & 11 at opp 33	(11:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short middle to #86 L.Matamoros thrown to Rice30
11:22	4th & 11 at opp 33	(11:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass intercepted by #5 J.Harper at Rice22 #5 J.Harper return 34 yards to the HCU44 (#6 C.Stewart)
Rice Touchdown, 3 plays
10:38	2nd & 4 at opp 37	(10:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush for 8 yards gain to the HCU29 (#5 J.Wiggins), 1ST DOWN
10:16	1st & 10 at opp 29	(10:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush right for 29 yards gain to the HCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:16, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)Rice 31, Houston Christian 3
10:16	1st & 10 at own 35	(10:16) #28 E.Gota kickoff 65 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
Rice Touchdown, 3 plays
11:16	1st & 11 at opp 44	(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HCU37 (#20 N.Davis)
Houston Christian Punt, 5 plays
10:05	1st & 10 at own 25	(10:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU34 (#27 M.Amey III)
9:44	2nd & 1 at own 34	(09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU37 (#14 B.Barton; #18 A.Ogbor), 1ST DOWN
9:25	1st & 10 at own 37	(09:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU43 (#25 C.VerMaas)
9:02	2nd & 4 at own 43	(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard loss to the HCU42 (#11 C.Clark-Jolivet; #98 R.Rooks)
8:31	3rd & 5 at own 42	(08:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 R.Garcia pass incomplete deep left to #80 N.Jordan thrown to Rice30
8:21	4th & 5 at own 42	(08:21) #35 J.Maceri punt 56 yards to the Rice02
Rice Punt, 6 plays
8:06	1st & 10 at own 2	(08:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice08 (#7 J.Anderson; #4 T.Zappe)
7:34	2nd & 4 at own 8	(07:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Rice18 (#9 M.Tomas; #27 J.Queen), 1ST DOWN
6:53	1st & 10 at own 18	(07:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Mosey rush left for 24 yards gain to the Rice42 (#3 D.Bean; #4 T.Zappe), 1ST DOWN
6:16	1st & 10 at own 42	(06:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 J.Powell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Rice44 (#52 J.Davis)
5:38	2nd & 8 at own 44	(05:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 J.Powell rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice45 (#7 J.Anderson)
4:46	3rd & 7 at own 45	(05:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bruce rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice46 (#9 M.Tomas)
4:18	4th & 6 at own 46	(04:17) #29 C.Durkin punt 54 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 12 plays
4:07	1st & 10 at own 20	(04:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU21 (#14 B.Barton; #25 C.VerMaas)
3:34	2nd & 9 at own 21	(03:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete deep middle to #2 T.Bradshaw thrown to HCU50
3:16	3rd & 9 at own 21	(03:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass complete short left to #19 J.Sample caught at HCU34, for 13 yards to the HCU34 (#25 C.VerMaas), 1ST DOWN
3:00	1st & 10 at own 34	(03:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 0 yards to the HCU34 ()
2:29	2nd & 10 at own 34	(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU35 (#13 T.May; #94 B.Bays)
1:57	3rd & 9 at own 35	PENALTY Rice Pass Interference (#1 Z.Cody) 15 yards from HCU35 to HCU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:52	1st & 10 at the 50	(01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete deep left to #10 B.Turner thrown to Rice15
1:57	3rd & 9 at own 35	Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:57
1:40	2nd & 10 at the 50	(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice49 (#94 B.Bays; #21 J.Singletary)
1:10	3rd & 9 at opp 49	(01:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass complete short right to #2 T.Bradshaw caught at Rice34, for 22 yards to the Rice27 (#34 K.Blanton; #20 B.Fletcher), 1ST DOWN
0:55	1st & 10 at opp 27	(01:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush right for 5 yards gain to the Rice22 (#20 B.Fletcher)
0:39	2nd & 5 at opp 22	(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice21 (#15 M.Aribisala)
0:32	3rd & 4 at opp 21	(00:32) PENALTY HCU Pass Interference (#82 T.Burch) 10 yards from Rice21 to Rice31. NO PLAY
0:39	2nd & 5 at opp 22	Timeout Houston Christian, clock 00:39
0:24	3rd & 14 at opp 31	(00:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete short right to #82 T.Burch thrown to Rice12 broken up by #27 M.Amey III
0:19	4th & 14 at opp 31	(00:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp sacked for loss of 5 yards to the Rice36 (#88 T.Lavallier), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Rice End of game, 1 play
0:16	1st & 10 at own 36	(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 P.Crayton Jr. rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice42 (#23 J.Ducos; #16 B.Bradshaw)

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