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2016 week 1 · Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 7:00 PM CT · Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · 📺 CBSSN · 19,286 att · 77.2°F, wind 8.1

Drive chart

Rice Western Kentucky bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
SAFETY
4 pl · -25 yd · 1:36
0–2
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 6 yds to the Rice 31 +6 0.33
15:00 2nd & 4 OWN 31 Samuel Stewart run for 2 yds to the Rice 33 +2 -0.55
15:00 3rd & 2 OWN 33 STEWART, Samuel rush for 4 yards to the RICE37, out-of-bounds (BROWN, Joe), PENALTY RICE holding 10 yards to the RICE23, NO PLAY. -10
15:00 3rd & 12 OWN 23 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 1 yd to the Rice 24 +1 -0.09
13:24 4th & 11 OWN 24 Team Safety 0 -1.69
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ON DOWNS
7 pl · 19 yd · 2:41
0–2
13:24 1st & 10 OPP 40 Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the Rice 39 +1 -0.65
13:24 2nd & 9 OPP 39 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 1 yd to the Rice 38 +1 -0.78
13:24 3rd & 8 OPP 38 Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 9 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down +9 1.83
13:24 1st & 10 OPP 29 Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the Rice 27 +2 -0.29
13:24 2nd & 8 OPP 27 Nicholas Norris run for 2 yds to the Rice 25 +2 -0.34
13:24 3rd & 6 OPP 25 Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris 0 -0.79
13:24 4th & 6 OPP 25 Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 4 yds to the Rice 21 +4 -2.81
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PUNT
5 pl · 24 yd · 2:10
0–2
10:43 1st & 10 OWN 21 Darik Dillard run for 6 yds to the Rice 27 +6 0.30
10:43 2nd & 4 OWN 27 Darik Dillard run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 26 -1 -0.84
10:43 3rd & 5 OWN 26 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 14 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down +14 2.12
10:43 1st & 10 OWN 40 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright 0 -1.12
10:43 2nd & 10 OWN 40 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 5 yds to the Rice 45 +5 0.07
10:43 3rd & 5 OWN 45 STEHLING, Tyler pass complete to GERMAN, Nate for 20 yards to the WKU35, out-of-bounds (LESTON, Branden;MCCOLLUM, T.J.), PENALTY RICE illegal touching (GERMAN, Nate) 0 yards to the RICE45, NO PLAY. 0
8:40 4th & 5 OWN 45 Timeout RICE, clock 08:40
8:40 4th & 5 OWN 45 Jack Fox punt for 50 yds, downed at the WKent 5
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PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:45
0–2
8:33 1st & 10 OWN 5 Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the WKent 10 +5 0.06
8:33 2nd & 5 OWN 10 Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 4 yds to the WKent 14 +4 -0.04
8:33 3rd & 1 OWN 14 Anthony Wales run for no gain to the WKent 14 0 -0.30
8:33 4th & 1 OWN 14 Jake Collins punt for 56 yds, fair catch by V.J. Banks at the Rice 30
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PUNT
3 pl · -8 yd · 1:13
0–2
6:48 1st & 10 OWN 30 WALTER, Austin rush for 5 yards to the RICE35 (LESTON, Branden;WARD, Marcus), PENALTY RICE illegal block (MARTIN, Trey) 10 yards to the RICE20, NO PLAY. -10
6:48 1st & 20 OWN 20 Austin Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 22 +2 -0.13
6:48 2nd & 18 OWN 22 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by Joe Brown 0 -0.13
6:48 3rd & 18 OWN 22 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Darrion Pollard, broken up by Marcus Ward 0 -0.06
6:48 4th & 18 OWN 22 Jack Fox punt for 53 yds , Nacarius Fant returns for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 21 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the WKent 14
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TD
4 pl · 86 yd · 1:35
0–9
5:35 1st & 10 OWN 14 D'Andre Ferby run for 1 yd to the WKent 15 +1 -0.35
5:35 2nd & 9 OWN 15 Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 45 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down +45 3.82
5:35 1st & 10 OPP 40 Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 35 yds to the Rice 5 for a 1ST down +35 1.31
4:00 1st & 5 OPP 5 Anthony Wales run for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) +5 1.88
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PUNT
4 pl · 23 yd · 1:45
0–9
4:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the Rice 32 +7 0.60
4:00 2nd & 3 OWN 32 STEHLING, Tyler pass complete to STEWART, Samuel for 5 yards to the RICE37 (TAYLOR, Taywan), PENALTY WKU face mask (IYIEGBUNIWE, J.) 18 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY. +18
4:00 1st & 10 50 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 5 yds Darrion Pollard fumbled, forced by T.J. McCollum, recovered by Rice +5 0.10
4:00 2nd & 14 OWN 46 Tyler Stehling run for 2 yds to the Rice 48 +2 -0.48
4:00 3rd & 12 OWN 48 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete 0 -0.56
4:00 4th & 12 OWN 48 Jack Fox punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 13
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TD
2 pl · 87 yd · 0:44
0–16
2:15 1st & 10 OWN 13 WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to NORRIS, N. (THOMPSON, Carl), PENALTY WKU personal foul (HALPIN, Max) 7 yards to the WKU6, NO PLAY. -7
2:15 1st & 17 OWN 6 Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 7 yds to the WKent 13 +7 0.11
1:31 2nd & 10 OWN 13 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 87 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) +87 7.10
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TD
12 pl · 80 yd · 4:07
7–16
1:31 1st & 10 OWN 20 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Nate German 0 -0.56
1:31 2nd & 10 OWN 20 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete 0 -0.26
1:31 3rd & 10 OWN 20 Tyler Stehling run for 13 yds to the Rice 33 for a 1ST down +13 1.78
1:31 1st & 10 OWN 33 Jowan Davis run for no gain to the Rice 33 0 -0.96
1:31 2nd & 10 OWN 33 Jowan Davis run for 2 yds to the Rice 35 +2 -0.35
0:00 OPP 0 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 3rd & 8 OWN 35 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 16 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down +16 2.98
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 49 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright, broken up by De'Andre Simmons 0 -1.10
15:00 2nd & 10 OPP 49 Jowan Davis run for 3 yds to the WKent 46 +3 -0.40
15:00 3rd & 7 OPP 46 STEHLING, Tyler pass incomplete to GERMAN, Nate, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 9 yards to the WKU37, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY. +9
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 37 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Jowan Davis for 15 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down +15 0.40
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 22 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 18 yds to the WKent 4 for a 1ST down +18 0.96
15:00 1st & 4 OPP 4 RICE Penalty, false start (Calvin Anderson) to the WKent 9 -5
15:00 1st & 9 OPP 9 Tyler Stehling run for 3 yds to the WKent 6 +3 -0.10
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 6 STEHLING, Tyler pass incomplete to SMITH, Parker, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 4 yards to the WKU2, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY. +4
12:24 1st & 2 OPP 2 Jowan Davis run for 2 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK) +2 1.21
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Q2
TD
6 pl · 65 yd · 2:47
7–23
12:24 1st & 10 OWN 35 Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 44 yds to the Rice 21 for a 1ST down +44 2.61
12:24 1st & 10 OPP 21 Anthony Wales run for 6 yds to the Rice 15 +6 0.19
12:24 2nd & 4 OPP 15 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 9 yds to the Rice 6 for a 1ST down +9 0.39
12:24 1st & 6 OPP 6 Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 6 0 -0.48
12:24 2nd & 6 OPP 6 Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 6 0 -0.30
9:37 3rd & 6 OPP 6 Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 6 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) +6 2.82
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INT
2 pl · -5 yd · 0:33
7–23
9:37 1st & 10 OWN 35 RICE Penalty, false start (Connor Patterson) to the Rice 30 -5
9:37 1st & 15 OWN 30 Austin Walter run for no gain to the Rice 30 0 -0.57
9:37 2nd & 15 OWN 30 Tyler Stehling pass intercepted De'Andre Simmons return for no gain to the Rice 46 -0.12
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TD
6 pl · 46 yd · 2:01
7–30
9:04 1st & 10 OPP 46 Nacarius Fant pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor 0 -1.03
9:04 2nd & 10 OPP 46 Anthony Wales run for 17 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down +17 1.78
9:04 1st & 10 OPP 29 Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor 0 -0.53
9:04 2nd & 10 OPP 29 Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 26 yds to the Rice 3 for a 1ST down +26 1.86
9:04 1st & 3 OPP 3 WALES, Anthony rush for no gain to the RICE3 (MCGASKEY, T.;LYONS, Alex), PENALTY RICE IS 2 yards to the RICE1, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY. +2
9:04 1st & 1 OPP 1 Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 1 0 -0.96
7:03 2nd & 1 OPP 1 Anthony Wales run for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) +1 1.90
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PUNT
6 pl · 14 yd · 3:11
7–30
7:03 1st & 10 OWN 24 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 23 -1 -0.77
7:03 2nd & 11 OWN 23 Samuel Stewart run for 5 yds to the Rice 28 +5 0.04
7:03 3rd & 6 OWN 28 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Lance Wright for 8 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down +8 1.73
7:03 1st & 10 OWN 36 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 3 yds to the Rice 39 +3 -0.41
7:03 2nd & 7 OWN 39 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for 5 yds to the Rice 44 +5 0.09
7:03 3rd & 2 OWN 44 Austin Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 43 -1 -1.09
7:03 4th & 3 OWN 43 RICE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Rice 38 -5
7:03 4th & 8 OWN 38 Jack Fox punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 16
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MISSED FG
7 pl · 63 yd · 3:11
7–30
3:52 1st & 10 OWN 16 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 13 yds to the WKent 29 for a 1ST down +13 0.80
3:52 1st & 10 OWN 29 WALES, Anthony rush for 5 yards to the WKU34 (ELLERBEE, E.), PENALTY WKU personal foul (WILLIAMS, D.) 14 yards to the WKU15, NO PLAY. -14
2:41 1st & 24 OWN 15 Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:41
2:41 1st & 24 OWN 15 Mike White pass complete to Stevie Donatell for 11 yds to the WKent 26 +11 0.32
2:41 2nd & 13 OWN 26 Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 54 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down +54 4.30
2:41 1st & 10 OPP 20 Marquez Trigg run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 21 -1 -0.46
2:41 2nd & 11 OPP 21 Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by J.T. Blasingame 0 -0.51
2:41 3rd & 11 OPP 21 Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris 0 -0.79
0:41 4th & 11 OPP 21 Ryan Nuss 38 yd FG MISSED
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END OF HALF
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:41
7–30
0:41 1st & 10 OWN 21 Darik Dillard run for 2 yds to the Rice 23 +2 -0.38
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
FG
9 pl · 76 yd · 4:36
7–33
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 12 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 4 yds to the WKent 16 +4 -0.05
15:00 2nd & 6 OWN 16 Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 16 yds to the WKent 32 for a 1ST down +16 1.27
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 32 Anthony Wales run for 13 yds to the WKent 45 for a 1ST down +13 1.24
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 45 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 14 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down +14 1.04
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 41 WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to DONATELL, S. (BLASINGAME, JT), PENALTY RICE pass interference (WRIGHT, Zach) 15 yards to the RICE26, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY. +15
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 26 Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 17 yds to the Rice 9 for a 1ST down +17 0.30
15:00 1st & 9 OPP 9 Nacarius Fant run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 14 -5 -0.61
15:00 2nd & 14 OPP 14 Marquez Trigg run for 2 yds to the Rice 12 +2 -0.20
15:00 3rd & 12 OPP 12 Mike White pass incomplete to Shaquille Johnson, broken up by Christian Bertrand 0 -0.54
10:24 4th & 12 OPP 12 Skyler Simcox 29 yd FG GOOD -0.22
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PUNT
5 pl · 25 yd · 2:44
7–33
10:24 1st & 10 OWN 24 Darik Dillard run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 19 -5 -1.02
10:24 2nd & 15 OWN 19 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 26 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down +26 2.89
10:24 1st & 10 OWN 45 Darik Dillard run for 2 yds to the Rice 47 +2 -0.68
10:24 2nd & 8 OWN 47 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 6 yds to the WKent 47 +6 0.35
10:24 3rd & 2 OPP 47 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 49 -4 -1.85
10:24 4th & 6 OWN 49 Jack Fox punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 18
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FG
7 pl · 73 yd · 3:09
7–36
7:40 1st & 10 OWN 18 Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 40 yds to the Rice 42 for a 1ST down +40 3.19
7:40 1st & 10 OPP 42 Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the Rice 41 +1 -0.70
7:40 2nd & 9 OPP 41 Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 27 yds to the Rice 14 for a 1ST down +27 1.44
7:40 1st & 10 OPP 14 Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the Rice 11 +3 -0.10
7:40 2nd & 7 OPP 11 Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris 0 -0.32
7:40 3rd & 7 OPP 11 Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 2 yds to the Rice 9 +2 -0.21
4:31 4th & 5 OPP 9 Ryan Nuss 26 yd FG GOOD -0.83
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TD
6 pl · 65 yd · 2:21
14–36
4:31 1st & 10 OWN 35 RICE Penalty, false start (Peter Godber) to the Rice 30 -5
4:31 1st & 15 OWN 30 Tyler Stehling run for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +20 2.47
4:31 1st & 10 50 Jowan Davis run for no gain to the 50 yard line 0 -1.11
4:31 2nd & 10 50 RICE Penalty, false start (Jowan Davis) to the Rice 45 -5
4:31 2nd & 15 OWN 45 Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 22 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down +22 3.12
4:31 1st & 10 OPP 33 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by Branden Leston 0 -0.64
4:31 2nd & 10 OPP 33 Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 11 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down +11 0.89
2:10 1st & 10 OPP 22 Tyler Stehling run for 22 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK) +22 2.65
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TD
6 pl · 45 yd · 3:09
14–43
2:10 1st & 10 OPP 45 Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 14 yds to the Rice 31 for a 1ST down +14 0.63
2:10 1st & 10 OPP 31 Quinton Baker run for no gain to the Rice 31 0 -0.58
2:10 2nd & 10 OPP 31 Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 9 yds to the Rice 22 +9 0.61
2:10 3rd & 1 OPP 22 Anthony Wales run for 4 yds to the Rice 18 for a 1ST down +4 0.22
0:00 OWN 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 18 Quinton Baker run for 4 yds to the Rice 14 +4 -0.02
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 14 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Deon Yelder) to the Rice 19 -5
14:01 2nd & 11 OPP 19 Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 19 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) +19 3.02
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Q4
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 0:58
14–43
14:01 1st & 10 OWN 24 Tyler Stehling run for 4 yds to the Rice 28 +4 -0.11
14:01 2nd & 6 OWN 28 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright 0 -0.62
14:01 3rd & 6 OWN 28 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Tabari McGaskey, broken up by Marcus Ward 0 -0.30
14:01 4th & 6 OWN 28 Jack Fox punt for 53 yds , Nacarius Fant returns for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 16
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PUNT
5 pl · 38 yd · 3:00
14–43
13:03 1st & 10 OWN 16 Quinton Baker run for no gain to the WKent 16 0 -0.46
13:03 2nd & 10 OWN 16 Tyler Ferguson pass complete to Will Bush for 35 yds to the Rice 49 for a 1ST down +35 3.28
13:03 1st & 10 OPP 49 Quinton Baker run for 1 yd to the Rice 48 +1 -0.86
13:03 2nd & 9 OPP 48 Tyler Ferguson pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson, broken up by D Angelo Ellis 0 -1.08
13:03 3rd & 9 OPP 48 Quinton Baker run for 2 yds to the Rice 46 +2 -0.51
13:03 4th & 7 OPP 46 Jake Collins punt for 39 yds , V.J. Banks returns for 2 yds to the Rice 9
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PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 1:48
14–43
10:03 1st & 10 OWN 9 Darik Dillard run for 3 yds to the Rice 12 +3 -0.14
10:03 2nd & 7 OWN 12 Darik Dillard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 10 -2 -0.32
10:03 3rd & 9 OWN 10 Tyler Stehling run for no gain to the Rice 10 0 -0.08
10:03 4th & 9 OWN 10 Jack Fox punt for 39 yds, downed at the Rice 49
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FG
6 pl · 35 yd · 3:03
14–46
8:15 1st & 10 OPP 49 Quinton Baker run for a loss of 5 yards to the WKent 46 -5 -2.18
8:15 2nd & 15 OWN 46 Quinton Baker run for 39 yds to the Rice 15 for a 1ST down +39 3.39
8:15 1st & 10 OPP 15 Quinton Baker run for no gain to the Rice 15 0 -0.32
8:15 2nd & 10 OPP 15 Quinton Baker run for 1 yd to the Rice 14 +1 -0.27
8:15 3rd & 9 OPP 14 Tyler Ferguson pass incomplete to Shaquille Johnson 0 -0.52
5:12 4th & 9 OPP 14 Ryan Nuss 31 yd FG GOOD -0.33
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INT
16 pl · 74 yd · 4:38
14–46
5:12 1st & 10 OWN 14 Tyler Stehling run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 13 Tyler Stehling fumbled, recovered by Rice Tyler Stehling -1 -0.48
5:12 2nd & 11 OWN 13 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for 3 yds to the Rice 16 +3 -0.07
5:12 3rd & 8 OWN 16 Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 13 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down +13 1.43
5:12 1st & 10 OWN 29 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 8 yds to the Rice 37 +8 0.98
5:12 2nd & 2 OWN 37 Darik Dillard run for 6 yds to the Rice 43 for a 1ST down +6 0.33
5:12 2nd & 10 OWN 43 Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 10 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down +10 2.01
5:12 1st & 10 OPP 47 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by AJ Jackson 0 -1.05
5:12 2nd & 10 OPP 47 Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 2 yds to the WKent 45 +2 -0.63
5:12 3rd & 8 OPP 45 Tyler Stehling run for 8 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down +8 2.24
5:12 1st & 10 OPP 37 Darik Dillard run for 8 yds to the WKent 29 +8 0.59
5:12 1st & 10 OWN 43 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright 0 -1.16
1:16 2nd & 2 OPP 29 Timeout RICE, clock 01:16
1:16 2nd & 2 OPP 29 Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright, broken up by Ben Holt 0 -0.75
1:16 3rd & 2 OPP 29 Jowan Davis run for 3 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down +3 0.49
1:16 1st & 10 OPP 26 Tyler Stehling run for 2 yds to the WKent 24 +2 -0.25
0:49 2nd & 8 OPP 24 Timeout RICE, clock 00:49
0:49 2nd & 8 OPP 24 Tyler Stehling run for 12 yds to the WKent 12 for a 1ST down +12 0.44
0:49 1st & 10 OPP 12 Tyler Stehling pass intercepted, touchback. AJ Jackson return for no gain -4.47
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END OF GAME
1 pl · -2 yd · 0:34
14–46
0:34 1st & 10 OWN 20 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 18 -2 -0.70
0:00 OWN 0 End of 4th Quarter
26 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0sacks0
4plays for loss6
0takeaways2
1three-and-outs forced3
15explosive plays allowed8
9.98yards allowed / play4.73
8 of 13scoring drives allowed2 of 13
Rice
J.T. Ibe 8 (6)
Emmanuel Ellerbee 8 (2)
Alex Lyons 7 (2)
V.J. Banks 6 (3)
Tabari McGaskey 5 (2) 1 TFL
Christian Bertrand 5 (3) 1 PD
Blain Padgett 5 (1)
J.T. Blasingame 4 (3) 1 PD
Western Kentucky
T.J. McCollum 12 (5)
Joe Brown 7 (6) 1 TFL · 1 PD
Tanner Reeves 6 (1) 0.5 TFL
Derik Overstreet 5 (2) 0.5 TFL
Keith Brown 5 0.5 TFL
Branden Leston 5 (2) 1 PD
Omarius Bryant 4 (1) 1.5 TFL · 1 QH
Chris Johnson 4 (2)
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

—field goals3 of 4
7punts2
44.7punt average47.5
0punts inside the 200
91return yards107
own 24average drive startown 25
Rice
K Haden Tobola 2/2 XP
P Jack Fox 7 punts · 44.7 avg
KR Austin Walter 3 ret · 46 yds · long 18
KR Samuel Stewart 2 ret · 33 yds · long 22
KR Connor Cella 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
PR V.J. Banks 1 ret · 2 yds · long 2
Western Kentucky
K Ryan Nuss 2/3 FG · long 31 · 2/2 XP
K Skyler Simcox 1/1 FG · long 29 · 3/3 XP
P Jake Collins 2 punts · 47.5 avg
KR Kylen Towner 3 ret · 111 yds · long 54
PR Nacarius Fant 2 ret · -4 yds · long -1
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

67plays65
317yards649
13drives13
37%success rate43%
7.22total PPA31.11
Derived from 132 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Team Safety 0–2
Q1Anthony Wales run for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) 9–0
Q1Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 87 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) 16–0
Q2Jowan Davis run for 2 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK) 7–16
Q2Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 6 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) 23–7
Q2Anthony Wales run for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) 30–7
Q3Skyler Simcox 29 yd FG GOOD 33–7
Q3Ryan Nuss 26 yd FG GOOD 36–7
Q3Tyler Stehling run for 22 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK) 14–36
Q4Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 19 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) 43–14
Q4Ryan Nuss 31 yd FG GOOD 46–14

Biggest plays by PPA

Q1Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 87 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK) 7.10
Q2Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 54 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down 4.30
Q1Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 45 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down 3.82
Q4Quinton Baker run for 39 yds to the Rice 15 for a 1ST down 3.39
Q4Tyler Ferguson pass complete to Will Bush for 35 yds to the Rice 49 for a 1ST down 3.28
Q3Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 40 yds to the Rice 42 for a 1ST down 3.19

Series recent meetings

2022 Rice 10 – 45 Western Kentucky
2021 Western Kentucky 42 – 21 Rice
2015 Western Kentucky 49 – 10 Rice
Last 3 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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