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Rice gets first win, beats Middle Tennessee 31-28
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Tom Stewart threw three touchdown passes, Aston Walter ran for 106 yards and Rice beat Middle Tennessee 31-28 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Stewart was 18-of-23 passing for 222 yards and threw all three of his scores to Brad Rozner, who finished with eight catches for 130 yards. Walter had 15 carries that included a 34-yard touchdown run.
Stewart threw TD passes from the 30 and 18, and his 34-yarder with 14 seconds left in the second quarter gave the Owls (1-9, 1-5 Conference USA) a 31-14 halftime lead.
Asher O'Hara threw for 338 yards and two touchdown passes and ran for another score for Middle Tennessee (3-7, 2-4).
The Blue Raiders fumbled the ball away on their first play from scrimmage but made it close with O'Hara's 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and O'Hara's 20-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Marshall with 3:22 remaining.
On the final drive, Rice converted on third-and-11 and chewed up more than three minutes of clock before punting into the Middle Tennessee end zone with 16 seconds remaining.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 17 | 21 |
Rushing | 9 | 3 |
Passing | 8 | 14 |
Penalty | 0 | 4 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-16 | 3-11 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 371 | 458 |
Total Plays | 65 | 61 |
Avg Gain | 5.7 | 7.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 155 | 120 |
Rush Attempts | 41 | 30 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Yards Passing | 222 | 338 |
Comp. - Att. | 18-24 | 22-31 |
Yards Per Pass | 9.0 | 10.9 |
Penalties - Yards | 7-56 | 4-63 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 7-42.0 | 6-37.3 |
Return Yards | 123 | 19 |
Punts - Returns | 1-0 | 1-2 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 5-117 | 1-17 |
Int. - Returns | 1-6 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. Stewart
14 QB
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T. Stewart | 18/23 | 222 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Walter
1 RB
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A. Walter | 15 | 106 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Otoviano
21 RB
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J. Otoviano | 20 | 42 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Knipe
13 WR
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Z. Knipe | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Stewart
14 QB
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T. Stewart | 4 | -1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Ellerbe
9 RB
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N. Ellerbe | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Rozner
2 WR
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B. Rozner | 11 | 8 | 130 | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Myers
7 TE
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J. Myers | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Otoviano
21 RB
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J. Otoviano | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Trammell
10 WR
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A. Trammell | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Walter
1 RB
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A. Walter | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bull
82 TE
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J. Bull | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bailey
11 WR
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J. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
G. Nyakwol
20 DB
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G. Nyakwol | 6-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Orji
10 DE
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K. Orji | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thornton
18 DB
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T. Thornton | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Montero
1 LB
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A. Montero | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Smith
3 S
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N. Smith | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
My. Adams
99 DL
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My. Adams | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Devones
19 CB
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T. Devones | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Chamberlain
17 LB
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T. Chamberlain | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Enechukwu
91 LB
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I. Enechukwu | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Alldredge
55 LB
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B. Alldredge | 2-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Garcia
92 DL
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E. Garcia | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Valentine
11 DE
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C. Valentine | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. McCord
13 CB
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M. McCord | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bickham
97 LB
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A. Bickham | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Newsome
5 S
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D. Newsome | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hubbard
52 DE
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J. Hubbard | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bird
15 CB
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A. Bird | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Barnes
86 P
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C. Barnes | 1/1 | 42 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
N. Ellerbe
9 RB
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N. Ellerbe | 3 | 29.3 | 36 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Myers
7 TE
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J. Myers | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Walter
1 RB
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A. Walter | 1 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Trammell 10 WR
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A. Trammell | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. O'Hara
10 QB
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A. O'Hara | 22/31 | 338 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. O'Hara
10 QB
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A. O'Hara | 19 | 79 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. West
1 RB
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T. West | 6 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pierce
86 WR
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J. Pierce | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. England-Chisolm
22 WR
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D. England-Chisolm | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McDonald
21 RB
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J. McDonald | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lee
8 WR
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T. Lee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Lee
8 WR
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T. Lee | 9 | 7 | 154 | 1 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Marshall
83 WR
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J. Marshall | 8 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pierce
86 WR
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J. Pierce | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Upton
9 WR
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I. Upton | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Ali
89 WR
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Y. Ali | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. West
1 RB
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T. West | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Johnson
13 WR
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T. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Tinsley
87 WR
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M. Tinsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Anderson
11 RB
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B. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. O'Hara
10 QB
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A. O'Hara | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
K. Stribling
17 S
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K. Stribling | 11-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Melton
32 LB
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C. Melton | 6-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Render
94 DE
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T. Render | 5-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stamps
2 DB
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C. Stamps | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Davis
35 LB
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