Texas State 45-21 Rice (Dec 26, 2023)

Scoring Plays All Drives

TXST

RICE

1

14

7

2

10

14

3

14

0

4

7

0

45

21

1Q 13:33

7 - 0

J. Jeter 29-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 1

1Q 07:01

7 - 7

L. McCaffrey 7-yard TD catch from AJ Padgett.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

1Q 03:28

14 - 7

J. Jeter 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

2Q 14:46

21 - 7

B. Holloway 36-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 06:13

21 - 14

D. Connors 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

2Q 03:51

21 - 21

D. Connors 28-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 00:05

24 - 21

M. Shipley 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & Goal

3Q 10:06

31 - 21

N. Jones 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

3Q 08:28

38 - 21

B. Holloway 48-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 6

4Q 02:16

45 - 21

J. Jeter 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

Top Performers

Pass Yds

152

Finley

TXST

Rush Yds

122

Mahdi

TXST

Rec Yds

55

Hawkins

TXST

Scrim TD

3

Jeter

TXST

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

TJ Finley

TXST QB #07

AJ Padgett

RICE QB #12

152

Pass Yds

85

0

Pass TD

1

0

Int

3

TXST

Team Stats

RICE

280

Total Yds

180

30:18

Possession

29:42

15

1st Downs

16

6/17

3rd Down

3/11

0

Turnovers

6

2023 Sun Belt

TXSTRICE

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	11	2	.846
2	Troy	11	3	.786
3	Appalachian State	9	5	.643
4	Coastal Carolina	8	5	.615
5	Old Dominion	6	7	.462
6	Texas State	8	5	.615
7	Arkansas State	6	7	.462
8	South Alabama	7	6	.538
9	Georgia Southern	6	7	.462
10	Georgia State	7	6	.538
11	Marshall	6	7	.462
12	Louisiana	6	7	.462
13	Southern Miss	3	9	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	2	10	.167

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	SMU	11	3	.786
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	UTSA	9	4	.692
4	Memphis	10	3	.769
5	South Florida	7	6	.538
6	Rice	6	7	.462
7	Navy	5	7	.417
8	North Texas	5	7	.417
9	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
10	UAB	4	8	.333
11	Tulsa	4	8	.333
12	Charlotte	3	9	.250
13	Temple	3	9	.250
14	East Carolina	2	10	.167

Game Summary

The Rice Owls were easily defeated by the Texas State Bobcats, 45 to 21, in the First Responder Bowl on December 26, 2023.

Game Info

December 26, 2023

ESPN

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Dallas, Texas

55°

9 mph SSW

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
TJ Finley TJ Finley #07	15/29	152	5.2	0	0	2-20	95.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
AJ Padgett AJ Padgett #12	10/21	85	4.0	1	3	2-12	68.8
Shawqi Itraish S. Itraish #20	2/4	19	4.8	0	2	0-0	-10.1
Chase Jenkins C. Jenkins #4	1/1	8	8.0	0	0	2-5	167.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	24	122	5.1	0	33
Jahmyl Jeter J. Jeter #28	8	36	4.5	3	29
Nash Jones N. Jones #76	1	3	3.0	1	3
TJ Finley TJ Finley #07	7	-11	-1.6	0	7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dean Connors D. Connors #44	15	64	4.3	2	28
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	2	16	8.0	0	13
Juma Otoviano J. Otoviano #8	7	14	2.0	0	6
Shawqi Itraish S. Itraish #20	1	4	4.0	0	4
Chase Jenkins C. Jenkins #4	3	-4	-1.3	0	1
AJ Padgett AJ Padgett #12	3	-9	-3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Ashtyn Hawkins A. Hawkins #6	3/6	55	18.3	32
Kole Wilson K. Wilson #2	5/10	50	10.0	19
Joey Hobert J. Hobert #10	5/6	48	9.6	21
Konner Fox K. Fox #9	0/2	0	0	0
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	2/3	-1	-0.5	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elijah Mojarro E. Mojarro #81	3/3	35	11.7	0	19
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	3/10	29	9.7	1	13
Landon Ransom-Goelz L. Ransom-Goelz #17	2/3	22	11.0	0	12
Rawson MacNeill R. MacNeill #80	1/1	11	11.0	0	11
Dean Connors D. Connors #44	1/3	8	8.0	0	8
Boden Groen B. Groen #88	2/4	7	3.5	0	6
Juma Otoviano J. Otoviano #8	0/1	0	0	0	0
Kobie Campbell K. Campbell #2	1/1	0	0.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1	1	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	TD
Shawn Holton S. Holton	9-7	0	0.0	1	0
Ben Bell B. Bell #33	8-4	3	2.0	0	0
Kaleb Culp K. Culp #20	8-4	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Holloway B. Holloway #37	6-4	0	0.0	2	2
Jordan Revels J. Revels #91	5-0	0	1.0	0	0
Dominique Ratcliff D. Ratcliff #91	4-1	1	0.5	0	0
Chris Mills C. Mills #7	3-2	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Webb T. Webb #4	3-0	0	0.5	0	0
Dan Foster Jr. D. Foster Jr. #19	2-1	0	0.0	0	0
Alonzo Edwards Jr. A. Edwards Jr. #0	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Caleb Coleman C. Coleman #18	1-0	0	0.0	0	0
Chance Main C. Main #90	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Mason Shipley M. Shipley #49	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jaylon Shelton J. Shelton #9	1-0	0	0.0	0	0
Bobby Crosby B. Crosby #1	1-0	0	0.0	1	0
Michael Boudoin III M. Boudoin III #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Kaleb Ford-Dement K. Ford-Dement #02	0-0	0	0.0	1	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Myron Morrison M. Morrison #57	9-4	0	0.0
Tre'Shon Devones T. Devones #19	8-4	0	0.0
Daveon Hook D. Hook #29	6-3	0	0.0
De'Braylon Carroll D. Carroll #96	5-4	3	1.0
Plae Wyatt P. Wyatt #41	4-1	0	0.0
Andrew Awe A. Awe #0	4-2	1	0.0
Izeya Floyd I. Floyd #95	3-1	0	0.0
Gabriel Taylor G. Taylor #26	3-1	0	0.0
Blake Boenisch B. Boenisch #75	3-1	0	0.0
DJ Arkansas DJ Arkansas #19	3-2	0	0.0
Tyson Flowers T. Flowers #11	3-2	2	1.0
Coleman Coco C. Coco #44	3-1	1	0.0
Josh Pearcy J. Pearcy #12	2-0	0	0.0
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1-0	0	0.0
Ari Broussard A. Broussard #30	1-0	0	0.0
Chike Anigbogu C. Anigbogu #5	1-1	0	0.0
Sean Fresch S. Fresch #29	1-0	0	0.0
Lamont Narcisse L. Narcisse #13	1-0	0	0.0
Van Heitmann V. Heitmann #98	1-1	1	0.0
Jonathan Jean J. Jean #22	1-0	0	0.0
Boden Groen B. Groen #88	1-1	0	0.0
Peyton Stevenson P. Stevenson #9	1-1	0	0.0
Michael Larbie M. Larbie #74	1-1	0	0.0
Beau Barton B. Barton #54	1-0	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mason Shipley M. Shipley #49	1/1	6/6	9	31

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tim Horn T. Horn #15	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Seamus O'Kelly S. O'Kelly #38	9	355	39.4	54

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Conor Hunt C. Hunt #18	6	221	36.8	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	2	34	17.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Quinton Jackson Q. Jackson #10	2	47	23.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1	3	3.0	3	0
Sean Fresch S. Fresch #29	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
TJ Finley TJ Finley #07	15/29	152	5.2	0	0	2-20	95.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	24	122	5.1	0	33
Jahmyl Jeter J. Jeter #28	8	36	4.5	3	29
Nash Jones N. Jones #76	1	3	3.0	1	3
TJ Finley TJ Finley #07	7	-11	-1.6	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Ashtyn Hawkins A. Hawkins #6	3/6	55	18.3	32
Kole Wilson K. Wilson #2	5/10	50	10.0	19
Joey Hobert J. Hobert #10	5/6	48	9.6	21
Konner Fox K. Fox #9	0/2	0	0	0
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	2/3	-1	-0.5	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	TD
Shawn Holton S. Holton	9-7	0	0.0	1	0
Ben Bell B. Bell #33	8-4	3	2.0	0	0
Kaleb Culp K. Culp #20	8-4	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Holloway B. Holloway #37	6-4	0	0.0	2	2
Jordan Revels J. Revels #91	5-0	0	1.0	0	0
Dominique Ratcliff D. Ratcliff #91	4-1	1	0.5	0	0
Chris Mills C. Mills #7	3-2	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Webb T. Webb #4	3-0	0	0.5	0	0
Dan Foster Jr. D. Foster Jr. #19	2-1	0	0.0	0	0
Alonzo Edwards Jr. A. Edwards Jr. #0	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Caleb Coleman C. Coleman #18	1-0	0	0.0	0	0
Chance Main C. Main #90	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Mason Shipley M. Shipley #49	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jaylon Shelton J. Shelton #9	1-0	0	0.0	0	0
Bobby Crosby B. Crosby #1	1-0	0	0.0	1	0
Michael Boudoin III M. Boudoin III #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Kaleb Ford-Dement K. Ford-Dement #02	0-0	0	0.0	1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mason Shipley M. Shipley #49	1/1	6/6	9	31

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Seamus O'Kelly S. O'Kelly #38	9	355	39.4	54

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi #21	2	34	17.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
AJ Padgett AJ Padgett #12	10/21	85	4.0	1	3	2-12	68.8
Shawqi Itraish S. Itraish #20	2/4	19	4.8	0	2	0-0	-10.1
Chase Jenkins C. Jenkins #4	1/1	8	8.0	0	0	2-5	167.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dean Connors D. Connors #44	15	64	4.3	2	28
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	2	16	8.0	0	13
Juma Otoviano J. Otoviano #8	7	14	2.0	0	6
Shawqi Itraish S. Itraish #20	1	4	4.0	0	4
Chase Jenkins C. Jenkins #4	3	-4	-1.3	0	1
AJ Padgett AJ Padgett #12	3	-9	-3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elijah Mojarro E. Mojarro #81	3/3	35	11.7	0	19
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	3/10	29	9.7	1	13
Landon Ransom-Goelz L. Ransom-Goelz #17	2/3	22	11.0	0	12
Rawson MacNeill R. MacNeill #80	1/1	11	11.0	0	11
Dean Connors D. Connors #44	1/3	8	8.0	0	8
Boden Groen B. Groen #88	2/4	7	3.5	0	6
Juma Otoviano J. Otoviano #8	0/1	0	0	0	0
Kobie Campbell K. Campbell #2	1/1	0	0.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1	1	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Myron Morrison M. Morrison #57	9-4	0	0.0
Tre'Shon Devones T. Devones #19	8-4	0	0.0
Daveon Hook D. Hook #29	6-3	0	0.0
De'Braylon Carroll D. Carroll #96	5-4	3	1.0
Plae Wyatt P. Wyatt #41	4-1	0	0.0
Andrew Awe A. Awe #0	4-2	1	0.0
Izeya Floyd I. Floyd #95	3-1	0	0.0
Gabriel Taylor G. Taylor #26	3-1	0	0.0
Blake Boenisch B. Boenisch #75	3-1	0	0.0
DJ Arkansas DJ Arkansas #19	3-2	0	0.0
Tyson Flowers T. Flowers #11	3-2	2	1.0
Coleman Coco C. Coco #44	3-1	1	0.0
Josh Pearcy J. Pearcy #12	2-0	0	0.0
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1-0	0	0.0
Ari Broussard A. Broussard #30	1-0	0	0.0
Chike Anigbogu C. Anigbogu #5	1-1	0	0.0
Sean Fresch S. Fresch #29	1-0	0	0.0
Lamont Narcisse L. Narcisse #13	1-0	0	0.0
Van Heitmann V. Heitmann #98	1-1	1	0.0
Jonathan Jean J. Jean #22	1-0	0	0.0
Boden Groen B. Groen #88	1-1	0	0.0
Peyton Stevenson P. Stevenson #9	1-1	0	0.0
Michael Larbie M. Larbie #74	1-1	0	0.0
Beau Barton B. Barton #54	1-0	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tim Horn T. Horn #15	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Conor Hunt C. Hunt #18	6	221	36.8	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Quinton Jackson Q. Jackson #10	2	47	23.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Luke McCaffrey L. McCaffrey #12	1	3	3.0	3	0
Sean Fresch S. Fresch #29	1	0	0.0	0	0

TXST

RICE

1

14

7

2

10

14

3

14

0

4

7

0

45

21

Touchdown

7 plays, 75 yd, 01:35

7-0

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 01:53

7-0

Punt

3 plays, 6 yd, 01:00

7-0

Touchdown

8 plays, 34 yd, 03:38

7-7

Touchdown

8 plays, 85 yd, 03:32

14-7

Punt

4 plays, 3 yd, 02:23

14-7

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:13

14-7

Interception TD

1 play, 0 yd, 00:10

21-7

Punt

3 plays, 3 yd, 01:56

21-7

Punt

3 plays, -3 yd, 00:46

21-7

Touchdown

11 plays, 42 yd, 05:47

21-14

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:03

21-14

Touchdown

3 plays, 58 yd, 01:24

21-21

End of Half

15 plays, 51 yd, 03:40

24-21

Touchdown

10 plays, 30 yd, 05:03

31-21

Interception TD

3 plays, 4 yd, 01:41

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 02:14

38-21

Punt

3 plays, -3 yd, 02:02

38-21

Punt

6 plays, 14 yd, 04:06

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 01:33

38-21

Interception

4 plays, 11 yd, 01:11

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 01:39

38-21

Interception

2 plays, 13 yd, 00:35

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 6 yd, 02:22

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 02:13

38-21

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 02:06

38-21

Touchdown

3 plays, 37 yd, 01:14

45-21

Interception

3 plays, 10 yd, 00:38

45-21

End of Game

2 plays, -2 yd, 01:23

45-21

TXST

Team Stats

RICE

280

Total Yds

180

132

Pass Yds

95

148

Rush Yds

85

15

Total Drives

14

73

Total Plays

61

3.8

Yards Per Play

3.0

4.3

Yards Per Pass

3.2

3.5

Yards Per Rush

2.7

30:18

Possession

29:42

24

Biggest Lead

0

15

1st Downs

16

6

Passing 1st Downs

8

7

Rushing 1st Downs

3

2

1st Downs from Penalties

5

6/17

3rd Down

3/11

1/1

4th Down

0/0

9

Punts

6

0

Turnovers

6

0

Interceptions Thrown

5

0

Fumbles Lost

1

11

Penalties

6

129

Penalty Yards

43

4

Sacks

2

17

Sack Yards

20

4

Tackles For Loss

8

2

D/ST TD

0

1-0 TXST

RICE 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2023 Sun Belt

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats