Week 1
Final
0-1 HCU
3
RICE 1-0
31
HCU 
RICE3
31
1Q 09:26
3 - 0
L. Smolen 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
1Q 01:12
3 - 7
D. Hardeman Jr. 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 09:38
3 - 14
Q. Jackson 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
2Q 03:02
3 - 17
E. Gota 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 13:30
3 - 24
Q. Jackson 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
4Q 10:28
3 - 31
G. Ochoa 29-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
61
Stewart
HCU
Rush Yds
104
Byars
RICE
Rec Yds
27
Hall II
HCU
Scrim TD
2
Jackson
RICE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
237
Total Yds
493
20:28
Possession
39:32
13
1st Downs
27
4/13
3rd Down
11/17
1
Turnovers
0
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2026 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
Game Summary
The Rice Owls dominated the Houston Christian Huskies, 31 to 3, on Saturday.
Game Info
September 5, 2026
ESPN+
Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas
79°
6 mph ESE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Stewart #6 | 6/17 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 53.7 |
M. Kopp | 2/5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 98.8 |
R. Garcia | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ochoa #4 | 2/5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 68.6 |
J. Brown #11 | 2/5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dozier #1 | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 49 |
J. Middleton | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 16 |
E. Harris #23 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Stewart #6 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Landers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
M. Kopp | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Byars #26 | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | 31 |
J. Brown #11 | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 0 | 32 |
D. Hardeman Jr. #28 | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 2 | 12 |
C. Morgan #30 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
G. Ochoa #4 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 29 |
M. Mosey #13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
B. Grice #6 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
P. Crayton Jr. #15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Powell #33 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
C. Bruce #43 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hall II | 2/4 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
T. Bradshaw #28 | 1/2 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
M. Graham #87 | 1/2 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
J. Sample | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Wallace #88 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Wheeler II #12 | 1/4 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Llanas-Wilcox | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
L. Matamoros #70 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dozier #1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Jordan | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Burch | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Turner #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clark #19 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Lane #5 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Grice #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Matthews #0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Swartz #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walker #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Stewart #6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Hardeman Jr. #28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #14 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Zappe #42 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bejarano | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tomas | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bean #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bradshaw #31 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Catanzano #37 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #46 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mickles | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Tita | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. White | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Henderson | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Brown #47 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. King #17 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Deason | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wiggins #08 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sylvalie #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Stewart #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Toe #32 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Georges | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Davis | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Queen | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nwajuaku #16 | 5-3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Barton #14 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Akui #3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. VerMaas #25 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ogbor #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Combs #33 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harnetiaux #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Brown #7 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Aribisala #15 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clemmons #57 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Benjamin #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Condoll #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Fletcher #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. King #44 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bays #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mutombo #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. May #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Blanton #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clark-Jolivet #11 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bruce #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chavez #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Amey III #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Botts #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rooks #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clark #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Singletary #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lavallier #88 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harper #5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smolen | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 42 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gota #28 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 26 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smolen | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 53 |
J. Maceri | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 56 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkin #29 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dozier #1 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Llanas-Wilcox | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Swartz #84 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Stewart #6 | 6/17 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 53.7 |
M. Kopp | 2/5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 98.8 |
R. Garcia | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dozier #1 | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 49 |
J. Middleton | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 16 |
E. Harris #23 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Stewart #6 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Landers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
M. Kopp | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hall II | 2/4 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
T. Bradshaw #28 | 1/2 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
M. Graham #87 | 1/2 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
J. Sample | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Wallace #88 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Wheeler II #12 | 1/4 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Llanas-Wilcox | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
L. Matamoros #70 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dozier #1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Jordan | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Burch | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Turner #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Stewart #6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #14 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Zappe #42 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bejarano | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tomas | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bean #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bradshaw #31 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Catanzano #37 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #46 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mickles | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Tita | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. White | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Henderson | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Brown #47 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. King #17 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Deason | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wiggins #08 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sylvalie #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Stewart #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Toe #32 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Georges | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Davis | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Queen | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smolen | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 42 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smolen | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 53 |
J. Maceri | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 56 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dozier #1 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Llanas-Wilcox | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ducos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ochoa #4 | 2/5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 68.6 |
J. Brown #11 | 2/5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Byars #26 | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | 31 |
J. Brown #11 | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 0 | 32 |
D. Hardeman Jr. #28 | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 2 | 12 |
C. Morgan #30 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
G. Ochoa #4 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 29 |
M. Mosey #13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
B. Grice #6 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
P. Crayton Jr. #15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Powell #33 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
C. Bruce #43 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clark #19 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Lane #5 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Grice #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Matthews #0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Swartz #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walker #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Hardeman Jr. #28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nwajuaku #16 | 5-3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Barton #14 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Akui #3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. VerMaas #25 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ogbor #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Combs #33 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harnetiaux #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Brown #7 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Aribisala #15 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clemmons #57 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Benjamin #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Condoll #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Fletcher #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. King #44 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bays #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mutombo #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. May #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Blanton #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clark-Jolivet #11 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bruce #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chavez #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Amey III #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Botts #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rooks #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clark #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Singletary #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lavallier #88 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harper #5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gota #28 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 26 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkin #29 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Swartz #84 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Jackson #10 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
HCU RICE3
31
Downs
7 plays,
21 yd,
03:500-0
Field Goal
9 plays,
24 yd,
01:493-0
Touchdown
15 plays,
76 yd,
08:193-7
Downs
5 plays,
28 yd,
01:563-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
53 yd,
04:343-14
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:143-14
Field Goal
11 plays,
72 yd,
05:473-17
Punt
6 plays,
9 yd,
01:413-17
Missed FG
9 plays,
32 yd,
00:503-17
Punt
6 plays,
31 yd,
02:563-17
Downs
9 plays,
75 yd,
04:513-17
Downs
7 plays,
44 yd,
03:003-17
Touchdown
11 plays,
70 yd,
05:543-24
Interception
6 plays,
49 yd,
01:573-24
Touchdown
3 plays,
44 yd,
01:043-31
Punt
5 plays,
17 yd,
01:573-31
Punt
6 plays,
44 yd,
04:043-31
Downs
12 plays,
39 yd,
03:583-31
End of Game
1 play,
6 yd,
00:193-31
237
Total Yds
493
89
Pass Yds
28
148
Rush Yds
465
9
Total Drives
10
61
Total Plays
80
3.9
Yards Per Play
6.2
3.4
Yards Per Pass
2.8
4.2
Yards Per Rush
6.6
20:28
Possession
39:32
3
Biggest Lead
28
13
1st Downs
27
5
Passing 1st Downs
2
7
Rushing 1st Downs
25
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
4/13
3rd Down
11/17
0/4
4th Down
1/3
4
Punts
1
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
3
25
Penalty Yards
30
0
Sacks
3
0
Sack Yards
7
4
Tackles For Loss
5
0
D/ST TD
0