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Houston Christian @ Rice, Week 1 · 2026

3@FINAL311–0
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Rice StadiumHouston, TX

The Story

Rice rolls past Houston Christian 31–3.

SeriesRice leads 1–0

ClosingClosing Rice −22.5 · O/U 47.5 · final margin 28Rice covered · Under hit

HOW IT WENT

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FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q19:24Houston ChristianL.Smolen 42-yd FG
  2. Q11:02RiceD.Hardeman 2-yd TD run (E.Gota kick)
  3. Q29:32RiceQ.Jackson 7-yd TD run (E.Gota kick)
  4. Q22:31RiceE.Gota 26-yd FG
  5. Q413:19RiceQ.Jackson 12-yd TD run (E.Gota kick)
  6. Q410:16RiceG.Ochoa 29-yd TD run (E.Gota kick)
Play-by-play170 plays
Q4Rice1 play · 6 yds · 0:19 · End of Game3–31
  1. 0:001st & 10 at RICE 36End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:161st & 10 at RICE 36No Huddle-Shotgun #15 P.Crayton Jr. rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice42 (#23 J.Ducos; #16 B.Bradshaw)
Q4Houston Christian12 plays · 44 yds · 3:59 · Downs3–31
  1. 0:194th & 14 at RICE 31No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp sacked for loss of 5 yards to the Rice36 (#88 T.Lavallier), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 0:243rd & 14 at RICE 31No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete short right to #82 T.Burch thrown to Rice12 broken up by #27 M.Amey III
  3. 0:323rd & 4 at RICE 21PENALTY HCU Pass Interference (#82 T.Burch) 10 yards from Rice21 to Rice31. NO PLAY
  4. 0:392nd & 5 at RICE 22Timeout Houston Christian, clock 00:39
  5. 0:392nd & 5 at RICE 22No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice21 (#15 M.Aribisala)
  6. 0:551st & 10 at RICE 27No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush right for 5 yards gain to the Rice22 (#20 B.Fletcher)
  7. 1:103rd & 9 at RICE 49No 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
  8. 1:402nd & 10 at HCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Landers rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice49 (#94 B.Bays; #21 J.Singletary)
  9. 1:521st & 10 at HCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete deep left to #10 B.Turner thrown to Rice15
  10. 1:573rd & 9 at HCU 35Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:57
  11. 1:573rd & 9 at HCU 35PENALTY Rice Pass Interference (#1 Z.Cody) 15 yards from HCU35 to HCU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  12. 2:292nd & 10 at HCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU35 (#13 T.May; #94 B.Bays)
  13. 3:001st & 10 at HCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 0 yards to the HCU34 ()
  14. 3:163rd & 9 at HCU 21No 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
  15. 3:342nd & 9 at HCU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #18 M.Kopp pass incomplete deep middle to #2 T.Bradshaw thrown to HCU50
  16. 4:071st & 10 at HCU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU21 (#14 B.Barton; #25 C.VerMaas)
Q4Rice6 plays · 44 yds · 4:03 · Punt3–31
  1. 4:184th & 6 at RICE 46#29 C.Durkin punt 54 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
  2. 4:463rd & 7 at RICE 45No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bruce rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice46 (#9 M.Tomas)
  3. 5:382nd & 8 at RICE 44No Huddle-Shotgun #33 J.Powell rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice45 (#7 J.Anderson)
  4. 6:161st & 10 at RICE 42No Huddle-Shotgun #33 J.Powell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Rice44 (#52 J.Davis)
  5. 6:531st & 10 at RICE 18No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Mosey rush left for 24 yards gain to the Rice42 (#3 D.Bean; #4 T.Zappe), 1ST DOWN
  6. 7:342nd & 4 at RICE 8No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Rice18 (#9 M.Tomas; #27 J.Queen), 1ST DOWN
  7. 8:061st & 10 at RICE 2No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice08 (#7 J.Anderson; #4 T.Zappe)
Q4Houston Christian5 plays · 17 yds · 1:55 · Punt3–31
  1. 8:214th & 5 at HCU 42#35 J.Maceri punt 56 yards to the Rice02
  2. 8:313rd & 5 at HCU 42No Huddle-Shotgun #12 R.Garcia pass incomplete deep left to #80 N.Jordan thrown to Rice30
  3. 9:022nd & 4 at HCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard loss to the HCU42 (#11 C.Clark-Jolivet; #98 R.Rooks)
  4. 9:251st & 10 at HCU 37No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU43 (#25 C.VerMaas)
  5. 9:442nd & 1 at HCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU37 (#14 B.Barton; #18 A.Ogbor), 1ST DOWN
  6. 10:051st & 10 at HCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU34 (#27 M.Amey III)
  7. 10:161st & 10 at RICE 35#28 E.Gota kickoff 65 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
Q4Rice3 plays · 44 yds · 1:06 · Touchdown3–31
  1. 11:161st & 11 at HCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HCU37 (#20 N.Davis)
  2. 10:161st & 10 at HCU 29No 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)
  3. 10:382nd & 4 at HCU 37No Huddle-Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush for 8 yards gain to the HCU29 (#5 J.Wiggins), 1ST DOWN
Q4Houston Christian6 plays · 49 yds · 1:52 · Interception3–24
  1. 11:224th & 11 at RICE 33No 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)
  2. 11:303rd & 11 at RICE 33No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short middle to #86 L.Matamoros thrown to Rice30
  3. 12:042nd & 10 at RICE 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Rice33 (#25 C.VerMaas)
  4. 12:131st & 10 at RICE 32No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #3 J.Wallace thrown to Rice28
  5. 12:362nd & 9 at HCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 49 yards gain to the Rice32 (#18 A.Ogbor), 1ST DOWN
  6. 13:061st & 10 at HCU 18No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 1 yard gain to the HCU19 (#54 A.Harnetiaux)
  7. 13:141st & 10 at RICE 35#49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 64 yards to the HCU01 #7 T.Llanas-Wilcox return 17 yards to the HCU18 (#23 C.Bruce)
Q3Rice11 plays · 60 yds · 5:54 · Touchdown3–24
  1. 13:192nd & 9 at HCU 12No 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)
  2. 13:571st & 10 at HCU 13No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU12 (#52 J.Davis; #99 M.Mickles)
  3. 14:153rd & 9 at HCU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 13 yards gain to the HCU13 (#16 B.Bradshaw), 1ST DOWN
  4. 14:472nd & 15 at HCU 32No 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)
  5. 0:002nd & 5 at HCU 22End of 3rd quarter.
  6. 0:122nd & 5 at HCU 22PENALTY Rice Holding (#67 L.Needham) 10 yards from HCU22 to HCU32. NO PLAY
  7. 0:471st & 10 at HCU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU22 (#10 E.Brown; #14 M.Henderson)
  8. 1:073rd & 1 at HCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 13 yards gain to the HCU27 (#12 G.White; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
  9. 1:322nd & 7 at HCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 6 yards gain to the HCU40 (#8 J.Bejarano; #4 T.Zappe)
  10. 2:121st & 10 at HCU 49No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU46 (#36 H.Tita; #7 J.Anderson)
  11. 2:513rd & 3 at RICE 47No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HCU49 (#36 H.Tita; #92 T.Akintade), 1ST DOWN
  12. 3:272nd & 6 at RICE 44No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush left for 3 yards gain to the Rice47 (#36 H.Tita)
  13. 3:591st & 10 at RICE 40No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice44 (#10 E.Brown; #32 R.Toe)
Q3Houston Christian7 plays · 44 yds · 3:00 · Downs3–17
  1. 4:134th & 1 at RICE 40No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush middle for 0 yards to the Rice40 (#33 S.Combs; #16 C.Nwajuaku), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 4:413rd & 2 at RICE 41No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush right for 1 yard gain to the Rice40 (#57 A.Clemmons; #8 J.Mutombo)
  3. 5:152nd & 7 at RICE 46No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Rice41 (#57 A.Clemmons)
  4. 5:411st & 10 at RICE 49No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Rice46 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #33 S.Combs)
  5. 6:121st & 10 at HCU 39No 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
  6. 6:332nd & 9 at HCU 17No 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
  7. 7:051st & 10 at HCU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU17 (#57 A.Clemmons; #16 C.Nwajuaku)
Q3Rice9 plays · 75 yds · 4:52 · Downs3–17
  1. 7:134th & 4 at HCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the HCU16 (#4 T.Zappe), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 7:393rd & 11 at HCU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 7 yards gain to the HCU19 (#5 J.Wiggins)
  3. 8:082nd & 2 at HCU 17No Huddle-Shotgun Rice rush middle for 9 yards loss to the HCU26, End Of Play
  4. 8:551st & 10 at HCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HCU17 (#4 T.Zappe; #9 M.Tomas)
  5. 9:272nd & 6 at RICE 43No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 32 yards gain to the HCU25 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 10:021st & 10 at RICE 39No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice43 (#36 H.Tita)
  7. 10:401st & 10 at RICE 22No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 17 yards gain to the Rice39 (#7 J.Anderson; #9 M.Tomas), 1ST DOWN
  8. 11:162nd & 3 at RICE 16No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice22 (#7 J.Anderson; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
  9. 11:541st & 10 at RICE 9No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Rice16 (#3 D.Bean; #0 M.Sylvalie)
Q3Houston Christian6 plays · 31 yds · 2:48 · Punt3–17
  1. 12:054th & 9 at RICE 49#35 J.Maceri punt 40 yards to the Rice09
  2. 12:393rd & 10 at HCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice49 (#8 J.Mutombo)
  3. 12:572nd & 10 at HCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #5 K.Wheeler thrown to Rice45 QB hurried by #8 J.Mutombo
  4. 12:591st & 10 at HCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush left for 0 yards to the Rice50 (#3 K.Akui; #2 J.Chavez)
  5. 13:351st & 10 at HCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Middleton rush middle for 16 yards gain to the HCU50 (#3 K.Akui), 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:162nd & 5 at HCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU34 (#7 A.Brown), 1ST DOWN
  7. 14:431st & 10 at HCU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU25 (#54 A.Harnetiaux; #44 C.King)
  8. 14:531st & 10 at RICE 35#49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 64 yards to the HCU01 #1 C.Dozier return 19 yards to the HCU20 (#18 A.Ogbor; #23 C.Bruce)
Q2Rice9 plays · 32 yds · 0:47 · Missed FG3–17
  1. 0:004th & 4 at HCU 33End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:044th & 4 at HCU 33#28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 51 yards NO GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 00:00
  3. 0:043rd & 4 at HCU 33No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short left to #5 D.Lane Jr. thrown to HCU28
  4. 0:082nd & 10 at HCU 39No 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
  5. 0:111st & 10 at HCU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short right to #0 P.Matthews thrown to HCU35
  6. 0:152nd & 5 at HCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU39, out of bounds at HCU39, 1ST DOWN
  7. 0:221st & 10 at HCU 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 5 yards gain to the HCU44 (#12 G.White), out of bounds
  8. 0:283rd & 5 at RICE 40No 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
  9. 0:332nd & 10 at RICE 35No Huddle-Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush left for 5 yards gain to the Rice40, out of bounds at Rice40
  10. 0:391st & 10 at RICE 35No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa pass incomplete short right to #6 B.Grice thrown to Rice40 QB hurried by #99 M.Mickles
Q2Houston Christian6 plays · 11 yds · 1:37 · Punt3–17
  1. 0:474th & 8 at HCU 25#42 L.Smolen punt 40 yards to the Rice35 fair catch by #13 M.Mosey at Rice35
  2. 0:533rd & 12 at HCU 21Timeout Rice, clock 00:53
  3. 0:513rd & 12 at HCU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush right for 4 yards gain to the HCU25 (#15 M.Aribisala)
  4. 1:032nd & 12 at HCU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short right to #14 J.Hall II thrown to HCU27
  5. 1:301st & 10 at HCU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart sacked for loss of 2 yards to the HCU21 (#16 C.Nwajuaku)
  6. 1:493rd & 3 at HCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU23 (#33 S.Combs; #14 B.Barton), 1ST DOWN
  7. 1:582nd & 9 at HCU 13Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:58
  8. 1:582nd & 9 at HCU 13No 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)
  9. 2:171st & 10 at HCU 12No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU13 (#14 B.Barton)
  10. 2:241st & 10 at RICE 35#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
Q2Rice11 plays · 72 yds · 5:46 · Field Goal3–17
  1. 2:314th & 8 at HCU 8#28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 02:31
  2. 2:523rd & 7 at HCU 7No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush right for 1 yard loss to the HCU08 (#23 J.Ducos)
  3. 3:232nd & 8 at HCU 8No Huddle-Shotgun #4 G.Ochoa rush right for 1 yard gain to the HCU07 (#23 J.Ducos; #6 G.Catanzano)
  4. 3:591st & 10 at HCU 10Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HCU08 (#52 J.Davis; #3 D.Bean)
  5. 4:281st & 10 at HCU 22Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 12 yards gain to the HCU10 (#6 G.Catanzano), 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:042nd & 7 at HCU 31Shotgun #30 C.Morgan rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HCU22 (#1 T.Georges), 1ST DOWN
  7. 5:421st & 10 at HCU 34Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the HCU31 (#8 J.Bejarano)
  8. 6:173rd & 1 at HCU 40Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU34 (#14 M.Henderson; #6 G.Catanzano), 1ST DOWN
  9. 6:462nd & 2 at HCU 41Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU40 (#99 M.Mickles)
  10. 7:191st & 10 at HCU 49Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 8 yards gain to the HCU41 (#5 J.Wiggins)
  11. 8:061st & 10 at RICE 20No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 31 yards gain to the HCU49 (#3 D.Bean; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
Q2Houston Christian3 plays · 2 yds · 1:15 · Punt3–14
  1. 8:174th & 8 at HCU 27#42 L.Smolen punt 53 yards to the Rice20 fair catch by #13 M.Mosey at Rice20
  2. 8:543rd & 16 at HCU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush left for 8 yards gain to the HCU27, out of bounds at HCU27
  3. 9:012nd & 14 at HCU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep right to #3 J.Wallace thrown to Rice39 broken up by #27 M.Amey III
  4. 9:251st & 15 at HCU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #26 E.Harris rush middle for 1 yard loss to the HCU19 (#14 B.Barton; #96 D.Botts)
  5. 9:321st & 10 at HCU 25PENALTY HCU Delay Of Game (#6 C.Stewart) 5 yards from HCU25 to HCU20. NO PLAY
  6. 9:321st & 10 at RICE 35#49 T.Bauchiero kickoff 65 yards to the HCU00, Touchback
Q2Rice10 plays · 53 yds · 4:34 · Touchdown3–14
  1. 9:323rd & 5 at HCU 7No 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)
  2. 9:382nd & 10 at HCU 12Timeout Rice, clock 09:38
  3. 9:542nd & 10 at HCU 12No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU07 (#12 G.White; #4 T.Zappe)
  4. 10:061st & 10 at HCU 12No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete short right to #84 W.Swartz thrown to HCU00
  5. 10:312nd & 4 at HCU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 11 yards gain to the HCU12 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 11:141st & 10 at HCU 29No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU23 (#8 J.Bejarano; #16 B.Bradshaw)
  7. 11:483rd & 1 at HCU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU29 (#16 B.Bradshaw; #52 J.Davis), 1ST DOWN
  8. 12:082nd & 6 at HCU 37Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU32 (#16 B.Bradshaw; #36 H.Tita)
  9. 12:401st & 10 at HCU 41Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU37 ()
  10. 13:222nd & 3 at HCU 46Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush right for 5 yards gain to the HCU41 (#12 G.White; #8 J.Bejarano), 1ST DOWN
  11. 13:571st & 10 at RICE 47Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HCU46 (#8 J.Bejarano; #4 T.Zappe)
Q1Houston Christian5 plays · 22 yds · 1:51 · Downs3–7
  1. 14:064th & 3 at RICE 47No 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
  2. 14:123rd & 10 at HCU 46Timeout Houston Christian, clock 14:12
  3. 14:413rd & 10 at HCU 46No 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)
  4. 0:002nd & 8 at HCU 48End of 1st quarter.
  5. 0:142nd & 8 at HCU 48No 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)
  6. 0:141st & 10 at HCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HCU48 (#15 M.Aribisala)
  7. 0:311st & 10 at HCU 31No 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
  8. 0:571st & 10 at RICE 35#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
Q1Rice15 plays · 71 yds · 8:18 · Touchdown3–7
  1. 1:023rd & 2 at HCU 2No 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)
  2. 1:332nd & 6 at HCU 6No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 4 yards gain to the HCU02 (#44 A.Deason; #10 E.Brown)
  3. 2:091st & 7 at HCU 7No Huddle-Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HCU06 (#9 M.Tomas)
  4. 2:363rd & 4 at HCU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 9 yards gain to the HCU07 (#5 J.Wiggins), 1ST DOWN
  5. 3:162nd & 10 at HCU 22Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU16 (#44 A.Deason; #9 M.Tomas)
  6. 3:251st & 10 at HCU 22Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete deep middle to #84 W.Swartz thrown to HCU00
  7. 3:513rd & 1 at HCU 25Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HCU22 (#14 M.Henderson; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
  8. 4:242nd & 5 at HCU 29Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 4 yards gain to the HCU25 (#0 M.Sylvalie; #14 M.Henderson)
  9. 5:051st & 10 at HCU 34Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HCU29 (#4 T.Zappe; #14 M.Henderson)
  10. 5:334th & 5 at HCU 39Shotgun #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
  11. 6:143rd & 11 at HCU 45Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HCU39 (#10 E.Brown; #36 H.Tita)
  12. 6:252nd & 9 at HCU 43Timeout Rice, clock 06:25
  13. 6:492nd & 9 at HCU 43Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 2 yards loss to the HCU45 (#7 J.Anderson)
  14. 7:102nd & 4 at HCU 38PENALTY Rice False Start (#67 L.Needham) 5 yards from HCU38 to HCU43. NO PLAY
  15. 7:451st & 10 at HCU 44Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush left for 6 yards gain to the HCU38 (#3 D.Bean)
  16. 8:171st & 10 at RICE 45Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 11 yards gain to the HCU44 (#7 J.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
  17. 8:321st & 10 at RICE 29No 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
  18. 9:201st & 10 at HCU 35#28 R.Zuckert kickoff 59 yards to the Rice06 #10 Q.Jackson return 23 yards to the Rice29 (#6 G.Catanzano)
Q1Houston Christian9 plays · 24 yds · 1:47 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 9:244th & 10 at RICE 24#42 L.Smolen field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #35 J.Maceri, LS: #33 L.Frederic), clock 09:24
  2. 9:293rd & 10 at RICE 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short right to #15 M.Graham thrown to Rice21
  3. 9:332nd & 10 at RICE 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete short left to #1 C.Dozier thrown to Rice23
  4. 9:371st & 10 at RICE 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep left to #5 K.Wheeler thrown to Rice00
  5. 9:502nd & 10 at RICE 37No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 13 yards gain to the Rice24, out of bounds at Rice24, 1ST DOWN
  6. 9:591st & 10 at RICE 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Stewart pass incomplete deep right to #14 J.Hall II thrown to Rice06
  7. 10:133rd & 3 at RICE 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice37 (#44 C.King), 1ST DOWN
  8. 10:432nd & 4 at RICE 42No 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)
  9. 11:071st & 10 at RICE 48No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Dozier rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice42, out of bounds at Rice42
Q1Rice7 plays · 21 yds · 3:48 · Downs0–0
  1. 11:114th & 6 at RICE 48Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete short left to #81 B.Walker thrown to HCU45, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 11:413rd & 6 at RICE 48Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 0 yards to the Rice48 (#52 J.Davis; #8 J.Bejarano)
  3. 12:132nd & 5 at RICE 49Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 1 yard loss to the Rice48 (#9 M.Tomas)
  4. 13:021st & 10 at RICE 44No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Rice49 (#44 A.Deason; #99 M.Mickles)
  5. 13:313rd & 3 at RICE 34Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Rice44 (#3 D.Bean; #17 J.King), 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:072nd & 8 at RICE 29Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 5 yards gain to the Rice34 (#7 J.Anderson)
  7. 14:511st & 10 at RICE 27No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Rice29 (#99 M.Mickles; #4 T.Zappe)
  8. 14:591st & 10 at HCU 35#28 R.Zuckert kickoff 40 yards to the Rice25 #84 W.Swartz return 2 yards to the Rice27, End Of Play

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
1234T
Houston Christian30003
Rice71001431

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

HCUHCUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Cutter Stewart6/17613.601
Maddox Kopp2/5357.000
Reilly Garcia0/100.000
Totals8/23964.201
RiceRiceC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Gael Ochoa2/5173.400
Jacurri Brown2/5112.200
Totals4/10282.800

Rushing

HCUHCUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Champ Dozier88610.8049
Jaylen Middleton10292.9016
Elijah Harris6172.809
Cutter Stewart7142.008
Corey Landers372.305
Maddox Kopp1-5-5.000
Totals351484.2049
RiceRiceCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Tyvonn Byars161046.5031
Jacurri Brown13987.5032
DAndre Hardeman Jr.11777.0116
Quinton Jackson10616.1212
Carson Morgan7547.7012
Gael Ochoa4348.5129
Max Mosey12424.0024
Ben Grice3124.008
Patrick Crayton Jr.166.006
Justin Powell231.502
Chris Bruce111.001
Team1-9-9.000
Totals704656.6432

Receiving

HCUHCURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jamaal Hall II22713.5015
Mason Graham12222.0022
Terrell Bradshaw12222.0022
Jarred Sample11313.0013
Ja'Ryan Wallace177.007
Keith Wheeler144.004
Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox111.001
Totals89612.0022
RiceRiceRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jordan Clark11111.0011
Davis Lane2115.506
Quinton Jackson166.006
Totals4287.0011

Fumbles

HCUHCUFUMLOSTREC
Cutter Stewart100
Jadon Ducos100
Totals200
RiceRiceFUMLOSTREC
DAndre Hardeman Jr.100

Interceptions

RiceRiceINTYDSTD
Jerrick Harper1340

Kick Returns

HCUHCUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Champ Dozier24120.5220
Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox11717.0170
Jadon Ducos100.000
Totals45814.5220
RiceRiceNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Quinton Jackson12323.0230
Will Swartz122.020
Totals22512.5230

Kicking

HCUHCUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Lukasz Smolen1/1100.0420/03
RiceRiceFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Enock Gota1/250.0264/47

Punting

HCUHCUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Julian Maceri29648.00256
Lukasz Smolen29346.50053
Totals418947.30256
RiceRiceNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Charlie Durkin15454.01054

Defense

HCUHCUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jayven Anderson10601000
Trent Zappe9100000
Javon Bejarano8100000
Matai Tomas7301000
Hope Tita6200000
Darius Bean6100000
Grady Catanzano5300000
Gabe White5200000
Totals1033103010
RiceRiceTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Chibby Nwajuaku5222000
Beau Barton5100.5000
Caden Vermaas4301000
Matthew Aribisala3300000
AJ Brown3200000
Koa Akui3200000
Austin Harnetiaux3100000
Cooper King3100.5000
Totals612537310

Houston Christian vs Rice Team StatsHCU vs Rice Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
Houston ChristianHCURiceRICE
131ST DOWNS27
244TOTAL YDS493
96PASS YDS28
148RUSH YDS465
1TURNOVERS0
20:28POSSESSION39:32

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