2020 Rice Owls football team

The 2020 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

2020 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2020 record	2–3 (2–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Mack (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)

2020 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
Old Dominion†			–							–
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	4
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: † Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion has suspended the 2020 football season. Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019 season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division. They were not invited to any other postseason play. Despite the losing record, the Owls retained Bloomgren, however, they did hired a new Offensive Line and Tight Ends coach.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2]	Bradley Rozner	WR	RS JR
Butkus Award[3]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Paul Hornung Award[5]	Austin Trammell	WR	SR

C-USA media poll

The preseason poll will be released prior to the Conference USA media days sometime during summer 2020 via a virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Louisiana Tech
	North Texas
	Rice
	Southern Miss
	UAB
	UTEP
	UTSA

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Charlotte
	FIU
	Florida Atlantic
	Marshall
	Middle Tennessee
	Old Dominion
	Western Kentucky

Preseason All–C-USA teams

The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.

Recruiting class

References:[6][7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jaren Banks Linebacker	Junction City, OR	Sheldon HS New Mexico Military	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kobie Campbel Running Back	Missouri City, TX	Hightower HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael "Mike" Collins Quarterback	New Canaan, CT	New Canaan HS TCU	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jordan Dunbar Cornerback	Tarrytown, NY	Iona Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sean Fresch Athlete	Austin, TX	Lyndon B. Johnson HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalan Griffin Running Back	Tyler, TX	Chapel Hill HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Geron Hargon Linebacker	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Kamper Tight End	Fort Hood, TX	Killeen HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cole Latos Defensive Lineman	Allen, TX	Allen HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mike Leone Offensive Lineman	Bryn Mawr, PA	The Hun School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Andrew Mason Wide Receiver	Spring Hill, TN	Ravenwood HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
TJ McMahon Quarterback	Anaheim, CA	Servite HS Cerritos College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Lamont Narcisse Cornerback	Pasadena, CA	Calabasas HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Braedon Nutter Offensive Lineman	Tomball, TX	Tomball Memorial HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trey Phillippi Offensive Tackle	Montgomery, TX	Montgomery HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jalen Reeves Defensive Lineman	Hollywood, FL	NSU University School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Collin Riccitelli Kicker	San Marcos, CA	Carlsbad HS Stanford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Adam Sheriff Offensive Lineman	Prosper, TX	Prosper HS Butler CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gabriel "Gabe" Taylor Defensive Back	Miami, FL	Gulliver Prep	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jovaun Woolford Offensive Lineman	Des Plaines, IL	Maine West HS Colgate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Plae Wyatt Safety	McKinney, TX	Boyd HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Personnel

2020 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Cameron Montgomery  Jr WR 2 Bradley Rozner  Jr QB 3 Jovoni Johnson  Fr QB 4 Mike Collins Sr QB 5 Wiley Green  So TE 7 Jordan Myers  Sr RB 8 Juma Otoviano  So QB 9 TJ McMahon So WR 10 Austin Trammell Sr WR 11 Jake Bailey So WR 12 Austin Conrad  Jr WR 13 Zane Knipe  Fr WR 15 Chris Boudreaux  Jr QB 16 Robbie Blosser  Jr QB 17 Parker Towns  So TE 18 Robert French  So QB 19 Evan Marshman  Jr RB 22 Jawan King  Fr RB 27 Ayden Noriega  Fr RB 30 Ari Broussard  So FB 32 Jerry Johnson III  Fr FB 35 Luke Amrstrong  So WR 38 Jashon Palmer  Fr OL 50 Izeya Floyd  Fr OL 54 Isaac Klarkowski  Fr OL 58 Shea Baker  Jr OT 63 Brandt Pederson  Jr OL 67 Connor Hughes  Fr OL 70 Jovaun Woolford Sr OL 71 Clay Servin  So OL 73 Cole Garcia  So OT 74 Nick Wagman  Fr OL 75 Derek Ferraro  So OL 77 Adam Sheriff So OG 79 Regan Riddle  Fr TE 80 Jonathan Sanchez  Jr TE 82 Jaeger Bull  Jr WR 84 Bennett Mecom  Fr FB 85 Brendan Suckley  So TE 87 Jack Bradley So WR 88 August Pitre III  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Antonio Montero Jr DE 2 Javante Hubbard  Sr S 3 Naeem Smith Sr DB 4 Prudy Calderon Jr S 5 Chike Anigbogu  Fr LB 6 Blaze Alldredge Sr DE 7 Trey Schuman  Jr LB 8 Kebreyun Page  So S 9 Kirk Lockhart So DE 10 Kenneth Orji  Jr DE 11 Cameron Valentine  So OLB, DE 12 Josh Pearcy  Fr CB 15 Andrew Bird  So LB 17 TreShawn Chamberlain Jr DB 18 Tyrae Thornton  Jr CB 19 Tre'Shon Devones So DB 20 George Nyakwol Sr OLB 21 Garrett Braden  Fr CB 22 Jason White  So DB 23 Isaiah Richardson  Jr CB 24 Miles McCord Jr CB 24 Collin Whitaker  Sr DB 31 Matthew Sams  So LB 33 Myron Morrison  Fr S 37 Jacob Grams  Jr LB, LS 46 Garrett Grammer Sr DE 48 Jacob Doddridge  So DL 50 Hunter Hanley  Fr DL 51 Will Martinez  Fr DT 55 De'Braylon Carroll So DE 89 Miles Adams  So DL 91 Ikenna Enechukwu  So DL 92 Elijah Garcia  Sr DL 97 Adrian Bickham So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Will Harrison  Jr LS 34 Campbell Riddle Jr K, P 76 Nicholas McQuarry  So P 91 Charlie Mendes  Fr	Head coach Mike Bloomgren (Florida State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Mack (Delta State) Offensive Coordinator/QB Brian Smith (Massachusetts) Defensive Coordinator/S Drew Svoboda (Stephen F. Austin) Special Teams Coordinator Sanders Davis (Dartmouth) Offensive Line Chris Monfiletto (Ohio) Tight Ends Cedric Calhoun (Morehouse College) Defensive Line Mike Kershaw (Delta State) Wide Receivers Robbie Picazo (Stanford) Running Backs Scott Vestal (SMU) Recruiting Coordinator/LB Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse College) Cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 27 May 2020

Schedule

The 2020 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Owls will travel to C-USA foes Marshall, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and North Texas. The Owls will play host to C-USA foes UAB, Middle Tennessee, UTSA, and UTEP.

The Owls will host three of the four non-conference opponents at Rice Stadium, Army, a FBS Independent, Lamar of the Southland. They will travel to Houston, a member of The American for their lone non-conference away match.

Rice had games scheduled against Lamar, Louisiana Tech, LSU, UTEP, and UTSA which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	2:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 34–40 ^2OT	0
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN3	W 30–6	0
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	L 17–27	5,976
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at No. 21 Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 20–0	10,429
December 12	11:00 a.m.	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 16–21	2,000
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: [10]

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee at Rice

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Blue Raiders 0 14 17 3 6 40 Owls 6 7 6 14 0 33 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:29 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56) RICE 6–0 2 10:40 MTSU Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22) MTSU 7–6 01:33 RICE August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07) RICE 13–7 00:30 MTSU CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03) MTSU 14–13 3 11:52 MTSU Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08) MTSU 21–13 07:55 MTSU Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49) MTSU 28–13 05:34 RICE Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) MTSU 28–19 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 20-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) MTSU 31–19 4 11:34 RICE Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26) MTSU 31–26 00:34 RICE Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell) (10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50) RICE 34–31 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34) TIE 34–34 2OT MTSU Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) MTSU 40–34

Pregame line	Over/under
RICE −4	48.5[11]

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Rice
First downs	22	26
Total yards	451	425
Rushing yards	118	183
Passing yards	333	242
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	CJ Windham	7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	20 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs

at Southern Miss

Rice at Southern Mississippi

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 3 20 0 7 30 Eagles 0 6 0 0 6 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN3): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:03 RICE Collin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17) RICE 3–0 2 14:09 RICE Austin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51) RICE 10–0 13:58 RICE Jake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed) (1 play, 25 yards, 0:11) RICE 16–0 08:05 USM Briggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53) RICE 16–3 02:04 RICE Austin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34) RICE 23–3 00:00 USM Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26) RICE 23–6 4 06:47 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00) RICE 30–6

Pregame line	Over/under
RICE −1	59[12]

Statistics	Rice	Southern Miss
First downs	22	11
Total yards	412	269
Rushing yards	179	100
Passing yards	233	169
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:52	23:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	25 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	11 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Robinson	3 receptions, 41 yards

at North Texas

Rice at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 10 0 0 7 17 • Mean Green 0 14 3 10 27 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 5,976 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:26 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01) RICE 10–0 2 06:56 UNT Jason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17) RICE 10–7 01:09 UNT Jaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00 UNT 14–10 3 09:56 UNT Ethan Mooney 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) UNT 17–10 4 13:03 UNT Ethan Mooney 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40) UNT 20–10 07:27 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43) UNT 27–10 00:08 RICE Jake Bailey 17-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:18) UNT 27–17

Pregame line	Over/under
UNT –1.5	65[13]

Statistics	Rice	North Texas
First downs	23	17
Total yards	376	389
Rushing yards	49	269
Passing yards	327	120
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	20 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	3 receptions, 60 yards

at Marshall

Rice at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 7 3 10 0 20 No. 21 Thundering Herd 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 5, 2020 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 11:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 10,429 Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind:WNW 6 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Griffith (play–by–play) and Dave Wilson (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 01:06 RICE Jordan Myers 1-yard rush (Collin Riccitelli kick) (10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48) RICE 7–0 2 05:49 RICE Collin Riccitelli 39-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21) RICE 10–0 3 09:24 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 2:21) RICE 13–0 07:50 RICE Naeem Smith 36-yard interception returned (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, -5 yards, 1:34) RICE 20–0

Pregame line	Over/under
MARSH –23.5	46.5[14]

Statistics	Rice	Marshall
First downs	17	19
Total yards	213	245
Rushing yards	127	80
Passing yards	86	165
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	36:26	23:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	JoVoni Johnson	10/14, 86 yards
	Rushing	Ari Broussard	19 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	7 receptions, 57 yards
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs
	Rushing	Brenden Knox	20 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Talik Keaton	7 receptions, 48 yards

UAB

Alabama–Birmingham at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total • Blazers 0 7 14 0 21 Owls 3 10 0 3 16 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 2,000 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Overcast Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Pederson (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 00:49 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (20 plays, 62 yards, 12:12) RICE 3–0 2 10:09 RICE Collin Riccitelli 35-yard field goal (8 plays, 35 yards, 4:35) RICE 6–0 06:55 UAB Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) UAB 7–6 00:38 RICE Jordan Myers 26-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson (Collin Riccitelli kick) (5 plays, 83 yards, 0:41) RICE 13–7 3 12:46 UAB Myron Mitchell 63-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (1 play, 63 yards, 0:10) UAB 14–13 10:16 UAB Samario Rudolph 42-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:44) UAB 21–13 4 11:14 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 30 yards, 3:41) UAB 21–16

Pregame line	Over/under
UAB –7	42.5[15]

Statistics	UAB	Rice
First downs	13	20
Total yards	354	232
Rushing yards	137	66
Passing yards	217	166
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:42	37:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Tyler Johnson III	9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Johnson III	7 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Myron Mitchell	1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD
Rice	Passing	JoVoni Johnson	17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	14 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	7 receptions, 72 yards

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