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Rice beats UTEP, reaches 5 wins for first time since 2015
HOUSTON (AP) TJ McMahon threw for a career-high 334 yards, including a go-ahead 23-yard touchdown to Bradley Rozner with 25 seconds left, and Rice edged UTEP 37-30 on Thursday night.
Rice (5-4, 3-2 Conference USA) reached five wins in a season for the first time since 2015.
UTEP backup QB Calvin Brownholtz ran for a 25-yard score to tie the game at 27-all with 11:17 left in the fourth quarter. The teams traded field goals with UTEP tying it with 2:35 left.
Rice used back-to-back 13-yard plays to get to midfield and McMahon later found Rozner in the corner of the end zone for their sixth connection of the game.
McMahon was 21 of 31 with two touchdowns and one interception, and Rozner had 142 receiving yards and a score. Christian VanSickle made field goals of 43, 21 and 38.
Brownholtz was 7-of-10 passing for 56 yards and he carried it eight times for 64 yards for UTEP (4-6, 2-4). Gavin Baechle also made three field goals, with a long of 51.
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C. Brownholtz
7 QB 56 PaYds, 64 RuYds, RuTD |
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T. McMahon
7 QB 334 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 23 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 15 | 20 |
Rushing | 6 | 8 |
Passing | 9 | 12 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 9-16 | 7-12 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 313 | 502 |
Total Plays | 64 | 63 |
Avg Gain | 4.9 | 8.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 154 | 168 |
Rush Attempts | 36 | 32 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.3 | 5.3 |
Yards Passing | 159 | 334 |
Comp. - Att. | 15-28 | 21-31 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.2 | 9.6 |
Penalties - Yards | 4-24 | 5-40 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 4-43.8 | 2-35.5 |
Return Yards | 0 | 32 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 1-32 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
G. Hardison
2 QB
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G. Hardison | 8/18 | 103 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brownholtz
7 QB
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C. Brownholtz | 7/10 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Brownholtz
7 QB
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C. Brownholtz | 8 | 64 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hankins
33 RB
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D. Hankins | 9 | 42 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Awatt
22 RB
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R. Awatt | 9 | 33 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Hardison
2 QB
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G. Hardison | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flores
3 RB
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R. Flores | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Smith
1 WR
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T. Smith | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Smith
1 WR
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T. Smith | 11 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thompson
45 TE
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T. Thompson | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Akharaiyi
4 WR
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K. Akharaiyi | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flores
3 RB
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R. Flores | 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tupou
31 FB
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J. Tupou | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Clarke
9 WR
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J. Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Flores
86 WR
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L. Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hankins
33 RB
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D. Hankins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Wallerstedt
30 LB
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C. Wallerstedt | 6-4 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Johnson
32 CB
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I. Johnson | 5-1 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Barnes
13 DB
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D. Barnes | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Knight
10 LB
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T. Knight | 4-7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Hylton
2 S
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K. Hylton | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Boyd-Matthews
14 CB
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A. Boyd-Matthews | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. James
3 S
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T. James | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Taylor
11 DE
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J. Taylor | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Moss
7 DT
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K. Moss | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Amaewhule
23 DE
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P. Amaewhule | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
42 DE
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D. Williams | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wilson
1 S
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T. Wilson | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Robinson
44 DE
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E. Robinson | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Westmoreland
0 DE
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M. Westmoreland | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Tafuna
50 DT
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T. Tafuna | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Theard
6 LB
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G. Theard | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Baechle
40 K
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G. Baechle | 3/3 | 51 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Sloan
13 P
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J. Sloan | 4 | 43.8 | 1 | 56 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
W. Dawn Jr.
26 WR
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W. Dawn Jr. | 2 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flores
3 RB
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R. Flores | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. McMahon
7 QB
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T. McMahon | 21/31 | 334 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Otoviano
8 RB
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J. Otoviano | 6 | 65 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Montgomery
1 RB
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C. Montgomery | 8 | 58 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. McMahon
7 QB
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T. McMahon | 10 | 23 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. McCaffrey
10 WR
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L. McCaffrey | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
U. West
20 RB
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U. West | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Connors
0 RB
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D. Connors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Campbell
17 WR
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K. Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Rozner
2 WR
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B. Rozner | 9 | 6 | 142 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Esdale
6 WR
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I. Esdale | 6 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. McCaffrey
10 WR
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L. McCaffrey | 8 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Montgomery
1 RB
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C. Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bradley
87 TE
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J. Bradley | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Campbell
17 WR
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K. Campbell | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Connors
0 RB
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D. Connors | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Groen
85 TE
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B. Groen | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson III
32 FB
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