Week 0
Final
UNT
RICE1Q 08:54
0 - 7
B. Douglas-Dotson 75-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 18
1Q 05:24
7 - 7
N. Smith 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 12:06
14 - 7
R. Bussey Jr. 51-yard TD catch from M. Fine.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 11
2Q 09:57
21 - 7
J. Darden 81-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 6
2Q 07:31
21 - 14
M. Smalls 52-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
2Q 01:01
24 - 14
T. Moore 44-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
3Q 03:37
27 - 14
T. Moore 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 03:03
30 - 14
T. Moore 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
Top Performers
Pass Yds
195
Fine
UNT
Rush Yds
178
Smith
UNT
Rec Yds
71
Bussey Jr.
UNT
Scrim TD
1
Smith
UNT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Conference USA
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Florida Atlantic | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 North Texas | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 UAB | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Southern Miss | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 FIU | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Marshall | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 UTSA | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 Louisiana Tech | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Western Kentucky | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Charlotte | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 Rice | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 UTEP | 0 | 12 | .000 |
Game Summary
The Rice Owls fell to the North Texas Mean Green, 30 to 14, on November 25, 2017.
Game Info
November 25, 2017
Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas
77°
6 mph S
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fine #6 | 18/25 | 195 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 4-28 | 142.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smalls #3 | 6/16 | 107 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 3-18 | 81.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Smith #21 | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 1 | 16 |
E. Johnson #7 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 |
A. Tucker #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fine #6 | 9 | -15 | -1.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smalls #3 | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 1 | 52 |
E. Esukpa #33 | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
A. Walter #2 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 |
C. Montgomery #1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Trammell #10 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
N. Ellerbe #9 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
R. Wells III #88 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
S. Stewart #45 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bussey Jr. #8 | 3/6 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 51 |
T. Smiley #1 | 6/7 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
J. Darden #1 | 3/3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
K. Smith #9 | 2/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
C. Chumley #15 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Pirtle #88 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Lawrence #32 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
N. Smith #21 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
O. Rutherford #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cephus #28 | 2/5 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 46 |
N. Ellerbe #9 | 1/1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
A. Trammell #10 | 1/2 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
P. Smith #11 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
L. Wright #5 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Esukpa #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Walter #2 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.J. Ejiya #22 | 12-12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. McClain #6 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Preston #27 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Flusche #99 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Garner #37 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hall #16 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Young #49 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Krasniqi #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Muhammad #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sanders #10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wheeler #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jenkins #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McDonald #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Novil #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ozougwu #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Tauaalo #15 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Brooks #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellerbee #58 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Nwakamma #31 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Womac #44 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.T. Ibe #17 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #6 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clark #9 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Robert #29 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Wilkins #95 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Abercrumbia #96 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ellis #12 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Gordon #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #99 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nyakwol #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cummings #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Douglas-Dotson #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Garcia #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Green #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hanusa #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phan #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Moore #30 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 44 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harrison #25 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Patterson #93 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fox #2 | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #7 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Trammell #10 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Darden #1 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 81 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Trammell #10 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fine #6 | 18/25 | 195 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 4-28 | 142.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Smith #21 | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 1 | 16 |
E. Johnson #7 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 |
A. Tucker #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fine #6 | 9 | -15 | -1.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bussey Jr. #8 | 3/6 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 51 |
T. Smiley #1 | 6/7 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
J. Darden #1 | 3/3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
K. Smith #9 | 2/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
C. Chumley #15 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Pirtle #88 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Lawrence #32 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
N. Smith #21 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
O. Rutherford #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.J. Ejiya #22 | 12-12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. McClain #6 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Preston #27 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Flusche #99 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Garner #37 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hall #16 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Young #49 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Krasniqi #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Muhammad #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sanders #10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wheeler #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jenkins #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McDonald #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Novil #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ozougwu #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Tauaalo #15 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Brooks #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Moore #30 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 44 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Patterson #93 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #7 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Darden #1 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 81 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smalls #3 | 6/16 | 107 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 3-18 | 81.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smalls #3 | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 1 | 52 |
E. Esukpa #33 | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
A. Walter #2 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 |
C. Montgomery #1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Trammell #10 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
N. Ellerbe #9 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
R. Wells III #88 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
S. Stewart #45 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cephus #28 | 2/5 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 46 |
N. Ellerbe #9 | 1/1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
A. Trammell #10 | 1/2 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
P. Smith #11 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
L. Wright #5 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Esukpa #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Walter #2 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellerbee #58 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Nwakamma #31 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Womac #44 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.T. Ibe #17 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #6 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clark #9 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Robert #29 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Wilkins #95 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Abercrumbia #96 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ellis #12 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Gordon #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #99 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nyakwol #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cummings #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Douglas-Dotson #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Garcia #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Green #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hanusa #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phan #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harrison #25 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fox #2 | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Trammell #10 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Trammell #10 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
4 plays,
20 yd,
02:04
0-0
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:06
0-0
7 plays,
47 yd,
03:11
0-6
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
0-7
9 plays,
75 yd,
03:22
7-7
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:08
7-7
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:43
7-7
3 plays,
-11 yd,
01:26
7-7
9 plays,
88 yd,
03:02
14-7
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:23
20-7
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
21-7
5 plays,
85 yd,
02:18
21-14
11 plays,
21 yd,
06:22
24-14
4 plays,
19 yd,
00:55
24-14
10 plays,
26 yd,
06:33
24-14
11 plays,
55 yd,
04:57
27-14
12 plays,
65 yd,
05:32
27-14
4 plays,
17 yd,
01:38
27-14
5 plays,
47 yd,
02:12
27-14
3 plays,
-19 yd,
01:40
27-14
3 plays,
14 yd,
01:23
27-14
9 plays,
54 yd,
03:09
30-14
7 plays,
5 yd,
01:52
30-14
2 plays,
-4 yd,
01:04
30-14
355
Total Yds
264
167
Pass Yds
89
188
Rush Yds
175
12
Total Drives
12
73
Total Plays
61
4.9
Yards Per Play
4.3
5.8
Yards Per Pass
4.7
4.3
Yards Per Rush
4.2
32:12
Possession
27:48
16
Biggest Lead
7
25
1st Downs
13
11
Passing 1st Downs
3
13
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
4/11
3rd Down
4/13
0/0
4th Down
0/4
4
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
4.0
6
Tackles For Loss
9
1
D/ST TD
0
