Week 18
Final
TXST
RICE1Q 13:33
7 - 0
J. Jeter 29-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 1
1Q 07:01
7 - 7
L. McCaffrey 7-yard TD catch from AJ Padgett.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
1Q 03:28
14 - 7
J. Jeter 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 14:46
21 - 7
B. Holloway 36-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 06:13
21 - 14
D. Connors 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 03:51
21 - 21
D. Connors 28-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 00:05
24 - 21
M. Shipley 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 10:06
31 - 21
N. Jones 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 08:28
38 - 21
B. Holloway 48-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6
4Q 02:16
45 - 21
J. Jeter 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
152
Finley
TXST
Rush Yds
122
Mahdi
TXST
Rec Yds
55
Hawkins
TXST
Scrim TD
3
Jeter
TXST
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2023 Sun Belt
TXST RICE
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 JMU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Troy | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Appalachian State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Old Dominion | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Texas State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Arkansas State | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 South Alabama | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Georgia Southern | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Georgia State | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Marshall | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Louisiana | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Southern Miss | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 SMU | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Tulane | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 UTSA | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Memphis | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 South Florida | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Rice | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Navy | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 North Texas | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Florida Atlantic | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 UAB | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Tulsa | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Charlotte | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Temple | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 East Carolina | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Rice Owls were easily defeated by the Texas State Bobcats, 45 to 21, in the First Responder Bowl on December 26, 2023.
Game Info
December 26, 2023
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
55°
9 mph SSW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ Finley #2 | 15/29 | 152 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2-20 | 95.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Padgett #12 | 10/21 | 85 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 2-12 | 68.8 |
S. Itraish #15 | 2/4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | -10.1 |
C. Jenkins #9 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 167.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Mahdi #21 | 24 | 122 | 5.1 | 0 | 33 |
J. Jeter #28 | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
N. Jones #76 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
TJ Finley #2 | 7 | -11 | -1.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Connors #0 | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 2 | 28 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Otoviano #8 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Itraish #15 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Jenkins #9 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 1 |
AJ Padgett #12 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hawkins #6 | 3/6 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 32 |
K. Wilson #2 | 5/10 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Hobert #10 | 5/6 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 |
K. Fox #9 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Mahdi #21 | 2/3 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mojarro #7 | 3/3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 19 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 3/10 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 13 |
L. Ransom-Goelz #17 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. MacNeill #80 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Connors #0 | 1/3 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Groen #14 | 2/4 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Otoviano #8 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Campbell #2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Holton #23 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bell #33 | 8-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Culp #19 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Holloway #37 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Revels #91 | 5-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ratcliff #17 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mills #7 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Webb #3 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foster Jr. #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Edwards Jr. #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coleman #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Main #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Shipley #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Shelton #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Crosby #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boudoin III #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ford-Dement #02 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morrison #33 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Devones #24 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hook #29 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Carroll #52 | 5-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wyatt #41 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Awe #27 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Floyd #50 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Taylor #26 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Boenisch #75 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Arkansas #2 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Flowers #31 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coco #44 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pearcy #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Broussard #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Anigbogu #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fresch #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Narcisse #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Heitmann #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jean #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Groen #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Stevenson #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Larbie #74 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Barton #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Shipley #36 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 9 | 31 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Horn #15 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. O'Kelly #38 | 9 | 355 | 39.4 | 54 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hunt #23 | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Mahdi #21 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Jackson #10 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
S. Fresch #1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ Finley #2 | 15/29 | 152 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2-20 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Mahdi #21 | 24 | 122 | 5.1 | 0 | 33 |
J. Jeter #28 | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
N. Jones #76 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
TJ Finley #2 | 7 | -11 | -1.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hawkins #6 | 3/6 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 32 |
K. Wilson #2 | 5/10 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Hobert #10 | 5/6 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 |
K. Fox #9 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Mahdi #21 | 2/3 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Holton #23 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bell #33 | 8-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Culp #19 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Holloway #37 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Revels #91 | 5-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ratcliff #17 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mills #7 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Webb #3 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foster Jr. #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Edwards Jr. #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coleman #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Main #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Shipley #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Shelton #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Crosby #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boudoin III #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ford-Dement #02 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Shipley #36 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 9 | 31 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. O'Kelly #38 | 9 | 355 | 39.4 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Mahdi #21 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Padgett #12 | 10/21 | 85 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 2-12 | 68.8 |
S. Itraish #15 | 2/4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | -10.1 |
C. Jenkins #9 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 167.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Connors #0 | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 2 | 28 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Otoviano #8 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Itraish #15 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Jenkins #9 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 1 |
AJ Padgett #12 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mojarro #7 | 3/3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 19 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 3/10 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 13 |
L. Ransom-Goelz #17 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. MacNeill #80 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Connors #0 | 1/3 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Groen #14 | 2/4 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Otoviano #8 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Campbell #2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morrison #33 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Devones #24 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hook #29 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Carroll #52 | 5-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wyatt #41 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Awe #27 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Floyd #50 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Taylor #26 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Boenisch #75 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Arkansas #2 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Flowers #31 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coco #44 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pearcy #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Broussard #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Anigbogu #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fresch #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Narcisse #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Heitmann #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jean #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Groen #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Stevenson #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Larbie #74 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Barton #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Horn #15 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hunt #23 | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Jackson #10 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McCaffrey #12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
S. Fresch #1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
7 plays,
75 yd,
01:357-0
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:537-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:007-0
Touchdown
8 plays,
34 yd,
03:387-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
85 yd,
03:3214-7
Punt
4 plays,
3 yd,
02:2314-7
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:1314-7
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1021-7
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:5621-7
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
00:4621-7
Touchdown
11 plays,
42 yd,
05:4721-14
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:0321-14
Touchdown
3 plays,
58 yd,
01:2421-21
End of Half
15 plays,
51 yd,
03:4024-21
Touchdown
10 plays,
30 yd,
05:0331-21
Interception
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:4138-21
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
02:1438-21
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
02:0238-21
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
04:0638-21
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:3338-21
Interception
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:1138-21
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:3938-21
Interception
2 plays,
13 yd,
00:3538-21
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
02:2238-21
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
02:1338-21
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
02:0638-21
Touchdown
3 plays,
37 yd,
01:1445-21
Interception
3 plays,
10 yd,
00:3845-21
End of Game
2 plays,
-2 yd,
01:2345-21
280
Total Yds
180
132
Pass Yds
95
148
Rush Yds
85
15
Total Drives
14
73
Total Plays
61
3.8
Yards Per Play
3
4.3
Yards Per Pass
3.2
3.5
Yards Per Rush
2.7
30:18
Possession
29:42
24
Biggest Lead
0
15
1st Downs
16
6
Passing 1st Downs
8
7
Rushing 1st Downs
3
2
1st Downs from Penalties
5
6/17
3rd Down
3/11
1/1
4th Down
0/0
9
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
6
0
Interceptions Thrown
5
0
Fumbles Lost
1
11
Penalties
6
4.0
Sacks
2.0
4
Tackles For Loss
8
0
D/ST TD
0
