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Rice at Texas

Sep 13, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 2

Away

Rice

American Athletic

Final Score

28 - 42

RT

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Texas

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Texas277
Rice462

Passing Yards

Texas128
Rice234

Rushing Yards

Texas149
Rice228

Turnovers

Texas1
Rice5

Game Conditions

Temperature85°F
Wind3 mph N

Humidity

26%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Driphus Jackson

Rice

YDS: 139

Rushing

Samuel Stewart

Rice

YDS: 130

Receiving

Dennis Parks

Rice

YDS: 77

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Texas15:58
Rice44:02

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Texas beats Rice 42-28

Standard

Texas defeated Rice 42-28 in Week 2 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 277-462 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Texas set the terms early in a game that finished 42-28. James Farrimond punt for 39 yds , Daje Johnson returns for 85 yds for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK) came with {'seconds': 43, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Rice the first major swing.

Texas's box score carried the story: 277 total yards, 149 rushing yards, and 128 passing yards. Rice finished with 462 total yards, including 228 on the ground and 234 through the air.

Texas converted 3-8 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-5, Texas led 21-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jerrod Heard pass complete to John Burt for 69 yds for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK).

Key Moments

  • Punt

    James Farrimond punt for 39 yds , Daje Johnson returns for 85 yds for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK) (Rice led 0-14 over Texas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jerrod Heard pass complete to Armanti Foreman for 32 yds for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK) (Texas led 7-0 over Rice).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Johnathan Gray run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK) (Texas led 21-0 over Rice).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Samuel Stewart run for 16 yds for a TD, (Jack Fox KICK) (Rice led 14-21 over Texas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Samuel Stewart run for 22 yds for a TD, (Jack Fox KICK) (Rice led 7-21 over Texas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    D'Onta Foreman run for 2 yds for a TD, (Nick Rose KICK) (Texas led 42-14 over Rice).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    42-28

    Texas defeated Rice.

  • Total yards

    277-462

    Texas held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    149

    Texas averaged 5.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    128

    Texas averaged 12.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-8

    Texas's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    14-21

    Rice's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-5

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTexasRice
Total Yards277462
Passing Yards128234
Rushing Yards149228
First Downs1130
Third Down Efficiency3-814-21
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-426-55
Turnovers15
Completions / Attempts5-1023-38
Rushing Attempts2858
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs22
Kicking Points64
Possession Time15:5844:02
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)