Week 1 · 2016

Rice at Western Kentucky

Thu 09/01/2016 08:00 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame84%Pregame win probability: 84% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference

Rice

14

3–9

Western Kentucky

46

11–3

Attendance

19,286

reported

RICE6 plays, -25 yd · Safety

15:001st & 10own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 6 yds to the Rice 31+6
15:002nd & 4own 31Samuel Stewart run for 2 yds to the Rice 33+2
15:003rd & 2own 33STEWART, Samuel rush for 4 yards to the RICE37, out-of-bounds (BROWN, Joe), PENALTY RICE holding 10 yards to the RICE23, NO PLAY.−10
15:003rd & 12own 23Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 1 yd to the Rice 24+1
13:244th & 11own 24Team Safety0

WKU8 plays, 19 yd · On downs

13:241st & 0own 20Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds , Kylen Towner return for 45 yds to the Rice 40+45
13:241st & 10opp 40Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the Rice 39+1
13:242nd & 9opp 39Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 1 yd to the Rice 38+1
13:243rd & 8opp 38Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 9 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down+9
13:241st & 10opp 29Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the Rice 27+2
13:242nd & 8opp 27Nicholas Norris run for 2 yds to the Rice 25+2
13:243rd & 6opp 25Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris0
13:244th & 6opp 25Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 4 yds to the Rice 21+4

RICE8 plays, 24 yd · Punt

10:431st & 10own 21Darik Dillard run for 6 yds to the Rice 27+6
10:432nd & 4own 27Darik Dillard run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 26−1
10:433rd & 5own 26Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 14 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down+14
10:431st & 10own 40Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright0
10:432nd & 10own 40Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 5 yds to the Rice 45+5
10:433rd & 5own 45STEHLING, Tyler pass complete to GERMAN, Nate for 20 yards to the WKU35, out-of-bounds (LESTON, Branden;MCCOLLUM, T.J.), PENALTY RICE illegal touching (GERMAN, Nate) 0 yards to the RICE45, NO PLAY.0
8:404th & 5own 45Timeout RICE, clock 08:400
8:404th & 5own 45Jack Fox punt for 50 yds, downed at the WKent 50

WKU4 plays, 9 yd · Punt

8:331st & 10own 5Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the WKent 10+5
8:332nd & 5own 10Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 4 yds to the WKent 14+4
8:333rd & 1own 14Anthony Wales run for no gain to the WKent 140
8:334th & 1own 14Jake Collins punt for 56 yds, fair catch by V.J. Banks at the Rice 300

RICE5 plays, -8 yd · Punt

6:481st & 10own 30WALTER, Austin rush for 5 yards to the RICE35 (LESTON, Branden;WARD, Marcus), PENALTY RICE illegal block (MARTIN, Trey) 10 yards to the RICE20, NO PLAY.−10
6:481st & 20own 20Austin Walter run for 2 yds to the Rice 22+2
6:482nd & 18own 22Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by Joe Brown0
6:483rd & 18own 22Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Darrion Pollard, broken up by Marcus Ward0
6:484th & 18own 22Jack Fox punt for 53 yds , Nacarius Fant returns for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 21 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the WKent 14+63

WKU4 plays, 86 yd · Touchdown

5:351st & 10own 14D'Andre Ferby run for 1 yd to the WKent 15+1
5:352nd & 9own 15Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 45 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down+45
5:351st & 10opp 40Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 35 yds to the Rice 5 for a 1ST down+35
4:001st & goalopp 5Anthony Wales run for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)+5

RICE7 plays, 23 yd · Punt

4:001st & 0own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:001st & 10own 25Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the Rice 32+7
4:002nd & 3own 32STEHLING, Tyler pass complete to STEWART, Samuel for 5 yards to the RICE37 (TAYLOR, Taywan), PENALTY WKU face mask (IYIEGBUNIWE, J.) 18 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY.+18
4:001st & 10midfieldTyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 5 yds Darrion Pollard fumbled, forced by T.J. McCollum, recovered by Rice+5
4:002nd & 14own 46Tyler Stehling run for 2 yds to the Rice 48+2
4:003rd & 12own 48Tyler Stehling pass incomplete0
4:004th & 12own 48Jack Fox punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 130

WKU3 plays, 87 yd · Touchdown

2:151st & 10own 13WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to NORRIS, N. (THOMPSON, Carl), PENALTY WKU personal foul (HALPIN, Max) 7 yards to the WKU6, NO PLAY.−7
2:151st & 17own 6Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 7 yds to the WKent 13+7
1:312nd & 10own 13Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 87 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)+87

RICE17 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

1:311st & 0own 25Alex Rinella kickoff for 66 yds , Samuel Stewart return for 11 yds to the Rice 20+11
1:311st & 10own 20Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Nate German0
1:312nd & 10own 20Tyler Stehling pass incomplete0
1:313rd & 10own 20Tyler Stehling run for 13 yds to the Rice 33 for a 1ST down+13
1:311st & 10own 33Jowan Davis run for no gain to the Rice 330
1:312nd & 10own 33Jowan Davis run for 2 yds to the Rice 35+2
0:00goal lineEnd of 1st Quarter0
15:003rd & 8own 35Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 16 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down+16
15:001st & 10opp 49Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright, broken up by De'Andre Simmons0
15:002nd & 10opp 49Jowan Davis run for 3 yds to the WKent 46+3
15:003rd & 7opp 46STEHLING, Tyler pass incomplete to GERMAN, Nate, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 9 yards to the WKU37, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY.+9
15:001st & 10opp 37Tyler Stehling pass complete to Jowan Davis for 15 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down+15
15:001st & 10opp 22Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 18 yds to the WKent 4 for a 1ST down+18
15:001st & goalopp 4RICE Penalty, false start (Calvin Anderson) to the WKent 9−5
15:001st & goalopp 9Tyler Stehling run for 3 yds to the WKent 6+3
15:002nd & goalopp 6STEHLING, Tyler pass incomplete to SMITH, Parker, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 4 yards to the WKU2, 1ST DOWN RICE, NO PLAY.+4
12:241st & goalopp 2Jowan Davis run for 2 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)+2

WKU7 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

12:241st & 0own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 57 yds0
12:241st & 10own 35Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 44 yds to the Rice 21 for a 1ST down+44
12:241st & 10opp 21Anthony Wales run for 6 yds to the Rice 15+6
12:242nd & 4opp 15Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 9 yds to the Rice 6 for a 1ST down+9
12:241st & goalopp 6Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 60
12:242nd & goalopp 6Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 60
9:373rd & goalopp 6Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 6 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)+6

RICE4 plays, -5 yd · Turnover

9:371st & 0own 35Josh Cole kickoff for 60 yds0
9:371st & 10own 35RICE Penalty, false start (Connor Patterson) to the Rice 30−5
9:371st & 15own 30Austin Walter run for no gain to the Rice 300
9:372nd & 15own 30Tyler Stehling pass intercepted De'Andre Simmons return for no gain to the Rice 460

WKU7 plays, 46 yd · Touchdown

9:041st & 10opp 46Nacarius Fant pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor0
9:042nd & 10opp 46Anthony Wales run for 17 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down+17
9:041st & 10opp 29Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor0
9:042nd & 10opp 29Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 26 yds to the Rice 3 for a 1ST down+26
9:041st & goalopp 3WALES, Anthony rush for no gain to the RICE3 (MCGASKEY, T.;LYONS, Alex), PENALTY RICE IS 2 yards to the RICE1, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.+2
9:041st & goalopp 1Anthony Wales run for no gain to the Rice 10
7:032nd & goalopp 1Anthony Wales run for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)+1

RICE9 plays, 14 yd · Punt

7:031st & 0own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 63 yds , Samuel Stewart return for 22 yds to the Rice 24+22
7:031st & 10own 24Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 23−1
7:032nd & 11own 23Samuel Stewart run for 5 yds to the Rice 28+5
7:033rd & 6own 28Tyler Stehling pass complete to Lance Wright for 8 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down+8
7:031st & 10own 36Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darrion Pollard for 3 yds to the Rice 39+3
7:032nd & 7own 39Tyler Stehling pass complete to Temi Alaka for 5 yds to the Rice 44+5
7:033rd & 2own 44Austin Walter run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 43−1
7:034th & 3own 43RICE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Rice 38−5
7:034th & 8own 38Jack Fox punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 160

WKU9 plays, 63 yd · Missed FG

3:521st & 10own 16Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 13 yds to the WKent 29 for a 1ST down+13
3:521st & 10own 29WALES, Anthony rush for 5 yards to the WKU34 (ELLERBEE, E.), PENALTY WKU personal foul (WILLIAMS, D.) 14 yards to the WKU15, NO PLAY.−14
2:411st & 24own 15Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:410
2:411st & 24own 15Mike White pass complete to Stevie Donatell for 11 yds to the WKent 26+11
2:412nd & 13own 26Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 54 yds to the Rice 20 for a 1ST down+54
2:411st & 10opp 20Marquez Trigg run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 21−1
2:412nd & 11opp 21Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by J.T. Blasingame0
2:413rd & 11opp 21Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris0
0:414th & 11opp 21Ryan Nuss 38 yd FG MISSED+38

RICE2 plays, 0 yd · End of period

0:411st & 10own 21Darik Dillard run for 2 yds to the Rice 23+2
0:00goal lineEnd of 2nd Quarter0

WKU11 plays, 76 yd · Field goal

15:002nd & 8own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds , Kylen Towner return for 12 yds to the WKent 12+12
15:001st & 10own 12Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 4 yds to the WKent 16+4
15:002nd & 6own 16Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 16 yds to the WKent 32 for a 1ST down+16
15:001st & 10own 32Anthony Wales run for 13 yds to the WKent 45 for a 1ST down+13
15:001st & 10own 45Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 14 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down+14
15:001st & 10opp 41WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to DONATELL, S. (BLASINGAME, JT), PENALTY RICE pass interference (WRIGHT, Zach) 15 yards to the RICE26, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.+15
15:001st & 10opp 26Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 17 yds to the Rice 9 for a 1ST down+17
15:001st & goalopp 9Nacarius Fant run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 14−5
15:002nd & goalopp 14Marquez Trigg run for 2 yds to the Rice 12+2
15:003rd & goalopp 12Mike White pass incomplete to Shaquille Johnson, broken up by Christian Bertrand0
10:244th & goalopp 12Skyler Simcox 29 yd FG GOOD+29

RICE7 plays, 25 yd · Punt

10:241st & 0own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 59 yds , Austin Walter return for 18 yds to the Rice 24+18
10:241st & 10own 24Darik Dillard run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 19−5
10:242nd & 15own 19Tyler Stehling pass complete to Parker Smith for 26 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down+26
10:241st & 10own 45Darik Dillard run for 2 yds to the Rice 47+2
10:242nd & 8own 47Tyler Stehling pass complete to Nate German for 6 yds to the WKent 47+6
10:243rd & 2opp 47Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 49−4
10:244th & 6own 49Jack Fox punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 180

WKU7 plays, 73 yd · Field goal

7:401st & 10own 18Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 40 yds to the Rice 42 for a 1ST down+40
7:401st & 10opp 42Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the Rice 41+1
7:402nd & 9opp 41Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 27 yds to the Rice 14 for a 1ST down+27
7:401st & 10opp 14Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the Rice 11+3
7:402nd & 7opp 11Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris0
7:403rd & 7opp 11Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 2 yds to the Rice 9+2
4:314th & 5opp 9Ryan Nuss 26 yd FG GOOD+26

RICE9 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

4:311st & 0own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 40 yds , Connor Cella return for 10 yds to the Rice 35+10
4:311st & 10own 35RICE Penalty, false start (Peter Godber) to the Rice 30−5
4:311st & 15own 30Tyler Stehling run for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+20
4:311st & 10midfieldJowan Davis run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
4:312nd & 10midfieldRICE Penalty, false start (Jowan Davis) to the Rice 45−5
4:312nd & 15own 45Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 22 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down+22
4:311st & 10opp 33Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by Branden Leston0
4:312nd & 10opp 33Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 11 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down+11
2:101st & 10opp 22Tyler Stehling run for 22 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)+22

WKU9 plays, 45 yd · Touchdown

2:101st & 0own 35Jack Fox kickoff for 64 yds , Kylen Towner return for 54 yds to the Rice 45+54
2:101st & 10opp 45Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 14 yds to the Rice 31 for a 1ST down+14
2:101st & 10opp 31Quinton Baker run for no gain to the Rice 310
2:102nd & 10opp 31Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 9 yds to the Rice 22+9
2:103rd & 1opp 22Anthony Wales run for 4 yds to the Rice 18 for a 1ST down+4
0:00own 0End of 3rd Quarter0
15:001st & 10opp 18Quinton Baker run for 4 yds to the Rice 14+4
15:002nd & 6opp 14WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Deon Yelder) to the Rice 19−5
14:012nd & 11opp 19Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 19 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)+19

RICE5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

14:011st & 0own 35Josh Cole kickoff for 57 yds , Austin Walter return for 16 yds to the Rice 24+16
14:011st & 10own 24Tyler Stehling run for 4 yds to the Rice 28+4
14:012nd & 6own 28Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright0
14:013rd & 6own 28Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Tabari McGaskey, broken up by Marcus Ward0
14:014th & 6own 28Jack Fox punt for 53 yds , Nacarius Fant returns for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 16−3

WKU6 plays, 38 yd · Punt

13:031st & 10own 16Quinton Baker run for no gain to the WKent 160
13:032nd & 10own 16Tyler Ferguson pass complete to Will Bush for 35 yds to the Rice 49 for a 1ST down+35
13:031st & 10opp 49Quinton Baker run for 1 yd to the Rice 48+1
13:032nd & 9opp 48Tyler Ferguson pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson, broken up by D Angelo Ellis0
13:033rd & 9opp 48Quinton Baker run for 2 yds to the Rice 46+2
13:034th & 7opp 46Jake Collins punt for 39 yds , V.J. Banks returns for 2 yds to the Rice 9+2

RICE4 plays, 1 yd · Punt

10:031st & 10own 9Darik Dillard run for 3 yds to the Rice 12+3
10:032nd & 7own 12Darik Dillard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 10−2
10:033rd & 9own 10Tyler Stehling run for no gain to the Rice 100
10:034th & 9own 10Jack Fox punt for 39 yds, downed at the Rice 490

WKU6 plays, 35 yd · Field goal

8:151st & 10opp 49Quinton Baker run for a loss of 5 yards to the WKent 46−5
8:152nd & 15own 46Quinton Baker run for 39 yds to the Rice 15 for a 1ST down+39
8:151st & 10opp 15Quinton Baker run for no gain to the Rice 150
8:152nd & 10opp 15Quinton Baker run for 1 yd to the Rice 14+1
8:153rd & 9opp 14Tyler Ferguson pass incomplete to Shaquille Johnson0
5:124th & 9opp 14Ryan Nuss 31 yd FG GOOD+31

RICE19 plays, 74 yd · Turnover

5:121st & 0own 35Josh Cole kickoff for 63 yds , Austin Walter return for 12 yds to the Rice 14+12
5:121st & 10own 14Tyler Stehling run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 13 Tyler Stehling fumbled, recovered by Rice Tyler Stehling−1
5:122nd & 11own 13Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for 3 yds to the Rice 16+3
5:123rd & 8own 16Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 13 yds to the Rice 29 for a 1ST down+13
5:121st & 10own 29Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 8 yds to the Rice 37+8
5:122nd & 2own 37Darik Dillard run for 6 yds to the Rice 43 for a 1ST down+6
5:122nd & 10own 43Tyler Stehling pass complete to James Mayden for 10 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down+10
5:121st & 10opp 47Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to James Mayden, broken up by AJ Jackson0
5:122nd & 10opp 47Tyler Stehling pass complete to Zach Wright for 2 yds to the WKent 45+2
5:123rd & 8opp 45Tyler Stehling run for 8 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down+8
5:121st & 10opp 37Darik Dillard run for 8 yds to the WKent 29+8
5:121st & 10own 43Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright0
1:162nd & 2opp 29Timeout RICE, clock 01:160
1:162nd & 2opp 29Tyler Stehling pass incomplete to Zach Wright, broken up by Ben Holt0
1:163rd & 2opp 29Jowan Davis run for 3 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down+3
1:161st & 10opp 26Tyler Stehling run for 2 yds to the WKent 24+2
0:492nd & 8opp 24Timeout RICE, clock 00:490
0:492nd & 8opp 24Tyler Stehling run for 12 yds to the WKent 12 for a 1ST down+12
0:491st & 10opp 12Tyler Stehling pass intercepted, touchback. AJ Jackson return for no gain0

WKU2 plays, -2 yd · End of period

0:341st & 10own 20TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 18−2
0:00own 0End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous meeting vs. Team

Western Kentucky 1–0 vs Rice

  • 2015 · wk 5Western Kentucky 49 @ Rice 10

Previous meeting vs. Jeff Brohm

Rice 0–1 vs Jeff Brohm

  • 2015 · wk 5Western Kentucky 49 @ Rice 10

Previous meeting vs. David Bailiff

Western Kentucky 1–0 vs David Bailiff

  • 2015 · wk 5Western Kentucky 49 @ Rice 10

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