Rice beats UTEP, reaches 5 wins for first time since 2015
— 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.
NCAA - Football
FINAL
UTEP Miners
30
Rice Owls
37
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| RICE | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
First Community Stadium · 18,326 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | L 14-17 | NCAAF |
| 10/31/26 | @ North Dakota State Bison | L 7-31 | NCAAF |
| 10/17/26 | vs San José State Spartans | L 11-24 | NCAAF |
| 10/10/26 | vs Nevada Wolf Pack | L 13-30 | NCAAF |
| 10/3/26 | @ New Mexico Lobos | L 7-61 | NCAAF |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Touchdown 0:25 30-37
Bradley Rozner 23 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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Field Goal 2:35 30-30
Gavin Baechle 32 Yd Field Goal
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Field Goal 6:52 27-30
Christian VanSickle 38 Yd Field Goal
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Touchdown 11:17 27-27
Calvin Brownholtz 25 Yd Run (Gavin Baechle Kick)
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Touchdown 1:23 20-27
Jack Bradley 27 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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Field Goal 3:55 20-20
Gavin Baechle 51 Yd Field Goal
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Field Goal 0:16 17-20
Christian VanSickle 21 Yd Field Goal
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Touchdown 3:04 17-17
James Tupou 7 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Kick)
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Touchdown 10:26 10-17
TJ McMahon 2 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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Field Goal 12:06 10-10
Gavin Baechle 46 Yd Field Goal
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Touchdown 0:33 7-10
Uriah West 1 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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Field Goal 5:49 7-3
Christian VanSickle 43 Yd Field Goal
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Touchdown 11:41 7-0
Deion Hankins 2 Yd Run (Gavin Baechle Kick)
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UTEP
2 plays, -18 yards, 0:25 · End of Game
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RICE 0:25
7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 0:25 30-37
Bradley Rozner 23 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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UTEP 2:35
9 plays, 60 yards, 4:17 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 2:35 30-30
Gavin Baechle 32 Yd Field Goal
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RICE 6:52
8 plays, 46 yards, 4:19 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 6:52 27-30
Christian VanSickle 38 Yd Field Goal
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UTEP 11:17
11 plays, 75 yards, 5:06 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 11:17 27-27
Calvin Brownholtz 25 Yd Run (Gavin Baechle Kick)
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RICE 1:23
5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 1:23 20-27
Jack Bradley 27 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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UTEP 3:55
7 plays, 13 yards, 2:06 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 3:55 20-20
Gavin Baechle 51 Yd Field Goal
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RICE 6:01
3 plays, 1 yard, 2:17 · Punt
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UTEP 8:18
3 plays, -2 yards, 2:04 · Punt
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UTEP 10:22
3 plays, 9 yards, 2:11 · Punt
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RICE 12:33
6 plays, 16 yards, 2:27 · Punt
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UTEP
1 play, -1 yard, 0:12 · End of Half
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RICE 0:16
12 plays, 72 yards, 2:48 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 0:16 17-20
Christian VanSickle 21 Yd Field Goal
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UTEP 3:04
9 plays, 47 yards, 4:48 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 3:04 17-17
James Tupou 7 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Kick)
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RICE 7:52
2 plays, 0 yards, 0:47 · Interception
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UTEP 8:39
3 plays, 3 yards, 1:37 · Punt
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RICE 10:26
4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 10:26 10-17
TJ McMahon 2 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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UTEP 12:06
8 plays, 46 yards, 3:27 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 12:06 10-10
Gavin Baechle 46 Yd Field Goal
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RICE 0:33
7 plays, 57 yards, 3:41 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 0:33 7-10
Uriah West 1 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
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UTEP 4:14
3 plays, -7 yards, 1:35 · Punt
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RICE 5:49
12 plays, 50 yards, 5:52 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 5:49 7-3
Christian VanSickle 43 Yd Field Goal
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UTEP 11:41
8 plays, 78 yards, 3:13 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 11:41 7-0
Deion Hankins 2 Yd Run (Gavin Baechle Kick)
Showing the last 35 of 35 events.
Team Stats
UTEP
RICE
15
1st Downs
21
9-16
3rd down efficiency
8-13
0-0
4th down efficiency
0-0
313
Total Yards
502
159
Passing
334
15/28
Comp/Att
21/31
5.7
Yards per pass
10.8
154
Rushing
168
36
Rushing Attempts
32
4.3
Yards per rush
5.3
4-24
Penalties
5-40
0
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions thrown
1
31:21
Possession
28:39
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