Rice Owls at Charlotte 49ers
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Chase Jenkins' passing and rushing TDs lead Rice over Charlotte 28-17 in American Conference opener
Rice has opened a season 3-1 for the first time since 2001, when the Owls won six of the first seven. Scott Abell is the first coach to have three wins in his first four games of a career at Rice since Bo Hagan in 1967.
Jenkins was 8-of-11 passing for 87 yards, and he carried it 10 times for 71 yards. Quinton Jackson added 80 yards on the ground.
Charlotte's first touchdown came with 7:27 left in the fourth quarter after Grayson Loftis' 31-yard connection with Javen Nicholas. A successful two-point conversion capped the scoring
Rice had a key sack on each of Charlotte's final two possessions to help seal it.
Loftis was 15 of 31 for 186 yards for Charlotte (1-3). Liam Boyd went 3 of 4 on field-goal attempts, with a long of 40. Conner Harrell, who threw for 382 yards last week in a win over Monmouth, was 8 of 13 for 73 yards.
Last season, Charlotte rallied for a 21-20 win at Rice Stadium after driving 77 yards in less than a minute to score a touchdown with 47 seconds left in the game.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:51 | Liam Boyd 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 4:25 | Drayden Dickmann 9 Yd pass from Chase Jenkins (Enock Gota Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:55 | Liam Boyd 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 2:23 | Liam Boyd 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:18 | Chase Jenkins 34 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:33 | Daelen Alexander 13 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:31 | Daelen Alexander 1 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:27 | Javen Nicholas 31 Yd pass from Grayson Loftis (Grayson Loftis Pass to Javen Nicholas for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 RICE |
 CLT |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-18 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 353 | Total Yards | 334 |
| 98 | Passing | 259 |
| 9/12 | Comp/Att | 23/44 |
| 8.2 | Yards per pass | 5.9 |
| 255 | Rushing | 75 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 5.5 | Yards per rush | 2.3 |
| 7-82 | Penalties | 5-43 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:12 | Possession | 29:48 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 13,397 · Capacity:
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