Saturday, November 3
Houston, TX
2:30 p.m. CT
Rice University
1-9 , 0-6
26
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34
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UTEP
1-8 , 1-4
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2nd
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UTEP
7
20
7
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34
Rice
0
3
7
16
26
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Second Half Surge Fall Short
11/3/2018 7:25:00 PM | Football
The Lead:
Wiley Green threw for a career-high 313 yards and led a second-half rally that put Rice in position to fashion yet another memorable Homecoming afternoon, but UTEP hung on for a 34-26 win at Rice Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Details:
UTEP scored on its first drive of the day and scored the game's first 27 points before the Owls jumped on the scoreboard on the final play of the first half on a 43-yard Haden Tobola field goal. The Miners extended the lead to 34-3 after recovering a fumbled punt at the Rice 25. Rice responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive of its own that was highlighted by a 47-yard completion from Green to Austin Walter. Green threw for 240 yards in the second half, including 153 in the final quarter. He threw a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to Austin Trammell, first for 20 yards and then finding him for a 53-yarder after scrambling to his right. Green converted two-point conversions to Aaron Cephus on each of the final two touchdowns, but while the Owls held UTEP to 100 yards in the second half they could not close the gap further in the final eight minutes.
The Notes:
- Green was 17-for-32 for a career-high 313 yards and two touchdowns.
- It was the first 300-yard passing game since Tyler Stehling threw for 407 against Prairie View A&M on Oct. 22, 2016.
- Green's 53-yard touchdown pass to WR Austin Trammell was Rice's longest passing play of the year.
- WR Austin Trammell caught eight passes for a career-high 112 yards and two touchdowns. He now has three career touchdown receptions.
- It is also his first career 100-yard game.
- With the eight receptions, Trammell now has 55 on the year, moving into a tie for ninth-place on Rice's season receptions list with Jordan Taylor (2013) and David Houser (1977).
- Austin Walter caught four passes for a career-high 104 yards. It was his first career 100-yard game.
- It is also the first time Rice had two players reach 100 receiving yards since Jarett Dillard and Corbin Smith against Army on Nov. 8, 2008.
- With two 50-yard punts, P/K Jack Fox has 21 punts of at least 50 yards. It is also his 14th straight game with a 50-yard punt.
- Fox punted five times for 242 yards. He now has 8,329 punting yards in his career, passing Jared Scruggs (2003-06) for ninth-place on the school punting yards list.
- RB Aston Walter's 37-yard reception in the third quarter was the longest of his career.
- RB Emmanuel Esukpa's two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was his third the season and the sixth of his career.
- K Haden Tobola connected on a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter. It was his seventh field goal of the year and the 23rd of his career, passing Brennan Landry (2002-05) for seventh-place in school history.
- CB George Nyakwol set a career-high with 11 tackles. It is his first career double-digit tackle game.
- DE Grayson Schantz set a career-high with nine tackles.
- Schantz also recovered his first career fumble.
- LB Treshawn Chamberlain set a career-high with seven tackles.
- LB Antonio Montero set a career-high with seven tackles.
- LB Anthony Ekpe set a career-high with six tackles.
- DB Prudy Calderon recorded his second career interception in the fourth quarter.
Up Next:
Rice returns to the road the next two weeks with a pair of games in Louisiana. The Owls will face LA Tech next Saturday at 6 p.m. and then travel to Baton Rouge in two weeks to face LSU, with game time to be announced early next week.
Team Stats
UTEP
RICE
Total Yards
410
383
Pass Yards
210
313
Rushing Yards
200
70
Penalty Yards
13
45
1st Downs
20
16
3rd Downs
9
3
4th Downs
0
3
TOP
32:59
27:01
1st Quarter
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UTEP 7, RICE 0
UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 12 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:28
2nd Quarter
UTEP 13, RICE 0
UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kickfailed), 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:10
UTEP 20, RICE 0
UTEP - WADLEY, Q. 12 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick), 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:01
UTEP 27, RICE 0
UTEP - LOCKSLEY, Kai 1 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick), 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:41
UTEP 27, RICE 3
RICE - TOBOLA, Haden 43 yd field goal 3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:17
3rd Quarter
UTEP 34, RICE 3
UTEP - HUGHES, Treyvon 19 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick), 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:17
UTEP 34, RICE 10
RICE - ESUKPA, E. 2 yd run (FOX, Jack kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:19
4th Quarter
UTEP 34, RICE 18
RICE - TRAMMELL, A. 20 yd pass from GREEN, Wiley (CEPHUS, Aaron pass) 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:18
UTEP 34, RICE 26
RICE - TRAMMELL, A. 53 yd pass from GREEN, Wiley (CEPHUS, Aaron pass) 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:00
Game Leaders
CMP
17
TD
2
YDS
313
INT
2
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