Rice University
1-3
Texas Southern
0-3 , 0-1
Myers Big Night Sparks Win over TSU
9/25/2021 11:15:00 PM | Football
Pounds his way to 208 all-purpose yards and four TDs
The Details: Myers smashed and dashed his way to career bests for rushing yards (160), touchdowns (4), carries (26) and all-purpose yards (208) to spark an Owl offense that scored on the first play of the game and continued to roll throughout the game, finishing with 620 yards of total offense. Jake Constantine, who became the Owls' 11th starter at quarterback since 2017, made the most of his first throw of the game, finding Cedric Patterson III alone on a post route on the first play of the game for a 73-yard touchdown. It was the first time the Owls had scored on the first play of a game since 2014 and the play marked a new career best for both graduate transfers. Constantine completed 18-23 passes for 271 yards while Patterson recording his first career 100-yard receiving day, finishing with 108 on three receptions. While Myers shoulder the bulk of the workload, logging half the Owls carries on the night, six of his teammates combined to improve his 6.2 yard per carry, each having at least one carry of 12 yards or more as the Owls piled up 349 yards on the ground.
Up Next: The Owls will open Conference USA action next Saturday when they host Southern Miss for a 5:30 kickoff that will also feature a salute to the newest members of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame. The 11-member Class of 2021 will be inducted during ceremonies on Friday night and then saluted again on the field during the game.
The Notes:
Team
- Rice improved to 1-3 on the season.
- It was the Owls first win at Rice Stadium since defeating North Texas on 11/23/19. They were 0-2 at home last year and dropped the home opener to Houston on 9/11/.
- This was the first-ever meeting between Rice and Texas Southern.
- Rice's 48 points are the most since scoring 65 against Prairie View A&M on Oct. 22, 2016.
- The Owls' 620 yards of total offense were also the most since Prairie View A&M.
- The 349 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns were the most since Sept. 5, 2015 against Wagner.
- Rice's 73-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game was longest completion since Driphus Jackson connected with Jordan Taylor on an 88-yard touchdown against North Texas on Oct. 25, 2014 (which was also the last time the Owls scored on the first play of the game).
Individual
- OL Braedon Nutter made his first career start.
- DL Izeya Floyd made his first career start on defense. He has also started on the offensive line last season.
- OL Faae Pepe saw his first career action.
- Myers's four rushing touchdowns tie the second-most in a game in school history with 10 other players and are the most since Nahshon Ellerbe had four against Southern Miss on Nov. 11, 2017.
- WR Jake Bailey tied a career-high with seven catches for 65 yards.
- RB Khalan Griffin ran five times for 43 yards and his first career touchdown.
- QB Luke McCaffrey scored on a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. It was his first touchdown at Rice and the fifth of his collegiate career.
- DE Josh Pearcy recorded a sack in the first quarter. He has 1.5 sacks this year and 2.5 in his career.
- DE Ikenna Enechukwu recorded a sack in the third quarter. He has 1.5 sacks this year and three in his career.
- S George Nyakwol intercepted his first pass of the season and fourth of his career.
Team Stats
TSU 0, RICE 7
RICE - PATTERSON, C. 73 yd pass from Constantine, J. (VANSICKLE, C. kick) 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:09
TSU 0, RICE 14
RICE - MYERS, Jordan 1 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kick), 7 plays, 85 yards, TOP 3:02
TSU 3, RICE 14
TSU - Garcia III,Rich 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:03
TSU 3, RICE 20
RICE - MYERS, Jordan 1 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kickfailed), 11 plays, 63 yards, TOP 5:28
TSU 6, RICE 20
TSU - Garcia III,Rich 45 yd field goal 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 0:17
TSU 6, RICE 27
RICE - MCCAFFREY, Luke 1 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:11
TSU 13, RICE 27
TSU - Body,Andrew 3 yd run (Garcia III,Rich kick), 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:51
TSU 13, RICE 34
RICE - MYERS, Jordan 1 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kick), 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:02
TSU 20, RICE 34
TSU - Giles,Jonathan 4 yd pass from Brown,Jalen (Garcia III,Rich kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:47
TSU 20, RICE 41
RICE - MYERS, Jordan 64 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kick), 3 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:23
TSU 27, RICE 41
TSU - Harris,Kevin 11 yd run (Garcia III,Rich kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:13
TSU 27, RICE 48
RICE - GRIFFIN, Khalan 1 yd run (VANSICKLE, C. kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:26
TSU 34, RICE 48
TSU - Body,Andrew 6 yd run (Garcia III,Rich kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:30
