Rice eases past Texas Southern 59-7 behind JT Daniels' 4 touchdowns
HOUSTON (AP) JT Daniels passed for 255 yards and four touchdowns, true freshman Daelen Alexander rushed for two scores and Rice eased past Texas Southern 59-7 on Saturday.
Rice cornerback Tre’shon Devones recovered a fumble at the TSU 16 on the first offensive play of the game. Alexander scored from a yard out to begin the onslaught.
Daniels had scoring plays of 35 and 70 yards for a 21-0 lead at the 9:39 mark of the first quarter. The 70-yarder was Kobie Campbell's first career touchdown. A 36-yard connection with Luke McCaffrey made it 42-7 with 1:12 left before halftime.
Tim Horn made a career-long 48-yard field goal early in the third quarter.
Rice (2-1) was coming off a 43-41 win over Houston in the 42nd Bayou Bucket, led by Daniels' career-high 401 yards passing. Alexander also scored three touchdowns against the Cougars and added the decisive two-point conversion.
Jace Wilson threw for 104 yards, including a 14-yard strike to Jyrin Johnson in the second quarter, for Texas Southern (0-3).
This is the first time Rice has hosted local schools in consecutive games.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Wilson
14 QB
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J. Wilson | 9/19 | 104 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Owens
22 RB
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L. Owens | 11 | 48 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilson
14 QB
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J. Wilson | 7 | 32 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Howard
23 RB
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J. Howard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ford
25 RB
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D. Ford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bennett
4 WR
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A. Bennett | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Johnson
7 TE
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J. Johnson | 5 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Morton
8 WR
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D. Morton | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bennett
4 WR
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A. Bennett | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sims
2 WR
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S. Sims | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Owens
22 RB
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L. Owens | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Howard
23 RB
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J. Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Davis
5 WR
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Q. Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Achane
9 TE
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T. Achane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Falkenburg
16 K
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C. Falkenburg | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
P. Hellen
49 K
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P. Hellen | 9 | 39.2 | 2 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Bennett
4 WR
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A. Bennett | 2 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Daniels
18 QB
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J. Daniels | 11/17 | 255 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jenkins
9 QB
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C. Jenkins | 1/1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Connors
0 RB
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D. Connors | 8 | 66 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jenkins
9 QB
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C. Jenkins | 3 | 45 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Otoviano
21 RB
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J. Otoviano | 10 | 33 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Broussard
5 RB
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A. Broussard | 10 | 32 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Alexander
20 RB
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D. Alexander | 7 | 23 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Jackson
16 RB
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Q. Jackson | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Barnett
30 FB
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M. Barnett | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Walker
81 WR
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B. Walker | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Francisco
26 RB
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C. Francisco | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Daniels
18 QB
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J. Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Campbell
1 WR
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K. Campbell | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. McCaffrey
10 WR
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L. McCaffrey | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Ransom-Goelz
17 WR
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L. Ransom-Goelz | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Groen
14 TE
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B. Groen | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Walker
81 WR
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B. Walker | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Connors
0 RB
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D. Connors | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. MacNeill
80 WR
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R. MacNeill | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bradley
87 TE
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J. Bradley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Sykes
8 WR
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M. Sykes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson-McCray
3 WR
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J. Johnson-McCray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Dickmann
6 WR
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D. Dickmann | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Anigbogu
7 S
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C. Anigbogu | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Williams
4 S
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M. Williams | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Hunt
23 P
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C. Hunt | 2 | 50.5 | 1 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Fresch
1 CB
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S. Fresch | 1 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Fresch 1 CB
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S. Fresch | 2 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |