FINAL SCORE
Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers game details
Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 8:00 PM ET
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Attendance 19,286
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 32 points ahead. The teams combined for 60 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Rice 7, Western Kentucky 30. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Western Kentucky outscored its opponent in 3 and Rice in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Rice | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 Western Kentucky | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 23 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-14 | 3-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 291 | 649 |
| Passing | 186 | 552 |
| Comp/Att | 23/38 | 26/35 |
| Yards per pass | 4.9 | 15.8 |
| Rushing | 105 | 97 |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 | 30 |
| Yards per rush | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Penalties | 10-62 | 8-74 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Rice Owls
passing
| Tyler Stehling | 23/38 | 186 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 56.6 |
rushing
| Tyler Stehling | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 22 |
| Darik Dillard | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Samuel Stewart | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jowan Davis | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Austin Walter | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -24 | -24.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Parker Smith | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 26 |
| James Mayden | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Nate Rai German | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Zach Wright | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jowan Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Lance Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Temi Alaka | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Samuel Stewart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darrion Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Darik Dillard | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Austin Walter | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Samuel Stewart | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Connor Cella | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
puntReturns
| V.J. Banks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Haden Tobola | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Jack Fox | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Mike White | 25/31 | 517 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | 98.1 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 1/3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 |
| Nacarius Fant | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
rushing
| Anthony Wales | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 2 | 17 |
| Quinton Baker | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 39 |
| Nicholas Norris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D'Andre Ferby | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquez Trigg | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nacarius Fant | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Taywan Taylor | 5 | 165 | 33.0 | 0 | 45 |
| Nicholas Norris | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 2 | 87 |
| Lucky Jackson | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 54 |
| Nacarius Fant | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 16 |
| Anthony Wales | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Shaquille Johnson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Will Bush | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Kylen Towner | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Steve Donatell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Kylen Towner | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 54 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Nacarius Fant | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Nuss | 2/3 | 66.7 | 31 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Skyler Simcox | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Jake Collins | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 13:24 | Team Safety | 0 – 2 |
| 1 | 4:00 | Anthony Wales 5 Yd Run (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 0 – 9 |
| 1 | 1:31 | Nicholas Norris 87 Yd pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox Kick) | 0 – 16 |
| 2 | 12:24 | Jowan Davis 2 Yd Run (Hayden Tobola Kick) | 7 – 16 |
| 2 | 9:37 | Nacarius Fant 6 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick) | 7 – 23 |
| 2 | 7:03 | Anthony Wales 1 Yd Run (Skyler Simcox Kick) | 7 – 30 |
| 3 | 10:24 | Skyler Simcox 29 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 33 |
| 3 | 4:31 | Ryan Nuss 26 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 36 |
| 3 | 2:10 | Tyler Stehling 22 Yd Run (Hayden Tobola Kick) | 14 – 36 |
| 4 | 14:01 | Nicholas Norris 19 Yd pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox Kick) | 14 – 43 |
| 4 | 5:12 | Ryan Nuss 31 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 46 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:46 PM UTCData methodology