Rice 31, UTEP 14 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalSep 9, 2017 · Sun Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Rice	3	7	7	14	31
UTEP	0	0	7	7	14

Game flow

Rice won by 17 · 7 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

UTEP biggest lead

—

never led

RICE biggest lead

+17

Q3 11:32

Time in front

UTEP 0% · RICE 94%

tied 6% · 0:00 vs 56:07 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line UTEP is ahead, below it Rice. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

11:07

FG Will Harrison 36 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 56 yds, 3:53 · from RICE 25

RICE 3–0 UTEP

2nd quarter

11:25

TD Sam Glaesmann 5 Yd Run (Will Harrison Kick)7 plays, 40 yds, 3:29 · from UTEP 40

RICE 10–0 UTEP

3rd quarter

11:32

TD Aaron Cephus 52 Yd pass from Sam Glaesmann (Will Harrison Kick)4 plays, 77 yds, 2:03 · from RICE 23

RICE 17–0 UTEP

3:47

TD Warren Redix 44 Yd pass from Ryan Metz (Brady Viles Kick)9 plays, 78 yds, 4:54 · from UTEP 22

RICE 17–7 UTEP

4th quarter

8:27

TD Jordan Myers 3 Yd Run (Will Harrison Kick)10 plays, 87 yds, 5:31 · from RICE 13

RICE 24–7 UTEP

4:56

TD Ryan Metz 1 Yd Run (Brady Viles Kick)10 plays, 75 yds, 3:31 · from UTEP 25

RICE 24–14 UTEP

3:15

TD Nahshon Ellerbe 3 Yd Run (Will Harrison Kick)5 plays, 44 yds, 1:40 · from UTEP 44

RICE 31–14 UTEP

Drives

UTEP 2/11 scoredRICE 5/11 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	RICE	RICE 25	10	56	3:53	Field Goal
Q1	11:07	UTEP	UTEP 25	12	39	7:01	Punt
Q1	4:06	RICE	RICE 20	6	36	3:15	Punt
Q1	0:51	UTEP	UTEP 12	3	-6	0:57	Punt
Q2	14:54	RICE	UTEP 40	7	40	3:29	Touchdown
Q2	11:25	UTEP	UTEP 25	4	15	2:03	Fumble
Q2	9:22	RICE	UTEP 40	10	34	5:32	Fumble
Q2	3:50	UTEP	UTEP 6	3	5	1:08	Punt
Q2	2:42	RICE	RICE 45	5	14	2:11	Punt
Q2	0:31	UTEP	UTEP 20	1	-2	0:31	End of Half
Q3	15:00	UTEP	UTEP 25	3	7	1:25	Punt
Q3	13:35	RICE	RICE 23	4	77	2:03	Touchdown

Win probability

Rice 100% · pregame line UTEP −1.0 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Sam Glaesmann	10/18	131	7.3	1	0	13.6

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Samuel Stewart	16	89	5.6	0	21
Nahshon Ellerbe	11	63	5.7	1	15
Austin Walter	4	32	8.0	0	14
Emmanuel Esukpa	3	30	10.0	0	29
Jordan Myers	3	29	9.7	1	18
Kylen Granson	2	25	12.5	0	21
Sam Glaesmann	7	23	3.3	1	13
Cameron Montgomery	1	11	11.0	0	11
Aston Walter	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aaron Cephus	1	52	52.0	1	52
Jordan Myers	4	42	10.5	0	14
Samuel Stewart	3	34	11.3	0	18
Kylen Granson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Parker Smith	1	1	1.0	0	1

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Harrison	1/1	100.0	36	4/4	7

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	4	161	40.3	0	0	48

Biggest plays

RICE +17% Q2 11:25 Sam Glaesmann run for 5 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)

UTEP +13% Q3 3:47 Ryan Metz pass complete to Warren Redix for 44 yds for a TD, (Brady Viles KICK)

UTEP +13% Q1 11:07 Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

UTEP +13% Q2 11:25 Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

RICE +12% Q4 4:56 Brady Viles kickoff for 9 yds, downed at the UTEP 44

Team stats

Stat	RICE	UTEP
1st Downs	22	12
3rd down efficiency	4-10	4-14
4th down efficiency	0-1	3-3
Total Yards	437	229
Passing	131	203
Comp/Att	10/18	18/33
Yards per pass	7.3	6.2
Rushing	306	26
Rushing Attempts	49	24
Yards per rush	6.2	1.1
Penalties	4-31	2-15
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	34:22	25:38

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 2:18 1st & 10 at UTEP 39 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 41

Q4 2:18 2nd & 3 at UTEP 46 Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the UTEP 39 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:18 1st & 10 at RICE 47 Samuel Stewart run for 7 yds to the UTEP 46

Q4 3:15 4th & 19 at UTEP 16 Alan Luna punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Nahshon Ellerbe at the Rice 47

Q4 3:15 3rd & 10 at UTEP 25 Mark Torrez sacked by Blain Padgett for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 16

Q4 3:15 2nd & 10 at UTEP 25 Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel

Q4 3:15 1st & 10 at UTEP 25 Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Kavika Johnson

Q4 3:15 Jack Fox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 3:15 1st & Goal at UTEP 3 Nahshon Ellerbe run for 3 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)

Q4 4:02 3rd & 5 at UTEP 24 Kylen Granson run for 21 yds to the UTEP 3 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:02 Timeout UTEP, clock 04:02

Q4 4:07 2nd & 9 at UTEP 28 Samuel Stewart run for 4 yds to the UTEP 24

Q4 4:07 Timeout UTEP, clock 04:07

Q4 4:55 1st & 10 at UTEP 29 Samuel Stewart run for 1 yd to the UTEP 28

Q4 4:55 1st & 10 at UTEP 44 Nahshon Ellerbe run for 15 yds to the UTEP 29 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:56 Brady Viles kickoff for 9 yds, downed at the UTEP 44

Q4 4:56 4th & Goal at RICE 1 Ryan Metz run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brady Viles KICK)

Q4 6:46 3rd & Goal at RICE 1 Kevin Dove run for no gain to the Rice 1

Q4 6:46 2nd & Goal at RICE 2 Ryan Metz run for 1 yd to the Rice 1

Q4 6:46 2nd & Goal at RICE 4 RICE Penalty, (2 Yards) to the Rice 2

Q4 6:46 1st & Goal at RICE 4 Ryan Metz pass incomplete to David Lucero

Q4 6:46 2nd & 10 at RICE 44 Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 40 yds to the Rice 4 for a 1ST down

Q4 8:27 1st & 10 at RICE 44 Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Walter Dawn

Q4 8:27 3rd & 9 at UTEP 42 Ryan Metz pass complete to Kavika Johnson for 14 yds to the Rice 44 for a 1ST down