Rice Owls

13thin American Conference · 1-2

Ugh, no.

Rice Owls lost to the Western Michigan Broncos

2-1 28 – 21

1-2

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

First Community Stadium (Houston) · 14,255 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Buckley, Lowry, and Mataele each score TDs for Western Michigan in 28-21 win over Rice

Jalen Buckley, Ofa Mataele, and Brock Lowry each scored rushing touchdowns as Western Michigan beat Rice 28-21 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:15 Western Michigan Broncos vs. Rice Owls: Full Highlights

0:20 Jacurri Brown scores 2-yard rushing TD

0:50 Broc Lowry connects for 34-yard TD pass

0:19 Broc Lowry finds the end zone for 5-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

First Community Stadium · Houston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WMU	7	7	0	14	28
RICE	0	7	7	7	21

Win Probability · Rice Owls

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Game Leaders

Western Michigan Broncos

Broc Lowry · 14/20, 116 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Jalen Buckley · 13 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Aveion Chenault · 3 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ahmed Tounkara · 1Sacks
Daeh McCullough · 7Tackles

Rice Owls

Jacurri Brown · 11/18, 121 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Jacurri Brown · 23 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Barry Jackson Jr. · 4 REC, 47 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Aquantis Clemmons · 1Sacks
Jamir Benjamin · 9Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 0:09

TD Barry Jackson Jr. 22 Yd pass from Jacurri Brown (Enock Gota Kick)28–21

Q4 1:54

TD Lolo Mataele 1 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick)28–14

Q4 14:19

TD Jalen Buckley 1 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick)21–14

Q3 9:15

TD Tyvonn Byars 1 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick)14–14

Q2 1:48

TD Aveion Chenault 34 Yd pass from Broc Lowry (Dieter Kelly Kick)14–7

Q2 5:04

TD Jacurri Brown 2 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick)7–7

Q1 1:29

TD Broc Lowry 5 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Western Michigan BroncosRice Owls

Offense

333 Total Yards 330

116 Passing Yards 121

217 Rushing Yards 209

17 First Downs 20

Efficiency

7-14 3rd Down 1-10

1-2 4th Down 1-2

14/21 Completions 11/18

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

4-45 Penalties 5-60

32:53 Possession 27:07

Box Score

Western Michigan Broncos ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Broc Lowry	14/20	116	5.8	1	64.5
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	14/21	116	5.5	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Buckley	13	117	9.0	1	66
Lolo Mataele	11	62	5.6	1	23
Broc Lowry	17	39	2.3	1	9
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	42	217	5.2	3	66

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aveion Chenault	3	62	20.7	1	34
Baylin Brooks	5	31	6.2	0	13
Adam Parks	2	11	5.5	0	10
Emazon Littlejohn	1	8	8.0	0	8
Egypt Nelson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Lolo Mataele	2	-1	-0.5	0	2
Team	14	116	8.3	1	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Joshua Franklin	1	1
Broc Lowry	1	0
Lolo Mataele	1	0
Kordell Gouldsby	1	0
Team	4	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Daeh McCullough	7	1	0	0	0	0
Zavian Tibbs	7	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Pope	6	4	0	0	1	0
Dillon Moore	6	3	0	0	0	0
Brenden Anes	5	1	0	0	0	0
Justyce Betts	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Domanick Moon	4	2	0	1	0	0
Micah Davis	4	2	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Tounkara	4	1	1	1	1	0
Kouri Crump	4	1	0	0	0	0
Will Gerig	4	0	0	0	0	0
Amarian Louis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Welch	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jordon Thomas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Scoop Gardner Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jori Benson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Gustwiller	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gian Carter	2	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Alexander	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Franklin	1	1	0	1	0	0
Enese Tonga	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dakari Frazier	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jarvarius Sims	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Brotherton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	80	20	1	4	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joshua Franklin	1	28	28.0	28	0
Team	1	28	28.0	28	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kordell Gouldsby	3	4	1.3	6	0
Team	3	4	1.3	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dieter Kelly	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Millmore	4	175	43.8	0	2	54
Team	4	175	43.8	0	2	54

Rice Owls ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jacurri Brown	11/18	121	6.7	1	0	46.2
Team	11/18	121	6.7	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacurri Brown	23	128	5.6	1	29
D'Andre Hardeman Jr.	11	43	3.9	0	13
Tyvonn Byars	8	18	2.3	1	5
Max Mosey	1	16	16.0	0	16
Jordan Clark	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	44	209	4.8	2	29

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Barry Jackson Jr.	4	47	11.8	1	22
Payton Matthews	1	25	25.0	0	25
Jordan Clark	3	21	7.0	0	17
Ben Grice	1	12	12.0	0	12
Braylen Walker	1	11	11.0	0	11
Max Mosey	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	11	121	11.0	1	25

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Chris Bruce	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Austin Harnetiaux	9	4	0	0	0	0
AJ Brown	9	3	0	2	0	0
Jamir Benjamin	9	1	0	0	0	0
Stone Combs	7	2	0	0	0	0
Kyren Condoll	6	3	0	0	0	0
Aquantis Clemmons	6	1	1	1	0	0
Koa Akui	5	3	0	0	0	0
Cooper King	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jo Chavez	4	1	0	0	0	0
Seth Clarke	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dillan Botts	3	1	0	0	0	1
Chibby Nwajuaku	3	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Rooks	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Braden Bays	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Clark	2	0	0	0	0	0
Caden VerMaas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Cupitt	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tariq May	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Joseph Mutombo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Bruce	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ahran Ogbor	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	83	23	2	5	1	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Max Mosey	2	20	10.0	21	0
Team	2	20	10.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Enock Gota	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Charlie Durkin	5	220	44.0	0	2	51
Team	5	220	44.0	0	2	51

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