Rice Owls @ East Carolina Pirates — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Owls Rice RICE 0-5, 0-3 Away
12
Final
28
Pirates East Carolina ECU 2-2, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
RICE 0 3 6 3 12
ECU 7 0 7 14 28
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G.
G. Ochoa RICE
48 PASS
E. Williams QB ECU
143 PASS
Rushing Yards
T.
T. Byars RB RICE
111 RUSH
T. Engleman RB ECU
136 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Clark RICE
69 REC
N.
N. Joseph WR ECU
68 REC
Passing
Rice
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brown 2/10 21 0 1 2 0.0
G. Ochoa 2/4 48 0 0 1 93.8
East Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Williams 19/31 143 2 0 2 93.9
M. Griffis 2/3 1 0 0 0 70.1
Rushing
Rice
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Mosey 3 16 5.3 0 17
J. Brown 19 19 1.0 0 11
T. Byars 14 111 7.9 1 44
C. Morgan 5 6 1.2 0 3
J. Clark 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
G. Ochoa 2 -6 -3.0 0 7
C. Leahey 7 19 2.7 0 5
East Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Engleman 14 136 9.7 1 43
E. Williams 6 23 3.8 1 25
M. Allen 10 35 3.5 0 11
A. Gray 5 18 3.6 0 8
M. Griffis 2 9 4.5 0 9
M. Beatty 2 11 5.5 0 7
D. Lacy 1 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving
Rice
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Mosey 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Walker 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Clark 4 9 69 17.3 0 33 0
B. Jackson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
East Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Joseph 6 9 68 11.3 2 22 0
T. Engleman 2 3 10 5.0 0 7 0
L. Sides 1 2 10 10.0 0 10 0
D. Quarterman 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
M. Allen 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
A. Gray 3 3 4 1.3 0 12 0
J. Melvin 1 6 13 13.0 0 13 0
J. Dickerson 2 3 20 10.0 0 14 0
I. S. Flores 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 0
M. Beatty 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
D. Lacy 1 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0
J. Hamilton 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Rice
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Akui 7 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
J. Chavez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hook 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Botts 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
S. Combs 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Brown 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Harnetiaux 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Rooks 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Fletcher 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mutombo 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Benjamin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Clemmons 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. VerMaas 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Aribisala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cupitt 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Condoll 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Akirtava 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Ogbor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. DuJour 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
J. Davis 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
A. Ross 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Law 7 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
K. Merrell 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Johnson 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Gamble 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hines 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Carr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McKinley 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
K. Davis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Akins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Robinson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Roseborough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Brazell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Powell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. D. Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Law 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Moye 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Rice
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Bauchiero 2/2 0/1 6 0
East Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Perez 0/1 4/4 4 0
Returns
Rice
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East Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Pearson 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
M. Allen 1 22 22.0 0 22 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Rice
East Carolina
233 Total Yards 376
13 First Downs 19
3 Passing 7
10 Rushing 11
1 Penalty 0
3/15 3rd Down Eff. 5/16
69 Passing Yards 142
164 Rushing Yards 234
2 Turnovers 0
7-57 Penalties 3-15
29:48 Possession 30:12
2/2 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 14 12 - 28
FG T. Bauchiero
12 - 28 0:30
9 - 28 12:47
N. Perez XP
9 - 27 12:47
E. Williams TD
9 - 21 14:17
N. Perez XP
9 - 20 14:17
T. Engleman TD
Q3 6 - 7 9 - 14
9 - 14 4:32
N. Perez XP
9 - 13 4:32
N. Joseph TD
TD T. Byars
9 - 7 12:47
Q2 3 - 0 3 - 7
FG T. Bauchiero
3 - 7 2:41
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 9:16
N. Perez XP
0 - 6 9:16
N. Joseph TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: ECU +19 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m