Rice Owls @ Fresno State Bulldogs — Sep 27, 2026

NCAA Division FBSRound 1 September 27, 2026
Owls Rice RICE 0-3, 0-2 Away
24
Final
38
Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno St. FRE 3-1, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
RICE 7 10 0 7 24
FRE 0 14 10 14 38
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Brown QB RICE
119 PASS
J.
J. Mandal QB FRE
210 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Brown QB RICE
141 RUSH
R.
R. Luke RB FRE
167 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Mosey QB RICE
40 REC
J.
J. Freeman WR FRE
66 REC
Passing
Rice
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brown 8/17 119 1 1 2 65.6
Fresno St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Mandal 22/34 210 3 0 0 111.2
Rushing
Rice
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Byars 10 50 5.0 0 11
A. Brown 1 2 2.0 0 2
M. Mosey 1 5 5.0 0 5
B. Grice 7 109 15.6 1 88
J. Brown 19 141 7.4 1 50
D. Hardeman 9 39 4.3 0 8
Fresno St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R. Luke 11 167 15.2 1 52
B. Donelson 9 19 2.1 0 17
J. Mandal 5 57 11.4 0 21
J. Gillick 6 14 2.3 1 5
Receiving
Rice
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Mosey 1 1 40 40.0 1 40 0
B. Grice 2 5 20 10.0 0 15 0
B. Walker 1 3 8 8.0 0 8 0
B. Jackson 1 3 12 12.0 0 12 0
J. Clark 3 4 39 13.0 0 18 0
Fresno St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Luke 3 4 10 3.3 0 14 0
B. Donelson 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 0
J. Freeman 6 8 66 11.0 1 19 0
J. Appleget 2 2 29 14.5 0 24 0
E. Avit 2 6 13 6.5 1 7 0
J. McClain 3 6 39 13.0 1 28 0
J. Malau'ulu 1 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
G. Correia 1 3 7 7.0 0 7 0
D. Gaius-Anyaegbu 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
J. Farrar 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
J. Garrison 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
Defense
Rice
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Chavez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fresno St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Khajavi 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Rice
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Gota 1/2 3/3 6 0
Fresno St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Watanabe 1/1 5/5 8 0
Returns
Rice
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. VerMaas 1 20 20.0 0 20 2
Fresno St.
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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
Fresno St.
463 Total Yards 459
22 First Downs 22
5 Passing 12
17 Rushing 9
1 Penalty 0
4/11 3rd Down Eff. 6/13
119 Passing Yards 210
344 Rushing Yards 249
2 Turnovers 0
4-25 Penalties 2-15
27:22 Possession 32:38
1/1 Red Zone 4/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 14 24 - 38
24 - 38 7:37
M. Watanabe XP
24 - 37 7:37
R. Luke TD
XP E. Gota
24 - 31 8:58
TD J. Brown
23 - 31 8:58
17 - 31 13:00
M. Watanabe XP
17 - 30 13:00
J. Gillick TD
Q3 0 - 10 17 - 24
17 - 24 4:44
M. Watanabe XP
17 - 23 4:44
E. Avit TD
17 - 17 9:47
M. Watanabe FG
Q2 10 - 14 17 - 14
FG E. Gota
17 - 14
14 - 14 1:04
M. Watanabe XP
14 - 13 1:04
J. McClain TD
XP E. Gota
14 - 7 8:34
TD M. Mosey
13 - 7 8:34
7 - 7 12:51
M. Watanabe XP
7 - 6 12:51
J. Freeman TD
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP E. Gota
7 - 0 5:38
TD B. Grice
6 - 0 5:38
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: FRE +14 Times Tied: 3
Highlights
Rice 24 - 38 Fresno St.
September 27, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 27, 2026
Time
2:00 am
Duration
1h 0m