Rice Owls @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Owls Rice RICE 0-1, 0-1 Away
0
Final
52
Fighting Irish Notre Dame ND 2-0, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
RICE 0 0 0 0 0
ND 21 21 10 0 52
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Brown QB RICE
64 PASS
C. Carr QB ND
253 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Brown QB RICE
32 RUSH
J.
J. Walton RB ND
48 RUSH
Receiving Yards
B.
B. Jackson WR RICE
30 REC
J.
J. Bettis WR ND
61 REC
Passing
Rice
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brown 8/12 64 0 0 1 79.9
Notre Dame
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Carr 16/20 253 4 0 0 158.3
Rushing
Rice
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Brown 16 32 2.0 0 11
D. Lane 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
T. Byars 7 24 3.4 0 7
D. Hardeman 9 13 1.4 0 3
Notre Dame
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Williams 9 29 3.2 0 7
N. James 6 29 4.8 2 15
K. Young 4 8 2.0 0 3
J. Walton 8 48 6.0 0 15
Receiving
Rice
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
P. Matthews 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
M. Mosey 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Grice 2 2 -8 -4.0 0 0 0
J. Clark 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. Walker 2 2 12 6.0 0 10 0
C. Bruce 1 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
B. Jackson 1 2 30 30.0 0 30 0
Notre Dame
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Greathouse 3 3 48 16.0 0 23 0
A. Williams 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Faison 4 4 54 13.5 2 25 0
M. Gilbert 2 2 47 23.5 1 39 0
N. James 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
M. Graham 2 4 24 12.0 0 20 0
M. Jeffery 2 2 28 14.0 0 18 0
J. Larsen 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Washington 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Flanagan 1 1 2 2.0 1 2 0
L. Saldate 3 3 36 12.0 0 21 0
K. Young 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
J. Bettis 2 2 61 30.5 0 56 0
E. Burress 3 5 33 11.0 0 16 0
B. Frazier 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Rice
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Combs 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Chavez 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benjamin 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Clemmons 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Nwajuaku 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Brown 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Condoll 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Akui 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mutombo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Barton 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. VerMaas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Botts 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. King 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Bays 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
A. Ogbor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Harnetiaux 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Reddic 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harper 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Clark 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Cody 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Blanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. May 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notre Dame
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. McKinney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Talich 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
J. Ausberry 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Viliamu-Asa 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Mukam 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Shuler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
E. Hughes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sneed 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Keeley 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Young 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
T. Gray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Dunham 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Thomas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Bowen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Brewu 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Gray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. O'Brien 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Sevillano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Faraimo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Zackery 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Long 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Rezac 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Kia 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Rice
-
Notre Dame
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Porath 1/1 7/7 10 0
Returns
Rice
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. VerMaas 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Notre Dame
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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
Notre Dame
128 Total Yards 478
7 First Downs 24
3 Passing 16
4 Rushing 7
1 Penalty 0
2/12 3rd Down Eff. 7/12
64 Passing Yards 360
64 Rushing Yards 118
4 Turnovers 0
4-37 Penalties 2-20
27:42 Possession 32:18
0/1 Red Zone 5/6
Play-by-Play
Q3 0 - 10 0 - 52
0 - 52 4:21
S. Porath FG
0 - 49 11:41
S. Porath XP
0 - 48 11:41
C. Flanagan TD
Q2 0 - 21 0 - 42
0 - 42 1:17
S. Porath XP
0 - 41 1:17
M. Gilbert TD
0 - 35 4:26
S. Porath XP
0 - 34 4:26
N. James TD
0 - 28 13:43
S. Porath XP
0 - 27 13:43
N. James TD
Q1 0 - 21 0 - 21
0 - 21 3:51
S. Porath XP
0 - 20 3:51
J. Faison TD
0 - 14 10:30
S. Porath XP
0 - 13 10:30
J. Faison TD
0 - 7 14:46
S. Porath XP
0 - 6 14:46
B. Traore TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: ND +52 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m