Western Michigan Broncos @ Rice Owls — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 19, 2026
Broncos Western Michigan WMU 1-1, 1-1 Away
28
Final
21
Owls Rice RICE 0-2, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WMU 7 7 0 14 28
RICE 0 7 7 7 21
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B. Lowry QB WMU
116 PASS
J. Brown QB RICE
121 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Buckley RB WMU
117 RUSH
J. Brown QB RICE
128 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A.
A. Chenault WMU
62 REC
B.
B. Jackson WR RICE
47 REC
Passing
Western Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Lowry 14/20 116 1 0 2 101.3
Rice
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brown 11/18 121 1 0 1 99.5
Rushing
Western Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Buckley 13 117 9.0 1 66
B. Lowry 17 39 2.3 1 9
O. Mataele 11 62 5.6 1 23
Rice
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Mosey 1 16 16.0 0 16
J. Clark 1 4 4.0 0 4
J. Brown 23 128 5.6 1 29
T. Byars 8 18 2.3 1 5
D. Hardeman 11 43 3.9 0 13
Receiving
Western Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Parks 2 2 11 5.5 0 10 0
A. Chenault 3 4 62 20.7 1 34 0
E. Nelson 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
O. Mataele 2 2 -1 -0.5 0 2 0
H. Hughes 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Brooks 5 6 31 6.2 0 13 0
E. Littlejohn 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
N. Levicki 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Rice
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Mosey 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Clark 3 3 21 7.0 0 17 0
P. Matthews 1 2 25 25.0 0 25 0
T. Byars 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Grice 1 2 12 12.0 0 12 0
B. Walker 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
B. Jackson 4 6 47 11.8 1 22 0
Defense
Western Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Franklin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Welch 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Tibbs 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pope 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Davis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Anes 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moore 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Carter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Betts 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McCullough 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Crump 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Gerig 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Louis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tounkara 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rice
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Akui 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Condoll 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Brown 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
J. Benjamin 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Clemmons 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
S. Clarke 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Harnetiaux 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Botts 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. King 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Chavez 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Combs 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mutombo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Rooks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. May 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Bays 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Western Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Kelly 0/0 4/4 4 0
Rice
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Gota 0/1 3/3 3 0
Returns
Western Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Franklin 1 28 28.0 0 28 0
Rice
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Mosey 2 20 10.0 0 21 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
Western Michigan
Rice
333 Total Yards 330
17 First Downs 20
6 Passing 8
9 Rushing 10
2 Penalty 2
6/13 3rd Down Eff. 1/10
116 Passing Yards 121
217 Rushing Yards 209
1 Turnovers 0
4-45 Penalties 5-60
32:53 Possession 27:07
3/3 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 14 - 7 28 - 21
28 - 21 0:08
E. Gota XP
28 - 20 0:08
B. Jackson TD
XP D. Kelly
28 - 14 1:54
TD O. Mataele
27 - 14 1:54
XP D. Kelly
21 - 14 14:19
TD J. Buckley
20 - 14 14:19
Q3 0 - 7 14 - 14
14 - 14 9:15
E. Gota XP
14 - 13 9:15
T. Byars TD
Q2 7 - 7 14 - 7
XP D. Kelly
14 - 7 1:48
TD A. Chenault
13 - 7 1:48
7 - 7 5:04
E. Gota XP
7 - 6 5:04
J. Brown TD
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP D. Kelly
7 - 0 1:29
TD B. Lowry
6 - 0 1:29
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WMU +14 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
Western Michigan 28 - 21 Rice
September 19, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m