Fresno State 38-24 Rice (Sep 26, 2026) Final Score

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Rice OwlsRICE

24–38

Final

Fresno State BulldogsFRES

Team Season Averages

Rice OwlsLeads 3 of 8

Fresno State BulldogsLeads 5 of 8

Offense

17.3Points per game25.0
317.0Total yards per game337.3
71.0Passing yards per game204.0
246.0Rushing yards per game133.3

Defense

27.7Points allowed per game17.3
351.7Yards allowed per game383.0

Efficiency

35.9%Third-down conversion rate32.4%
1.3Turnovers per game0.7

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (FRES)	Total	RICE ML	FRES ML
DDraftKings	-12.5	43.5	+380	-500
FFanDuel	-12.5	43.5	+440	-610
BBetMGM	-12.5	43.5	+400	-525
CCaesars	-12.5	43.5	+390	-530
BBetOnline	-12.5	43	+393	-515
BBetRivers	-12	44.5	+430	-625
BBetus	-12.5	43	+400	-515
BBovada	-12	43.5	+370	-510
LLowVig	-12.5	43	+393	-515
MMyBookie	-12.5	44	+381	-552

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Sep 26, 2026

10:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
RICE	121st	66th
FRES	116th	85th

Matchup

RICEFRES

1-2Record2-1
3Games played3
-31Point diff+23
1-1ATS2-1
1-1O/U1-2
7Rest days6

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
RICE	7	10	0	7	24
FRES	0	14	10	14	38

Team Stats

RICEStatFRES

463Total yards459
119Passing yards210
344Rushing yards249
22First downs23
4-113rd down6-13
1-24th down1-2
2Turnovers0
4-25Penalties2-15
27:22Possession32:08

Player Stats

RICE — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Jacurri BrownQB	8/17	119	1	1	113.5

RICE — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Jacurri BrownQB	19	141	1
Ben GriceWR	7	109	1
Tyvonn ByarsRB	10	50	0
DAndre Hardeman Jr.RB	9	39	0
Max MoseyWR	1	5	0
Team	1	0	0

RICE — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Max MoseyWR	1	—	40	1
Jordan ClarkWR	3	—	39	0
Ben GriceWR	2	—	20	0
Barry Jackson Jr.WR	1	—	12	0
Braylen WalkerWR	1	—	8	0
Team	1	—	0	0

RICE — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	TFL
Austin HarnetiauxLB	9	4	0.0
AJ BrownDL	8	5	0.0
Jamir BenjaminCB	6	4	2.0
Koa AkuiS	5	3	1.0
Jo ChavezDL	5	2	0.0
Joseph MutomboDL	4	1	0.0
Cooper KingLB	3	1	0.5
Stone CombsLB	2	1	1.0
Dillan BottsDL	2	1	0.0
Kyren CondollCB	2	1	0.0
Matthew AribisalaDL	2	1	1.0
Braden BaysDL	1	0	0.0
Seth ClarkeDB	1	0	0.5
Jordan ClarkWR	1	1	0.0
Nate BledsoeOL	1	1	0.0
Jerrick HarperCB	1	1	0.0
Bailey FletcherS	1	1	0.0
Aquantis ClemmonsDL	1	1	0.0
Christopher Clark-JolivetDL	1	1	0.0

FRES — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Jayden MandalQB	22/34	210	3	0	145.7

FRES — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Rayshon LukeRB	11	167	1
Jayden MandalQB	5	57	0
Bryson DonelsonRB	9	19	0
Julius GillickRB	6	14	1
Team-	3	-8	0

FRES — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Josiah FreemanWR	6	—	66	1
Jahlil McClainWR	3	—	39	1
Jake ApplegetTE	2	—	29	0
Jordan Malau'uluWR	1	—	23	0
Jaylen GarrisonWR	1	—	17	0
Ezekiel AvitWR	2	—	13	1
Jayon FarrarWR	1	—	10	0
Rayshon LukeRB	3	—	10	0
Gavin CorreiaTE	1	—	7	0
Dallas Gaius-AnyaegbuTE	1	—	3	0
Team-	1	—	0	0
Bryson DonelsonRB	1	—	-7	0

FRES — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
K'vion ThunderbirdLB	9	6	0.0	0.0
Tommy NixLB	7	3	0.0	0.0
Simeon HarrisDB	6	0	0.0	0.5
Niko BaumgartnerLB	6	3	0.0	0.5
Taylor PowellDB	5	3	0.0	0.0
Loyall MouzonDB	4	3	0.0	0.0
Tytus KhajaviLB	4	3	2.0	2.0
Gerayas GrimesDB	4	2	0.0	0.5
Kiontre HarrisDB	3	3	0.0	0.0
Deijon LaffitteDL	3	0	0.0	0.5
Jahzon JacksDL	2	0	0.0	0.0
Martin OwusuDL	2	0	0.0	0.0
Justin JohnsonLB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Mordecai HinesDL	2	2	0.0	0.0
Jack BaldiLS	1	1	0.0	0.0
Ethan TierneyDB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Dylan HampstenDL	1	1	0.0	1.0
Maverick NoonanDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Merhauti XeperaDL	1	0	0.0	0.0

Scoring Summary

17 events · 11 scoring

1st Quarter

7:21FRES
(07:28) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass intercepted by #5 S.Harris at FRES31 #5 S.Harris return 8 yards to the FRES39 (#56 N.Bledsoe)
0-0
7:21FRES
(07:28) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass intercepted by #5 S.Harris at FRES31 #5 S.Harris return 8 yards to the FRES39 (#56 N.Bledsoe)
0-0
5:45RICE
(05:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 88 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:45, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)
7-0

2nd Quarter

12:51FRES
(12:52) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #5 J.Freeman caught at RICE01, for 6 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:51 #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)
7-7
8:34RICE
(08:40) Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short left to #13 M.Mosey caught at FRES46, for 40 yards to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:34, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)
14-7
2:00RICE
(02:04) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 3 yards loss to the FRES36 fumbled by #11 J.Brown at FRES36 recovered by RICE #11 J.Brown at FRES36, End Of Play
14-7
2:00RICE
(02:04) Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 3 yards loss to the FRES36 fumbled by #11 J.Brown at FRES36 recovered by RICE #11 J.Brown at FRES36, End Of Play
14-7
1:04FRES
(01:07) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete deep left to #1 J.McClain caught at RICE01, for 28 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:04, 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)
14-14
0:01RICE
(00:01) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 00:00
17-14
0:01RICE
(00:01) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler), clock 00:00
17-14

3rd Quarter

9:47FRES
(09:50) #38 M.Watanabe field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi), clock 09:47
17-17
7:10FRES
(07:10) Shotgun #11 J.Brown sacked for loss of 15 yards to the RICE19 (#35 T.Khajavi), fumble by #11 J.Brown recovered by FRES #11 D.Hampsten at RICE19, End Of Play
17-17
4:44FRES
(04:44) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short middle to #0 E.Avit caught at RICE00, for 7 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:44 #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)
17-24
2:05FRES
(02:38) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush middle for 8 yards gain to the FRES33 fumbled by #7 J.Mandal at FRES36 forced by #2 J.Chavez recovered by FRES #0 E.Avit at FRES33, End Of Play
17-24

4th Quarter

13:00FRES
(12:59) Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:00, 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)
17-31
8:58RICE
(09:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 50 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:58, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler)
24-31
7:37FRES
(07:41) Shotgun #2 R.Luke rush left for 52 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:37, 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)
24-38

Rice Owls vs Fresno State Bulldogs: Final Score & Recap

The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Rice Owls 38-24 in this NCAA Football game on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Rice Owls vs Fresno State Bulldogs Odds

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