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Rice vs Notre Dame
Final · Week 3 · Sat Sep 12 · 3:30 PM ET · Notre Dame Stadium
Rice OwlsRice1-1
0FinalSep 12, 2026
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame2-0
52TVNBC
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffSpread
RICE +44.5−108
ND −44.5−112
Total O/U
Over 54.5−108
Under 54.5−112
- Spread: Notre Dame −44.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 54.5 (52 points).
Recap
Notre Dame shut out Rice 52-0 at Notre Dame Stadium on Sep 12, 2026 to move to 2-0.
Notre Dame won the turnover battle 4-0. They scored 21 unanswered points in the first quarter.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- NDTouchdown · 14:46Boubacar Traore 24 Yd Fumble Return (Spencer Porath Kick)0-7
- NDTouchdown · 10:30Jordan Faison 25 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)0-14
- NDTouchdown · 3:51Jordan Faison 11 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)0-21
Second Quarter
- NDTouchdown · 13:43Nolan James Jr. 1 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)0-28
- NDTouchdown · 4:26Nolan James Jr. 1 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)0-35
- NDTouchdown · 1:17Micah Gilbert 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)0-42
Third Quarter
- NDTouchdown · 11:41Cooper Flanagan 2 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)0-49
- NDField Goal · 4:21Spencer Porath 36 Yd Field Goal0-52
Team stats
RICEND
- 1st Downs
- 7
- 24
- Total Yards
- 128
- 478
- Passing
- 64
- 360
- Rushing
- 64
- 118
- 3rd down efficiency
- 2-12
- 7-12
- Turnovers
- 4
- 0
- Possession
- 27:42
- 32:18
Top performers
Rice OwlsNotre Dame Fighting Irish
Passing
Jacurri Brown8/12, 64 YDS
CJ Carr16/20, 253 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
Jacurri Brown16 CAR, 32 YDS
Jonaz Walton8 CAR, 48 YDS
Receiving
Barry Jackson Jr.1 REC, 30 YDS
Jerome Bettis Jr.2 REC, 61 YDS
Sacks
–
Bryce Young1
Tackles
Cooper King10
Jaiden Ausberry5
Player stats
Rice · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 8/12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
Rice · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyvonn Byars | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Davis Lane | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rice · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Jackson Jr. | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Chris Bruce | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Braylen Walker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Payton Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Grice | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rice · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davis Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rice · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper King | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Brown | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyren Condoll | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Bays | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone Combs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Akui | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Chavez | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aquantis Clemmons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rice · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden VerMaas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Rice · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkin | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Notre Dame · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Carr | 16/20 | 253 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 96.5 |
| Noah Grubbs | 7/11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 |
| Teddy Jarrard | 2/2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Notre Dame · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonaz Walton | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Nolan James Jr. | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | 15 |
| Aneyas Williams | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Kedren Young | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Javian Osborne | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
Notre Dame · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis Jr. | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 56 |
| Jordan Faison | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Jaden Greathouse | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Micah Gilbert | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 39 |
| Logan Saldate | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Elijah Burress | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Matt Jeffery | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Mylan Graham | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Devin Fitzgerald | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Kedren Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cooper Flanagan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nolan James Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Notre Dame · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Ausberry | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boubacar Traore | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Dunham | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Notre Dame · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Ausberry | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Talich | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Sneed | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Young | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Dunham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Keeley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notre Dame · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Faison | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Dallas Golden | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Notre Dame · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Porath | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 7/7 | 10 |
Notre Dame · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Scaife | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
Game info
VenueNotre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Attendance77,622
TVNBC · national
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