Rice Owls vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles, LendingTree Bowl

College Football

Rice

5-8

24-38

Final

Southern Miss

7-6

Hancock Whitney Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Punt
Fumble
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
RICE	0	3	21	0	24
USM	7	10	7	14	38

Who won: Southern Miss 38-24

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles beat the Rice Owls 38-24 in LendingTree Bowl on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Hancock Whitney Stadium. The Southern Miss outscored the Rice 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Trey Lowe led the Southern Miss in passing yards (7/16, 170 YDS, 2 TD). AJ Padgett led the Rice in passing yards (19/37, 295 YDS, 3 TD).

Player of the game

Frank Gore Jr.

USM · 21 CAR, 329 YDS, 2 TD

9.5

Win probability

100%USM final

RICEUSM

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Play by play

Q4 0:00USM
End of game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:12USM
Stuffed for a loss of 1
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 47
3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at RICE 46
Q4 0:54USM
No gain on the run
Kenyon Clay run for no gain to the Rice 46
2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at RICE 46
Q4 1:36USM
1 yd run
Kenyon Clay run for 1 yd to the Rice 46
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 47
Q4 1:44RIC
TO
Picked off
Shawqi Itraish pass intercepted Jay Stanley return for no gain to the Rice 47
4th & 3 · 4th & 3 at RICE 47
Q4 1:51RIC
Timeout
Timeout RICE, clock 01:51
Q4 2:13RIC
7 yd completion
Shawqi Itraish pass complete to Luke McCaffrey for 7 yds to the Rice 47
3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at RICE 40
Q4 2:20RIC
Pass incompletion
AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale
2nd & 10 at RICE 40
Q4 2:25RIC
Pass incompletion
AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Luke McCaffrey
1st & 10 at RICE 40
Q4 2:36RIC
FLAG
Flag: penalty
SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ikenna Enechukwu) to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 25
Q4 2:36RIC
Stuffed for a loss of 14
AJ Padgett run for 1 yd to the Rice 40 RICE Penalty, Personal Foul (Luke McCaffrey) to the Rice 25
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 40
Q4 2:47RIC
14 yd completion
AJ Padgett pass complete to Boden Groen for 14 yds to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at RICE 25
Q4 2:57USM
Kickoff, touchback
Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 62 yds fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the Rice 3
TOUCHDOWNQ4 2:57
USM
Touchdown! 55 yd run
Frank Gore Jr. 55 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
RICE 24 - 38 USM
Q4 3:10RIC
Punt
Conor Hunt punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the SoMis 45
4th & 14 at RICE 27
Q4 3:56RIC
Sacked for a loss of 5
AJ Padgett sacked by Daylen Gill for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 27
3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at RICE 32
Q4 3:59RIC
Pass incompletion
AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Isaiah Esdale, broken up by TQ Newsome
2nd & 9 at RICE 32
Q4 4:40RIC
1 yd run
Quinton Jackson run for 1 yd to the Rice 32
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 31
Q4 4:47USM
TO
Fumble! Turnover
Frank Gore Jr. run for 17 yds to the Rice 31 Frank Gore Jr. fumbled, forced by Gabe Taylor, recovered by Rice George Nyakwol
3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at RICE 48
Q4 5:36USM
Rush
Janari Dean run for 2 yds to the Rice 48
2nd & 10 at 50
Q4 5:44USM
Pass incompletion
Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
1st & 10 at 50
Q4 5:50RIC
Punt, 0 yds
Conor Hunt punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the 50 yard line
4th & 24 · 4th & 24 at RICE 18
Q4 6:03RIC
Pass incompletion
AJ Padgett pass incomplete to Boden Groen, broken up by Averie Habas
3rd & 24 at RICE 18
Q4 6:50RIC
Sack
AJ Padgett sacked by Santrell Latham and Daylen Gill for a loss of 7 yards to the Rice 18
2nd & 17 at RICE 25
Q4 7:32RIC
Sacked for a loss of 7
AJ Padgett sacked by Daylen Gill for a loss of 7 yards to the Rice 25
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 32