Rice 42, Louisiana Tech 41
Associated Press
RUSTON, La. - TJ McMahon threw for three touchdowns, ran for a fourth and Juma Otoviano scored in overtime to lift Rice past Louisiana Tech 42-41, wrecking the Bulldogs' homecoming in the process.
McMahon scored on a 64-yard run and Luke McCaffery on a 17-yard run as Rice erased a six-point fourth-quarter deficit and took a 35-27 lead with 3:57 remaining.
Matthew Downing led the Bulldogs on a potential game-tying drive but was injured and taken out of the game with Louisiana Tech at the 34-yard line with 43 seconds remaining. Landry Lyddy, a freshman who had attempted two passes this season, led the Bulldogs the rest of the way, hitting Cyrus Allen for a 19-yard touchdown and Tre Harris for the 2-point conversion that sent the game to overtime.
In overtime, Otoviano gave Rice the lead with a 4-yard run then Lyddy and Harris connected from 18-yards out but Lyddy's 2-point pass was overthrown.
McMahon completed 16 of 27 passes for 208 yards for the Owls (4-3, 2-1 Conference USA). McCaffrey had 10 receptions for 171 yards with two receiving touchdowns and one on the ground.
Harris had three TD catches for La Tech (2-5, 1-2), catching eight passes for 92 yards. Downing was 12 of 24 for 159 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Lyddy completed 3 of 6 passes for 38 yards with two touchdowns.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Rice | LaTech |
| LaTech |
TD |
6:26 |
Tre Harris 8 yd pass from Parker McNeil (Jacob Barnes kick) |
0 |
7 |
| LaTech |
FG |
1:48 |
Buck Buchanan 48 yd FG |
0 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
Rice | LaTech |
| Rice |
TD |
2:06 |
Luke McCaffrey 32 yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) |
7 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
Rice | LaTech |
| LaTech |
TD |
11:49 |
Nate Jones 13 yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jacob Barnes kick) |
7 |
17 |
| Rice |
TD |
8:24 |
Bradley Rozner 12 yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) |
14 |
17 |
| LaTech |
TD |
5:38 |
Tre Harris 32 yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jacob Barnes kick) |
14 |
24 |
| Rice |
TD |
1:58 |
Luke McCaffrey 9 yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) |
21 |
24 |
| LaTech |
FG |
0:00 |
Jacob Barnes 41 yd FG |
21 |
27 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Rice | LaTech |
| Rice |
TD |
10:30 |
TJ McMahon 64 yd run (Christian VanSickle kick) |
28 |
27 |
| Rice |
TD |
3:57 |
Luke McCaffrey 17 yd run (Christian VanSickle kick) |
35 |
27 |
| LaTech |
TD |
0:37 |
Cyrus Allen 19 yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Tre Harris 2pt pass from Landry Lyddy) |
35 |
35 |
| OT |
Rice | LaTech |
| Rice |
TD |
|
Juma Otoviano 4 yd run (Christian VanSickle kick) |
42 |
35 |
| LaTech |
TD |
|
Tre Harris 18 yd pass from Landry Lyddy (failed 2pt pass) |
42 |
41 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Rice |
Louisiana Tech |
| First downs |
24 |
19 |
| Rushing |
14 |
6 |
| Passing |
9 |
10 |
| Penalty |
1 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-13, 46% |
4-17, 24% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
4-5, 80% |
| Rushes-Yards |
45-279 |
39-144 |
| Passing Yards |
208 |
229 |
| Return Yards |
29 |
98 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-27-0 |
20-37-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--11 |
4--22 |
| Punts |
4 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
42.5 |
37 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-3 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-70 |
6-53 |
| Time of Possession |
33:22 |
26:38 |
| Rice Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. McMahon |
16 |
27 |
208 |
3 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Downing |
12 |
24 |
159 |
2 |
1 |
| L. Lyddy |
3 |
6 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
| P. McNeil |
5 |
7 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
| Rice Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Montgomery |
14 |
87 |
6.2 |
0 |
| T. McMahon |
5 |
67 |
13.4 |
1 |
| J. Otoviano |
11 |
56 |
5.1 |
1 |
| L. McCaffrey |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
1 |
| A. Broussard |
6 |
18 |
3.0 |
0 |
| M. Barnett |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| D. Connors |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| U. West |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| K. Campbell |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Crosby |
14 |
87 |
6.2 |
0 |
| C. Thornton |
9 |
29 |
3.2 |
0 |
| M. Downing |
10 |
27 |
2.7 |
0 |
| L. Lyddy |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| T. Harris |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| S. Harris |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| G. Garner |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| P. McNeil |
2 |
-6 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Rice Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. McCaffrey |
10 |
171 |
17.1 |
2 |
| B. Rozner |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
1 |
| J. Bradley |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| D. Connors |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| C. Montgomery |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Harris |
8 |
92 |
11.5 |
3 |
| S. Harris |
6 |
59 |
9.8 |
0 |
| C. Allen |
2 |
50 |
25.0 |
1 |
| N. Jones |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
1 |
| K. Maxwell |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. Crosby |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Rice Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| S. Fresch |
1 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Rice Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Hunt |
4 |
170 |
42.5 |
| Louisiana Tech Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. McCready |
5 |
185 |
37.0 |
| Rice Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Fresch |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| Louisiana Tech Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Harris |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| Rice Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Connors |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| J. Otoviano |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Louisiana Tech Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Mozee |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
| S. Harris |
1 |
65 |
65.0 |
| Rice Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Louisiana Tech Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| B. Buchanan |
42 |
