Charlotte 56, Rice 23
Associated Press
HOUSTON - Chris Reynolds matched a career best with five touchdown passes and Charlotte, after firing its previous head coach six days ago, cruised to a 56-23 victory over Rice to snap a four-game losing streak.
Will Healy, who led Charlotte to its first bowl game in his first season as the 49ers head coach in 2019, was let go on Sunday with a 15-24 record overall. Offensive line coach Pete Rossomando was named interim head coach.
Charlotte (2-7, 1-4) finished with 514 yards of offense, scored touchdowns on seven consecutive drives and finished with its most points scored in a Conference USA game.
Reynolds completed 16 of 19 passes for 254 yards and connected with Elijah Spencer for three scores. Shadrick Byrd and Calvin Camp combined for 163 yards rushing on 21 carries and two touchdowns for the 49ers.
TJ McMahon was 18-of-33 passing for 218 yards, threw three touchdown passes and added 45 yards on the ground for Rice (4-4, 2-2). Bradley Rozner had five receptions for 105 yards receiving and a pair of TD catches.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Char | Rice |
| Rice |
TD |
10:32 |
Luke McCaffrey 27 yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Char |
TD |
3:59 |
Johnny Martin III 1 yd run (Antonio Zita kick) |
7 |
7 |
| Rice |
TD |
0:38 |
Bradley Rozner 35 yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) |
7 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
Char | Rice |
| Char |
TD |
11:42 |
Elijah Spencer 15 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
14 |
14 |
| Rice |
FG |
8:22 |
Christian VanSickle 35 yd FG |
14 |
17 |
| Char |
TD |
5:52 |
Shadrick Byrd 4 yd run (Antonio Zita kick) |
21 |
17 |
| Char |
TD |
0:12 |
Elijah Spencer 10 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
28 |
17 |
| Third Quarter |
Char | Rice |
| Char |
TD |
12:57 |
Elijah Spencer 21 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
35 |
17 |
| Char |
TD |
7:17 |
Grant DuBose 9 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
42 |
17 |
| Char |
TD |
4:37 |
Victor Tucker 20 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
49 |
17 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Char | Rice |
| Rice |
TD |
9:43 |
Bradley Rozner 29 yd pass from TJ McMahon (failed 2pt rush) |
49 |
23 |
| Char |
TD |
6:50 |
Calvin Camp 9 yd run (Antonio Zita kick) |
56 |
23 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Charlotte |
Rice |
| First downs |
25 |
20 |
| Rushing |
10 |
9 |
| Passing |
13 |
10 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-9, 33% |
4-12, 33% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
43-239 |
30-152 |
| Passing Yards |
275 |
218 |
| Return Yards |
165 |
18 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-20-0 |
18-33-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--22 |
3--17 |
| Punts |
3 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
46.3 |
41.8 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-46 |
5-48 |
| Time of Possession |
31:57 |
28:03 |
| Charlotte Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Reynolds |
16 |
19 |
254 |
5 |
0 |
| B. Rice |
1 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
| Rice Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. McMahon |
18 |
33 |
218 |
3 |
1 |
| Charlotte Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Byrd |
13 |
83 |
6.4 |
1 |
| C. Camp |
8 |
80 |
10.0 |
1 |
| J. Martin III |
10 |
48 |
4.8 |
1 |
| J. Foster |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| M. Bell |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| H. Wilson |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| C. Reynolds |
7 |
3 |
0.4 |
0 |
| V. Tucker |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Rice Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. McMahon |
9 |
45 |
5.0 |
0 |
| L. McCaffrey |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
0 |
| C. Montgomery |
10 |
35 |
3.5 |
0 |
| J. Otoviano |
5 |
21 |
4.2 |
0 |
| U. West |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Charlotte Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Spencer |
5 |
84 |
16.8 |
3 |
| V. Tucker |
3 |
59 |
19.7 |
1 |
| S. Byrd |
3 |
58 |
19.3 |
0 |
| G. DuBose |
4 |
56 |
14.0 |
1 |
| J. Martin III |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Rice Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Rozner |
5 |
105 |
21.0 |
2 |
| L. McCaffrey |
4 |
58 |
14.5 |
1 |
| J. Bradley |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
| I. Esdale |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| B. Groen |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| D. Connors |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Otoviano |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| B. Whitehead |
1 |
0 |
| Rice Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Charlotte Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Rice |
3 |
139 |
46.3 |
| Rice Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Hunt |
5 |
209 |
41.8 |
| Charlotte Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| G. DuBose |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
| Rice Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Fresch |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Byrd |
3 |
88 |
29.3 |
| J. Martin III |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
| Rice Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Connors |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
| Charlotte Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Rice Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
