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RICE OWLS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 14 • VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE • AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL • MEMPHIS, TENN. LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM • DEC. 31, 2013 • 3 P.M. • ESPN Series with Mississippi State Owls Memphis Bound to Face MSU Bulldogs This is the second meeting betwee Rice and Mississippi Thanks to a dominating performance in the C-USA Cham- State. The schools met on October 11, 1975 at Rice Stadium pionship game, the Rice Owls have earned a berth in the with the Bulldogs taking a 28-14 decision. It will be the Owls 55th AutoZone Liberty Bowl to face the Mississippi State second appearance in a bowl with a team from Mississippi. Bulldogs. Rice (10-3/7-1) is repeating in bowl action for They dropped a 14-6 decision to Ole Miss in the 1961 Sugar the first time since 1960-61. Bowl. On the Tube Rice in a Bowl The 55th Liberty Bowl will be This is Rice’s 11th appearance in a bowl game, a history broadcast by ESPN. Bob Wischusen that began when the Owls face Colorado in the second will call the action and be joined in annual Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1938. Jess Neely led the booth by Rod Gilmore. Quint the Owls to six bowls during his career, begining with the Kessenich will report from the side- lines. 1947 Orange Bowl and concluding with the 1961 Blue- bonnet Bowl. Rice ended a drought of 45 years without a bowl when they earned a berth in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl, the first of four appearnaces Radio since Rice joined Conference USA. This is the Owls third bowl appearance under David In addition to Bailiff. returning the bulk of the 2012 roster and all of the coaching staff, the Owls Last Action radio broadcast crew also Rice started fast and never gave Marshall a chance to rebound, scoring on its first two returns intact for 2013. possession on the way to a 41-24 win in the Conference USA Championship Game at Rice JP Heath begins his second season of calling play-by-play, Stadium. Sophomore running back Luke Turner earned MVP honors thanks to a pair of while Nate Griffin (analyst) and Jorge Vargas (sideline) are touchdown passes while junior WR Jordan Taylor and senior RB Charles Ross each topped the returning members of the broadcast crew. The broadcasts 100 yards to key the victory. Taylor set a championship game record with his 75-yard TD are engineered by Frankie Hicks. reception on the Owls second possession. On defense, the Owls held down a Thundering Rice Media Relations Herd attack that had averaged over 50 points in the final five games of the regular season Football Contact l Chuck Pool to just 24. Office Number l 713.348.5775 Cell Number l 832.244.6476 Closing with a Rush Email Address l [email protected] Rice is 25-9 in games played in November or later since 2006. The Owls were 4-1 in 2006, SID Fax Number l 713.348.6019 2-2 in 2007, 5-0 in 2008, 2-2 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 4-0 in 2012 and 4-0 this year. Rice has Rice Press Box l 713.348.5638 a 13-game home winning streak in November. The Owls’ last home loss in the month came Rice Web Site l www.RiceOwls.com on Nov. 24, 2007, 48-43, to Tulsa. Rice Twitter l @riceowlsdotcom / @RiceFootball1 Rice FootballFacebook l facebook.com/riceowlsfootball – Continued on Page 4 – 2013 Rice Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Series Record/Notes Aug. 31 at No. 7 Texas A&M ESPN L, 52-31 Rice tallied 306 rushing yards, averaging 6.0 yards per attempt. Sept. 14 Kansas CBSSN W, 23-14 Charles Ross rolled up a career-high 157 yards on the ground in the home opener. Sept. 21 vs. Houston & FSN L, 31-26 Rice rallied from 18 down in the fourth quarter, but UH retained the Bayou Bucket. Sept. 28 Florida Atlantic * FCS W, 18-14 The Owls scored 12-straight points in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. Oct. 5 at Tulsa * CBSSN W OT, 30-27 Rice snapped a six-game skid against the division rival with an overtime victory. Oct. 12 at UTSA * TW W, 27-21 Rice jumped out to a 27-7 lead and did not commit a turnover in the road win. Oct. 19 at New Mexico State W, 45-19 Rice piled up 409 rushing yards and 509 yards of total offense in the rout. Oct. 26 UTEP * CSS W, 45-7 The Owls racked up 45 points for a second-straight week and became bowl eligible. Oct. 31 at North Texas * FS1 L, 28-16 Despite outgaining NT by 102 yards, Rice dropped its first C-USA game of 2013. Nov. 16 Louisiana Tech *# CBSSN W, 52-14 Charles Ross had a career game with 215 yards and five touchdowns in the rout. Nov. 21 at UAB * FS1 W OT, 37-34 The Owls won a second overtime game behind 328 rushing yards. Nov. 30 Tulane * FCS W, 17-13 Rice’s defense held Tulane to six first downs and 123 yards to clinch the division. Dec. 7 Marshall ^ ESPN2 W, 41-24 Rice claimed its first C-USA title and Luke Turner was named Most Valuable Player. Dec. 31 vs. Mississippi State ESPN 3 p.m. CT 0-1 / The Owls make their first-ever appearance in the Autozone Liberty Bowl. * Conference USA game | & Reliant Stadium | #Homecoming | ^ Conference USA Championship 2013 Conference USA Champion | 1 RICE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE TE 87 Connor Cella 6-3 240 Fr.-RS LE 90 Cody Bauer 6-4 255 Sr.-3L 30 Jeremy Eddington 6-2 250 Sr.-3L 18 Zach Patt 6-2 240 Jr.-2L LT 79 Jon Hodde 6-7 310 Sr.-2L NT 99 Ross Winship 6-4 290 So.-1L 72 Ian Gray 6-8 345 Jr.-2L 58 Cody Henessee 6-2 265 Fr.-RS or 78 Brandon Dawkins 6-7 305 Fr.-RS DT 56 Christian Covington 6-3 295 So.-1L LG 60 Nico Carlson 6-3 285 Jr.-2L 96 Dylan Klare 6-2 275 Jr.-2L 52 Spencer Stanley 6-2 275 Fr.-RS RE 13 Tanner Leland 6-2 250 Sr.-3L C 53 Nate Richards 6-4 300 Sr.-1L 91 Josh Skinner 6-2 240 Sr.-2L 52 Spencer Stanley 6-2 275 Fr.-RS SLB 42 Michael Kutzler 6-0 205 Sr.-2L RG 76 Drew Carroll 6-4 280 Jr.-2L 41 Alex Lyons 6-0 220 Fr.-RS 72 Ian Gray 6-8 345 Jr.-2L WLB 10 James Radcliffe 6-2 220 Jr.-2L RT 74 Caleb Williams 6-3 280 So.-1L or 46 Nick Elder 6-0 220 So.-1L 73 John Poehlmann 6-5 290 So.-SQ 43 Tabari McGaskey 6-0 220 Fr.-RS QB 16 Taylor McHargue 6-2 215 Sr.-3L SS 2 Malcolm Hill 5-11 185 Jr.-2L 5 Driphus Jackson 6-0 205 So.-1L or 40 Gabe Baker 6-1 210 Jr.-2L RB 12 Charles Ross 6-1 235 Sr.-3L 6 Zach Espinosa 6-2 210 So.-1L 35 Luke Turner 6-1 230 So. 1L or 31 Broderick Jackson 5-10 210 Sr.-1L or 32 Darik Dillard 5-10 195 Fr.-RS FS 7 Julius White 5-10 195 Jr.-2L or 3 Jowan Davis 5-7 195 Fr.-HS 11 Garrett Fuhrman 5-8 180 So.-1L WR 4 Dennis Parks 6-2 195 So.-1L KAT 24 Paul Porras 6-1 205 Sr.-3L 83 Andre Gautreaux 6-0 200 Sr.-2L 25 Jaylon Finner 5-10 190 Jr.-2L WR 81 Donte Moore 6-0 175 Sr.-3L LCB 29 Bryce Callahan 5-10 180 Jr.-2L 1 Mario Hull 6-1 210 Jr.-1L 23 Anthony Canady 5-9 170 Fr.-HS WR 15 Jordan Taylor 6-5 210 Jr.-2L RCB 15 Phillip Gaines 6-1 185 Sr.-3L 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 190 Sr.-3L 22 Ryan Pollard 5-8 170 So.-SQ DIME 19 Alex Francis 5-9 185 Sr.-2L 22 Ryan Pollard 5-8 170 So.-SQ SPECIAL TEAMS PK 9 Chris Boswell 6-2 200 Sr.-3L 27 James Farrimond 6-0 210 So.-RS P 27 James Farrimond 6-0 210 So.-RS 39 Cameron Decell 6-4 205 Fr.-RS DS 17 Trevor Gillette 6-3 240 Sr.-3L 48 Tanyan Farley 6-2 240 Jr.-1L H 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 200 Sr.-3L 83 Andre Gautreaux 6-0 190 Sr.-1L PR 29 Bryce Callahan 5-10 180 Jr.-2L 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 200 Sr.-3L KOR 2 Malcolm Hill 5-11 185 Jr.-2L 38 Darion Pollard 5-8 180 Fr.-RS 2 | 2013 Rice Football Statistical Comparison Rice Mississippi State CONFERENCE USA Category Actual FBS C-USA Actual FBS SEC Rushing Offense 240.2 16 1 185.8 45 10 2013 C-USA Standings Passing Offense 185.5 101 10 240.3 57 7 East Division Total Offense 425.6 49 3 426.2 48 9 C-USA Overall Scoring Offense 31.4 51 4 26.3 81 10 W L Pct W L Pct Rushing Defense 155.4 54 4 151.1 46 7 Marshall 7 1 .875 9 4 .692 Pass Efficiency Defense 126.7 71 4 126.0 77 11 East Carolina 6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Total Defense 351.1 24 2 366.3 34 6 Middle Tennessee 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Scoring Defense 22.9 33 4 24.3 42 8 Florida Atlantic 4 4 .500 6 6 .500 Net Punting 36.0 86 7 36.9 62 10 UAB 1 7 .125 2 10 .167 Punt Returns 6.3 88 9 2.7 123 14 Southern Miss 1 7 .125 1 11 .083 Kickoff Returns 20.6 77 10 21.5 59 7 FIU 1 7 .125 1 11 .083 Turnover Margin 0.5 27 4 0.6 22 3 Pass Defense 195.7 13 2 215.3 35 7 West Division Passing Efficiency 126.7 71 4 126.0 77 11 C-USA Overall Sacks 1.5 102 9 1.3 105 14 W L Pct W L Pct Tackles For Loss 5.1 102 10 5.8 67 7 Rice 7 1 .875 10 3 .769 Sacks Allowed 36.0 86 7 36.9 62 10 UTSA 6 2 .750 7 5 .583 Fumbles Recovered 11 21 5 10 36 5 North Texas 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Fumbles Lost 9 62 6 5 12 1 Tulane 5 3 .625 7 5 .583 Passes Intercepted 14 38 8 14 38 5 Louisiana Tech 3 5 .375 4 8 .333 Interceptions Thrown 9 29 1 12 64 10 Tulsa 2 6 .250 3 9 .250 Turnovers Gained 0.5 27 4 0.6 22 3 UTEP 1 7 .125 2 10 .167 Turnovers Lost 18 43 2 17 32 5 Fewest Penalties pg 5.5 61 8 5.2 48.0 6 Fewest Yards Penalized pg 47.4 70 10 40.4 28.0 5 C-USA Upcoming Games Punt Return Yardage Defense 9.4 81 9 6.0 37.0 5 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 Kickoff Return Yardage Defense 21.0 58 5 21.5 67.0 7 Tulane vs.