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FINAL Friday, January 2, 2026

Rice OwlsRice vs Texas State BobcatsTexas State

10 - 41
Amon G. Carter Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Rice vs Texas State scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Rice 0703 10
Texas State 0101714 41
Rice vs Texas State scoring by quarter
Rice Qtr Texas State
0Q10
7Q210
0Q317
3Q414
10Final41

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q2 10:31 Touchdown Texas State No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson rush left for 6 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 0-7
Q2 6:17 Field goal Texas State #95 T.Robles field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 0-10
Q2 0:09 Touchdown Rice Aaron Turner Aaron Turner 2 Yd pass from Patrick Crayton Jr. (Enock Gota Kick) 7-10
Q3 14:07 Touchdown Texas State No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short left to #11 B.Sparks caught at TXST35, for 69 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-17
Q3 8:36 Touchdown Texas State No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short middle to #1 C.Dawn, Jr. caught at RICE00, for 12 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-24
Q3 6:53 Field goal Texas State #95 T.Robles field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-27
Q4 14:41 Touchdown Texas State No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Pare rush middle for 63 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-34
Q4 9:10 Touchdown Texas State No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 C.Dawn, Jr. caught at RICE20, for 14 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-41
Q4 5:32 Field goal Rice Enock Gota #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #82 C.Allen, LS: #48 W.Freeman) 10-41

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-4
Rice first, 6 meetings since 1920
Series leader
Texas State
Texas State lead 2-4 in 6 meetings since 1920
Widest recent margin
48 points
Texas State 0-48 Rice, 1920
Tightest recent margin
10 points
Texas State 28-38 Rice, 1987
Highest recent total
66 points
Rice 21-45 Texas State, 2023

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Rice 2 6 meetings since 1920 4 Texas State

Texas State lead 2-4 in 6 meetings since 1920 Series leader: Texas State.

Team stats, this game

RiceTexas State
196Total yards437
94Passing yards196
102Rushing yards241
3Turnovers1
3Sacks3
12First downs24
57Penalty yards87

Rice vs Texas State player stats

Passing

Ricepassing
RiceC/ATTYDSTDINT
Patrick Crayton Jr.4/97011
Lucas Scheerhorn6/91600
Quinton Jackson3/3800
Texas Statepassing
Texas StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Brad Jackson17/2417430
Beau Sparks1/22200

Rushing

Ricerushing
RiceCARYDSTDLONG
Quinton Jackson1678035
Aaron Turner629030
Tyvonn Byars526010
DAndre Hardeman Jr.4605
Tyson Thompson1000
Semaj Pierre1-100
Lucas Scheerhorn6-909
Patrick Crayton Jr.4-1401
Texas Staterushing
Texas StateCARYDSTDLONG
Lincoln Pare11106163
Greg Burrell981028
Brad Jackson1452113
Beau Sparks1606
Jaylen Jenkins3302

Receiving

Ricereceiving
RiceRECYDSTDLONG
Payton Matthews154054
Aaron Turner1024111
Tyvonn Byars110010
Semaj Pierre1606
Texas Statereceiving
Texas StateRECYDSTDLONG
Beau Sparks487169
Chris Dawn Jr.1176215
Blake Smith122022
Lincoln Pare1606
Ty Stamey1505

Defense

Ricedefense
RiceTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Tony Anyanwu1171.51.50
Peyton Stevenson105000
Ty Anthony Morris63010
Andrew Awe55120
Jerrick Harper42000
Jo Chavez43000
Chibby Nwajuaku31000
Blaise Tita32000
Blake Boenisch21010
Daveon Hook21000
Ty Thames21000
Braden Bays22010
Texas Statedefense
Texas StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Javis Mynatt65000
Ayden Jones66000
Treylin Payne54000
Kenard Snyder54030
Kalil Alexander44110
Ryan Nolan4201.50
Cole Nilles43010
Khamari Terrell33010
Michael Boudoin III33010
Terrence Cooks II21000
Amarion Atwood2000.50
Amipeleasi Langi Jr.22010

Kicking

Ricekicking
RiceFGLONGXPPTS
Enock Gota1/1281/14
Texas Statekicking
Texas StateFGLONGXPPTS
Tyler Robles2/2305/511

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Rice: last 15 games before this one

6-9 in the last 15 · 20.5 scored · 32.1 allowed
LOST 20-27 scored 20 · allowed 27 See game LOST 14-40 scored 14 · allowed 40 See game WON 35-28 scored 35 · allowed 28 See game WON 14-12 scored 14 · allowed 12 See game LOST 9-35 scored 9 · allowed 35 See game WON 38-17 scored 38 · allowed 17 See game WON 28-17 scored 28 · allowed 17 See game LOST 13-21 scored 13 · allowed 21 See game LOST 21-27 scored 21 · allowed 27 See game LOST 13-61 scored 13 · allowed 61 See game WON 37-34 scored 37 · allowed 34 See game LOST 14-38 scored 14 · allowed 38 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game LOST 24-56 scored 24 · allowed 56 See game LOST 3-52 scored 3 · allowed 52 See game

Texas State: last 15 games before this one

8-7 in the last 15 · 36.8 scored · 32.3 allowed
LOST 44-52 scored 44 · allowed 52 See game WON 45-38 scored 45 · allowed 38 See game WON 30-28 scored 30 · allowed 28 See game WON 52-27 scored 52 · allowed 27 See game WON 43-36 scored 43 · allowed 36 See game LOST 15-34 scored 15 · allowed 34 See game WON 35-3 scored 35 · allowed 3 See game LOST 30-31 scored 30 · allowed 31 See game LOST 41-48 scored 41 · allowed 48 See game LOST 37-40 scored 37 · allowed 40 See game LOST 20-52 scored 20 · allowed 52 See game LOST 39-42 scored 39 · allowed 42 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game WON 31-14 scored 31 · allowed 14 See game WON 49-26 scored 49 · allowed 26 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Rice Split Texas State
5-72025 record entering6-6
238Points for433
387Points against367
L2FormW3

Recent meetings

2025
Rice 10 : 41 Texas State
2023
Rice 21 : 45 Texas State
1987
Texas State 28 : 38 Rice
1986
Texas State 31 : 6 Rice
1923
Texas State 19 : 6 Rice
1920
Texas State 0 : 48 Rice
Rice · QB Jacurri Brown
Pass yards
403
Pass TD
2
Comp-Att
35-66
INT
1
Brown rush
495 yds
Jr. rec
102 yds
Texas State · QB Brad Jackson
Pass yards
1226
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
92-138
INT
5
Jr. rush
614 yds
Jr. rec
304 yds
Rice OwlsRice2025 roster
2 Lucas Scheerhorn QB 10 Chase Jenkins QB 12 AJ Padgett QB 15 Patrick Crayton Jr. QB 18 Drew Devillier QB 9 Ryan Butler RB 10 Quinton Jackson RB 26 Daelen Alexander RB 26 Tyvonn Byars RB 28 D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RB 30 Carson Morgan RB 34 Trei Kibbles RB 0 Payton Matthews WR 1 Aaron Turner WR 2 Landon Ransom-Goelz WR 2 Semaj Pierre WR 3 Max Balthazar WR 7 Artis Cole WR 8 Colin Leahey WR 11 Tyson Thompson WR 13 Christian Edgar WR 18 Owen Carter WR 18 Drayden Dickmann WR 19 Jordan Clark WR 22 Ryan Guillo WR 24 Larry DeBose IV WR 43 Chris Bruce WR 80 David Kasemervisz WR 81 Braylen Walker WR 83 Jackson Ranucci WR 88 Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR 12 Alex Scherle TE 25 Rhys Phillips TE 49 Micah Barnett TE 84 Will Swartz TE 86 James Falk TE 50 Patrick Valent OL 52 Cole Morgan OL 53 Luke Miller OL 55 Netane Fehoko OL 56 Nate Bledsoe OL 58 Peyton Farmer OL 59 Colter Alberding OL 60 Sean Sullivan OL 61 Trace Norfleet OL 62 Cullen Witt OL 64 David Stickle OL 67 Luke Needham OL 71 Cole Principe OL 73 Justin Michaelis OL 74 Brad Baur OL 76 John Long OL 77 Ian Bothwell OL 78 Erben Birkhoff OL 79 Weston Kropp OL 2 Ejike Adele DL 8 Demone Green DL 8 Joseph Mutombo DL 11 Sam Carrell DL 11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL 15 Matthew Aribisala DL 16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL 26 Tony Anyanwu DL 30 Elroyal Morris III DL 57 Aquantis Clemmons DL 75 Blake Boenisch DL 91 DD Oliver DL 92 Luca Akirtava DL 94 Braden Bays DL 96 Dillan Botts DL 98 Robert Rooks DL 1 Michael Daley DE 2 Jo Chavez DE 54 Ethan Brougham DE 0 Andrew Awe LB 10 Ty Morris LB 14 Beau Barton LB 25 Blaise Tita LB 34 Kaleb Blanton LB 44 Cooper King LB 47 Ty Thames LB 55 CJ Witten LB 13 Mohammed Bility DB 28 Ephraim Dotson DB 36 Jeremiah Williams DB 41 Plae Wyatt DB 42 DeReyon Jenkins DB 5 Jerrick Harper CB 7 Omari Porter CB 12 Khary Crump CB 21 Jamarion Clark CB 28 LaVonte Johnson CB 0 Daveon Hook S 9 Peyton Stevenson S 15 Marcus Williams S 18 Ahran Ogbor S 20 Bailey Fletcher S 23 Michael Amey III S 24 JaBari Ellison S 27 Jack Kane S 38 Shepherd Bowling S 46 Cade McMillan S 28 Enock Gota PK 82 Chase Allen PK 47 Alex Bacchetta P 48 Wyatt Freeman LS D'Andre Hardemann
Texas State BobcatsTexas State2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

7% RICE
93% TXST

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

RiceProvided by americanconference.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsUTSA L 14-16
09-26 atFRES L 24-38
09-19 vsWMU L 21-28
09-12 atND L 0-52
09-05 vsHCU W 31-3

Texas State

DateOppResult
10-03 atSDSU L 29-31
09-26 vsUIW W 63-10
09-19 vsUNT W 49-35
09-12 vsUTSA L 26-31
09-05 atTEX L 7-59

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

American AthleticProvided by americanconference.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Memphis 410 .800193112
South Florida 410 .80013373
Florida Atlantic 410 .800186133
UTSA 410 .800157131
North Texas 320 .600203165
Tulsa 320 .600139106
UAB 320 .600120117
Army 220 .50013379
East Carolina 220 .50096101
Tulane 220 .5007593
Temple 230 .400129124
Navy 130 .25010191
Rice 140 .20090137
Charlotte 050 .00086203

Pac-12

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Boise State 410 .800172103
Fresno State 410 .80013982
Oregon State 320 .600185118
Texas State 230 .400174166
Colorado State 230 .400187193
San Diego State 230 .400123144
Washington State 140 .20095125
Utah State 140 .20070125

Records computed from completed games this season

Rice vs Texas State: result and recap

Rice Owls vs Texas State Bobcats finished 10 - 41 on January 2, 2026. This American Conference game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Rice and Texas State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the American Conference rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Rice vs Texas State?

Rice Owls vs Texas State Bobcats finished 10 - 41. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Rice vs Texas State in passing, rushing and receiving?

Brad Jackson (Texas State) led passers with 174 yards. Lincoln Pare (Texas State) led rushers with 106 yards. Beau Sparks (Texas State) led receivers with 87 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Rice play Texas State?

This Rice vs Texas State game was played on January 2, 2026 at Amon G. Carter Stadium.