Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rice | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Fresno State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Fresno State | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Rice | Qtr | Fresno State |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Q1 | 0 |
| 10 | Q2 | 14 |
| 0 | Q3 | 10 |
| 7 | Q4 | 14 |
| 24 | Final | 38 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 5:45 Touchdown Rice Ben Grice No Huddle-Shotgun #6 B.Grice rush right for 88 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler) 7-0
Q2 12:51 Touchdown Fresno State Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #5 J.Freeman caught at RICE01, for 6 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 7-7
Q2 8:34 Touchdown Rice Max Mosey Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short left to #13 M.Mosey caught at FRES46, for 40 yards to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler) 14-7
Q2 1:04 Touchdown Fresno State Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete deep left to #1 J.McClain caught at RICE01, for 28 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 14-14
Q3 9:47 Field goal Fresno State #38 M.Watanabe field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 17-17
Q3 4:44 Touchdown Fresno State Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short middle to #0 E.Avit caught at RICE00, for 7 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 17-24
Q4 13:00 Touchdown Fresno State Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 17-31
Q4 8:58 Touchdown Rice Jacurri Brown No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 50 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Durkin, LS: #51 P.Derichsweiler) 24-31
Q4 7:37 Touchdown Fresno State Shotgun #2 R.Luke rush left for 52 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi) 24-38
Rivalry highlights
Series record
1-7
Rice first, 8 meetings since 1999
Series leader
Fresno State
Fresno State lead 1-7 in 8 meetings since 1999
Widest recent margin
38 points
Fresno State 52-14 Rice, 2004
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Rice 28-31 Fresno State, 2003
Highest recent total
76 points
Rice 24-52 Fresno State, 2001
Head to head
Full rivalry page Rice 1 8 meetings since 1999 7 Fresno State
Fresno State lead 1-7 in 8 meetings since 1999 Series leader: Fresno State.
Team stats, this game
RiceFresno State463Total yards459
119Passing yards210
344Rushing yards249
2Turnovers0
0Sacks2
22First downs23
25Penalty yards15
Team stats, 2026 season
RiceFresno State 18.013th Points per game 5th27.8
27.412th Points allowed 1st16.4
329.213th Total yards per game 5th369.2
5.311th Yards per play 5th5.9
245.24th Rush yards per game 4th155.8
84.014th Pass yards per game 4th213.4
17.810th First downs per game 5th17.8
31.7%11th Third-down rate 6th35.9%
-313th Turnover margin 1st+8
410th Takeaways 1st11
710th Sacks 2nd13
75th Sacks allowed 4th7
39.43rd Penalty yards per game 2nd35.2
29:555th Time of possession 4th30:58
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| Rice | Pos | Fresno State |
|---|---|---|
 Jacurri Brown | QB | Jayden Mandal |
 Tyvonn Byars | RB | Bryson Donelson |
 Barry Jackson Jr. | WR | Josiah Freeman |
| - | TE | Jake Appleget |
 AJ Brown | DL | Dylan Hampsten |
 Austin Harnetiaux | LB | K'vion Thunderbird |
 Jamir Benjamin | DB | Simeon Harris |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
RICE FRES Rice vs Fresno State player stats
Passing
| Rice | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 8/17 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| Fresno State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Mandal | 22/34 | 210 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Rice | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 19 | 141 | 1 | 50 |
| Ben Grice | 7 | 109 | 1 | 88 |
| Tyvonn Byars | 10 | 50 | 0 | 11 |
| DAndre Hardeman Jr. | 9 | 39 | 0 | 8 |
| Max Mosey | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fresno State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayshon Luke | 11 | 167 | 1 | 52 |
| Jayden Mandal | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 |
| Bryson Donelson | 9 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| Julius Gillick | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving
| Rice | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Mosey | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| Jordan Clark | 3 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Ben Grice | 2 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| Barry Jackson Jr. | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Braylen Walker | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fresno State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Freeman | 6 | 66 | 1 | 19 |
| Jahlil McClain | 3 | 39 | 1 | 28 |
| Jake Appleget | 2 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| Jordan Malau'ulu | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Jaylen Garrison | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Ezekiel Avit | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| Rayshon Luke | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Jayon Farrar | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Gavin Correia | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryson Donelson | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Rice | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Harnetiaux | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Brown | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Benjamin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Koa Akui | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jo Chavez | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Mutombo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper King | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Matthew Aribisala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stone Combs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyren Condoll | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillan Botts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Bledsoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K'Vion Thunderbird | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Nix | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Niko Baumgartner | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Taylor Powell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tytus Khajavi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Loyall Mouzon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerayas Grimes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Deijon Laffitte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kiontre Harris | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahzon Jacks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Owusu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Rice | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enock Gota | 1/2 | 22 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Fresno State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Watanabe | 1/1 | 29 | 5/5 | 8 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Rice: last 15 games before this one
5-10 in the last 15 · 19.1 scored · 33.3 allowed
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 LOST 10-41 scored 10 · allowed 41 See game WON 31-3 scored 31 · allowed 3 See game LOST 0-52 scored 0 · allowed 52 See game LOST 21-28 scored 21 · allowed 28 See game
Fresno State: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 26.9 scored · 17.7 allowed
WON 42-14 scored 42 · allowed 14 See game WON 36-27 scored 36 · allowed 27 See game WON 56-7 scored 56 · allowed 7 See game WON 23-21 scored 23 · allowed 21 See game WON 20-17 scored 20 · allowed 17 See game LOST 21-49 scored 21 · allowed 49 See game LOST 0-23 scored 0 · allowed 23 See game WON 30-7 scored 30 · allowed 7 See game WON 24-3 scored 24 · allowed 3 See game LOST 17-28 scored 17 · allowed 28 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game WON 18-3 scored 18 · allowed 3 See game LOST 0-39 scored 0 · allowed 39 See game WON 49-3 scored 49 · allowed 3 See game WON 26-10 scored 26 · allowed 10 See game
The matchup
| Rice | Split | Fresno State |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2026 record entering | 2-1 |
| 52 | Points for | 75 |
| 83 | Points against | 52 |
| L2 | Form | W2 |
Recent meetings
2026
Rice 24 : 38 Fresno State
24 : 38 Fresno State 2014
Rice 30 : 6 Fresno State
30 : 6 Fresno State 2004
Fresno State 52 : 14 Rice
52 : 14 Rice 2003
Rice 28 : 31 Fresno State
28 : 31 Fresno State 2002
Fresno State 31 : 28 Rice
31 : 28 Rice 2001
Rice 24 : 52 Fresno State
24 : 52 Fresno State Rice · QB Jacurri Brown Pass yards
403
Pass TD
2
Comp-Att
35-66
INT
1
Brown rush
495 yds
Jr. rec
102 yds
Fresno State · QB Jayden Mandal Pass yards
1034
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
91-137
INT
1
Luke rush
286 yds
Freeman rec
322 yds
2 
Lucas Scheerhorn QB 4 
Gael Ochoa QB 11 Jacurri Brown QB 14 
Ayden Wilhelm QB 15 
Patrick Crayton Jr. QB 10 
Quinton Jackson RB 26 Tyvonn Byars RB 27 
Dionne Sims RB 28 
D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RB 30 
Carson Morgan RB 33 
Justin Powell RB 0 
Payton Matthews WR 5 
Davis Lane WR 6 
Ben Grice WR 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 
Colin Leahey WR 13 
Max Mosey WR 18 
Owen Carter WR 19 
Jordan Clark WR 20 
Fisher Leftwich WR 21 
Sawyer Rice WR 22 
Michael Sifford WR 24 
Larry DeBose IV WR 29 
Jai Jacobs-Ford WR 43 
Chris Bruce WR 81 
Braylen Walker WR 83 
Jackson Ranucci WR 88 
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR 89 
Preston Jackson WR 9 
Preston Zinter TE 17 
Jake Renda TE 25 
Rhys Phillips TE 82 
Colten Cole TE 84 
Will Swartz TE 86 
James Falk TE 87 
Jackson DeAtley TE 50 
Patrick Valent OL 53 
Luke Miller OL 56 
Nate Bledsoe OL 57 
Leyonte Chandler OL 58 
Peyton Farmer OL 59 
Colter Alberding OL 60 
Leo Bluhm OL 62 
Cullen Witt OL 67 
Luke Needham OL 68 
Scott Becker OL 70 
Bennett Eivens OL 71 
Cole Principe OL 73 
Justin Michaelis OL 74 
Clay Mitchell OL 76 Marcus Page Jr. OL 77 
Ian Bothwell OL 78 
Erben Birkhoff OL 8 
Joseph Mutombo DL 11 
Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL 15 
Matthew Aribisala DL 16 
Chibby Nwajuaku DL 21 
JD Singletary DL 43 
Ian Harrell DL 57 
Aquantis Clemmons DL 88 
Tyler Lavallier DL 91 
DD Oliver DL 92 
Luca Akirtava DL 93 
Quincy Tchikou DL 94 
Braden Bays DL 95 
Brock Reddic DL 96 
Dillan Botts DL 97 
Chris Knauls DL 98 
Robert Rooks DL 2 
Jo Chavez DE 7 AJ Brown DE 25 
Caden VerMaas DE 14 
Beau Barton LB 33 
Stone Combs LB 34 
Kaleb Blanton LB 40 
Jayden Cupitt LB 44 
Cooper King LB 54 Austin Harnetiaux LB 55 
CJ Witten LB 13 
Tariq May DB 41 
Preston Healy DB 42 DeReyon Jenkins DB 56 
Seth Clarke DB 1 
Zach Cody CB 4 
Tariq Watson CB 5 
Jerrick Harper CB 10 
Kyren Condoll CB 12 Jamir Benjamin CB 24 
Jordan Mitchell CB 35 
Elijah Brown CB 0 
Daveon Hook S 3 
Koa Akui S 6 
Dylan Stephens S 18 
Ahran Ogbor S 20 
Bailey Fletcher S 23 
Michael Amey III S 32 
Seth Brown S 36 
Austin Lee S 28 
Enock Gota PK 49 
Tommy Bauchiero PK 29 
Charlie Durkin P 51 
Phoenix Derichsweiler LS 52 
Morrow Evans LS
Lucas Scheerhorn QB 4 Gael Ochoa QB 11 Jacurri Brown QB 14 Ayden Wilhelm QB 15 Patrick Crayton Jr. QB 10 Quinton Jackson RB 26 Tyvonn Byars RB 27 Dionne Sims RB 28 D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RB 30 Carson Morgan RB 33 Justin Powell RB 0 Payton Matthews WR 5 Davis Lane WR 6 Ben Grice WR 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 Colin Leahey WR 13 Max Mosey WR 18 Owen Carter WR 19 Jordan Clark WR 20 Fisher Leftwich WR 21 Sawyer Rice WR 22 Michael Sifford WR 24 Larry DeBose IV WR 29 Jai Jacobs-Ford WR 43 Chris Bruce WR 81 Braylen Walker WR 83 Jackson Ranucci WR 88 Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR 89 Preston Jackson WR 9 Preston Zinter TE 17 Jake Renda TE 25 Rhys Phillips TE 82 Colten Cole TE 84 Will Swartz TE 86 James Falk TE 87 Jackson DeAtley TE 50 Patrick Valent OL 53 Luke Miller OL 56 Nate Bledsoe OL 57 Leyonte Chandler OL 58 Peyton Farmer OL 59 Colter Alberding OL 60 Leo Bluhm OL 62 Cullen Witt OL 67 Luke Needham OL 68 Scott Becker OL 70 Bennett Eivens OL 71 Cole Principe OL 73 Justin Michaelis OL 74 Clay Mitchell OL 76 Marcus Page Jr. OL 77 Ian Bothwell OL 78 Erben Birkhoff OL 8 Joseph Mutombo DL 11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL 15 Matthew Aribisala DL 16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL 21 JD Singletary DL 43 Ian Harrell DL 57 Aquantis Clemmons DL 88 Tyler Lavallier DL 91 DD Oliver DL 92 Luca Akirtava DL 93 Quincy Tchikou DL 94 Braden Bays DL 95 Brock Reddic DL 96 Dillan Botts DL 97 Chris Knauls DL 98 Robert Rooks DL 2 Jo Chavez DE 7 AJ Brown DE 25 Caden VerMaas DE 14 Beau Barton LB 33 Stone Combs LB 34 Kaleb Blanton LB 40 Jayden Cupitt LB 44 Cooper King LB 54 Austin Harnetiaux LB 55 CJ Witten LB 13 Tariq May DB 41 Preston Healy DB 42 DeReyon Jenkins DB 56 Seth Clarke DB 1 Zach Cody CB 4 Tariq Watson CB 5 Jerrick Harper CB 10 Kyren Condoll CB 12 Jamir Benjamin CB 24 Jordan Mitchell CB 35 Elijah Brown CB 0 Daveon Hook S 3 Koa Akui S 6 Dylan Stephens S 18 Ahran Ogbor S 20 Bailey Fletcher S 23 Michael Amey III S 32 Seth Brown S 36 Austin Lee S 28 Enock Gota PK 49 Tommy Bauchiero PK 29 Charlie Durkin P 51 Phoenix Derichsweiler LS 52 Morrow Evans LS 3 Khristian Martin QB 7 Jayden Mandal QB 13 Jacob Chambers QB 16 Jonathan Craft QB 17 Deagan Rose QB 2 Rayshon Luke RB 6 Bryson Donelson RB 20 Orlando Guevara RB 24 Julius Gillick RB 27 Tariq Thomas RB 28 Jhadis Luckey RB 31 Brandon Ramirez RB 33 Maddox Merrill RB 34 Jalen Harris RB 41 Andrew Chavez RB 0 Ezekiel Avit WR 1 Jahlil McClain WR 5 Josiah Freeman WR 10 Jordan Malau'ulu WR 11 Jayon Farrar WR 18 Isaiah Dillon WR 19 Harold Duvall WR 25 Keynan Cotton WR 26 Maxwell Young WR 29 Malakai Sumter WR 39 Tyler Becker WR 80 Jaylen Garrison WR 81 Xavier Owens WR 82 Darrian Anderson WR 30 Jace Nixon TE 32 Ryan Lewis TE 35 Sebastien Boydell TE 36 Zane Gerbo TE 37 Sylas Austin TE 42 Brayden Ford TE 44 Robert Lucero TE 85 Bryce Mcdaniel TE 86 Gavin Correia TE 87 Jake Appleget TE 88 Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu TE 89 Brock Lium TE 50 Pat Barnett OL 51 Braylan Henderson OL 55 Marquise Thorpe-Taylor OL 56 Ben Baker OL 58 Efren Siuloa OL 59 Alex Rivera OL 63 Malcolm Polu Jr. OL 65 Jonah Leaupepetele OL 66 Gino Quinones OL 67 Bode Stoddard OL 68 Ekene Ebizie OL 69 Oscar Weigel OL 71 Rolan Fullwood OL 72 Edward Fonua OL 73 Marsel Akins OL 75 Kyson Van Vugt OL 76 Brayden Walton OL 79 Ethan Dasmann OL 0 Deijon Laffitte DL 6 Jahzon Jacks DL 8 Martin Owusu DL 9 Merhauti Xepera DL 11 Dylan Hampsten DL 54 Sione Noa DL 55 Brendan Huddleston DL 56 Jairus Satele DL 85 Solomon Baker DL 89 Mordecai Hines DL 91 Auckland Asiata DL 92 Luke Averell DL 93 Bryson Harrington DL 94 Micah Mosley DL 95 Maverick Noonan DL 96 Noah Yeh DL 97 Jake Plummer-First DL 98 Steven Scott III DL 99 Logan Goodspeed DL 10 K'vion Thunderbird LB 18 Logan Studt LB 25 Justin Johnson LB 35 Tytus Khajavi LB 36 Tommy Nix LB 40 Jaydon Sutko LB 42 Lucas Blumling LB 43 Niko Baumgartner LB 44 Bo Ausmus LB 45 Zephaniah Sesay LB 2 Andre Cobb DB 3 Jaden Carrillo DB 4 Ethan Tierney DB 5 Simeon Harris DB 7 Loyall Mouzon DB 13 Cam Cole DB 17 Jonavon Darrington DB 19 Preston Okafor DB 20 RJ Regan DB 23 Sammie Hunter DB 24 Croix Stewart DB 26 Truly Bell III DB 27 Gerayas Grimes DB 28 Jomarion Briggs DB 29 Franklin Lockard DB 30 Luke Sanchez DB 31 Kiontre Harris DB 32 Tyger Canales DB 33 Taylor Powell DB 34 DaJhon Hall DB 37 Ryan Wilson DB 38 Isaiah Lucero DB 39 Chase Perino DB 38 Manaki Watanabe PK 40 Ryan Kobzeff PK 45 Connor Tripp PK 41 Nick Verdugo P 49 Clay Lawrence P 52 Ethan Rossetti LS 53 Jack Baldi LS
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Rice vs Fresno State: result and recap
Rice Owls vs Fresno State Bulldogs finished 24 - 38 on September 26, 2026. This American Conference game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Rice and Fresno 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 Fresno State?
Rice Owls vs Fresno State Bulldogs finished 24 - 38. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Rice vs Fresno State in passing, rushing and receiving?
Jayden Mandal (Fresno State) led passers with 210 yards. Rayshon Luke (Fresno State) led rushers with 167 yards. Josiah Freeman (Fresno State) led receivers with 66 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Rice play Fresno State?
This Rice vs Fresno State game was played on September 26, 2026 at Valley Children's Stadium.