Rice Holds Off Late South Florida Rally to Win 35-28
Rice defeated South Florida 35-28 in Week 14 of the 2024 season, with the Owls controlling the game early before the Bulls mounted a fourth-quarter comeback. Rice dominated the first half, scoring 27 points through two quarters while holding South Florida to just 7 points. The home team extended its lead to 35-14 entering the fourth quarter before South Florida rallied with 14 unanswered points.
South Florida's Israel Carter led the Bulls' offense with 93 passing yards. Rice's Dean Connors was the game's leading receiver with 91 yards, including a touchdown reception from E.J. Warner in the second quarter. The third quarter proved pivotal, featuring several explosive plays from both offenses, including a 52-yard completion from Bryce Archie to Sean Atkins and a scoring strike from Archie to Atkins later in the period.
The game exceeded the over-under of 54 points and Rice covered the 6-point spread despite the late South Florida surge.
AI-generated recap · Aug 27, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Florida | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
 Rice | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | South Florida | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 24-42 | 27-42 |
| Pass Yards | 320 | 430 |
| Rush Yards | 111 | 120 |
| Total Yards | 431 | 550 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-15 | 5-15 |
| Penalties | 5-55 | 12-93 |
| Possession | 21:22 | 38:38 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Dean Connors run for a loss of 1 yard to the RICE 7
E.J. Warner pass complete to Braylen Walker for 12 yds to the RICE 19 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass complete to Dean Connors for 36 yds to the USF 45 for a 1ST down
Christian Francisco run for 14 yds to the USF 31 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass complete to Drayden Dickmann for 31 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 6 yds to the USF 31
Kelley Joiner run for no gain to the USF 31
Bryce Archie pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 42 yds to the RICE 27 for a 1ST down
Kelley Joiner run for 8 yds to the RICE 19
Bryce Archie run for 6 yds to the RICE 13 for a 1ST down
Kelley Joiner run for no gain to the RICE 13
Kelley Joiner run for 12 yds to the RICE 1 for a 1ST down
Kelley Joiner run for no gain to the RICE 1
Kelley Joiner run for no gain to the RICE 1
Nay'Quan Wright run for 1 yd for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
Nico Gramatica kickoff for 48 yds , Christian Francisco return for 45 yds to the USF 38
Dean Connors run for no gain to the USF 38
E.J. Warner pass complete to Dean Connors for 26 yds to the USF 12 for a 1ST down
Quinton Jackson run for 12 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
Bryce Archie pass complete to Payten Singletary for 3 yds to the USF 28
Ta'Ron Keith run for 29 yds to the RICE 43 for a 1ST down South Florida Penalty, Offensive Holding (AJ Howard) to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
Bryce Archie run for 5 yds to the RICE 48
Ta'Ron Keith run for 1 yd to the RICE 47
Andrew Stokes punt for 37 yds
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the RICE 12
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Dean Connors
E.J. Warner pass complete to Graham Walker for 23 yds to the RICE 35 for a 1ST down
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman run for 2 yds to the RICE 37
PENALTY Rice False Start (Onianwa,Ethan) 5 yards from Rice37 to Rice32. NO PLAY.
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Matt Sykes
E.J. Warner run for 5 yds to the RICE 37
Alex Bacchetta punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Sean Atkins at the USF 20
Bryce Archie run for no gain to the USF 20
Bryce Archie pass complete to Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen for 6 yds Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen fumbled, recovered by USF Josh Pearcy
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Drayden Dickmann
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 18 yds to the USF 4 for a 1ST down
PENALTY Rice Holding (Giffen,Colin) 10 yards from USF04 to USF14. NO PLAY.
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Matt Sykes
PENALTY USF Offside (Gooden,Bernard) 5 yards from USF14 to USF09. NO PLAY.
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the USF 7
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Graham Walker
Tim Horn 25 yd FG GOOD
Bryce Archie pass complete to Payten Singletary for 2 yds to the USF 27
Bryce Archie pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 3 yds to the USF 30
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Andrew Stokes punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the RICE 20 Rice Penalty, Offensive Holding (Sean Fresch) to the RICE 10
PENALTY USF Personal Foul (Blue-Eli,Doug) 15 yards from Rice10 to Rice25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
E.J. Warner pass complete to Kobie Campbell for 30 yds to the USF 45 for a 1ST down
Quinton Jackson run for 22 yds to the USF 23 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Braylen Walker
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Elijah Mojarro
Tim Horn 41 yd FG MISSED
Kelley Joiner run for a loss of 2 yards to the USF 21
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Keshaun Singleton
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 6 yds to the USF 27
Andrew Stokes punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the RICE 25
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the RICE 27
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 17 yds to the RICE 44 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the RICE 46
E.J. Warner run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
E.J. Warner pass complete to Drayden Dickmann for 5 yds to the USF 45 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Quinton Jackson
E.J. Warner pass complete to Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 18 yds to the USF 27 for a 1ST down
Quinton Jackson run for 4 yds to the USF 23
Quinton Jackson run for no gain to the USF 23
E.J. Warner pass complete to Dean Connors for 23 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
Enock Gota kickoff for 60 yds , Ta'Ron Keith return for 15 yds to the USF 20
Bryce Archie pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 2 yds to the USF 18
Nay'Quan Wright run for 3 yds to the USF 21
PENALTY Rice Offside (Hargrove,Jalen) 5 yards from USF21 to USF26. NO PLAY.
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
Andrew Stokes punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Tyson Thompson at the RICE 35
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the RICE 38
E.J. Warner pass complete to Kobie Campbell for 5 yds to the RICE 43
E.J. Warner pass complete to Elijah Mojarro for 4 yds to the RICE 47 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 13 yds to the USF 40 for a 1ST down
Christian Francisco run for 2 yds to the USF 38
E.J. Warner pass complete to Christian Francisco for 9 yds to the USF 29 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass complete to Graham Walker for 19 yds to the USF 10 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for a loss of 2 yards to the USF 12
E.J. Warner pass complete to Elijah Mojarro for 5 yds to the USF 7
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
Tim Horn 25 yd FG GOOD
Enock Gota kickoff for 61 yds , Kelley Joiner return for 31 yds to the USF 35
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Bryce Archie run for 2 yds to the USF 37
End of 2nd Quarter
Bryce Archie run for 7 yds to the USF 32
Bryce Archie sacked by Charlie Looes for a loss of 7 yards to the USF 25
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 52 yds to the RICE 23 for a 1ST down
Kelley Joiner run for a loss of 1 yard to the RICE 24
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 8 yds to the RICE 16
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 16 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
Nico Gramatica kickoff for 64 yds , Quinton Jackson return for 47 yds to the RICE 48
Dean Connors run for 1 yd to the RICE 49
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Matt Sykes
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 19 yds to the USF 32 for a 1ST down
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell
E.J. Warner pass complete to Kobie Campbell for 17 yds to the USF 15 for a 1ST down
Quinton Jackson run for 2 yds to the USF 13
Rice Penalty, Intentional Grounding (E.J. Warner) to the USF 21
E.J. Warner pass complete to Elijah Mojarro for no gain to the USF 21
Tim Horn 39 yd FG MISSED
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
Nay'Quan Wright run for 3 yds to the USF 24
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Payten Singletary
Andrew Stokes punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the RICE 35
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Drayden Dickmann
PENALTY Rice False Start (Onianwa,Ethan) 5 yards from Rice35 to Rice30. NO PLAY.
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 37 yds to the USF 33 for a 1ST down
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman 33 Yd pass from E.J. Warner (E.J. Warner Pass to Matt Sykes for Two-Point Conversion)
Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 13 yds to the USF 38 for a 1ST down
Ta'Ron Keith run for 1 yd to the USF 39
Bryce Archie pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 3 yds to the USF 42
Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 5 yds to the USF 47
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Rice Penalty, Intentional Grounding (E.J. Warner) to the RICE 43
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 11 yds to the USF 46
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell
Conor Hunt punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Sean Atkins at the USF 8
Bryce Archie pass intercepted
Rice Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the USF 40
Christian Francisco run for 1 yd to the USF 39
E.J. Warner pass complete to Graham Walker for 3 yds to the USF 36
E.J. Warner pass complete to Dean Connors for 6 yds to the USF 30
E.J. Warner pass complete to Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 7 yds to the USF 23
Bryce Archie sacked by Andrew Awe for a loss of 7 yards to the USF 16
Nay'Quan Wright run for 11 yds to the USF 27
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to JeyQuan Smith
Andrew Stokes punt for 52 yds
Dean Connors run for 17 yds to the RICE 38 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for a loss of 2 yards to the RICE 36
Dean Connors run for 12 yds to the RICE 48 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for a loss of 1 yard to the RICE 47
E.J. Warner run for 6 yds to the USF 47
E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Kobie Campbell
Conor Hunt punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Sean Atkins at the USF 20
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 12 yds to the USF 32 for a 1ST down
Bryce Archie pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 14 yds to the USF 46 for a 1ST down
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Bryce Archie sacked by Joseph Mutombo for a loss of 1 yard to the USF 47 Bryce Archie fumbled, recovered by USF Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen , return for 0 yards
Bryce Archie run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Bryce Archie pass complete to Joshua Hardeman for 12 yds to the RICE 38 for a 1ST down
PENALTY USF Holding (Bowman,Derek) 10 yards from Rice38 to Rice48. NO PLAY.
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 18 yds to the RICE 30
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Joshua Hardeman
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Dean Connors run for 3 yds to the RICE 33
Dean Connors run for 7 yds to the RICE 40 for a 1ST down
Dean Connors run for 2 yds to the RICE 42
Rice Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the RICE 33
E.J. Warner pass complete to Matt Sykes for 3 yds to the RICE 36
Christian Francisco run for 6 yds to the RICE 42
Alex Bacchetta punt for 46 yds , Sean Atkins returns for 1 yd to the USF 13
Bryce Archie pass complete to Sean Atkins for 8 yds to the USF 21
Bryce Archie pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
Bryce Archie run for 11 yds to the USF 32 for a 1ST down Rice Penalty, Personal Foul (DJ Arkansas) to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
Nay'Quan Wright run for 4 yds to the RICE 49
Israel Carter pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 6 yds to the RICE 43 for a 1ST down
Israel Carter pass incomplete to Joshua Porter
Nay'Quan Wright run for 13 yds to the RICE 30 for a 1ST down
Israel Carter run for 2 yds to the RICE 28
Israel Carter pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 28 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
PENALTY Rice Personal Foul (Fresch,Sean) 15 yards from USF47 to Rice38. NO PLAY.
Dean Connors run for a loss of 7 yards to the RICE 27 Dean Connors fumbled, recovered by USF Immanuel Hickman
Dean Connors run for a loss of 7 yards to the RICE 42 Dean Connors fumbled, recovered by USF Immanuel Hickman
Israel Carter pass complete to Sean Atkins for 8 yds to the RICE 34
Israel Carter pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 32 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
Kelley Joiner run for 2 yds to the RICE 32 for a 1ST down
Christian Francisco run for 8 yds to the USF 36
Christian Francisco run for 4 yds to the USF 32 for a 1ST down
Christian Francisco run for 3 yds to the USF 29
Christian Francisco run for 2 yds to the USF 27
Christian Francisco run for 2 yds to the USF 25
Christian Francisco run for a loss of 3 yards to the USF 28
Israel Carter run for 3 yds to the USF 31
Israel Carter pass incomplete
Israel Carter pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down