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Rice at Southern Mississippi

    Southern Miss. 48, Rice 24


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    HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Austin Davis threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns, Kendrick Hardy rushed for 172 yards and Southern Mississippi scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second half to turn a tight game into a 48-24 victory over Rice on Saturday night.

    Southern Miss (4-1, 1-1 Conference USA) gained 654 total yards, including 370 on the ground, but four turnovers kept Rice (1-3, 0-1) in the game. The Owls scored twice on fumble recoveries, including a 96-yard return by Xavier Webb that briefly gave Rice a 24-20 lead early in the third quarter.

    But the Owls simply couldn't stop the Southern Miss offense. The Golden Eagles kept churning away with big gains on the ground, even as Hardy and backup Jamal Woodyard left the game with injuries.

    Kelvin Bolden caught nine passes for 132 yards and a touchdown for Southern Miss while Ryan Balentine caught seven for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

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    Scoring Summary
    USMKendrick Hardy 47 yd run (missed kick)
    USMRyan Balentine 46 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick)
    RICEVance McDonald 2 yd pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick)
    RICEMichael Kutzler 17 yd fumble return (Chris Boswell kick)
    USMMarquese Wheaton 75 yd fumble return (Danny Hrapmann kick)
    RICEChris Boswell 41 yd FG
    RICEXavier Webb 96 yd fumble return (Chris Boswell kick)
    USMAustin Davis 1 yd run (Danny Hrapmann kick)
    USMTracy Lampley 2 yd run (Danny Hrapmann kick)
    USMKelvin Bolden 45 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick)
    USMRyan Balentine 23 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick)
     
    Team Stats
     RICEUSM
    First Downs1533
    Third Down Efficiency4-165-13
    Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-2
    Plays-Net Yards71-22985-654
    Rushes-Yds30-3351-370
    Passing Yds196284
    Kick Return Yds12670
    Punt Return Yds1914
    Passes21-41-021-34-2
    Punts9-3973-123
    Fumbles-Lost3-23-2
    Penalties-Yds6-554-30
    Time of Poss.27:2332:37
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    RICE: Tyler Smith 5-23, Charles Ross 4-23, Turner Petersen 5-16, Jeremy Eddington 1-5, Nick Fanuzzi 2--3, Sam McGuffie 6--4, Team 1--5, Taylor McHargue 6--22
    USM: Kendrick Hardy 23-172, Tracy Lampley 9-70, Jeremy Hester 8-44, Austin Davis 7-39, Bruce Johnson 2-29, Jamal Woodyard 2-16
    PASSING
    RICE: Taylor McHargue 14-28-140-0, Nick Fanuzzi 7-13-56-0
    USM: Austin Davis 21-33-284-2, Ryan Balentine 0-1-0-0
    RECEIVING
    RICE: Mario Hull 6-51, Vance McDonald 4-47, Luke Willson 4-34, Donte Moore 2-17, Charles Ross 1-19, Turner Petersen 1-14, Sam McGuffie 1-9, Tyler Smith 1-3, Andre Gautreaux 1-2
    USM: Kelvin Bolden 9-132, Ryan Balentine 7-114, Tracy Lampley 1-14, Kendrick Hardy 1-14, Dominique Sullivan 1-8, William Spight 1-1, Jeremy Hester 1-1
     
    Standings
    TeamStandingsConferenceOverall
    Rice4th Conference USA West 3-54-8
    Southern Mississippi1st Conference USA East 7-212-2