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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.6-8.80+8.8+17.6Houston Christian — Off. field pos.: -5.2-5.2Rice — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston Christian — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Rice — Off. scoring eff.: +5.2+5.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston Christian — Def. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Rice — Def. field pos.: +5.2+5.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston Christian — Def. scoring eff.: -5.2-5.2Rice — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston Christian — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Rice — Possessions: +2.6+2.6PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
Houston ChristianRiceBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

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Box score

Houston ChristianRice
Total yards244493
Rushing yards148465
Rushing attempts3570
Yds / rush4.26.6
Passing yards9628
Passing attempts2310
Yds / pass4.22.8
First downs1327
Turnovers10
Penalties33
Penalty yards2530
Sacks03
Time of possession20:2839:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Houston Christian
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%40%4.1
Q2(11)55% / 45%9%2.3
Q3(13)23% / 77%46%5.8
Q4(23)43% / 57%35%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.029%3.6
2nd(8)9.613%3.4
3rd(7)9.729%6.0
4th(3)9.333%-2.5
All (25)—24%3.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.340%3.7
2nd(10)7.150%8.0
3rd(6)7.733%3.7
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (32)—41%4.9
Rice
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)14% / 86%48%3.9
Q2(28)21% / 79%54%5.6
Q3(16)0% / 100%56%7.1
Q4(14)7% / 93%64%9.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 122nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.00%0.0
2nd(2)12.50%6.0
3rd(2)4.550%5.5
4th(2)5.550%2.5
All (10)—20%2.8
Rushing by down(offense 131st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(29)9.966%8.0
2nd(24)6.150%5.5
3rd(15)4.867%5.5
4th(1)4.00%3.0
All (69)—59%6.5

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

1Drive 1: own 27 → Downs3Drive 3: own 45 → TD5Drive 5: own 47 → TD7Drive 7: own 20 → FG9Drive 9: own 35 → End of half11Drive 11: own 9 → Downs13Drive 13: own 40 → TD15Drive 15: opp 44 → TD17Drive 17: own 2 → Punt19Drive 19: own 36 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rice drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 27Q1 14:51721Downs2.40-2.4
3own 45Q1 8:171760TD3.37+3.7
5own 47Q2 13:571153TD3.57+3.5
7own 20Q2 8:061172FG1.73+1.3
9own 35Q2 0:391032End of half2.60-2.6
11own 9Q3 11:54975Downs1.70-1.7
13own 40Q3 3:591370TD2.87+4.2
15opp 44Q4 11:16344TD3.87+3.2
17own 2Q4 8:06744Punt1.40-1.4
19own 36Q4 0:1626End of half2.60-2.6
10 drives8349325.831+5.2

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.

Houston Christian at Rice — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ