Rice Owls @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 12, 2026

NBC/Peacock
1
2
3
4
T
RICE
0
0
0
0
0
ND
21
21
10
0
52

Scoring Summary

1st quarter
B T
B T
B. Traore(Def. Fumble Ret. TD)
14:46 - D. Lane rushed for -1 yards. D. Lane FUMBLES, forced by A. Shuler. Fumble RECOVERED by ND-B. Traore at RICE 24. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
J F
J F
J. Faison(Passing TD)
10:30 - C. Carr pass complete. Catch made by J. Faison for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
J F
J F
J. Faison(Passing TD)
3:51 - C. Carr pass complete. Catch made by J. Faison for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
2nd quarter
N J
N J
N. James(Rushing TD)
13:43 - N. James rushed for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
N J
N J
N. James(Rushing TD)
4:26 - N. James rushed for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
M G
M G
M. Gilbert(Passing TD)
1:17 - C. Carr pass complete. Catch made by M. Gilbert for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
3rd quarter
C F
C F
C. Flanagan(Passing TD)
11:41 - C. Carr pass complete. Catch made by C. Flanagan for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN. (S. Porath extra point is good.)
S P
S P
S. Porath(FG)
4:25 - S. Porath 36 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-J. Vinci, Holder-J. Scaife.

Top Performers

Passing
Rice Owls
11
J B
J B
Jacurri Brown
8/12
COMP/ATT
64
Yds
0
TD
0
INT
111.5
RAT
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13
C C
C C
CJ Carr
16/20
COMP/ATT
253
Yds
4
TD
0
INT
252.3
RAT
Rushing
Rice Owls
26
T B
T B
Tyvonn Byars
7
CAR
24
Yds
3.4
AVG
0
TD
0
FUML
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2
N J
N J
Nolan James
6
CAR
29
Yds
4.8
AVG
2
TD
0
FUML
Receiving
Rice Owls
7
B J
B J
Barry Jackson
1
REC
2
TGT
30
Yds
30.0
AVG
0
TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6
J F
J F
Jordan Faison
4
REC
4
TGT
54
Yds
13.5
AVG
2
TD

Team Stats

Rice
Notre Dame
7
First Downs
24
2 - 12
3rd Down Efficiency
7 - 12
2 - 2
4th Down Efficiency
1 - 2
64
Rushing Yards
118
64
Passing Yards
360
128
Total Yards
478
0
Sacks (Yards)
(6)1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
6(45.8)
Punts (Average)
(46)1
4(37)
Penalties (Yards)
(20)2
5(4)
Fumbles (Lost)
0
27:42
Possession
32:18

Game Details

Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
88°F
Sunny
8 - 8 WSW
Wind mph
0%
Precipitation
Attendance
77,622
Closing Odds
ND -45.5, o/u 54.5
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