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FINAL Friday, January 2, 2026

Rice OwlsRice vs Texas State BobcatsTexas State

10 - 41
Amon G. Carter Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Rice vs Texas State scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Rice 0703 10
Texas State 0101714 41
Rice vs Texas State scoring by quarter
Rice Qtr Texas State
0Q10
7Q210
0Q317
3Q414
10Final41

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q2 10:31 Touchdown Texas State Brad Jackson No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson rush left for 6 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 0-7
Q2 6:17 Field goal Texas State Tyler Robles #95 T.Robles field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 0-10
Q2 0:09 Touchdown Rice Aaron Turner 2 Yd pass from Patrick Crayton Jr. (Enock Gota Kick) 7-10
Q3 14:07 Touchdown Texas State Beau Sparks No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short left to #11 B.Sparks caught at TXST35, for 69 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-17
Q3 8:36 Touchdown Texas State Chris Dawn Jr. No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short middle to #1 C.Dawn, Jr. caught at RICE00, for 12 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-24
Q3 6:53 Field goal Texas State Tyler Robles #95 T.Robles field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-27
Q4 14:41 Touchdown Texas State Lincoln Pare No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Pare rush middle for 63 yards gain to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-34
Q4 9:10 Touchdown Texas State Chris Dawn Jr. No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 C.Dawn, Jr. caught at RICE20, for 14 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #95 T.Robles kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Nunez, LS: #48 A.Turner) 7-41
Q4 5:32 Field goal Rice #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #82 C.Allen, LS: #48 W.Freeman) 10-41

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-4
Rice first, 6 meetings since 1920
Series leader
Texas State
Texas State leads 4-2 in 6 meetings since 1920
Widest recent margin
48 points
Texas State 0-48 Rice, 1920
Tightest recent margin
10 points
Texas State 28-38 Rice, 1987
Highest recent total
66 points
Texas State 45-21 Rice, 2023

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Rice 2 6 meetings since 1920 4 Texas State

Texas State leads 4-2 in 6 meetings since 1920.

Team stats, this game

RiceTexas State
196Total yards437
94Passing yards196
102Rushing yards241
3Turnovers1
3Sacks3
12First downs24
57Penalty yards87

Rice vs Texas State player stats

Passing

Ricepassing
RiceC/ATTYDSTDINT
Patrick Crayton Jr.4/97011
Lucas Scheerhorn6/91600
Quinton Jackson3/3800
Texas Statepassing
Texas StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Brad Jackson17/2417430
Beau Sparks1/22200

Rushing

Ricerushing
RiceCARYDSTDLONG
Quinton Jackson1678035
Aaron Turner629030
Tyvonn Byars526010
DAndre Hardeman Jr.4605
Tyson Thompson1000
Semaj Pierre1-100
Lucas Scheerhorn6-909
Patrick Crayton Jr.4-1401
Texas Staterushing
Texas StateCARYDSTDLONG
Lincoln Pare11106163
Greg Burrell981028
Brad Jackson1452113
Beau Sparks1606
Jaylen Jenkins3302

Receiving

Ricereceiving
RiceRECYDSTDLONG
Payton Matthews154054
Aaron Turner1024111
Tyvonn Byars110010
Semaj Pierre1606
Texas Statereceiving
Texas StateRECYDSTDLONG
Beau Sparks487169
Chris Dawn Jr.1176215
Blake Smith122022
Lincoln Pare1606
Ty Stamey1505

Defense

Ricedefense
RiceTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Tony Anyanwu1171.51.50
Peyton Stevenson105000
Ty Anthony Morris63010
Andrew Awe55120
Jerrick Harper42000
Jo Chavez43000
Chibby Nwajuaku31000
Blaise Tita32000
Blake Boenisch21010
Daveon Hook21000
Ty Thames21000
Braden Bays22010
Texas Statedefense
Texas StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Javis Mynatt65000
Ayden Jones66000
Treylin Payne54000
Kenard Snyder54030
Kalil Alexander44110
Ryan Nolan4201.50
Cole Nilles43010
Khamari Terrell33010
Michael Boudoin III33010
Terrence Cooks II21000
Amarion Atwood2000.50
Amipeleasi Langi Jr.22010

Kicking

Ricekicking
RiceFGLONGXPPTS
Enock Gota1/1281/14
Texas Statekicking
Texas StateFGLONGXPPTS
Tyler Robles2/2305/511

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Rice: last 15 games before this one

6-9 in the last 15 · 20.5 scored · 32.1 allowed
LOST 20-27 scored 20 · allowed 27 See game LOST 14-40 scored 14 · allowed 40 See game WON 35-28 scored 35 · allowed 28 See game WON 14-12 scored 14 · allowed 12 See game 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

Texas State: last 15 games before this one

8-7 in the last 15 · 36.8 scored · 32.3 allowed
LOST 44-52 scored 44 · allowed 52 See game WON 45-38 scored 45 · allowed 38 See game WON 30-28 scored 30 · allowed 28 See game WON 52-27 scored 52 · allowed 27 See game WON 43-36 scored 43 · allowed 36 See game LOST 15-34 scored 15 · allowed 34 See game WON 35-3 scored 35 · allowed 3 See game LOST 30-31 scored 30 · allowed 31 See game LOST 41-48 scored 41 · allowed 48 See game LOST 37-40 scored 37 · allowed 40 See game LOST 20-52 scored 20 · allowed 52 See game LOST 39-42 scored 39 · allowed 42 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game WON 31-14 scored 31 · allowed 14 See game WON 49-26 scored 49 · allowed 26 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Rice Split Texas State
5-72025 record entering6-6
238Points for433
387Points against367
L2FormW3

Recent meetings

2025
Texas State 41 : 10 Rice
2023
Texas State 45 : 21 Rice
1987
Texas State 28 : 38 Rice
1986
Texas State 31 : 6 Rice
1923
Texas State 19 : 6 Rice
1920
Texas State 0 : 48 Rice
Rice · QB Jacurri Brown
Pass yards
403
Pass TD
2
Comp-Att
35-66
INT
1
Brown rush
495 yds
Jr. rec
102 yds
Texas State · QB Brad Jackson
Pass yards
1226
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
92-138
INT
5
Jr. rush
614 yds
Jr. rec
304 yds
Rice OwlsRice2025 roster
Texas State BobcatsTexas State2025 roster
6 Keldric Luster QB 8 Brad Jackson QB 11 Holden Geriner QB 17 Gavin Parkhurst QB 19 Nate Yarnell QB 0 Taji Atkins RB 4 Torrance Burgess Jr. RB 5 Jaylen Jenkins RB 7 Lincoln Pare RB 9 Greg Burrell RB 21 Cole Pryor RB 26 Bradley Sowersby RB 0 Ty Mims WR 1 Chris Dawn Jr. WR 2 Kylen Evans WR 3 Mavin Anderson WR 10 Tyrin Smith WR 11 Beau Sparks WR 13 Tucker Cusano WR 14 Jordan Martin WR 16 L.J. Johnson Jr. WR 24 Caleb Carter WR 29 Drew Edwards WR 81 Julius Spencer WR 83 Jonah Jones WR 87 Kris Willis Jr. WR 9 Arvis Battle Jr. TE 16 Blake Smith TE 18 Ty Stamey TE 84 Cole Snodgrass TE 86 Titus Lyons TE 88 Jake Simpson TE 89 Jordan Williams TE 51 Brock Riker OL 52 Ezra Dotson-Oyetade OL 53 Cameron Schultz OL 54 Tyler Norris OL 55 Tellek Lockette OL 55 Etueni Ropati OL 57 Ian Langford OL 58 Aidin Rhodes OL 64 Dorion Strawn OL 65 Emeka Obigbo OL 66 Justin DeLeon OL 67 Preston Ward OL 68 Sully Burns OL 70 Ameer Ross OL 71 Lysander Moeolo OL 72 Kirk Gildon OL 77 Bamidele Badusi OL 78 Anfernee Crease OL 79 Alan Grimme OL 5 DonTerry Russell DL 6 Jo'Laison Landry DL 13 Ta'Derius Collins DL 13 Mike Nwokocha DL 14 D'Ante Keys DL 23 Kyran Bourda DL 32 Javarius Bell DL 33 Blake Isbell DL 40 Simeon Garner DL 42 Colt Sparks DL 55 Charlie Leota DL 88 Jordan Sanders DL 91 J.P. Deeter DL 93 Zephaniah Amosa DL 96 Bryce Carter DL 96 Kamren Washington DL 0 Tymere Jackson DE 2 Kalil Alexander DE 12 Kenard Snyder DE 45 Jermy Jackson DE 50 Nick Johnson DT 92 Devarrick Woods DT 99 Amipeleasi Langi Jr. DT 3 Michael Boudoin III LB 10 Cole Nilles LB 11 TJ Burkhalter LB 15 Ayden Jones LB 16 Terrence Cooks II LB 19 Ashton Heflin LB 28 Tice Williams LB 29 Treylin Payne LB 30 Chantz Johnson LB 44 Karson Kaiser LB 49 Blaine Carver LB 1 Amarion Atwood DB 2 Trez Moore DB 3 Craig Royal Jr. DB 7 Ryan Nolan DB 8 Cordarian Powell DB 9 Jayden Bradley DB 17 Christopher Jones DB 20 Malik Willis DB 22 Will Mitchell II DB 25 DJ Taylor Jr. DB 25 Skylar Lewis DB 26 Chase Davis DB 29 Greg Gipson Jr. DB 9 Jaden Rios CB 11 Canden Grogan CB 13 Khamari Terrell CB 1 Bobby Crosby S 5 Darius Jackson S 7 Javis Mynatt S 38 Jacob Bonilla PK 43 Michael James PK 95 Tyler Robles PK 33 Nick Salmon P 38 David Nunez P 48 Austin Turner LS 51 Darian Snell LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

7% RICE
93% TXST

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

RiceProvided by americanconference.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsUTSA L 14-16
09-26 atFRES L 24-38
09-19 vsWMU L 21-28
09-12 atND L 0-52
09-05 vsHOU W 31-3

Texas State

DateOppResult
10-03 atSDSU L 29-31
09-26 vsUIW W 63-10
09-19 vsUNT W 49-35
09-12 vsUTSA L 26-31
09-05 atTEX L 7-59

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

American AthleticProvided by americanconference.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Memphis 410 .800193112
South Florida 410 .80013373
Florida Atlantic 410 .800186133
UTSA 410 .800157131
North Texas 320 .600203165
Tulsa 320 .600139106
UAB 320 .600120117
Army 220 .50013379
East Carolina 220 .50096101
Tulane 220 .5007593
Temple 230 .400129124
Navy 130 .25010191
Rice 140 .20090137
Charlotte 050 .00086203

Pac-12

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Boise State 410 .800172103
Fresno State 410 .80013982
Oregon State 320 .600185118
Texas State 230 .400174166
Colorado State 230 .400187193
San Diego State 230 .400123144
Washington State 140 .20095125
Utah State 140 .20070125

Records computed from completed games this season

Rice vs Texas State: result and recap

Rice Owls vs Texas State Bobcats finished 10 - 41 on January 2, 2026. This Pac-12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Rice and Texas State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Pac-12 rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Rice vs Texas State?

Rice Owls vs Texas State Bobcats finished 10 - 41. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Rice vs Texas State in passing, rushing and receiving?

Brad Jackson (Texas State) led passers with 174 yards. Lincoln Pare (Texas State) led rushers with 106 yards. Beau Sparks (Texas State) led receivers with 87 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Rice play Texas State?

This Rice vs Texas State game was played on January 2, 2026 at Amon G. Carter Stadium.