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09/05 21:49 CDT Rice rolls up 465 yards on ground in 31-3 win over Houston
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Rice rolls up 465 yards on ground in 31-3 win over Houston Christian
HOUSTON (AP) --- Led by Tyvonn Byars with 104 yards, Rice rode a 465-yard
rushing effort to a 31-3 victory over FCS opponent Houston Christian on
Saturday in the first meeting between the two teams from Houston.
The Owls (1-0) ran the ball 70 times and attempted only 10 passes. Quarterbacks
Jacurri Brown and Gael Ochoa were both 2-for-5 passing with a combined total of
28 yards. Brown added 98 yards rushing and Ochoa had 34 yards which included a
29-yard touchdown run.
Rice led 17-3 at halftime and Houston Christian kept it relatively close until
the fourth quarter. The Owls broke it open in the fourth with Quinton Jackson's
12-yard touchdown run followed by Ochoa's TD.
Jackson also had a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Champ Dozier led the Huskies (1-1) with 86 yards rushing. Houston Christian had
six drives reach Rice territory but only managed Lukasz Smolen's 42-yard field
goal for a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.
Up next
Rice: at Notre Dame on Saturday
Houston Christian: vs. Arkansas Baptist on Saturday ----
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