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Bearkats Down Rice 34-14 - Match Report
Rice couldn't hang with the Bearkats on Saturday as Sam Houston State blasted the Owls 34-14 in Week 1 action at Rice Stadium.
Sam Houston State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +9.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 50.0.
Hunter Watson rushed for 57 yards, while John Gentry added 56 yards in the win. Qua'Vez Humphreys and Ife Adeyi added 93 and 63 receiving yards respectively.
Dean Connors rushed for 52 yards for Rice, while Christian Francisco added 5 yards. E.J. Warner threw for 227 yards for the Owls, while receivers Matt Sykes and Kobie Campbell had 74 and 53 yards respectively.
Rice was outgained by Sam Houston State 407-274 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-14 by the Bearkats.
The time of possession battle favored Sam Houston State as their offense was on the field for 33:14, longer than the 26:46 of their opponents.
Sam Houston State heads into a 2 battle against UCF. Rice, meanwhile, will have their next action against Texas Southern.