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Season Team Statistics
Rice
Rank
Value
Statistic
Texas State
Value
Rank
Offensive Statistics
#119
19.8
Points Per Game
36.1
#13
#118
304.5
Total Yards Per Game
437.3
#14
#13
211.7
Rushing Yards Per Game
208.7
#16
#134
92.8
Passing Yards Per Game
228.7
#54
#89
36.1%
Third Down %
45.8%
#20
#112
0.0%
Red Zone %
0.0%
#56
#28
65.0%
Completion %
68.9%
#8
#3
49.5
Rush Att/Game
41.8
#23
#133
16.9
Pass Att/Game
27.3
#113
#53
1.4
Rush TDs/Game
2.0
#14
#123
0.6
Pass TDs/Game
0.8
#104
#5
0.7
Turnovers/Game
1.2
#59
Defensive Statistics
#120
32.2
Points Allowed/Game
30.6
#112
#93
377.1
Total Yards Allowed/Game
390.8
#107
#87
157.2
Rush Yards Allowed/Game
166.9
#100
#101
219.8
Pass Yards Allowed/Game
223.9
#106
#102
23.5
Tackles/Game
34.0
#21
#86
2.2
Tackles For Loss/Game
3.0
#38
#86
0.6
Sacks/Game
0.3
#113
#134
0.2
Interceptions/Game
0.7
#80
#126
0.2
Fumbles Recovered/Game
0.1
#136
Special Teams & Miscellaneous
#83
9.5
Punt Return Yds/Game
4.2
#126
#96
26.1
Kick Return Yds/Game
51.4
#18
#34
0.0
Punt Return TDs/Game
0.0
#34
#29
0.0
Kick Return TDs/Game
0.0
#29
#18
4.4
Penalties/Game
5.4
#48
#37
45.8
Penalty Yards/Game
44.1
#31
Betting Lines
Opening lines, not live
DraftKings
Spread:
Texas State -11.5
Over/Under:
59.5
Texas State ML:
-440
Rice ML:
+340
Historical Matchup
All-Time Record:
Rice 2-3 Texas State
First Meeting:
1920
(Rice won
48-0)
Most Recent:
2023
(Texas State won
21-45)
Last 5
Meetings:
2023
45
-
45
21
1987
28
-
28
38
1986
31
-
31
6
1923
19
-
19
6
1920
0
-
0
48