Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| RICE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Western Kentucky Passing| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey ZappeB. Zappe | 34/42 | 482 | 11.5 | 5 | 1 | 88.9 |
| Chance McDonaldC. McDonald | 1/5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| TEAM | 35/47 | 495 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Rice Passing| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake ConstantineJ. Constantine | 28/50 | 380 | 7.6 | 1 | 4 | 16.2 |
| TEAM | 28/50 | 380 | 7.6 | 1 | 4 | -- |
Western Kentucky Rushing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kye RobichauxK. Robichaux | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Noah WhittingtonN. Whittington | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Adam CofieldA. Cofield | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bailey ZappeB. Zappe | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| TEAM | 25 | 92 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 |
Rice Rushing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ari BroussardA. Broussard | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cameron MontgomeryC. Montgomery | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Khalan GriffinK. Griffin | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Juma OtovianoJ. Otoviano | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake ConstantineJ. Constantine | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| TEAM | 35 | 124 | 3.5 | 2 | 19 |
Western Kentucky Receiving| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell TinsleyM. Tinsley | 10 | 198 | 19.8 | 2 | 65 |
| Jerreth SternsJ. Sterns | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 33 |
| Daewood DavisD. Davis | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Kye RobichauxK. Robichaux | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Malachi CorleyM. Corley | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Ben RatzlaffB. Ratzlaff | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| DeAngelo WilsonD. Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Adam CofieldA. Cofield | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dalvin SmithD. Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Joey BeljanJ. Beljan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Josh SternsJ. Sterns | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| TEAM | 35 | 495 | 14.1 | 5 | 65 |
Rice Receiving| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Pitre IIIA. Pitre III | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 0 | 27 |
| Cedric Patterson IIIC. Patterson III | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Jake BaileyJ. Bailey | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Khalan GriffinK. Griffin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jack BradleyJ. Bradley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cameron MontgomeryC. Montgomery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Robert FrenchR. French | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Juma OtovianoJ. Otoviano | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaeger BullJ. Bull | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| TEAM | 28 | 380 | 13.6 | 1 | 27 |
Western Kentucky Fumbles| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwon KincadeA. Kincade | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kye RobichauxK. Robichaux | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Rice Fumbles| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole GarciaC. Garcia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe TaylorG. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August Pitre IIIA. Pitre III | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cedric Patterson IIIC. Patterson III | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake ConstantineJ. Constantine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean FreschS. Fresch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Western Kentucky Defensive| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD | ||
| Will IgnontW. Ignont | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DeAngelo MaloneD. Malone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Darius ShippD. Shipp | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaden HunterJ. Hunter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kahlef HailassieK. Hailassie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antwon KincadeA. Kincade | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JaQues EvansJ. Evans | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Matthew FlintM. Flint | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beanie BishopB. Bishop | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Davion WilliamsD. Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tre ShawT. Shaw | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juwuan JonesJ. Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Demetrius CainD. Cain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy DarvinJ. Darvin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaleb OliverK. Oliver | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.J. Brathwaite Jr.A.J. Brathwaite Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lichon TerrellL. Terrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory MunsonC. Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominique BradshawD. Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam CofieldA. Cofield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel EdwardsM. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Desmond JohnsonD. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colt JacksonC. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kendrick SimpkinsK. Simpkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick DaysN. Days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Michael PittsM. Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcus BraggM. Bragg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 71 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
Rice Defensive| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD | ||
| Kirk LockhartK. Lockhart | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Desmyn BakerD. Baker | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elijah GarciaE. Garcia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sean FreschS. Fresch | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabe TaylorG. Taylor | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh PearcyJ. Pearcy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naeem SmithN. Smith | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plae WyattP. Wyatt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miles McCordM. McCord | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenneth OrjiK. Orji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aidan SianoA. Siano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trey SchumanT. Schuman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chike AnigboguC. Anigbogu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrian BickhamA. Bickham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Johnson IIIJ. Johnson III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan DunbarJ. Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isaiah RichardsonI. Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ikenna EnechukwuI. Enechukwu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myron MorrisonM. Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elroyal Morris IIIE. Morris III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 66 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Western Kentucky Interceptions| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omari AlexanderO. Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique BradshawD. Bradshaw | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kahlef HailassieK. Hailassie | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Rice Interceptions| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naeem SmithN. Smith | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Kirk LockhartK. Lockhart | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 25 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Kick Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beanie BishopB. Bishop | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Rice Kick Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juma OtovianoJ. Otoviano | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Punt Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerreth SternsJ. Sterns | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Rice Punt Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean FreschS. Fresch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Kicking| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden NarvesonB. Narveson | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Rice Kicking| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian VanSickleC. VanSickle | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Western Kentucky Punting| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Haggerty IIIJ. Haggerty III | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| TEAM | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
Rice Punting| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie MendesC. Mendes | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| TEAM | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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2021 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Marshall | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Charlotte | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida International | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| UAB | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| North Texas | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| UTEP | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |