Western Michigan Broncos vs. Rice Owls - Box Score - December 30, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

TEXAS BOWL

Final

W Michigan 14

(9-4, 6-2 MAC)

Rice 38

(10-3, 7-1 C-USA)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, December 30, 2008

Reliant Stadium, HOUSTON, TX

	1	2	3	4	T
WMU	0	0	0	14	14
RICE	10	14	7	7	38

Top Performers

Passing: C. Clement (RICE) - 307 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: C. Clement (RICE) - 12 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: J. Casey (RICE) - 7 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				WMU	RICE
	TD	05:21	Chase Clement 26 Yd Run (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	0	7
	FG	00:22	Clark Fangmeier 30 Yd	0	10
SECOND QUARTER				WMU	RICE
	TD	06:53	Toren Dixon 6 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	0	17
	TD	01:15	James Casey 45 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	0	24
THIRD QUARTER				WMU	RICE
	TD	06:35	Chase Clement 13 Yd Pass From Jarett Dillard (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	0	31
FOURTH QUARTER				WMU	RICE
	TD	09:38	Jarett Dillard 18 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	0	38
	TD	06:33	Kirk Elsworth 2 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (John Potter Kick)	7	38
	TD	00:25	Schneider Julien 13 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (John Potter Kick)	14	38

Team Stat Comparison

	WMU	RICE
1st Downs	15	28
3rd down efficiency	3-14	13-20
4th down efficiency	2-3	1-1
Total Yards	278	455
Passing	217	320
Comp-Att	20-43	31-47
Yards per pass	5.0	6.8
Rushing	61	135
Rushing Attempts	19	37
Yards per rush	3.2	3.6
Penalties	5-53	8-64
Turnovers	2	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	21:31	38:29

Western Michigan Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
T. Hiller	19/42	198	4.7	2	2
E. Biggers	1/1	19	19.0	0	0
Team	20/43	217	5.0	2	2

Rice Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C. Clement	30/44	307	7.0	3	0
J. Dillard	1/2	13	6.5	1	0
J. Goodson	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	31/47	320	6.8	4	0

Western Michigan Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. West	15	56	3.7	0	12
A. Winchester	2	5	2.5	0	5
G. Thompson	1	2	2.0	0	2
S. Julien	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	19	61	3.2	0	12

Rice Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Clement	12	72	6.0	1	26
C. Ugokwe	17	54	3.2	0	14
J. Goodson	3	14	4.7	0	7
J. Casey	3	10	3.3	0	4
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
J. Shepherd	1	-13	-13.0	0	0
Team	37	135	3.6	1	26

Western Michigan Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Simmons	6	92	15.3	0	41
J. Nunez	2	40	20.0	0	33
S. Julien	3	30	10.0	1	13
B. West	6	28	4.7	0	6
L. Delmas	1	19	19.0	0	19
B. Ledbetter	1	6	6.0	0	6
K. Elsworth	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	20	217	10.9	2	41

Rice Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Casey	7	112	16.0	1	45
J. Dillard	8	86	10.8	1	18
T. Dixon	8	58	7.3	1	20
J. Goodson	3	22	7.3	0	10
C. Smiter	2	18	9.0	0	10
C. Clement	1	13	13.0	1	13
T. Henderson	1	8	8.0	0	8
T. Wardlow	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	31	320	10.3	4	45

Western Michigan Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Rice Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
A. Sendejo	1	0	0
C. Jones	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Western Michigan Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Winchester	4	67	16.8	19
B. West	1	16	16.0	16
D. Krasinski	1	4	4.0	4
Team	6	87	14.5	19

Rice Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Shepherd	1	22	22.0	22
T. Henderson	1	20	20.0	20
Team	2	42	21.0	22

Western Michigan Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Julien	3	19	6.3	17
Team	3	19	6.3	17

Rice Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Casey	3	15	5.0	8
Team	3	15	5.0	8

Western Michigan Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Potter	0/1	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/1	0.0	--	2/2	2

Rice Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
C. Fangmeier	1/1	100.0	30	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	30	5/5	8

Western Michigan Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Armer	5	182	36.4	0	0	42
Team	5	182	36.4	0	0	42

Rice Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
K. Martens	4	138	34.5	0	1	47
Team	4	138	34.5	0	1	47

ATTENDANCE: 58,880