Utah vs. Rice Football Game, 1997 Season, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1997 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Rice	0	14	0	0	14
Utah	10	7	7	7	31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
	FG	Cletus Tommy Truhe 46 yard field goal	3	0
	TD	Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 7 yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux (Cletus Tommy Truhe kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER
	TD	Benji Wood 8 yard run (Scott Grimes kick)	10	7
	TD	Jerome Anderson 13 yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux (Cletus Tommy Truhe kick)	17	7
	TD	Benji Wood 7 yard run (Scott Grimes kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER
	TD	Clarence Lawson 68 yard fumble recovery (Cletus Tommy Truhe kick)	24	14
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Darnell Arceneaux 6 yard run (Cletus Tommy Truhe kick)	31	14

Team Stats
	Utah	Rice
1st Downs	20	21
Rushing 1st Downs	13	15
Passing 1st Downs	7	3
Penalty	0	3
Rushing	241	253
Rushing Attempts	46	60
Yards Gained Rushing	244	271
Yards Lost Rushing	3	18
TDs Rushing	1	2
Passing	115	56
Passes Attempted	19	10
Passes Completed	11	3
Intercepted	0	0
TDs Passing	2	0
Pass Efficiency	143.47	77.04
Total Offensive Plays	65	70
Total Net Yards	356	309
Average Gain Per Play	5.48	4.41
Fumbles - Lost	1 - 0	3 - 2
Penalties - Yards	6 - 60	1 - 10
Interceptions - Yards	0 - 0	0 - 0
Punts - Yards	2 - 100	4 - 140
Average Per Punt	50.00	35.00
Punt Returns - Yards	1 - 9	0 - 0
Kickoff Returns - Yards	1 - 29	6 - 136
Time of Possession	28:34	31:26
Third Down Conversions	8 of 14	8 of 15
Third Down Percent	57.14%	53.33%
Fourth Down Conversions	1 of 2	1 of 1
Fourth Down Percent	50.00%	100.00%
Sacks	1 - 12	0 - 0

Game Info
Stadium	Rice Stadium
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah
Date	Nov 15, 1997
Time	1:07 pm
Attendance	27,049
Temperature	41°F
Weather	Sunny and Clear
Conference	Utah: WAC Rice: WAC
Head Coach	Utah: Ron McBride Rice: Ken Hatfield
Season Record	Utah: 6-5 Rice: 7-4

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Utah Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Cletus Tommy Truhe	0	1	4	0	0	0	7
Darnell Arceneaux	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jerome Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Clarence Lawson	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
TOTALS	4	1	4	0	0	0	31

Rice Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Benji Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
Scott Grimes	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS	2	0	2	0	0	0	14

Utah Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sack	Effic
Darnell Arceneaux	11-19-0	115	6.1	25	2	0	143.47
TOTALS	11-19-0	115	6.1	25	2	0	143.47

Rice Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sack	Effic
Chad Nelson	3-10-0	56	5.6	26	0	1	77.04
TOTALS	3-10-0	56	5.6	26	0	1	77.04

Utah Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	17	97	1	96	5.6	37	0
Juan Johnson	16	67	2	65	4.1	15	0
Darnell Arceneaux	10	63	0	63	6.3	15	1
Tai Lepule	3	17	0	17	5.7	9	0
TOTALS	46	244	3	241	5.2	37	1

Rice Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Benji Wood	26	118	0	118	4.5	11	2
Chad Nelson	14	89	16	73	5.2	20	0
Rod Newhouse	6	26	2	24	4.0	8	0
Michael Perry	8	19	0	19	2.4	6	0
Clint Leschber	5	16	0	16	3.2	6	0
Anthony Griffin	1	3	0	3	3.0	3	0
TOTALS	60	271	18	253	4.2	20	2

Utah Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Daniel Jones	3	36	12.0	17	0
Kevin Dyson	3	28	9.3	12	0
Boo Bendinger	2	27	13.5	25	0
Jerome Anderson	1	13	13.0	13	1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	7	7.0	7	1
Juan Johnson	1	4	4.0	4	0
TOTALS	11	115	10.5	25	2

Rice Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Jason Blackwell	3	56	18.7	26	0
TOTALS	3	56	18.7	26	0

Utah Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL/Y	PBU
Phil Glover	16	6	10	0	0/0	0
Pene Talamaivao	11	3	8	0	0/0	0
Clarence Lawson	9	3	6	0	1/2	0
Chris Godfrey	8	3	5	0	0/0	0
Jimmy Nolan	8	2	6	0	0/0	0
Kimball Christianson	8	2	6	0	0/0	0
Cyrus Satoafaiga	8	2	6	0	0/0	0
Robert Love	8	2	6	0	0/0	1
Everestt Matagi	7	2	5	0	0/0	0
John Frank	6	1	5	0	0/0	0
Mike Thomas	4	1	3	0	0/0	0
Jamal Allen	3	1	2	0	0/0	0
Dicky Purcell	2	1	1	0	0/0	0
Gary Langston	2	1	1	0	0/0	0
Toni Fatafehi	2	0	2	0	0/0	0
Teneil Ethridge	1	1	0	0	0/0	1
Nick Morgan	1	1	0	0	0/0	0
Ryan Akina	1	1	0	1	0/0	0
Cletus Tommy Truhe	1	1	0	0	0/0	0
Wes Tufaga	1	0	1	0	0/0	0
TOTALS	107	34	73	1	1/2	2

Rice Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL/Y	PBU
Rashad Reynolds	11	3	8	0	1/1	0
Kevin Brabham	6	5	1	0	0/0	0
Andrew Hughes	6	3	3	0	0/0	0
Judd Smith	6	1	5	0	1/1	0
Larry Ruffin	5	2	3	0	0/0	0
Terrence Melton	5	0	5	0	0/0	1
Thomas Benford	4	4	0	0	0/0	0
David Grenardo	4	4	0	0	0/0	0
Travis Ortega	4	1	3	0	0/0	0
Jake Jackson	4	0	4	0	0/0	0
Ryan McMillan	3	2	1	0	0/0	0
Ben Wulf	2	1	1	0	0/0	0
Julian Duncan	2	1	1	0	0/0	0
Andy Clifton	2	0	2	0	0/0	0
Karlon Bedford	2	0	2	0	0/0	0
Adrian Sadler	1	1	0	0	0/0	0
Jarrett Erwin	1	1	0	0	0/0
Anthony Griffin	1	0	1	0	0/0	0
Paul Thomas	1	0	1	0	0/0	0
TOTALS	70	29	41	0	2/2	1

Utah Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Clarence Lawson	1	29	29.0	29	0
TOTALS	1	29	29.0	29	0

Rice Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Michael Perry	3	71	23.7	30	0
David Grenardo	2	44	22.0	22	0
Keilone Gordon	1	21	21.0	21	0
TOTALS	6	136	22.7	30	0

Utah Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Kevin Dyson	1	9	9.0	9	0
TOTALS	1	9	9.0	9	0

Utah Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Cletus Tommy Truhe	1-1	100.0%	46	4-4	7
TOTALS	1-1	100.0%	46	4-4	7

Rice Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Scott Grimes	0-1	0.0%	0	2-2	2
TOTALS	0-1	0.0%	0	2-2	2

Utah Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Chris Hunter	2	100	50.0	60
TOTALS	2	100	50.0	60

Rice Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Scott Grimes	4	140	35.0	51
TOTALS	4	140	35.0	51

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