UTSA visits Rice in AAC action

UTSA (3-1) at Rice (1-3), Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: UTSA by 10.5. Against the spread: UTSA 3-1, Rice 2-2.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

UTSA Offense

Overall: 402.3 yards per game (72nd in FBS)

Passing: 226.5 yards per game (74th)

Rushing: 175.8 yards per game (53rd)

Scoring: 35.3 points per game (45th)

UTSA Defense

Overall: 450.8 yards per game (133rd in FBS)

Passing: 238.3 yards per game (108th)

Rushing: 212.5 yards per game (133rd)

Scoring: 29.3 points per game (112th)

Rice Offense

Overall: 353.5 yards per game (103rd in FBS)

Passing: 84.8 yards per game (136th)

Rushing: 268.8 yards per game (8th)

Scoring: 19 points per game (125th)

Rice Defense

Overall: 377 yards per game (97th in FBS)

Passing: 195.5 yards per game (58th)

Rushing: 181.5 yards per game (116th)

Scoring: 30.3 points per game (116th)

UTSA is 124th in third down percentage, converting 31.4% of the time.

Rice ranks 120th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin, compared to UTSA's 11th-ranked +5 margin.

UTSA is 137th in the FBS averaging 97.5 penalty yards per game, compared to Rice's 15th-ranked 38 per-game average.

Rice is 111th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 77.8% of trips. UTSA's red zone defense ranks 42nd at 77.8%.

UTSA ranks 132nd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:21, compared to Rice's 60th-ranked average of 30:26.

Team leaders

UTSA

Passing: Owen McCown, 862 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT, 68.9 completion percentage

Rushing: Will Henderson III, 308 yards on 47 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: D.J. Allen, 242 yards on 15 catches, 2 TDs

Rice

Passing: Jacurri Brown, 322 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 56.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Brown, 399 yards on 71 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Barry Jackson Jr., 89 yards on 6 catches, 1 TD

Last game

UTSA won 59-45 over Colorado State on Sept. 26. McCown passed for 303 yards on 20-of-30 attempts (66.7%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Henderson carried the ball 14 times for 89 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for three yards. Allen recorded 87 yards on five catches with one touchdown.

Rice lost 38-24 to Fresno State on Sept. 26. Brown led Rice with 119 yards on 8-of-17 passing (47.1%) for one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball 19 times for 141 yards and one rushing touchdown. Ben Grice had 109 rushing yards on seven carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 20 yards. Max Mosey had one reception for 40 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

UTSA hosts South Florida on Oct. 8. Rice plays at East Carolina on Oct. 10.