Southern Miss
1-4 , 0-1
Rice
2-3 , 1-0
Football Falls in Conference USA Opener at Rice
10/2/2021 10:17:00 PM | Football
HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Constantine threw for two scores and Rice's defense snared four interceptions, and the Owls never trailed in a 24-19 win over Southern Miss on Saturday night.
Following five straight losses against its Conference USA foe, Rice (2-3, 1-0) now has a two-game winning streak against the Golden Eagles (1-4, 0-1).
Constantine threw a 19-yard touchdown to Robert French to start the second half and extend Rice's lead to 17-7. After the Owls' defense came up with a pick on Southern Miss' next drive, Cedric Patterson III ran for a 38-yard score for a 24-7 lead. The Golden Eagles responded on the following kickoff when Camron Harrell ran it back 95 yards to reduce the deficit to 10.
Jake Lange threw for 304 yards for Southern Miss with a touchdown and three interceptions after he took over for Ty Keyes, who got injured on the first drive. It was the first time Lange got action in his Southern Miss career. Jason Brownlee caught eight passes for 127 yards.
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Team Stats
USM 0, RIC 7
RIC - Bailey,Jake 39 yd pass from Constantine,Jake (VanSickle,Christian kick) 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:04
USM 7, RIC 7
USM - Pittman,Chandler 31 yd pass from Lange,Jake (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:56
USM 7, RIC 10
RIC - VanSickle,Christian 41 yd field goal 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:58
USM 7, RIC 17
RIC - French,Robert 19 yd pass from Constantine,Jake (VanSickle,Christian kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:07
USM 7, RIC 24
RIC - Patterson III,Cedric 38 yd run (VanSickle,Christian kick), 1 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:09
USM 14, RIC 24
USM - Harrell,Camron 95 yd kickoff return (Bourgeois,Briggs kick)
USM 17, RIC 24
USM - Bourgeois,Briggs 26 yd field goal 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 06:11
USM 19, RIC 24
USM - 0 yd safety
