2022 Rice Owls football team

2022 Rice Owls football
2022 Rice Owls football
LendingTree Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marques Tuiasosopo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Mike Bloomgren, who was coaching his fifth season with the team. The Owls played their home games at the Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

2022 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
UTSA y$	8	–	0	11	–	3
North Texas y	6	–	2	7	–	7
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	9	–	5
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	8	–	5
UAB	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida Atlantic	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	5	–	8
UTEP	3	–	5	5	–	7
FIU	2	–	6	4	–	8
Charlotte	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

In October 2021, Rice accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC), scheduled to become a full-member on July 1, 2023.^[1]^[2] The 2022 season was expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA.

The Owls finished their regular season with a 5–7 record, and became bowl eligible due to having the highest APR among FBS teams with 5–7 records.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Preseason edit

C-USA media day edit

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Owls were predicted to finish tenth in the conference's preseason poll.^[6]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	UTSA
2	UAB
3	WKU
4	Florida Atlantic
5	North Texas
6	UTEP
7	Charlotte
8	Middle Tennessee
9	Louisiana Tech
10	Rice
11	FIU

Roster edit

2022 Rice Owls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Dean Connors	So
RB	`1`	Cameron Montgomery	Sr
WR	`2`	Bradley Rozner	Sr
QB	`3`	Jovoni Johnson	So
WR	`4`	Cedric Patterson III	GS
QB	`5`	Wiley Green	Jr
WR	`6`	Isaiah Esdale	GS
QB	`7`	T. J. McMahon	Jr
RB	`8`	Juma Otoviano	Jr
WR	`9`	Sam Crawford	GS
WR	`10`	Luke McCaffrey	So
WR	`11`	Tyson Thompson	So
QB	`12`	A. J. Padgett	Fr
QB	`13`	Christian Edgar	Fr
TE	`14`	Nate Kamper	Fr
QB	`15`	Shawqi Itraish	Fr
WR	`17`	Kobie Campbell	So
WR	`19`	Peyton Stevenson	Fr
WR	`20`	Uriah West	GS
WR	`22`	Ryan Guillo	Fr
RB	`26`	Christian Francisco	Fr
RB	`30`	Ari Broussard	Jr
FB	`32`	Jerry Johnson III	So
RB	`35`	Michael Amico	Fr
FB	`49`	Micah Barnett	Fr
OL	`52`	Braedon Nutter	So
OL	`53`	Mike Leone	Fr
OL	`54`	Isaac Klarkowski	So
C	`56`	Stefan Gustafson	Fr
OL	`58`	Shea Baker	Sr
OL	`61`	Trace Norfleet	Fr
OL	`62`	Faae Pepe	So
OL	`63`	Noah Robertson	So
OL	`69`	Payton Lovell	So
OL	`70`	Isaiah Gonzalez	So
OL	`71`	Clay Servin	Jr
OL	`72`	Trey Phillippi	Fr
OL	`74`	Brad Baur	Fr
OL	`75`	Miguel Cedeno	Fr
OL	`76`	John Long	Fr
OL	`77`	John Hughes	GS
OL	`78`	Ethan Onianwa	Fr
OL	`79`	Weston Kropp	So
WR	`80`	Rawson MacNeill	Fr
WR	`81`	Braylen Walker	Fr
TE	`82`	Gavin Reinwald	GS
TE	`83`	Alex Scherle	Fr
WR	`84`	Bennett Mecom	So
TE	`85`	Boden Groen	Fr
TE	`86`	Connor Welsh	Fr
TE	`87`	Jack Bradley	Jr
TE	`88`	Jaggar Hebeisen	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`0`	Ajavon Litchfeld	GS
CB	`1`	Sean Fresch	So
CB	`2`	Tre'shon Devones	So
CB	`4`	Jordan Dunbar	So
S	`4`	Marcus Williams	Fr
S	`5`	Chike Anigbogu	Jr
LB	`6`	D. J. Arkansas	Fr
DE	`7`	Trey Schuman	Sr
LB	`8`	Treshawn Chamberlain	Jr
S	`9`	Kirk Lockhart	Jr
DE	`10`	Kenneth Orji	Sr
LB	`11`	Chris Conti	Jr
OLB	`12`	Josh Pearcy	So
CB	`13`	Lamont Narcisse	So
S	`14`	Joshua Williams	Fr
DL	`16`	Chibby Nwajuaku	Fr
S	`19`	Ichmael Joseph	Fr
S	`20`	George Nyakwol	GS
OLB	`21`	Garrett Braden	Fr
CB	`22`	Jonathan Jean	Fr
CB	`23`	Jeremiah Williams	Fr
CB	`24`	Miles McCord	Sr
S	`25`	Daveon Hook	Fr
DB	`26`	Gabe Taylor	So
LB	`27`	Andrew Awe	So
OLB	`28`	Shepherd Bowling	Fr
DL	`30`	Elroyal Morris III	Fr
S	`31`	Tyson Flowers	Fr
LB	`33`	Myron Morrison	So
LB	`40`	Kenny Seymour Jr.	Fr
S	`41`	Plae Wyatt	So
LB	`44`	Geron Hargon	Fr
LB	`44`	Aidan Siano	So
DL	`45`	Demone Green	Fr
DL	`50`	Izeya Floyd	So
DL	`52`	Jalen Hargrove	Fr
DL	`55`	De'Braylon Carroll	So
DL	`75`	Blake Boenisch	Fr
CB	`89`	Cemarion Chambliss	Fr
DE	`91`	Ikenna Enechukwu	Jr
DL	`92`	Quent Titre	GS
DL	`95`	Caleb James	So
DL	`97`	Cal Varner III	Fr
DL	`98`	Van Heitmann	So
DL	`99`	Davion Carter	Fr
DL	`99`	Cole Latos	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`15`	Tim Horn	So
ATH	`16`	Quinton Jackson	Fr
P	`18`	Conor Hunt	Jr
K	`28`	Enoch Gota	Fr
K, P	`31`	Christian Vansickle	GS
K, P	`38`	Zach Adams	Fr
LS	`46`	Jacob Wilson	GS
DS	`47`	Thomas Tholen II	So
DS	`55`	Landon Mitchell	Fr
P	`99`	Charlie Mendes	So

Head coach

Mike Bloomgren

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Marques Tuiasosopo (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Brian Smith (Defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Chris Monfiletto (special teams coordinator)
C. J. Anderson (running backs)
Cedric Calhoun (defensive line)
Sanders Davis (offensive line)
Jim Jackson (Tight ends)
Mike Kershaw (wide receivers)
Colin Spencer (safeties)
Gerard Wilcher (cornerbacks)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 28, 2022

Schedule edit

Rice and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.^[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 p.m.	at No. 14 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 14–66	60,113
September 10	6:30 p.m.	McNeese State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 52–10	18,629
September 17	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 33–21	18,746
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Houston*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 27–34	26,377
October 1	6:30 p.m.	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 28–24	21,926
October 15	5:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	L 14–17	21,465
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 42–41 ^OT	18,300
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 23–56	18,187
November 3	6:00 p.m.	UTEP	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	W 37–30	18,326
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	L 10–45	10,127
November 19	12:00 p.m.	UTSA	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 7–41	18,249
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 17–21	15,688
December 17	4:45 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (LendingTree Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–38	20,512
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries edit

At No.14 USC Trojans edit

Rice Owls (0-0) vs No. 14 USC Trojans (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	0	0	14
No. 14 Trojans	7	24	28	7	66

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 3rd
Game time: 3:00 P.M PST
Game attendance: 60,113
Referee: Jim Wharrie
TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Statistics	Rice	No. 14 USC
First downs	14	27
Plays–yards	62–280	58–538
Rushes–yards	34–146	28–208
Passing yards	134	330
Passing: comp–att–int	14–28–4	25–30–0
Time of possession	32:39	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Wiley Green	8/13, 69 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Montgomery	6 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	5 receptions, 51 yards
No. 14 USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	19/22, 249yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Austin Jones	4 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	5 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Rice	No. 14 USC
1st	12:06	7	75	3:42	USC	Jordan Addison (#3) 5-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Williams (#13), Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	0	7
1st	3:12	16	74	8:09	Rice	Ari Broussard (#30) 1-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	7	7
2nd	15:00	9	84	3:56	USC	Austin Jones (#6) 4-yard touchdown run, Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	7	14
2nd	11:45	4	70	1:54	USC	Raleek Brown (#14) 14-yard touchdown run, Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	7	21
2nd	9:14	1	93	-	USC	Interception returned 93 yards for touchdown by Calen Bullock (#7), Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	7	28
2nd	2:20	10	75	6:30	Rice	Ari Broussard (#30) 2-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	14	28
2nd	0:00	11	67	1:35	USC	25-yard field goal by Denis Lynch (#46)	14	31
3rd	14:22	1	40	-	USC	Interception returned 40 yards for touchdown by Shane Lee (#53), Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	14	38
3rd	13:06	1	31	-	USC	Interception returned 31 yards for touchdown by Ralen Goforth (#10), Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	14	45
3rd	9:12	4	34	2:12	USC	Jordan Addison (#3) 3-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Williams (#13), Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	14	52
3rd	2:22	8	85	5:16	USC	Austin Jones (#6) 28-yard touchdown run, Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	14	59
4th	7:05	5	72	3:13	USC	Darwin Barlow (#22) 2-yard touchdown run, Denis Lynch (#46) kick good	14	66
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	66

Vs. McNeese State edit

McNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	10	0	10
Owls	10	21	14	7	52

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: September 10th
Game time: 6:30 P.M CST
Game attendance: 18,629
Referee: Ed Ardito
TV: ESPN3

Statistics	McNeese State	Rice
First downs	14	26
Plays–yards	51–263	74–487
Rushes–yards	30–172	43–209
Passing yards	91	278
Passing: comp–att–int	8–21–2	21–31–0
Time of possession	21:48	38:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing	Know Kadum	5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Deonta McMahon	5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Mason Pierce	3 receptions, 37 yards
Rice	Passing	TJ McMahon	20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Ari Broussard	17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bradley Rozner	3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	McNeese State	Rice
1st	7:23	4	-1	0:57	Rice	28-yard field goal by Christian VanSickle (#31)	0	3
1st	4:38	4	35	1:35	Rice	Bradley Rozner (#2) 13-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	0	10
2nd	10:17	11	70	7:07	Rice	TJ McMahon (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	0	17
2nd	6:59	1	91	-	Rice	Interception returned 91 yards for touchdown by Gabe Taylor (#26), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	0	24
2nd	3:26	5	20	2:05	Rice	Ari Broussard (#30) 2-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	0	31
3rd	14:31	2	77	0:23	McNeese State	Deonta McMahon (#20) 62-yard touchdown run, Garrison Smith (#37) kick good	7	31
3rd	14:20	1	75	0:11	Rice	Bradley Rozner (#2) 75-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	7	38
3rd	9:35	6	80	2:57	Rice	Jack Bradley (#87) 17-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	7	45
3rd	3:10	7	60	1:41	McNeese State	23-yard field goal by Garrison Smith (#37)	10	45
4th	13:14	11	75	4:56	Rice	Juma Otoviano (#8) 15-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	10	52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	52

Vs. Louisiana edit

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–0) vs. Rice Owls (1–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	0	7	21
Owls	3	10	6	14	33

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: September 17th
Game time: 6:30 P.M CST
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 10 MPH
Game attendance: 18,746
Referee: Scott Hardin
TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Chris Mycoskie (analyst)

Statistics	Louisiana	Rice
First downs	9	26
Plays–yards	43–175	80–449
Rushes–yards	15–61	44–146
Passing yards	114	303
Passing: comp–att–int	13–28–1	25–36–3
Time of possession	18:09	41:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	6/14, 76 yards
	Rushing	Chris Smith	6 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	5 receptions, 53 yards
Rice	Passing	TJ McMahon	25/36, 303 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ari Broussard	19 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Louisiana	Rice
1st	7:17	7	33	2:42	Rice	23-yard field goal by Christian VanSickle (#31)	0	3
1st	2:47	1	54	-	Louisiana	Interception returned 54 yards for touchdown by Caleb Anderson (#11), Preston Stafford (#37) kick good	7	3
2nd	5:20	13	83	7:56	Rice	Luke McCaffrey (#10) 8-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good	7	10
2nd	1:24	3	17	1:28	Louisiana	Terrence Williams (#23) 11-yard touchdown reception from Chandler Fields (#18), Preston Stafford (#37) kick good	14	10
2nd	0:01	9	60	1:19	Rice	31-yard field goal by Christian VanSickle (#31)	14	13
3rd	10:20	11	75	4:40	Rice	Bradley Rozner (#2) 12-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), 2-point pass incomplete	14	19
4th	11:25	10	65	6:07	Rice	Luke McCaffrey (#10) 6-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), 2-point pass good	14	27
4th	9:17	7	75	2:08	Louisiana	Chris Smith (#13) 22-yard touchdown run, Preston Stafford (#37) kick good	21	27
4th	2:59	11	70	6:14	Rice	Ari Broussard (#30) 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete	21	33
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	33

At Houston (Bayou Bucket Classic) edit

Rice at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	14	10	3	27
• Cougars	7	3	14	10	34

Date: September 24, 2022
Location: TDECU Stadium (Houston, TX)
Game start: 5:02 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
Game attendance: 26,377
Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
HOU –17.5	52

Statistics	Rice	Houston
First downs	22	19
Plays–yards	65–424	58–427
Rushes–yards	25–90	32–178
Passing yards	334	249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–1	19–26–1
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	T. J. McMahon	25/39, 334 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kobie Campbell	1 carry, 34 yards
	Receiving	Bradley Rozner	5 receptions, 123 yards
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	19/26, 249 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ta'Zhawn Henry	17 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tank Dell	7 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD

UAB edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	7	0	24
Owls	7	0	14	7	28

Statistics	UAB	RICE
First downs	22	15
Total yards	360	209
Rushing yards	122	105
Passing yards	238	104
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Dylan Hopkins	15/21, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	DeWayne McBride	27 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tejhaun Palmer	2 receptions, 82 yards
Rice	Passing	T. J. McMahon	11/17, 104 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cameron Montgomery	5 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	5 receptions, 38 yards

At Florida Atlantic edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice Owls	14	0	0	0	14
FAU Owls	0	7	3	7	17

At Louisiana Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Owls	0	7	14	14	7	42
Bulldogs	10	0	17	8	6	41

Statistics	RICE	LT
First downs	24	19
Total yards	487	373
Rushing yards	279	144
Passing yards	208	229
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	T. J. McMahon	16/27, 208 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cameron Montgomery	14 rushes, 87 yards
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	10 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Matthew Downing	12/24, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Marquis Crosby	14 rushes, 87 yards
	Receiving	Tre Harris	8 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD

Charlotte edit

Charlotte vs Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 49ers	7	21	21	7	56
Rice	14	3	0	6	23

Date: October 29
Location: Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:02 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 18,187
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: W 10 MPH
Referee: Joe Lehring
TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman, Chris Mycoskie

Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	16–19, 254 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Shadrick Byrd	13 rushes, 83 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Spencer	5 receptions, 84 yards, 3 TD
Rice	Passing	T. J. McMahon	18–33, 218 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	T. J. McMahon	9 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Bradley Rozner	5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	CHAR	Rice
First downs	25	20
Total yards	514	370
Rushing yards	239	152
Passing yards	275	218
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:57	28:03

UTEP edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	10	3	10	30
Owls	10	10	7	10	37

At Western Kentucky edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	3	0	10
Hilltoppers	7	17	7	14	45

UTSA edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	21	7	13	0	41
Owls	0	0	0	7	7

At North Texas edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	14	0	3	17
Mean Green	7	7	0	7	21

Statistics	RICE	UNT
First downs	19	16
Total yards	415	362
Rushing yards	186	159
Passing yards	229	203
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	35:43	24:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	AJ Padgett	13/22, 229 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	14 rushes, 94 yards
	Receiving	Braylen Walker	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/29, 203 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ikaika Ragsdale	17 rushes, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ikaika Ragsdale	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Vs. Southern Miss (LendingTree Bowl) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	21	0	24
Golden Eagles	7	10	7	14	38

References edit

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