2021: Conference USA Honorable Mention ... Appeared in all 13 games at kicker ... Led ODU in points for the fourth-straight year with 99 ... Was 39-for-41 on extra points, with one blocked PAT ... Converted 20-of-26 field goals, an ODU single-season record for field goals made and attempted ... He also owns the ODU career record with 64 made field goals and 84 attempted field goals ... Kicked a 38-yard field goal in the opener at Wake Forest ... Went 4-for-4 on field goals in the win over Hampton ... Drilled a 43-yard field goal at Liberty ... Kicked field goals of 47 and 45-yards at Marshall, and just missed a 58-yarder as time expired ... Kicked a pair of field goals, 44 and 38, against WKU ... Was 3-for-3 on field goals against Louisiana Tech, including the game-tying field goal with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the game-winner from 46-yards out as time expired ... Hit a career-long 50-yarder in the win at FIU ... Drilled a 35-yard field goal to give ODU a 10-7 lead at the time in the 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee ... Kicked a 32-yard field goal in the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Tulsa.
2019: Played in all 12 games at kicker ... Led ODU in points for the third-straight year with 63 ... Was a perfect 18-for-18 on extra points ... Converted 15-of-20 field goals with a long of 40 ... Had streaks of six, five and four consecutive made field goals ... Tied his career high with three made field goals against UTSA ... Took over kickoffs early in the year and had eight touchbacks ... Tied his own school record with 15 made field goals.
2018: Played in all 12 games at kicker ... Led ODU in points for the second-straight year with 82 ... Was 40-for-41 on extra points with the lone miss a blocked kick ... Finished the year 14-for-18 on field goals with a long of 48 ... Made 11-straight field goals to end the year ... Made a career-high tying long of 48 twice, in the season-opener at Liberty and in the win over North Texas ... Made two kicks six times, including four of the final six games ... Kicked the game-winning 26-yard field goal with no time left to beat WKU ... Also kicked a 45-yarder earlier in the game.
2017: Appeared in 11 games as the place-kicker ... Led ODU with 72 points on the year ... Was a perfect 27-for-27 on extra points ... Set the ODU single-season record with 15 field goals, going 15-for-20 on the year ... Made his first field goal of the year, a 26-yarder, in the win over Albany ... Kicked a 28 yarder in the win at UMass ... Knocked in a career-long 48 yarder against UNC ... Had his first multi-field goal game of the year, going 3-for-3 at North Texas ... Made kicks of 45, 28 and 34 against the Mean Green ... Was 2-for-3 in the win over Charlotte with field goals from 40 and 30 yards ... Another 3-for-3 day in the win at FIU, with kicks from 41, 18 and 23 yards ... Kicked a 32 yarder in the win over Rice ... Made a 26 yarder in the finale at Middle Tennessee.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Cindy Rice ... One sister, McKenzie ... Majoring in business analytics.
NICK RICE CAREER STATS
Year | Games | PAT | FG | Long | TB |
2017 | 11 | 27-27 | 15-20 | 48 | 0 |
2018 | 12 | 40-41 | 14-18 | 48 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 18-18 | 15-20 | 40 | 8 |
2021 | 13 | 39-41 | 20-26 | 50 | 4 |
TOTAL | 48 | 124-127 | 64-84 | 50 | 12 |