HOUSTON (AP) Johnathan Franklin didnt care about his personal performance or the numbers that UCLA put up against Rice on Thursday night.

He was just happy to get the win.

Franklin rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns as the Bruins racked up 348 yards on the ground en route to a 49-24 season-opening victory.

Brett Hundley, a redshirt freshman, was 21 of 28 for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Fauria caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.

All praise to God and my offensive line, Franklin said. They opened up a lot of holes. You could have driven a bulldozer through those holes.

Rices Taylor McHargue threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 17 of 28 passing and rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Sam McGuffie caught eight passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.

McHargue said he felt the Owls showed they could play with anyone.

There is a lot of good to take from this, and the mistakes we made offensively, especially in the second half, are mistakes that are easy to correct, McHargue said. It was just mistakes a couple mental busts here and there.

UCLA finished with 651 total yards in Jim Mora Jr.s first game as coach, compared to 347 for Rice.

Its a win, and you take a win anytime you can get a win, Mora Jr. said. I thought we had some unnecessary penalties that we will clean up, but we made some big plays. I thought our defense... after having 55 defensive plays in the first half, came back to play well in the second half with some adjustments. Its a good start.

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