Week 0
Final
TLSA
HOU1Q 12:45
0 - 7
D. Birden 17-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 6
1Q 07:32
3 - 7
R. Jones 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
1Q 02:00
3 - 10
T. Cummings 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
2Q 11:11
3 - 17
M. Car 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3
2Q 02:58
10 - 17
C. Taylor II 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:18
17 - 17
D. Evans 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 03:02
17 - 24
D. Birden 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 08:34
17 - 31
D. Birden 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 2
4Q 07:11
24 - 31
J. Hobbs 38-yard TD catch from D. Evans.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 03:35
31 - 31
J. Flanders 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 01:32
31 - 38
E. Egbule 24-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
365
Evans
TLSA
Rush Yds
142
Ward Jr.
HOU
Rec Yds
129
Hobbs
TLSA
Scrim TD
3
Birden
HOU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2016 American Athletic
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Florida | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Tulsa | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Temple | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 Houston | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Navy | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Memphis | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 UCF | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 SMU | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Tulane | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 East Carolina | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 UConn | 3 | 9 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Houston Cougars emerged victorious over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 38 to 31, on October 15, 2016.
Game Info
October 15, 2016
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
Houston, Texas
86°
16 mph E
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Evans #9 | 27/51 | 365 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 115.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 26/34 | 254 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 133.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Flanders #20 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 23 |
D. Brewer #4 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 |
K. Lucas #2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Taylor II #24 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
D. Evans #9 | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 25 | 142 | 5.7 | 0 | 27 |
D. Birden #25 | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 3 | 17 |
M. Car #34 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
D. King #4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hobbs #29 | 8/14 | 129 | 16.1 | 1 | 38 |
K. Johnson #8 | 8/11 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | 25 |
K. Lucas #2 | 5/12 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 36 |
J. Atkinson #88 | 1/7 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
C. Minter #6 | 2/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Flanders #20 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Brubaker #8 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Carter #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bonner #15 | 13/15 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
C. Allen #21 | 7/8 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 19 |
S. Dunbar #88 | 3/4 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Birden #25 | 2/2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
I. Johnson #14 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. McCloskey #45 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Evans #9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
R. Robinson II #9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Suits #28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
W. Noble #69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Birden #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Egbule #8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Martin #40 | 19-14 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mitchell #13 | 9-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Suits #28 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thomas #2 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Linscott #38 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Smith #98 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brady #22 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brubaker #8 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Uwaezuoke #99 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hill #1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Quickel #5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Robinson II #9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Robinson #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Shindelar #85 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Whitfield #5 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Davis #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Barrow #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Simon #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wadley #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wilson #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #1 | 11-11 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Oliver #10 | 11-10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #9 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #2 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Egbule #8 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wilson #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hines #12 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Winchester #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Thurman #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wilson #6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Malveaux #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Taylor #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Carter #52 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milburn #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Singleton #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jones #19 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 32 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #47 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 33 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Parks #26 | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roy #38 | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Louie #7 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wilson #26 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Evans #9 | 27/51 | 365 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 115.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Flanders #20 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 23 |
D. Brewer #4 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 |
K. Lucas #2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Taylor II #24 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
D. Evans #9 | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hobbs #29 | 8/14 | 129 | 16.1 | 1 | 38 |
K. Johnson #8 | 8/11 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | 25 |
K. Lucas #2 | 5/12 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 36 |
J. Atkinson #88 | 1/7 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
C. Minter #6 | 2/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Flanders #20 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Brubaker #8 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Carter #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Evans #9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
R. Robinson II #9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Suits #28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Martin #40 | 19-14 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mitchell #13 | 9-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Suits #28 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thomas #2 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Linscott #38 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Smith #98 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brady #22 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brubaker #8 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Uwaezuoke #99 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hill #1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Quickel #5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Robinson II #9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Robinson #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Shindelar #85 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Whitfield #5 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Davis #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Barrow #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Simon #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wadley #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wilson #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jones #19 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 32 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Parks #26 | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Louie #7 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 26/34 | 254 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 133.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 25 | 142 | 5.7 | 0 | 27 |
D. Birden #25 | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 3 | 17 |
M. Car #34 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
D. King #4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bonner #15 | 13/15 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
C. Allen #21 | 7/8 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 19 |
S. Dunbar #88 | 3/4 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Birden #25 | 2/2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
I. Johnson #14 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. McCloskey #45 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
W. Noble #69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Birden #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Egbule #8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #1 | 11-11 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Oliver #10 | 11-10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #9 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #2 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Egbule #8 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wilson #26 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hines #12 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Winchester #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Thurman #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wilson #6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Malveaux #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Taylor #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Carter #52 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milburn #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Singleton #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #47 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 33 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roy #38 | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wilson #26 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
8 plays,
76 yd,
02:23
0-7
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:52
0-7
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:12
0-7
10 plays,
35 yd,
03:06
3-7
13 plays,
60 yd,
05:33
3-10
5 plays,
13 yd,
01:45
3-10
11 plays,
96 yd,
04:02
3-17
8 plays,
43 yd,
02:27
3-17
5 plays,
43 yd,
02:02
3-17
11 plays,
44 yd,
03:43
10-17
3 plays,
9 yd,
00:57
10-17
9 plays,
72 yd,
01:45
17-17
2 plays,
6 yd,
00:13
17-17
5 plays,
21 yd,
01:53
17-17
9 plays,
46 yd,
03:31
17-17
10 plays,
28 yd,
02:47
17-17
9 plays,
66 yd,
03:52
17-24
5 plays,
16 yd,
01:38
17-24
18 plays,
94 yd,
07:50
17-31
4 plays,
65 yd,
01:26
24-31
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:39
24-31
7 plays,
38 yd,
01:53
31-31
6 plays,
22 yd,
01:52
31-31
2 plays,
1 yd,
00:18
31-37
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
31-38
8 plays,
74 yd,
01:21
31-38
450
Total Yds
527
356
Pass Yds
254
94
Rush Yds
273
13
Total Drives
13
87
Total Plays
89
5.2
Yards Per Play
5.9
6.8
Yards Per Pass
7.5
2.7
Yards Per Rush
5
24:54
Possession
35:06
0
Biggest Lead
14
27
1st Downs
30
18
Passing 1st Downs
15
6
Rushing 1st Downs
15
3
1st Downs from Penalties
0
14/20
3rd Down
10/18
0/1
4th Down
1/2
4
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
10
0.0
Sacks
1.0
3
Tackles For Loss
5
0
D/ST TD
0