Week 0
Final
CONN
HOU2Q 14:31
0 - 7
G. Ward Jr. 30-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 09:15
0 - 14
D. Birden 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 05:42
0 - 21
T. McCloskey 3-yard TD catch from G. Ward Jr..
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 01:43
0 - 28
S. Dunbar 15-yard TD catch from G. Ward Jr..
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 00:42
7 - 28
N. Thomas 62-yard TD catch from B. Shirreffs.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
3Q 11:57
7 - 35
G. Ward Jr. 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 8
3Q 05:03
7 - 42
L. Bonner 4-yard TD catch from G. Ward Jr..
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
4Q 08:45
14 - 42
B. Shirreffs 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
389
Ward Jr.
HOU
Rush Yds
65
Ward Jr.
HOU
Rec Yds
159
Bonner
HOU
Scrim TD
2
Ward Jr.
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 dominated the UConn Huskies, 42 to 14, on September 29, 2016.
Game Info
September 30, 2016
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
Houston, Texas
84°
11 mph WNW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Shirreffs #4 | 13/29 | 239 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 125.4 |
G. Anderson #7 | 3/7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 83.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 32/38 | 389 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 196.3 |
K. Postma #3 | 8/10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 111.1 |
D. King #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Thomas #5 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Newsome #22 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 |
B. Shirreffs #4 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 1 | 9 |
J. Thompson #48 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Johnson #3 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 |
G. Anderson #7 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 2 | 30 |
D. Birden #25 | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
L. Bonner #15 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Car #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
D. King #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
K. Postma #3 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Thomas #5 | 6/13 | 135 | 22.5 | 1 | 62 |
H. Mayala #1 | 6/12 | 92 | 15.3 | 0 | 34 |
T. Davis #9 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. McLean #8 | 1/3 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
A. Bloom #86 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Johnson #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Lemelle #18 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bonner #15 | 12/12 | 159 | 13.3 | 1 | 37 |
S. Dunbar #88 | 5/5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 48 |
C. Allen #21 | 7/13 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 19 |
D. King #4 | 7/7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 |
I. Johnson #14 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Lark #9 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
T. Mark #17 | 3/4 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
M. Car #34 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. McCloskey #45 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
K. Corbin #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Birden #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Mark #17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Diggs #13 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ormsby #57 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. J. Levenberry | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Melifonwu #20 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Summers #21 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Britton #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #1 | 3-3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fruge #36 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Malveaux #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Oliver #10 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Robinson #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Puyol #17 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #47 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wain #42 | 12 | 493 | 41.1 | 51 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roy #38 | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Beals #2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. McAllister #16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lemelle #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Shirreffs #4 | 13/29 | 239 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 125.4 |
G. Anderson #7 | 3/7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 83.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Thomas #5 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Newsome #22 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 |
B. Shirreffs #4 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 1 | 9 |
J. Thompson #48 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Johnson #3 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 |
G. Anderson #7 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Thomas #5 | 6/13 | 135 | 22.5 | 1 | 62 |
H. Mayala #1 | 6/12 | 92 | 15.3 | 0 | 34 |
T. Davis #9 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. McLean #8 | 1/3 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
A. Bloom #86 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Johnson #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Lemelle #18 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Diggs #13 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ormsby #57 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. J. Levenberry | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Melifonwu #20 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Summers #21 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Britton #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Puyol #17 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wain #42 | 12 | 493 | 41.1 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Beals #2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. McAllister #16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lemelle #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 32/38 | 389 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 196.3 |
K. Postma #3 | 8/10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 111.1 |
D. King #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ward Jr. #1 | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 2 | 30 |
D. Birden #25 | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
L. Bonner #15 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Car #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
D. King #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
K. Postma #3 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bonner #15 | 12/12 | 159 | 13.3 | 1 | 37 |
S. Dunbar #88 | 5/5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 48 |
C. Allen #21 | 7/13 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 19 |
D. King #4 | 7/7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 |
I. Johnson #14 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Lark #9 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
T. Mark #17 | 3/4 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
M. Car #34 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. McCloskey #45 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
K. Corbin #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Birden #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Mark #17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #1 | 3-3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fruge #36 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Malveaux #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Oliver #10 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Robinson #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #47 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roy #38 | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. King #4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:49
0-0
5 plays,
19 yd,
01:48
0-0
6 plays,
15 yd,
03:54
0-0
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:36
0-0
7 plays,
34 yd,
04:24
0-0
9 plays,
80 yd,
03:09
0-7
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:47
0-7
9 plays,
61 yd,
03:22
0-14
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:09
0-14
6 plays,
59 yd,
02:26
0-21
4 plays,
25 yd,
01:36
0-21
6 plays,
86 yd,
02:23
0-28
4 plays,
79 yd,
01:07
7-28
1 play,
2 yd,
00:30
7-28
9 plays,
61 yd,
03:13
7-35
8 plays,
21 yd,
02:52
7-35
10 plays,
87 yd,
03:57
7-42
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:00
7-42
5 plays,
30 yd,
01:30
7-42
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:53
7-42
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:51
7-42
6 plays,
24 yd,
01:44
7-42
3 plays,
7 yd,
02:00
7-42
4 plays,
67 yd,
01:18
14-42
4 plays,
17 yd,
02:32
14-42
6 plays,
34 yd,
01:24
14-42
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:00
14-42
3 plays,
-4 yd,
01:33
14-42
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:13
14-42
314
Total Yds
529
252
Pass Yds
415
62
Rush Yds
114
14
Total Drives
15
67
Total Plays
82
4.7
Yards Per Play
6.5
6.3
Yards Per Pass
8
2.3
Yards Per Rush
3.8
26:30
Possession
33:30
0
Biggest Lead
35
14
1st Downs
27
12
Passing 1st Downs
20
2
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/15
3rd Down
8/16
0/0
4th Down
0/0
12
Punts
7
0
Turnovers
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
2
3.0
Sacks
4.0
6
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
