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Team stats
Houston
Tulane
440
Total yards
240
218
Passing yards
152
248
Rushing yards
120
8.7
Yards per pass
3.6
5.4
Yards per rush
3.2
20
First downs
18
7–14
Third downs
6–15
0–1
Fourth downs
0–2
0
Turnovers
1
0–0
Penalties
0–0
18:24
Possession
18:11
Efficiency
Houston
Tulane
44%
Success rate
32%
0.08
EPA per play
−0.13
0.83
Explosiveness
0.88
0.10
Rushing EPA
−0.04
0.04
Passing EPA
−0.21
25%
Passing-down success
25%
−0.16
First-down EPA
−0.24
0.20
Second-down EPA
0.17
0.16
Third-down EPA
−0.05
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Tulane 54% to win. Houston won as Elo’s underdog.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tulane drives left to right, Houston right to left.
Q1 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q1 HoustonTouchdown pass, 7 plays, 56 yards
Q1 TulaneTouchdown pass, 11 plays, 65 yards
Q1 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q1 TulaneTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 40 yards
Q2 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
Q2 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
Q2 TulanePunt, 9 plays, 41 yards
Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q2 TulaneTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 2 yards
Q2 HoustonTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards
Q2 TulaneEnd of half, 2 plays, 0 yards
Q3 HoustonPunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
Q3 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q3 HoustonTouchdown run, 7 plays, 72 yards
Q3 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q3 HoustonTouchdown run, 3 plays, 82 yards
Q3 HoustonTouchdown run, 9 plays, 37 yards
Q3 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
Q4 TulanePunt, 5 plays, 25 yards
Q4 HoustonTouchdown run, 8 plays, 69 yards
Q4 TulaneTouchdown pass, 11 plays, 73 yards
Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 7 plays, 52 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
14:30
1st & 10 at own 26
Matt Forte rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 27.
14:30
2nd & 9 at own 27
Houston penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted.
13:29
2nd & 4 at own 32
Matt Forte rush for no gain to the Tulan 32.
13:18
3rd & 4 at own 32
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Matt Forte.
13:18
4th & 4 at own 32
Chris Beckman punt for 40 yards, returned by Ricky Wilson for 16 yards to the Houst 44.
Houston Touchdown pass, 7 plays
13:00
1st & 10 at own 44
Kevin Kolb pass incomplete to Kendal Briles.
12:54
2nd & 10 at own 44
Anthony Alridge rush for 9 yards to the Tulan 47.
12:50
3rd & 1 at opp 47
Jackie Battle rush for 2 yards to the Tulan 45 for a 1ST down.
12:38
1st & 10 at opp 45
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Kendal Briles for 7 yards to the Tulan 38 out-of-bounds.
12:34
2nd & 3 at opp 38
Ryan Gilbert rush for 6 yards to the Tulan 32 for a 1ST down.
12:00
1st & 10 at opp 32
Ryan Gilbert rush for 2 yards to the Tulan 30.
11:26
2nd & 8 at opp 30
Houston penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted, no play.
11:00
2nd & 18 at opp 40
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Ryan Gilbert for 40 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 7, Tulane 0
11:00
Ben Bell extra point GOOD.
10:50
Justin Laird kickoff for 58 yards returned by Ray Boudreaux for 28 yards to the Tulan 35.
Tulane Touchdown pass, 11 plays
10:40
1st & 10 at own 35
Matt Forte rush for 5 yards to the Tulan 40.
10:12
2nd & 5 at own 40
Lester Ricard pass complete to Preston Brown for 12 yards to the Houst 48 for a 1ST down.
10:02
1st & 10 at opp 48
Matt Forte rush for 4 yards to the Houst 44.
9:17
2nd & 6 at opp 44
Lester Ricard pass complete to Preston Brown for 4 yards to the Houst 40.
8:44
3rd & 2 at opp 40
Timeout TULANE, clock 08:44.
8:38
3rd & 2 at opp 40
Matt Forte rush for 4 yards to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down.
8:08
1st & 10 at opp 36
Lester Ricard pass incomplete.
7:48
2nd & 10 at opp 36
Jovon Jackson rush for 8 yards to the Houst 28.
7:04
3rd & 2 at opp 28
Jovon Jackson rush for 12 yards to the Houst 16 for a 1ST down.
6:52
1st & 10 at opp 16
Cary Koch rush for 2 yards to the Houst 14.
6:05
2nd & 8 at opp 14
Jovon Jackson rush for 1 yard to the Houst 13.
5:29
3rd & 7 at opp 13
Lester Ricard pass complete to Preston Brown for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 7, Tulane 6
5:29
Jacob Hartgroves extra point GOOD.Tied at 7
5:29
Barrett Pepper kickoff for 54 yards returned by Vincent Marshall for 28 yards to the Houst 39, Houston penalty illegal block declined, Houston penalty 21 yard holding accepted.
Houston Punt, 3 plays
5:17
1st & 10 at own 18
Kevin Kolb pass incomplete to Anthony Alridge.
4:50
2nd & 10 at own 18
Harold Taylor rush for 8 yards to the Houst 26.
4:17
3rd & 2 at own 26
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Perry McDaniel for 1 yard to the Houst 27.
4:04
4th & 1 at own 27
Timeout TULANE, clock 04:04.
4:04
4th & 1 at own 27
Houston penalty 5 yard illegal motion accepted, no play.
4:04
4th & 6 at own 22
Justin Laird punt for 56 yards, returned by Sean Lucas for 9 yards to the Tulan 31.
Tulane Turnover on downs, 10 plays
3:50
1st & 10 at own 31
Matt Forte rush for no gain to the Tulan 31.
2:35
2nd & 10 at own 31
Matt Forte rush for 11 yards to the Tulan 42 for a 1ST down.
1:51
1st & 10 at own 42
Matt Forte rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 45.
0:59
2nd & 7 at own 45
Lester Ricard pass complete to Damarcus Davis for 4 yards to the Tulan 49.
0:22
3rd & 3 at own 49
Lester Ricard pass complete to Damarcus Davis for 4 yards to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down.
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 47
Jovon Jackson rush for 10 yards to the Houst 37 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:29
1st & 10 at opp 37
Matt Forte rush for 4 yards to the Houst 33.
Q2 14:18
2nd & 6 at opp 33
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Damarcus Davis.
Q2 13:58
3rd & 6 at opp 33
Matt Forte rush for 5 yards to the Houst 28.
Q2 13:27
4th & 1 at opp 28
Matt Forte rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 29.
2nd quarter8 drives, then Tied at 7
Houston Punt, 4 plays
13:21
1st & 10 at own 29
Ryan Gilbert rush for 15 yards to the Houst 44 for a 1ST down.
12:57
1st & 10 at own 44
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Vincent Marshall for no gain to the Houst 44.
12:33
2nd & 10 at own 44
Ryan Gilbert rush for 4 yards to the Houst 48.
11:45
3rd & 6 at own 48
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Harold Taylor for 2 yards to the 50 yard line.
11:17
4th & 4 at the 50
Justin Laird punt for 49 yards downed at the Tulan 1.
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
11:04
1st & 10 at own 1
Jovon Jackson rush for no gain to the Tulan 1.
10:40
2nd & 10 at own 1
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Preston Brown.
10:34
3rd & 10 at own 1
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Preston Brown.
10:20
4th & 10 at own 1
Chris Beckman punt for 54 yards, returned by Ricky Wilson for 14 yards to the Tulan 41.
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Ryan Gilbert for 18 yards to the Houst 43 for a 1ST down.
13:38
1st & 10 at own 43
Kevin Kolb pass incomplete to Donnie Avery.
13:21
2nd & 10 at own 43
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Vincent Marshall for 5 yards to the Houst 48.
12:35
3rd & 5 at own 48
Kevin Kolb sacked by Reggie Scott at the Houst 34 for a loss of 14 yards.
12:08
4th & 19 at own 34
Justin Laird punt for 35 yards downed at the Tulan 31.
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
11:39
1st & 10 at own 31
Matt Forte rush for 4 yards to the Tulan 35.
11:21
2nd & 6 at own 35
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Damarcus Davis.
11:17
3rd & 6 at own 35
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Matt Forte.
11:05
4th & 6 at own 35
Chris Beckman punt for 37 yards downed at the Houst 28.
Houston Touchdown run, 7 plays
10:45
1st & 10 at own 28
Ryan Gilbert rush for 1 yard to the Houst 29.
10:22
2nd & 9 at own 29
Kevin Kolb pass incomplete to Harold Taylor.
10:15
3rd & 9 at own 29
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Vincent Marshall for 7 yards to the Houst 36.
10:15
4th & 2 at own 36
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Vincent Marshall for 28 yards to the Tulan 36 for a 1ST down.
9:55
1st & 10 at opp 36
Ryan Gilbert rush for 8 yards to the Tulan 28.
9:34
2nd & 2 at opp 28
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Wade Koehl for 18 yards to the Tulan 10 for a 1ST down.
9:28
1st & goal at opp 10
Ryan Gilbert rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 13, Tulane 7
9:28
Ben Bell extra point GOOD.Houston 14, Tulane 7
9:21
TJ Lawrence kickoff for 34 yards fair catch by Joe Goosby at the Tulan 31.
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
9:18
1st & 10 at own 31
Jovon Jackson rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 32.
8:39
2nd & 9 at own 32
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Preston Brown.
8:34
3rd & 9 at own 32
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Kenneth Guidroz.
8:18
4th & 9 at own 32
Chris Beckman punt for 46 yards, returned by Ricky Wilson for 14 yards to the Houst 36, Houston penalty 18 yard illegal block accepted.
Houston Touchdown run, 3 plays
8:01
1st & 10 at own 18
Ryan Gilbert rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 15.
7:32
2nd & 13 at own 15
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Wade Koehl for 43 yards to the Tulan 42 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
7:23
1st & 10 at opp 42
Ryan Gilbert rush for 42 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 20, Tulane 7
7:23
Ben Bell extra point GOOD.Houston 21, Tulane 7
7:15
TJ Lawrence kickoff for 44 yards returned by Adeboye Tuyo for 16 yards to the Tulan 37.
Houston Touchdown run, 9 plays
6:57
1st & 10 at opp 37
Jackie Battle rush for 9 yards to the Tulan 28.
6:28
2nd & 1 at opp 28
Jackie Battle rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 25 for a 1ST down.
6:22
1st & 10 at opp 25
Ryan Gilbert rush for 17 yards to the Tulan 8 for a 1ST down.
6:22
1st & goal at opp 8
Ryan Gilbert rush for no gain to the Tulan 8 for a 1ST down, Houston penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted.
6:22
1st & 3 at opp 18
Timeout TULANE, clock 06:22.
6:07
1st & 3 at opp 18
Jackie Battle rush for 6 yards to the Tulan 12 for a 1ST down.
5:44
1st & 10 at opp 12
Harold Taylor rush for 5 yards to the Tulan 7.
5:08
2nd & 5 at opp 7
Kevin Kolb rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 4.
4:28
3rd & 2 at opp 4
Jackie Battle rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 1 for a 1ST down.
4:17
1st & goal at opp 1
Jackie Battle rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
6:22
Ben Bell extra point GOOD.Houston 28, Tulane 7
4:12
TJ Lawrence kickoff for 55 yards returned by Sean Lucas for 14 yards to the Tulan 24.
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
4:06
1st & 10 at own 24
Houston penalty 10 yard holding accepted, no play.
3:47
1st & 10 at own 34
Scott Elliott pass complete to Preston Brown for 3 yards to the Tulan 37.
3:15
2nd & 7 at own 37
Matt Forte rush for 4 yards to the Tulan 41.
2:25
3rd & 3 at own 41
Matt Forte rush for a loss of 10 yards to the Tulan 31.
2:00
4th & 13 at own 31
Chris Beckman punt for 41 yards, fair catch by Ricky Wilson at the Houst 28.
Houston Punt, 6 plays
1:48
1st & 10 at own 28
Ryan Gilbert rush for 6 yards to the Houst 34.
0:40
2nd & 4 at own 34
Kevin Kolb rush for 1 yard to the Houst 35.
0:22
3rd & 3 at own 35
Kevin Kolb pass complete to Kendal Briles for 5 yards to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down.
Q4 14:41
1st & 10 at own 40
Harold Taylor rush for 5 yards to the Houst 45.
Q4 14:04
2nd & 5 at own 45
Ryan Gilbert rush for no gain to the Houst 45.
Q4 13:39
3rd & 5 at own 45
Kevin Kolb pass incomplete to Vincent Marshall.
Q4 13:26
4th & 5 at own 45
Justin Laird punt for 43 yards, returned by Sean Lucas for 1 yard to the Tulan 13.
4th quarter4 drives, then Houston 35, Tulane 14
Tulane Punt, 5 plays
13:21
1st & 10 at own 13
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Brian King.
13:13
2nd & 10 at own 13
Lester Ricard pass complete to Cary Koch for 22 yards to the Tulan 35 for a 1ST down.
12:57
1st & 10 at own 35
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Cary Koch.
12:14
3rd & 7 at own 38
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Brian King.
12:05
4th & 7 at own 38
Chris Beckman punt for 31 yards punt out-of-bounds at the Houst 31.
Houston Touchdown run, 8 plays
11:47
1st & 10 at own 31
Kevin Kolb sacked by Alvin Johnson at the Houst 19 for a loss of 12 yards.
11:00
2nd & 22 at own 19
Ryan Gilbert rush for 3 yards to the Houst 22.
10:25
3rd & 19 at own 22
Tulane penalty 42 yard face mask accepted, no play.
10:10
1st & 10 at opp 36
Jackie Battle rush for 4 yards to the Tulan 32.
9:28
2nd & 6 at opp 32
Jackie Battle rush for 5 yards to the Tulan 27.
8:46
3rd & 1 at opp 27
Jackie Battle rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 24 for a 1ST down.
8:46
1st & 10 at opp 24
Timeout HOUSTON, clock 08:46.
8:00
1st & 10 at opp 24
Kevin Kolb rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 23.
7:55
2nd & 9 at opp 23
Ryan Gilbert rush for 15 yards to the Tulan 8 for a 1ST down.
7:38
1st & goal at opp 8
Kevin Kolb rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 34, Tulane 7
7:38
Garrett Leferve extra point GOOD.Houston 35, Tulane 7
7:30
Garrett Leferve kickoff for 64 yards returned by Cary Koch for 26 yards to the Tulan 27.
Tulane Touchdown pass, 11 plays
7:00
1st & 10 at own 27
Lester Ricard sacked by Cody Pree at the Tulan 18 for a loss of 9 yards.
6:49
2nd & 19 at own 18
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Cary Koch.
6:42
3rd & 19 at own 18
Houston penalty 15 yard roughing passer accepted, no play.
6:36
1st & 10 at own 33
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Ryan Meyers.
6:27
2nd & 10 at own 33
Lester Ricard pass complete to Preston Brown for 10 yards to the Tulan 43 for a 1ST down.
6:00
1st & 10 at own 43
Lester Ricard pass complete to Matt Forte for 9 yards to the Houst 48.
5:52
2nd & 1 at opp 48
Matt Forte rush for 12 yards to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down.
5:33
1st & 10 at opp 36
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Damarcus Davis.
5:33
2nd & 10 at opp 36
Timeout TULANE, clock 05:33.
5:25
2nd & 10 at opp 36
Lester Ricard pass complete to Preston Brown for 10 yards to the Houst 26 for a 1ST down.
5:00
1st & 10 at opp 26
Jovon Jackson rush for 7 yards to the Houst 19.
4:50
2nd & 3 at opp 19
Lester Ricard pass incomplete to Damarcus Davis.
4:44
3rd & 3 at opp 19
Lester Ricard pass complete to Bubba Terranova for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Houston 35, Tulane 13
4:44
Jacob Hartgroves extra point GOOD.Houston 35, Tulane 14
4:43
Barrett Pepper kickoff for 47 yards downed at the Houst 18.
Houston End of game, 7 plays
4:28
1st & 10 at own 18
Jackie Battle rush for 11 yards to the Houst 29 for a 1ST down.
4:04
1st & 10 at own 29
Jackie Battle rush for 13 yards to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down.
3:10
1st & 10 at own 42
Harold Taylor rush for 6 yards to the Houst 48.
2:31
2nd & 4 at own 48
Harold Taylor rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 49.
1:38
3rd & 1 at opp 49
Jackie Battle rush for 13 yards to the Tulan 36 for a 1ST down.
0:55
1st & 10 at opp 36
Roy Otis rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 33.
0:00
2nd & 7 at opp 33
Harold Taylor rush for 3 yards to the Tulan 30.
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