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Houston at South Florida

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Houston beat South Florida 27–⁠3. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayHouston8–⁠5 in 2014
27
HomeSouth Florida4–⁠8 in 2014
3

Final at Raymond James Stadium, TampaTV: ESPNNAttendance 29,782

At kickoff
63°F, a few clouds, wind 16 mph from the northwest, gusts to 32 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tampa International Airport (KTPA), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Todd LaPenta; umpire Greg Brenner; head linesman John Stabile; line judge Kevin Codey; side judge Jeremby Lomax; field judge Glenn Crowther; back judge Victor Firth; alternate Timothy GroverGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston7071327
South Florida00303

Standouts

Player stats

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Greg Ward Jr.15/198910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenneth Farrow22112114
Ryan Jackson1462224
Greg Ward Jr.726011
Randall Hollimon31607
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Wayne Beadle538011
Demarcus Ayers427010
Markeith Ambles116016
Kenneth Farrow2718
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Adrian McDonald100

South Florida

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Steven Bench12/2514701
Quinton Flowers1/1-100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marlon Mack1347013
Darius Tice42409
D’Ernest Johnson61409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deonte Welch355026
D’Ernest Johnson231024
Kennard Swanson326012
Andre Davis117017

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HoustonSouth Florida
306Total yards222
89Passing yards146
217Rushing yards76
4.7Yards per pass5.6
4.6Yards per rush2.6
21First downs13
8–⁠15Third downs5–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠2
0Turnovers1
1–⁠5Penalties5–⁠45
32:53Possession26:32

Efficiency

HoustonSouth Florida
46%Success rate38%
0.22EPA per play−0.03
1.02Explosiveness0.96
0.22Rushing EPA0.03
0.23Passing EPA−0.06
25%Passing-down success26%
−0.09First-down EPA−0.20
0.27Second-down EPA0.16
0.65Third-down EPA0.30

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Houston −10, over/under 45.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Houston 75%, South Florida 25%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

South Florida end zoneHouston end zoneQ1 HoustonPunt, 5 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 4 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 South FloridaMissed FG, 11 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 South FloridaEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 South FloridaField goal, 13 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 16 playsQ4 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 South FloridaInterception, 10 playsQ4 HoustonEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Florida drives left to right, Houston right to left.
  1. Q1 HoustonPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  2. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 36 yards
  4. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 11 plays, 58 yards
  5. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q2 South FloridaMissed FG, 11 plays, 46 yards
  8. Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 31 yards
  10. Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 South FloridaEnd of half, 2 plays, 3 yards
  12. Q3 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  13. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 12 plays, 61 yards
  14. Q3 South FloridaField goal, 13 plays, 57 yards
  15. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 16 plays, 70 yards
  16. Q4 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 62 yards
  18. Q4 South FloridaInterception, 10 plays, 54 yards
  19. Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 4 plays, 32 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Houston 7, South Florida 0
Houston Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Marvin Kloss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:451st & 10 at own 25Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Demarcus Ayers for 9 yds to the Houst 34
14:102nd & 1 at own 34Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Wayne Beadle for 5 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at own 39HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (Wayne Beadle) to the Houst 34
13:351st & 15 at own 34Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Kenneth Farrow for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 33
13:012nd & 16 at own 33Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Wayne Beadle for 5 yds to the Houst 38
12:213rd & 11 at own 38Greg Ward Jr. run for 4 yds to the Houst 42
11:514th & 7 at own 42Logan Piper punt for 43 yds , Hassan Childs returns for a loss of 2 yards to the SFla 13
South Florida Punt, 4 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 13Steven Bench pass complete to Kennard Swanson for 12 yds to the SFla 25 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at own 25Marlon Mack run for no gain to the SFla 25
10:402nd & 10 at own 25Steven Bench pass incomplete
10:283rd & 10 at own 25Steven Bench pass complete to Mike McFarland for 7 yds to the SFla 32
9:484th & 3 at own 32Mattias Ciabatti punt for 42 yds , Demarcus Ayers returns for 1 yd to the Houst 33 SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the Houst 32
Houston Punt, 3 plays
9:151st & 10 at own 32Ryan Jackson run for a loss of 5 yards to the Houst 27 Ryan Jackson fumbled, recovered by Houst Ryan Jackson
9:002nd & 15 at own 27Ryan Jackson run for no gain to the Houst 27
8:303rd & 15 at own 27Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Ryan Jackson
8:154th & 15 at own 27Piper, Logan punt 40 yards to the SOUFLA33, downed, PENALTY SOUFLA personal foul 15 yards to the HOUSTON42, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN HOUSTON. for a 1ST down
Houston Touchdown, 11 plays
8:091st & 10 at own 42Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Demarcus Ayers for 7 yds to the Houst 49
7:462nd & 3 at own 49Kenneth Farrow run for 13 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at opp 38Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Deontay Greenberry for a loss of 7 yards to the SFla 45
6:382nd & 17 at opp 45Greg Ward Jr. run for 11 yds to the SFla 34
5:563rd & 6 at opp 34Greg Ward Jr. run for 4 yds to the SFla 30
5:334th & 2 at opp 30Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Markeith Ambles for 16 yds to the SFla 14 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at opp 14Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 05:11
5:001st & 10 at opp 14Kenneth Farrow run for 4 yds to the SFla 10
4:302nd & 6 at opp 10Kenneth Farrow run for 5 yds to the SFla 5
3:573rd & 1 at opp 5Kenneth Farrow run for 2 yds to the SFla 3 for a 1ST down
3:071st & goal at opp 3Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Deontay Greenberry for 2 yds to the SFla 1
2:542nd & goal at opp 1Kenneth Farrow run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Bullard KICK)Houston 7, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
2:542nd & 7 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 56 yds , D’Ernest Johnson return for 24 yds to the SFla 33
2:411st & 10 at own 33Marlon Mack run for 4 yds to the SFla 37
1:582nd & 6 at own 37Darius Tice run for 3 yds to the SFla 40
1:223rd & 3 at own 40Quinton Flowers pass complete to Rodney Adams for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 39
Houston Punt, 3 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 20Ryan Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 18
0:132nd & 12 at own 18Ryan Jackson run for 5 yds to the Houst 23
Q2 14:503rd & 7 at own 23Greg Ward Jr. run for 3 yds to the Houst 26
Q2 13:344th & 4 at own 26Logan Piper punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Hassan Childs at the SFla 29
2nd quarter5 drives, then Houston 7, South Florida 0
South Florida Missed FG, 11 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 29Marlon Mack run for 13 yds to the SFla 42 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at own 42Steven Bench sacked by Efrem Oliphant for a loss of 9 yards to the SFla 33
12:122nd & 19 at own 33Marlon Mack run for 2 yds to the SFla 35
11:283rd & 17 at own 35Steven Bench pass complete to Deonte Welch for 26 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
10:441st & 10 at opp 39Marlon Mack run for 7 yds to the Houst 32
10:082nd & 3 at opp 32Marlon Mack run for no gain to the Houst 32
9:183rd & 3 at opp 32Marlon Mack run for 5 yds to the Houst 27 for a 1ST down
8:551st & 10 at opp 27D’Ernest Johnson run for 2 yds to the Houst 25
8:152nd & 8 at opp 25D’Ernest Johnson run for no gain to the Houst 25
7:343rd & 8 at opp 25Steven Bench pass incomplete to Rodney Adams
7:294th & 8 at opp 25Marvin Kloss 43 yd FG MISSED
Houston Punt, 3 plays
7:211st & 10 at own 25Kenneth Farrow run for 3 yds to the Houst 28
6:502nd & 7 at own 28Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Deontay Greenberry
6:213rd & 7 at own 28Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Deontay Greenberry for 6 yds to the Houst 34
6:004th & 1 at own 34Logan Piper punt for 66 yds for a touchback
South Florida Turnover on downs, 8 plays
5:351st & 10 at own 20Marlon Mack run for 2 yds to the SFla 22
5:102nd & 8 at own 22D’Ernest Johnson run for 9 yds to the SFla 31 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 31Marlon Mack run for 8 yds to the SFla 39
3:562nd & 2 at own 39D’Ernest Johnson run for 3 yds to the SFla 42 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 42Marlon Mack run for 2 yds to the SFla 44
2:132nd & 8 at own 44Steven Bench run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
1:553rd & 2 at the 50Marlon Mack run for 1 yd to the Houst 49
1:424th & 1 at opp 49Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 01:42
1:364th & 1 at opp 49D’Ernest Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Houston Punt, 3 plays
1:251st & 10 at the 50Greg Ward Jr. run for no gain to the 50 yard line
0:582nd & 10 at the 50Greg Ward Jr. run for 6 yds to the SFla 44
0:583rd & 4 at opp 44Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:58
0:563rd & 4 at opp 44Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Markeith Ambles
South Florida End of half, 2 plays
0:331st & 10 at own 20Marlon Mack run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 19
0:042nd & 11 at own 19Marlon Mack run for 6 yds to the SFla 23 Marlon Mack fumbled, recovered by SFla Mike McFarland
3rd quarter4 drives, then Houston 14, South Florida 3
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds , D’Ernest Johnson return for 24 yds to the SFla 24
14:471st & 10 at own 24Mack, Marlon rush for no gain to the SOUFLA24, PENALTY SOUFLA illegal shift 5 yards to the SOUFLA19, NO PLAY.
14:231st & 15 at own 19Steven Bench pass incomplete to Mike McFarland
14:092nd & 15 at own 19D’Ernest Johnson run for 1 yd to the SFla 20
13:293rd & 14 at own 20Steven Bench run for 1 yd to the SFla 21
12:534th & 13 at own 21Mattias Ciabatti punt for 45 yds , Demarcus Ayers returns for 5 yds to the Houst 39
Houston Touchdown, 12 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 39Greg Ward Jr. sacked by Reshard Cliett for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 37
12:042nd & 12 at own 37Kenneth Farrow run for 9 yds to the Houst 46
11:343rd & 3 at own 46Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Wayne Beadle for 7 yds to the SFla 47 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 47Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Demarcus Ayers for 5 yds to the SFla 42
11:002nd & 5 at opp 42Kenneth Farrow run for 17 yds to the SFla 25 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 25Kenneth Farrow run for 8 yds to the SFla 17
10:132nd & 2 at opp 17Kenneth Farrow run for 1 yd to the SFla 16
9:413rd & 1 at opp 16Kenneth Farrow run for 1 yd to the SFla 15 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 15Kenneth Farrow run for 14 yds to the SFla 1 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 0 at opp 1Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 08:56
8:451st & goal at opp 1Kenneth Farrow run for no gain to the SFla 1
8:102nd & goal at opp 1Kenneth Farrow run for no gain to the SFla 1
7:383rd & goal at opp 1Ryan Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Bullard KICK)Houston 14, South Florida 0
South Florida Field goal, 13 plays
7:383rd & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 64 yds , Rodney Adams return for 27 yds to the SFla 28
7:261st & 10 at own 28Steven Bench pass incomplete to Kennard Swanson
7:002nd & 10 at own 28Darius Tice run for 9 yds to the SFla 37
6:303rd & 1 at own 37Steven Bench pass complete to Kennard Swanson for 3 yds to the SFla 40 for a 1ST down
5:531st & 10 at own 40Steven Bench sacked by Steven Taylor for a loss of 8 yards to the SFla 32
5:252nd & 18 at own 32Steven Bench pass complete to D’Ernest Johnson for 24 yds to the Houst 44 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at opp 44Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 04:49
4:171st & 10 at opp 44Steven Bench pass complete to Kennard Swanson for 11 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 33Steven Bench pass incomplete
3:402nd & 10 at opp 33Darius Tice run for 6 yds to the Houst 27
3:213rd & 4 at opp 27Steven Bench pass complete to Marlon Mack for 6 yds to the Houst 21 for a 1ST down
2:441st & 10 at opp 21Steven Bench pass incomplete to Andre Davis
2:182nd & 10 at opp 21Darius Tice run for 6 yds to the Houst 15
1:573rd & 4 at opp 15Steven Bench pass incomplete to D’Ernest Johnson
1:524th & 4 at opp 15Marvin Kloss 33 yd FG GOODHouston 14, South Florida 3
Houston Touchdown, 16 plays
1:524th & 4 at own 35Marvin Kloss kickoff for 53 yds , Demarcus Ayers return for 18 yds to the Houst 30
1:251st & 10 at own 30Ryan Jackson run for 3 yds to the Houst 33
0:502nd & 7 at own 33Ryan Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 32
0:133rd & 8 at own 32Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Wayne Beadle for 11 yds to the Houst 43 for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at own 43Ryan Jackson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 40
Q4 14:512nd & 13 at own 40Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Wayne Beadle for 10 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 14:023rd & 3 at the 50Kenneth Farrow run for 8 yds to the SFla 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:541st & 10 at opp 42Kenneth Farrow run for 12 yds to the SFla 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:261st & 10 at opp 30Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Demarcus Ayers for 1 yd to the SFla 29
Q4 12:592nd & 9 at opp 29Kenneth Farrow run for 5 yds to the SFla 24
Q4 12:233rd & 4 at opp 24Kenneth Farrow run for 3 yds to the SFla 21
Q4 11:504th & 1 at opp 21Kenneth Farrow run for 3 yds to the SFla 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:231st & 10 at opp 18Kenneth Farrow run for 3 yds to the SFla 15
Q4 10:392nd & 7 at opp 15Ryan Jackson run for 8 yds to the SFla 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:161st & goal at opp 7Kenneth Farrow run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 8
Q4 9:412nd & goal at opp 8Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Markeith Ambles
Q4 9:343rd & goal at opp 8Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Kenneth Farrow for 8 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bullard PAT MISSED)Houston 20, South Florida 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Houston 27, South Florida 3
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
9:343rd & 11 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 60 yds , D’Ernest Johnson return for 13 yds to the SFla 18
9:111st & 10 at own 18Steven Bench pass complete to Marlon Mack for 5 yds to the SFla 23
8:512nd & 5 at own 23Steven Bench pass incomplete to Rodney Adams
8:473rd & 5 at own 23Steven Bench pass incomplete to Mike McFarland
8:474th & 5 at own 23SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SFla 18
8:384th & 10 at own 18Mattias Ciabatti punt for 44 yds, downed at the Houst 38
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 38Timeout HOUSTON, clock 08:38
8:291st & 10 at own 38Ryan Jackson run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at the 50Ryan Jackson run for 12 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at opp 38Ryan Jackson run for 4 yds to the SFla 34
6:472nd & 6 at opp 34Ryan Jackson run for 4 yds to the SFla 30
6:003rd & 2 at opp 30Kenneth Farrow run for 6 yds to the SFla 24 for a 1ST down
5:271st & 10 at opp 24Ryan Jackson run for 24 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bullard KICK)Houston 27, South Florida 3
South Florida Interception, 10 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 63 yds , D’Ernest Johnson return for 24 yds to the SFla 26
5:001st & 10 at own 26Steven Bench pass complete to D’Ernest Johnson for 7 yds to the SFla 33
4:362nd & 3 at own 33Steven Bench pass incomplete
4:313rd & 3 at own 33Steven Bench run for 5 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at own 38Steven Bench pass complete to Deonte Welch for 7 yds to the SFla 45
3:492nd & 3 at own 45Steven Bench pass complete to Deonte Welch for 22 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at opp 33Steven Bench pass complete to Andre Davis for 17 yds to the Houst 16 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at opp 16Steven Bench pass incomplete to Rodney Adams
2:582nd & 10 at opp 16Steven Bench sacked by Trevor Harris for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 20
2:353rd & 14 at opp 20Steven Bench pass incomplete to Darius Tice
2:354th & 14 at opp 20Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 02:35
2:284th & 14 at opp 20Steven Bench pass intercepted, touchback. Adrian McDonald return for no gain
Houston End of game, 4 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 20Randall Hollimon run for 5 yds to the Houst 25
1:352nd & 5 at own 25Randall Hollimon run for 7 yds to the Houst 32 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at own 32Randall Hollimon run for 4 yds to the SFla 36 for a 1ST down SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the SFla 49 for a 1ST down
0:121st & 10 at opp 49Tyler McCloskey run for 1 yd to the SFla 48

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Houston–South Florida game

Houston leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Houston 42, South Florida 27
2021Houston 54, South Florida 42
2020Houston 56, South Florida 21
2018Houston 57, South Florida 36
2017Houston 28, South Florida 24
2014Houston 27, South Florida 3

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