Arizona at Houston

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Houston beat Arizona 45–⁠18. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayArizona5–⁠7 in 2018
18
HomeHouston8–⁠5 in 2018
45

Final at TDECU Stadium, HoustonTV: ABC, ESPN2Attendance 32,534

At kickoff
90°F, partly cloudy, wind 5 mph, gusts to 11 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Mike Roche; umpire Hilbert Byers; head linesman Adam Loudin; line judge Lance Thompson; side judge Jake Dishaw; field judge Ben Vanconcells; back judge M. Griffith; center judge Jon BadenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arizona0010818
Houston21107745

Standouts

Player stats

Arizona

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Khalil Tate24/4534102
Rhett Rodriguez4/54000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
J.J. Taylor1854013
Darrius Smith1151114
Gary Brightwell133909
Khalil Tate7817
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shawn Poindexter7134030
Tony Ellison485046
Shun Brown973014
Stanley Berryhill III128028
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tony Fields II10000
Colin Schooler9300
Xavier Bell6000
Dayven Coleman61.500

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
D’Eriq King17/3424640
Quinten Dormady2/5800
Bryson Smith0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Terence Williams1265025
Patrick Carr862039
Marquez Stevenson160060
Kevrin Justice645020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Romello Brooker276152
Keith Corbin344119
Courtney Lark444022
Marquez Stevenson240124
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Austin Robinson10000
Roman Brown8000
Isaiah Johnson7000
Garrett Davis6002
Derek Parish2110

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

Team stats

ArizonaHouston
531Total yards551
381Passing yards254
150Rushing yards297
7.6Yards per pass6.3
3.0Yards per rush7.4
31First downs28
8–⁠20Third downs8–⁠18
0–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
2Turnovers0
8–⁠85Penalties7–⁠56
35:20Possession24:40
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

ArizonaHouston
44%Success rate36%
−0.02EPA per play0.32
1.13Explosiveness1.73
−0.24Rushing EPA0.42
0.16Passing EPA0.28
32%Passing-down success37%
0.03First-down EPA−0.09
−0.02Second-down EPA0.19
0.23Third-down EPA1.15
13%Havoc by its defense14%

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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Houston −3.5, over/under 71.5.

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 60%, Arizona 40%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Houston end zoneArizona end zoneQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 ArizonaInterception, 6 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 ArizonaPunt, 4 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ1 ArizonaMissed FG, 9 playsQ1 HoustonField goal, 12 playsQ2 ArizonaFumble, 9 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ2 ArizonaPunt, 7 playsQ2 HoustonTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 ArizonaPunt, 7 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ2 ArizonaEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ArizonaPunt, 4 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 ArizonaInterception, 8 playsQ3 HoustonMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 ArizonaField goal, 9 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArizonaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ4 ArizonaTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ4 ArizonaTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 HoustonSafety, 1 play (Arizona scores)Q4 ArizonaPunt, 5 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 ArizonaEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston drives left to right, Arizona right to left.
  1. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 10 plays, 81 yards
  2. Q1 ArizonaInterception, 6 plays, 32 yards
  3. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
  4. Q1 ArizonaPunt, 4 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 5 plays, 63 yards
  6. Q1 ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q1 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 ArizonaMissed FG, 9 plays, 26 yards
  9. Q1 HoustonField goal, 12 plays, 47 yards
  10. Q2 ArizonaFumble, 9 plays, 58 yards
  11. Q2 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  12. Q2 ArizonaPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  13. Q2 HoustonTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q2 ArizonaPunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  15. Q2 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 46 yards
  16. Q2 ArizonaEnd of half, 2 plays, 5 yards
  17. Q3 ArizonaPunt, 4 plays, 9 yards
  18. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 64 yards
  19. Q3 ArizonaInterception, 8 plays, 46 yards
  20. Q3 HoustonMissed FG, 9 plays, 49 yards
  21. Q3 ArizonaField goal, 9 plays, 49 yards
  22. Q3 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  23. Q3 ArizonaTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  24. Q3 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 ArizonaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  26. Q4 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  27. Q4 ArizonaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 53 yards
  28. Q4 HoustonSafety, 1 play (Arizona scores), 0 yards
  29. Q4 ArizonaPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  30. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 95 yards
  31. Q4 ArizonaEnd of game, 6 plays, 38 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Houston 21, Arizona 0
Houston Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Lucas Havrisik kickoff for 64 yds , Marquez Stevenson return for 18 yds to the Houst 19
14:491st & 10 at own 19D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Marquez Stevenson
14:352nd & 10 at own 19D’Eriq King pass complete to Courtney Lark for 10 yds to the Houst 29 for a 1ST down
14:161st & 10 at own 29Patrick Carr run for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 25
14:002nd & 14 at own 25D’Eriq King pass complete to Marquez Stevenson for 16 yds to the Houst 41 for a 1ST down
13:451st & 10 at own 41D’Eriq King pass complete to Keith Corbin for 19 yds to the Ariz 40 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at opp 40D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
13:222nd & 10 at opp 40D’Eriq King pass complete to Courtney Lark for 11 yds to the Ariz 29 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 29D’Eriq King pass incomplete
13:002nd & 10 at opp 29D’Eriq King pass complete to Bryson Smith for 5 yds to the Ariz 24
12:133rd & 5 at opp 24D’Eriq King pass complete to Marquez Stevenson for 24 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 7, Arizona 0
Arizona Interception, 6 plays
12:133rd & 5 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds , J.J. Taylor return for 12 yds to the Ariz 12
12:051st & 10 at own 12J.J. Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ariz 10
11:352nd & 12 at own 10Khalil Tate run for 2 yds to the Ariz 12
11:003rd & 10 at own 12Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 30 yds to the Ariz 42 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 42J.J. Taylor run for 5 yds to the Ariz 47
10:002nd & 5 at own 47Khalil Tate run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ariz 44
9:183rd & 8 at own 44Khalil Tate pass intercepted Garrett Davis return for 20 yds to the Ariz 40
Houston Touchdown, 4 plays
9:101st & 10 at opp 40Patrick Carr run for 39 yds to the Ariz 1 for a 1ST down
8:551st & goal at opp 1Patrick Carr run for no gain to the Ariz 1
8:402nd & goal at opp 1Patrick Carr run for no gain to the Ariz 1
8:293rd & goal at opp 1D’Eriq King run for 1 yd for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 14, Arizona 0
Arizona Punt, 4 plays
8:293rd & 10 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds , J.J. Taylor return for 20 yds to the Ariz 20
8:201st & 10 at own 24Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 4 yds to the Ariz 24 ARIZONA Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the Ariz 14
8:001st & 16 at own 14Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 1 yd to the Ariz 15
7:302nd & 15 at own 15Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 14 yds to the Ariz 29
6:453rd & 1 at own 29J.J. Taylor run for no gain to the Ariz 29
5:554th & 1 at own 29Dylan Klumph punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Bryson Smith at the Houst 37
Houston Touchdown, 5 plays
5:491st & 10 at own 37D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Jeremy Singleton
5:402nd & 10 at own 37D’Eriq King pass complete to Bryson Smith for 7 yds to the Houst 44
5:203rd & 3 at own 44Bryson Smith run for 2 yds to the Houst 46
5:004th & 1 at own 46Patrick Carr run for 2 yds to the Houst 48 for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at own 48D’Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 52 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 21, Arizona 0
Arizona Punt, 3 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:301st & 10 at own 25Gary Brightwell run for 5 yds to the Ariz 30
4:142nd & 5 at own 30Khalil Tate pass incomplete
4:123rd & 5 at own 30Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Tony Ellison, broken up by Emeke Egbule
4:054th & 5 at own 30Dylan Klumph punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Bryson Smith at the Houst 19
Houston Punt, 3 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 19D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
3:512nd & 10 at own 19D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Marquez Stevenson
3:463rd & 10 at own 19D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
3:394th & 10 at own 19Dane Roy punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Shun Brown at the Ariz 39
Arizona Missed FG, 9 plays
3:301st & 10 at own 39Gary Brightwell run for 7 yds to the Ariz 46
3:102nd & 3 at own 46Gary Brightwell run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at the 50Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shawn Poindexter
2:402nd & 10 at the 50Gary Brightwell run for 5 yds to the Houst 45
2:003rd & 5 at opp 45Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 12 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at opp 33Gary Brightwell run for 2 yds to the Houst 31
1:102nd & 8 at opp 31Khalil Tate run for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 35
0:403rd & 12 at opp 35Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:40
0:353rd & 12 at opp 35Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shawn Poindexter
0:304th & 12 at opp 35Lucas Havrisik 53 yd FG MISSED
Houston Field goal, 12 plays
0:261st & 10 at own 35D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Romello Brooker
0:202nd & 10 at own 35Terence Williams run for 2 yds to the Houst 37
0:053rd & 8 at own 37D’Eriq King run for 16 yds to the Ariz 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47D’Eriq King run for 11 yds to the Ariz 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:361st & 10 at opp 36Bryson Smith pass incomplete to Marquez Stevenson
Q2 14:302nd & 10 at opp 36D’Eriq King pass complete to Jeremy Singleton for 6 yds to the Ariz 30
Q2 13:301st & 10 at opp 26Mulbah Car run for 10 yds to the Ariz 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:151st & 10 at opp 16Mulbah Car run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ariz 18
Q2 12:502nd & 12 at opp 18D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
Q2 12:433rd & 12 at opp 18D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
Q2 12:384th & 12 at opp 18Dalton Witherspoon 35 yd FG GOODHouston 24, Arizona 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Houston 31, Arizona 0
Arizona Fumble, 9 plays
12:384th & 12 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 63 yds , J.J. Taylor return for 14 yds to the Ariz 16
12:351st & 10 at own 16Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 9 yds to the Ariz 25
12:152nd & 1 at own 25J.J. Taylor run for no gain to the Ariz 25
11:453rd & 1 at own 25J.J. Taylor run for 4 yds to the Ariz 29 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at own 29Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 23 yds to the Houst 48 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 48Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 13 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 35Khalil Tate pass incomplete
10:322nd & 10 at opp 35J.J. Taylor run for 6 yds to the Houst 29
10:003rd & 4 at opp 29Gary Brightwell run for 3 yds to the Houst 26
9:394th & 1 at opp 26Gary Brightwell run for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 35 Gary Brightwell fumbled, recovered by Ariz Gary Brightwell Gary Brightwell run for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 35
Houston Punt, 4 plays
9:351st & 10 at own 35Patrick Carr run for 12 yds to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at own 47D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
9:162nd & 10 at own 47D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Romello Brooker
8:353rd & 10 at own 47D’Eriq King pass complete to Keith Corbin for 7 yds to the Ariz 46
8:174th & 3 at opp 46Dane Roy punt for 41 yds, downed at the Ariz 5
Arizona Punt, 7 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 5Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 12 yds to the Ariz 17 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 17J.J. Taylor run for no gain to the Ariz 17
7:452nd & 10 at own 17HOUSTON Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Ariz 22
7:202nd & 5 at own 22Khalil Tate pass complete to Bryce Wolma for 2 yds to the Ariz 24
7:003rd & 3 at own 24Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 4 yds to the Ariz 28 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at own 28Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Cedric Peterson, broken up by Isaiah Johnson
6:182nd & 10 at own 28Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
6:173rd & 10 at own 28HOUSTON Penalty, Neutral Zone Infraction (Ed Oliver) to the Ariz 33
6:113rd & 5 at own 33J.J. Taylor run for no gain to the Ariz 33
5:374th & 5 at own 33Dylan Klumph punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Bryson Smith at the Houst 25
Houston Touchdown, 9 plays
5:321st & 10 at own 25D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
5:242nd & 10 at own 25D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
5:153rd & 10 at own 25D’Eriq King pass complete to Courtney Lark for 22 yds to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 47Patrick Carr run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
4:462nd & 7 at the 50D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
4:353rd & 7 at the 50D’Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 24 yds to the Ariz 26 for a 1ST down
4:251st & 10 at opp 26ARIZONA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Dereck Boles) to the Ariz 21
4:201st & 5 at opp 21D’Eriq King pass complete to Terry Mark for 7 yds to the Ariz 14 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at opp 14D’Eriq King pass complete to Courtney Lark for 1 yd to the Ariz 13
3:442nd & 9 at opp 13D’Eriq King pass complete to Bryson Smith for 13 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 31, Arizona 0
Arizona Punt, 7 plays
3:442nd & 9 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 55 yds for a touchback
3:301st & 10 at own 25J.J. Taylor run for 7 yds to the Ariz 32
3:062nd & 3 at own 32J.J. Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ariz 31
2:523rd & 4 at own 31Timeout ARIZONA, clock 02:52
2:453rd & 4 at own 31Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 18 yds to the Ariz 49 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at own 49J.J. Taylor run for 13 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 38J.J. Taylor run for 3 yds to the Houst 35
2:002nd & 7 at opp 35Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
1:453rd & 7 at opp 35ARIZONA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tony Ellison) to the Houst 45
1:313rd & 17 at opp 45Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Cedric Peterson
1:204th & 17 at opp 45Dylan Klumph punt for 44 yds, downed at the Houst 1
Houston Punt, 4 plays
1:101st & 10 at own 1Terence Williams run for 25 yds to the Houst 26 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at own 26Dormady, Quinten pass incomplete to Smith, Bryson, PENALTY ARIZONA pass interference 15 yards to the HOUSTON41, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN HOUSTON.
0:551st & 10 at own 41Quinten Dormady pass complete to Bryson Smith for 4 yds to the Houst 45
0:452nd & 6 at own 45Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
0:303rd & 6 at own 45Terence Williams run for 2 yds to the Houst 47
0:184th & 4 at own 47Dane Roy punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Shun Brown at the Ariz 12
Arizona End of half, 2 plays
0:131st & 10 at own 12Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shawn Poindexter
0:052nd & 10 at own 12Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 5 yds to the Ariz 17
3rd quarter8 drives, then Houston 38, Arizona 10
Arizona Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 62 yds , Stanley Berryhill III return for 19 yds to the Ariz 22
14:451st & 10 at own 22Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 10 yds to the Ariz 32 for a 1ST down
14:251st & 10 at own 32J.J. Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ariz 31
13:572nd & 11 at own 31Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
13:523rd & 11 at own 31Khalil Tate pass incomplete
13:444th & 11 at own 31Dylan Klumph punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Houst 36
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
13:411st & 10 at own 36D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Romello Brooker
13:332nd & 10 at own 36King, D’Eriq pass incomplete to Lark, Courtney, PENALTY ARIZONA pass interference (Burns, Lorenzo) 15 yards to the ARIZONA49, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN HOUSTON.
13:211st & 10 at opp 49Patrick Carr run for 10 yds to the Ariz 39 for a 1ST down
13:051st & 10 at opp 39Mulbah Car run for 18 yds to the Ariz 21 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 21ARIZONA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Finton Connolly) to the Ariz 16
12:421st & 5 at opp 16D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
12:202nd & 5 at opp 16Mulbah Car run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ariz 18
12:093rd & 7 at opp 18D’Eriq King pass complete to Keith Corbin for 18 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 38, Arizona 0
Arizona Interception, 8 plays
12:093rd & 7 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 60 yds , Stanley Berryhill III return for 13 yds to the Ariz 18
12:031st & 10 at own 18Timeout ARIZONA, clock 12:03
11:451st & 10 at own 18Gary Brightwell run for 4 yds to the Ariz 22
11:212nd & 6 at own 22Gary Brightwell run for 9 yds to the Ariz 31 for a 1ST down
11:081st & 10 at own 31Gary Brightwell run for 5 yds to the Ariz 36
10:542nd & 5 at own 36Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Tre Adams, broken up by Garrett Davis
10:303rd & 5 at own 36Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 25 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 39Gary Brightwell run for 3 yds to the Houst 36
10:002nd & 7 at opp 36Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Devaughn Cooper
9:413rd & 7 at opp 36Khalil Tate pass intercepted Garrett Davis return for 24 yds to the Houst 36
Houston Missed FG, 9 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 36Terence Williams run for 15 yds to the Ariz 49 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 49Terence Williams run for 1 yd to the Ariz 48
9:002nd & 9 at opp 48D’Eriq King pass complete to Terry Mark for 4 yds to the Ariz 44
8:253rd & 5 at opp 44Terence Williams run for 4 yds to the Ariz 40
8:104th & 1 at opp 40Terence Williams run for 6 yds to the Ariz 34 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 34Timeout ARIZONA, clock 08:02
7:541st & 10 at opp 34King, D’Eriq pass incomplete to Smith, Bryson, PENALTY ARIZONA pass interference (Hearn, Azizi) 15 yards to the ARIZONA19, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN HOUSTON.
7:451st & 10 at opp 19D’Eriq King run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ariz 20
7:122nd & 11 at opp 20Terence Williams run for 5 yds to the Ariz 15
6:533rd & 6 at opp 15Terence Williams run for no gain to the Ariz 15
6:214th & 6 at opp 15Dalton Witherspoon 33 yd FG MISSED
Arizona Field goal, 9 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 20J.J. Taylor run for 7 yds to the Ariz 27
5:552nd & 3 at own 27J.J. Taylor run for 6 yds to the Ariz 33 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 33J.J. Taylor run for 1 yd to the Ariz 34
5:032nd & 9 at own 34Khalil Tate pass complete to Stanley Berryhill III for 28 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at opp 38Khalil Tate pass complete to Bryce Wolma for 11 yds to the Houst 27 for a 1ST down
4:251st & 10 at opp 27J.J. Taylor run for 2 yds to the Houst 25
4:052nd & 8 at opp 25Tate, Khalil pass incomplete to Ellison, Tony, PENALTY ARIZONA holding (McCauley, Josh) 10 yards to the HOUSTON35, NO PLAY.
3:502nd & 18 at opp 35J.J. Taylor run for 4 yds to the Houst 31
3:223rd & 14 at opp 31Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
3:164th & 14 at opp 31Lucas Havrisik 49 yd FG GOODHouston 38, Arizona 3
Houston Punt, 3 plays
3:164th & 14 at own 35Lucas Havrisik kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:161st & 10 at own 25HOUSTON Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Houst 20
3:001st & 15 at own 20Kevrin Justice run for 1 yd to the Houst 21
2:442nd & 14 at own 21Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Terry Mark
2:203rd & 14 at own 21Kevrin Justice run for 13 yds to the Houst 34
1:584th & 1 at own 34Dane Roy punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Shun Brown at the Ariz 26
Arizona Touchdown, 6 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 26Tate, Khalil pass incomplete to Brown, Shun, PENALTY HOUSTON pass interference 12 yards to the ARIZONA38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ARIZONA.
1:401st & 10 at own 38Darrius Smith run for 14 yds to the Houst 48 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 48Khalil Tate pass complete to Cedric Peterson for 8 yds to the Houst 40
1:052nd & 2 at opp 36Khalil Tate run for 4 yds to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down HOUSTON Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Houst 21 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 21Khalil Tate pass complete to Tony Ellison for 18 yds to the Houst 3 for a 1ST down
0:301st & goal at opp 3Darrius Smith run for 2 yds to the Houst 1
0:112nd & goal at opp 1Darrius Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Lucas Havrisik KICK)Houston 38, Arizona 10
Houston Punt, 3 plays
0:112nd & 8 at own 35Lucas Havrisik kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:011st & 10 at own 25Quinten Dormady pass complete to Julon Williams for 4 yds to the Houst 29
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 29HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 24
Q4 14:552nd & 11 at own 24Mulbah Car run for 5 yds to the Houst 29
Q4 14:373rd & 6 at own 29Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Jeremy Singleton
Q4 14:274th & 6 at own 29Dane Roy punt for 45 yds , Shun Brown returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Ariz 25
4th quarter6 drives, then Houston 45, Arizona 18
Arizona Touchdown, 10 plays
14:151st & 10 at own 25Darrius Smith run for 7 yds to the Ariz 32
14:002nd & 3 at own 32Khalil Tate pass complete to Shawn Poindexter for 14 yds to the Ariz 46 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at own 46Darrius Smith run for 3 yds to the Ariz 49
13:202nd & 7 at own 49Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
13:003rd & 7 at own 49Khalil Tate pass complete to Tony Ellison for 20 yds to the Houst 31 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at opp 31Khalil Tate pass complete to Tony Ellison for 1 yd to the Houst 30
12:352nd & 9 at opp 30Darrius Smith run for 12 yds to the Houst 18 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 18Darrius Smith run for 11 yds to the Houst 7 for a 1ST down
11:401st & goal at opp 7Darrius Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 11
11:202nd & goal at opp 11Tate, Khalil pass incomplete to Berryhill III, Stanley, PENALTY HOUSTON pass interference 9 yards to the HOUSTON2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ARIZONA.
11:051st & goal at opp 2Khalil Tate run for 2 yds for a TD, (Lucas Havrisik PAT MISSED)Houston 38, Arizona 16
Houston Punt, 3 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 35Lucas Havrisik kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:551st & 10 at own 25Terence Williams run for 3 yds to the Houst 28
10:202nd & 7 at own 28Terence Williams run for 4 yds to the Houst 32
9:413rd & 3 at own 32Terence Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 30
9:084th & 5 at own 30Dane Roy punt for 39 yds , Shun Brown returns for 15 yds to the Ariz 46
Arizona Turnover on downs, 7 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 46Khalil Tate pass incomplete
8:452nd & 10 at own 46Khalil Tate run for 7 yds to the Houst 47
8:353rd & 3 at opp 47Khalil Tate pass complete to Tony Ellison for 46 yds to the Houst 1 for a 1ST down
8:151st & goal at opp 1Darrius Smith run for no gain to the Houst 1
7:552nd & goal at opp 1Darrius Smith run for no gain to the Houst 1
7:353rd & goal at opp 1Khalil Tate run for no gain to the Houst 1
6:464th & 0 at opp 1Timeout HOUSTON, clock 06:46
6:414th & goal at opp 1Gary Brightwell run for no gain to the Houst 1
6:351st & 10 at own 1Mulbah Car run for a loss of 1 yard for a SAFETYHouston 38, Arizona 18
Arizona Punt, 5 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 20Dane Roy kickoff for 54 yds fair catch by Stanley Berryhill III at the Ariz 26
6:251st & 10 at own 26Darrius Smith run for 5 yds to the Ariz 31
6:002nd & 5 at own 31Khalil Tate pass complete to Shun Brown for 13 yds to the Ariz 44 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at own 44Gary Brightwell run for 1 yd to the Ariz 45
5:252nd & 9 at own 45Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Tony Ellison
5:153rd & 9 at own 45Khalil Tate pass incomplete to Shun Brown
5:054th & 9 at own 45Dylan Klumph punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Houst 5
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 5Kevrin Justice run for 3 yds to the Houst 8
4:382nd & 7 at own 8Kevrin Justice run for 3 yds to the Houst 11
4:153rd & 4 at own 11Marquez Stevenson run for 60 yds to the Ariz 29 for a 1ST down
3:091st & 10 at opp 29Kevrin Justice run for 20 yds to the Ariz 9 for a 1ST down
2:301st & goal at opp 9Kevrin Justice run for 5 yds to the Ariz 4
1:482nd & goal at opp 4D’Eriq King run for 4 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Houston 45, Arizona 18
Arizona End of game, 6 plays
1:482nd & 5 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 41 yds , Bryce Wolma return for 1 yd to the Ariz 25
1:451st & 10 at own 25Rhett Rodriguez pass complete to Jamie Nunley for 11 yds to the Ariz 36 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at own 36Rhett Rodriguez pass complete to Jamie Nunley for 10 yds to the Ariz 46 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at own 46Rhett Rodriguez pass complete to Darrius Smith for 3 yds to the Ariz 49
0:302nd & 7 at own 49Rhett Rodriguez pass complete to Devaughn Cooper for 16 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at opp 35Rhett Rodriguez pass incomplete to Stanley Berryhill III
0:012nd & 10 at opp 35Rhett Rodriguez sacked by Derek Parish for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 37

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.

Houston leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Houston 31, Arizona 28
2024Arizona 27, Houston 3
2018Houston 45, Arizona 18
2017Houston 19, Arizona 16
1986Arizona 37, Houston 3
1969Houston 34, Arizona 17

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