South Florida at Houston

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Houston beat South Florida 56–⁠21. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Houston led the series 5–⁠2.

AwaySouth Florida1–⁠8 in 2020
21
HomeHouston3–⁠5 in 2020
56

Final at TDECU Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPN+, ESPN2Attendance 8,266

At kickoff
82°F, overcast, wind 9 mph, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee C. Lamertina; umpire Michael Prowell; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Stephen Ray; side judge Jerry Walter; field judge Rick Santilli; back judge Matt Hill; center judge Joe ClarksonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Florida0071421
Houston1414141456

Standouts

  • PassingClayton Tune14 of 25, 165 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTHouston
  • RushingClayton Tune10 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDHouston
  • DefenseDerek Parish5 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 for lossHouston

Player stats

South Florida

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jordan McCloud14/2918010
Katravis Marsh4/104300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brian Battie1386031
Jordan McCloud1438018
Leonard Parker72317
Kelley Joiner Jr.31004
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Miller553021
Omarion Dollison329116
Brian Battie227016
Xavier Weaver126026
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Christopher Townsel11000
Andrew Mims6100
Dwayne Boyles5000
Demaurez Bellamy5100
Bentlee Sanders3001

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Tune14/2516531
Bryson Smith1/12100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Clayton Tune10120226
Chandler Smith875026
Kelan Walker861030
Mulbah Car849026
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keith Corbin467133
Bryson Smith345128
Nathaniel Dell328015
Christian Trahan32319
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Grant Stuard9100
Ronald Nunnery80.500
Thabo Mwaniki7000
Gleson Sprewell6000
Derek Parish521.50
David Anenih21.51.50
Jordan Moore2110

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

Team stats

South FloridaHouston
359Total yards500
223Passing yards186
136Rushing yards314
5.7Yards per pass7.2
3.3Yards per rush8.7
24First downs25
5–⁠17Third downs5–⁠12
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers1
2–⁠21Penalties8–⁠75
31:01Possession28:26
0Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

South FloridaHouston
39%Success rate49%
−0.00EPA per play0.24
1.20Explosiveness1.36
0.05Rushing EPA0.46
−0.05Passing EPA−0.06
18%Passing-down success44%
0.21First-down EPA0.55
−0.13Second-down EPA0.07
0.16Third-down EPA−0.04
8%Havoc by its defense22%

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 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Houston −14.5, over/under 58.5.

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 84%, South Florida 16%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Houston end zoneSouth Florida end zoneQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 6 playsQ1 HoustonTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 5 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 4 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 HoustonTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 HoustonMissed FG, 5 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 5 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ2 South FloridaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 South FloridaPunt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores)Q3 South FloridaPunt, 4 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 5 playsQ3 South FloridaFumble return TD, 10 plays (Houston scores)Q3 South FloridaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ3 South FloridaTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 HoustonPick-six, 3 plays (South Florida scores)Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 South FloridaFumbleQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 1 playQ4 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ4 HoustonResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston drives left to right, South Florida right to left.
  1. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  3. Q1 HoustonTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 50 yards
  4. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  5. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  6. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  7. Q1 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  8. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  9. Q2 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 56 yards
  10. Q2 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q2 HoustonTouchdown, 3 plays, 53 yards
  12. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  13. Q2 HoustonMissed FG, 5 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  15. Q2 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  16. Q2 South FloridaEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  17. Q3 South FloridaPunt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores), 4 yards
  18. Q3 South FloridaPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q3 HoustonPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  20. Q3 South FloridaFumble return TD, 10 plays (Houston scores), 49 yards
  21. Q3 South FloridaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q3 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  23. Q3 South FloridaTouchdown, 11 plays, 83 yards
  24. Q4 HoustonPick-six, 3 plays (South Florida scores), 9 yards
  25. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  26. Q4 South FloridaFumble, −3 yards
  27. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 1 play, 14 yards
  28. Q4 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 42 yards
  29. Q4 HoustonResult not recorded, 1 play, 5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Houston 14, South Florida 0
Houston Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Mulbah Car run for 26 yds to the SFla 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Clayton Tune run for 21 yds to the SFla 28 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 28Clayton Tune pass complete to Bryson Smith for 28 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 7, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 6 plays
14:041st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:041st & 10 at own 25Jordan McCloud pass complete to Bryce Miller for 13 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
14:042nd & 7 at own 41Jordan McCloud pass complete to Bryce Miller for 21 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 38Jordan McCloud pass incomplete
14:041st & 10 at own 38Kelley Joiner run for 3 yds to the SFla 41
14:042nd & 10 at opp 38Brian Battie run for 1 yd to the Houst 37
12:093rd & 9 at opp 37Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 12:09
12:093rd & 9 at opp 37Jordan McCloud pass incomplete, broken up by David Anenih
12:094th & 9 at opp 37Trent Schneider punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Houston Turnover on downs, 10 plays
11:571st & 10 at own 20Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Houst 25
11:572nd & 5 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 8 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at own 33CAR, Mulbah rush up middle for 1 yard to the HOU34 (BELLAMY, D), PENALTY USF substitution infraction 6 yards to the HOU39, NO PLAY.
11:571st & 4 at own 39Mulbah Car run for 6 yds to the Houst 45 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at own 45HOUSTON Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 40
11:571st & 15 at own 40Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 6 yds to the Houst 46
11:572nd & 9 at own 46Mulbah Car run for 1 yd to the Houst 47
11:573rd & 8 at own 47Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 16 yds to the SFla 37 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 37Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 1 yd to the SFla 36
11:572nd & 9 at opp 36Mulbah Car run for 7 yds to the SFla 29
11:573rd & 2 at opp 29Mulbah Car run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 30
11:574th & 3 at opp 30Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell
South Florida Punt, 5 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 30Jordan McCloud run for 8 yds to the SFla 38
7:152nd & 2 at own 38Jordan McCloud pass complete to Bryce Miller for 5 yds to the SFla 43 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 43Brian Battie run for 4 yds to the SFla 47
7:152nd & 6 at own 47Jordan McCloud run for no gain to the SFla 47
7:153rd & 6 at own 47Jordan McCloud pass incomplete
7:154th & 6 at own 47Trent Schneider punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
5:101st & 10 at own 20Clayton Tune run for 17 yds to the Houst 37 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at own 37Chandler Smith run for 26 yds to the SFla 37 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 37Clayton Tune pass complete to Bryson Smith for 14 yds to the SFla 23 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 23Chandler Smith run for 2 yds to the SFla 21
5:102nd & 8 at opp 21Bryson Smith run for a loss of 5 yards to the SFla 26
2:053rd & 13 at opp 26Clayton Tune run for 26 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 14, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 4 plays
2:051st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 62 yds , Omarion Dollison return for 18 yds to the SFla 21
2:051st & 10 at own 21Jordan McCloud run for 12 yds to the SFla 33 for a 1ST down
2:054th & 6 at own 37Trent Schneider punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Houst 23 , Marcus Jones returns for 13 yds to the Houst 23
2:051st & 10 at own 33Jordan McCloud run for 2 yds to the SFla 35
2:052nd & 8 at own 35Jordan McCloud run for 2 yds to the SFla 37
2:053rd & 6 at own 37Jordan McCloud pass incomplete
Houston Punt, 4 plays
0:161st & 10 at own 23Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
0:162nd & 10 at own 23TUNE, Clayton middle pass incomplete to DELL, Nathaniel, PENALTY USF pass interference (SAILS, KJ) 15 yards to the HOU38, 1ST DOWN HOU, NO PLAY.
0:161st & 10 at own 38Mulbah Car run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 36
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at own 36Clayton Tune pass complete to Mulbah Car for 2 yds to the Houst 38
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at own 38Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
Q2 15:004th & 10 at own 38Laine Wilkins punt for 37 yds
2nd quarter9 drives, then Houston 28, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
14:201st & 10 at own 25Jordan McCloud run for 2 yds to the SFla 27
14:202nd & 8 at own 27TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the SFla 20
14:203rd & 15 at own 20Kelley Joiner run for 3 yds to the SFla 23
14:204th & 12 at own 23Trent Schneider punt for 60 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 27 yds to the Houst 44
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 44Bryson Smith pass complete to Clayton Tune for 21 yds to the SFla 35 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 35Mulbah Car run for 10 yds to the SFla 25 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
12:252nd & 10 at opp 25Chandler Smith run for 8 yds to the SFla 17
12:253rd & 2 at opp 17Clayton Tune run for 4 yds to the SFla 13 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 13Clayton Tune run for 13 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 21, South Florida 0
South Florida Turnover on downs, 7 plays
10:061st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:061st & 10 at own 25Jordan McCloud pass complete to Bryce Miller for 9 yds to the SFla 34
10:062nd & 1 at own 34Brian Battie run for 1 yd to the SFla 35 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at own 35Brian Battie run for 25 yds to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 40Brian Battie run for 2 yds to the Houst 38
10:062nd & 8 at opp 38Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Omarion Dollison
10:063rd & 8 at opp 38Jordan McCloud pass incomplete
10:064th & 8 at opp 38Jordan McCloud sacked by Jordan Moore for a loss of 9 yards to the Houst 47
Houston Touchdown, 3 plays
8:211st & 10 at own 47Mulbah Car run for 2 yds to the Houst 49
8:212nd & 8 at own 49Clayton Tune run for 18 yds to the SFla 33 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 33Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 33 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 28, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
7:161st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:161st & 10 at own 25Jordan McCloud sacked by Derek Parish and David Anenih for a loss of 5 yards to the SFla 20
7:162nd & 15 at own 20Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Brian Battie
7:163rd & 15 at own 20Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Xavier Weaver
7:164th & 15 at own 20Trent Schneider punt for 50 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 33 yds to the SFla 37
Houston Missed FG, 5 plays
6:231st & 10 at opp 37Clayton Tune pass complete to Keith Corbin for 12 yds to the SFla 25 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 25Chandler Smith run for no gain to the SFla 25
6:232nd & 10 at opp 25Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
6:233rd & 10 at opp 25HOUSTON Penalty, false start (Max Banes) to the SFla 30
6:233rd & 15 at opp 30Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Keith Corbin
5:104th & 15 at opp 30Kyle Ramsey 47 yd FG MISSED
South Florida Punt, 5 plays
5:101st & 10 at own 30Jordan McCloud run for 8 yds to the SFla 38
5:102nd & 2 at own 38Brian Battie run for 2 yds to the SFla 40 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at own 40Brian Battie run for 7 yds to the SFla 47
5:102nd & 3 at own 47Jordan McCloud sacked by Derek Parish for a loss of 4 yards to the SFla 43
5:103rd & 7 at own 43Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Bryce Miller
5:104th & 7 at own 43Trent Schneider punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Damarion Williams at the Houst 19
Houston Punt, 6 plays
3:051st & 10 at own 19Chandler Smith run for 3 yds to the Houst 22
3:052nd & 7 at own 22Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell
3:053rd & 7 at own 22Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 9 yds to the Houst 31 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at own 31Kelan Walker run for 9 yds to the Houst 40
3:052nd & 1 at own 40Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Shane Creamer
3:053rd & 1 at own 40Kelan Walker run for no gain to the Houst 40
0:324th & 1 at own 40Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:32
0:324th & 1 at own 40Laine Wilkins punt for 41 yds , KJ Sails returns for a loss of 4 yards to the SFla 15
South Florida End of half, 1 play
0:211st & 10 at own 15Brian Battie run for 6 yds to the SFla 21
3rd quarter7 drives, then Houston 42, South Florida 7
South Florida Punt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores)
15:002nd & 4 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Katravis Marsh pass complete to Bryce Miller for 5 yds to the SFla 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Brian Battie run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Katravis Marsh pass incomplete to Mitchell Brinkman, broken up by Deontay Anderson
13:514th & 6 at own 29Trent Schneider punt for 43 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 72 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 35, South Florida 0
South Florida Punt, 4 plays
13:511st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:511st & 10 at own 25Katravis Marsh pass complete to Omarion Dollison for 16 yds to the SFla 41 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at own 41Kelley Joiner run for 4 yds to the SFla 45
13:512nd & 6 at own 45Katravis Marsh pass incomplete
13:513rd & 6 at own 45Katravis Marsh pass incomplete to DeVontres Dukes, broken up by Damarion Williams
13:514th & 6 at own 45Trent Schneider punt for 39 yds , Damarion Williams returns for no gain to the Houst 16
Houston Punt, 5 plays
12:351st & 10 at own 16Clayton Tune pass complete to Bryson Smith for 3 yds to the Houst 19
12:352nd & 7 at own 19Kelan Walker run for 9 yds to the Houst 28 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 28Kelan Walker run for 2 yds to the Houst 30
12:352nd & 8 at own 30Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Houst 35
12:353rd & 3 at own 35Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Cole McGowan
12:354th & 3 at own 35Laine Wilkins punt for 44 yds, downed at the HOUSTON 21 for a 1ST down SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, kick catching interference (15 Yards) to the SFla 36 for a 1ST down
South Florida Fumble return TD, 10 plays (Houston scores)
10:061st & 10 at own 36Brian Battie run for 2 yds to the SFla 38
10:062nd & 8 at own 38Brian Battie run for 31 yds to the Houst 31 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 31Katravis Marsh pass incomplete to DeVontres Dukes, broken up by Shaun Lewis
10:062nd & 10 at opp 31Katravis Marsh pass complete to Omarion Dollison for 11 yds to the Houst 20 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 20Katravis Marsh pass incomplete to Bryce Miller
10:062nd & 10 at opp 20Katravis Marsh run for no gain to the Houst 20
10:063rd & 10 at opp 20Katravis Marsh pass complete to Brian Battie for 11 yds to the Houst 9 for a 1ST down
10:061st & goal at opp 9Brian Battie run for 2 yds to the Houst 7
10:062nd & goal at opp 7Katravis Marsh pass incomplete
6:073rd & goal at opp 7Katravis Marsh sacked by David Anenih for a loss of 10 yards Katravis Marsh fumbled, recovered by Houst Derek Parish , return for 0 yards , return for 85 yds (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 42, South Florida 0
South Florida Touchdown, 6 plays
6:071st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:071st & 10 at own 25Jordan McCloud pass complete to Latrell Williams for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at the 50Leonard Parker run for 3 yds to the Houst 47
6:072nd & 7 at opp 47Jordan McCloud run for 2 yds to the Houst 45
6:073rd & 5 at opp 45Jordan McCloud pass complete to DeVontres Dukes for 17 yds to the Houst 28 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at opp 28Jordan McCloud pass complete to Xavier Weaver for 26 yds to the Houst 2 for a 1ST down
3:371st & goal at opp 2Leonard Parker run for 2 yds for a TD (Spencer Shrader KICK)Houston 42, South Florida 7
Houston Punt, 4 plays
3:371st & 0 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:371st & 10 at own 25Chandler Smith run for 10 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
3:371st & 10 at own 35Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Christian Trahan, broken up by Kelvin Pinkney
3:372nd & 10 at own 35Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Houst 40
3:373rd & 5 at own 40TUNE, Clayton sideline left pass complete to SMITH, Chandler for 11 yards to the USF49 (BOYLES, Dwayne), PENALTY HOU pass interference (CORBIN, Keith) 15 yards to the HOU25, NO PLAY.
3:373rd & 20 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 12 yds to the Houst 37
3:374th & 8 at own 37Laine Wilkins punt for 46 yds, fair catch by KJ Sails at the SFla 17
South Florida Touchdown, 11 plays
1:151st & 10 at own 17Jordan McCloud pass complete to Terrence Horne for 10 yds to the SFla 27 for a 1ST down
1:151st & 10 at own 27Jordan McCloud pass complete to Chris Carter for 12 yds to the SFla 39 for a 1ST down
1:151st & 10 at own 39Jordan McCloud pass complete to Terrence Horne for 2 yds to the SFla 41
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 41Brian Battie run for 4 yds to the SFla 45
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 45Jordan McCloud pass complete to Brian Battie for 16 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Jordan McCloud run for 18 yds to the Houst 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 21Jordan McCloud pass complete to Sean Atkins for 12 yds to the Houst 9 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 9Jordan McCloud run for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 12
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 12Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 12Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Latrell Williams
Q4 12:004th & 0 at opp 12Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 12:00
Q4 12:004th & goal at opp 12McCLOUD, Jordan sideline right pass incomplete to BROWN, Sincere (SMALL, D.J.), PENALTY HOU pass interference (SMALL, D.J.) 10 yards to the HOU2, 1ST DOWN USF, NO PLAY.
Q4 11:501st & goal at opp 2Jordan McCloud pass complete to Omarion Dollison for 2 yds for a TD (Spencer Shrader KICK)Houston 42, South Florida 14
4th quarter5 drives, then Houston 56, South Florida 21
Houston Pick-six, 3 plays (South Florida scores)
11:501st & 0 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:501st & 10 at own 25Kelan Walker run for 4 yds to the Houst 29
11:502nd & 6 at own 29Kelan Walker run for 5 yds to the Houst 34
10:223rd & 1 at own 34Clayton Tune pass intercepted for a TD Bentlee Sanders return for no gain for a TD (Spencer Shrader KICK)Houston 42, South Florida 21
Houston Touchdown, 7 plays
10:221st & 0 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:221st & 10 at own 25WALKER, Kelan rush up middle for 2 yards to the HOU27 (PINKNEY, Kelvin;NORRIS, Brian), PENALTY HOU illegal formation 5 yards to the HOU20, NO PLAY.
10:221st & 15 at own 20Kelan Walker run for 2 yds to the Houst 22
10:222nd & 13 at own 22Clayton Tune run for 6 yds to the Houst 28
10:223rd & 7 at own 28HOUSTON Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Houst 23
10:223rd & 12 at own 23Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 15 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at own 38Kelan Walker run for 30 yds to the SFla 32 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at opp 32Chandler Smith run for 2 yds to the SFla 30
10:222nd & 8 at opp 30Chandler Smith run for 24 yds to the SFla 6 for a 1ST down
5:351st & goal at opp 6Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 6 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 49, South Florida 21
5:351st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds , Omarion Dollison return for 19 yds to the Houst 14 Omarion Dollison fumbled, forced by James Fullbright III, recovered by Houst Shaun Lewis , return for a loss of 70 yards to the Houst 14
Houston Touchdown, 1 play
5:151st & 10 at opp 14James Fullbright III run for 14 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 56, South Florida 21
South Florida Turnover on downs, 12 plays
5:151st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:151st & 10 at own 25Leonard Parker run for 7 yds to the SFla 32
5:152nd & 3 at own 32Leonard Parker run for 1 yd to the SFla 33
5:153rd & 2 at own 33Leonard Parker run for 4 yds to the SFla 37 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 37Leonard Parker run for 1 yd to the SFla 38
5:152nd & 9 at own 38Leonard Parker run for 5 yds to the SFla 43
5:153rd & 4 at own 43Jordan McCloud pass complete to Sean Atkins for 10 yds to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 47Odunayo Seriki run for a loss of 6 yards to the SFla 47
5:152nd & 16 at own 47Jordan McCloud run for 5 yds to the HOUSTON 48 for a 1ST down HOUSTON Penalty, unnecessary roughness (Derek Parish) to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 33Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Sincere Brown
5:152nd & 10 at opp 33Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
5:153rd & 10 at opp 33Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to DeVontres Dukes
5:154th & 10 at opp 33Jordan McCloud pass incomplete to Omarion Dollison, broken up by D.J. Small
Houston Result not recorded, 1 play
0:331st & 10 at own 33James Fullbright III run for 5 yds to the Houst 38

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 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the two 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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