Posted by KilgoreTroutIII
1,549 all-purpose yards; 99 points, 78 first downs; 106 passes, no INT’s
My nomination for Best Stats Game of the Day – without even reading about the other games: Goodbye BCS bowl possibilities for the 12th ranked Houston Cougars after they lost to the UTEP Miners, 58-41.
- The teams combined for 1,245 yards offense
- With 304 kick return yards, the all-purpose yards totaled 1,549
- 183 plays from scrimmage (counting five punts and four field goal attempts)
- 812 yards passing — 70-106, 7 TDs, 0 INTs
- 433 yards rushing on 68 carries
- 78 first downs
- 99 points on 12 TDs, 3 FG’s, and 12-13 PATs
- UH ran 105 plays from scrimmage
- Case Keenum completed 51 of 76 passes for 536 yards, 5 TDs
- UH: 42 first downs, 664 total yards from scrimmage, 812 all-purpose yards
- UTEP: 75 plays from scrimmage, 305 yards rushing and 276 passing
- UTEP: 26 first downs, 581 yards from scrimmage, 737 all-purpose yards
- Donald Buckram rushed for 262 yards on 32 carries, 4 TDs
Houston’s two lost fumbles were the only turnovers in the game, but one of those was returned 70 yards for a UTEP touchdown with 3:25 to play, giving them a 58-34 lead. There were only five total punts, but one was for 57 yards and another was 53 yards. The half-time score was 17-17.
