Houston 33, Memphis 32
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Clayton Tune threw a pair of touchdown passes inside the final two minutes as Houston scored 26 fourth-quarter points to stun Memphis 33-32.
Tune tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to KeSean Carter that capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive to pull Houston to 32-26 with 1:17 to play. Houston took possession following the ensuing onside kick. Tune and Carter connected six plays later for the game-winner on a 2-yard touchdown with 18 seconds to play.
Houston (3-3, 1-1 American Athletic Conference) has won two straight against Memphis (4-2, 2-1) since ending a five-game losing streak to the Tigers in a 31-13 home win last season.
Tune finished 36-of-57 passing for 366 yards with three touchdowns. Sam Brown had nine receptions for 116 yards and Nathaniel Dell made 10 catches for 81 yards and a score. Carter had four receptions for 36 yards.
Memphis looked to be headed toward an easy victory when Seth Henigan threw a lateral to Gabriel Rogers near the sideline. Rogers then avoided three defenders and ran back toward the logo and lofted a pass to Asa Martin in the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown that stretched the Memphis lead to 26-7 with 14:50 remaining.
Jayce Rogers returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for Houston, but Chris Howard made his fourth field goal, a 39-yarder, to push the Tigers' lead to 32-19 with 4:04 to play.
Henigan completed 21 of 32 passes for 241 yards for Memphis.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Hou | Mem |
| Mem |
TD |
6:15 |
Brandon Thomas 3 yd run (Chris Howard kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Mem |
TD |
0:00 |
Caden Prieskorn 25 yd pass from Seth Henigan (Chris Howard kick) |
0 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
Hou | Mem |
| Hou |
TD |
6:02 |
Clayton Tune 1 yd run (Bubba Baxa kick) |
7 |
14 |
| Mem |
FG |
3:15 |
Chris Howard 36 yd FG |
7 |
17 |
| Third Quarter |
Hou | Mem |
| Mem |
FG |
4:54 |
Chris Howard 28 yd FG |
7 |
20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Hou | Mem |
| Mem |
TD |
14:50 |
Asa Martin 41 yd pass from Gabriel Rogers (failed 2pt pass) |
7 |
26 |
| Hou |
TD |
12:44 |
Nathaniel Dell 6 yd pass from Clayton Tune (failed 2pt pass) |
13 |
26 |
| Mem |
FG |
8:00 |
Chris Howard 26 yd FG |
13 |
29 |
| Hou |
TD |
7:47 |
Jayce Rogers 100 yd kick return (failed 2pt pass) |
19 |
29 |
| Mem |
FG |
4:04 |
Chris Howard 39 yd FG |
19 |
32 |
| Hou |
TD |
1:17 |
KeSean Carter 13 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa kick) |
26 |
32 |
| Hou |
TD |
0:18 |
KeSean Carter 2 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa kick) |
33 |
32 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Houston |
Memphis |
| First downs |
25 |
25 |
| Rushing |
6 |
12 |
| Passing |
17 |
10 |
| Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-16, 38% |
8-15, 53% |
| 4th down efficiency |
3-4, 75% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
23-97 |
41-156 |
| Passing Yards |
366 |
282 |
| Return Yards |
148 |
44 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
36-58-1 |
22-34-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--9 |
4--21 |
| Punts |
5 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
44.2 |
43 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-75 |
3-35 |
| Time of Possession |
26:22 |
33:38 |
| Houston Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Tune |
36 |
57 |
366 |
3 |
1 |
| Memphis Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Henigan |
21 |
32 |
241 |
1 |
0 |
| G. Rogers |
1 |
2 |
41 |
1 |
0 |
| Houston Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Campbell |
12 |
53 |
4.4 |
0 |
| S. Sneed |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
| C. Tune |
7 |
20 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Memphis Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Ducker |
10 |
38 |
3.8 |
0 |
| R. Glover |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
0 |
| A. Martin |
7 |
32 |
4.6 |
0 |
| S. Henigan |
12 |
24 |
2.0 |
0 |
| G. Rogers |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
| B. Thomas |
7 |
10 |
1.4 |
1 |
| Houston Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Brown |
9 |
116 |
12.9 |
0 |
| N. Dell |
10 |
81 |
8.1 |
1 |
| C. Trahan |
5 |
73 |
14.6 |
0 |
| M. Golden |
4 |
55 |
13.8 |
0 |
| K. Carter |
4 |
36 |
9.0 |
2 |
| B. Campbell |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| S. Sneed |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| K. Walker |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Memphis Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. Rogers |
5 |
71 |
14.2 |
0 |
| A. Martin |
2 |
51 |
25.5 |
1 |
| C. Prieskorn |
3 |
41 |
13.7 |
1 |
| E. Lewis |
6 |
30 |
5.0 |
0 |
| R. Taylor |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
0 |
| J. Ivory |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
0 |
| J. Scates |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| J. Ducker |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Houston Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Memphis Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Q. Johnson |
1 |
4 |
| Houston Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Wilkins |
5 |
221 |
44.2 |
| Memphis Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Doyle |
3 |
129 |
43.0 |
| Houston Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Dell |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| Memphis Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Lewis |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
| Houston Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| P. Sawyer |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
| J. Rogers |
1 |
100 |
100.0 |
| Memphis Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| G. Rogers |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
| Houston Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| B. Baxa |
21 |
| Memphis Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
