Brigham Young 33, Houston 25
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, September 11, 2014
Where: Lavell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah
Temperature:
70°
Head Official:
Todd LaPenta
Attendance:
57630
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Brigham Young 33, Houston 25: Taysom Hill threw for 200 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 160 yards and another score as the host Cougars held off visiting Houston.
Jamaal Williams added 139 rushing yards and two scores for Brigham Young (3-0), which outgained Houston 323-10 on the ground. Jordan Leslie had six catches for 79 yards, recording his 32nd straight game with a catch.
John O'Korn went 30-of-52 for 307 yards and three touchdowns for Houston (1-2), which missed out on five points in the first half. Daniel Spencer had 10 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown and Deontay Greenberry grabbed six receptions for 74 yards and the other two TDs.
BYU linebacker Zac Stout started the scoring with a first-quarter safety and Hill followed Williams' 11-yard run with a 5-yard run and 6-yard pass to Mitch Mathews for a 23-0 lead early in the second. Houston rallied to within 23-15 as a pair of late turnovers - Joey Mbu's interception off a deflection and Adrian McDonald's strip and 28-yard return - led to O'Korn's touchdown pass to Greenberry and a 45-yard Hail Mary score to Spencer as the half ended.
BYU pushed the lead to 33-15 with a field goal and Williams' short TD run but Houston answered with 10 straight points - Greenberry's 15-yard catch and a field goal after Trevon Stewart ripped an interception away from a BYU receiver - to get within a possession with 7:18 left. Houston got the ball back with 2:49 to play, but BYU forced a three-and-out and ran out the clock with its running game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston left a potential five points on the table in the first half as an errant hold led to a blocked field goal and Kyle Bullard missed both extra-point attempts. ... BYU has outrushed its first three opponents 776-163. ... Houston has forced multiple turnovers in 22 of its last 24 games and has at least one takeaway in 26 straight games.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Houston
|
325 |
10 |
315 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4.0 |
2 |
Brigham Young
|
523 |
323 |
200 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |