College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 40, Cincinnati 16
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Thursday, September 15, 2016
Where: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 40015
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Houston 7 3 2 28 40
Cincinnati 7 3 0 6 16
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:00
Houston   TD  Cincinnati 0 - Houston 7
Chance Allen 39 yd. pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick)
1st Quarter - 6:12
Cincinnati   TD  Cincinnati 7 - Houston 7
Devin Gray 61 yd. pass from Hayden Moore (Andrew Gantz kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:58
Houston   FG  Cincinnati 7 - Houston 10
Ty Cummings 32 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:04
Cincinnati   FG  Cincinnati 10 - Houston 10
Andrew Gantz 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:30
Houston   S  Cincinnati 10 - Houston 12
Tion Green tackled in end zone by Ed Oliver for a safety
4th Quarter - 14:57
Cincinnati   TD  Cincinnati 16 - Houston 12
Nate Cole 4 yd. pass from Hayden Moore (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 11:45
Houston   TD  Cincinnati 16 - Houston 19
Greg Ward Jr. 12 yd. run (Ty Cummings kick)
4th Quarter - 6:16
Houston   TD  Cincinnati 16 - Houston 26
Greg Ward Jr. 3 yd. run (Ty Cummings kick)
4th Quarter - 3:47
Houston   TD  Cincinnati 16 - Houston 33
Steven Taylor 74 yd. interception return (Ty Cummings kick)
4th Quarter - 3:40
Houston   TD  Cincinnati 16 - Houston 40
Howard Wilson 28 yd. interception return (Ty Cummings kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Houston Cincinnati
W‑L 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Houston Cincinnati
Score 40 16
1st Downs 28 13
3rd Down Efficiency 11-for-21
52%		 3-for-12
25%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 506 307
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 57-180 25-30
Average/Rush 3.2 1.2
Passing
Comp-Att 24-36 22-39
Passing Yards 326 277
Average/Pass Play 8.4 6.6
Penalties-Yards 4-45 2-15
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 3
Time of Possession 38:08 21:52
PLAYER STATS
Houston (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
G. Ward Jr. 24/36 326 1 2
Cincinnati (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
H. Moore 21/37 275 2 2
R. Trail 1/2 2 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
G. Ward Jr. 26 73 2.8 2
D. Catalon 16 67 4.2 0
M. Car 5 25 5.0 0
D. King 5 20 4.0 0
D. Birden 1 4 4.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Boone 12 29 2.4 0
T. Green 8 14 1.8 0
R. Trail 1 1 1.0 0
H. Moore 4 -14 -3.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
L. Bonner 8 119 14.9 0
C. Allen 5 94 18.8 1
I. Johnson 1 32 32.0 0
T. McCloskey 1 32 32.0 0
D. Catalon 5 20 4.0 0
S. Dunbar 2 18 9.0 0
M. Car 1 8 8.0 0
D. King 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Gray 4 97 24.2 1
N. Cole 9 60 6.7 1
M. Boone 2 37 18.5 0
K. Lewis 3 29 9.7 0
J. Deguara 1 28 28.0 0
A. Johnson 2 20 10.0 0
T. Green 1 6 6.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
S. Taylor 1 74 1
H. Wilson 2 28 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
A. Thomas 1 22 0
G. Coleman 1 11 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
S. Taylor 2.0 19.0
T. Bowser 1.0 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Kinard 1.0 9.0
S. Tongamoa 1.0 8.0
A. Pace 0.5 3.0
C. Broughton 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
H. Wilson 6 2
S. Taylor 5 4
T. Bowser 4 3
M. Adams 4 5
J. Winchester 3 2
D. Catalon 2 0
T. Williams 2 0
D. Hines 2 2
A. Fleming 1 0
K. Williams 1 0
G. Ward Jr. 1 0
E. Oliver 1 1
G. Davis 1 4
N. Fruge 0 1
C. Malveaux 0 1
B. Wilson 0 2
J. Carter 0 2
E. Egbule 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Kinard 6 12
M. Tyson 5 2
L. Stephens 4 0
E. Wilson 4 7
K. Mouhon 3 2
A. Thomas 3 2
L. Johnson 2 0
G. Coleman 2 1
S. Tongamoa 2 1
K. Fitz 2 1
J. Minor 2 5
M. Wilson 2 6
D. Pierce 1 0
T. Gilbert 1 1
C. Broughton 1 3
B. Wright 0 1
N. Cole 0 1
M. Clements 0 1
P. Young 0 2
L. Brazile 0 2
M. Copeland 0 3
A. Pace 0 4
C. Jacobs 0 7
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
S. Taylor 2.0 19.0
T. Bowser 1.5 3.0
G. Davis 0.5 1.0
M. Adams 0.5 1.0
D. Hines 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Kinard 1.0 9.0
S. Tongamoa 1.0 8.0
M. Tyson 1.0 4.0
K. Mouhon 1.0 2.0
M. Wilson 1.0 1.0
A. Pace 0.5 3.0
C. Broughton 0.5 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
G. Ward Jr. 1
L. Bonner 1
I. Johnson 1
D. Catalon 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles