Conner Weigman took 25 snaps, 13 of which resulted in a first down. Conner threw three touchdown passes, and the offense scored 35 points on his 25 snaps, amassing 217 yards (8.68 per play). Five different players scored (Patrick Overmyer, Re’Shaun Sanford, Makhi Hughes, Amare Thomas, and Koby Young) when Conner was leading the offense.
33 of Houston’s 64 plays resulted in a first down.
Southern finished with -6 rushing yards.
Houston is first nationally in rushing defense (10 ypg).
The Cougars are giving up just .43 yards per attempt on the ground – also first nationally.
Houston had the ball 17:17 of the 24 minutes in the second half.
Four players scored for the first time in college: Young, John Hebert, Keisean Henderson, and DJ Butler. Young and Hebert each scored twice.
Three Cougars outscored Southern (6 points) by themselves: Young and Hebert (12) and kicker Jonathan Dimas (11). Seven other UH players tied Southern.
UH tied the school record for most points in the first quarter (28).
Southern ran 42 plays, which I believe is the fewest in the modern era of UH Football. Southwestern Louisiana ran 38 in 1949.
Houston did not punt in the game. That’s happened many times, the last being at SMU in 2022. That was also in a game where 77 points was scored, only it was by SMU (77 is the most given up in school history, surpassing the 72 they gave up to SMU in 2012).
Houston was 8/8 on third down. It is the first time UH has ever been perfect on third down in a game (908 games). How incredible is that?
When Houston scored 100 points against Tulsa, the Coogs went 8/14 on third down.
In the last eight games UH has scored 70 points, they have gone 50/92 (54%) on third down.
Houston is No. 1 nationally in third down conversion percentage (71.4%).
Of note: Army went 7/7 on third down in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl.
Texas Tech and the Cougars will each be ranked for Friday’s game. It will be the first ranked-vs.-ranked regular-season game for UH since 2016 (OU). As a ranked team, Houston is 11-6-3 when the opponent is ranked higher.
