Today, in 2011, the UH pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Cougar history.
Down 34-7 at Louisiana Tech, the Coogs stormed back with 28 unanswered points in the last 19.5 minutes to stun the Techsters, 35-34. Case Keenum had 351 yards and three touchdowns, while Patrick Edwards & Bryce Beall each scored twice in the comeback.
Houston looked lost as the Bulldogs put together a 12-play, 64-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter to go up 27-7. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Keenum threw an interception, and Tech needed only five plays to score to make it 34-7.
At that point in the game, Keenum was 10 of 21 for 87 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. But then he went full Keenum.
On the next drive, Keenum hit Charles Sims for 17 yards before Beall ran for 13 more, getting the Cougars to midfield. Keenum then found Edwards for a 50-yard TD pass. The drive took 44 seconds.
After another LaTech punt, the Cougars took two penalties and faced a fourth and one from the five-yard line. After converting, it took UH three plays to punch it in. 34-21 with 12:53 to play.
Tech put together a drive and had moved inside UH’s 30-yard line when Kent Brooks forced a fumble, and Phillip Steward recovered at the 20.
On the first play, Keenum found Sims for 28 yards and hit Justin Johnson twice in the drive, the second of which took Houston down to the four-yard line. Bryce Beall punched it in again and it was a six-point game with 7:25 left.
Nick Saenz tipped a pass on the first play of the next Bulldog drive, and Thomas Bates came down with it for the Cougars. UH could not do anything with it and punted away. Tech started to move down the field, but on 3rd and 6, Sammy Brown came from the left side and chased down QB Nick Isham for a 12-yard sack. Houston called timeout with 2:46 left.
From his own 16, Keeum ran for 11 before finding Tyron Carrier for six more. Beall ran for nine to get UH to the 42. After an incompletion, Keenum hooked up with EJ Smith for 26 yards.
Case took the snap from the Tech 32 yard-line before drifting back to his right when he found himself with a defensive end in his face. From the 41, Keenum threw a ball deep into the end zone and found Patrick Edwards for the tying score. Edwards got one foot in and fell through the back of the endzone but pumped his hand before the back judge signaled the TD. Another Matt Hogan PAT made it 35-34 Cougars.
Starting when Tech went up 27 following his second interception, Keenum was 14/19 for 264 yards and two TDs.
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