With 3 Wins and 0 Losses, Houston Cougars gained 532.6 total yards on an average including 322.8 passing yards (with 37.8 passing attempts having completion percentage of 64.6) and 209.8 rushing yards per game. (1) runs with the ball on a keeper during the second quarter against the Tulane Green Wave at TDECU Stadium.
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The Cougars drove 69 yards in 2:05 and quarterback Greg Ward Jr. capped it with a 5-yard run of his own to put them up 21-7.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Green Wave are 19.5-point home underdogs versus the Cougars while the total now sits at 58.5 points.
If there is one thing that has been clearly evident this college football season it’s the fact that the Houston Cougars are thriving under new head coach Tom Herman.
TULANE: Linebacker Nico Marley has been in on a team-leading leads Tulane in tackles with 36, 29 solo.
Junior receiver Demarcus Ayers added to that with a dynamic 73-yard punt return for a touchdown, extending the lead to 42-7 and adding to his all-around impressive game. Tulane had more penalties than first downs and fell to 2-4. He’s just one shy of the school record. Well, you know, all they did was score on their first offensive play from scrimmage against Tulane. The Wave is facing what may be the toughest part of what was a very hard 2015 schedule; and while this young team has shown a lot of promise at times, they aren’t anywhere near in the same league with the Georgia Techs, Temples, and Houstons of the world.
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On their second drive of the third quarter, the Cougars got big plays from senior running back Kenneth Farrow to quickly move down the field, before Ward took it in from a few yards out for his third rushing touchdown of the game, making the lead 35-7. Teddy Veal caught four passes for 31 yards while Devon Breaux caught three passes for 88 yards.
