Notes Following Football's 44-16 Loss To Houston
Oct 17, 2009 | Football
Oct. 17, 2009
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Houston 44, Tulane 16
Tulane Game 6
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, La.
TULANE NOTES
• Saturday's game marked the 15th meeting between Tulane and Houston on the gridiron and with the loss falls to 4-11 in the all-time series. Houston has now won the last seven meetings dating back to the 2003 season.
• The loss drops Tulane to 2-4 on the year and 0-3 in Conference USA play. The Green Wave have now lost nine straight league contests, with their last win coming against SMU, 34-27, on Sept. 25, 2008 in the Louisiana Superdome.
• One week after posting career highs in nearly every statistical category, redshirt-freshman quarterback Ryan Griffin was at it again as the native of Westlake Village, Calif., was 12-of-18 for 126 yards and a touchdown.
• Griffin's four-yard touchdown pass to sophomore fullback Antoine Duplessis in 51 seconds into fourth quarter was the first of both players' careers.
• Senior running back André Anderson posted his second 100-yard rushing day of the 2009 season and the sixth of his career after carrying the ball 18 times for 108 yards (6.0 avg.). His 108 yards against the Cougars moves him into a tie for sixth-place in Tulane history in career 100-yard rushing days, joining Jerald Sowell's six 100-yard efforts from 1993-96.
• With a catch in the first quarter, Jeremy Williams has now caught at least one pass in 19 consecutive games dating back to the 2007 season and has hauled in at least three passes on 15 occasions during the 19-game stretch.
• Williams finished the day with six catches for 63 yards. He now has 153 catches for 2,335 yards and 15 touchdowns for his career, which ranks ninth, sixth and tied for ninth in Green Wave history, respectively.
• Williams posted 108 all-purpose yards on the day, adding a career-best 45 yards on eight carries against Houston.
• Senior Ross Thevenot scored a season-high 10 points after connecting on all three of his field goal attempts and converting a PAT. His 43-yard field goal with 3:24 left to play in the first quarter was a season long, surpassing his previous season-long of 33 last week against Marshall.
• Thevenot moves into fourth place in the Tulane career record book in kicking points scored (208) and eighth place in the overall scoring. He also moves into a tie for fourth place for field goals attempted (63 along with Todd Wiggins from 1987-89 and Tony Wood from 1981-84), remains fifth in field goals made (39) jumps to fifth in career field goal percentage at .619 (39-of-63).
• With three receptions for 23 yards on Saturday against Houston, junior tight end Tyler Helm posted the first multiple-catch of his career. He entered the game with five career receptions for 58 yards, including one grab for 12 yards in 2009.
• Also posting his first career multiple-catch outing was freshman wideout D.J. Banks, who hauled in three passes for 43 yards. Banks caught his first career pass last week against Marshall.
• Junior free safety Alex Wacha posted a career-best 14 tackles (9 solo, 5 assists) against Houston. Senior strong safety Chinonso Echebelem, meanwhile, tied his career-high tackle total with 13 (11 solo, 2 assists). Echebelem previously had 13-tackle efforts at Memphis on Nov. 29, 2008 and against Tulsa on Nov. 3, 2007 in the Louisiana Superdome.
• With a start at center today against Houston, junior Andrew Nierman has now started all 30 games so far in his collegiate career. Also extending double-digit start streaks for Tulane were junior OT Pete Hendrickson and senior DE Adam Kwentua with 16 straight each, and junior WR Casey Robottom at 12.
• Junior tight end Cody Sparks started for the first time today. Originally projected to open the year as Tulane's starting tight end, Sparks hurt his knee during the summer and missed the first two games of the year. He played in the Green Wave's games against McNeese State, Army and Marshall before starting today. It was the first time Sparks has started since Oct. 4, 2008, against Army.
• Tulane's captains for the game were senior RB André Anderson, senior LB David Kirksey, senior WR Jeremy Williams and senior OL Nick Landry.
HOUSTON NOTES
• With a 5-1 start through their first five games, the Cougars marked the program's best start since 2003 when Houston also started the season 5-1.
• With 44 points, the Cougars scored in their 112th consecutive game... The Cougars have not been shut out since a 48-0 loss at Texas on Sept. 23, 2000.
• With 516 yards of total offense (334 pass, 182 rush), the Cougars have recorded at least 500 yards of total offense in six consecutive games to open the 2009 season... UH last failed to reach that milestone with 415 yards against Air Force during the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces on Dec. 31, 2008.
• With 516 yards of total offense (334 pass, 182 rush), the Cougars have recorded at least 500 yards of total offense in 15 games during the last two seasons.
• With 516 yards of total offense (334 pass, 182 rush), the Cougars have recorded at least 400 yards of total offense in 19 consecutive games... UH last failed to reach that milestone with 367 yards against TCU during the Texas Bowl on Dec. 28, 2007.
• The Cougars are 122-123-6 (.498) all-time when playing in the month of October.
• Houston had no turnover against Tulane, marking the first time since Dec. 28, 2007, during the Texas Bowl against TCU that the team did not commit a turnover.
• The Cougars are 11-4 (.733) in the all-time series against Tulane.
• The Cougars have won their last seven games against Tulane.. Houston has not lost to Tulane since a 34-13 decision on Sept. 7, 2002, at Robertson Stadium in Houston.
• The Cougars have won their last three games against Tulane in New Orleans... Houston has not lost to Tulane in New Orleans since a 41-23 setback on Nov. 4, 2000.
• The Cougars have won their last four games against Tulane on the road or at a neutral site... The Cougars' win against the Green Wave in 2005 was played at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La., due to Hurricane Katrina.
• Head coach Kevin Sumlin is 2-0 against Tulane during his career.
• Junior center Jaryd Anderson, sophomore safety Roisean Haynes and freshman defensive tackle Tyrone Campbell all made their first career starts against Tulane.
• Freshman defensive tackle DeAnthony Sims made his collegiate debut against the Green Wave.
• A second quarter interception was the second of the season and career of junior defensive back Jamal Robinson.
• A 3-yard touchdown carry for sophomore running back Justin Johnson was the first career score for the Richardson, Texas, native. It came on the 28th rushing attempt of his career.
• With a third quarter blocked punt, junior defensive back Jeremy Smith gave the Cougars their first blocked punt since Sept. 20, 2008, when Wesley Scourten accomplish the task against Colorado State.
• Junior quarterback Case Keenum has thrown a touchdown pass in his last 22 consecutive games, extending his school record... The previous record was 18 consecutive games by Andre Ware from 1988 to 1991.
• Freshman tight end Tyler Chambers made his first career reception in the third quarter, catching a seven-yard pass from Keenum to set up a Houston touchdown later in the drive.
• With 334 passing yards, junior quarterback Case Keenum has thrown for at least 300 yards in 19 games during his career... It was his sixth straight game this season with at least 300 yards and his 19th 300-yard game in the last 20 contests... The Cougars are 11-7 (.611) during games in which Keenum throws for at least 300 yards.
• With two touchdown passes, junior quarterback Case Keenum has thrown for at least one touchdown in 22 consecutive games and 31 of 33 games during his career... Keenum's last game without a touchdown pass came against Tulsa on Nov. 10, 2007.
• With 84 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Chaz Rodriguez tied his career high... He also tallied 84 receiving yards against UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008.
• With two touchdown passes, Keenum recorded the 20th multi-touchdown game of his career... It also was the 17th time in the last 19 games that Keenum has thrown for at least two touchdowns.
• With 11 tackles in his first career start, sophomore defensive back Roisean Haynes set a career high ... His previous best was six tackles on Sept. 5, 2009, against Northwestern State.
• With two touchdown runs, sophomore running back Bryce Beall recorded the fourth multi-touchdown game of his career.
• With two touchdown runs, sophomore running back Justin Johnson recorded the first multi-touchdown game of his career.
• With 334 passing yards, Keenum sits in seventh place in Conference USA career history... Keenum now has 9,743 career passing yards... Up next in the UH records book is UAB's Darrell Hackney, who threw for 9,886 yards from 2002 to 2005.
• With 334 passing yards, Keenum recorded the 19th 300-yard passing game of his career... Keenum holds the UH career record in that category, over former Cougar Kevin Kolb, who posted 17 300-yard passing games from 2003 to 2006.
• With 797 completions during his career, Keenum remains in second place in Houston career history with completions... Up next in the UH records books is Kevin Kolb, who set a school record with 964 completions from 2003 to 2006.
• With 9,743 passing yards during his career, Keenum remains in second place in Houston career history... Up next in the Houston records book is Kevin Kolb, who set a school record with 12,964 passing yards from 2003 to 2006.
• With 77 passing touchdowns during his career, Keenum remains in third place in Houston career history... Up next in the Houston records book is Kevin Kolb, who threw for 85 touchdowns from 2003 to 2006.
