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Fresno State at Houston

Dec 25, 2017 • Completed • Neutral Site

HAWAI'I BOWL

Season 2017PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Fresno State

Pac-12

Final Score

33 - 27

FSH

Home

Houston

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Houston341
Fresno State473

Passing Yards

Houston269
Fresno State342

Rushing Yards

Houston72
Fresno State131

Turnovers

Houston2
Fresno State2

Game Conditions

Temperature81°F
Wind13 mph NE

Humidity

45%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Marcus McMaryion

Fresno State

YDS: 342

Rushing

Josh Hokit

Fresno State

YDS: 64

Receiving

Steven Dunbar

Houston

YDS: 197

Tackles

Jeffrey Allison

Fresno State

TOT: 13

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Houston26:42
Fresno State33:18

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Fresno State holds off Houston 33-27

Close

Fresno State defeated Houston 33-27 in Week 1 of the 2017 postseason slate, finishing with a 473-341 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Fresno State set the terms early in a game that finished 33-27. Ed Oliver run for 1 yd for a TD, (Caden Novikoff KICK) came with {'seconds': 35, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Houston the first major swing.

Fresno State's box score carried the story: 473 total yards, 131 rushing yards, and 342 passing yards. Houston finished with 341 total yards, including 72 on the ground and 269 through the air.

Fresno State converted 7-19 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, Fresno State led 13-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Alexander Myres 94 Yd Return of Blocked Field Goal (Caden Novikoff Kick).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ed Oliver run for 1 yd for a TD, (Caden Novikoff KICK) (Houston led 7-0 over Fresno State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jimmy Camacho 27 yd FG GOOD (Fresno State led 10-7 over Houston).

  • Field Goal Good

    Caden Novikoff 31 yd FG GOOD (Houston led 10-10 over Fresno State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Marcus McMaryion run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jimmy Camacho KICK) (Fresno State led 7-7 over Houston).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jimmy Camacho 38 yd FG GOOD (Fresno State led 13-10 over Houston).

  • Field Goal Good

    Caden Novikoff 31 yd FG GOOD (Houston led 13-13 over Fresno State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    33-27

    Fresno State defeated Houston.

  • Total yards

    473-341

    Fresno State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    131

    Fresno State averaged 3.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    342

    Fresno State averaged 7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-19

    Fresno State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    9-19

    Houston's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticHoustonFresno State
Total Yards341473
Passing Yards269342
Rushing Yards72131
First Downs1725
Third Down Efficiency9-197-19
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-1
Total Penalties (Yards)6-447-52
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts23-4333-49
Rushing Attempts3039
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points915
Possession Time26:4233:18
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)