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Texas Southern at Houston

Sep 23, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 4

Away

Texas Southern

Road profile

Final Score

14 - 70

TSH

Home

Houston

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Houston671
Texas Southern338

Passing Yards

Houston386
Texas Southern278

Rushing Yards

Houston285
Texas Southern60

Turnovers

Houston1
Texas Southern1

Game Conditions

ConditionRain
Temperature75°F
Wind6 mph E

Humidity

99%

Precipitation

0.02 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

D'Eriq King

Houston

YDS: 200

Rushing

Kelan Walker

Houston

YDS: 105

Receiving

Bobby Hartzog Jr.

Unknown Team

YDS: 173

Tackles

Sean Jones

Unknown Team

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Houston28:45
Texas Southern31:15

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Houston overwhelms Texas Southern 70-14

Blowout

Houston defeated Texas Southern 70-14 in Week 4 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 671-338 edge in total yards, and scoring 5 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Houston set the terms early in a game that finished 70-14. D'Eriq King pass complete to Keith Corbin for 8 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) came with {'seconds': 48, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Houston the first major swing.

Houston's box score carried the story: 671 total yards, 285 rushing yards, and 386 passing yards. Texas Southern finished with 338 total yards, including 60 on the ground and 278 through the air.

Houston converted 7-11 on third down, went 1-4 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Houston led 42-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kelan Walker run for 72 yds for a TD (Caden Novikoff KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    D'Eriq King pass complete to Keith Corbin for 8 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 14-0 over Texas Southern).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    D'Eriq King run for 6 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 7-0 over Texas Southern).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Chandler Smith run for 2 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 42-0 over Texas Southern).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kevrin Justice run for 1 yd for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 21-0 over Texas Southern).

  • Passing Touchdown

    D'Eriq King pass complete to Marquez Stevenson for 10 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 28-0 over Texas Southern).

  • Passing Touchdown

    D'Eriq King pass complete to Terry Mark for 5 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK) (Houston led 35-0 over Texas Southern).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    70-14

    Houston defeated Texas Southern.

  • Total yards

    671-338

    Houston held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    285

    Houston averaged 7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    386

    Houston averaged 7.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-11

    Houston's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-17

    Texas Southern's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticHoustonTexas Southern
Total Yards671338
Passing Yards386278
Rushing Yards28560
First Downs3616
Third Down Efficiency7-115-17
Fourth Down Efficiency1-40-1
Total Penalties (Yards)2-109-63
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts33-4919-43
Rushing Attempts4127
Passing TDs51
Rushing TDs51
Kicking Points102
Possession Time28:4531:15
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)