Houston Cougars vs. Marshall Thundering Herd - Box Score - November 17, 2012 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Houston 41

(4-7, 3-4 C-USA)

Marshall 44

(5-6, 4-3 C-USA)

Alerts

12:00 PM ET, November 17, 2012

Edwards Stadium, HUNTINGTON, WV

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	0	10	14	17	41
MRSH	10	21	7	6	44

Top Performers

Passing: C. Jones (HOU) - 316 YDS, 5 TD

Rushing: K. Grooms (MRSH) - 21 CAR, 155 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: T. Shuler (MRSH) - 9 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				HOU	MRSH
	TD	09:56	Antavious Wilson 19 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	0	7
	FG	06:27	Justin Haig 23 Yd	0	10
SECOND QUARTER				HOU	MRSH
	TD	09:11	Tommy Shuler 5 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	0	17
	TD	06:08	Shane Ros 3 Yd Pass From Crawford Jones (Matt Hogan Kick)	7	17
	TD	04:49	Davonte Allen 46 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	7	24
	FG	01:55	Matt Hogan 32 Yd	10	24
	TD	01:05	Kevin Grooms 69 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	10	31
THIRD QUARTER				HOU	MRSH
	TD	06:47	Xavier Maxwell 4 Yd Pass From Crawford Jones (Matt Hogan Kick)	17	31
	TD	02:29	Rakeem Cato 5 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	17	38
	TD	02:12	Shane Ros 19 Yd Pass From Crawford Jones (Matt Hogan Kick)	24	38
FOURTH QUARTER				HOU	MRSH
	TD	14:38	Xavier Maxwell 58 Yd Pass From Crawford Jones (Matt Hogan Kick)	31	38
	TD	10:47	Deontay Greenberry 7 Yd Pass From Crawford Jones (Matt Hogan Kick)	38	38
	FG	05:44	Justin Haig 26 Yd	38	41
	FG	01:18	Matt Hogan 28 Yd	41	41
	FG	00:07	Justin Haig 45 Yd	41	44

Team Stat Comparison

	HOU	MRSH
1st Downs	23	37
3rd down efficiency	5-17	13-22
4th down efficiency	4-4	1-1
Total Yards	430	665
Passing	325	377
Comp-Att	32-46	32-50
Yards per pass	7.1	7.5
Rushing	105	288
Rushing Attempts	32	56
Yards per rush	3.3	5.1
Penalties	5-30	7-58
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	27:05	32:55

Houston Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C. Jones	31/44	316	7.2	5	0
S. Ros	1/2	9	4.5	0	0
Team	32/46	325	7.1	5	0

Marshall Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
R. Cato	32/50	377	7.5	3	2
Team	32/50	377	7.5	3	2

Houston Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Farrow	14	78	5.6	0	13
R. Jackson	4	20	5.0	0	18
S. Ros	2	3	1.5	0	3
C. Sims	3	2	0.7	0	3
D. Peace	1	2	2.0	0	2
L. McDuffey	1	1	1.0	0	1
C. Jones	7	-1	-0.1	0	9
Team	32	105	3.3	0	18

Marshall Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Grooms	21	155	7.4	1	69
E. Taliaferro	18	66	3.7	0	12
R. Watson	8	35	4.4	0	13
R. Cato	9	32	3.6	1	16
Team	56	288	5.1	2	69

Houston Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
X. Maxwell	2	62	31.0	2	58
D. Greenberry	6	60	10.0	1	23
S. Ros	5	52	10.4	2	23
D. Peace	5	44	8.8	0	15
R. Williams	4	35	8.8	0	15
C. Sims	2	26	13.0	0	10
K. Farrow	3	25	8.3	0	8
L. McDuffey	4	23	5.8	0	9
R. Jackson	1	6	6.0	0	6
C. Jones	0	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	32	325	10.2	5	58

Marshall Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Shuler	9	105	11.7	1	18
A. Wilson	7	72	10.3	1	24
D. Allen	2	55	27.5	1	46
D. Evans	5	44	8.8	0	14
C. Wilkins	5	29	5.8	0	10
G. Hoskins	1	27	27.0	0	27
R. Watson	1	19	19.0	0	19
J. King	1	15	15.0	0	15
D. Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Team	32	377	11.8	3	46

Houston Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
A. McDonald	1	33	0
Z. McMillian	1	0	0
Team	2	33	0

Marshall Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Houston Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R. Jackson	4	133	33.3	59
J. Irving	2	9	4.5	10
A. Behbahani	1	6	6.0	6
K. Farrow	0	61	61.0	61
Team	7	209	29.9	61

Marshall Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Grooms	4	80	20.0	25
Team	4	80	20.0	25

Houston Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Payne	1	6	6.0	6
Team	1	6	6.0	6

Marshall Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Shuler	1	10	10.0	10
Team	1	10	10.0	10

Houston Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Hogan	2/2	100.0	32	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	32	5/5	11

Marshall Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Haig	3/3	100.0	45	5/5	14
Team	3/3	100.0	45	5/5	14

Houston Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
R. Leone	6	268	44.7	1	1	56
Team	6	268	44.7	1	1	56

Marshall Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Williams	4	158	39.5	1	2	41
Team	4	158	39.5	1	2	41

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