
(21) Houston 32
(10-3, 6-2 C-USA)

East Carolina 38
(9-4, 7-1 C-USA)
12:00 PM ET, December 5, 2009
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, GREENVILLE, NC
Top Performers
Passing: C. Keenum (HOU) - 527 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: D. Lindsay (ECU) - 25 CAR, 75 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: J. Cleveland (HOU) - 19 REC, 241 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | ECU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 05:00 | James Cleveland 57 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 01:27 | Dominique Lindsay 1 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | ECU | |||
![]() | TD | 13:04 | James Cleveland 4 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Pat Failed) | 13 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 04:21 | Giavanni Ruffin 5 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) | 13 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 00:25 | Tyron Carrier 21 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Pat Failed) | 19 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | ECU | |||
![]() | TD | 12:03 | Dwayne Harris 22 Yd Pass From Patrick Pinkney (Ben Hartman Kick) | 19 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 03:29 | Ben Hartman 37 Yd | 19 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | ECU | |||
![]() | TD | 13:27 | Dominique Lindsay 7 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) | 19 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 10:02 | L.J. Castile 6 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 26 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 06:39 | Giavanni Ruffin 20 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) | 26 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 03:24 | James Cleveland 24 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Pat Blocked) | 32 | 38 |
Team Stat Comparison
| HOU | ECU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 33 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 12-17 | 8-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 557 | 413 |
| Passing | 527 | 262 |
Comp-Att | 56-75 | 21-34 |
Yards per pass | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| Rushing | 30 | 151 |
Rushing Attempts | 19 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Penalties | 3-25 | 5-25 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:39 | 30:21 |
| Houston Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Keenum | 56/75 | 527 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 |
| Team | 56/75 | 527 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 |
| East Carolina Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| P. Pinkney | 21/34 | 262 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 21/34 | 262 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
| East Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Lindsay | 25 | 75 | 3.0 | 2 | 12 |
| G. Ruffin | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 2 | 20 |
| P. Pinkney | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Harris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 151 | 4.0 | 4 | 20 |
| Houston Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Cleveland | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 3 | 57 |
| C. Sims | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
| T. Carrier | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 1 | 21 |
| C. Rodriguez | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 21 |
| P. Edwards | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 8 |
| L. Castile | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Beall | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 56 | 527 | 9.4 | 5 | 57 |
| East Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Harris | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 1 | 37 |
| D. Freeney | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Lindsay | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Bodenheimer | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
| K. Gidrey | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| G. Ruffin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 21 | 262 | 12.5 | 1 | 37 |
| East Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| V. Eskridge | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| L. Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Houston Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Carrier | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 |
| D. Mays | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 |
| N. Thurston | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 |
| Team | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 20 |
| East Carolina Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| L. McLendon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 |
| D. Harris | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69 |
| J. Brockmeyer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Team | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 69 |
| Houston Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Dugat | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| East Carolina Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Simmons | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 16 |
| Team | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 16 |
| Houston Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Hogan | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/5 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/5 | 2 |
| East Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Hartman | 1/2 | 50.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 8 |
ATTENDANCE: 33,048




