Saturday, 09/27/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| (23) East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 43,641 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | East Carolina kicks off. Carrier returns 20 yards to the Hou30. | |
| Houston - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Hou30 | 14:55 | Beall rush middle for 5 yards to the Hou35. |
| 2-5, Hou35 | 14:38 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-5, Hou35 | 14:38 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Hafner for 3 yards to the Hou38. |
| 4-2, Hou38 | 14:18 | Turner punts. Freeney returns 24 yards to the ECU28. |
| 4-2, Hou38 | 14:18 | East Carolina penalized -10 yards. |
| East Carolina - 14:08 | ||
| 1-10, ECU4 | 14:08 | Simmons rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU4. |
| 2-10, ECU4 | 13:48 | Simmons rush middle for 3 yards to the ECU7. |
| 3-7, ECU7 | 13:00 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, ECU7 | 13:00 | Dodge punts. No return. Ball on Hou36. |
| Houston - 12:17 | ||
| 1-10, Hou36 | 12:17 | Beall rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou37. |
| 2-9, Hou37 | 11:50 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 44 yards to the ECU19. |
| 1-10, ECU19 | 11:44 | Beall rush left for 9 yards to the ECU10. |
| 2-1, ECU10 | 11:24 | Beall rush middle for 5 yards to the ECU5. |
| 1-5, ECU5 | 11:04 | Keenum rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU1. |
| 1-5, ECU5 | 11:04 | Keenum fumbles, Eskridge of East Carolina recovers and returns 4 yards to the ECU5. |
| East Carolina - 10:51 | ||
| 1-10, ECU5 | 10:51 | Pinkney pass to the middle intercepted by Brinkley and returned -4 yards. |
| Houston - 10:40 | ||
| 1-10, ECU21 | 10:40 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 2 yards to the ECU19. |
| 2-8, ECU19 | 10:17 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-13, ECU24 | 9:57 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:57 | Bell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:52 | Houston kicks off. No return. Ball on ECU40. | |
| 9:52 | East Carolina penalized -15 yards. | |
| East Carolina - 9:52 | ||
| 1-25, ECU25 | 9:52 | Simmons rush middle for 7 yards to the ECU32. |
| 2-3, ECU32 | 9:18 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Harris for 7 yards to the ECU39. |
| 1-10, ECU39 | 8:58 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 0 yards to the ECU39. |
| 2-10, ECU39 | 8:20 | Pinkney rush middle for 5 yards to the ECU44. |
| 3-5, ECU44 | 7:33 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, ECU44 | 7:26 | Dodge punts. No return. Ball on Hou8. |
| Houston - 7:19 | ||
| 1-10, Hou8 | 7:19 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Hou8 | 7:12 | Beall rush middle for 5 yards to the Hou13. |
| 3-5, Hou13 | 6:34 | Keenum pass to the right intercepted by Davis and returned 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| East Carolina - 6:34 | ||
| 6:34 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:28 | East Carolina kicks off. No return. Ball on Hou20. | |
| Houston - 6:28 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 6:28 | Beall rush left for 1 yard to the Hou21. |
| 2-9, Hou23 | 5:52 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 34 yards to the ECU43. |
| 1-10, ECU43 | 5:41 | Joseph rush left for 8 yards to the ECU35. |
| 1-10, ECU43 | 5:12 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-7, ECU40 | 4:49 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 19 yards to the ECU21. |
| 1-10, ECU21 | 4:34 | Beall rush right for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:30 | Bell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:30 | Houston kicks off. No return. Ball on ECU40. | |
| East Carolina - 4:30 | ||
| 1-10, ECU40 | 4:30 | Pinkney rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU41. |
| 2-9, ECU41 | 3:54 | Pinkney rush right for 3 yards to the ECU44. |
| 3-6, ECU44 | 3:20 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, ECU44 | 3:05 | Dodge punts. Fontenette returns 0 yards to the Hou17. |
| 4-6, ECU44 | 3:05 | Fontenette fumbles, Fontenette of Houston recovers and returns 0 yards to the Hou17. |
| Houston - 3:05 | ||
| 1-10, Hou17 | 3:05 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 5 yards to the Hou22. |
| 2-5, Hou22 | 2:39 | Beall rush middle for -1 yards to the Hou21. |
| 3-6, Hou21 | 2:08 | Keenum rush right for 7 yards to the Hou28. |
| 3-6, Hou21 | 2:08 | Keenum fumbles, Johnson of East Carolina recovers and returns 6 yards to the Hou28. |
| East Carolina - 1:59 | ||
| 1-10, Hou28 | 1:59 | Harris rush right for 9 yards to the Hou19. |
| 2-1, Hou19 | 1:45 | Whitley rush middle for 4 yards to the Hou15. |
| 1-10, Hou15 | 1:28 | Williams rush right for 8 yards to the Hou7. |
| 2-2, Hou7 | 0:54 | Williams rush middle for 0 yards to the Hou7. |
| 2-2, Hou7 | 0:54 | Williams fumbles, Palmer of East Carolina recovers and returns 0 yards to the Hou8. |
| 3-3, Hou8 | 0:06 | Harris rush left for 0 yards to the Hou8. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 4-3, Hou8 | 15:00 | Hartman 26 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 14:57 | East Carolina kicks off. Carrier returns 13 yards to the Hou35. | |
| Houston - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, Hou35 | 14:52 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Hou36 | 14:47 | Beall rush middle for 12 yards to the Hou48. |
| 1-10, Hou48 | 14:26 | Joseph rush middle for 11 yards to the ECU41. |
| 1-10, ECU41 | 14:26 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 4 yards to the ECU37. |
| 2-6, ECU37 | 13:44 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, ECU42 | 13:28 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 15 yards to the ECU27. |
| 1-10, ECU27 | 13:17 | Beall rush middle for 6 yards to the ECU21. |
| 2-4, ECU21 | 12:50 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 8 yards to the ECU13. |
| 1-10, ECU13 | 12:40 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Edwards for -2 yards to the ECU15. |
| 2-12, ECU15 | 12:10 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Hafner for 7 yards to the ECU8. |
| 3-5, ECU8 | 11:48 | Keenum sacked by Wilson for a 5 yard loss to the ECU13. |
| 4-10, ECU13 | 11:03 | Keenum rush middle for -3 yards to the ECU16. |
| East Carolina - 10:52 | ||
| 1-10, ECU16 | 10:52 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Taylor for 5 yards to the ECU21. |
| 2-5, ECU21 | 10:16 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Harris for 3 yards to the ECU24. |
| 3-2, ECU24 | 9:40 | Simmons rush middle for 6 yards to the ECU30. |
| 1-10, ECU30 | 9:33 | Simmons rush left for 9 yards to the ECU39. |
| 2-1, ECU39 | 9:10 | Simmons rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU40. |
| 1-10, ECU40 | 8:33 | Simmons rush middle for 3 yards to the ECU43. |
| 2-7, ECU43 | 8:10 | Whitley rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU47. |
| 3-3, ECU48 | 7:17 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-3, ECU48 | 7:14 | Dodge punts. No return. Ball on Hou25. |
| Houston - 7:06 | ||
| 1-10, Hou25 | 7:06 | Beall rush middle for 30 yards to the ECU45. |
| 1-10, ECU45 | 6:56 | Beall rush middle for 9 yards to the ECU36. |
| 2-1, ECU36 | 6:26 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-1, ECU36 | 6:20 | Keenum rush middle for 2 yards to the ECU34. |
| 1-10, ECU34 | 6:03 | Beall rush left for 5 yards to the ECU29. |
| 2-5, ECU29 | 5:29 | Keenum sacked by Slate for a 9 yard loss to the ECU38. |
| 3-14, ECU38 | 4:55 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 10 yards to the ECU28. |
| 3-14, ECU28 | 4:34 | Houston time out. |
| 4-4, ECU28 | 4:34 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Bell is NO GOOD. |
| East Carolina - 4:28 | ||
| 1-10, ECU28 | 4:28 | Simmons rush middle for 6 yards to the ECU34. |
| 2-4, ECU34 | 4:07 | Simmons rush left for 8 yards to the ECU42. |
| 1-10, ECU42 | 3:43 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU42 | 3:38 | Pinkney rush left for 8 yards to the Hou50. |
| 3-2, Hou50 | 3:24 | Pinkney rush middle for -3 yards to the ECU47. |
| 4-5, ECU47 | 2:46 | Dodge punts. Touchback. Ball on Hou20. |
| Houston - 2:40 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 2:40 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 2 yards to the Hou22. |
| 2-8, Hou22 | 2:19 | Beall rush right for 2 yards to the Hou24. |
| 3-6, Hou24 | 1:50 | Keenum rush right for 29 yards to the ECU47. |
| 1-10, ECU47 | 1:34 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 4 yards to the ECU43. |
| 2-6, ECU43 | 1:11 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 4 yards to the ECU39. |
| 2-6, ECU43 | 1:03 | East Carolina penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, ECU25 | 0:59 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Rodriguez for 2 yards to the ECU23. |
| 1-10, ECU23 | 0:50 | Houston time out. |
| 2-8, ECU22 | 0:50 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Hafner for 6 yards to the ECU16. |
| 3-2, ECU16 | 0:34 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 5 yards to the ECU11. |
| 1-10, ECU11 | 0:25 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Hafner for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:11 | Bell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:11 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 19 yards to the ECU30. | |
| East Carolina - 0:07 | ||
| 1-10, ECU30 | 0:07 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the ECU28. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 45 yards to the Hou45. | |
| 2-12, Hou28 | 14:51 | East Carolina penalized -10 yards. |
| East Carolina - 14:51 | ||
| 1-10, ECU11 | 14:51 | Simmons rush left for 11 yards to the ECU22. |
| 1-10, ECU22 | 14:24 | Kass pass completion to the middle to Simmons for -3 yards to the ECU19. |
| 2-13, ECU19 | 13:43 | Kass incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-13, ECU19 | 13:37 | Kass incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-13, ECU19 | 13:33 | Dodge punts. Fontenette returns 18 yards to the ECU49. |
| Houston - 13:19 | ||
| 1-10, ECU49 | 13:19 | Edwards rush right for 17 yards to the ECU32. |
| 1-10, ECU49 | 13:19 | Edwards fumbles, Bell of East Carolina recovers and returns 0 yards to the ECU14. |
| East Carolina - 13:06 | ||
| 1-10, ECU14 | 13:06 | Kass pass completion to the right to Harris for 1 yard to the ECU15. |
| 2-9, ECU15 | 12:44 | Whitley rush middle for 7 yards to the ECU22. |
| 3-2, ECU22 | 12:05 | Williams rush right for -1 yards to the ECU21. |
| 4-3, ECU21 | 11:38 | Dodge punts. No return. Ball on Hou22. |
| Houston - 11:27 | ||
| 1-10, Hou22 | 11:27 | Beall rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou23. |
| 2-9, Hou23 | 10:56 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Hou23 | 10:51 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Johnson for 11 yards to the Hou34. |
| 1-10, Hou34 | 10:40 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 2 yards to the Hou36. |
| 1-10, Hou34 | 10:40 | Edwards fumbles, Monroe of Houston recovers and returns 0 yards to the Hou36. |
| 2-8, Hou36 | 10:40 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 0 yards to the Hou36. |
| 2-8, Hou36 | 9:20 | Houston penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-18, Hou26 | 9:10 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-18, Hou26 | 9:03 | Turner punts. Freeney returns 18 yards to the ECU30. |
| East Carolina - 8:48 | ||
| 1-10, ECU30 | 8:48 | Simmons rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU34. |
| 2-6, ECU34 | 8:16 | Kass pass completion to the right to Freeney for 7 yards to the ECU41. |
| 1-10, ECU41 | 7:46 | Kass pass completion to the right to Harris for 41 yards to the Hou18. |
| 1-10, Hou18 | 7:18 | Simmons rush middle for 6 yards to the Hou12. |
| 2-4, Hou12 | 6:42 | Simmons rush left for 8 yards to the Hou4. |
| 1-4, Hou4 | 6:11 | Simmons rush middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:02 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:02 | East Carolina kicks off. No return. Ball on Hou29. | |
| Houston - 6:00 | ||
| 1-10, Hou29 | 6:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Hafner for 6 yards to the Hou35. |
| 2-4, Hou35 | 5:40 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Castile for 5 yards to the Hou40. |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 5:26 | Beall rush middle for 7 yards to the Hou47. |
| 2-3, Hou47 | 4:50 | Joseph rush middle for 7 yards to the ECU46. |
| 1-10, ECU46 | 4:43 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 11 yards to the ECU35. |
| 1-10, ECU35 | 4:15 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 7 yards to the ECU28. |
| 2-3, ECU28 | 3:50 | Beall rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU28. |
| 3-3, ECU28 | 3:27 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 4 yards to the ECU24. |
| 1-10, ECU24 | 3:04 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Rodriguez for 10 yards to the ECU14. |
| 1-10, ECU14 | 2:51 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 4 yards to the ECU10. |
| 2-6, ECU10 | 2:19 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, ECU10 | 2:12 | Beall rush middle for 3 yards to the ECU7. |
| 4-3, ECU7 | 1:50 | Bell 24 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:32 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 24 yards to the ECU32. | |
| East Carolina - 1:25 | ||
| 1-10, ECU32 | 1:25 | Simmons rush right for 6 yards to the ECU38. |
| 2-4, ECU38 | 0:52 | Simmons rush right for 2 yards to the ECU40. |
| 3-2, ECU40 | 0:07 | Simmons rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU40. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 4-2, ECU40 | 15:00 | Dodge punts. Touchback. Ball on Hou20. |
| Houston - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 14:50 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 6 yards to the Hou26. |
| 1-10, Hou20 | 14:32 | Houston penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-14, Hou16 | 14:24 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 84 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:06 | Bell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:06 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 22 yards to the ECU29. | |
| East Carolina - 13:58 | ||
| 1-10, ECU29 | 13:58 | Simmons rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU29. |
| 2-10, ECU29 | 13:22 | Kass pass completion to the left to Simmons for 3 yards to the ECU32. |
| 3-7, ECU32 | 13:00 | Kass pass to the left intercepted by Williams and returned 43 yards. |
| Houston - 12:45 | ||
| 1-3, ECU3 | 12:45 | Beall rush middle for -2 yards to the ECU5. |
| 2-5, ECU5 | 12:10 | Beall rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:04 | Bell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:04 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 12 yards to the ECU20. | |
| East Carolina - 12:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU20 | 12:00 | Pinkney sacked by Hunt for a 7 yard loss to the ECU13. |
| 1-10, ECU20 | 12:00 | Pinkney fumbles, Stewart of Houston recovers and returns 0 yards to the ECU15. |
| Houston - 12:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU15 | 12:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Monroe for 4 yards to the ECU11. |
| 2-6, ECU11 | 11:21 | Keenum sacked by Slate for a 6 yard loss to the ECU17. |
| 3-12, ECU17 | 10:46 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 6 yards to the ECU11. |
| 4-6, ECU11 | 10:10 | 28 yard field goal attempt by Bell is NO GOOD. |
| East Carolina - 9:56 | ||
| 1-10, ECU20 | 9:56 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Taylor for 6 yards to the ECU26. |
| 2-4, ECU26 | 9:29 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Simmons for 9 yards to the ECU35. |
| 1-10, ECU35 | 9:02 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Taylor for 47 yards to the Hou18. |
| 1-10, Hou18 | 8:32 | Pinkney rush right for 6 yards to the Hou12. |
| 2-4, Hou12 | 8:08 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Bryant for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:06 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:06 | East Carolina kicks off. No return. Ball on Hou25. | |
| Houston - 8:05 | ||
| 8:05 | East Carolina penalized 15 yards. | |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 8:05 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Beall for 21 yards to the ECU39. |
| 1-10, ECU39 | 7:44 | Joseph rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU35. |
| 2-6, ECU35 | 7:03 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 2 yards to the ECU33. |
| 3-4, ECU33 | 6:24 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 8 yards to the ECU25. |
| 1-10, ECU25 | 5:53 | Joseph rush middle for 2 yards to the ECU23. |
| 2-8, ECU23 | 5:16 | Beall rush middle for 7 yards to the ECU16. |
| 3-1, ECU16 | 4:35 | Keenum rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU16. |
| 4-1, ECU16 | 3:55 | Bell 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:48 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 22 yards to the ECU30. | |
| 3:42 | East Carolina penalized -10 yards. | |
| East Carolina - 3:42 | ||
| 1-10, ECU9 | 3:42 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, ECU9 | 3:37 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Simmons for 7 yards to the ECU16. |
| 3-3, ECU16 | 3:32 | Simmons rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU17. |
| 4-2, ECU17 | 3:05 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Simmons for 5 yards to the ECU22. |
| 1-10, ECU22 | 2:43 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU22 | 2:40 | Pinkney sacked by Hunt for a 3 yard loss to the ECU19. |
| 3-13, ECU19 | 2:12 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-13, ECU19 | 2:05 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Houston - 2:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU19 | 2:00 | Johnson rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU18. |
| 2-9, ECU19 | 1:13 | Johnson rush middle for 2 yards to the ECU17. |
| 3-7, ECU17 | 0:28 | Rush middle for -1 yards to the ECU18. |










