Saturday, 10/17/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (23) Houston | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 44 |
| Tulane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 22,891 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Houston kicks off. Barnett returns 16 yards to the Tulane27. | |
| Tulane - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane27 | 14:55 | Kemp rush middle for 1 yard to the Tulane28. |
| 2-9, Tulane28 | 14:25 | Kemp pass completion to the right to Helm for 3 yards to the Tulane31. |
| 3-6, Tulane31 | 13:55 | Kemp incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Tulane31 | 13:35 | Thevenot punts. Carrier returns 24 yards to the Hou45. |
| Houston - 13:25 | ||
| 1-10, Hou45 | 13:25 | Carrier rush middle for -3 yards to the Hou42. |
| 2-13, Hou42 | 13:25 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Beall for 16 yards to the Tulane42. |
| 1-10, Tulane42 | 13:25 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Dugat for 13 yards to the Tulane29. |
| 1-10, Tulane29 | 11:55 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Tulane29 | 11:55 | Sims rush left for 8 yards to the Tulane21. |
| 3-2, Tulane21 | 11:25 | Keenum rush middle for 7 yards to the Tulane14. |
| 1-10, Tulane14 | 10:55 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Tulane19 | 10:55 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Beall for 8 yards to the Tulane11. |
| 2-7, Tulane11 | 10:25 | Beall rush middle for -3 yards to the Tulane14. |
| 3-10, Tulane14 | 9:55 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 9 yards to the Tulane5. |
| 4-1, Tulane5 | 9:25 | Bell 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:09 | Houston kicks off. Sullen returns 21 yards to the Tulane32. | |
| Tulane - 9:00 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane32 | 9:00 | Anderson rush right for 1 yard to the Tulane33. |
| 2-9, Tulane33 | 8:20 | Tulane penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-19, Tulane23 | 8:20 | Tulane penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-24, Tulane20 | 8:20 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Williams for 27 yards to the Tulane47. |
| 1-10, Tulane47 | 8:00 | Anderson rush middle for 4 yards to the Hou49. |
| 2-6, Hou49 | 6:20 | Williams rush left for 9 yards to the Hou40. |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 6:20 | Kemp pass completion to the right to Williams for 1 yard to the Hou39. |
| 2-9, Hou39 | 5:10 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Hou39 | 5:00 | Kemp rush middle for 8 yards to the Hou31. |
| 4-1, Hou31 | 4:20 | Kemp rush left for 7 yards to the Hou24. |
| 3-5, Hou24 | 3:50 | Kemp incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, Hou26 | 3:40 | Thevenot 44 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:24 | Tulane kicks off. Mays returns 20 yards to the Hou28. | |
| Houston - 3:18 | ||
| 1-10, Hou28 | 3:18 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 12 yards to the Hou40. |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 2:48 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Hou35 | 2:48 | Beall rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou37. |
| 2-13, Hou37 | 2:28 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Beall for 7 yards to the Hou44. |
| 3-6, Hou44 | 1:48 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Hou44 | 1:48 | Turner punts. Banks returns -1 yards to the Tulane16. |
| Tulane - 1:42 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane16 | 1:42 | Anderson rush middle for 8 yards to the Tulane24. |
| 2-2, Tulane24 | 1:12 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the Tulane25. |
| 3-1, Tulane25 | 0:42 | Anderson rush left for 7 yards to the Tulane32. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tulane - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane32 | 15:00 | Anderson rush middle for 20 yards to the Hou48. |
| 1-10, Hou48 | 14:30 | Anderson rush middle for 0 yards to the Hou48. |
| 2-10, Hou48 | 14:30 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Anderson for 1 yard to the Hou47. |
| 3-9, Hou47 | 13:10 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Williams for 12 yards to the Hou35. |
| 1-10, Hou35 | 12:40 | Kemp pass completion to the right to Helm for 12 yards to the Hou23. |
| 1-10, Hou23 | 12:20 | Anderson rush middle for 4 yards to the Hou19. |
| 2-6, Hou19 | 11:20 | Kemp incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, Hou19 | 11:20 | Williams rush left for 0 yards to the Hou19. |
| 4-6, Hou19 | 11:20 | Thevenot 35 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:03 | Tulane kicks off. Carrier returns 22 yards to the Hou37. | |
| Houston - 10:55 | ||
| 1-10, Hou37 | 10:55 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Rodriguez for 15 yards to the Tulane48. |
| 1-10, Tulane48 | 10:45 | Sims rush middle for 3 yards to the Tulane45. |
| 2-7, Tulane45 | 10:05 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, Tulane45 | 9:55 | Beall rush left for 14 yards to the Tulane31. |
| 1-10, Tulane31 | 9:35 | Keenum rush right for 4 yards to the Tulane27. |
| 2-6, Tulane27 | 9:25 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Rodriguez for 3 yards to the Tulane24. |
| 3-3, Tulane24 | 9:25 | Beall rush middle for 4 yards to the Tulane20. |
| 1-10, Tulane20 | 8:35 | Beall rush middle for 6 yards to the Tulane14. |
| 2-4, Tulane14 | 8:25 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 13 yards to the Tulane1. |
| 1-1, Tulane1 | 8:25 | Beall rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:25 | Bell PAT - FAILED. | |
| 8:25 | Houston kicks off. Barnett returns 7 yards to the Tulane15. | |
| Tulane - 8:20 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane15 | 8:20 | Houston penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, Tulane25 | 8:20 | Kemp pass completion to the left to Williams for 1 yard to the Tulane26. |
| 2-9, Tulane26 | 8:00 | Tulane penalized -13 yards. |
| 2-22, Tulane13 | 8:00 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Robottom for 38 yards to the Hou49. |
| 1-10, Hou49 | 7:00 | Anderson rush middle for 3 yards to the Hou46. |
| 2-7, Hou46 | 6:20 | Anderson rush left for 8 yards to the Hou38. |
| 1-10, Hou38 | 5:50 | Anderson rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou36. |
| 2-8, Hou36 | 5:20 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou35. |
| 3-7, Hou35 | 4:40 | Kemp incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, Hou35 | 4:30 | Thevenot punts. Touchback. Ball on Hou20. |
| Houston - 4:25 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 4:25 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 19 yards to the Hou39. |
| 1-10, Hou39 | 3:55 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Hou39 | 3:55 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Beall for 8 yards to the Hou47. |
| 3-2, Hou47 | 3:35 | Beall rush middle for 10 yards to the Tulane43. |
| 1-10, Tulane43 | 3:35 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 13 yards to the Tulane30. |
| 1-10, Tulane30 | 3:05 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Tulane30 | 2:55 | Beall rush middle for 4 yards to the Tulane26. |
| 3-6, Tulane26 | 2:25 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 15 yards to the Tulane11. |
| 3-6, Tulane11 | 2:05 | Tulane time out. |
| 1-10, Tulane11 | 2:05 | Beall rush right for 2 yards to the Tulane9. |
| 2-8, Tulane10 | 1:55 | Beall rush middle for 2 yards to the Tulane8. |
| 3-6, Tulane8 | 1:25 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Tulane8 | 1:15 | 25 yard field goal attempt by Bell is NO GOOD. |
| Tulane - 1:12 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane8 | 1:12 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Anderson for 17 yards to the Tulane25. |
| 1-10, Tulane25 | 1:12 | Kemp pass to the left intercepted by Robinson and returned 0 yards. |
| Houston - 0:32 | ||
| 1-10, Hou36 | 0:32 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Hou36 | 0:32 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Rodriguez for 8 yards to the Hou44. |
| 3-2, Hou44 | 0:22 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-2, Hou44 | 0:22 | Turner punts. No return. Ball on Tulane13. |
| Tulane - 0:02 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane13 | 0:02 | Rush middle for -3 yards to the Tulane10. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tulane - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Tulane kicks off. Mays returns 35 yards to the Hou40. | |
| Houston - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Hou40 | 14:55 | Carrier rush right for 12 yards to the Tulane48. |
| 1-10, Tulane48 | 14:25 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 12 yards to the Tulane36. |
| 1-10, Tulane36 | 13:55 | Beall rush middle for 9 yards to the Tulane27. |
| 2-1, Tulane27 | 13:55 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 10 yards to the Tulane17. |
| 1-10, Tulane17 | 13:45 | Beall rush left for 6 yards to the Tulane11. |
| 2-4, Tulane11 | 13:25 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-4, Tulane11 | 13:25 | Johnson rush middle for 8 yards to the Tulane3. |
| 1-3, Tulane3 | 13:05 | Johnson rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:02 | Mannisto PAT - FAILED. | |
| 13:02 | Houston kicks off. Sullen returns 16 yards to the Tulane23. | |
| Tulane - 12:57 | ||
| 12:57 | Tulane penalized -15 yards. | |
| 1-10, Tulane12 | 12:57 | Anderson rush right for 6 yards to the Tulane18. |
| 2-4, Tulane18 | 12:27 | Anderson rush middle for 7 yards to the Tulane25. |
| 1-10, Tulane25 | 11:47 | McDonald rush middle for 0 yards to the Tulane25. |
| 2-10, Tulane25 | 10:57 | McDonald rush middle for -3 yards to the Tulane22. |
| 3-13, Tulane22 | 10:17 | Kemp rush right for 3 yards to the Tulane25. |
| 4-10, Hou25 | 9:47 | Thevenot punt blocked. Returned by Haynes to the Hou25. |
| Houston - 9:47 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane6 | 9:47 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-6, Tulane6 | 9:47 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Cleveland for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:32 | Mannisto PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:32 | Houston kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Tulane20. | |
| Tulane - 9:32 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane20 | 9:32 | Kemp pass completion to the middle to Duplessis for 7 yards to the Tulane27. |
| 2-3, Tulane27 | 9:02 | Kemp rush left for 9 yards to the Tulane36. |
| 1-10, Tulane36 | 8:32 | Williams rush left for 13 yards to the Tulane49. |
| 1-10, Tulane49 | 7:52 | Williams rush left for 4 yards to the Hou47. |
| 2-6, Hou47 | 7:22 | McDonald rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou46. |
| 3-5, Hou46 | 6:42 | Kemp sacked by Riser for a 4 yard loss to the Hou50. |
| 4-9, Hou50 | 6:42 | Thevenot punts. No return. Ball on Hou17. |
| Houston - 6:02 | ||
| 1-10, Hou17 | 6:02 | Dugat rush left for 13 yards to the Hou30. |
| 1-10, Hou30 | 5:32 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 8 yards to the Hou38. |
| 2-2, Hou38 | 5:02 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-2, Hou38 | 4:52 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 10 yards to the Hou48. |
| 1-10, Hou48 | 4:42 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Rodriguez for 34 yards to the Tulane18. |
| 1-10, Tulane18 | 4:22 | Beall rush middle for 3 yards to the Tulane15. |
| 2-7, Tulane15 | 4:12 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 7 yards to the Tulane8. |
| 1-8, Tulane8 | 3:52 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Chambers for 7 yards to the Tulane1. |
| 1-8, Tulane8 | 3:32 | Tulane penalized 0 yards. |
| 1-1, Tulane1 | 3:32 | Beall rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:19 | Mannisto PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:19 | Houston kicks off. Sullen returns 18 yards to the Tulane25. | |
| Tulane - 3:11 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane25 | 3:11 | Griffin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Tulane25 | 3:08 | Griffin pass completion to the middle to Anderson for -5 yards to the Tulane20. |
| 3-15, Tulane20 | 2:18 | Griffin rush middle for 8 yards to the Tulane28. |
| 3-15, Tulane20 | 2:18 | Houston penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, Tulane38 | 2:08 | Anderson rush left for 2 yards to the Tulane40. |
| 2-8, Tulane40 | 1:48 | Griffin pass completion to the middle to Robottom for 14 yards to the Hou46. |
| 1-10, Hou46 | 1:38 | Griffin pass completion to the left to Helm for 8 yards to the Hou38. |
| 2-2, Hou38 | 0:58 | Anderson rush left for 8 yards to the Hou30. |
| 1-10, Hou30 | 0:28 | Anderson rush left for 25 yards to the Hou5. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tulane - 15:00 | ||
| 1-5, Hou5 | 15:00 | Duplessis rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou3. |
| 2-3, Hou3 | 14:30 | Griffin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, Hou3 | 14:20 | Griffin pass completion to the right to Duplessis for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:09 | Thevenot PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:09 | Tulane kicks off. Dugat returns 32 yards to the Hou37. | |
| Houston - 14:02 | ||
| 14:02 | Houston penalized -11 yards. | |
| 1-10, Hou26 | 14:02 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Beall for 7 yards to the Hou33. |
| 2-3, Hou33 | 13:22 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Rodriguez for 12 yards to the Hou45. |
| 1-10, Hou45 | 12:52 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 5 yards to the Tulane50. |
| 2-5, Tulane50 | 12:52 | Beall rush middle for 4 yards to the Tulane46. |
| 3-1, Tulane46 | 12:02 | Beall rush middle for 2 yards to the Tulane44. |
| 1-10, Tulane44 | 11:32 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Tulane44 | 11:22 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Castile for 11 yards to the Tulane33. |
| 1-10, Tulane33 | 11:22 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Tulane33 | 11:22 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 15 yards to the Tulane18. |
| 1-10, Tulane18 | 11:12 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Rodriguez for 15 yards to the Tulane3. |
| 1-3, Tulane3 | 11:12 | Johnson rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:04 | Keenum two point passto Johnson is GOOD. | |
| 11:04 | Houston kicks off. Barnett returns 24 yards to the Tulane33. | |
| Tulane - 10:58 | ||
| 1-10, Tulane33 | 10:58 | Williams rush right for 11 yards to the Tulane44. |
| 1-10, Tulane44 | 10:28 | Griffin pass completion to the left to Williams for 14 yards to the Hou42. |
| 1-10, Hou42 | 10:28 | Tulane penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-17, Tulane48 | 10:28 | Griffin pass completion to the left to Anderson for 24 yards to the Hou28. |
| 1-10, Hou28 | 10:08 | Williams rush right for 14 yards to the Hou14. |
| 1-10, Hou14 | 8:28 | Williams rush left for 2 yards to the Hou12. |
| 2-8, Hou12 | 8:08 | Anderson rush left for 2 yards to the Hou10. |
| 3-6, Hou10 | 7:48 | Griffin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Hou10 | 7:28 | Thevenot 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:19 | Tulane kicks off. Dugat returns 18 yards to the Hou28. | |
| Houston - 7:11 | ||
| 1-10, Hou28 | 7:11 | Dugat rush left for 11 yards to the Hou39. |
| 1-10, Hou39 | 6:41 | Wilson rush middle for 7 yards to the Hou46. |
| 2-3, Hou46 | 6:11 | Wilson rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou48. |
| 3-1, Hou48 | 5:31 | Johnson rush left for 6 yards to the Tulane46. |
| 1-10, Tulane46 | 5:31 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Castile for 9 yards to the Tulane37. |
| 2-1, Tulane37 | 4:51 | Wilson rush middle for 3 yards to the Tulane34. |
| 1-10, Tulane34 | 4:31 | Wilson rush right for 17 yards to the Tulane17. |
| 1-10, Tulane17 | 4:31 | Johnson rush right for 7 yards to the Tulane10. |
| 2-3, Tulane10 | 3:51 | Wilson rush middle for 5 yards to the Tulane5. |
| 1-5, Tulane5 | 3:11 | Wilson rush middle for -2 yards to the Tulane7. |
| 2-7, Tulane7 | 3:11 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Castile for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:43 | Mannisto PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:43 | Houston kicks off. Sullen returns 12 yards to the Tulane19. | |
| Tulane - 2:35 | ||
| 2:35 | Houston time out. | |
| 1-10, Tulane19 | 2:35 | Griffin pass completion to the right to Banks for 3 yards to the Tulane22. |
| 2-7, Tulane22 | 2:15 | Barnett rush middle for 1 yard to the Tulane23. |
| 3-6, Tulane23 | 1:45 | Griffin pass completion to the right to Figaro for 11 yards to the Tulane34. |
| 1-10, Tulane34 | 1:35 | Griffin pass completion to the right to Banks for 7 yards to the Tulane41. |
| 2-3, Tulane41 | 1:35 | Griffin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, Tulane41 | 1:25 | Barnett rush middle for 3 yards to the Tulane44. |
| 3-3, Tulane44 | 1:25 | Tulane time out. |
| 1-10, Tulane44 | 1:25 | Griffin pass completion to the middle to Banks for 21 yards to the Hou35. |
| 1-10, Hou35 | 1:15 | Griffin pass completion to the left to Barnett for 21 yards to the Hou14. |
| 1-10, Hou14 | 0:45 | Griffin rush left for 6 yards to the Hou8. |
| 2-4, Hou8 | 0:45 | Tulane penalized 0 yards. |
| 2-4, Hou8 | 0:45 | Tulane time out. |
| 3-4, Hou8 | 0:35 | Griffin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-4, Hou8 | 0:35 | Tulane time out. |
| 4-12, Hou16 | 0:35 | Griffin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Houston - 0:25 | ||
| 1-10, Hou16 | 0:25 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the Hou14. |










