The Houston Cougars did their part in the second half to turn a competitive football game into a 47-14 rout of the Rebels at TDECU Stadium, a passing team that gained 399 yards on the ground.
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UNLV failed in its bid to beat Houston on Saturday, but in what areas did the team see better success?
The second half proved unkind to UNLV, as the deficit in their game with Houston grew to 47-14 following a competitive first half.
The Rebels need to solve what is a glaring weakness quickly, as in tonight at TDECU Stadium against Houston, or a 1-2 record will be 1-3 long before the final seconds elapse.
UNLV’s offense played its best football in the second half of last weekend’s loss to Northern Illinois. Now the Rebels hope to carry that momentum into today’s game at Houston.
Houston routed UNLV, 69-0, in the season opener of 1989. The Cougars’ wide-open offense, led by quarterback Andre Ware, revolutionized college football.
John O’Korn is the latest Houston quarterback to carry on that school’s outstanding passing tradition. UNLV will try to contend with that attack on Saturday.
UNLV produced the greatest offensive quarter in school history and one that still has a solid place in the NCAA record book, in a game played 20 years ago this week between the Rebels and Idaho.