University of Houston
Memphis
Cougars Fall to Tigers, 45-14
10/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
HOUSTON (AP) - Danny Wimprine threw three touchdown passes and DeAngelo Williams ran for two scores and went over 100 yards rushing for the sixth straight game as Memphis beat Houston 45-14 Saturday night.
Wimprine was 13-of-25 for 228 yards and Williams carried 20 times for 120 yards as Memphis (4-3, 1-2 Conference USA) ended a two-game losing streak.
Things went wrong quickly for Houston (5-2, 2-1), which had won four straight.
Memphis linebacker Will Hyden returned an interception 36 yards for a score about four minutes into the game. On Houston's next possession, Jackie Battle lost a fumble at the Houston 20. Six plays later, Wimprine threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Avery.
Wimprine added a 36-yard touchdown pass to Mario Pratcher and a 55-yard TD to Avery for a 28-0 first-quarter lead.
Houston, meanwhile, managed two first downs the quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Williams ran 21 yards for a touchdown, and Stephen Gostowski's 33-yard field goal made it 38-0 at halftime.
Brandon Middleton, who extended his streak to 34 straight games with at least one reception, caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Kolb in the fourth quarter for Houston.
The Cougars scored again added a 12-yard pass from backup quarterback Blade Bassler to Vincent Marshall with 30 seconds to play.
