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Houston-Rice Football Postgame Notes
10/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 13, 2007
2007 Houston Cougars Football Postgame Notes
Rice Owls (1-5, 1-1 C-USA) at Houston Cougars (3-3, 2-1 C-USA)
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 * John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium * Houston, Texas
TEAM NOTES
** The Cougars improved to 25-9 (.735) all-time against Rice.
** The Cougars improved to 83-66-1 (.557) all-time against current teams in Conference USA.
** The Cougars improved to 4-3-1 (.563) all-time when playing on Oct. 13.
** With 56 points, the Cougars scored in their 86th consecutive game... The Cougars have not been shut out since a 48-0 loss at Texas on Sept. 23, 2000.
** The 104 combined points scored by Rice and Houston set a record in the all-time series between the two teams... That total topped the previous high of 95 points set during a 61-34 Houston win on Sept. 28, 1992.
** With 56 points, the Cougars enjoyed a season high in that category (38 points vs. Colorado State) and recorded their most points since a 56-28 win over UAB on Nov. 29, 2003.
** With 28 points in the first quarter, the Cougars scored at least 28 points in a quarter for the first time since scoring 28 points in the second quarter against Grambling State during a 42-22 win on Sept. 16, 2006.
** With 21 points in the first quarter, the Cougars scored at least 20 points in the opening quarter for the first time since scoring 21 points against Oregon at Reliant Stadium on Sept. 1, 2005.
** Saturday's attendance of 26,514 was a 2007 season high for the Cougars and the most since 31,818 watched the Cougars face Southern Miss in the 2006 Conference USA Championship on Dec. 1, 2006.
** With 748 yards of total offense (274 pass, 474 rush), the Cougars recorded at least 400 yards of total offense for the 40th time during head coach Art Briles' tenure... It also marked the seventh straight game that the Cougars reached that total dating back to the 2006 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.... It marked the 17th time that the Cougars have reached 500 yards of total offense under Briles...The Cougars now have reached 600 yards of total offense four times during Briles' tenure
** With 748 yards of total offense (274 pass, 474 rush), the Cougars recorded the second-highest mark of total offense during head coach Art Briles' tenure... The total topped the previous high of 684 yards (250 pass, 434 rush) that his Cougar team recorded against TCU in a 62-55 loss on Oct. 25, 2003.
** With 748 yards of total offense (274 pass, 474 rush), the Cougars recorded the second-highest total in Conference USA history... It trailed only the 769 yards (615 pass, 154 rush) by Louisville against East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1998.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
** Senior wide receiver Donnie Avery became only the 14th player in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history to record at least 300 receiving yards in a game... His yardage total was the fourth-highest single-game mark in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history.
** With 427 all-purpose yards (346 rec., 81 kickoff return), senior wide receiver Donnie Avery set a UH- and Conference USA record in that category for the second time in the last three weeks ... His total topped his previous record of 350 all-purpose yards (189 receiving, 161 kickoff return) against East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery set a Conference USA and UH single-game record... His total topped the previous C-USA best of 260 yards by Southern Miss' Kendrick Lee against Houston on Nov. 9, 1996... His total topped the previous UH record of 262 yards by Elmo Wright against Wyoming on Nov. 22, 1969.
** With 208 receiving yards in the first quarter alone, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery set a UH record for most receiving yards in a quarter... The previous record will be unavailable until further research by the UH Sports Information staff.
** With 13 receptions, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery set a single-game high in that category... His total topped his previous best of nine catches against East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007.
** With two touchdown receptions, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery recorded the 16th and 17th TD reception of his career and moved into a tie for seventh place in UH career history with Orlando Iglesias who caught 17 touchdown passes from 1997 to 2001... Up next in the UH records book is Jason Phillips who caught 18 touchdown passes from 1987 to 1988.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery recorded his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards... Avery became the first player since Vincent Marshall in 2004 (at Southern Miss, 190 yards, 4 rec., Oct. 7, 2004; at TCU (123 yards, 9 rec., Oct. 23, 2004; vs. Tulane, 110 yards, 7 rec., Oct. 30, 2004) to reach triple digits in three straight games.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the 2007 season and the eighth of his career... The Cougars improved to 2-6 (.250) all-time during games in which Avery reaches 100 receiving yards in a game.
** With his 77-yard touchdown reception at the 11:27 mark of the first quarter, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery extended his streak of games with at least one reception to 26 consecutive games, the 10th-longest streak among active players.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery set a career best in that category... His total topped his previous best of 189 yards set against East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery reached triple digits for the eighth time during his career... That ties with James Dixon (1987-88) for the eighth most in UH career history... Up next in the UH records book is Marcus Grant, who recorded nine 100-yard receiving games from 1990-91.
** With 346 receiving yards, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery became the 10th player in school history to record at least 200 receiving yards in a game... Avery joined Elmo Wright, Paul Smith, Brandon Middleton, Robert Ford, Manny Hazard, Jason Phillips, Ken Hebert, Vincent Marshall and Warren McVea to reach that milestone.
** With two receiving touchdowns, senior wide receiver Donnie Avery tied his single-game high... It equaled his total set at UTEP on Sept. 16, 2005 and against East Carolina (Sept. 29, 2007).
** With the performances of sophomore quarterback Blake Joseph (318 passing yards), senior wide receiver Donnie Avery (346 receiving yards) and senior running back Anthony Alridge (205 rushing yards), the Cougars enjoyed a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in a game for the first time since quarterback Kevin Kolb (350 pass), Alridge (155 rush) and wide receiver Vincent Marshall (119 receiving yards) accomplished that feat vs. Tulane on Sept. 9, 2006.
** With 205 rushing yards, senior running back Anthony Alridge recorded his third 100-yard rushing game of 2007 and the seventh of his career... The Cougars improved to 5-2 (.714) during games in which Alridge reaches triple digits in rushing yards.
** With 205 rushing yards, senior running back Anthony Alridge recorded his second 200-yard rushing game of 2007 and the third of his career... The Cougars improved to 2-1 (.667) when Alridge rushed for at least 200 yards.
** With four rushing touchdowns, senior running back Anthony Alridge set a personal single-game high... It topped his previous best of two rushing touchdowns set three other times, most recently at SMU on Nov. 11, 2006.
** Senior running back Anthony Alridge became the first Cougar player to rush for four rushing touchdowns in a game since Joffrey Reynolds against East Carolina on Nov. 9, 2002.
** With 318 passing yards, sophomore quarterback Blake Joseph set a single-game high in that category... He topped his previous high of 250 yards against East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007.
** With three touchdown passes, sophomore quarterback Blake Joseph set a single-game high in that category... His total topped his previous high of two touchdown passes set at East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007, and at Tulane on Sept. 15, 2007.
** Freshman cornerback Loyce Means recorded the first interception of his career around the 2:10 mark of the fourth quarter.
Rice Football Postgame Notes: October 13, 2007
Rice vs. Houston (Robertson Stadium): Page 1 (Rice Notes)
The Rivalry Continues
This afternoon's game between Rice and Houston is the 34th meeting between the Bayou City rivals on the gridiron. The Cougars have won five of the last six games in the series and four of the five games played at Robertson Stadium on the UH campus.
The loss snapped Rice's seven game Conference USA winning streak. The streak was the seventh longest in league history. The 48 points were a Bayou Bucket pass for Rice and a season-high.
Career Starts
Junior center Austin Wilkinson leads the team with 30 consecutive starts. Wilkinson is one of eight Owls who currently have recorded at least 20 career starts: junior offensive guard David Berken (29), senior offensive guard Robby Heos (29), senior wide receiver Jarett Dillard (27), senior defensive tackle George Chukwu (24), junior linebacker Brian Raines (24), junior cornerback Brandon King (22) and junior wide receiver Tommy Henderson (20).
Welcome Back
Senior wide receiver Joel Armstrong made his season debut after missing the first five games of the season with an injury. Armstrong recorded two catches for 11 yards. It was his first reception since the East Carolina game last season.
Sophomore linebacker Terrance Garmon made his first appearance since the Baylor game. Garmon finished with three tackles and a sack.
Dynamic Dillard
Senior wide receiver Jarett Dillard has recorded at least two catches in 30 consecutive games dating back to the 2005 season. He finished with seven catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.
The San Antonio native now has 180 points and is four shy from Brennan Landry in third place in program history.
After having his 15-game touchdown streak stopped in the season-opener against Nicholls (Sept. 1), Dillard has hauled in touchdowns in three of his last four games and 18 of his last 21 outings.
With seven receptions, Dillard passes David Houser (1974, 1976-78) for second place in program history. He now has 154 career receptions and is 32 away from matching Eric Henley (1988-91) for the top position.
Clement Moves Up The Charts
With 355 passing yards, junior quarterback Chase Clement now has 3,453 career passing yards and is one yard away from passing Bruce Gadd (1970-72) for the No. 6 slot.
The 355 passing yards were a career-high for Clement. It also was Clement's first 300-yard passing effort. He also recorded a career-best 391 yards of total offense. His previos high was 363 yards at Army last season.
His three touchdown passes allowed Clement to move within three touchdown strikes of matching Tommy Kramer's (1973-76) 37 touchdown passes for the No. 2 spot.
Clement is now responsible for 41 touchdowns allowing him to pass Trevor Cobb for the No. 3 spot in program history.
Making The Opponent Pay
Rice scored 27 points off of five Houston turnovers. Coming into Conference USA action, Rice had scored no points on six turnovers. In its last two games, Rice has scored 51 points off of 12 opponent turnovers.
34
Rice 34 points in the first half is the most in a half this season by the Owls and most since a 30-point effort in first half at UTEP (Nov. 4) last season.
Still Perfect
Sophomore place kicker Clark Fangmeier passes Scott Grimes (1996-99) for seventh place on the program's career list by knocking in 52 consecutive PATs. He is three away from matching Mike Ruff (1994-96) for the No. 5 spot.
Juist Tackles
Senior kicker Luke Juist notched his eighth tackle of the season on special teams. He leads all Owl players in that category.
