University of Houston Athletics
Game Notes Week 4 - Houston vs. Georgia State
9/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 20, 2011
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THE COACHES
Kevin Sumlin
Purdue 1988
4th year at UH and Overall, 26-16
Bill Curry
Georgia Tech 1965
2nd year at Georgia State, 7-7 and 19th Overall, 90-112
Fast Facts on the Series
Series Record Overall - First Meeting
Series Record in Atlanta - First Meeting
Series Record at Home - First Meeting
FOR OPENERS
With a win over Louisiana Tech, quarterback Case Keenum became the winningest quarterback in school history passing former UH and current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb with 27 wins.
Senior linebacker Sammy Brown has picked up where he left off in 2010 adding 3.5 tackles for loss in the season opener and another four in a game vs. Louisiana Tech. Dating back the last 10 games (to Rice in 2010), Brown has recorded 25 tackles for loss, an average of 2.5 TFL per game. He currently leads the NCAA and Conference USA (also led the league in 2010).
Punter Richie Leone is averaging 49.7 yards on 12 punts, including seven over 50 yards and ranks second nationally in the category. He has landed two punts inside the 20 yard line and only four have been returned. As a team Houston ranks third the NCAA in net punting with 45.17 yards per game.
Leone is the only member of the squad from the state of Georgia. He was a national recruit for Kevin Sumlin in the Class of 2010.
After the third week of play, Houston is receiving 25 votes in the Associated Press poll and 60 votes in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, good enough for No. 28 in both polls.
In Houston's 48-23 win over North Texas, the Cougars outscored the Mean Green 28-6 in the second half.
Keenum needs four yards to pass Graham Harrell (Texas Tech) on the NCAA career total offense list and 327 passing yards to jump Ty Detmer (BYU) on the NCAA all-time passing yardage list. He would be third on both lists.
Through three games, Houston is back as the NCAA's top passing team with 408.0 yards per game. The team also ranks eighth in total offense with 536.0 per contest. Both those numbers are the best in Conference USA.
The Cougars have been to six bowl games in the last eight seasons.
In the season opener, the Cougars started nine new players, including the entire defensive secondary with junior college transfers Chevy Bennett at FS, D.J. Hayden at CB, Texas A&M transfer Colton Valencia at SS and sophomore Zach McMillian at CB. The defense also had first-time starters at middle linebacker in true-freshman Derrick Mathews and junior college transfer noseguard Dominic Smith. On the offensive side, there were three new faces on the offensive line in right tackle Rowdy Harper, and guards Ty Cloud and Kevin Forsch.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Case Keenum, QB, SR.
Case Keenum is now the winningest quarterback in school history after recording his 27th win this weekend. He surpassed Kevin Kolb with most wins as a UH starting quarterback. Keenum helped lead UH back from a 27-point deficit to beat Louisiana Tech, 35-34 and remain undefeated through three games. He recorded his 28th 300-yard game of his career with his 351 yards passing. He has returned to the elite in college football leading the NCAA in total offense and second in passing.
Sammy Brown, OLB, SR.
Senior linebacker Sammy Brown recorded four tackles for loss in Houston's 35-34 win over Louisiana Tech, once again making him the nation's leader in tackles for loss per game. He has 2.5 per contest through three games this season and dating back to UH's game vs. Rice has averaged 2.5 per game in the past 10 games.
CARDIAC COOGS
In Saturday's 35-34 win over Louisiana Tech, the Cougars had to overcome a 27-point deficit, the largest in school history. It topped the previous record of 19 points (down 28-9, 3:46 left in 3rd quarter) vs. Conference USA-rival UTEP in a 42-37 win on Nov. 22, 2008. It was the biggest come-from-behind road win since a 31-30 win against Rice (down 30-14, 6:20 left in 3rd quarter) on Sept. 2, 2006.
The comeback began with 4:27 in the third quarter when Case Keenum connected with Patrick Edwards for a 50-yard touchdown in a drive which only took 44 seconds off the clock. UH continued with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a back-of-the endzone grab by Edwards with 1:36 left to go in the game. The defense held Louisiana Tech to 69 yards in the fourth quarter and forced two turnovers as well as a fourth-down stand. With Saturday's win, Keenum has engineered three of the top four biggest comebacks in Houston history:
- 27 points down at Louisiana Tech in a 35-34 win (Sept. 17, 2011)
- 19 points down vs. UTEP in a 42-37 win (Nov. 22, 2008)
- 17 points down vs. UAB in a 45-20 win (Oct. 9, 2008)
SIXTH TIMES THE CHARM
Senior quarterback Case Keenum learned in January 2011 he had been granted a sixth season of eligibility after suffering a torn ACL vs. UCLA in the third game of the 2010 season. Keenum returns to captain a UH team which has won 27 games with him at the helm in four years as a starter.
KEENUM CHASES NCAA RECORDS
After throwing for 5,020 yards as a sophomore in 2008 and 5,671 in 2009, senior quarterback Case Keenum has the chance to become the first quarterback in FBS history to have three seasons with at least 5,000 yards passing. Through three games in 2011, he has passed for 1,137 yards.
Keenum threw for 351 yards against Louisiana Tech and ranks fourth on the NCAA Career Passing Yardage 327 yards shy of passing BYU's Ty Detmer's 15,031 yards.
Keenum totaled 341 yards of total offense against Louisiana Tech and raks fourth on the NCAA's career total offense chart just four yards shy of passing Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
Keenum threw for three touchdowns against Louisiana Tech to improve to 117 in his career, which puts him tied for fourth on the NCAA All-Time Touchdown Pass list, 17 shy of the record.
NCAA FBS All-Time Total OffenseRk. Player School Years Yards1. Timmy Chang Hawaii 2000-04 16,9102. Dan LeFevour Central Michigan 2006-09 15,8533. Graham Harrell Texas Tech 2005-08 15,5994. Case Keenum Houston 2007- 15,596
NCAA FBS All-Time Passing YardageRk. Player School Years Yards1. Timmy Chang Hawaii 2000-04 17,0722. Graham Harrell Texas Tech 2005-08 15,7933. Ty Detmer BYU 1988-91 15,0314. Case Keenum Houston 2007- 14,705
NCAA FBS All-Time Touchdown PassesRk. Player School Years Yards1. Graham Harrell Texas Tech 2005-08 1342. Colt Brennan Hawaii 2005-07 1313. Ty Detmer BYU 1988-91 1214. Timmy Chang Hawaii 2000-04 117Case Keenum Houston 2007- 117
KEENUM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
After leading the nation in total offense in 2008 and 2009, quarterback Case Keenum is back at the top with the No. 1 ranking through three games with 382.7 yards per game. He currently ranks second in passing offense with 373.0 yards per contest.
In 2008, he ranked No. 1 with 403.2 yards per game and repeated in the category with 416.4 yards in 2009. He also led the nation in passing in 2009. Keenum is only the seventh quarterback in FBS history to lead the nation in total offense in consecutive seasons, and the last since Hawaii's Colt Brennan accomplished the feat in 2005-06. If Keenum matches that success in 2011, he could join Louisiana Tech's Tim Rattay (1997-99) as the only quarterback to lead the nation in total offense three years in his career.
Keenum is the school record holder in passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, attempts and completions. He also holds Houston's single-season records for completions, attempts, passing yards and total offense.
Keenum finished eighth in the 2009 Heisman trophy voting, and led Houston to a No. 1 ranking in the NCAA in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense in 2009. .He passed for 5,671 yards in 2009, the third-highest passing total in NCAA Division I-FBS single-season history and joined Texas Tech's Graham Harrell as one of only two players to pass for 5,000 yards in two seasons.
Keenum has had 28 300-yard passing performances in his career, 13 over 400 yards, and has led Houston to 15 career come-from-behind victories.
START ME UP FOR KEENUM
Quarterback Case Keenum has 27 wins as the starting quarterback for the Cougars, breaking Kevin Kolb record for most wins by a UH quarterback. Keenum is 27-13 as a starter, winning 67 percent of his games. He also has the second-most wins of all active NCAA quarterbacks, behind only Kellen Moore's 40 wins at Boise State.
Most Wins - Active FBS QuarterbacksRk. Name School Wins1. Kellen Moore Boise State 402. Case Keenum Houston 273. Andrew Luck Stanford 234. Tim Jefferson Air Force 225. Russell Wilson Wisconsin 21 (18 wins came at N.C. State / 3 at Wisconsin)6. Jordan Jefferson LSU 207. Landry Jones, Oklahoma 20Austin Davis Southern Miss 20Matt Barkley USC 2010. Stephen Garcia South Carolina 1911. Kirk Cousins Michigan State 18
Best Winning Percentage - Active FBS QuarterbacksRk Name School Pct. (W-L)1. Kellen Moore Boise State .952 (40-2)2. Andrew Luck Stanford .821 (23-5)3. Landry Jones Oklahoma .769 (20-6)4. Jordan Jefferson LSU .741 (20-7)5. Matt Barkley USC .741 (20-7)6. Case Keenum Houston .675 (27-13)7. Tim Jefferson Air Force .667 (22-11)8. Kirk Cousins Michigan State .643 (18-10)9. Austin Davis Southern Miss .588 (20-14)10. G.J. Kinne Tulsa .571 (16-12)
GOING FOR THE TRI-FECTA
Senior receivers Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards have both posted two 1,000-yard receiving seasons. If either, or both, receivers record a third 1,000-yard season they will accomplish something no previous Cougar has.
Edwards, the former walk-on, missed four games of the 2008 season after a devastating leg injury. One year later (2009), he posted 1,021 receiving yards on 85 catches. In 2010 he followed up his performance with 1,100 (71 catches). He has 13 catches for 289 yards in three games, including a career-best performance of 178 yards vs. North Texas. He ranks second Conference USA in receiving yards and ranks 28th nationally.
Carrier recorded his two 1,000-yard seasons in 2008 and 2009 with 1,026 and 1,029, respectively. He got off to a great start in 2011 with a 10-catch performance for 138 yards. He has 22 receptions for 236 yards through three games and ranks fourth in C-USA in receiving yards.
The duo both rank in the UH top-10 all-time receiving yards -- Edwards fourth with 3,044 yards and Carrier seventh with 2,771.
RUSH HOUR
UH has been known for its passing offense, however have a stable of running backs to strengthen the ground game. The Cougars return three running backs -- seniors Bryce Beall and Michael Hayes and sophomore Charles Sims -- with starting experience and a combined career yardage of 4,454. Among the three, Beall (2008) and Sims (2009) were honored as Conference USA Freshmen of the Year in their respective seasons.
In each of the first three games, the three have rushed for over 100 yards with a best of 131 yards in the season opener against UCLA. Both Beall and Hayes have rushed for three touchdowns apiece.
BEALL's A RINGING Senior running back Bryce Beall has 2,919 rushing yards in three-plus years at UH, which currently ranks tied for fourth on the school's career rushing yards list. He needs 690 yards in his senior season to become Houston's all-time rusher and surpass record-holder Ketric Sanford's (1996-99) 3,636 yards. Beall ran for 1,247 yards as a freshman, 670 as a sophomore in 2009 and 870 last year. He has rushed for 160 yards this season.
Beall earned first-team All-Conference USA honors in 2010 and broke the UH career record for total and rushing touchdowns after scoring 12 last season. In three-plus seasons, he has rushed for 35 touchdowns and has 42 total for his career. He also has averaged 5.6 yards per rush.
THE OFFENSE UNDER SUMLIN
In three-plus seasons at Houston, Kevin Sumlin has created an offense with gaudy numbers ranked among the nation's best each season. Its tough to match the numbers posted in 2009 when three phases ranked No. 1 nationally. However, through three games, UH has returned to the top of the rankings in passing offense and ranks eighth in total offense.
Year Passing (Rk) Total (Rk) Scoring (Rk)2011 408.0 (1st) 536.0 (8th) 40.3 (20th)2010 327.2 (5th) 480.5 (11th) 37.7 (13th)2009 433.7 (1st) 563.4 (1st) 42.2 (1st)2008 401.6 (2nd) 562.8 (2nd) 40.6 (10th)Houston became only the third team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer and three 1,000-yard receivers when it accomplished the feat in 2009. The other two teams are Texas Tech (2002) and Tulsa (2007).
Case Keenum is only the second quarterback in NCAA history to pass for over 5,000 yards in two different seasons (2008, 2009. The other was Texas Tech's Graham Harrell in 2007 and 2008.
In 2008, Keenum passed for over 5,000 yards, running back Bryce Beall rushed for over 1,000 and receiver Tyron Carrier caught for over 1,000 yards, marking only the second time in NCAA history.
UH became the fourth team in NCAA history to have three 1,000-yard receivers when Tyron Carrier, James Cleveland and Patrick Edwards each eclipsed the mark --the other teams were Texas Tech 2002, Hawaii in 2007 and Tulsa in 2007.
GOIN' STREAKING
Senior receivers Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards have caught a pass in every game of their college careers. Carrier is on a streak of 42 consecutive games with a catch, which is tied for most in the country. Edwards ranks fourth nationally with 37 straight games played with a reception.
42 -- Tyron Carrier (Houston, Sr.)
41 -- Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma, Sr.)
39 -- Kendall Wright (Baylor, Sr.)
37 -- Patrick Edwards (Houston, Sr.); Joe Adams (Arkansas, Sr.); B.J. Cunningham (Michigan State, Sr.)
35 -- Jeff Fuller (Texas A&M, Sr.)
EDWARDS DEFYING THE ODDS
Houston receiver Patrick Edwards knows the word adversity. He came to UH as a walk-on and earned a scholarship from head coach Kevin Sumlin in 2008. That same year, he suffered a devastating broken leg in a game against Marshall. However in 2010, Edwards led the team with 70 receptions for 1,100 yards.
Edwards topped the 2,000-career receiving yard mark, becoming one of only nine Cougar receivers to hit that milestone. If he puts together another 1,000-yard season, he could become the school's all-time receiving yards record holder.
Last season, he also ranked ninth nationally and second in the conference in punt returns with a 15.4 per return average. Against Memphis, he took one 74 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
- With a win over Louisiana Tech, quarterback Case Keenum became the University of Houston's all-time winningest quarterback passing former UH and current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb. Keenum has won 27 games in 40 starts.
- Keenum's 458 yards vs. UNT was his 13th 400-yard passing performance of his career. It was his highest total since his 527 yards vs. East Carolina in the 2009 Conference USA Championship game.
- Senior receiver Tyron Carrier posted his first 100-yard performance since the 2009 season with his 10-catches for 138 yards in the season opener against UCLA.
- Houston has gone seven consecutive games with a 100-yard receiver, which ranks as the longest streak in the nation.
- The University of Houston offense has led the nation in total offense seven times, which is the most in the NCAA tied with Arizona State and Tulsa. UH has been the national total offense leader in 2009, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1968, 1967 and 1966.
- The Cougars' offense is led by coordinators Jason Phillips and Kliff Kingsbury. Both coordinators enjoyed illustrious collegiate careers which led to time in the NFL. Phillips was an All-American receiver at the University of Houston, leading the nation in receiving yards in both 1987 and `88. He was drafted by Detroit in 1989 and went on to an eight-year career in the NFL. Kingsbury recorded more than 12,000 yards passing in his All-American career at Texas Tech. He was a sixth-round draft pick by the New England Patriots.
- Senior receiver Patrick Edwards earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors for his 187-yard performance in Houston's 48-23 win over North Texas. He averaged 23.4 yards per catch and scored on a 46-yard pass from Keenum.
- Keenum was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for his 310-yard, two touchdown performance vs. UCLA in the season opener when he completed 75 percent of his passes. Keenum connected with nine different receivers for 30 receptions.
MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Keenum is tied for 4th nationally in passes of 25+ yards (13)
- Keenum is tied for 1st nationally in touchdown passes thrown in the second half (7)
- Keenum leads the nation in passing yards in the 3rd quarter (450)
- Keenum is tied for 1st nationally for touchdown passes on first down (6)
- Edwards leads the nation in receiving yards in the 3rd quarter (193)
QUICK DRAW MCGRAW
Linebacker Marcus McGraw has started 42 straight games, every contest of his collegiate career, dating back to his true freshman season in 2008. With 392 total career tackles, McGraw ranks third in the UH record books needing 100 to break the all-time mark held by Ryan McCoy (1990-93). He has gotten his senior season off to a great start with 39 total tackles in the first three games, which ranks third in the NCAA and second in Conference USA.
He has topped the century mark in tackles in three consecutive seasons with 103 as a freshman, 156 as a sophomore and 110 in 2010. McGraw has also led the team in tackles three straight years, joining a group of only three other UH players who have accomplished that feat. He could be the second defender in school history to be the team leader in tackles all four years of college.
As a sophomore he led the conference and ranked fifth in the NCAA in tackles with 11.1 per game. McGraw was named Second Team All-Conference USA in both 2009 and 2010 as one of the league's top defensive players.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
- The Houston defense has been a strong second half team. They held UNT to six second-half points and allowed only 107 yards of total offense in the final two quarters (46 rushing and 61 passing) in UH's 48-23 win over the Mean Green. Against Louisiana Tech, the defense kept the Bulldogs from scoring in 6-of-8 drives in the final two quarters.
- Senior linebacker Sammy Brown has picked up where he left off in 2010 adding 3.5 tackles for loss in the season opener and another four in a game vs. Louisiana Tech. Dating back the last 10 games (to Rice in 2010), Brown has recorded 25 tackles for loss, an average of 2.5 TFL per game. He currently leads the NCAA and Conference USA (also led the league in 2010).
- The UH defense has recorded three interceptions in the first three gamews. Junior D.J. Hayden recorded his first collegiate interception in the Cougars' win over North Texas, which also marked the first by the UH defense in 2011. Against Louisiana Tech, back-up cornerback Thomas Bates aided the defense with two picks, the first two of his career.
BLOCK PARTY
In three-plus seasons under head coach Kevin Sumlin, the UH football team has blocked 18 kicks, second-most in the country during that time span. The 18 blocks have come from eight different players and include eight field goals, seven extra point attempts and three punts.
In the 2011 season opener vs. UCLA, the Cougars had a crucial blocked kick on a Bruin extra point attempt in the fourth quarter. UCLA had a chance to get the score within three points after a late touchdown, but the UH block kept the margin at four points, which was the final score difference for the win, 38-34. UH followed up that performance with another blocked extra point at North Texas.
MOST BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 200822 Fresno State18 Houston17 Middle Tennessee, Florida, Texas15 USC12 UL-Lafayette11 Rutgers10 Air Force
CARRIER TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE
Senior kick returner Tyron Carrier has six returns for touchdowns over his four years at Houston, including four during the 2009 season. In 2010, he added another touchdown to his total with a 91-yard return at SMU. He is the only player in school history with multiple kickoff return scores in a single season.
Carrier is now just one touchdown from tying former Clemson running back C.J. Spiller's NCAA record of seven kickoff return touchdowns set from 2006 to 2009. Carrier had the school's most kickoff return yardage in a single season in 2010 with 1,174 yards on 50 returns. He has 6,180 all-purpose yards in four years, and with his 180 yards in the season opener he broke the school career record. Here is a list of Carrier's six returns:
1st - 93 yards vs. Tulsa, 11/15/08
2nd - 92 yards vs. SMU, 10/24/09
3rd - 98 yards at Tulsa, 11/7/09
4th - 99 yards vs. Rice, 11/28/09
5th - 79 yards vs. Air Force, 12/31/09 (Bell Helicopter Armed Forced Bowl)
6th - 91 yds at SMU, 10/23/10
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Placekicker Matt Hogan is perfect this season hitting all three of his field goal attempts, while also going 16-for-16 in extra points.
- Hogan hit his 29th career field goal in the season opener and is now 29-of-32 in his three years at Houston, connecting on 90.6 percent of his attempts. He has connected on 108 career extra points in 117 attempts. He is just the fourth UH placekicker to surpass 100 made PATs. Hogan leads Conference USA in kick scoring, field goal percentage and PAT percentage.
- Punter Richie Leone has averaged 49.7 yards on 12 punts, including seven over 50 yards. He ranks second in the NCAA rankings. He has laned two punts inside the 20 yard line and five have been fair caught. Of the 12 punts only four have been returned for an average of just 3.5 yards per return.
POSITION CHANGES
After starting 36 games at offensive guard for Houston the past three years, senior Chris Thompson has moved to center. He has started 40 career games at UH. In the season opener vs. UCLA he scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery. Thompson has been a part of offensive lines that has led the nation in total offense in 2008 and 2009 and ranked in the top-15 in 2010. With three games played, UH is back as the NCAA's No. 1 passing team and ranks No. 8 in total offense.
Junior Kelvin King played two seasons at linebacker before being moved full-time to defensive end. In two years at linebacker, he totaled 6.5 tackles for a loss of 34 yards and three sacks. This season, he has six tackles, two for loss.
JUCO NATIONAL TITLES
The Cougars have five players on the roster who are no strangers to winning national titles. Junior college transfers DL Dominic Miller, RB Michael Hayes and OL Josh McNeil from Blinn (Brenham, Texas) won a title in 2009. Defensive backs Chevy Bennett and D.J. Hayden transferred from Navarro (Corsicana, Texas) after winning the title in 2010.
TOUGH TO BEAT AT THE ROB
The Cougars have taken advantage of playing at home at Robertson Stadium. Dating back to the 2006 season, UH is 27-5 record (.844) at home. Even more impressive, the Cougars' margin of victory in those 27 wins is a remarkable 23.3 points per game (628 in 27 wins).
AGAINST OTHER CONFERENCES
Kevin Sumlin has a 9-6 (10-7 including bowl games) in his first three-plus years at UH. Outside of Houston's eight conference games on the schedule in 2011, the Cougars battle schools from the Pac-10 (UCLA, W, 38-34), Sun Belt (North Texas, W, 48-23), WAC (Louisiana Tech, W, 35-34) and one indepenent school (Georgia State).
Conference Record Under Sumlin Team (Result, Year)Big 12 2-2 Oklahoma State (L, 37-56, 2008; W, 45-35, 2009) Texas Tech (W, 29-28, 2009; L, 20-35)MWC 1-3 Air Force (L, 28-31, 2008; W, 34-28, 2008*; L, 20-47, 2009*) Colorado State (L, 25-28, 2008)Pac-12 1-1 UCLA (W, 38-34, 2011; L, 13-31, 2010)SEC 1-1 Mississippi State (W, 31-24, 2009; L, 24-47, 2010)Southland 2-0 Northwestern State (W, 55-7, 2009); Texas State (W, 68-28, 2010)Sun Belt 1-0 North Texas (W, 48-23, 2011)SWAC 1-0 Southern (W, 55-3, 2008)WAC 1-0 Louisiana Tech (W, 35-34, 2011)* bowl games
RECORD CROWDS AT ROBERTSON
In 2010, Houston sold out five of its six home games, and posted its two largest attendances in Robertson Stadium in the first two games of the season vs. Texas State and UTEP. In the 2011 opener vs. UCLA, UH posted the 10th-largest crowd in stadium history and has seven of the school's top-10 crowds posted in the past three seasons. Nine of the top-15 attendance numbers have come during Sumlin's four years as head coach.
Top-15 Crowds at Robertston Stadium1. 32,119 vs. UTEP 9/10/10 Sumlin 32,119 vs. Texas State 9/4/10 Sumlin3. 32,114 vs. Texas Tech 9/26/09 Sumlin4. 32,067 vs. Mississippi State 10/9/10 Sumlin5. 32,009 vs. Tulane 9/25/10 Sumlin6. 32,008 vs. UCF 11/5/10 Sumlin7. 31,818 vs. Southern Miss 12/1/06 Briles8. 31,784 vs. Texas 9/22/01 Dimel 31,784 vs. Rice 9/4/99 Helton10. 31,144 vs. UCLA 9/3/11 Sumlin11. 30,046 vs. Tulsa 11/13/10 Sumlin12. 28,260 vs. Oklahoma State 9/23/06 Briles13. 28,243 vs. Rice 11/28/09 Sumlin14. 27,302 vs. Grambling State 9/16/06 Briles15. 26,889 vs. SMU 10/24/09 Sumlin
