FINAL SCORE
Fresno State Bulldogs at Houston Cougars game details
Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 8:30 PM ET
Aloha Stadium · Attendance 20,546
Put the final score in perspective.
Fresno State finished 6 points ahead. The teams combined for 60 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Fresno State 13, Houston 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Houston outscored its opponent in 2 and Fresno State in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Fresno State | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
 Houston | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 17 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-19 | 9-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 473 | 341 |
| Passing | 342 | 269 |
| Comp/Att | 33/49 | 23/43 |
| Yards per pass | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 131 | 72 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 30 |
| Yards per rush | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Penalties | 7-52 | 6-44 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:18 | 26:42 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Fresno State Bulldogs
passing
| Marcus McMaryion | 33/48 | 342 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 86.0 |
| Josh Hokit | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 80.8 |
rushing
| Josh Hokit | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 |
| Marcus McMaryion | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 2 | 14 |
| Jordan Mims | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ronnie Rivers | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Da'Mari Scott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dejonte O'Neal | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| KeeSean Johnson | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 29 |
| Jared Rice | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jamire Jordan | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Jordan Mims | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Da'Mari Scott | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Riddering | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derrion Grim | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Josh Hokit | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ronnie Rivers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Jaron Bryant | 1 | 44 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Da'Mari Scott | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jordan Mims | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ronnie Rivers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Jimmy Camacho | 4/5 | 80.0 | 38 | 3/3 | 15 |
punting
| Blake Cusick | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Houston Cougars
passing
| D'Eriq King | 23/43 | 269 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 48.6 |
rushing
| D'Eriq King | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Mulbah Car | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Duke Catalon | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| John Leday | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Oliver | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linell Bonner | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Steven Dunbar Jr. | 10 | 197 | 19.7 | 0 | 50 |
| Linell Bonner | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 | 18 |
| Courtney Lark | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Mulbah Car | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Duke Catalon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
interceptions
| D'Juan Hines | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| John Leday | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Caden Novikoff | 2/3 | 66.7 | 31 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Dane Roy | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:35 | Ed Oliver 1 Yd Run (Caden Novikoff Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:13 | Marcus McMaryion 1 Yd Run (Jimmy Camacho Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:45 | Jimmy Camacho 27 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:17 | Caden Novikoff 31 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Jimmy Camacho 38 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 10 |
| 3 | 7:57 | Caden Novikoff 31 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 13 |
| 3 | 4:21 | Marcus McMaryion 6 Yd Run (Jimmy Camacho Kick) | 20 – 13 |
| 3 | 2:54 | Alexander Myres 94 Yd Return of Blocked Field Goal (Caden Novikoff Kick) | 20 – 20 |
| 4 | 13:56 | Jimmy Camacho 26 Yd Field Goal | 23 – 20 |
| 4 | 6:00 | Jimmy Camacho 33 Yd Field Goal | 26 – 20 |
| 4 | 3:49 | Jaron Bryant 44 Yd Interception Return (Jimmy Camacho Kick) | 33 – 20 |
| 4 | 0:45 | Linell Bonner 2 Yd pass from D'Eriq King (Caden Novikoff Kick) | 33 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology