FINAL SCORE
Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars game details
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
LaVell Edwards Stadium · Attendance 59,213
Put the final score in perspective.
BYU finished 12 points ahead. The teams combined for 48 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Houston 10, BYU 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, BYU outscored its opponent in 2 and Houston in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 4-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 250 | 356 |
| Passing | 156 | 167 |
| Comp/Att | 16/25 | 8/19 |
| Yards per pass | 6.2 | 8.8 |
| Rushing | 94 | 189 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 39 |
| Yards per rush | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 6-47 | 4-50 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:20 | 27:40 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Houston Cougars
passing
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | 16/24 | 156 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 38.6 |
| Joseph Manjack IV | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
rushing
| Re'Shaun Sanford II | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| DJ Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| J'Marion Burnette | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Stephon Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 2 | 11 |
| Stacy Sneed | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Stephon Johnson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 39 |
| Stacy Sneed | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Maliq Carr | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Joseph Manjack IV | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Devan Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Re'Shaun Sanford II | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
defensive
| Michael Batton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Morris | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mack II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentrell Webb | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Holmes Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Cooper Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Allen Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendre Gant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajani Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Guzman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Manjack IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Shaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hershey McLaurin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everitt Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Garner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quindario Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Mekhi Mews | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 32 | 0 |
| DJ Butler | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bryan Massey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Jack Martin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Liam Dougherty | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
BYU Cougars
passing
| Jake Retzlaff | 8/19 | 167 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 77.9 |
rushing
| LJ Martin | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jake Retzlaff | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 2 | 15 |
| Parker Kingston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Keelan Marion | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sione Moa | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Enoch Nawahine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Chase Roberts | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 52 |
| Keelan Marion | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jojo Phillips | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| LJ Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
fumbles
defensive
| Tanner Wall | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Batty | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Kelly | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jakob Robinson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke To'omalatai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aisea Moa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marque Collins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Slade | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bagnah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Choe Bryant-Strother | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crew Wakley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Nelson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Raider Damuni | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Mangelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Glasker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talan Alfrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Prassas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Retzlaff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Paulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Hagen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viliami Po'uha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Taumoepeau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Lutui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Tyler Batty | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Talan Alfrey | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 1 |
| Keelan Marion | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Parker Kingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Will Ferrin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Sam Vander Haar | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 1:47 | Zeon Chriss 3 Yd Run (Jack Martin Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 1:40 | Talan Alfrey 58 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Ferrin Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 11:48 | Jack Martin 26 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:55 | Sione I Moa 6 Yd Run (Will Ferrin Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:09 | Jake Retzlaff 13 Yd Run (Will Ferrin Kick) | 10 – 21 |
| 3 | 0:17 | Will Ferrin 22 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 24 |
| 4 | 8:34 | Zeon Chriss 1 Yd Run (Zeon Chriss Pass to Mekhi Mews for Two-Point Conversion) | 18 – 24 |
| 4 | 2:52 | Jake Retzlaff 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 18 – 30 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 7:06 PM UTCData methodology