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Smith, Jenkins lead Houston in 38-7 win over Sam Houston
HOUSTON (AP) Donovan Smith threw for 294 yards and a touchdown, Parker Jenkins had 105 yards rushing and three touchdowns and Houston beat Sam Houston 38-7 on Saturday night.
Smith finished 31-of-40 passing, and Jenkins had rushing touchdowns of 4, 1 and 2 yards in the first half as the Cougars (2-2) built a 24-7 lead.
“He looked pretty ready to me,” Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said of Jenkins, a freshman. “He has a chance to be a special player. First start. First 100-yard game. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of that around here from Parker Jenkins.”
Matthew Golden caught nine passes for 92 yards and a score, and Stacy Sneed added three receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown for Houston, which totaled 538 yards of offense.
Houston entered having dropped straight games to Rice and TCU.
“We needed a little confidence, needed a little momentum right now,” Holgorsen said. “The last two weeks have been tough. They haven’t blinked. Our coaches and our players haven’t blinked.”
Grant Gunnell completed 14 of 22 passes for 100 yards for Sam Houston (0-3). Trapper Pannell rushed for a 2-yard touchdown with six minutes left in the first quarter, the Bearkats' first touchdown of the season.
Sam Houston had totaled three points in losses to BYU and Air Force to start the season.
“It felt good to finally put something together, get some points on the board and give some confidence to the offense,” Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler said. “I think at times we did a good job of getting the ball out of our hand quick, but there was times where we struggled with (Houston’s) talent up front.”
Sam Houston, which is in its first year of transition to the FBS level, finished with 178 yards.
“I thought we played really well the first two weeks, but sometimes losing is cumulative,” Keeler said. “I thought we did some things that losing teams do. … We did some very uncharacteristic things. A lot of mistakes defensively.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Sam Houston: The Bearkats struggled to put drives together after their first drive, which went 83 yards in seven plays. Sam Houston had 13 plays for nine yards over the remainder of the first half. … The Bearkats were hurt by penalties, finishing with 10 for 91 yards.
Houston: Outside of Sam Houston’s first drive, the Cougars were dominant on defense forcing two turnovers and two sacks. … Houston finished with 11 penalties for 95 yards. … The Cougars finished seven of 13 on third downs and had 26 first downs.
UP NEXT
Sam Houston: Hosts Jacksonville State on Thursday in their inaugural Conference USA game.
Houston: Travels to Texas Tech on Saturday.
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T. Pannell
10 ATH 2 RuYds, RuTD |
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P. Jenkins
23 RB 105 RuYds, 3 RuTDs, 6 ReYds, 2 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 8 | 27 |
Rushing | 4 | 10 |
Passing | 3 | 15 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-13 | 7-13 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 178 | 538 |
Total Plays | 48 | 79 |
Avg Gain | 3.7 | 6.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 52 | 186 |
Rush Attempts | 25 | 37 |
Avg Rush Yards | 2.1 | 5.0 |
Yards Passing | 126 | 352 |
Comp. - Att. | 15-23 | 32-42 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.7 | 8.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 10-91 | 11-95 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 5 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 8-38.0 | 2-42.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 13 |
Punts - Returns | 1-0 | 3--5 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 1-18 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
G. Gunnell
8 QB
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G. Gunnell | 14/22 | 100 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Smith
6 WR
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N. Smith | 1/1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Weaver
24 RB
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T. Weaver | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Hrbacek
0 RB
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Z. Hrbacek | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Gentry
9 RB
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J. Gentry | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Crawford III
28 RB
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C. Crawford III | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Smith
6 WR
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N. Smith | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Pannell
10 QB
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T. Pannell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Gunnell
8 QB
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G. Gunnell | 4 | -4 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Gentry
9 RB
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J. Gentry | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Adeyi
2 WR
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I. Adeyi | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Woodard
4 WR
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A. Woodard | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rockwell
81 WR
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J. Rockwell | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Phillips
19 WR
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M. Phillips | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Johnson
15 WR
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S. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Hrbacek
0 RB
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Z. Hrbacek | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Sohn
89 TE
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E. Sohn | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Smith
6 WR
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N. Smith | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Evans
16 QB
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S. Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Weaver
24 RB
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T. Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Williams
1 LB
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T. Williams | 8-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Escobar
36 DB
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E. Escobar | 5-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Gaither
14 LB
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K. Gaither | 4-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Armstead
2 DB
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D. Armstead | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Holloway
40 LB
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C. Holloway | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Perry
33 LB
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M. Perry | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Fisher
5 DB
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D. Fisher | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Adkins
12 DB
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D. Adkins | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Downes
4 DB
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I. Downes | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Fields
6 LB
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T. Fields | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Weaver
3 DB
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C. Weaver | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Murray
11 DL
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C. Murray | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Hayes
44 DL
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B. Hayes | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Leon
94 DL
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J. Leon | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Scott
97 DL
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C. Scott | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Nixon
18 LB
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I. Nixon | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Scott
22 DB
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J. Scott | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Phillips
55 DL
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J. Phillips | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hobbs
23 DB
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D. Hobbs | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Jackson
8 LB
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S. Jackson | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Crosby II
25 DB
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D. Crosby II | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Tupuola
95 DL
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D. Tupuola | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Smith
0 DL
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A. Smith | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Prox
20 DB
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C. Prox | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Sessums
47 K
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C. Sessums | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Cardell
43 K
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J. Cardell | 8 | 38.0 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Phillips
19 WR
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M. Phillips | 1 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Hrbacek
0 RB
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Z. Hrbacek | 1 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
N. Smith 6 WR
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N. Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Jenkins
23 RB
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P. Jenkins | 20 | 105 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Campbell
20 RB
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B. Campbell | 7 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Smith
1 QB
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D. Smith | 5 | 26 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sneed
21 RB
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S. Sneed | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Jenkins
72 OL
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