Houston overcomes weather and ECU in 31-24 win
HOUSTON (AP) Alton McCaskill ran 25-yards for a touchdown in overtime and Houston's defense forced a turnover in the extra session and the Cougars beat East Carolina 31-24 late Saturday.
The game, which was originally set to begin at 3 p.m. Central, was delayed 20 minutes due to lightning. At 3:20 p.m., it was delayed after a brief start and didn't resume until five hours later. It ended close to midnight in Houston.
It finally ended when JoVanni Stewart recovered Ryan Jones' fumble which was initiated on a tackle by Donavan Mutin after Jones took a short pass from Holton Ahlers.
Down 24-10, Ahlers ran it in from the 1 with 6:59 left in regulation before the Cougars (6-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) turned it over on their first play from scrimmage on the following drive.
Inheriting a short field, Ahlers threw a 13-yard scoring pass to Audie Omotosho with 5:43 left to force overtime. Ahlers threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns for ECU (3-4, 1-2).
Clayton Tune threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Houston.
--
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. Sign up for the AP's college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
Copyright 2025 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
|
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
H. Ahlers
12 QB
|
H. Ahlers | 23/37 | 278 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Mitchell
25 RB
|
K. Mitchell | 11 | 38 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Harris
47 RB
|
R. Harris | 11 | 33 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Ahlers
12 QB
|
H. Ahlers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stephens
40 LB
|
C. Stephens | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Snead
22 WR
|
T. Snead | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Snead
22 WR
|
T. Snead | 10 | 7 | 114 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Johnson
5 WR
|
C. Johnson | 5 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hatfield
88 WR
|
J. Hatfield | 3 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Omotosho
8 WR
|
A. Omotosho | 8 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Jones
13 TE
|
R. Jones | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Calhoun
80 TE
|
S. Calhoun | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Harris
47 RB
|
R. Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Savage
9 WR
|
T. Savage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Lewis
11 LB
|
J. Lewis | 3-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilson
0 S
|
J. Wilson | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Dourseau
27 S
|
S. Dourseau | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Ramseur
51 LB
|
A. Ramseur | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Stringer
30 S
|
G. Stringer | 1-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ford
9 S
|
D. Ford | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wilk
24 S
|
T. Wilk | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Ware
53 DT
|
S. Ware | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. D'Abreu
15 DL
|
R. D'Abreu | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Morris
90 DL
|
E. Morris | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
O. Daffer
41 K
|
O. Daffer | 1/1 | 33 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Young
43 P
|
J. Young | 6 | 44.3 | 2 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Snead
22 WR
|
T. Snead | 1 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Tune
3 QB
|
C. Tune | 19/29 | 169 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. McCaskill
22 RB
|
A. McCaskill | 12 | 60 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Henry
4 RB
|
T. Henry | 12 | 36 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Car
34 RB
|
M. Car | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Tune
3 QB
|
C. Tune | 8 | -38 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Trahan
85 TE
|
C. Trahan | 7 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Dell
1 WR
|
N. Dell | 11 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Carter
20 WR
|
K. Carter | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Green
17 TE
|
S. Green | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Herslow
87 WR
|
J. Herslow | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Henry
4 RB
|
T. Henry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Singleton
13 WR
|
J. Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Erwin
15 WR
|
J. Erwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. McCaskill
22 RB
|
A. McCaskill | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
H. Hypolite
5 S
|
H. Hypolite | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Owens
32 S
|
G. Owens | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bell
93 DL
|
A. Bell | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mutin
3 LB
|
D. Mutin | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Parish
0 DL
|
D. Parish | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rogers
16 CB
|
J. Rogers | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Anenih
12 DL
|
D. Anenih | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Nunnery
14 LB
|
M. Nunnery | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Gooden
26 LB
|
E. Gooden | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Jones
8 CB
|
M. Jones | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Anderson
2 LB
|
D. Anderson | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Jones
44 DL
|
D. Jones | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Witherspoon
47 K
|
D. Witherspoon | 1/3 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
L. Wilkins
22 P
|
L. Wilkins | 7 | 42.7 | 1 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Jones
8 CB
|
M. Jones | 2 | 60.5 | 98 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Singleton
13 WR
|
J. Singleton | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Henry
4 RB
|
T. Henry | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Dell
1 WR
|
N. Dell | 1 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Jones 8 CB
|
M. Jones | 3 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |