Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Dec 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	10	3	0	7	20
CIN	14	0	21	0	35

Game Recap

No. 3 Cincinnati claims AAC crown, possible playoff spot. Jerome Ford rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns, Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes and No. 3 Cincinnati broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled past No. 16 Houston 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference championship..

Scoring Summary

HOUCIN

Q111:55Dalton Witherspoon 37 Yd Field Goal.30
Q19:38Tyler Scott 25 Yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery Kick).37
Q14:23Nathaniel Dell 16 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon Kick).107
Q14:06Jerome Ford 79 Yd Run (Christian Lowery Kick).1014
Q211:40Dalton Witherspoon 46 Yd Field Goal.1314
Q312:02Leonard Taylor 8 Yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery Kick).1321
Q311:04Alec Pierce 21 Yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery Kick).1328
Q37:38Jerome Ford 42 Yd Run (Christian Lowery Kick).1335
Q46:06Jake Herslow 7 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon Kick).2035

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:05
30
Touchdown — 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:17
37
Touchdown — 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:15
107
Touchdown — 1 play, 79 yards, 0:17
1014

2nd Quarter

Field Goal — 13 plays, 44 yards, 7:26
1314
Missed FG — 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:36
1314
Punt — 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:37
1314
Punt — 3 plays, -13 yards, 1:32
1314
Punt — 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:51
1314
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:26
1314
End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:38
1314

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
1321
Interception — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:17
1321
Touchdown — 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:41
1328
Punt — 3 plays, -8 yards, 2:08
1328
Touchdown — 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:18
1335
Punt — 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:59
1335
Downs — 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:13
1335
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 2:15
1335

4th Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:37
1335
Touchdown — 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:28
2035
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:59
2035
Downs — 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:04
2035
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:47
2035
End of Game — 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:16
2035

Team Stats

HOU

CIN

20Points35

336Total Yards400

250Pass Yards190

86Rush Yards210

40:19Time of Possession19:41

22First Downs14

2Touchdowns5

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

1Turnovers0

58Penalty Yards40

Game Details

Saturday, December 4, 2021 · 4:00 PM

Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 37,978 (99.7%)

spread: CIN -10.5

over/under: 52.5