UTSA Roadrunners vs. Houston Cougars

Sep 2, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UTSA	7	0	0	7	14
HOU	7	3	7	0	17

Game Recap

Donovan Smith throws 2 TD passes, Houston holds off UTSA 17-14. Donovan Smith threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, Samuel Brown had 106 yards receiving and Houston held on for a 17-14 win over UTSA on Saturday night in a season opener and the Cougars’ first game as a Big 12 Conference member.

Scoring Summary

UTSAHOU

Q16:54Joseph Manjack IV 8 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick).07
Q13:26Kevorian Barnes 4 Yd Run (Tate Sandell Kick).77
Q20:00Jack Martin 31 Yd Field Goal.710
Q33:54Matthew Golden 6 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick).717
Q45:42Joshua Cephus 20 Yd pass from Frank Harris (Tate Sandell Kick).1417

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:28
00
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:49
00
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:24
00
Punt — 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:03
00
Touchdown — 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:22
07
Touchdown — 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:23
77
Downs — 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:51
77

2nd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:26
77
Missed FG — 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:15
77
Missed FG — 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:00
77
Punt — 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:55
77
Punt — 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:33
77
Field Goal — 12 plays, 74 yards, 1:26
710

3rd Quarter

Interception — 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:22
710
Punt — 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:54
710
Interception — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:06
710
Downs — 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:08
710
Interception — 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:34
710
Touchdown — 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:55
717

4th Quarter

Punt — 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:04
717
Punt — 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:53
717
Touchdown — 15 plays, 94 yards, 5:14
1417
End of Game — 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:35
1417

Team Stats

UTSA

HOU

14Points17

417Total Yards334

209Pass Yards233

208Rush Yards101

29:47Time of Possession30:13

22First Downs19

2Touchdowns2

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

3Turnovers0

64Penalty Yards25

Game Details

Saturday, September 2, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX

attendance: 37,862 (94.7%)

over/under: 61