Houston Cougars vs UCF Knights Match Player Stats On Oct 24, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 24, 2015

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Houston scored on seven straight possessions and racked up 595 yards of offense in a 59-10 rout of the Central Florida on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Houston running back Kenneth Farrow had 13 carries for 170 yards and three touchdowns. The 21st-ranked Cougars (7-0, 4-0 in the American Athletic Conference) are 7-0 for the fourth time in school history.

Central Florida is 0-8, 0-4.

Cougar quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who entered the game seventh in the nation in total offense, accounted for 256 yards of offense and two touchdowns.

Houston scored 45 unanswered points on seven possessions over a 15-minute stretch spanning the second and third quarters.

The Houston offense took a while to get rolling, but when they did points came in bunches. The Cougars put up 17 points in the final 2:27 of the first half and received the ball to start the second.

Farrow, who had 55 yards in the first half, got 79 more on the first three plays of the second half. The last run was for 30 yards, straight up the middle and he scored untouched to make it 31-10, less than a minute into the second half.

Farrow's touchdown capped a 3:17 spurt at the end of the first half and start of the second half where Houston outscored Central Florida, 24-0.

The Cougars intercepted two passes by UCF quarterback Justin Holman during the span and scored 10 points off the turnovers.

Houston's offense was ineffective until the final 2:37 of the first half when Farrow ran through the Knights defense for a 26-yard touchdown.

Ward followed that up with a three-yard rushing touchdown and Ty Cummings kicked a 34-yard field goal on the final play of the half to make it 24-10.

UCF didn't have any trouble moving the ball early in the game, but turnovers cost the Knights.

Holman completed his first three passes of the game to get UCF inside Houston's 20-yard line, but Cougar linebacker Brandon Wilson stripped Cam Stewart and returned the fumble 85 yards for a touchdown.

In all, UCF had three turnovers in the first half that Houston turned into 17 points.

NOTES: Houston's offense, which has scored at least 34 points in every other game this season, was fifth nationally in scoring at 45.7 points per game and total offense at 554.7 yards per game. The Cougars were 57th in scoring and 55th in total offense last season. ... Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. was tied with LSU's tailback Leonard Fournette for most rushing touchdowns in the nation with 15. Ward upped his total to 16 with a three-yard scoring run in the second quarter. On the possession before that, he had a 16-yard touchdown run nullified by a holding call. ... UCF's offense (254 yards per game) is last in the country. The Knights troubles this season can be partially blamed on injuries and inexperience. UCF is the only team in the country without a senior at an offensive skill position, and their starters have missed a combined 38 games, most in the nation. ... UCF was one of only four winless teams in FBS starting the day. North Texas (0-6), New Mexico State (0-6) and Kansas (0-6) also were looking for their first win.