HOUSTON at TULANE
Saturday, Nov. 17 • 4 p.m. • ESPNews
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Television
ESPNews
Joel Meyers and Brian Kinchen
Radio
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston)
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 22nd meeting between Houston and Tulane in a series that dates to 1968 … Houston holds a 16-5 series lead and has taken 12 of the last 13 meeting, including each of the last two matchups … Last year’s meeting saw Houston QB Greg Ward Jr. throw two touchdown passes and rush for a TD in a 30-18 win.
HOUSTON
6-3, 4-2 American
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
6-4, first full season
Notes
Houston looks for its third straight win after the Cougars took a 52-27 victory against ECU Nov. 4 heading into a Week 11 bye … The Cougars were 28-24 winners against then-No. 17 USF Oct. 28, which was their sixth win in seven games against top-25 opponents … QB D’Eriq King has started the last two games after playing primarily as a wide receiver … King has thrown for 489 yards and five touchdowns without an interception and has four rushing TDs … King is also the Cougars’ third-leading receiver with 29 catches for 264 yards and two TDs … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 596 rushing yards with eight touchdowns … WR Linell Bonner has 58 catches for 652 yards and a team-high four touchdowns, wihle WR Steven Dunbar has 56 catches for 695 yards and two TDs … All-America DT Ed Oliver has 53 tackles and 10.0 tackles for loss.
TULANE
4-6, 2-4 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
7-15, second season
Notes
Tulane snapped a four-game slide and picked up its first road win of the season with a 31-24 overtime victory at ECU last Saturday … Tulane improved to 1-4 in road games and is 3-2 at home this season … Tulane’s opponents to date have a combined .577 winning percentage, which ranks 25th nationally and second in The American … QB Jonathan Banks has thrown for 1,232 yards and nine touchdowns and has rushed for 476 yards and seven TDs … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for 997 yards, ranking third in The American, and has 11 TDs … WR Terren Encalade is the top receiver with 24 catches for 433 yards and three touchdowns … LB Rae Juan Marbley leads the defense with 80 tackles … CB Parry Nickerson, a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist, has four interceptions this season and holds The American’s career record with 14 picks.