Louisville 65
(8-1, 6-0 Big East)
Houston 27
(3-8, 3-5 C-USA)
5:00 PM ET, November 20, 2004
Robertson Stadium, HOUSTON, TX
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | LOU | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 11:22 | ADAM MCCAULEY 31 YD PASS FROM STEFAN LEFORS (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 72 yards. | 7 | 0 |
| TD | 8:43 | LIONEL GATES 3 YD RUN (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 38 yards. | 14 | 0 |
 | TD | 7:03 | ANTHONY EVANS 1 YD RUN (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 43 yards. | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 5:31 | ADAM MCCAULEY 2 YD PASS FROM STEFAN LEFORS (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 84 yards. | 21 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | LOU | HOU | |||
| FG | 12:05 | DUSTIN BELL 35 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 53 yards. | 21 | 10 |
| TD | 10:20 | JOSHUA TINCH 74 YD PASS FROM BRIAN BROHM (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 80 yards. | 28 | 10 |
| FG | 0:00 | DUSTIN BELL 37 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 59 yards. | 28 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | LOU | HOU | |||
| TD | 11:20 | RYAN GILBERT 15 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 80 yards. | 28 | 20 |
| TD | 5:12 | ERIC SHELTON 8 YD RUN (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 71 yards. | 35 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | LOU | HOU | |||
| TD | 14:12 | VINCENT MARSHALL 40 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 40 yards. | 35 | 27 |
| TD | 11:50 | ERIC SHELTON 1 YD RUN (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 42 | 27 |
| S | 11:36 | TEAM SAFETY | 44 | 27 |
| TD | 8:53 | GARY BARNIDGE 9 YD PASS FROM STEFAN LEFORS (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 60 yards. | 51 | 27 |
| TD | 7:37 | ERIC SHELTON 1 YD RUN (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 34 yards. | 58 | 27 |
| TD | 1:47 | DERIONTE TAYLOR 6 YD RUN (ARTHUR CARMODY KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 65 yards. | 65 | 27 |
Team Stat Comparison
| LOU | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 26 | 26 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-10 | 5-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-4 |
| Total Yards | 666 | 446 |
| Passing | 424 | 375 |
Comp-Att | 22-27 | 29-44 |
Yards per pass | 15.1 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 242 | 71 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Penalties | 5-60 | 8-58 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Louisville Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Stefan LeFors | 18/22 | 317 | 14.4 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Brohm | 4/5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 22/27 | 424 | 15.1 | -- | -- |
| Houston Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Kevin Kolb | 29/44 | 375 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 29/44 | 375 | 7.8 | -- | -- |
| Louisville Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Eric Shelton | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 3 | 23 |
| Kolby Smith | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Michael Bush | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Lionel Gates | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Stefan LeFors | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Brian Brohm | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Derionte Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Reggie Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
| Houston Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Anthony Evans | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Harold Taylor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ryan Gilbert | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Carl Francis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vincent Marshall | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Kevin Kolb | 9 | -8 | -0.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 35 | 71 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| Louisville Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J.R. Russell | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 | 26 |
| Joshua Tinch | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 1 | 74 |
| Montrell Jones | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 57 |
| Adam McCauley | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 2 | 31 |
| Tiger Jones | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Eric Shelton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Michael Bush | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 22 | 424 | 15.1 | -- | -- |
| Houston Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Vincent Marshall | 8 | 152 | 19.0 | 1 | 40 |
| Ryan Gilbert | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 26 |
| Stephen Cucci | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
| Leonard Gibson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Perry McDaniel | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Harold Taylor | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Donnie Avery | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Blade Bassler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mark Hopkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Josh Hairston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 29 | 375 | 7.8 | -- | -- |
| Louisville Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Brent Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Louisville Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Lionel Gates | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | -- | -- |
| Houston Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Harold Taylor | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Donnie Avery | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | -- | -- |
| Louisville Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Montrell Jones | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Mialon Collins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Louisville Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Brent Moody | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 40 | ||
| Team | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | -- | ||
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Justin Laird | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 48 | ||
| Team | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | -- | ||
