2:30 PM ET, October 22, 2005
Davis Wade Stadium, STARKVILLE, MS
Top Performers
Passing: K. Kolb (HOU) - 218 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: J. Norwood (MSST) - 24 CAR, 257 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: K. Briles (HOU) - 4 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | MSST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 3:45 | KEITH ANDREWS 35 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 55 yards. | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | MSST | |||
| FG | 14:03 | KEITH ANDREWS 44 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 35 yards. | 0 | 6 |
 | TD | 11:29 | JACKIE BATTLE 3 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 80 yards. | 7 | 6 |
| TD | 10:03 | JERIOUS NORWOOD 66 YD RUN (KEITH ANDREWS KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 73 yards. | 7 | 13 |
| TD | 3:36 | VINCENT MARSHALL 56 YD PUNT RETURN (BEN BELL KICK) | 14 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | MSST | |||
| TD | 10:13 | KENDAL BRILES 11 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 60 yards. | 21 | 13 |
| FG | 1:29 | ADAM CARLSON 20 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 78 yards. | 21 | 16 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | MSST | |||
| TD | 5:36 | JACKIE BATTLE 2 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 80 yards. | 28 | 16 |
Team Stat Comparison
| HOU | MSST | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 6-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 370 | 328 |
| Passing | 218 | 84 |
Comp-Att | 20-29 | 14-31 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Rushing | 152 | 244 |
Rushing Attempts | 37 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| Penalties | 3-20 | 4-21 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
| Houston Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Kevin Kolb | 20/29 | 218 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 20/29 | 218 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Omarr Conner | 14/31 | 84 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14/31 | 84 | 2.4 | -- | -- |
| Houston Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jackie Battle | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 2 | 15 |
| Kevin Kolb | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 23 |
| Ryan Gilbert | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Vincent Marshall | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Harold Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 37 | 152 | 4.1 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jerious Norwood | 24 | 257 | 10.7 | 1 | 66 |
| Brandon Thornton | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bryson Davis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brandon Hart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Omarr Conner | 6 | -30 | -5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 38 | 244 | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| Houston Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Donnie Avery | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 21 |
| Vincent Marshall | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 29 |
| Kendal Briles | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Anthony Alridge | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Blade Bassler | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Perry McDaniel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeron Harvey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Roy Otis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 20 | 218 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Tee Milons | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Will Prosser | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Joey Sanders | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryson Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keon Humphries | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 14 | 84 | 2.4 | -- | -- |
| Houston Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Vincent Marshall | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | -- | -- |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Vincent Marshall | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Ryan Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Derek Pegues | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Justin Laird | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 45 | ||
| Team | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | -- | ||
| Mississippi State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Blake McAdams | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 58 | ||
| Team | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | -- | ||
