| 1st Quarter | | HOU | TULN |
| Houston at 15:00 | HOU | TULN |
| | Chase Turner kickoff for 59 yards returned by Stephen Barnett for 16 yards to the Tulan 27. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane at 14:21 | HOU | TULN |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 27 | Joe Kemp rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 28. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 9 at TULN 28 | Joe Kemp pass complete to Tyler Helm for 3 yards to the Tulan 31. | | |
| 3rd and 6 at TULN 31 | Joe Kemp pass incomplete to Jeremy Williams. | | |
| 4th and 6 at TULN 31 | Ross Thevenot punt for 51 yards, returned by Tyron Carrier for 27 yards to the Houst 45. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: TULANE drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 01:38 TULANE PUNT |
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| Houston at 13:22 | HOU | TULN |
| 1st and 10 at HOU 45 | Tyron Carrier rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 42. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 13 at HOU 42 | Case Keenum pass complete to Bryce Beall for 16 yards to the Tulan 42 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 42 | Case Keenum pass complete to A.J. Dugat for 13 yards to the Tulan 29 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 29 | Case Keenum pass incomplete to Chaz Rodriguez. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at TULN 29 | Charles Sims rush for 8 yards to the Tulan 21. | | |
| 3rd and 2 at TULN 21 | Case Keenum rush for 7 yards to the Tulan 14 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 14 | HOUSTON penalty 5 yard False Start accepted. | | |
| 1st and 15 at TULN 19 | Case Keenum pass complete to Bryce Beall for 8 yards to the Tulan 11. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at TULN 11 | Bryce Beall rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Tulan 14. | | |
| 3rd and 10 at TULN 14 | Case Keenum pass complete to Tyron Carrier for 9 yards to the Tulan 5. | | |
| 4th and 1 at TULN 5 | Ben Bell 22 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 |
| | Chase Turner kickoff for 58 yards returned by Jordan Sullen for 20 yards to the Tulan 32. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: HOUSTON drive: 10 plays 50 yards, 04:13 HOUSTON FG |
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| Tulane at 9:03 | HOU | TULN |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 32 | Andre Anderson rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 33. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd and 9 at TULN 33 | Andre Anderson rush for 2 yards to the Tulan 35, TULANE penalty 10 yard Holding accepted. | | |
| 2nd and 17 at TULN 25 | TULANE penalty 5 yard False Start accepted. | | |
| 2nd and 22 at TULN 20 | Joe Kemp pass complete to Jeremy Williams for 27 yards to the Tulan 47 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 47 | Andre Anderson rush for 4 yards to the Houst 49. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at HOU 49 | Jeremy Williams rush for 7 yards to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at HOU 42 | Joe Kemp pass complete to Jeremy Williams for 3 yards to the Houst 39. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at HOU 39 | Jeremy Williams pass incomplete to Casey Robottom. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at HOU 39 | Joe Kemp rush for 8 yards to the Houst 31 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at HOU 31 | Andre Anderson rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 33. | | |
| 2nd and 12 at HOU 33 | Joe Kemp rush for 7 yards to the Houst 26. | | |
| 3rd and 5 at HOU 26 | Joe Kemp pass incomplete to Casey Robottom. | | |
| 4th and 5 at HOU 26 | Ross Thevenot 43 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 3 |
| | Ross Thevenot kickoff for 63 yards returned by Devin Mays for 21 yards to the Houst 28. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: TULANE drive: 12 plays 42 yards, 05:45 TULANE FG |
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| Houston at 3:24 | HOU | TULN |
| 1st and 10 at HOU 28 | Case Keenum pass complete to Patrick Edwards for 12 yards to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down. | 3 | 3 |
| 1st and 10 at HOU 40 | HOUSTON penalty 5 yard False Start accepted. | | |
| 1st and 15 at HOU 35 | Bryce Beall rush for 2 yards to the Houst 37. | | |
| 2nd and 13 at HOU 37 | Case Keenum pass complete to Bryce Beall for 9 yards, fumbled, recovered by Houst Chaz Rodriguez at the Houst 46. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at HOU 46 | Case Keenum pass incomplete. | | |
| 4th and 4 at HOU 46 | Chase Turner punt for 38 yards, returned by D.J. Banks for no gain to the Tulan 16. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: HOUSTON drive: 4 plays 18 yards, 01:42 HOUSTON PUNT |
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| Tulane at 1:42 | HOU | TULN |
| 1st and 10 at TULN 16 | Andre Anderson rush for 8 yards to the Tulan 24. | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd and 2 at TULN 24 | Jeremy Williams rush for 1 yard to the Tulan 25. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at TULN 25 | Andre Anderson rush for 7 yards to the Tulan 32 for a 1ST down. | | |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
(23) Houston 44, 
Tulane 16