FINAL
37 42
Saturday, November 22
Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
1 2 3 4 T
Miners 7 14 7 9 37
Cougars 0 9 7 26 42

Closing Odds: HOU -18.5, o/u 73.5

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

UTEP Rushing TD 2:36
TREVOR VITTATOE 4 YD RUN (JOSE MARTINEZ KICK)

2nd Quarter

UTEP Passing TD 14:27
KRIS ADAMS 28 YD PASS FROM TREVOR VITTATOE (JOSE MARTINEZ KICK)

HOU Field Goal Attempt 11:35
BEN BELL 36 YD FG

UTEP Passing TD 8:55
KRIS ADAMS 8 YD PASS FROM TREVOR VITTATOE (JOSE MARTINEZ KICK)

HOU Rushing TD 6:26
CASE KEENUM 1 YD RUN (BLOCKED XP)

3rd Quarter

UTEP Passing TD 4:37
JEFF MOTURI 4 YD PASS FROM TREVOR VITTATOE (JOSE MARTINEZ KICK)

HOU Passing TD 3:45
BRYCE BEALL 15 YD PASS FROM CASE KEENUM (JORDAN MANNISTO KICK)

4th Quarter

HOU Passing TD 13:50
TYRON CARRIER 62 YD PASS FROM CASE KEENUM (JORDAN MANNISTO KICK)

UTEP Passing TD 10:37
KRIS ADAMS 42 YD PASS FROM TREVOR VITTATOE (JOSE MARTINEZ KICK)

HOU Rushing TD 9:34
BRYCE BEALL 71 YD RUN (JORDAN MANNISTO KICK)

HOU Passing TD 4:54
KIERRIE JOHNSON 16 YD PASS FROM CASE KEENUM (FAILED 2PT PASS)

UTEP Returned XP Attempt 4:54
JOSH FERGUSON RETURNED XP

HOU Rushing TD 0:41
CASE KEENUM 1 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT PASS)

UTEP
Houston
Passing Cmp Att Yds Pct Y/A TD Int
T. Vittatoe 27 45 362 60.0 8.0 4 0
Rushing Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
D. Buckram 9 49 5.4 15 0 0
T. Jackson 14 30 2.1 11 0 0
T. Vittatoe 4 27 6.8 17 1 0
J. Thomas 2 6 3.0 4 0 0
V. Frazier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
D. Palmer 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
J. Moturi 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
D. Buckram 2 23 11.5 21 0 0
T. Jackson 3 33 11.0 22 0 0
J. Thomas 2 13 6.5 11 0 0
J. Moturi 6 81 13.5 52 1 0
K. Adams 6 111 18.5 42 3 0
J. Hunt 3 38 12.7 18 0 0
D. Kemp 2 22 11.0 13 0 0
E. Davis 2 16 8.0 10 0 0
J. Moore 1 25 25.0 25 0 0
Punting Punt Yds Lng
K. Petersen 5 249 60
Passing Cmp Att Yds Pct Y/A TD Int
C. Keenum 41 51 480 80.4 9.4 3 0
Rushing Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
B. Beall 19 167 8.8 71 1 0
T. Carrier 2 32 16.0 26 0 0
A. Kohn 4 26 6.5 11 0 0
C. Keenum 7 -5 -0.7 4 2 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
B. Beall 8 96 12.0 36 1 0
T. Carrier 9 141 15.7 62 1 0
A. Kohn 2 43 21.5 31 0 0
M. Hafner 8 83 10.4 28 0 0
C. Rodriguez 8 65 8.1 12 0 0
K. Johnson 2 25 12.5 16 1 0
L. Castile 2 18 9.0 14 0 0
E. Smith 2 9 4.5 6 0 0
Punting Punt Yds Lng
C. Turner 3 91 35

NCAA Game Summary - Texas-El Paso at Houston

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Case Keenum's one-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds remaining lifted the Houston Cougars to a 42-37 come-from-behind win over the Texas-El Paso Miners in Conference USA action at Robertson Stadium.

Keenum completed 41-of-51 passes for a career-high 480 yards, marking the 12th straight game he has thrown for at least 300 yards. Tyron Carrier finished with nine catches for 141 yards and a score for Houston (7-4, 6-1 C-USA), while Bryce Beall powered the run game with 167 yards and a TD.

Trevor Vittatoe threw for 362 yards and four TDs for UTEP (5-6, 4-3). Kris Adams caught six passes for 111 yards and three scores in the loss.

UTEP took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter on a four-yard run by Vittatoe.

In the opening minute of the second quarter, Vittatoe hooked up with Adams for a 28-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0.

Houston's Ben Bell kicked a 36-yard field goal to put the Cougars on the board at the 11:35 mark of the second quarter.

Minutes later, Vittatoe and Adams connected again, this time for an eight-yard scoring strike to push UTEP's lead to 21-3.

Keenum scored on a one-yard plunge on the ensuing possession, capping an eight-play, 80-yard drive for Houston. However, Bell's extra point was blocked.

Jeff Moturi pushed UTEP's lead to 28-9 on a four-yard touchdown reception from Vittatoe at the 4:37 mark of the third quarter.

But less than a minute later, Keenum found Beall for a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-16.

The Cougars drew closer one minute into the fourth quarter, when Keenum found Carrier for a 62-yard touchdown pass.

But Vittatoe answered right back with a 42-yard scoring strike to Adams to extend its lead to 35-23.

The Miners' momentum wouldn't last long, however, as Beall broke free for a 71-yard touchdown run to make it a 35-30 game.

Houston took the lead on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Keenum to Kierrie Johnson with 4:54 to play. But on the two-point attempt, Keenum's pass was intercepted and returned the other way by UTEP's Josh Ferguson to put the Miners back on top, 37-36.

Keenum's game-winning touchdown plunge capped a nine-play, 59-yard drive in the final minutes.

Houston's 700 yards of total offense were a season-high.