Houston is 7-9-1 in bowl games and has lost the last seven straight bowl games.
TCU has won two bowl games in a row and has a 9-13-1 bowl record.
Houston leads the series 13-11, but TCU has won the last seven games.
Houston (8-4) relies on its offense to win games. Anthony Alridge leads the Cougar’s tenth ranked rushing offense with 1,568 yards. Houston won the last two games of the season by a combined score of 94-34.
TCU (7-5) is the anti-Houston. The Horned Frogs rely on defense to win games. TCU held six teams to 20 or fewer points this season. The defense is ranked in the top 20 in the following categories: rushing, pass efficiency, sacks, scoring and total defense.
Houston ends TCU’s recent domination as they beat the Horned Frogs in their first meeting since TCU left Conference USA in 2005.
Houston 35, TCU 33
The Players
QB
TCU- Andy Dalton 368 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 50.7%
UH- Case Keenum 1,924 yards, 13 TD, 10 INT, 69.8 %
RB
TCU- Joseph Turner 587 yards, 5.2, 6 TD
TCU- Aaron Brown 490 yards, 4.6, 2 TD
UH- Anthony Alridge 1,568 yards, 6.4, 14 TD, 5 rec. TD
WR
TCU- Ervin Dickerson 37 rec, 457 yards, 12.4, 4 TD
UH- Donnie Avery 81 rec, 1,336 yards, 16.5, 7 TD
Defense
TCU- Chase Ortiz 8 sacks, 15.5 TFL
UH- Phillip Hunt 9.5 sacls 16 TFL
UH- Brendan Pahulu 7 sacks, 11 TFL
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