Conference USA Week 10 Quick Game Recaps

Tulsa 24, UCF 17

Tulsa traveled to defending champ UCF with its four-game win streak on the line. The Golden Hurricane (6-3, 5-0) trailed 17-16 early in the fourth quarter, but G.J. Kinne hooked up with Clay Sears for the decisive game-winning 16-yard pass with 8:23 to play. Kinne and company racked up 454 yards of offense--including 251 yards on the ground. Tulsa's veteran signal-caller threw for 203 while also running for 92. UCF (4-5, 2-3), whose hopes of repeating were dealt a serious blow, got 272 yards of offense--226 passing and 46 rushing--from Jeff Godfrey.

No. 14 Houston 56, UAB 13

Case Keenum passing for more than 400 yards is nothing new. However, this 400-plus yard performance--407 to be exact--was special as it helped Houston's veteran signal-caller set yet another NCAA career mark as he sailed past former Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang's mark of 17,072. Keenum, who was an impressive 39-of-44 on the night, is currently at 17,212 and will have a legitimate shot at 19,000 if his Cougars can make the CUSA Championship game to give him five more games in his UH career. With the win, Houston is off to a school-best 9-0 start and kept pace with Tulsa atop CUSA's West Division. Tyron Carrier had 12 catches totaling 105 yards for the Cougars, who compiled 654 yards of offense. UAB (1-8, 1-5) was limited to 269 yards of offense and outscored 35-3 after halftime.

No. 24 Southern Miss 48, East Carolina 28

Southern Miss scored four non-offensive touchdowns to highlight a critical 48-28 win at CUSA East rival East Carolina. The Golden Eagles (8-1, 4-1), who have won seven straight, were in danger of falling behind 14-0 early. However, Jamie Collins produced a momentum-changing 97-yard interception return for a touchdown to tie the game. Just over four minutes later, USM led 21-7 after a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by Tracy Lampley and a blocked punt being returned for a score. The Pirates (4-5, 3-2), who brought a three-game win streak into the contest, led 7-0 after Reese Wiggins took a screen pass 72 yards for a score on the game's second play. Dominique Davis finished 22-of-36 for 262 yards and two touchdowns, but threw two pick-sixes--the second of which gave the Golden Eagles a 38-14 halftime advantage.

SMU 45, Tulane 24

The Mustangs (6-3, 4-2) raced to a 31-0 halftime lead and held off a furious Tulane rally to collect a much-needed 45-24 victory on Saturday at Ford Stadium. J.J. McDermott threw for three scores and Zach Line rushed for three scores to lead the way for SMU. McDermott finished 29-of-40 for 322 while Line logged 143 yards on the ground. Tulane (2-8, 1-5) pulled within 38-24 after two touchdown passes by Ryan Griffin helped produce a 24-point third quarter. However, Griffin fumbled early in the fourth and the Ponies produced a 12-play, 75-yard death drive to seal the deal.

Rice 41, UTEP 37