Conference USA Football Week Twelve Recap - 11/18/2006

Houston 23 - Memphis 20 - OT

The Golden Hurricaniners off the scoreboard for the remainder of the evening.

Three of the big differences in the game were the pick-six thrown by UTEP’s Jordan Palmer, the Miners inability to match Tulsa’s success on the ground, and the fact that they were only able to convert three of their 13 first downs. Their running game has struggled all season and it did ag

Tulane 10 - UCF 9

The Green Wave (3-5, 1-3) used strong performances by quarterback Lester Ricard and running back Matt Forte to win what was Tulane’s first homecoming game in the Louisiana Superdome since the fall of 2001.

Tulane led 17-6 at the break, following a 12-play, 79-yard touchdown drive that concluded with just under a minute left in the opening half.

Ricard threw for 409 yards and three touchdowns on the day, as he completed 33 of his 43 attempts. It was the second-highest total of his career, ranking only behind his 417-yard perfo

Rice 18 - East Carolina 17

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82 points and 1,046 yards—that’s what the Cougars and Golden Knights combined to produce on Saturday afternoon at Robertson Stadium in Houston. UCF (2-6, 1-3) tied the game at 31 early in the fourth, but Houston proceeded to score 20 unanswered to win a wild shootout, 51-31. The Cougars (6-3, 4-1) scored 34 points in the second half.

SMU 34 - Tulsa 24

The Thundering Herd (3-5, 2-2) won their second straight by beating Memphis, 41-27, on Saturday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington. Marshall got another 100-plus yard rushing performance out of Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed for 125 yards on 25 carries.

Bradshaw, who has 988 yards on the ground on the season, is only 12 yards away from becoming t

Marshall 49 - UTEP 21

The Pirates (4-4, 3-2) used an overtime interception by Travis Williams to defeat their old nemesis Southern Miss, 20-17, on Saturday night at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg.

East Carolina forced overtime with 13 seconds remaining in the game when senior quarterback James Pinkney scored on a draw play on fourth and

Southern Miss 25 - UAB 20

The Pirates (4-4, 3-2) used an overtime interception by Travis Williams to defeat their old nemesis Southern Miss, 20-17, on Saturday night at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg.

East Carolina forced overtime with 13 seconds remaining in the game when senior quarterback James Pinkney scored on a draw play on fourth and