Kansas State vs. Houston: Box score, stats, and summary feat. DJ Giddens (Week 10)

We had a Big 12 Conference upset in Week 10 of the college football season as the Houston Cougars were able to defend home field with a 24-19 home victory over the 17th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats. The Cougars were able to score 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

The Wildcats (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) are likely to knock themselves out of Big 12 Conference Championship contention as they are now in fourth place. The Cougars (4-5, 3-3) are now able to keep their bowl eligibility alive, as they need just two more wins.

Let’s look closer at the box score and discuss what happened.

Kansas State vs. Houston box score

Kansas State vs. Houston box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Kansas State	3	13	3	0	19
Houston	0	10	0	14	24

Houston box score

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Avery Johnson	8	18	0	23-39	238	1	2

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
DJ Giddens	17	50	1	5	16	0
Dylan Edwards	8	31	0	2	4	0
Avery Johnson	8	18	0	0	0	0
Jayce Brown	0	0	0	3	86	0
Keagan Johnson	0	0	0	6	76	1

Keagan Johnson	0	0	0	6	76	1
Garret Oakley	0	0	0	3	29	0
Jadon Jackson	0	0	0	3	24	0
Will Anciaux	0	0	0	1	3	0

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Desmond Purnell	0	1

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Chris Tennant	1-2	2-2	47

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Jack Martin	1-1	1-1	22

Houston

J’Marion Burnette	3	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Manjack IV	0	0	0	1	44	0
Devan Williams	0	0	0	1	33	0
Jonah Wilson	0	0	0	1	8	0
Mekhi Mews	0	0	0	4	6	0
Maliq Carr	0	0	0	1	1	1
Stephon Johnson	0	0	0	1	1	0

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Zeon Chriss	22	75	1	0	0	0
DJ Butler	6	41	0	1	4	0
Re’Shaun Sanford II	6	6	0	1	6	0

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Zeon Chriss	22	75	1	11-11	103	1	0
Joseph Manjack IV	0	0	0	1-1	8	0	0

Player  Interceptions  Fumble Recoveries  Jeremiah Wilson 1 0 Michael Batton  1 0

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Jack Martin	3-3	1-1	22

Kansas State vs Houston Game Summary

The Kansas State Wildcats were able to move the ball well as they had recorded 21 total first downs and were 5-of-14 on third downs as well as 1-of-2 on fourth downs. However, they had a pair of turnovers. Avery Johnson had 239 passing yards but it was just 5.8 yards per pass attempt while the running game only averaged 2.6 yards per carry.

The Houston Cougars offense only recorded 10 total first downs but the passing game was electric, combining to go 12-of-12 for 111 yards (9.3 yards per pass). Zeon Chriss was a dual-threat quarterback with 75 rushing yards as well. The Cougars were disciplined with only two penalties called on them throughout the entire game. They also won the turnover battle, as they lost a fumble.

Below is the scoring breakdown throughout the entire game.

• 8:12 1Q: Chris Tennant 23 Yard Field Goal | 3-0 Kansas State
• 14:56 2Q: Donovan Smith 1 Yard Rushing TD | 7-3 Houston
• 8:37 2Q: Jack Martin 22 Yard Field Goal | 10-3 Houston
• 1:48 2Q: DJ Giddens 2 Yard Rushing TD (PAT Blocked) | 10-9 Houston
• 0:07 2Q: Avery Johnson 7 Yard Passing TD to Keagan Johnson | 16-10 Kansas State
• 0:00 3Q: Chris Tennant 47 Yard Field Goal | 19-10 Kansas State
• 10:58 4Q: Zeon Chriss 1 Yard Passing TD to Maliq Carr | 19-17 Kansas State
• 2:31 4Q: Zeon Chriss 41 Yard Rushing TD | 24-19 Houston

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