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UH's 10 best wins over Rice, a checkup on the progress of the Cougars' offense, and preview of this season's Bayou Bucket
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
OVERTIMETHE DAILY COUGAR®
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COUGARFLASHBACKUH COUGARS VS RICE OWLS THROUGH THE YEARS.
Since 1971, the cross-town rivalry between the UH Cougars and Rice Owls has provided its fair share of games for the ages. The squads have faced off at four different venues including Robertson Stadium, Rice Stadium, Reliant Stadium and the Astrodome. The Cougars hold the all-time series record 27-11. Here are a recap of the fi ve greatest UH victories over Rice in no particular order.
HOUSTON 28, RICE 3After a three-year absence in play fol-lowing the disbanding of the SWC, UH beat Rice in the fi rst matchup between the two at Robertson Stadium.
2000 Houstonian
1999
HOUSTON 24, RICE 22Trailing 22-7 in the third, David Klinger orchestrated two fourth quarter touch-downs and Roman Anderson kicked a 32-yard fi eld goal with 10 seconds left.
1991 Houstonian
1990
HOUSTON 23, RICE 21In front of 62,000 at Rice Stadium, UH won the inagural game against the Owls, a year before the Cougars joined the Southwest Conference.
1972 Houstonian
1971
HOUSTON 18, RICE 17In the fi nal game in Southwest Confer-ence history, the Cougars trailed 17-3 before scoring two TD’s and a two-point conversion in the fourth for the win.
1996 Houstonian
1995
HOUSTON 64, RICE 0Under the direction of Andre Ware, UH put up the most lopsided victory to date in the rivarly in part to Ware’s 400 passing yards and two touchdowns.
1990 Houstonian
1989
Andrew PateSports editor
For the UH football program, Saturday’s game against cross-town rival Rice University provides a multitude of opportunities. In addition to seeking the first win of the season, head coach Tony Levine recognizes the history of the rivalry.
“It’s definitely not just another game,” Levine said. “It’s unique that we’re right across town. It’s something that the team that comes out on top has that edge about them for the next 12 months.”
The Cougars and Owls have met 39 times since 1971, with UH holding a 27-11 all-time advan-tage. However, since 2008, the Bayou Bucket Classic has made a handful of trips across the city with the home team winning the last four.
Redshirt sophomore quarter-back David Piland will be facing the Owls for the second time. In his first matchup, Piland threw for three touchdowns, but the game is ultimately remembered for a fumble under center that may have cost the Cougars in the 34-31 loss.
“It’s always a thought in the back of your head,” Piland said. “It definitely stays with you, but it puts that much more on the excite-ment of this game and preparing for it.”
Last season, the Cougars got their redemption in the form of 656 total offensive yards and a 73-34 rout, although Levine suggests that past results in this matchup mean nothing now.
“It’s a completely new season, it’s a completely new team and coaching staff on our end,” Levine said. “What happened last year has no effect. The four seasons I’ve been here, they’ve won two and we’ve won two and what happened the year before made no difference the following season.”
This year, the Bayou Bucket will be played at Reliant Stadium for only the second time — the first came in 2004 when the Owls edged out the Cougars 10-7. For Levine and his coaching staff, the major stage draws ample anticipation.
“It’s always nice playing in a big stadium,” said senior linebacker Phillip Steward. “The pros play there so you feel like you’re a pro when you’re out there.”
Battle for the Bucket
The Cougars and Owls will compete Saturday at Reliant Stadium for the Bayou Bucket. UH leads the overall series 27-11. | Nine Nguyen/The Daily Cougar
Christopher SheltonAssistant sports editor
For the past three games, UH’s offense has not been where David Piland wants it to be.
Piland, the team’s starting quarter-back, said the the Cougars must build a new norm to attain their goals.
“If you’re day started at 9 a.m., now you need to be up at 5 a.m. and be up here by 6 a.m. In that three hours you can (be) doing stuff up here to get better for the game,” Piland said. “If you have time for lunch you should lunch up here and watch fi lm. If you have extra time after practice, where you would just go home and watch TV, do it up here. ”
This year UH’s offense has been up and down, filled with incon-sistent bursts. Against Louisiana Tech, the Cougars scored 49 points, with 22 in the fourth quarter. In two other games, UH scored 19 points combined.
In all three losses, Piland orches-trated explosive scoring plays to dif-ferent weapons. In the opening game against Texas State, it was a 64-yard touchdown pass to receiver Larry McDuffey. Amid Piland’s four touch-down passes versus Louisiana Tech
Offense pushes tempo, seeks consistency
OFFENSE continues on page 10
-ANDRES GARCIA
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TEAMLEADERS2012 stats, UH vs. Rice starters
THEBIGBOARD // College football at a glance
COUGARFLASHBACK
1997 Houstonian
HOUSTON 45, MINNESOTA 43
UH edges OwlsThe Cougars and Gophers
combined for 11 touchdowns and 1,061 yards.
Running back Vaughn Innis rushed for 129 yards on 29 carries. Defensively, the Cougars came up with a late stop to force a fi eld goal ultimately securing the victory.
Jason McKinley was in his fi rst start with the Cougars and only threw the ball 26 times, com-pletely 17 balls for 310 yards and two touchdowns.
Freshman receiver Orlando Iglesias caught eight passes for 161 yards
The victory was the fi rst of the season for the Cougars who fell on the road to #16 Alabama and at the Dome against California.
— Andrew Pate
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (59) 4-0 1499
2 Oregon 4-0 1414
3 LSU (1) 4-0 1346
4 Florida State 4-0 1340
5 Georgia 4-0 1245
6 South Carolina 4-0 1147
7 Kansas State 4-0 1067
8 Stanford 3-0 1055
9 West Virginia 3-0 1045
10 Notre Dame 4-0 1003
11 Florida 4-0 864
12 Texas 3-0 856
13 USC 3-1 801
14 Ohio State 4-0 633
15 TCU 3-0 616
16 Oklahoma 2-1 611
17 Clemson 3-1 588
18 Oregon State 2-0 451
19 Louisville 4-0 414
20 Michigan State 3-1 348
21 Mississippi State 4-0 24622 Nebraska 3-1 17923 Rutgers 4-0 128
24 Boise State 2-1 114
25 Baylor 3-0 92
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa State 16, Wisconsin 13, Oklahoma State 12, Texas A&M 11, Texas Tech 10, Cincinnati 10, Ten-nessee 10, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami (FL) 1
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 NETWORK TIME (CT)Ball State at Kent State ESPN 3 11 a.m.
Baylor at West Virginia FX 11 a.m.
Indiana at Northwestern BTN 11 a.m.
Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech FSN 11 a.m.
Minnesota at Iowa ESPN 2 11 a.m.
Missouri at UCF FSN 11 a.m.North Carolina State at Miami ESPN U 11 a.m.Penn State at Illinois ESPN 11 a.m.
Stony Brook at Army CBSSN 11 a.m.
Arkansas at Texas A&M SEC Network 11:21 a.m.
Duke at Wake Forest ESPN 3 11:30 a.m.
Cincinnati vs. Va. Tech (Landover, MD) ESPN U 2:30 p.m.
Clemson at Boston College ESPN 2 2:30 p.m.
Idaho at North Carolina FSN 2:30 p.m.
Marshall at Purdue BTN 2:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Michigan State ABC 2:30 p.m.
San Jose State at Navy CBSSN 2:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Georgia CBS 2:30 p.m.
Troy at South Alabama ESPN 3 2:30 p.m.
Arizona State at California FX 3 p.m.
Florida State at South Florida ESPN 5 p.m.
UCLA at Colorado Pac-12 Network 5 p.m.
Missouri State at South Dakota State ESPN U 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Kentucky ESPN 2 6 p.m.
TCU at SMU FSN 6 p.m.
Towson at LSU ESPNU 6 p.m.
Texas at Oklahoma State FOX 6:50 p.m.
Wisconsin at Nebraska ABC 7 p.m.
Oregon State at Arizona PAC-12 Network 9 p.m.
Oregon at Washington State ESPN 2 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH NETWORK TIME (CT)Pittsburgh at Syracuse ESPN 6 p.m.
Utah State at BYU ESPN 9:15 p.m.
SATURDAY NETWORK TIME Missouri at UCF FSN 11 a.m. CT
Marshall at Purdue BTN 2 p.m. CT
Louisiana-Monroe at Tulane CST 2:30 p.m. CT
UTEP at East Carolina KVIA/WITN 6 p.m. CT
(14) TCU at SMU FSN 6 p.m. CT
(19) Louisville at Southern Miss CSBSN 7 p.m. CT
EAST W L W L
East Carolina 1 0 2 2
Marshall 1 0 2 2
UCF. 0 0 2 1
UAB 0 0 0 3
Memphis 0 0 0 4
Southern Miss 0 1 0 3
WEST W L W L
Tulsa 1 0 3 1
SMU 0 0 1 2
UTEP 0 0 1 3
Houston 0 0 0 3
Rice 0 1 1 3
Tulane 0 1 0 3
You had that opportunity
the second game I played. I really wanted to play well and go out and prove that; (I) fumbled the ball on the fourth down (and) it defi nitely stays with you.
— David Piland, redshirt sophomore quarterback talking about making his only start against Rice which
resulted in a 34-31 loss at Rice Stadium in 2010
AP TOP 25 C-USA MATCHUPS
TV GUIDE
C-USA
SAY WHAT?
David Piland
Taylor McHargue
98
81
181
133
1,040
927
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7
6
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Player Cmp Cmp% Int RatYards TDAtt.
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Charles Sims
Taylor McHargue
34
67
4.2
5.4
142
429
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31
47
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RUSHING
Dewayne Peace
Jordan Taylor
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30
29
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RECEIVING
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DEFEENSE
OFFEENSE
90 Riser (DE)
76 Ashworth (RG)
27 Spencer (WR)
81 McDuffey (WR)
64 Cloud (LG)
9 Peace (WR)
3 Greenberry(WR)
63 Forsch (C)
8 Piland (QB)
69 Oragwu (RG)74 Harper (LT)
92 Mbu (DT) 95 Scypion (DT)
54 Daniels (LB)42 Steward (LB)
20 Valencia (SS) 23 Stewart (FS)
2 Hayden (CB) 10 McMillian (CB)
45 Allen (DE)
49 Mathews (LB)
5 Sims (RB)
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was a 74-yard completion to receiver Daniel Spencer. Piland scrambled 86 yards for UH’s lone score in its most recent tussle with UCLA.
UH has not been able to supple-ment big plays with an offense that consistently has rhythm and threat-ens a defense.
Perhaps injuries have kept the Cougars reaching the consistency level they want.
“It’s great to see Charles Sims back as well as Kevin Forsch, Ralph Oragwu and Kent Brooks,”
Freshman receiver Andrew Rodri-guez is also expected to play. Receiver Ronnie Williams is questionable, to Levine sad.
Levine said freshman receiver Deontay Greenberry, defensive backs Trevon Stewart and Colton Valencia will continue to start even with the roster restored to optimum health.
The running game could improve on 139-yards rushing against UCLA — 86 of which came on Piland’s touchdown run when the game was
decided — after returning their top two running backs and two starting offensive lineman.
Forsch said the offense will benefi t from the bye week.
“We got a lot better and got every-body healthy,” he said.
According to Piland, the open week allowed for greater self-awareness.
“We got the bye week, evaluated ourselves and said, ‘this isn’t cutting it,’” Piland said. “And great teams go above and beyond the call.
THROUGH THREE GAMESQBs RBs WRs
YARDS: 1,040TDs: 5INTs: 6
PilandRU YARDS: 142TDs: 2REC: 12
Sims
RU YARDS: 146TDs: 3REC: 14
Hayes
YARDS: 257TDs: 1REC: 23
Peace
YARDS: 289TDs: 3REC: 13
EdwardsYARDS: 1,119TDs: 10INTs: 2
Keenum
2012
2011
OFFENSE continued from page 7
-ANDRES GARCIA
