August 31, 1929
80°
TDECU Stadium
(Houston, TX)
Attendance: 22,515 (56%)
Fighting Irish
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
10
|
Cougars
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
-
|
28
|
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cougars: 3-2-NDI 38 (9:57) 33-Tad Washington ran for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Wilbert Rodriguez. HOU 7 NDI 0
(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 4-6-HOU 35 (4:49) 13-John Davis 53 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 NDI 3
(Qtr 1) Cougars: 2-4-NDI 4 (2:01) 33-Tad Washington ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Wilbert Rodriguez. HOU 14 NDI 3
(Qtr 2) Cougars: 4-1-NDI 25 (4:42) 3-Wilbert Rodriguez 43 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 NDI 3
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 2-7-HOU 8 (1:16) 6-Bill Mann pass complete to 82-Raul Hughes for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-John Davis. HOU 17 NDI 10
(Qtr 3) Cougars: 2-9-NDI 4 (7:16) 38-Oliver Gonzales ran for -5 yards. Tackle by 47-Charley McWilliams. SAFETY! (47-Charley McWilliams) HOU 19 NDI 10
(Qtr 4) Cougars: 2-9-NDI 28 (10:11) 11-David McClung pass complete to 17-Maurice Nehls for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Cougars: 4-2-NDI 21 (1:56) 3-Wilbert Rodriguez 39 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 28 NDI 10
Team Statistics
|
Cougars
|
Fighting Irish
|
First Downs
|
12
|
15
|
- Rushing
|
7
|
5
|
- Passing
|
5
|
8
|
- Penalty
|
0
|
2
|
Total Net Yards
|
350
|
205
|
- Offensive Plays
|
59
|
62
|
- Yards Per Play
|
5.93
|
3.31
|
Net Rushing Yards
|
201
|
82
|
- Rushing Attempts
|
42
|
25
|
- Yards Per Rush
|
4.79
|
3.28
|
Net Passing Yards
|
149
|
123
|
- Att/Comp/Int
|
17 / 13 / 0
|
35 / 22 / 0
|
- Gross Passing Yards
|
149
|
143
|
- Sacks/Yards Lost
|
0 / 0
|
2 / 20
|
- Yards Per Pass Play
|
8.76
|
3.32
|
- Yards Per Completion
|
11.46
|
6.50
|
Fumbles/Lost
|
0 / 0
|
1 / 0
|
3rd Down Conversions
|
4 / 12
|
6 / 15
|
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down
|
5.1
|
8.0
|
4th Down Conversions
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 1
|
Penalties/Yards
|
3 / 27
|
3 / 23
|
Punt Returns/Yards
|
4 / 58
|
0 / 0
|
Kick Returns/Yards
|
3 / 83
|
2 / 42
|
Int Returns/Yards
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 0
|
2pt Conversions
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 0
|
Red Zone Visits
|
1
|
1
|
- Red Zone TDs/FGs
|
1 / 0
|
1 / 0
|
Avg Drive Start
|
OWN 34
|
OWN 20
|
Time of Possession
|
32:28
|
27:34
|
Drive Charts
Houston Cougars
Qtr
|
Start
|
Poss
|
From
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
Result
|
1
|
12:41
|
2:51
|
OWN 40
|
5
|
60
|
Touchdown
|
1
|
4:45
|
2:47
|
OWN 25
|
5
|
75
|
Touchdown
|
2
|
11:38
|
7:00
|
OWN 11
|
10
|
64
|
Field Goal
|
2
|
1:12
|
1:12
|
OWN 22
|
2
|
6
|
Half
|
3
|
15:00
|
1:29
|
OWN 32
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
3
|
11:30
|
3:34
|
OWN 32
|
6
|
29
|
Punt
|
3
|
7:14
|
0:57
|
OWN 39
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
3
|
1:58
|
1:57
|
OWN 47
|
3
|
9
|
Punt
|
4
|
14:06
|
4:02
|
OWN 44
|
7
|
56
|
Touchdown
|
4
|
8:40
|
1:54
|
OPP 42
|
3
|
8
|
Missed FG
|
4
|
6:10
|
4:18
|
OWN 42
|
8
|
37
|
Field Goal
|
4
|
0:27
|
0:27
|
OWN 20
|
3
|
-1
|
Game
|
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Qtr
|
Start
|
Poss
|
From
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
Result
|
1
|
15:00
|
2:19
|
OWN 16
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
1
|
9:50
|
5:06
|
OWN 25
|
10
|
40
|
Field Goal
|
1
|
1:58
|
5:20
|
OWN 25
|
9
|
31
|
Punt
|
2
|
4:39
|
3:27
|
OWN 14
|
11
|
86
|
Touchdown
|
3
|
13:31
|
2:01
|
OWN 20
|
3
|
6
|
Punt
|
3
|
7:56
|
0:42
|
OWN 3
|
2
|
-3
|
Safety
|
3
|
6:17
|
4:19
|
OWN 16
|
6
|
12
|
Punt
|
3
|
0:01
|
0:55
|
OWN 13
|
3
|
3
|
Punt
|
4
|
10:04
|
1:24
|
OWN 25
|
4
|
-23
|
Punt
|
4
|
6:46
|
0:35
|
OWN 41
|
5
|
37
|
Downs
|
4
|
1:53
|
1:26
|
OWN 25
|
7
|
37
|
Punt
|
Rushing Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Passing Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Name
|
Att
|
Comp
|
Yds
|
Sk/Yd
|
TDs
|
Lng
|
Int
|
Rate
|
Marion Bailey
|
19
|
11
|
73
|
2 / 20
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
66.34
|
Bill Mann
|
16
|
11
|
70
|
0 / 0
|
1
|
13
|
0
|
98.44
|
Receiving Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Blocking Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Interception Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Fumble Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Punting
Houston Cougars
Name
|
Punts
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Net
|
Lng
|
In 20
|
Percy McKinney
|
4
|
155
|
38.75
|
38.75
|
46
|
4
|
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Name
|
Punts
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Net
|
Lng
|
In 20
|
Cory Robinson
|
7
|
321
|
45.86
|
34.57
|
52
|
1
|
Kicking
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Name
|
FG
|
40+
|
50+
|
Lng
|
XP
|
John Davis
|
1 / 1
|
1 / 1
|
1 / 1
|
53
|
1 / 1
|
Punt Return
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Kick Return
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Defensive Stats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish