Pre-Season Week 2: Fighting Irish at Cougars
August 31, 1929 80° TDECU Stadium
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cougars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Tad Washington 21 140 6.67 38 4 2
#42 Jared Spurgeon 7 25 3.57 10 1 0
#47 Michael Frazee 9 20 2.22 8 0 0
#24 Robert Digregorio 4 16 4.00 8 0 0
#19 David McClung 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Michael Dowell 12 56 4.67 13 3 0
#38 Oliver Gonzales 12 19 1.58 11 1 0
#21 Jeffrey Schiro 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Cougars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Raymond Ringo 7 7 97 0 / 0 0 49 0 118.75
#19 David McClung 10 6 52 0 / 0 1 28 0 107.08
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Marion Bailey 19 11 73 2 / 20 0 15 0 66.34
#11 Bill Mann 16 11 70 0 / 0 1 13 0 98.44
Receiving Stats
Cougars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Maurice Nehls 2 77 38.50 49 1
#19 David Rondeau 1 15 15.00 15 0
#12 Michael McLean 1 14 14.00 14 0
#82 Antonio Salls 4 14 3.50 5 0
#33 Tad Washington 2 13 6.50 10 0
#87 Robert Ford 1 7 7.00 7 0
#42 Jared Spurgeon 1 5 5.00 5 0
#81 Charles Stukes 1 4 4.00 4 0
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Raul Hughes 4 42 10.50 13 1
#12 Tom Lowe 4 27 6.75 12 0
#38 Oliver Gonzales 2 16 8.00 15 0
#85 David Almeida 2 15 7.50 10 0
#42 David Rice 1 15 15.00 15 0
#84 Earl Gross 2 11 5.50 8 0
#31 Michael Dowell 2 8 4.00 7 0
#83 Andres Rodriguez 2 5 2.50 3 0
#14 Samuel Conner 1 3 3.00 3 0
#21 Jeffrey Schiro 2 1 0.50 1 0
Blocking Stats
Cougars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#45 Fredrick Casey 0 2 0 0
#92 Stephen Maddix 4 7 0 0
#59 Rene McFarland 10 16 0 0
#87 Robert Ford 1 15 0 1
#24 Robert Digregorio 14 26 0 2
#12 Michael McLean 0 13 0 1
#67 Jacob Pascua 10 13 0 0
#60 Hiram Rhoades 10 18 0 1
#63 Calvin King 10 16 0 1
#57 Antonio Godwin 10 14 0 0
#81 Charles Stukes 0 9 0 0
#82 Antonio Salls 4 25 0 2
#47 Michael Frazee 3 6 0 0
#62 Michael Wilder 14 25 0 1
#73 Richard Ward 19 26 0 1
#70 Samuel Collins 19 27 0 3
#60 Marvin Musick 18 26 0 2
#33 Tad Washington 6 10 0 1
#42 Jared Spurgeon 2 2 0 0
#80 Maurice Nehls 0 13 0 1
#56 Leon Barber 0 4 0 0
#79 Norman Dossantos 0 1 0 1
#52 Michael Sharp 0 1 0 0
#75 Robert Alderman 6 4 0 0
#34 Jose Land 0 1 0 0
#44 Christopher Earley 2 5 0 0
#29 David Gross 0 1 0 0
#50 Donald Shields 0 3 0 0
#76 Gerard Bible 0 2 0 1
#61 Matthew Dole 0 3 0 0
#31 Michael Lopez 0 4 0 0
#48 Charley McWilliams 0 4 0 1
#22 Noel Hayes 0 2 0 0
#54 Patrick Castillo 10 26 0 2
#85 Harry Miguel 7 9 0 0
#19 David Rondeau 0 8 0 0
#34 Richard Schulze 0 7 0 1
#14 John Manning 0 2 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#42 David Rice 22 24 1 6
#56 Joshua Jenkins 18 10 1 2
#96 Joe Crosby 0 2 0 0
#94 Kevin Corona 2 2 0 0
#94 Dennis Roberson 0 2 0 0
#28 Carlos Armstrong 0 2 0 0
#43 Brian Fonseca 0 2 0 0
#31 Michael Dowell 6 4 0 0
#20 Enrique Daly 0 2 0 0
#59 Ronald Allen 0 2 0 0
#42 Ricardo Aybar 2 2 0 0
#76 Everett Cole 19 19 0 0
#85 David Almeida 1 15 0 0
#83 Andres Rodriguez 6 15 0 0
#64 Calvin Dickinson 16 22 0 0
#21 Jeffrey Schiro 12 19 0 1
#50 Horace Jackson 38 19 0 0
#62 Francisco Gonzalez 18 22 0 0
#77 Eric Sheets 20 18 0 0
#45 Oscar Holbert 4 5 0 2
#38 Oliver Gonzales 8 6 0 0
#69 Robert Kimbrel 29 14 0 0
#53 William Peckham 15 4 0 0
#12 Tom Lowe 1 14 0 0
#89 Raul Hughes 0 9 0 0
#14 Samuel Conner 0 8 0 0
#74 James Russell 28 10 0 0
#64 Matthew Jones 5 1 0 0
#84 Earl Gross 0 4 0 1
#79 Brian Guevara 11 5 0 0
Interception Stats
Cougars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cougars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#76 Gerard Bible 0 0 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#18 Marion Bailey 1 1 0 0
Punting
Cougars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Percy McKinney 4 155 38.75 38.75 46 4
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Cory Robinson 7 321 45.86 34.57 52 1
Kicking
Cougars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Wilbert Rodriguez 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 43 2 / 2
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 John Davis 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 1 / 1
Punt Return
Cougars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Maurice Nehls 4 58 14.5 27 0
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Cougars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#33 Tad Washington 3 83 27.7 0
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Oliver Gonzales 2 42 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cougars
Name Tackles Sacks
#76 Gerard Bible 8 1
#42 Wade Smith 5 0
#50 Donald Shields 5 0
#22 Noel Hayes 5 0
#45 Fredrick Casey 4 0
#31 Michael Lopez 4 0
#48 Charley McWilliams 4 0
#29 David Gross 3 0
#34 Jose Land 2 0
#79 Norman Dossantos 2 0
#44 Christopher Earley 2 1
#92 Stephen Maddix 2 0
#99 Charles Cooper 1 0
#61 Matthew Dole 1 0
#56 Leon Barber 1 0
#12 Charles Goins 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Ricardo Aybar 8 0
#96 James Florian 7 0
#59 Ronald Allen 5 0
#43 Brian Fonseca 4 0
#94 Henry Shivers 4 0
#20 Enrique Daly 3 0
#28 Carlos Armstrong 3 0
#97 William Fuller 3 0
#63 Walter Poling 3 0
#90 Aaron Nguyen 3 0
#76 Scott Rodriguez 2 0
#36 Joseph Main 2 0
#71 Pablo Wilson 2 0
#96 Joe Crosby 1 0
#94 Kevin Corona 1 0
#23 Ramon Bingham 1 0
#94 Dennis Roberson 1 0
#89 Raul Hughes 1 0
#79 Brian Guevara 1 0
#74 James Russell 1 0
#60 Robert Flores 1 0
#64 Matthew Jones 1 0