The Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UNLV 27, Houston 7
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, August 31, 2024
Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 25750
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
UNLV 7 7 10 3 27
Houston 0 0 0 7 7
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:10
UNLV   TD  Houston 0 - UNLV 7
Jacob De Jesus 13 yd. pass from Matthew Sluka (Caden Chittenden kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:49
UNLV   TD  Houston 0 - UNLV 14
Jacob De Jesus 24 yd. pass from Matthew Sluka (Caden Chittenden kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:49
UNLV   FG  Houston 0 - UNLV 17
Caden Chittenden 40 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 5:23
UNLV   TD  Houston 0 - UNLV 24
Jalen Catalon 36 yd. interception return (Caden Chittenden kick)
4th Quarter - 5:00
UNLV   FG  Houston 0 - UNLV 27
Caden Chittenden 34 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:00
Houston   TD  Houston 7 - UNLV 27
Joseph Manjack IV 2 yd. pass from Ui Ale (Joseph Kim kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  UNLV Houston
W‑L 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  UNLV Houston
Score 27 7
1st Downs 14 14
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-15
40%		 2-for-15
13%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 308 247
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 48-195 26-38
Average/Rush 4.1 1.5
Passing
Comp-Att 7-14 22-38
Passing Yards 113 209
Average/Pass Play 7.5 4.8
Penalties-Yards 6-48 10-74
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33
PLAYER STATS
UNLV (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Sluka 6/13 71 2 1
D. Irvin Jr 1/1 42 0 0
Houston (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Smith 15/30 135 0 2
U. Ale 7/8 74 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Allen 10 65 6.5 0
M. Sluka 11 59 5.4 0
K. James 6 28 4.7 0
G. Burrell 4 16 4.0 0
J. Thomas 8 15 1.9 0
J. De Jesus 4 7 1.8 0
D. Irvin Jr 2 5 2.5 0
C. Moore 1 3 3.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
P. Jenkins 2 17 8.5 0
Z. Chriss 3 16 5.3 0
R. Sanford II 4 13 3.2 0
S. Johnson 1 5 5.0 0
M. Shoulders 1 5 5.0 0
U. Ale 1 3 3.0 0
S. Sneed 2 3 1.5 0
D. Smith 12 -24 -2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Bradley 2 60 30.0 0
J. De Jesus 3 42 14.0 2
R. White III 2 11 5.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Mews 3 57 19.0 0
S. Johnson 3 32 10.7 0
M. Carr 2 31 15.5 0
R. Sanford II 3 25 8.3 0
M. Shoulders 1 20 20.0 0
K. Young 2 13 6.5 0
J. Wilson 2 12 6.0 0
P. Jenkins 2 8 4.0 0
J. Manjack IV 3 7 2.3 1
S. Sneed 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Catalon 2 36 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
A. Haulcy 1 48 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Woodard 3.0 23.0
K. Conley Jr. 1.0 12.0
C. Oliver 1.0 7.0
M. McDuffie 1.0 7.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Cooper Jr. 1.0 3.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Woodard 7 4
M. Chavis 4 0
M. McDuffie 4 2
J. Baldwin 4 4
J. Catalon 3 1
K. Conley Jr. 2 0
M. Powell 2 0
O. Egbase 2 0
L. Wiley 2 3
J. Ware 1 0
K. DeCambra 1 0
A. Whitmore 1 0
C. Webb 1 0
J. Grigbsy 1 0
C. Oliver 1 1
J. Dixon 1 1
F. Camac 1 1
B. Alualu-Tuiolemotu 1 1
J. Elad 0 1
A. Doyle Jr. 0 1
J. Thomas 0 1
J. Bradley 0 1
C. Correa 0 2
T. Grimes 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Mack 5 1
J. Garner 3 0
Z. Strong 3 1
K. Webb 3 2
J. Gaston 2 0
K. Cooper Jr. 2 1
J. Wilson 2 1
K. Davis 2 1
A. Haulcy 2 3
C. Allen 2 3
J. Morris 2 5
M. Batton 2 5
A. Holmes Jr 1 0
K. Young 1 0
N. Tucker 1 1
L. McCutchin Sr. 1 2
Q. Lee 1 2
X. Stillman 1 2
E. Rogers 0 1
Z. Tibbs 0 1
N. Guzman 0 1
H. McLaurin 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Woodard 4.0 28.0
M. McDuffie 2.5 12.0
K. Conley Jr. 1.0 12.0
C. Oliver 1.0 7.0
F. Camac 1.0 1.0
C. Correa 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Morris 1.0 3.0
K. Cooper Jr. 1.0 3.0
B. Mack 1.0 1.0
J. Gaston 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Smith 1