HOUSTON -- Houston quarterback D'Eriq King threw for four touchdowns and rushed for one as the Cougars beat Arizona 45-18 on Saturday.
King finished with 246 passing and 27 rushing yards while Houston improved to 2-0 on the season.
King connected with Marquez Stevenson on a 24-yard TD pass, scored on a 1-yard run, then hit tight end Romello Brooker for a 52-yard score and a 21-0 Houston lead after one quarter.
Arizona, playing uphill the rest of the game, never recovered.
UH scored two more times before halftime -- on a 35-yard field goal from Dalton Witherspoon and on King's 13-yard pass to Bryson Smith for a 31-0 lead.