The Daily Cougar · Sep 20, 2019
Tulane shocks Houston 38-31 in dramatic finish
Houston senior quarterback D’Eriq King broke the FBS record for most consecutive performances with a passing and rushing touchdown after doing it for the 15th game in a row. | Kathryn Lenihan/The CougarDespite a 14-point lead heading into halftime, Houston dropped its American Athletic Conference opener against Tulane 38-31 Thursday night in New Orleans in a game that saw the Green Wave outscore the Cougars 24-3 in the final 40 minutes of the game.
The loss marks only the second ever AAC opener that UH has lost since the conference was formed in 2013, with the only other one being a 2014 17-12 defeat to UCF.