Houston closed out the regular season with a dominating 45-17 victory over UConn in Hartford, Connecticut to improve to 11-1 overall.
On UH’s first possession of the game, the Cougars drove 55 yards down the field on six plays capped off by a 31-yard touchdown rush by freshman running back Alton McCaskill to open the scoring at 7-0.
McCaskill suffered what appeared to be a right shoulder injury in the second quarter and did not return to the game.
After stalling out on several possessions, the Cougars found the end zone again when junior quarterback Clayton Tune found senior wide receiver Jake Herslow deep for a 49-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 14-0.