UH rally falls short after last-second Memphis field goal

UH receiver Marquez Stevenson looks to elude Memphis defenders during a regular-season game against the Tigers in 2019 at TDECU Stadium. | Katrina Martinez/The CougarAfter nearly 28 days since the last time the Houston football team played in a regular-season contest, UH traveled to Memphis, but fell short and suffered a 30-27 loss to the Tigers.

UH scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to tie the game, but it was not enough as Memphis was able to drive down the field and have senior kicker Riley Patterson hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired.

It was the Cougars’ inability to score in the red zone during the first half that ultimately doomed them. UH (3-4, 3-3 American…