Things looked dire in the second half, but the Cardiac Cougars urgently addressed the issue. Tested by a winless Navy (0-3) squad, which entered Saturday outscored 72-10 in its first two games, Houston (3-1) rallied behind 21 unanswered second half points to erase a 10-point deficit. The Cougars’ prolific finish wrapped up their third consecutive victory and complemented with a 1-0 start AAC play. Sitting a perfect 3-0 since future Big 12 membership was announced, Houston’s victory over Navy signifies the longest win streak of the Dana Holgorsen era.
“It pretty much played out like I told those guys it was gonna play out,” Holgorsen said.