NEW ORLEANS -- Jonathan Banks threw for a career-high 251 yards and Terren Encalade caught a career-long 64-yard go-ahead touchdown with 6:13 left to help Tulane beat Houston 20-17 on Saturday night.
Houston trailed 13-3 at halftime but scored the next 14 points on a pair of long runs by quarterback D'Eriq King. His 33-yarder came on the final play of the third quarter and his 16-yarder gave the Cougars a 17-13 lead with 6:50 left.
Two plays later, Banks eluded pressure up the middle and heaved a pass to Encalade, who out-jumped a defender at the 15 and ran into the end zone.