The No. 20 Washington State Cougars used a big second half to surge past the Houston Cougars and remain undefeated, defeating their namesake 31-24.
WSU moved to 3-0 on the season, while Houston dropped to 1-2.
The game was lower scoring than most were expecting, thanks mostly to a first half that featured just seven non-kneel down drives and ended with Houston taking a 14-7 advantage to the locker room. The Coogs had outgained the Cougs 224-173 behind a potent rushing attack that had controlled the clock and the game.
But the second half was more like what everyone was expecting, particularly for WSU fans: The Cougs outgained the Coogs 316-143 — including a yards per play margin of 7.