Sept. 5, 2008

Houston vs. Southern Recap Film

Houston Game Notes vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) in PDF Format

Oklahoma State Game Notes vs. Houston (Sept. 6, 2008) in PDF Format

Conference USA Weekly Release (Sept. 2, 2008) in PDF Format

GAME 2
Houston Cougars (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Sept. 6, 2008 • Boone Pickens Stadium (60,000) • Stillwater, Okla. • 6:05 p.m. CDT

RADIO: Houston-ISP Sports Radio Network (790 AM The Sports Animal - Houston)
TELEVISION: none
INTERNET AUDIO/VIDEO: live broadcast at UHCougars.com
LIVE STATS: live stats at OKState.com

STILLWATER, Okla. - The University of Houston football team returns to action at 6:05 p.m., Saturday, when it meets Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium in the program's first road contest of the 2008 season.

The Cougars (1-0) come into the game on the heels of a dominating 55-3 win over Southern last weekend on John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. In that game, sophomore quarterback Case Keenum posted career highs of 392 yard and five touchdowns to lead the Cougar offense.

Senior wide receiver Mark Hafner added seven receptions for 103 yards and a career-high two touchdowns as 11 different players recorded at least one reception in the game.

Freshman linebacker Marcus McGraw, making his collegiate debut, posted 12 tackles to lead the defense, while senior tackle Jake Ebner forced a pair of fumbles.

Fans can hear the game live on 790 AM The Sports Animal with Tom Franklin calling the play-by-play action, Ted Pardee providing color analysis and Chuck Brown reporting from the sideline. The pregame show is slated to begin one hour before kickoff.

Fans also can follow live stats over the Internet by clicking the "Live Stats" link at OKState.com.

This marks the second time in the last three seasons that the Cougars will face Oklahoma State on the gridiron. The Cougars own a 9-8-1 lead in the all-time series, which began in 1951. The Cougars can boast of the most recent success after enjoying a 34-25 win at Robertson Stadium on Sept. 23, 2006. It was UH's second win in the last three meetings against the Cowboys.

Saturday's game also will be the Cougars' first game in Stillwater since taking a 28-12 win on Sept. 20, 1986.

Oklahoma State comes into the game after a 39-13 win at Washington State. Quarterback Zac Robinson threw for 193 yards on 20-of-27 passing, while running back Kendall Hunter led the way with 107 yards and two touchdowns against the Cougars.

On the defensive side, Orie Lemon recorded 10 tackles, including a sack, against Washington State.