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UCONN Falls 45-17 to Cougars - Recap

Clayton Tune's 301-yard performance through the air was the key in Houston's 45-17 win over UCONN on Saturday at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

Houston won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -32.0-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 54.0.

Clayton Tune completed 21 of 30 pass attempts for 301 yards for the Cougars in the win.

Steven Krajewski rushed for 53 yards for UCONN, while Kevin Mensah added 36 yards. Steven Krajewski threw for 79 yards for the Huskies, while receivers Kevens Clercius and Keelan Marion had 64 and 40 yards respectively.

UCONN was outgained by Houston 472-238 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 21-16 by the Cougars.

Houston led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:16-28:44 split in that important category.