One of the most anticipated games of the 2017 season ended in disappointment for the Cougars when Texas Tech came into TDECU Stadium and handed the home team its first loss of the season.
Offensive inefficiency and carelessness with the football led to five Cougars’ turnovers, which put the team in too deep of a hole to climb out of. Houston, now 2-1 this season, will travel to Philadelphia to open conference play against the Temple Owls on Saturday.
Here are some of the best photos from Saturday afternoon:
Oliver brothers, Marcus (left) and Ed (right), share a moment prior to taking on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. Houston entered the matchup with a seven-game winning streak against Power Five Conference teams. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
The ground attack of the Cougars was silenced by Texas Tech’s defense Saturday, holding Houston to just 110 yards on 3.5 yards per carry. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
Sophomore playmaker D’Eriq King (4) made his 2017 debut a memorable one, reeling in an 18-yard TD in the second quarter. King missed the team’s first two games of the season with a knee injury. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
Matthew Adams | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
Turnovers and penalties plagued Houston all afternoon. After losing a fumble and throwing two interceptions, junior QB Kyle Allen was benched by head coach Major Applewhite. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
A late spark, courtesy of senior QB Kyle Postma, was too little too late for the Cougars. Postma led all Houston rushers with 52 yards on the ground, despite entering the game with just under eight minutes to play. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
The 27-24 loss to Texas Tech snaps Houston’s nation-leading streak of 16 consecutive wins at home. Houston will look to begin a new streak when they return to TDECU Stadium on Oct. 8 against SMU. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar
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Kyle Postma > Kyle Allen… Enough Said. We should be undefeated heading into the the Temple game. I hate that our defense played their BUTTS off just to lose due to the lack of offense. Kyle Allen has all the physical talent to be a great quarterback but mental composure can’t be coached. He’s timid once the ball is snapped, his eyes (head) follows his target, he throws across his body and makes terrible decisions (not bad decisions, TERRIBLE decisions). I’ll give the OC the benefit of doubt after this game, but I do blame Major for letting Allen play after the 2nd quarter. This was an opportunity for UH to be ranked and discussed more around college football. This is a very talented Team. Lets end the Season with only 1 loss. Let’s go POSTMA!!!