Tune throws 2 TD passes late, Houston stuns Memphis 33-32
Houston edges Memphis on TD in final seconds
KeSean Carter's two-yard touchdown in the final seconds lifts Houston to a 33-32 victory vs. Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Clayton Tune threw a pair of touchdown passes inside the final two minutes as Houston scored 26 fourth-quarter points to stun Memphis 33-32 on Friday night.
Tune tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to KeSean Carter that capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive to pull Houston to 32-26 with 1:17 to play. Houston took possession following the ensuing onside kick. Tune and Carter connected six plays later for the game-winner on a 2-yard touchdown with 18 seconds to play.
Houston (3-3, 1-1 American Athletic Conference) has won two straight against Memphis (4-2, 2-1) since ending a five-game losing streak to the Tigers in a 31-13 home win last season.
Tune finished 36-of-57 passing for 366 yards with three touchdowns. Sam Brown had nine receptions for 116 yards and Nathaniel Dell made 10 catches for 81 yards and a score. Carter had four receptions for 36 yards.
Memphis looked to be headed toward an easy victory when Seth Henigan threw a lateral to Gabriel Rogers near the sideline. Rogers then avoided three defenders and ran back toward the logo and lofted a pass to Asa Martin in the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown that stretched the Memphis lead to 26-7 with 14:50 remaining.
Jayce Rogers returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for Houston, but Chris Howard made his fourth field goal, a 39-yarder, to push the Tigers' lead to 32-19 with 4:04 to play.
Henigan completed 21 of 32 passes for 241 yards for Memphis.
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2024 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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UCF | 1-0 | 3-0 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Utah | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Arizona | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Baylor | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Colorado | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Houston | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Kansas | 0-0 | 1-2 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | 1-2 |
TCU | 0-1 | 2-1 |
2024 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Army | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Navy | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Memphis | 0-0 | 3-0 |
East Carolina | 0-0 | 2-1 |
North Texas | 0-0 | 2-1 |
South Florida | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Charlotte | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Rice | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Tulane | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Tulsa | 0-0 | 1-2 |
UAB | 0-0 | 1-2 |
UTSA | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Temple | 0-1 | 0-3 |