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 The junior set a single-season rushing record for quarterbacks in
just the sixth game of the season and accounted for four touchdowns,
including three rushing scores.
Ward had 14 carries for 77 yards and completed 17 of 22 passes. His
defense did the rest.
The Cougars' front seven lived in the backfield and limited Tulane
to 262 total yards.
Wide receiver DeMarcus Ayers, who had 197 all-purpose yards in the
first half, scored a 15-yard touchdown to stretch the Cougars' lead
to 28-7 and Houston just missed tacking on more points when Ward
threw his first interception in 103 attempts just before halftime.
Ward helped Houston to a 14-0 lead with a 12-yard touchdown run
eight seconds into the second quarter and added another, from five
yards, at the 8:20 mark in that frame to keep the lead at 14. It was
Ward's fifth game this season with multiple touchdown runs.
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In between those Cougars' scores, Tulane's Dontrell Hilliard plowed
for a 3-yard touchdown run at the end of a 12-play, 75-yard drive
that included a 43-yard run on 4th-and-11 by senior running back Rob
Kelley on a fake punt.
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