For only the second time in program history, Houston completed a perfect season in conference play, defeating Memphis 31-13 on Friday night at TDECU Stadium to finish the year at 8-0 in the American Athletic Conference.
As the first quarter clock hit 12:02, UH suffered a major blow as junior linebacker Donavan Mutin suffered what appeared to be a head or neck injury. Mutin was down on the field for 10 minutes before being wheeled off on a stretcher and taken to the local hospital where he was alert and talking per a team spokesman.
The first quarter was scoreless despite both UH and Memphis putting together long drives that got into opposing territory.