Tulane's toughest stretch of the season started in a bad way last week against Temple. Friday night's contest against Houston didn't make it any better.
With Devin Powell starting for an injured Tanner Lee, Tulane's offense struggled to get any momentum going and Houston struck on its first play from scrimmage before rolling to a 42-7 victory at Yulman Stadium in an American Athletic Conference contest.
"It just the worst start we could possibly have," Tulane coach Curtis Johnson said. "I thought last week we had fast start and this week we started poorly. We knew the situation.