Sept. 21, 2014 Final Stats | Photo Gallery 
Houston, TX (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV football team traveled to the Lone Star state for the second time in 2014 looking to even its season record against the Houston Cougars.
The Rebels marched down the field on its first drive to take a 7-0 lead. Sophomore, and Houston native, Keith Whitely dove into the end zone for his first career score.
The Cougars then scored touchdowns on back-to-back drives to take a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Both defenses settled in as neither team allowed their opposition to score in the second stanza.
Houston (2-2) came out firing in the second half and scored 34 points to UNLV's (1-3) seven en route to a 47-14 win.
Whitely finished with 15 carries for 86 yards and junior college transfer George Naufahu also rushed for a score in the game. He finished with 31 yards on eight carries.
Marc Philippi and Sidney Hodge led the defense attack as they each grabbed their first interception of the year. Washington transfer Josh Shirley collected his first sack as a Rebel and finished the game with 1.5 sacks. He now sits third in career sacks with 19.5.
