| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | UTEP | HOU |
 | FG | 9:25 | BEN BELL 35 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 44 yards. | 0 | 3 |
 | TD | 6:06 | MARCUS THOMAS 2 YD RUN (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | UTEP | HOU |
| TD | 13:17 | MARCUS THOMAS 1 YD RUN (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 63 yards. | 14 | 3 |
| TD | 7:18 | ROY OTIS 13 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 76 yards. | 14 | 10 |
| FG | 1:02 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 41 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 60 yards. | 17 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | UTEP | HOU |
| TD | 6:15 | DONNIE AVERY 37 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 70 yards. | 17 | 17 |
| TD | 2:27 | ANTHONY ALRIDGE 14 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 25 yards. | 17 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | UTEP | HOU |
| FG | 12:49 | BEN BELL 42 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 27 yards. | 17 | 27 |
| TD | 2:24 | ANTHONY ALRIDGE 15 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 15 plays, 75 yards. | 17 | 34 |
UTEP 17, 
Houston 34