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Greg Ward Jr. ran for three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to help No. 24 Houston beat Tulane 42-7 on Friday night.
Playing as a ranked team for the first time since 2011, the Cougars (6-0, 3-0 American Athletic) won by at least 21 points for the fourth time this season.
Despite three starting offensive linemen sitting out with injuries, Houston piled up 461 total yards, including 239 on the ground, and went 7 of 15 on third down. Ward passed for 222 yards and ran for 77.
Houston held Tulane (2-4, 1-2) to 262 total yards and forced 11 punts. Devin Powell started for the Green Wave with Tanner Lee out after sustaining a concussion a week ago against Temple, and completed just 11 passes for 88 yards.
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