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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, January 1, 2012 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Tennessee | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Houston | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 4-yard run by Ben Tate. (Neil Rackers extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Tennessee Field Goal - 21-yarder by Rob Bironas. |
| Tennessee Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to Donnie Avery. (Rob Bironas extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 37-yarder by Neil Rackers. |
| Tennessee Field Goal - 33-yarder by Rob Bironas. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 22-yarder by Neil Rackers. |
| Tennessee Touchdown - 23-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to Nate Washington. (Rob Bironas extra point is good). |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Tennessee | Houston |
| First Downs | 17 | 22 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-86 | 30-152 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 258 |
| Return yards | 275 | 235 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 35-22-0 | 32-22-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-47.7 | 6-44.7 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-47 | 7-55 |
| Time of Possession | 25:22 | 34:38 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Tennessee | Chris Johnson 15-61, Jamie Harper 4-19, Ahmard Hall 2-7, Matt Hasselbeck 1--1 |
| Houston | Ben Tate 16-97, Derrick Ward 12-50, Jacoby Jones 1-4, Bryant Johnson 1-1 |
| Passing | |
| Tennessee | Matt Hasselbeck (22-35), Yards: 297, Sacked: 3, TD: 2 |
| Houston | Jake Delhomme (18-28), Yards: 211, Sacked: 2, TD: 1, T.J. Yates (4-4), Yards: 47, Sacked: 1, TD: 0 |
| Receiving | |
| Tennessee | Nate Washington 4-92, Jared Cook 4-63, Chris Johnson 4-49, Donnie Avery 3-45, Lavelle Hawkins 3-19, Damian Williams 2-21, Jamie Harper 1-4, Ahmard Hall 1-4, Marc Mariani 0-0 |
| Houston | James Casey 7-91, Ben Tate 4-24, Jacoby Jones 3-35, Joel Dreessen 3-18, Bryant Johnson 2-45, Andre Johnson 2-21, Garrett Graham 1-24, Jeff Maehl 0-0, Kevin Walter 0-0, Derrick Ward 0-0, Lawrence Vickers 0-0 |
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