2019 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

2019 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach
  • Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMarquel Blackwell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBrandon Jones (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDoug Belk (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Temple   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
East Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UConn   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
SMU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Tulane   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Houston   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Cougars predicted to finish second in the AAC West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 165 (15)
2 Houston 162 (14)
3 Tulane 108
4 SMU 87 (1)
5 Navy 70
6 Tulsa 38
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 UCF 169 (19)
2 Cincinnati 39 (11)
3 South Florida 107
4 Temple 101
5 East Carolina 66
6 UConn 30

Preseason All-AAC teams

Houston placed six players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.[2]

Offense

1st team

2nd team

  • Marquez Stevenson – SR, Wide receiver
  • Josh Jones – SR, Offensive lineman
  • Jarrid Williams – GR, Offensive lineman

Defensive

2nd team

  • Isaiah Chambers – JR, Defensive lineman
  • Gleson Sprewell – JR, Safety

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Davey O'Brien Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Biletnikoff Award Marquez Stevenson WR SR
Outland Trophy Josh Jones OT SR
Paul Hornung Award Marquez Stevenson WR SR
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award D'Eriq King QB SR
CFPA Performer of the Year Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Earl Campbell Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Manning Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Ted Hendricks Award Isaiah Chambers DL JR
Ray Guy Award Dane Roy P SR

References:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Roster

2019 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Bryson Smith So
WR 2 Keith Corbin Sr
QB 3 Clayton Tune So
QB 4 D'Eriq King Sr
WR 5 Marquez Stevenson Jr
QB 6 Logan Holgorsen Fr
RB 8 Chandler Smith Jr
WR 9 Courtney Lark Sr
WR 10 Bryson Jackson  Fr
WR 12 Ke'Andre Street Fr
WR 13 Jeremy Singleton So
QB 14 Ike Ogbogu So
WR 17 Terry Mark Sr
WR 19 Julon Williams  Fr
RB 21 Patrick Carr Sr
RB 22 Kyle Porter Jr
RB 23 James Fullbright III Fr
WR 26 Ja'Kori Morgan  Fr
WR 27 Henry Thomas  Fr
RB 34 Mulbah Car Sr
WR 36 Bryce Washington Jr
RB 37 Terrell Brown Fr
WR 39 Andrew Segovia Jr
RB 40 Kelan Walker  Fr
WR 41 Osby Mitchell III So
TE 45 Spencer Wells  Fr
TE 48 Bo Alexander Sr
OL 52 Braylon Jones Sr
OL 56 Dixie Wooten III So
OL 60 Kordell Snyder Jr
OL 62 Jarrid Williams Sr
OL 64 Dennis Bardwell Jr
OL 65 Gio Pancotti Jr
OL 67 Cam'Ron Johnson Fr
OL 70 Jordan Boatman So
OL 71 Max Banes  Fr
OL 73 Kameron Lewis  Fr
OL 74 Josh Jones Sr
OL 75 Jack Freeman  Fr
OL 76 Patrick Paul Fr
OL 77 Keenan Murphy Jr
OL 79 Chayse Todd Fr
WR 81 Tre'Von Bradley So
WR 83 Peyton Sawyer  Fr
WR 84 Cole McGowan Jr
TE 85 Christian Trahan So
WR 86 Quavon Beckford So
TE 88 Shane Creamer So
TE 89 Parker Eichenberger So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 1 Eyabi Anoma So
S 2 Deontay Anderson Jr
S 3 Grant Stuard Jr
DL 4 Leroy Godfrey Sr
DL 5 Aymiel Fleming Sr
CB 6 Damarion Williams Jr
LB 8 Jordan Carmouche Jr
CB 10 Colin Samuel Sr
DL 12 David Anenih Jr
CB 13 Marcus Jones Jr
S 14 Ronald Nunnery Fr
LB 15 Zamar Kirven So
CB 16 Ka'Darian Smith Sr
S 17 Hasaan Hypolite  Fr
CB 18 Kelvin Clemmons Jr
CB 19 Javian Smith Jr
S 20 Jordan Moore  Fr
S 21 Gleson Sprewell Jr
CB 22 Deondre Dansby Fr
DL 23 Willie Smith III So
LB 24 Donavan Mutin So
CB 25 D. J. Small So
LB 26 Elijah Gooden Jr
S 27 Amaud Willis-Dalton So
S 28 Thabo Mwaniki Jr
S 29 Darius Gilbert Sr
DL 30 Alexander Duke So
DL 31 Derek Parish So
S 32 Gervarrius Owens So
S 33 Garrison Vaughn  Fr
CB 34 Dylan Dixon Fr
CB 35 Johnathan Phenix  Fr
CB 39 Shaun Lewis So
DB 40 Brody Anderson  Fr
CB 41 Torey Richardson  Fr
LB 42 Terrance Edgeston Jr
LB 43 DeKalen Goodson  Fr
LB 45 Jordan Milburn Sr
LB 46 Melvin Larkins  Fr
DL 47 Taures Payne Jr
DL 50 Hakeem Ajijolaiya Fr
LB 52 Ken Savanah Fr
LB 59 Jacob Daulong So
DL 80 Noah Jones So
DL 90 Olivier Charles-Pierre Jr
DL 92 Logan Hall So
DL 93 Atlias Bell Jr
DL 94 Isaiah Chambers Jr
DL 95 Jamykal Neal So
DL 96 Nelson Ceaser Fr
DL 98 Payton Turner Jr
DL 99 Blake Young Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 38 Dane Roy Sr
LS 44 Anthony Cantu Sr
LS 46 Davis Beal Fr
K 47 Dalton Witherspoon Jr
P 49 Ryan Hanson Fr
K 51 Kyle Ramsey Fr
LS 97 Nick Wildberger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at No. 4 Oklahoma*ABCL 31–4984,534
September 77:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*ESPN3W 37–1729,360
September 138:15 p.m.vs. No. 20 Washington State*ESPNL 24–3140,523
September 197:00 p.m.at TulaneESPNL 31–3821,032
September 286:30 p.m.at North Texas*CBSSN FacebookW 46–2530,123
October 122:30 p.m.No. 25 Cincinnati
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 23–3825,716
October 1911:00 a.m.at UConnESPNUW 24–1719,760
October 247:30 p.m.No. 16 SMU
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNL 31–3424,543
November 211:00 a.m.at UCFESPN2L 29–4441,361
November 162:30 p.m.No. 18 Memphisdagger
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 27–4525,149
November 236:30 p.m.at TulsaESPNUW 24–1416,120
November 306:00 p.m.Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 41–5622,824
Schedule Source:[14]

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

Pregame line Over/under
Oklahoma –22.0
Houston at Oklahoma – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 10 71431
No. 4 Sooners 7 14 21749

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 84,534
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ABC
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:21) OKLA TD – Jeremiah Hall 14-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:10
Second quarter
  • (14:10) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:34
  • (08:09) OKLA TD – CeeDee Lamb 45-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 21–0; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:13
  • (04:58) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 23-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Oklahoma 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
  • (00:26) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal
    Oklahoma 21–10; Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:02
Third quarter
  • (12:38) OKLA TD – Charleston Rambo 56-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 28–10; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22
  • (07:47) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 3-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:20
  • (03:03) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 7-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Oklahoma 35–17; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
  • (00:00) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 42–17; Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:03
Fourth quarter
  • (09:11) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 4-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Oklahoma 42–24; Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:49
  • (02:11) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Oklahoma 42–31; Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:50
  • (01:17) OKLA TD – Rhamondre Stevenson 21-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick
    Oklahoma 49–31; Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:54
Top passers
Top rushers
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 15 carries, 103 yards, TD
  • OKLA – Jalen Hurts – 16 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers

Statistics Houston Oklahoma
First downs 24 30
Total yards 408 686
Rushing yards 241 354
Passing yards 167 332
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 31:40 28:20

Prairie View A&M

Pregame line Over/under
Houston –36.0
Prairie View A&M at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 7 0717
Cougars 24 10 3037

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
  • Game attendance: 29,360
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:28) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal
    Houston 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:32
  • (09:19) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 20-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 10–0; Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:36
  • (05:46) PVAMU FG – Zach Elder 23-yard field goal
    Houston 10–3; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:33
  • (02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 17–3; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:19
  • (00:19) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 21-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 24–3; Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:39
Second quarter
  • (10:25) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 18-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 31–3; Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14
  • (06:19) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 22-yard field goal
    Houston 34–3; Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:02
  • (00:20) PVAMU TD –Tristen Wallace 16-yard pass from Trazon Connley, Zach Elder kick
    Houston 34–10; Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 5:59
Third quarter
  • (10:06) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal
    Houston 37–10; Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:05
Fourth quarter
  • (02:04) PVAMU TD – Kristian Mosley 54-yard pass from Tyriek Starks, Zach Elder kick
    Houston 37–17; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:48
Top passers
  • PVAMU – Trazon Connley – 9/17, 129 yards, TD
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 15/26, 139 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 3 carries, 23 yards
  • HOU – Kyle Porter – 19 carries, 120 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PVAMU – Tristen Wallace – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
  • HOU – Keith Corbin – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Statistics Prairie View A&M Houston
First downs 18 20
Total yards 318 380
Rushing yards 70 236
Passing yards 248 144
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 26:20 31:53

Vs. Washington State

Pregame line Over/under
Washington State –9.0
Washington State vs. Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 WSU Cougars 0 7 141031
HOU Cougars 0 14 01024

at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
  • Game attendance: 29,360
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV: ESPN
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
Second quarter
  • (07:33) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 13-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:27
  • (05:36) WSU TD – Easop Winston 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:57
  • (02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 14–7; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
Third quarter
  • (10:24) WSU TD – Max Borghi 1-yard rush, Blake Mazza kick
    Tied 14–14; Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:24
  • (07:30) WSU TD – Dezmon Patmon 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick
    Washington State 21–14; Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:25
Fourth quarter
  • (10:45) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goal
    Washington State 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:51
  • (06:43) WSU TD – Travell Harris 7-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick
    Washington State 28–17; Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:02
  • (03:50) WSU FG – Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal
    Washington State 31–17; Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:44
  • (02:21) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Washington State 31–24; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
Top passers
  • WSU – Anthony Gordon – 36/48, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 13/24, 128 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • WSU – Max Borghi – 9 carries, 40 yards, TD
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • WSU – Brandon Arconado – 9 receptions, 115 yards
  • HOU – Keith Corbin – 3 receptions, 54 yards

Statistics Washington State Houston
First downs 25 22
Total yards 489 367
Rushing yards 49 239
Passing yards 440 128
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:06 27:54

At Tulane

Pregame line Over/under
Tulane –4.0
Houston at Tulane – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 14 0735
Green Wave 7 7 71738

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,032
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:46) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14
  • (07:24) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 38-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:08
  • (03:25) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 14–7; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59
Second quarter
  • (14:35) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 28-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 21–7; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40
  • (13:16) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 35-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 28–7; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:20
  • (10:11) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Houston 28–14; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
Third quarter
  • (12:53) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 48-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick
    Houston 28–21; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:07
Fourth quarter
  • (14:22) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 15-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Tied 28–28; Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:19
  • (06:10) TULN FG – Merek Glover 44-yard field goal
    Tulane 31–28; Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:22
  • (00:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal
    Tied 31–31; Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:49
  • (00:03) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 53-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick
    Tulane 38–31; Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:18
Top passers
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 16/33, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • TULN – Justin McMillan – 7/20, 186 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • HOU – D'Eriq King – 17 carries, 116 yards, TD
  • TULN – Darius Bradwell – 20 carries, 113 yards
Top receivers
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 2 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 4 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD

Statistics Houston Tulane
First downs 28 23
Total yards 533 511
Rushing yards 304 325
Passing yards 229 186
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:36 28:24

At North Texas

Pregame line Over/under
North Texas –8.0
Houston at North Texas – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 3 141546
Mean Green 0 6 12725

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,123
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: Facebook Live
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:58) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:22
  • (03:27) HOU TD – Courtney Link 12-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:09
Second quarter
  • (14:35) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goal
    Houston 17–0; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:39
  • (11:20) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 41-yard field goal
    Houston 17–3; Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:15
  • (00:00) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 46-yard field goal
    Houston 17–6; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 0:56
Third quarter
  • (11:19) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 24–6; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:41
  • (07:12) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 4-yard rush, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Houston 24–12; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07
  • (06:57) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 82-yard kickoff returned, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 31–12; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
  • (04:13) UNT TD – Jyaire Shorter 33-yard pass from Mason Fine, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Houston 31–18; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:44
Fourth quarter
  • (13:34) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 60-yard punt returned, Clayton Tune two-point pass conversion to Marquez Stevenson
    Houston 39–18; Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:03
  • (05:06) UNT TD – Jason Pirtle 15-yard pass from Mason Fine, Ethan Mooney kick
    Houston 39–25; Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 3:16
  • (03:01) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 46–25; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05
Top passers
Top rushers
  • HOU – Patrick Carr – 16 carries, 139 yards, 3 TD
  • UNT – Tre Siggers – 14 carries, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 7 receptions, 64 yards
  • UNT – Michael Lawrence – 9 receptions, 120 yards

Statistics Houston North Texas
First downs 17 20
Total yards 359 456
Rushing yards 235 96
Passing yards 124 360
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:02 32:58

Cincinnati

Pregame line Over/under
Cincinnati –9.0
Cincinnati at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Bearcats 14 7 01738
Cougars 3 7 7623

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 25,716
  • Referee: C. Lamertina
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:44) CIN TD – Desmond Ridder 13-yard rush, Sam Crosa kick
    Cincinnati 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16
  • (07:24) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 31-yard field goal
    Cincinnati 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32
  • (07:13) CIN TD – Rashad Medaris 75-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick
    Cincinnati 14–3; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
Second quarter
  • (11:36) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 50-yard pass from Bryson Smith, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Cincinnati 14–10; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:13
  • (08:33) CIN TD – Josiah Deguara 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick
    Cincinnati 21–10; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:28
Third quarter
  • (12:40) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 69-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Cincinnati 21–17; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:20
Fourth quarter
  • (13:41) CIN TD – Michael Warren II 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick
    Cincinnati 28–17; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:43
  • (09:09) HOU TD – Christian Trahan 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Cincinnati 28–23; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32
  • (04:27) CIN FG – Sam Crosa 32-yard field goal
    Cincinnati 31–23; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:42
  • (03:28) CIN TD – Perry Young 2-yard interception return, Sam Crosa kick
    Cincinnati 38–23; Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:59
Top passers
  • CIN – Desmond Ridder – 14/24, 263 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 9/27, 184 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
  • CIN – Michael Warren II – 17 carries, 68 yards
  • HOU – Kyle Porter – 16 carries, 107 yards
Top receivers
  • CIN – Rashad Medaris – 3 receptions, 121 yards, TD
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Statistics Cincinnati Houston
First downs 17 16
Total yards 394 424
Rushing yards 131 190
Passing yards 263 234
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 29:40 30:20

At UConn

Pregame line Over/under
Houston –22.0
Houston at Connecticut – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 7 7724
Huskies 0 7 3717

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); brisk
  • Game attendance: 19,760
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goal
    Houston 3–0; Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:37
Second quarter
  • (13:41) UCONN TD – Matt Drayton 17-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, Clayton Harris kick
    Connecticut 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:12
  • (04:23) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 10–7; Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:43
Third quarter
  • (04:48) UCONN FG – Clayton Harris 43-yard field goal
    Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:52
  • (03:31) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 58-yard pass from Logan Holgorsen, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 17–10; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
Fourth quarter
  • (03:19) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 24–10; Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:14
  • (01:40) UCONN TD – Art Thompkins 7-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, CLayton Harris kick
    Houston 24–17; Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:39
Top passers
  • HOU – Logan Holgrosen – 7/15, 123 yards, TD
  • UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 27/44, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • HOU – Kyle Porter – 18 carries, 68 yards, TD
  • UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 carries, 93 yards
Top receivers
  • HOU – Jeremy Singleton – 2 receptions, 103 yards, TD
  • UCONN – Cameron Ross – 9 receptions, 75 yards

Statistics Houston UConn
First downs 16 23
Total yards 284 438
Rushing yards 106 168
Passing yards 178 270
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 24:00 36:00

SMU

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.5
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Mustangs 7 14 10334
Cougars 0 13 71131

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,543
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • (01:33) SMU TD – James Proche 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:03
Second quarter
  • (14:28) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05
  • (10:41) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 62-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:29
  • (08:14) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:03
  • (01:56) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 25-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:18
  • (00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–13; Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46
Third quarter
  • (14:13) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 28–13; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04
  • (14:01) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
  • (10:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:05
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 40-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 31–23; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36
  • (08:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 33-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 34–23; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:00
  • (10:56) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 96-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Clayton Tune two point conversion pass to Christian Trahan
    Southern Methodist 34–31; Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:12
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 20/38, 203 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/33, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 22 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – Mulbah Car – 18 carries, 136 yards
Top receivers
  • SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD

Statistics SMU Houston
First downs 22 22
Total yards 385 510
Rushing yards 182 103
Passing yards 203 407
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:17 31:43

At UCF

Pregame line Over/under
UCF –22.0
Houston at Central Florida – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 17 6 0629
Knights 14 7 21244

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 41,361
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
First quarter
  • (12:04) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 37-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56
  • (05:29) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 45-yard field goal
    Houston 10–0; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:40
  • (04:07) UCF TD – Marlon Williams 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick
    Houston 10–7; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22
  • (02:13) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
  • (00:48) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 32-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick
    Houston 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Second quarter
  • (09:16) UCF TD – Dillon Gabriel 22-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick
    Central Florida 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:10
  • (04:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 37-yard field goal
    Central Florida 21–20; Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:16
  • (00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 41-yard field goal
    Houston 23–21; Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:57
Third quarter
  • (10:10) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 43-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick
    Central Florida 28–23; Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:33
  • (05:58) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 34-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick
    Central Florida 35–23; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:55
  • (00:40) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick
    Central Florida 42–23; Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:11
Fourth quarter
  • (02:52) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 8-yard pass from Clayton Tune, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Central Florida 42–29; Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:41
  • (01:34) UCF SF – Brendon Hayes Team Safety
    Central Florida 44–29; Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:08
Top passers
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/30, 179 yards, TD, INT
  • UCF – Dillon Gabriel – 21/30, 298 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • HOU – Mulbah Car – 26 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
  • UCF – Bentavious Thompson – 7 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • HOU – Tre'Von Bradley – 4 receptions, 90 yards
  • UCF – Tre Nixon – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Statistics Houston UCF
First downs 20 16
Total yards 419 468
Rushing yards 240 164
Passing yards 179 304
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 41:31 18:29

Memphis

Pregame line Over/under
Memphis –9.5
Memphis at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Tigers 7 21 14345
Cougars 17 3 0727

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,149
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
First quarter
  • (11:36) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 53-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24
  • (08:03) MEM TD – Kameron Wilson 6-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:33
  • (07:12) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
  • (02:16) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 38-yard field goal
    Houston 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:28
Second quarter
  • (13:43) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 23-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Houston 17–14; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:33
  • (04:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goal
    Houston 20–17; Drive: 17 plays, 61 yards, 9:22
  • (03:30) MEM TD – Brady White 14-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 21–10; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
  • (00:19) MEM TD – Calvin Austin 16-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 28–20; Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 2:00
Third quarter
  • (04:12) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 6-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 35–20; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 4:30
  • (02:09) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 28-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 42–20; Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:22
Fourth quarter
  • (11:16) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 35-yard field goal
    Memphis 45–20; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:25
  • (04:59) HOU TD – Cole McGowan 0-yard return of blocked punt, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Memphis 45–27; Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:26
Top passers
  • MEM – Brady White – 22/33, 341 yards, 5 TD, INT
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 14/22, 157 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • MEM – Kenneth Gainwell – 17 carries, 99 yards
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 10 carries, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • MEM – Demante Coxie – 4 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Statistics Memphis Houston
First downs 29 14
Total yards 531 256
Rushing yards 164 99
Passing yards 367 157
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:30 27:30

At Tulsa

Pregame line Over/under
Tulsa –6.0
Houston at Tulsa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 14 3724
Golden Hurricane 7 0 0714

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 16,120
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
First quarter
  • (06:02) TUL TD – Sam Crawford Jr. 14-yard from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick
    Tulsa 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:05
Second quarter
  • (12:23) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 15-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:23
  • (01:34) HOU TD – Damarion Williams 25-yard interception returned, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:12
Third quarter
  • (09:39) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal
    Houston 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:57
Fourth quarter
  • (13:58) TUL TD – T. K. Wilkerson 1-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick
    Houston 17–14; Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:42
  • (13:45) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff return, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 24–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Top passers
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 8/12, 89 yards
  • TUL – Zach Smith – 29/45, 381 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • HOU – Kyle Porter – 14 carries, 57 yards
  • TUL – Shamari Brooks – 9 carries, 22 yards
Top receivers
  • HOU – Kyle Porter – 3 receptions, 34 yards
  • TUL – Keylon Stokes – 9 receptions, 144 yards

Statistics Houston Tulsa
First downs 12 18
Total yards 231 380
Rushing yards 131 -1
Passing yards 100 381
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 35:42 24:18

Navy

Pregame line Over/under
Navy –9.5
Navy at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 21 7 141456
Cougars 14 13 7741

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,824
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
First quarter
  • (13:31) HOU TD – Tre'von Bradley 67-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Houston 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
  • (09:21) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 8-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:10
  • (07:32) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 17-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:49
  • (02:13) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Tied 14–14; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19
  • (01:34) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 15-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 21–14; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39
Second quarter
  • (13:32) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 5-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Tied 21–21; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02
  • (09:38) NAVY TD – CJ Williams 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 28–21; Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:29
  • (06:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goal
    Navy 28–24; Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:54
  • (01:04) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal
    Navy 28–27; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43
Third quarter
  • (14:49) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 75-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 35–27; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
  • (05:48) HOU TD – Courtney Lark 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Navy 35–34; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:54
  • (02:06) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 29-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 42–34; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42
Fourth quarter
  • (09:52) NAVY TD – Tyreek King-El 18-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 49–34; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:04
  • (05:50) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 22-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Navy 49–41; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:02
  • (03:26) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 56–41; Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:24
Top passers
  • NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 2/4, 107 yards
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 23/35, 393 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
  • NAVY – Jamale Carothers – 18 carries, 188 yards, 5 TD
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 11 carries, 61 yards
Top receivers
  • NAVY – Keoni-Kordell Makekau – 1 receptions, 60 yards
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 8 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

Statistics Navy Houston
First downs 20 21
Total yards 554 527
Rushing yards 447 134
Passing yards 107 393
Turnovers 0 5
Time of possession 29:26 30:34

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 72 Josh Jones OT Arizona Cardinals

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