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2015 Houston Cougars football team

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2015 Houston Cougars football
The American champion
The American West Division co-champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Florida State
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record13–1 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMajor Applewhite (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 1     10 4  
South Florida   6 2     8 5  
Cincinnati   4 4     7 6  
UConn   4 4     6 7  
East Carolina   3 5     5 7  
UCF   0 8     0 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 1     11 2  
Memphis   5 3     9 4  
Tulsa   3 5     6 7  
Tulane   1 7     3 9  
SMU   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Herman and played its home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston. The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head-to-head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game where they defeated Temple to become American Athletic Conference champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida State.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
ESPN3W 52–2430,479
September 1211:00 a.m.at Louisville*ACCRSNW 34–3150,019
September 267:00 p.m.Texas State*
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 59–1435,257
October 311:00 a.m.at TulsaCBSSNW 38–2417,146
October 87:00 p.m.SMU
ESPN2W 49–2825,204
October 168:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 24
ESPNUW 42–721,522
October 2411:00 a.m.at UCFNo. 21ESPNewsW 59–1028,350
October 316:00 p.m.Vanderbilt*No. 18
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 34–029,565
November 72:30 p.m.CincinnatidaggerNo. 25
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 33–3032,889
November 146:00 p.m.No. 21 MemphisNo. 24
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 35–3442,159
November 212:30 p.m.at UConnNo. 19
ESPNUL 17–2026,879
November 2711:00 a.m.No. 15 Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 52–3140,562
December 511:00 a.m.No. 22 TempleNo. 19
ABCW 24–1335,721
December 3111:00 a.m.vs. No. 9 Florida State*No. 18ESPNW 38–2471,007
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
Cougars 14 10 7 21 52

At Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 3 7 17 34
Cardinals 7 7 3 14 31

Texas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 0 7 14
Cougars 14 28 10 7 59

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 3 14 38
Golden Hurricane 10 0 7 7 24

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 0 7 28
Cougars 7 21 14 7 49

At Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Cougars 7 21 14 0 42
Green Wave 0 7 0 0 7

At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Cougars 7 17 28 7 59
Knights 7 3 0 0 10

Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
#18 Cougars 7 13 14 0 34

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 14 8 8 30
#18 Cougars 7 7 16 3 33

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 3 17 7 7 34
#16 Cougars 0 7 7 21 35

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cougars 0 3 0 14 17
Huskies 7 3 3 7 20
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1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Midshipmen 7 7 3 14 31
#21 Cougars 14 10 14 14 52

Temple (The American Championship)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Owls 0 3 7 3 13
#17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24

Vs. Florida State (Peach Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Cougars 7 14 0 17 38
#9 Seminoles 3 0 7 14 24

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRV2421181816132117148
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV22191816142118168
CFPNot released2524191918Not released

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.