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American college football season
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.
Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2018 season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the West Division in the AAC Championship Game . They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army by a score of 14–70, in the process tying records for the most points given up (70) and the largest margin-of-loss (56) in NCAA bowl game history.[1] On December 30, Houston fired Major Applewhite after two seasons.[2]
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.[3]
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 . [4]
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
References : [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Roster
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:30 p.m. at No. 4 Oklahoma * ABC L 31–4984,534
September 7 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M * ESPN3 W 37–1729,360
8:15 p.m. vs. No. 20 Washington State * ESPN L 24–3140,523
7:00 p.m. at Tulane ESPN L 31–3821,032
September 28 6:30 p.m. at North Texas * CBSSN Facebook W 46–2530,123
October 12 2:30 p.m. No. 25 Cincinnati ESPN2 L 23–3825,716
October 19 11:00 a.m. at UConn ESPNU W 24–1719,760
7:30 p.m. No. 16 SMU TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (Rivalry) ESPN L 31–3424,543
November 2 11:00 a.m. at UCF ESPN2 L 29–4441,361
November 16 2:30 p.m. No. 18 Memphis ESPN2 L 27–4525,149
November 23 6:30 p.m. at Tulsa ESPNU W 24–1416,120
November 30 6:00 p.m. Navy ESPN2 L 41–5622,824
Schedule Source: [16]
Game summaries
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
at Oklahoma
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–2
Sept. 3, 2016
W , 33–23
Pregame line
Over/under
Oklahoma
–22.0
Game information
First quarter
(12:21) OKLA TD – Jeremiah Hall 14-yard pass from Jalen Hurts , Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 7–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:10
Second quarter
(14:10) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 14–0 ; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:34
(08:09) OKLA TD – CeeDee Lamb 45-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 21–0 ; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:13
(04:58) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 23-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kickOklahoma 21–7 ; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
(00:26) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goalOklahoma 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 kickOklahoma 28–10 ; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22
(07:47) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 3-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 35–10 ; Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:20
(03:03) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 7-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickOklahoma 35–17 ; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
(00:00) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 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 kickOklahoma 42–24 ; Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:49
(02:11) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickOklahoma 42–31 ; Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:50
(01:17) OKLA TD – Rhamondre Steveson 21-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kickOklahoma 49–31 ; Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:54
Top passers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 14/27, 167 yards, 2 TD
OKLA – Jalen Hurts – 20/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 15 carries, 103 yards, TD
OKLA – Jalen Hurts – 16 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD
OKLA – Charleston Rambo – 3 receptions, 105 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
Prairie View A&M
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Pregame line
Over/under
Houston
–36.0
Prairie View A&M at Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
3
7
0 7 17
Cougars
24
10
3 0 37
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : September 7Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humidGame attendance : 29,360Referee : Hank JohnsTV : ESPN3 [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
(11:28) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goalHouston 3–0 ; Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:32
(09:19) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 20-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 10–0 ; Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:36
(05:46) PVAMU FG – Zach Elder 23-yard field goalHouston 10–3 ; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:33
(02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 17–3 ; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:19
(00:19) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 21-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 24–3 ; Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:39
Second quarter
(10:25) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 18-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 31–3 ; Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14
(06:19) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 22-yard field goalHouston 34–3 ; Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:02
(00:20) PVAMU TD –Tristen Wallace 16-yard pass from Trazon Connley, Zach Elder kickHouston 34–10 ; Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 5:59
Third quarter
(10:06) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goalHouston 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 kickHouston 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
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
vs. Washington State
Pregame line
Over/under
Washington State
–9.0
Washington State vs. Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 20 WSU Cougars
0
7
14 10 31
HOU Cougars
0
14
0 10 24
at NRG Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : September 13Game time : 8:15 p.m. CDT Game weather : 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humidGame attendance : 29,360Referee : Hank JohnsTV : ESPN [7] [8] [9]
Game information
Second quarter
(07:33) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 13-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:27
(05:36) WSU TD – Easop Winston Jr. 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:57
(02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 14–7 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
Third quarter
(10:24) WSU TD – Max Borghi 1-yard rush, Blake Mazza kickTied 14–14 ; Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:24
(07:30) WSU TD – Dezmon Patmon 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kickWashington State 21–14 ; Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:25
Fourth quarter
(10:45) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goalWashington State 21–17 ; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:51
(06:43) WSU TD – Travell Harris 7-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kickWashington State 28–17 ; Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:02
(03:50) WSU FG – Blake Mazza 22-yard field goalWashington State 31–17 ; Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:44
(02:21) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickWashington 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
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 Tulane
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–6
Nov. 15, 2018
W , 48–17
Pregame line
Over/under
Tulane
–4.0
Houston at Tulane – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars
14
14
0 7 35
Green Wave
7
7
7 17 38
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : September 19Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 21,032Referee : A. CalabreseTV : ESPN [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
(14:46) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14
(07:24) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 38-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:08
(03:25) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 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 kickHouston 21–7 ; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40
(13:16) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 35-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 28–7 ; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:20
(10:11) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush, Merek Glover kickHouston 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 kickHouston 28–21 ; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:07
Fourth quarter
(14:22) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 15-yard rush, Merek Glover kickTied 28–28 ; Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:19
(06:10) TULN FG – Merek Glover 44-yard field goalTulane 31–28 ; Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:22
(00:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goalTied 31–31 ; Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:49
(00:03) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 53-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kickTulane 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
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
at North Texas
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–7
Oct. 6, 2012
W , 44–21
Pregame line
Over/under
North Texas
–8.0
Houston at North Texas – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars
14
3
14 15 46
Mean Green
0
6
12 7 25
at Apogee Stadium , Denton, TX
Date : September 28Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 94 °F (34 °C); mostly cloudyGame attendance : 30,123Referee : Adam SavoieTV : Facebook Live [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
(08:58) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:22
(03:27) HOU TD – Courtney Link 12-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 14–0 ; Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:09
Second quarter
(14:35) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goalHouston 17–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:39
(11:20) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 41-yard field goalHouston 17–3 ; Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:15
(00:00) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 46-yard field goalHouston 17–6 ; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 0:56
Third quarter
(11:19) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 24–6 ; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:41
(07:12) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 4-yard rush, two-point pass conversion attempt failedHouston 24–12 ; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07
(06:57) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 82-yard kickoff returned, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 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 failedHouston 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 StevensonHouston 39–18 ; Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:03
(05:06) UNT TD – Jason Pirtle 15-yard pass from Mason Fine, Ethan Mooney kickHouston 39–25 ; Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 3:16
(03:01) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 46–25 ; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05
Top passers
HOU – Clayton Tune – 16/20, 124 yards, TD
UNT – Mason Fine – 35/55, 353 yards, 2 TD
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
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
Cincinnati
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–10
Sept. 15, 2016
W , 40–16
Pregame line
Over/under
Cincinnati
–9.0
Cincinnati at Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 25 Bearcats
14
7
0 17 38
Cougars
3
7
7 6 23
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : October 12Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); clear skiesGame attendance : 25,716Referee : C. LamertinaTV : ESPN2 [16] [17] [18]
Game information
First quarter
(12:44) CIN TD – Desmond Ridder 13-yard rush, Sam Crosa kickCincinnati 7–0 ; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16
(07:24) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 31-yard field goalCincinnati 7–3 ; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32
(07:13) CIN TD – Rashad Medaris 75-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kickCincinnati 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 kickCincinnati 14–10 ; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:13
(08:33) CIN TD – Josiah Deguara 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kickCincinnati 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 kickCincinnati 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 kickCincinnati 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 failedCincinnati 28–23 ; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32
(04:27) CIN FG – Sam Crosa 32-yard field goalCincinnati 31–23 ; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:42
(03:28) CIN TD – Perry Young 2-yard interception returned, Sam Crosa kickCincinnati 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
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
at UConn
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
Sept. 29, 2016
W , 42–14
Pregame line
Over/under
Houston
–22.0
Houston at Connecticut – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars
3
7
7 7 24
Huskies
0
7
3 7 17
at Rentschler Field , East Hartford, CT
Date : October 19Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C); briskGame attendance : 19,760Referee : Adam SavoieTV : ESPNU [19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
(09:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goalHouston 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 kickConnecticut 7–3 ; Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:12
(04:23) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 10–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:43
Third quarter
(04:48) UCONN FG – Clayton Harris 43-yard field goalTied 10–10 ; Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:52
(03:31) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 58-yard pass from Logan Holgorsen, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 17–10 ; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
Fourth quarter
(03:19) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 24–10 ; Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:14
(01:40) UCONN TD – Art Thompkins 7-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, CLayton Harris kickHouston 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
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
SMU
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
21–12–1
Nov. 3, 2018
L , 31–45
Pregame line
Over/under
SMU
–12.5
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 16 Mustangs
7
14
10 3 34
Cougars
0
13
7 11 31
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : October 24Game time : 6:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 24,543Referee : A. CalabreseTV : ESPN [22] [23] [24]
Game information
First quarter
(01:33) SMU TD – James Proche 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kickSouthern Methodist 7–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:03
Second quarter
(14:28) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05
(10:41) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 62-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kickSouthern Methodist 14–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:29
(08:14) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kickSouthern Methodist 21–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:03
(01:56) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 25-yard field goalSouthern Methodist 21–10 ; Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:18
(00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goalSouthern Methodist 21–13 ; Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46
Third quarter
(14:13) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kickSouthern Methodist 28–13 ; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04
(14:01) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickSouthern Methodist 28–20 ; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
(10:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goalSouthern Methodist 31–20 ; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:05
Fourth quarter
(14:10) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 40-yard field goalSouthern Methodist 31–23 ; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36
(08:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 33-yard field goalSouthern 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 TrahanSouthern 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 – Justin Proche – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 211 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
at UCF
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–5
Oct. 29, 2016
W , 31–24
Pregame line
Over/under
UCF
–22.0
Houston at Central Florida – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars
17
6
0 6 29
Knights
14
7
21 2 44
at Spectrum Stadium , Orlando, FL
Date : November 2Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 41,361Referee : Mike RocheTV : ESPN2 [25] [26] [27]
Game information
First quarter
(12:04) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 37-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56
(05:29) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 45-yard field goalHouston 10–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:40
(04:07) UCF TD – Marlon Williams 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kickHouston 10–7 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22
(02:13) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 17–7 ; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
(00:48) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 32-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kickHouston 17–14 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Second quarter
(09:16) UCF TD – Dillon Gabriel 22-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kickCentral Florida 21–17 ; Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:10
(04:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 37-yard field goalCentral Florida 21–20 ; Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:16
(00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 41-yard field goalHouston 23–21 ; Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:57
Third quarter
(10:10) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 43-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kickCentral Florida 28–23 ; Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:33
(05:58) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 34-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kickCentral Florida 35–23 ; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:55
(00:40) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kickCentral 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 failedCentral Florida 42–29 ; Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:41
(01:34) UCF SF – Brendon Hayes Team SafetyCentral 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
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
Memphis
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–12
Nov. 23, 2018
L , 31–52
Pregame line
Over/under
Memphis
–9.5
Memphis at Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 18 Tigers
7
21
14 3 45
Cougars
17
3
0 7 27
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : November 16Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 25,149Referee : Mike RocheTV : ESPN2 [28] [29] [30]
Game information
First quarter
(11:36) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 53-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24
(08:03) MEM TD – Kameron Wilson 6-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:33
(07:12) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 14–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
(02:16) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 38-yard field goalHouston 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 kickHouston 17–14 ; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:33
(04:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goalHouston 20–17 ; Drive: 17 plays, 61 yards, 9:22
(03:30) MEM TD – Brady White 14-yard rush, Riley Patterson kickMemphis 21–10 ; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
(00:19) MEM TD – Calvin Austin III 16-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kickMemphis 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 kickMemphis 35–20 ; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 4:30
(02:09) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 28-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kickMemphis 42–20 ; Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:22
Fourth quarter
(11:16) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 35-yard field goalMemphis 45–20 ; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:25
(04:59) HOU TD – Cole McGowan 0-yard return of blocked punt, Dalton Witherspoon kickMemphis 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
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
at Tulsa
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–19
Oct. 4, 2018
W , 41–26
Pregame line
Over/under
Tulsa
–6.0
Game information
First quarter
(06:02) TUL TD – Sam Craword Jr. 14-yard from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kickTulsa 7–0 ; Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:05
Second quarter
(12:23) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 15-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:23
(01:34) HOU TD – Damarion Williams 25-yard interception returned, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 14–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:12
Third quarter
(09:39) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goalHouston 17–7 ; Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:57
Fourth quarter
(13:58) TUL TD – T. K. Wilkerson 1-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kickHouston 17–14 ; Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:42
(13:45) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff returned, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 24–14 ; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Top passers
HOU – Clayton Tune – 8/12, 89 yards
TUL – Zac 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
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
Navy
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–1
Oct. 20, 2018
W , 49–36
Pregame line
Over/under
Navy
–9.5
Navy at Houston – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Midshipmen
21
7
14 14 56
Cougars
14
13
7 7 41
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : November 30Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 22,824Referee : Edwin LeeTV : ESPN2 [34] [35] [36]
Game information
First quarter
(13:31) HOU TD – Tre'von Bradley 67-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickHouston 7–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
(09:21) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 8-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:10
(07:32) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 17-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 14–7 ; Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:49
(02:13) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kickTied 14–14 ; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19
(01:34) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 15-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 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 kickTied 21–21 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02
(09:38) NAVY TD – CJ Williams 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 28–21 ; Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:29
(06:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goalNavy 28–24 ; Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:54
(01:04) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goalNavy 28–27 ; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43
Third quarter
(14:49) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 75-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 35–27 ; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
(05:48) HOU TD – Courtney Lark 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickNavy 35–34 ; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:54
(02:06) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 29-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 42–34 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42
Fourth quarter
(09:52) NAVY TD – Tyreek King-El 18-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 49–34 ; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:04
(05:50) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 22-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kickNavy 49–41 ; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:02
(03:26) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kickNavy 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
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