American college football season
2014 Houston Cougars football |
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Armed Forces Bowl champion |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Record | 8–5 (5–3 The American) |
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Head coach | - Tony Levine (3rd season; regular season)
- David Gibbs (interim; bowl game)
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Offensive coordinator | Travis Bush (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | David Gibbs (2nd season) |
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Base defense | Multiple |
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Home stadium | TDECU Stadium |
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The 2014 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 67th year of season play for Houston. The season was the second for the Cougars as a member of the American Athletic Conference and their first playing in their new stadium, TDECU Stadium in Houston. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh.
On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired.[1] He finished with a record of 21–17 in three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA* | | ESPNU | L 7–27 | 40,755 |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | | ESPN3 | W 47–0 | 30,081 |
September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 25 BYU* | | ESPN | L 25–33 | 57,630 |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV* | | ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 23,408 |
October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | UCF | | ESPN | L 12–17 | 26,685 |
October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Memphis | | CBSSN | W 28–24 | 32,784 |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Temple | | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 21,471 |
November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at USF | | ESPNews | W 27–3 | 29,782 |
November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulane | | ESPNU | L 24–31 | 32,205 |
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | | ESPN3 | W 38–28 | 23,572 |
November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | | CBSSN | W 35–9 | 15,446 |
December 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati | | ESPN | L 31–38 | 24,606 |
January 2 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Pittsburgh* | | ESPN | W 35–34 | 37,888 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule Source:[2][3]
Game summaries
UTSA
UTSA at Houston | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 | Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - Date: August 29
- Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 40,755
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy w/ 86% humidity, winds SE at 18 mph
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Charles Arbuckle
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Grambling State
Grambling State at Houston | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Cougars | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 47 | - Date: September 6
- Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 30,081
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Partly cloudy w/ 76% humidity, winds SSE at 6 mph
- Referee: Tracy Jones
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Brett Dolan and Pat Hill
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BYU
Houston at BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | UH Cougars | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 25 | • #25 BYU Cougars | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 33 | - Date: September 11
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT - Game start: 7:01 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:21
- Game attendance: 57,630
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear w/ 34% humidity, winds NW at 5 mph
- Referee: Todd LaPenta
- TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder (ESPN)
Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[4] |
UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rebels | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Cougars | 13 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Knights | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Cougars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Cougars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Cougars | 14 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
Mustangs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Bearcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 35 |
Panthers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
References
- ^ "Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign".
- ^ "2014 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ "Date Changes Announced for Two Houston Football Games". University of Houston Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Houston @ BYU Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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