2019 Houston Cougars football team

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.

2019 Houston Cougars football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
2019 record	4–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach	Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Marquel Blackwell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brandon Jones (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cauthen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Doug Belk (1st season)
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
	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

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 D'Eriq King – SR, Quarterback 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:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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 Ceasar 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 Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan) Coordinators/assistant coaches Marquel Blackwell (South Florida) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Brandon Jones (Texas Tech) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Joe Cauthen (Stephen F. Austin) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Doug Belk (Carson–Newman) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Blake Gideon (Texas) Special Teams Coordinator/Nickelbacks Tyron Carrier (Houston) Wide Receivers Shannon Dawson (Wingate) Tight Ends Brian Early (Arkansas–Monticello) Defensive Line Zac Etheridge (Auburn) Cornerbacks Justin Johnson (Houston) Running Backs Mike Burchett (Kentucky) Offensive Football Analyst Will Weaver (Valdosta State) Defensive Football Analyst Mark Scott (Hillsdale College) Special Teams Football Analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 13, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 31–49	84,534
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 37–17	29,360
September 13	8:15 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Washington State*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (AdvoCare Texas Kickoff)	ESPN	L 24–31	40,523
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 31–38	21,032
September 28	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN Facebook	W 46–25	30,123
October 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 25 Cincinnati	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 23–38	25,716
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 24–17	19,760
October 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 SMU	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 31–34	24,543
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 29–44	41,361
November 16	2:30 p.m.	No. 18 Memphis	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 27–45	25,149
November 23	6:30 p.m.	at Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 24–14	16,120
November 30	6:00 p.m.	Navy	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 41–56	22,824
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

Pregame line	Over/under
Oklahoma	–22.0

Houston at Oklahoma – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	7	14	31
No. 4 Sooners	7	14	21	7	49

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

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under
Houston	–36.0

Prairie View A&M at Houston – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	0	7	17
Cougars	24	10	3	0	37

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

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	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

	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 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

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 Jr. 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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	–4.0

Houston at Tulane – Game summary

	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 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

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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
North Texas	–8.0

Houston at North Texas – Game summary

	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 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

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under
Cincinnati	–9.0

Cincinnati at Houston – Game summary

	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 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

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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
Houston	–22.0

Houston at Connecticut – Game summary

	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 19
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); brisk
• Game attendance: 19,760
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV: ESPNU

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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–12.5

Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary

	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 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

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 – 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

Pregame line	Over/under
UCF	–22.0

Houston at Central Florida – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	17	6	0	6	29
Knights	14	7	21	2	44

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

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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
Memphis	–9.5

Memphis at Houston – Game summary

	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 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

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 III 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	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

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulsa	–6.0

Houston at Tulsa – Game summary

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

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

Game information

First quarter (06:02) TUL TD – Sam Craword 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 – 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

Pregame line	Over/under
Navy	–9.5

Navy at Houston – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	21	7	14	14	56
Cougars	14	13	7	7	41

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

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

Players drafted into the NFL

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

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