2014 Houston Cougars football team

2014 Houston Cougars football

Armed Forces Bowl Champions
Armed Forces Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, W 35–34
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Tony Levine (regular season) David Gibbs (bowl)
Offensive coordinator	Travis Bush
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Memphis +		7	–	1		10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1		9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1		9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4		6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6		2	–	10
Connecticut		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:00 p.m.	UTSA*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 7–27	40,755
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 47–0	30,081
September 11	8:00 p.m.	at #25 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	L 25–33	57,630
September 20	7:00 p.m.	UNLV*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 47–14	23,408
October 2	6:00 p.m.	UCF	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	L 12–17	26,685
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CBSSN	W 28–24	32,784
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Temple	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 31–10	21,471
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at USF	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNews	W 27–3	29,782
November 8	2:30 p.m.	Tulane	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 24–31	32,205
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 38–28	23,572
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Rivalry)	CBSSN	W 35–9	15,446
December 6	11:00 a.m.	at Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 31–38	24,606
January 2	11:00 a.m.	vs. Pittsburgh*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–34	37,888
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[3]

Game notes

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	UH, 59–28

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

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	UH, 42–22

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]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	BYU, 47–46

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	0	7	0	14
Cougars	13	0	17	17	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1990	UH, 37–9

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	7	10	0	17
Cougars	3	3	0	6	12

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2013	UCF, 19–14

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	7	7	28
Tigers	7	14	0	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2013	UH, 25–15

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	7	0	0	10
Cougars	10	7	14	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2013	UH, 22–13

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	7	13	27
Bulls	0	0	3	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2013	UH, 35–23

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	7	7	10	31
Cougars	7	10	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–4	2012	UH, 40–17

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	14	7	28
Cougars	14	0	14	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2012	Tulsa, 41–7

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	21	7	35
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10–1	2013	UH, 34–0

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	3	7	14	31
Bearcats	7	14	14	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2013	CIN, 24–17

Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	6	0	29	35
Panthers	0	17	7	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1997	PITT, 55–35

References

↑ http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/06/tony-levine-fired-houston-cougars
↑ "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.

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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