2014 Houston Cougars football team

2014 Houston Cougars football
2014 Houston Cougars football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 35–34 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Tony Levine (3rd season; regular season); David Gibbs (interim; bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Travis Bush (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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.

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 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
UConn	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

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 No. 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	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 summaries edit

UTSA edit

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:

Grambling State edit

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:

BYU edit

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 edit

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

UCF edit

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

Memphis edit

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

Temple edit

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

South Florida edit

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

Tulane edit

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

Tulsa edit

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

SMU edit

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

Cincinnati edit

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

Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl) edit

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

References edit

^ "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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[1] "Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign".

[2] "2014 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

[3] "Date Changes Announced for Two Houston Football Games". University of Houston Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

[4] "Houston @ BYU Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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