2015 Houston Cougars football team
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American college football season
| 2015 Houston Cougars football | |
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The American champion The American West Division co-champion Peach Bowl champion | |
The American Championship, W 24–13 vs. Temple | |
Peach Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 13–1 (7–1 The American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Major Applewhite (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Todd Orlando (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | TDECU Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Houston xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Navy x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Herman and played its home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston. The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head-to-head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game where they defeated Temple to become American Athletic Conference champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida State.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech * |
| ESPN3 | W 52–24 | 30,479 | |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Louisville * |
| ACCRSN | W 34–31 | 50,019 | |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State * |
| ESPN3 | W 59–14 | 35,257 | |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at Tulsa |
| CBSSN | W 38–24 | 17,146 | |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU |
| ESPN2 | W 49–28 | 25,204 | |
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 24 |
| ESPNU | W 42–7 | 21,522 |
| October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at UCF | No. 21 |
| ESPNews | W 59–10 | 28,350 |
| October 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt * | No. 18 |
| ESPN2 | W 34–0 | 29,565 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati dagger | No. 25 |
| ESPN2 | W 33–30 | 32,889 |
| November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Memphis | No. 24 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–34 | 42,159 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at UConn | No. 19 |
| ESPNU | L 17–20 | 26,879 |
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 15 Navy |
| ABC | W 52–31 | 40,562 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 22 Temple | No. 19 |
| ABC | W 24–13 | 35,721 |
| December 31 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 9 Florida State * | No. 18 |
| ESPN | W 38–24 | 71,007 |
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Game summaries
[edit ]Tennessee Tech
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Cougars | 14 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
At Louisville
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team
Texas State
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cougars | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team
At Tulsa
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
SMU
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Cougars | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
At Tulane
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Cougars | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team
At UCF
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Cougars | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 59 |
| Knights | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team
Vanderbilt
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #18 Cougars | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
See also: 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Cincinnati
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| #18 Cougars | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Memphis
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| #16 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team
At UConn
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Cougars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team
Navy
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Midshipmen | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| #21 Cougars | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team
Temple (The American Championship)
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| #17 Cougars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team and 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Vs. Florida State (Peach Bowl)
[edit ]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Cougars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| #9 Seminoles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team and 2015 Peach Bowl
Rankings
[edit ]Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 8 |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| CFP | Not released | 25 | 24 | 19 | — | 19 | 18 | Not released | ||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "2015 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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