2006 Houston Cougars football team

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2006 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
Liberty Bowl, L 36–44 vs. South Carolina
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator Alan Weddell (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x  6 –2   9 –5  
East Carolina  5 –3   7 –6  
Marshall  4 –4   5 –7  
UCF  3 –5   4 –8  
UAB  2 –6   3 –9  
Memphis  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Houston x$  7 –1   10 –4  
Rice  6 –2   7 –6  
Tulsa  5 –3   8 –5  
SMU  4 –4   6 –6  
UTEP  3 –5   5 –7  
Tulane  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 61st year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fourth-year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. After regular season play where Houston won the C-USA West division, the Cougars defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Conference USA Football Championship to become conference champions for the first time since 1996. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 pmat Rice
CSTV W 31–3023,352
September 96:00 pm Tulane
W 45–716,506
September 166:00 pm Grambling State *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–2227,302
September 238:00 pm Oklahoma State *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSTVW 34–2528,260
September 305:00 pmat Miami (FL) *
 ESPN2 L 13–1436,107
October 76:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3117,543
October 146:00 pmat Southern Miss
L 27–3132,317
October 216:00 pm UTEP
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–1718,154
October 282:30 pm UCF
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSTVW 51–3113,242
November 42:30 pm Tulsa
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
CSTVW 27–1022,452
November 112:00 pmat SMU
W 37–2720,350
November 181:00 pmat Memphis
W 23–20 OT20,344
December 17:00 pmSouthern Miss
 ESPN W 34–2031,818
December 293:30 pmvs. South Carolina *
ESPNL 36–4456,103

Game summaries

Rice

1234Total
• Houston14031431
Rice0273030
Scoring summary
Q112:20HOUJeron Harvey 6 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick)HOU 7–0
Q12:25HOU Jackie Battle 7 yard run (T.J. Lawrence kick)HOU 14–0
Q214:47RICE Jarrett Dillard 13 yard pass from Chase Clement (Luke Juist kick)HOU 14–7
Q210:42RICE Quinton Smith 80 yard pass from Chase Clement (Luke Juist kick)Tie 14–14
Q26:40RICEQuinton Smith 7 yard run (Luke Juist kick)RICE 21–14
Q2:21RICEQuinton Smith 1 yard run (kick blocked)RICE 27–14
Q36:19RICELuke Juist 44 yard field goalRICE 30–14
Q32:04HOUT.J. Lawrence 20 yard field goalRICE 30–17
Q413:41HOU Vincent Marshall 8 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick)RICE 30–24
Q410:28HOU Anthony Alridge 8 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick)HOU 31–30

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References

  1. ↑ "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: All-Time Series Game-By-Game" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Houston 2006 Schedule/Results". ESPN . Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ ESPN
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