2014 Houston Cougars football team

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  →

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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 in 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 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 South Florida	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 summaries

UTSA

UTSA at Houston

Team	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

Grambling State at Houston

Team	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

Houston at BYU

Team	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

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

UCF

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

Memphis

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

Temple

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

South Florida

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

Tulane

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

Tulsa

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

SMU

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

Cincinnati

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

Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)

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

References

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.