2017 Houston Cougars football team

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2017 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars logo.svg
Hawaii Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Fresno State
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (5–3 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorClay Jennings (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium TDECU Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$  8 0   13 0  
No. 21 South Florida  6 2   10 2  
Temple  4 4   7 6  
Cincinnati  2 6   4 8  
UConn  2 6   3 9  
East Carolina  2 6   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy  7 1   10 3  
Houston  5 3   7 5  
Navy  4 4   7 6  
SMU  4 4   7 6  
Tulane  3 5   5 7  
Tulsa  1 7   2 10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Major Applewhite. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Fresno State.

Contents

Roster

2017 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Bryson SmithFr
RB 2Duke CatalonJr
QB 3Kyle PostmaSr
QB 4 D'Eriq King So
WR 5 Marquez Stevenson So
WR 6Jeremy SingletonFr
RB 8Davion MitchellFr
WR 9Courtney LarkSo
QB 10 Kyle Allen Jr
QB 13Mason McClendonJr
WR 14Cole McGowan Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 15Linell BonnerSr
WR 16Joshua HancockJr
WR 17Terry MarkSo
WR 18Keith CorbinSo
RB 20Kaliq KokumaJr
WR 21Ellis JeffersonSr
RB 23Chandler Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 25Dillon BirdenSr
RB 28Josh BurrellSo
WR 30Timon NolanJr
RB 31Blake HirschJr
RB 32Kevrin JusticeSo
WR 33Kinte HattonSr
RB 34Mulbah CarSo
RB 35 Patrick Carr So
WR 37Payton PardeeSo
TE 40Shane CreamerFr
OL 51Na'Ty RodgersSr
OL 52Braylon JonesSo
OL 53Alex FontanaSr
OL 56Dixie Wooten IIIFr
OL 57Jordan BoatmanFr
OL 60Kordell Snyder Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 61Ryan DeshotelSo
OL 62Jarrid WilliamsSo
OL 63Colson AltmanFr
OL 64Dennis BardwellFr
OL 66Cole Miller Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 69Will NobleJr
OL 71Deon MixSr
OL 72Mason DenleyJr
OL 73Marcus OliverSr
OL 74 Josh Jones So
OL 76Kameron ElophJr
OL 77Keenan Murphy Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 80Colton CerdaySo
WR 81Tre'Von BradleyFr
TE 82Romello BrookerJr
WR 83Derek McLemoreSr
TE 84Kobe IdumwonyiSo
WR 85John LedaySr
TE 86Mason Tobola Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Alex LeslieSr
WR 88 Steven Dunbar Sr
TE 89Parker EichenbergerFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Garrett DavisJr
DB 2Khalil WilliamsSr
DL 3Reggie ChevisSr
DB 4Devodric BynumFr
DB 5Collin WilderSo
DB 6Khari DotsonJr
LB 8 Emeke Egbule Jr
LB 9 Matthew Adams Sr
DT 10 Ed Oliver So
LB 12 D'Juan Hines Sr
CB 13Joeal WilliamsJr
CB 14 Isaiah Johnson Jr
CB 16Ka'Darian SmithSo
DE 17Chauntez JacksonSr
CB 18 Alexander Myres Sr
LB 19Ralph Harvey Jr.Sr
CB 19Javian SmithSo
LB 20Roman BrownJr
LB 22Austin RobinsonSr
DB 23Terrell WilliamsSr
CB 24Jeremy WinchesterJr
LB 26Elijah GoodenFr
DB 27Brandon McDowellSr
LB 28Amaud Willis-DaltonFr
DB 29Darius GilbertSo
DB 30 Grant Stuard So
DB 31D. J. SmallFr
LB 33Ja'Von ShelleyJr
DB 34King EkejijaFr
DB 35Jayson PriceJr
LB 36Nomluis FrugeSr
DB 37Caemen MayfieldJr
LB 41 Derek Parish Fr
LB 43Leroy GodfreySo
LB 45Cameron DoubenmierSr
LB 46Jordan MilburnSo
LB 49 David Anenih Fr
DT 50Aymiel FlemingSo
LB 51Rasheed TynesSr
DE 52Jerard CarterJr
DE 58Nnanna EjioguJr
DL 75Jacoby MorrisonSo
DL 80Noah JonesFr
DE 90Zach VaughanJr
DE 91 Nick Thurman Sr
DL 93Colby Brignac Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 94Isaiah Chambers Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 95Alexander DukeFr
DL 98 Payton Turner So
DL 99Blake YoungSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 38Dane RoySo
K 41Joel ScarbroughSo
K 42Caden NovikoffJr
LS 44Anthony CantuJr
K 47Dalton WitherspoonSo
LS 97Nick WildbergerSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020

Schedule

Houston announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule originally consisted of six home games and six road games in the regular season, but the road game versus UTSA was canceled. The Cougars hosted AAC foes East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, and SMU, and traveled to South Florida, Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa. [1]

The Cougars hosted two of their three non-conference opponents, Rice from Conference USA (CUSA) and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference. They traveled to Arizona from the Pac-12 Conference. Houston was originally scheduled to travel to UTSA of CUSA but that game was canceled.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 [a] 6:00 p.m. UTSA*canceled [a]
September 99:30 p.m.at Arizona * ESPNU W 19–1643,334
September 167:00 p.m. Rice * ESPN3 W 38–338,900
September 2311:00 a.m. Texas Tech *
ABC/ESPN2 L 24–2736,383
September 3011:00 a.m.at Temple ESPNU W 20–1324,024
October 76:00 p.m. SMU
CBSSN W 35–2231,153
October 142:45 p.m.at Tulsa ESPNews L 17–4519,198
October 197:00 p.m.No. 25 Memphis
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN L 38–4230,001
October 28 [b] 2:45 p.m.at No. 17 South Florida ESPNUW 28–2432,316
November 4 [b] 11:00 a.m. East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSNW 52–2729,810
November 183:00 p.m.at Tulane ESPNewsL 17–2019,026
November 2411:00 a.m. Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN W 24–1429,252
December 247:30 p.m.vs. Fresno State *ESPNL 27–3320,546
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
^[a] The game between Houston and UTSA originally scheduled for September 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio was initially postponed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. However, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, officials from the two schools agreed that the previously postponed game would not be made up during the season. [2] [3]
^[b] As a result of Hurricane Irma, Houston played at USF on Saturday, October 28 (instead of November 4), and hosted ECU on Saturday, November 4 (instead of October 28).
Schedule Source: [4]

Game summaries

At Arizona

1234Total
Cougars3142019
Wildcats373316

Rice

1234Total
Owls00033
Cougars17210038

Texas Tech

1234Total
Red Raiders677727
Cougars01001424

At Temple

1234Total
Cougars767020
Owls0031013

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs9310022
Cougars7147735

At Tulsa

1234Total
Cougars370717
Golden Hurricane07172145

Memphis

1234Total
#25 Tigers00212142
Cougars71014738

At South Florida

1234Total
Cougars00141428
#17 Bulls0771024

East Carolina

1234Total
Pirates01071027
Cougars21717752

At Tulane

1234Total
Cougars307717
Green Wave3100720
1234Total
Midshipmen0140014
Cougars7071024

Vs. Fresno State (Hawaii Bowl)

1234Total
Bulldogs01371333
Cougars7310727

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Matthew Adams LB 7221 Indianapolis Colts

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References

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