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TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information

Coaches & Staff

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-36 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-44

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Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Individual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88 Defensive Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Game-by-Game Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Starting Lineups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Player Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 The Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Season Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Team Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Scoring Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97 Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-103 The American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Bowl History

Houston Bowl History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Houston Bowl Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-119 Houston Single Bowl Records . . . . . . 120-121 Houston Career Bowl Records . . . . . 122-123 Houston Team Bowl Records . . . . . . 124-128 Houston Opponent Bowl Records . . . 129-130 Houston Bowl Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Student-Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-83

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Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Maps & Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 The Game at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Season Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Offense Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 Defense Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 Special Teams Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Bowl Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Season/Career Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-21 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

TIER ONE UNIVERSITY • RANKED ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGES IN U.S.

• Founded in 1927, the University of Houston is the leading public research university in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, we educate more than 40,900 students in more than 300 undergraduate and graduate academic programs, on campus and online. UH awards more than 8,000 degrees annually, with more than 200,000 alumni. • UH is located in Houston, Texas, the nation’s fourth-largest city and the energy capital of the world. Our students regularly test their skills through internships with national and international companies based here, and our faculty routinely partner with businesses and government agencies through research. • Our undergraduates choose from 120 majors and minors. At the graduate level, we offer 139 master’s, 54 doctoral, and three professional degree programs. You may study online through our Distance Education program, or take noncredit courses through Continuing Education. Many of our academic programs rank among the nation’s best. • Our faculty and students conduct research through 25 research centers and in every academic department. UH research regularly breaks new ground and opens doors to new ways of understanding the world. • University of Houston faculty are renowned scholars with real-world experience who work closely with each student. From the Tony Award to the Nobel Peace Prize and back to the classroom, UH faculty makes things happen on campus and around the world.

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• With more than 500 student organizations and 16 intercollegiate sports teams, life at UH is active and lively. About 6,000 students live on campus in residence halls, apartments and townhouses. • UH alumni total 224,000. Of that number, 63 percent live in the Houston area and 75 percent live in the state of Texas. • The University of Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral degrees. • In addition, the University is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, the National Commission on Accrediting, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American State Colleges and Universities, the Association of American Colleges, the Association of Urban Universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. UH colleges, programs and professional associations also hold memberships and accreditations by additional agencies. • When the Carnegie Foundation elevated the University of Houston to Tier One status in 2011, the designation made the university one of only three public Tier One research universities in the state of Texas, along with the University of Texas and Texas A&M.

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All media wishing to attend the Hawaii Bowl must apply for media and photo credentials through the Hawai’i Bowl Media Coordinator, Derek Inouchi at 808.956.4478.

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Game Week Interviews See media opportunities on schedule below.

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David Bassity, Associate Athletics Director 405.274.1455, dbassity@central.uh.edu Allison McClain, Assoc. Director of Communications 936.635.1129, ammcclai@central.uh.edu Kyle Rogers, Asst. Director of Communications 832.573.5725, karoger3@central.uh.edu

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Team Schedule and Availability 21

Practice (First 15 minutes) AlohaStadium TBA Coaches/Players

Practice (First 15 minutes) Aloha Stadium TBA Coaches

Hospital Visit Kapi’olani Medical Center 11 a.m. Five players

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Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium 3:30 p.m. Coaches and Players available post-game

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About Honolulu

• Aptly named “The Gathering Place,” Oahu is the hub of the Hawaiian Islands, and Honolulu is the heartbeat of Oahu. Most of Honolulu is settled in a narrow shoulder on the south shore of Oahu, nestled between mountains and the Pacific Ocean, and surrounded by fields of sugarcane and pineapple, ranch lands, and farms. • One of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States, more than 75 percent of the state’s multicultural population reside there. • The economic and entertainment capital of Hawaii, Honolulu is a sophisticated metropolis with a plethora of activities, attractions, and events; however, the city also enjoys a tropical atmosphere and magnificent natural beauty. • Much of Hawaii’s culture is preserved in Honolulu, in its many museums, churches, national memorials and monuments, and the Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the United States. • Perhaps all of these are reasons why 70,000 travelers from around the world visit the island each day. • One of the world’s most famous neighborhoods is Waikiki, on the southern shores of the island of Oahu. Separated from the rest of Honolulu by the Ala Wai Canal, Waikiki truly seems to be a city of its own. With about 25,000 residents and thousands of daily visitors, Waikiki never seems to sleep. It has more than 400 restaurants and well over 300 bars and clubs.

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL HAWAI’I BOWL 2007 ECU 41 Boise State 38

2015 San Diego State 42 Cincinnati 7

2006 Hawai’i 41 Arizona State 24

2014 Rice 30 Fresno State 6

2005 Nevada 49 UCF 48

2013 Oregon State 38 Boise State 23

2004 Hawai’i 59 UAB 40

2012 SMU 43 Fresno State 10

2003 Hawai’i 54 Houston 48

2011 Southern Miss 24 Nevada 17

2002 Tulane 36 Hawai’i 28

2010 Tulsa 62 Hawai’i 35

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2009 SMU 45 Nevada 10

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2016 Hawai’i 52 Middle Tennessee State 35

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2008 Notre Dame 49 Hawai’i 21

Aloha Stadium / Hawai’i Bowl

Aloha Stadium’s mission is to meet the challenge of providing a first class arena where the dreams of young people can be realized through participation in sporting and other special events; where the spirit of achievement can be nourished by the thrill of competition; where families can gather to share their cultural diversity with pride and a feeling of Aloha.

The Hawai’i Bowl guarantees the hometown Rainbow Warriors a postseason opportunity if bowl eligible, in a unique arrangement for NCAA bowl participation. Since the inception of the Hawai’i Bowl Foundation, over $1,000,000 has been donated to Hawai‘i based charities. More than $2 million has been donated in tickets to charities, groups and the military.

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The Hawai’i Bowl was established after the 2001 University of Hawai’i team went 9-3, including a nationallytelevised 72-45 win over then-unbeaten and eighthranked BYU, but was not invited to a bowl game.

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Located in Central Oahu, the Aloha Stadium is Hawaii’s largest outdoor arena, home to the University of Hawaii Warriors football team and the annual NFL Pro Bowl game. In addition, the Aloha Stadium hosts a multitude of events attracting visitors from around the State including soccer matches, concerts, car shows, fairs and the ever popular Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace.

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Houston Quick Facts

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Location: Houston, Texas Founded: 1927 Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet and White Conference: The American Athletic Conference Enrollment: 43,770 Stadium: TDECU Stadium (40,000) Chancellor: Dr. Renu Khator Football Contact: David Bassity Office Phone: 713.743.9409 Cell: 405.274.1455 Website: www.UHCougars.com

Location: Fresno, Calif. Founded: 1911 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red and Blue Conference: Mountain West Enrollment: 24,500 Stadium: Bulldog Stadium (41,031) President: Joseph I. Castro Interim Athletics Director: Steve Robertello Football Contact: Matt Burkholder (mburkholder@csufresno.edu) Office Phone 559.278.6186 Website: www.GoBulldogs.com

Football Information

2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 Conference Record (Standing): 5-3 (Second, American West)

2017 Overall Record: 9-4 2017 Conference Record (Standing): 7-1 (Mountain Runner Up)

Coaching Staff

Name (Alma Mater, Year) Title Major Applewhite (Texas, 2002)......................................................... Head Coach Mark D’Onofrio (Penn State, 1992)...................Defensive Coordinator/Inside LBs Clay Jennings (North Texas, 1997)............ Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Chris Scelfo (Louisiana-Monroe, 1988)........................................... Offensive Line Kenny Guiton (Ohio State, 2013).................................................. Wide Receivers Kenith Pope (Oklahoma, 1976)...................................................... Running Backs James Casey (Rice, 2008).................................................................... Tight Ends A.J. Blum (Ashland University, 1999)............................................. Defensive Line Dan Carrel (West Liberty, 2011)..........................................................Outside LBs

Schedule & Results Date Opponent (Record) Sept. 9 at Arizona (7-5) Sept. 16 Rice (1-11) Sept. 23 Texas Tech (6-6) Sept. 30 at Temple (6-6) Oct. 7 SMU (7-5) Oct. 14 at Tulsa (2-10) Oct. 19 Memphis (10-2) Oct. 28 at USF (9-2) Nov. 4 ECU (3-9) Nov. 18 at Tulane (5-7) Nov. 24 Navy (6-5)

W/L Score Att. TV W 19-16 43,334 ESPNU W 38-3 38,900 ESPN3 L 27-24 36,383 ABC W 20-13 24,024 ESPNU W 35-22 31,153 CBS SN L 45-17 19,198 ESPNews L 42-38 30,001 ESPN W 28-24 32,316 ESPNU W 52-27 29,810 CBS SN L 20-17 19,026 ESPNews W 24-14 29,252 ESPN

Statistical Leaders Rushing Duke Catalon Mulbah Car

Att Yds Avg TD Avg/G 138 621 4.5 8 56.5 73 372 5.1 3 41.3

Passing Kyle Postma D’Eriq King

Cmp Att Int Pct Yds TD Eff 111 167 6 66.5 1,125 5 125.75 69 96 1 69.8 991 6 175.05

Receiving Linell Bonner Steven Dunbar

Rec Yds Avg TD Avg/G Lg 73 850 11.6 4 85.0 62 66 873 13.2 3 79.4 75

Tackles D’Juan Hines Matthew Adams

UT AT TT TFL Sack Int PBU FF FR 55 49 104 6.5-10 - - 1 2 45 31 76 4.5-7 0.5-1 - 1 1 1-0

Lg 52 46

Coaching Staff

Name (Alma Mater, Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Title Jeff Tedford (Fresno State, 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach Kalen DeBoer (Sioux Falls, 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator Orlondo Steinauer (Western Washington, 1998) . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line Jamie Christian (Central Washington, 1999) . . . . Running Backs/Special Teams Coord. Ryan Grubb (Buena Vista, 1999) . . . . . . . Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Kirby Moore (Boise State, 2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers Scott Thompson (Fresno State, 2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends Bert Watts (California, 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linebackers J.D. Williams (Fresno State, 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Backs

Schedule & Results Date Opponent (Pre-Bowl Record) W/L Score Att. TV Sept. 2 Incarnate Word (1-10) W 66-0 39,447 N/A Sept. 9 at Alabama (11-1) L 41-10 101,127 ESPN2 Sept. 16 at Washington (10-2) L 48-16 68,384 Pac-12 Sept. 30 Nevada (3-9) W 41-21 27,434 ROOT Oct. 7 at San Jose State (2-11) W 27-10 18,483 ESPN3 Oct. 14 New Mexico (3-9) W 38-0 28,090 ROOT Oct. 21 at San Diego State (10-2) W 27-3 43,243 CBS SN Oct. 28 UNLV (5-7) L 26-16 27,922 ROOT Nov. 4 BYU (4-9) W 20-13 29,370 ESPN2 Nov. 11 at Hawai’i (3-9) W 31-21 21,357 KSEE-24 Nov. 18 at Wyoming (7-5) W 13-7 15,440 ROOT Nov. 25 Boise State (10-3) W 28-17 31,526 CBS SN Dec. 2 at Boise State (10-3) L 17-14 24,515 ESPN

Statistical Leaders Rushing Jordan Mims Josh Hokit

Att. Yds. 143 609 117 519

Passing Comp. Att. Marcus McMaryion 185 303 Chason Vigil 48 83

Avg. 4.3 4.4

TD Avg./G Long 6 46.8 24 7 39.9 26

Int. Pct. 4 61.1 2 57.8

Yds. 2,384 524

TD Eff. 14 139.8 3 118.0

Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Avg./G Long KeeSean Johnson 69 918 13.3 8 70.6 81 Da’Mari Scott 53 543 10.2 1 41.8 35 Tackles UT AT TT TFL Sack INT PBU FF FR Jeffrey Allison 71 42 113 4.5-21 2-13 - 3 2 2 George Helmuth 52 31 83 8-32 4-22 - 1 1 2

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Hawaii Bowl FYI • Houston is the home team and will wear its red uniforms. • Ticket allotment for each team is 500. • Aloha Stadium has a SPRINTURF playing surface. Seating capacity for the Hawaii Bowl is 35,000.

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• Houston (7-4, 5-3 The American) closes out its 2017 season as it faces the Mountain West runner-up Fresno State (9-4, 7-1 Mountain West) in the 2017 Hawai’i Bowl on Dec. 24, 2017, in Honolulu. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. local Hawai’i time. • The game will feature two of the nation’s top scoring defenses as Houston enters the game second in The American, giving up an average of 23.0 points per game while Fresno State ranks ninth nationally giving up an average of 17.2 points per game. • Houston’s all-time record in its 71 years of existence is 433-360-15. • The Cougars are 11-13-1 in 25 previous bowl trips. • UH ranks 10th nationally and the best in Texas with nine seasons with at least eight wins since 2006. LSU, Boise State and Oklahoma lead the way with 11 such seasons since 2006 while six teams, including The American’s Navy, are tied with 10 such seasons. • With its win over No. 3 Louisville last year, Houston marked its fourth straight win over an AP Top 10 team (three of which have come in the last three seasons), which leads the nation. • Houston is one of just four programs nationally with at least 13 wins on two different occasions over the last six years, joining Alabama, Clemson and Florida State in accomplishing the feat. • The 2017 senior class enters the game with 37 wins, which currently ranks second in Houston history for wins by a class. The 2017 senior class needs one more win to tie the 2016 senior class for most wins in program history. • With its win over ECU, Houston became bowl eligible for a fifth straight season. UH now ranks 20th nationally in active bowl streaks. The streak is the second-longest in The American behind Navy’s six seasons.

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Category UH NCAA American Fresno State NCAA MWC Rank Rank Rank Rank Scoring 28.4 67 7 26.7 78 8 Scoring Defense 23.0 39 2 17.2 9 1 Scoring Margin +5.4 - - +9.5 - Scoring by Quarter 75-89-75-73 - - 94-114-94-45 - Opponent Scoring by Quarter 21-65-75-92 - - 61-64-34-65 - Red Zone Offense 38-44/86% 48 4 42-47/89% 27 3 Red Zone Defense 30-44/68% 21 2 29-35/83% 58 8 Total Offense 436.1 36 6 386.8 84 9 Total Defense 417.5 83 4 319.0 16 2 First Downs 235 87 12 244 72 5 Opponent First Downs 248 70 5 222 37 3 Rushing Attempts 416 T100 10 476 53 8 Rushing Offense 175.5 54 8 156.8 78 8 Rushing Defense 149.5 46 2 116.6 15 2 Rushing Touchdowns 24 T46 8 20 T59 8 Opponent Rushing Touchdowns 17 T47 4 12 T21 T1 Yards Per Rush 4.6 T49 8 4.3 70 8 Comp.-Att.-Int. 258-368-11 - - 235-388-6 - Opponent Comp.-Att.-Int. 262-424-14 - - 252-418-8 - Passing Yards 260.6 38 6 229.9 66 5 Passing Defense 268.1 118 8 202.4 37 5 Pass Efficiency 143.0 36 4 138.4 45 5 Pass Efficiency Defense 121.4 39 2 119.6 36 3 Completion Percentage 70.1 2 1 60.6 52 4 Opponent Completion Pct. 61.8 T94 6 60.3 T86 8 Touchdown Passes 15 T89 9 19 T61 4 Opponent Touchdown Passes 10 T7 1 13 T14 2 Kickoff Returns 24.1 21 3 21.7 T49 5 Opponent Kickoff Returns 21.3 73 8 18.9 T25 5 Punt Returns 4.4 116 8 6.8 74 9 Opponent Punt Returns 5.9 T42 4 14.5 125 10 Interceptions 14 T27 4 8 T86 T7 Opponent Interceptions 11 T75 T9 6 T13 T3 Fumbles-Lost 16-10 T94 12 17-5 T16 T1 Opponent Fumbles-Lost 15-5 T101 T9 16-11 T14 T4 Turnover Margin -2 T82 7 +8 T18 T3 Penalties-Yards 66-602 52 4 67-558 39 5 Opponent Penalties-Yards 72-585 85 11 66-523 106 9 Punts-Average 53-41.6 66 3 65-42.1 53 5 Opponent Punts-Average 58-40.5 45 6 73-42.4 96 9 Time of Possession 28:10 107 9 31:08 35 7 Opponent Time of Possession 31:50 - - 28:52 - Third Down Conversions 72-159/45% 19 3 61-172/35% 101 9 Opponent Third Down Conv. 72-183/39% 72 3 61-182/34% T28 1 Fourth Down Conversions 7-16/44% T93 11 9-14/64% T19 T1 Opponent Fourth Down Conv. 13-21/62% T105 10 6-22/27% 6 2 Sacks By-Yards 22-137 T83 6 32-199 T23 1 Opponent Sacks By-Yards 15-99 T14 3 9-62 5 2 Field Goals 10-12 T19 T2 21-26 T38 5 Opponent Field Goals 17-25 43 5 12-17 53 3 PAT Attempts 40-40 T70 8 38-39 74 7 Opponent PAT Attempts 28-29 T24 1 24-25 T14 T2

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Date: Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 Time: 3:30 p.m. UTC / 7:30 p.m., CST Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Venue: Aloha Stadium Television: ESPN Chris Cotter, play-by-play Rod Gilmore, analyst Shelly Smith, sideline Houston Radio: KPRC 950 AM Jeremy Branham, play-by-play Ted Pardee, analyst Matt “Soccer” Thomas, pregame National Radio: ESPN Radio Kevin Winter, play-by-play TBA, analyst

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« Since 2014, Houston is second behind TCU for the most wins Total American wins in league history among state of Texas FBS schools with 36 wins. The Horned Frogs Rank Team Wins sit in the lead with 38 wins. The Cougars are five wins ahead of Texas 1. Houston 28 A&M and seven ahead of Baylor while standing 15 games ahead of UCF 28 Texas Tech in that span. 3. Memphis 25 « Houston also leads the state of Texas among FBS schools with 4. USF 24 nine seasons of at least eight wins since 2006. TCU is second with 5. Temple 23 eight seasons while Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech are tied for 6. Cincinnati 20 third with seven each. « After three years of competition, the 2017 senior class is the second-most winningest class in Houston football history with 37 State of Texas Total Wins - 2014-Present wins since starting in 2014. The class is only one win away from Rank Team Wins the record of 38 established by the 2016 senior class. 1. TCU 39 « In his first year as head coach, Major Applewhite is dealing with 2. Houston 37 a slightly depleted roster as the 2014-16 signing classes totaled 64 Texas A&M 31 signees of which only 41 remain on the active roster. Twenty-three 3. 4. Baylor 29 of the 64 have either suffered career-ending injuries, left the team 5. Texas Tech 22 or transferred. « The program lost 10 players from the 2016 roster who combined for 256 career starts. « Houston started 5-0 in back-to-back seasons in 2015 and 2016 for the first time in program history. The Cougars are looking for at least eight wins to give them a fifth straight season of such, which would be a first in program history. « Over 2015-16, Houston had 22 wins, the fourth-best total in the nation over the span behind the 28 wins of Alabama and Clemson, and 23 of Ohio State. « Houston’s 22 wins over 2015-16 marked the best two-season total in program history, topping the 21 wins from 2014-15. « The Texas Tech loss snapped the longest winning streak by a non-autonomous 5 team against autonomous 5 opponents with seven wins over the last four seasons. Houston picked up wins over Arizona, Oklahoma, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Louisville (2x) and Pitt during the streak. « No. 3 Oklahoma became the highest-ranked foe to fall to Houston since the Cougars defeated No. 3 Texas, 29-15, on Nov. 10, 1984. OU would be the first No. 3 team to fall to Houston in 2016, as the Cougars would defeat No. 3 Louisville, 36-10, on Nov. 17, sacking eventual Heisman winner Lamar Jackson 11 times. « With its 36-10 win over No. 3 Louisville last season, Houston won six straight against AP top-25 teams, second nationally, and a nation’s best four straight against AP top-10 teams.

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« Nine Houston student-athletes entered the season having already earned an undergraduate degree. Linell Bonner, Reggie Chevis (Texas A&M), Nomluis Fruge, D’Juan Hines, Ellis Jefferson (Arizona State), Deon Mix (Auburn), Kyle Postma, Byron Simpson and Nick Thurman have all completed degree requirements prior to this season. « Houston ranks 17th nationally with nine players having earned degrees prior to the start of the season.

POSTSEASON HONORS « Houston sophomore defensive tackle led the way for Houston in terms of postseason honors. In addition to being a finalist for the Nagurski and Outland Trophies, Oliver was named The American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. « Oliver was also named to The American’s first team and was one of two players from the Houston program to earn first-team honors as linebacker D’Juan Hines was also named to the team. « Houston placed one player on the league’s second team in defensive back Khalil Williams while safety Terrell Williams and wide receiver Steven Dunbar earned honorable mention honors from the league. « Houston freshman defensive end Payton Turner was also named to the ballot for The Piesman Trophy, college football’s first trophy honoring linemen who do decidedly un-linemen things, for his interception vs. Rice.

West

American Pct. Overall

Pct.

Memphis

7-1 .875 10-2 .833

Houston

5-3 .625 7-4 .636

Navy

4-4 .500 6-5 .545

SMU

4-4 .500 7-5 .583

Tulane

3-5 .375 5-7 .417

Tulsa

1-7 .125 2-10 .167

East

American Pct. Overall

Pct.

UCF

8-0 1.000 12-0 1.000

USF

6-2 .750 9-2 .818

Temple

4-4 .500 6-6 .500

ECU

2-6 .250 3-9 .250

Cincinnati

2-6 .250 4-8 .333

UConn

2-6 .250 3-9 .250

Note records as of 12/4/17

UH’S LANDMARK WINS Win Date

Opp.

9/27/46

West Texas St. (14-12)

10/16/48 East Texas St. (18-7)

12/3/55

Wyoming (26-14)

Game No. 2 26 102

100 10/29/66 Tampa (48-9)

207

200 10/6/79

Baylor (13-10)

339

300 9/4/99

Rice (28-3)

562

400 10/11/14 Memphis (28-24)

765

RECORD BREAKDOWN 2017 Streak Overall 7-4 W1 Home 4-2 W2 Road 3-2 L1 Neutral 0-0 L1 Overtime 0-0 W1 American 5-3 W1 American Home 3-1 W2 American Away 2-2 L1 Non-Conference 2-1 L1

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TOP 25 RANKINGS

« Houston entered 2016 at No. 15 in the AP poll, its highest ranking since checking in at No. 12 in the 1991 AP preseason poll. « Following its win over Oklahoma, Houston moved up to No. 6, its highest AP ranking since No. 3 on Nov. 10, 1990. It also marked the first time to be in the top 10 in the month of September since Sept. 8, 1980. « Houston spent 16 straight weeks in the AP Top 25 over 2015-16, the fourth-longest in program history and the longest since a record streak of 42 weeks from 1988-91. « Houston also spent five weeks in the AP top 10 in 2016, the third-longest stint in UH history and the longest since 15 straight weeks in 1979-80.

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223 - Games in which UH has scored

SEASON NOTES

11 - Seasons with at least 375 points

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BOWL WINS IN AMERICAN

CHARTING THE COUGARS Longest Drives Drives Houston by # of plays 15, 2x, last: (94 yds, 5:59, TD) Memphis by # of yards 95, (10 plays, 3:59, TD) vs. SMU TOP 5:59, (15 plays, 94 yds, TD) Memphis Red Zone Stats Team Total Houston 44 Opponent 42

Scores (TD / FG) 38 (30/8) 32 (21/11)

Time of Possession (Average) Team Houston Opponent

Downs/TO 2/2 3/2

Opponent 19 (93 yds, 7:30, FG) Tulsa 94, 2x - last: (13 plays, 6:52, TD) Tulane 7:40 (16 plays, 70 yds, FG) ECU Missed FG 1 5

End of Game/Half 1 -

Scoring Pct. 86.4% 76.2%

TD Pct. 68.2% 50.0%

Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 28:09 7:15 6:32 7:13 7:07 31:50 7:44 8:27 7:46 7:52

Points After Turnovers Team TO Forced Total Scores Houston 19 11 Opponent 21 7

Scoring Pct. Points of TO 57.9% 65 33.3% 37

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Houston 11 Navy 10 Tulsa 10 Cincinnati 7 SMU 7 ECU 6 USF 5 Memphis 4 Tulane 4 UCF 3 UConn 3 Temple 2

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Houston 25 Navy 22 Tulsa 20 Cincinnati 16 SMU 16 ECU 15 Tulane 11 Memphis 9 UCF 8 USF 8 UConn 6 Temple 6

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TIES WITH FRESNO STATE

« Fresno State running backs coach and special teams coordinator Jamie Christian spent three seasons (2012-14) at Houston, serving as the Cougars’ special teams coordinator and inside receivers and tight ends coach. « Houston has three players on its roster from California in Chauntez Jackson (Inglewood, Calif.), Ralph Harvey Jr. (Los Angeles) and sophomore defensive lineman Blake Young (Los Angeles). « Fresno State has nine Texans on its roster including five from the Houston area in junior defensive back Anthoula Kelly (Galena Park HS), senior defensive end Tobenna Okeke (Elkins HS), junior linebacker Trent Soechting (Cinco Ranch HS), redshirt-freshman running back Saevion Johnson (Pearland Dawson HS) and junior defensive back Sherman Coleman Jr. (Westside HS).

Highest Scoring Quarters Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 2017 21 (ECU) 21 (Rice) 17 (ECU) 14 (2x, last ast USF) 52 (ECU)

Improve Houston’s program win-loss record to 434-360-15 all-time since 1946... Make Major Applewhite only the fourth UH coach to win at least eight games in his first season... Improve Houston’s bowl record to 12-13-1... Give Houston its 38th win since 2014, the second most in Texas in that time... Give the 2017 Houston senior class its 38th win, tying the 2016 class for most in program history... Give the 2017 Houston senior class its third bowl win, a first in Houston history... Improve Houston’s record vs. Mountain West members to 20-6... Improve Houston’s record vs. Mountain West members in bowl games to 2-3...

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« Since 2006, only Oregon, Oklahoma and Texas Tech have racked up more yards than Houston. Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Team Total Yards (06-present) Oregon 78,619 Oklahoma 77,727 Texas Tech 76,271 HOUSTON 76,048 Nevada 69,186

Date Opponent C-A-I Yds. TD W/L 9/26/15 Arkansas 21-28-0 358 2 W 11/21/15 at Vanderbilt 18-36-0 336 1 W 10/3/15 Mississippi State 25-41-0 322 2 W 9/16/17 Rice 31-33-0 309 2 W

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« Houston has scored in 223 straight games dating back to Sept. 30, 2000. « Seventeen of Houston’s 49 scoring drives this season have lasted less than two minutes with 10 lasting less than one minute, the quickest only seven seconds with a one-play, 22-yard TD drive vs. ECU, a Duke Catalon rushing TD. « Houston has 13 scoring drives of four plays or less including three, one-play drives. « The versatility of the offense is showing up as five different players have rushing touchdowns for Houston while eight different players have receiving touchdowns and three different players have passing touchdowns. Last season saw seven players with rushing scores, eight with receiving scores and two with passing touchdowns. « The Houston offense ranks 19th nationally in converting 45.3 percent of its third-down attempts, 72-of-159. « Houston totaled 624 yards against Memphis in 2016, its fifth game over 600 yards of total offense since the start of the 2015 season. Houston now has 75 games with 600+ yards in program history. « Since 2015, Houston has 12 games with 500+ yards of total offense and has scored more than 40 points 12 times and more than 50 points five times.

A NEW LOOK UNDER CENTER

« With the graduation of Greg Ward Jr., Houston lost its second-most winningest QB in program history with 27 career wins. « Ward closed his career among the program’s top five for career passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions and total offense. He finished 10th in program history for career rushing yards and set the career rushing record by a QB with 2,375 yards. « Three QBs have had the opportunity to fill in for Ward this season in Kyle Allen (starts vs. Arizona, Rice & Cincinnati), Kyle Postma (starts in the next six games) and D’Eriq King who took over at QB at USF. The three have helped Houston rank fourth nationally in completion percentage at 69.5 percent. « UH is the only team in the nation with three quarterbacks with 300-yard games this season and the only team with three quarterbacks with over 600 yards passing this season. « Allen sat out 2016 under NCAA transfer rules after transferring from Texas A&M. The nation’s No. 1 quarterback in the 2014 recruiting class, Allen ran Houston’s scout team during his year off. « With the Aggies, Allen started 14 games over two seasons while playing in 20 games. Allen led Texas A&M in passing and total offense as a sophomore, completing 160-of-283 passes for 2,210 yards and 17 touchdowns against seven interceptions. « Allen set the Houston single-game completion percentage record against Rice, completing 31-of-33 passes for 93.9 percent. « He started the Rice game completing his first 13 attempts and finished the night with 309 yards, his first 300-yard passing game with Houston, and the fourth of his career. « Kyle Postma, who has seven career starts under center (4-3 in the span), earned the start at QB at Temple. He finished the day with 226 yards with one TD and one INT on 25-of-36 passing. He had a game-high 81 yards rushing on 15 attempts. « He had his first multiple passing TD game of his career vs. SMU, throwing for two scores on the day while also hauling in a 22-yard touchdown reception off a D’Eriq King reverse. « Postma came off the bench with 7:26 left in the fourth against Texas Tech and lead Houston to back-to-back TDs on a 10-play, 73-yard drive capped by a 9-yard Postma rushing TD on 4th-and-1, and an 8-play, 76-yard drive finished by Postma hitting Bonner on a 4-yard score. He finished 8-of-13 passing with 100 yards while leading UH in rushing with 52 yards. « He eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark for the first time in his career vs. Memphis, finishing with 315 yards on 29-of-40 attempts. He also added 49 yards on the ground in the game. « King took over the quarterback role on the third drive at USF and never looked back in the game, rushing for a career-high 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 12-of-20 passes for 137 yards and one score. « He was named The American’s Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. « King made his first career start at quarterback vs. ECU and became the third quarterback on the Houston

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Kyle Allen (3 - at Texas A&M | 1 at Houston)

Date Opponent C-A-I Yds. TD W/L 11/4/17 ECU 15-21-0 330 3 W

Kyle Postma (1)

Date Opponent C-A-I Yds. TD W/L 10/19/17 Memphis 29-40-1 315 1 L

100-Yard Rushing Games Dillon Birden (1)

Date Opponent 10/19/17 Memphis

Att. Yards TD W/L 21 106 1 L

Mulbah Car (2)

Date Opponent 10/28/17 at USF 9/10/16 Lamar

Att. Yards TD W/L 18 137 1 W 20 109 1 W

Duke Catalon (1)

Date Opponent 10/7/17 SMU

Att. Yards TD W/L 22 177 2 W

Kevrin Justice (1)

Date Opponent 9/10/16 Lamar

Att. Yards TD W/L 27 111 2 W

D’Eriq King (1)

Date Opponent 11/18/17 at Tulane

Att. Yards TD W/L 10 141 2 L

Kyle Postma (1)

Date Opponent 9/10/16 Lamar

Att. Yards TD W/L 7 106 2 W

100-Yard Receiving Games

Linell Bonner (8)

Date Opponent Rec. Yards TD W/L 11/25/16 at Memphis 17 235 1 L 9/29/16 UConn 12 159 1 W 11/4/17 ECU 7 147 1 W 9/16/17 Rice 10 132 0 W 10/19/17 Memphis 8 121 0 L 9/15/16 at Cincinnati 8 119 0 W 10/8/16 at Navy 9 117 0 L 11/18/17 at Tulane 7 100 0 L

Steven Dunbar (6)

Date Opponent Rec. Yards TD W/L 11/4/17 ECU 6 171 1 W 11/22/14 Tulsa 7 150 0 W 11/24/17 Navy 8 142 1 W 9/3/16 Oklahoma 7 125 0 W 10/8/16 at Navy 9 112 1 L 10/14/17 at Tulsa 10 107 0 L

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL OFFENSE NOTES CHART CLIMBERS Tyron Carrier (2008-11)..................320 Patrick Edwards (2008-11).............291 Vincent Marshall (2003-06)...........272 Orlando Iglesias (1997-01)............222 Manny Hazard (1989-90)...............220 Donnie Avery (2004-07)................210 Jason Phillips (1987-88)................207 Deontay Greenberry (2012-14)......201 Linell Bonner (2014-).............196 Steven Dunbar (2014-)...........170

RECEIVING YARDS • CAREER

Patrick Edwards (2008-11)..........4,507 Vincent Marshall (2003-06)........3,770 Tyron Carrier (2008-11)...............3,493 Elmo Wright (1968-70)...............3,347 Donnie Avery (2004-07).............3,289 Brandon Middleton (1999-03)....2,873 Orlando Iglesias (1997-01).........2,810 Manny Hazard (1989-90)............2,635 Deontay Greenberry (2012-14)...2,612 Jason Phillips (1987-88).............2,319 Linell Bonner (2014-)..........2,285 Steven Dunbar (2014-)........2,233

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Patrick Edwards (2008-11)...............18 Vincent Marshall (2003-06).............15 Elmo Wright (1968-70)....................15 Manny Hazard (1989-90).................14 Tyron Carrier (2008-11)....................11 Donnie Avery (2004-07)..................11 Brandon Middleton (1999-03).........11 Jason Phillips (1987-88)..................11 Orlando Iglesias (1997-01)..............10 Marcus Grant (1990-91).....................9 Linell Bonner (2014-)................ 8 Deontay Greenberry (2012-14)..........8 James Dixon (1987-88)......................8 James Cleveland (2009-10)................7 Steven Dunbar (2014-).............. 6 Daniel Spencer (2011-14)..................6 Brian Robinson (1999-02)..................6 Freddie Gilbert (1991-92)..................6 Ken Hebert (1965-67)........................6

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« The wide receiver position provides Houston with talented leaders mixed with a group of promising underclassmen. The two leaders in Steven Dunbar (38) and Linell Bonner (21) have combined for 59 career starts and 83 career games played. « The duo ranks fourth nationally among active duos with 366 career receptions. « Bonner is seventh nationally and third in The American with an average of 7.3 receptions per game while Dunbar is 21st nationally and fourth in the league with an average of 6.0 receptions per game. « Bonner led all returning receivers in The American and was second nationally with 98 receptions in 2016. « The former walk on opened the year with nine receptions for 59 yards and a score at Arizona, before upping his total by one with 10 receptions for 132 yards vs. Rice. « He recorded his 15th career game with 7+ receptions against Navy, finishing with eight receptions for 98 yards. « Against Tulane, Bonner finished with seven receptions for 100 yards, his eighth career 100-yard game. « With his next 100-yard game, Bonner would move into to the top 10 on the Houston career chart with nine 100-yard receiving games in his career. « With 196 receptions, Bonner ranks ninth on Houston’s career receptions chart and needs five more to move into the top eight. « Bonner has 2,285 career receiving yards, 11th on the Houston career chart. He needs 34 more to move into the top 10. « Dunbar has led Houston in receiving yards in six games this season with 72 off six receptions at Arizona, 83 off six receptions vs. Texas Tech, 65 yards off six receptions vs. SMU, 107 yards on 10 receptions at Tulsa, 171 yards on six receptions vs. ECU and 142 yards on eight receptions vs. Navy. « His 142 yards vs. Navy marked his sixth career 100-yard receiving game, a number that ranks 15th on the Houston career chart for 100-yard games. « He has posted at least six receptions in nine of 11 games this season for Houston. « The senior ranks 10th on the Houston career receptions chart with 170. « His 2,233 yards is good for 12th on the UH chart. He needs 86 yards to move into the top 10. « The two each went over 100 yards in the same game for the second time against ECU as Dunbar led with 171 yards and Bonner had 141 yards. The two also accomplished the feat vs. Navy in 2016. « King stepped up vs. Temple, leading the #HTownTakeover with seven receptions for 51 yards. « King continued his production vs. SMU, tying for the team lead with six receptions, going for 47 yards including Houston’s first score of the day, an 18-yard touchdown reception. King was also responsible for a passing touchdown, taking a reverse from John Leday and throwing a 22-yard strike to Kyle Postma for his second career passing touchdown. « He had at least four receptions in all five games of action at WR after tying a career-high with seven for 51 yards vs. Memphis. « Leday recorded career highs in receptions (7) and yards (60) vs. Rice, pulling in his first TD since the 2013 season opener. « The group was joined by a sizeable addition in Arizona State graduate transfer Ellis Jefferson. The Denton, Texas, native saw action in 38 games over three seasons at Arizona State but was lost for two games after suffering injuries vs. Arizona. « Jefferson’s first catch in a Houston uniform was a big one, pulling in a 3-yard slant pass to give Houston a nine-point lead heading into halftime vs. SMU. He made a 15-yard reception at Tulsa before exiting with an injury on the same play. « Courtney Lark made his first career start at USF and pulled in his first career TD, finishing with a career-high 69 yards. « Lark made it back-to-back weeks with a touchdown as he pulled in a 5-yard score vs. ECU.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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roster to throw for more than 300 yards as he set career highs with 15 completions for 330 yards and three touchdowns. He also added 14 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. « He picked up his first career 100-yard rushing game at Tulane, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 10 attempts. « His single-game rushing average of 14.1 yards per attempt ranked eighth in UH history and the highest by a quarterback. « King added his third game with multiple rushing touchdowns, all coming in the final four games of the season, with two scores vs. Navy, finishing the day with 57 rushing yards to go along with 277 passing yards off a career-high 21 completions. « In his three games as starting quarterback, King is averaging 348.0 yards of total offense per game, a number that would rank second in The American behind the league’s offensive player of the year, McKenzie Milton, and seventh nationally.

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« Houston returned every scholarship running back from 2016 led by junior Duke Catalon who totaled 528 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 145 attempts. He also added 44 receptions for 281 yards and three scores. « Senior Dillon Birden, who picked up his eighth career start vs. Memphis, teams with Catalon after running for 289 yards and six scores on 62 attempts in 2016 while pulling in seven receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. « The two combined for 161 rushing yards at Arizona with Birden rushing 14 times for 83 yards and Catalon 18 times for 78 yards. Birden accounted for the lone rushing TD of the night, a 3-yard dive. « Catalon had the breakout game with 177 yards and two TDs against SMU, his first career 100-yard game and his first game with multiple rushing touchdowns. He averaged eight yards a carry with his 177 yards on 22 attempts. « Catalon’s 177 yards were the most by a UH back since Bryce Beall ran for 195 yards vs. UTEP on Sept. 10, 2010. « With Birden out vs. SMU, sophomore Mulbah Car stepped up with 67 yards on nine attempts for an average of 7.4 yards per rush. « Car also led Houston in rushing vs. Rice, his first action of the year, totaling 59 yards on 11 attempts with a TD. « With Birden out and Catalon receiving an injury at USF, Car stepped up in a big way with a career-high 137 yards, his second career 100-yard game, and one touchdown. Car helped Houston rush for 255 yards total, the most given up by USF this season. Car averaged 7.6 yards a carry with just 18 attempts. « Birden recorded his first career 100-yard game with 106 yards and one touchdown vs. Memphis but exited the game in the fourth quarter with an elbow injury. « The Memphis game also saw Catalon total a career-best three rushing touchdowns while running for 65 yards.

PAVING THE WAY

« The group that returned the most in terms of experience offers new offensive line coach Chris Scelfo a variety of parts to move around the line. Scelfo stepped into a position with eight returners combining for 86 career starts and 133 career games played entering 2017. All eight started at least five games in 2016. « Center Will Noble leads the line in terms of starting experience with 31 career starts, including eight in 2015 en route to earning FWAA Freshman All-America honors. « Senior Marcus Oliver leads the team in overall experience with 45 career games played while totaling 26 career starts. Junior Mason Denley also has experience at the guard position, owning 13 career starts, with six in 2016. « Sophomore Josh Jones stepped into the starting role at left tackle for the 2016 opener and never looked back, starting 21 games after redshirting his first season on campus before missing the ECU and Tulane games with a knee injury. He returned to the starting lineup vs. Navy. « On the opposite side, Braylon Jones started the final six games of the season at right tackle as a true freshman after stepping in for an injured Na’Ty Rodgers who returns for his senior season after starting the first seven games of 2016. « Braylon Jones shifted to guard to start the season at Arizona, giving Rodgers the return to right tackle. « Sophomore Jarrid Williams made his first career starts vs. ECU and Tulane, stepping in at LT for Josh Jones. « The group did not allow a sack or a quarterback hurry to Arizona. « Against Temple, who entered the game fourth nationally with 15 sacks, the line held the Owls to no sacks. « One week later, the line upped the ante, holding the nation’s leader in sacks at the time, SMU, to no sacks.

Starts QB 4 Case Keenum 3 Greg Ward Jr. 3 Kevin Kolb 2 Danny Davis 2 Gary Mullins 1 John O’Korn 1 Chuck Clements 1 Andre Ware 1 Gerald Landry 1 Lionel Wilson 1 Terry Elson 1 Delrick Brown 1 Bubba McGallion 1 D.C. Nobles 1 Billy Roland 1 Bobby Clatterbuck

Years ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12 ‘15, ‘15, ‘16 ‘03, ‘05, ‘06 ‘77, ‘79 ‘69, ‘71 ‘14 ‘96 ‘88 ‘85 ‘81 ‘80 ‘80 ‘74 ‘73 ‘62 ‘52

UH QBS BY BOWL WINNING % Winning % 1.000 (1-0) 1.000 (1-0) 1.000 (1-0) 1.000 (1-0) .667 (2-1) .500 (1-1) .500 (0-0-1) .500 (1-1) .500 (2-2)

QB Delrick Brown D.C. Nobles Billy Roland Bobby Clatterbuck Greg Ward Jr. Danny Davis Bubba McGallion Gary Mullins Case Keenum

Years ‘80 ‘73 ‘62 ‘52 ‘15, ‘15, ‘16 ‘77, ‘79 ‘74 ‘69, ‘71 ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL DEFENSE NOTES DEFENSIVE SCORING PLAYS (21) 2017 (1) • Brandon McDowell 74-yard INT vs. ECU

2015 (5) • Trevon Stewart safety vs. Cincinnati • Brandon Wilson 51-yard INT vs. Cincinnati • William Jackson 55-yard INT vs. Vanderbilt • Brandon Wilson 85-yard FR at UCF • William Jackson 35-yard INT vs. Texas State

SEASON DOUBLE-DIGIT TACKLE GAMES D’Juan Hines Matthew Adams Ed Oliver Garrett Davis Khalil Williams Isaiah Johnson Reggie Chevis Austin Robinson

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« Since the start of the 2013 season, no program has taken the ball away from opposing offenses more than Houston with 145 turnovers forced in that time with 19 in 2017, 18 in 2016, 35 in 2015, 30 in 2014 and 43 in 2013. « UH has forced multiple turnovers in 49 of its last 71 games. « Houston ranks 27th nationally and fourth in The American with 14 interceptions while Garrett Davis and Terrell Williams are tied for third in The American with four interceptions. « Houston opened the season with multiple turnovers at Arizona as Ed Oliver forced his fourth career fumble that was recovered by Alexander Myres, and Davis ended a late fourth-quarter drive with his first career interception. « The Cougars made it two-for-two with multiple turnover games vs. Rice, as Matthew Adams and Leroy Godfrey both recovered fumbles and Payton Turner had an interception. « Houston turned its three turnovers vs. Rice into 17 points as the Houston offense had to travel just a total of 58 yards to pay dirt following the defense’s work. « They followed it up one week later with a touchdown, having to travel just 19 yards, following Terrell Williams’ first career interception vs. Texas Tech.

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2013 (4) • William Jackson 96-yard INT at UTSA • Derrick Mathews 29-yard INT vs. BYU • Derrick Mathews safety vs. BYU • Trevon Stewart 15-yard FR vs. Cincinnati

THE COUGARS

2014 (3) • Adrian McDonald 0-yard FR vs. Tulane • Vincent Hall 0-yard FR vs. Grambling • Trevon Stewart 29-yard INT vs. Temple

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2016 (8) • Tyus Bowser safety vs. Louisville • Team safety vs. Tulane • Jeremy Winchester 0-yd FR vs. Tulane • Team safety at SMU • Emeke Egbule 24-yd FR vs. Tulsa • Team safety at Cincinnati • Steven Taylor 74-yard INT at Cincinnati • Howard Wilson 28-yard INT at Cincinnati

THIRD WARD DEFENSE

« The Houston defense is one of just 10 nationally to hold opponents to an average of under 25 points scoring per game in each of the last four seasons. Taking it down a point further, UH is one of just seven schools to hold its opponents under 24 points per game in each of the last four seasons, joining Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Ohio State, Stanford and Wisconsin in accomplishing the feat. « The Houston defense finished 2016 with the No. 4 rushing defense in the nation, allowing an average of 100.2 yards per game. Houston also ranked 13th in total defense (319.6 yards per game), ninth in first down defense (213) and 30th in scoring defense (23.5 points per game). UH led The American in rushing defense and first down defense and was second behind Temple in total defense and scoring defense. « The defense started 2017 right where it ended in 2016, as it ranks second in The American in scoring defense, allowing 23.0 points per game. « The Houston defense has accomplished the feat despite facing four of the nation’s top 16 scoring offenses in its 11 games - No. 2 Memphis, No. 6 Arizona, No. 8 SMU and No. 16 USF. « Houston held four of the five top-26 scoring offenses its faced to well below their average in No. 6 Arizona (Avg. 41.8 points per game | 16 vs. Houston), No. 8 SMU (40.2/game | 22 vs. Houston), No. 16 USF (38.3/game | 24 vs. Houston) and No. 26 Texas Tech (34.3/game | 27 vs. Houston). It also held No. 2 Memphis (47.7 points per game) below its average with 42 points. « Houston ranks 27th nationally and fourth in The American with 14 interceptions. « Houston snapped USF’s NCAA record 24-game streak of 30+ points as it held the Bulls to 24 points. It was particularly good against USF’s No. 7 rushing offense, holding the Bulls to a season-low 137 yards. USF entered the game averaging 305.1 rushing yards per game. It recorded a season-high 12 tackles for loss against the Bulls. « SMU entered its game at Houston No. 3 nationally in scoring offense with an average of 48.2 points per game and left TDECU Stadium with just 22 points. « Against Memphis, Houston gave up no points in the first half, marking the first time the Tigers had been held scoreless at halftime since Oct. 13, 2012. « Against Temple, the Houston defense held the Owls scoreless in the first half, snapping a 51-game streak that Temple had scored in the first half. « The defense held Texas Tech to half its scoring average entering the game, holding the Red Raiders who were averaging 54.0 points per game to 27 points, and just three touchdowns. Although the Cougars gave up 521 yards, 234 yards came off just three plays. « Houston held Rice to only three points, a field goal with 2:47 remaining in the game. It was Rice’s lowest scoring output since falling to No. 4 Nebraska, 48-3, on Sept. 20, 2001. « The Houston defense got on the scoreboard at Arizona, forcing a safety as Arizona was forced to recover a fumble in its own end zone. « It got its first TD of the year vs. ECU as backup safety Brandon McDowell returned an ECU interception 74 yards for a score. « In its final regular season game, Houston held Navy to 79 yards of offense in the second half. The Midshipmen had 212 yards of offense in the first half. « With 291 yards, Houston held Navy under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since against Army on Dec. 10, 2016.

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DEFENSE NOTES « Davis had a career-high two interceptions vs. Temple, both within his own 12-yard line to snuff out scoring threats while Isaiah Johnson added his first career interception in the game. « Houston had a player with two interceptions in a game for the second straight week after Terrell Williams picked off two passes to end SMU’s final two drives. Both came in the red zone with Williams picking off passes on his own 1-yard line and 6-yard line. « The ECU game saw Terrell Williams and Brandon McDowell each pick off passes, McDowell returning his 74 yards for a touchdown, while Emeke Egbule recovered an ECU fumble.

ED-UCATION

« The American Athletic Conference and the nation were quickly introduced to Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver last season as the true freshman in 2016 earned seven First Team All-America honors, FWAA Freshman All-America Honors and was named The American’s Rookie of the Year. « Ranked the nation’s No. 2 defensive tackle in the 2016 signing class by ESPN, Oliver did not wait long to make his impression felt for Houston, earning his first career start vs. Oklahoma, leading all linemen with seven tackles including two sacks. « Oliver finished second nationally in 2016 with 23 tackles for loss and leads all returning defensive linemen nationally. « Playing out of the tackle spot on a three-man line, he was second nationally among all defensive linemen with 47 solo tackles and 13th among all defensive linemen nationally with 66 total tackles. « Oliver also led all defensive linemen nationally with nine pass breakups. The number also led all non-defensive backs in The American and was sixth in the league regardless of position. « Oliver’s 66 tackles were second among all freshmen in The American, regardless of position, and led all freshmen defensive linemen nationally. His five sacks led all freshmen in The American. Oliver also led Houston and finished second in The American with three forced fumbles, a number that ranked second nationally among freshmen. « He wasted no time to open the 2017 season, totaling 11 tackles at Arizona, his third career game with double-digit tackles. « Oliver is Houston’s first finalist for both the Nagurski and Outland Trophy while earning The American’s Defensive Player of the Year honor and first team league honors for the second straight season. « The Houston native saved his best for last vs. Navy, totaling a career-high 14 tackles, his fourth career double-digit tackle game, including a career-best 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. « With his 3.5 tackles for loss vs. Navy, Oliver recorded his 12th career game with multiple TFLs, and now has 37.5 career tackles for loss in only 24 games. « He started off the season with forced fumbles in the first two games, and now has five in his career, ranking 13th in Houston history. His next forced fumble would move him into eighth and he is five away from tying the Houston career record. « He leads all active players nationally with a career average of 1.54 tackles for loss per game and ranks eighth nationally with a career average of 0.21 forced fumbles per game. « After recording one tackle vs. Temple, Oliver left the game after taking a diving block to the knee in the Owls’ backfield. « Although a game time decision vs. SMU and limited with an MCL sprain, Oliver still managed four tackles, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. « Nick Thurman has totaled 89 tackles and 15 tackles for loss in 43 career games played. He totaled a career-best six tackles at Tulane. « Texas A&M graduate transfer Reggie Chevis stepped into the starting lineup at Arizona for an injured Jerard Carter. The end had a career high and his first career double-digit tackle game with 12 stops at Tulsa. « Carter returned to the field for the first time this season at USF, finishing the game with two tackles, including one for a loss. « Carter picked up his 11th career start at Tulane and responded with a career-high seven tackles. « True freshman Payton Turner had an impressive debut vs. Rice, snagging an interception on his first career play to stop an Owls’ first-quarter drive. On Rice’s next drive, Turner picked up his first career sack to force a three-and-out and a Rice punt. « Turner added a career-high four stops at Temple including a tackle for loss.

DEFENSIVE TOUCHES

Houston defenders with most touches in ‘17 ... Player FR INT PBU Total Terrell Williams - 4 6 10 Isaiah Johnson - 2 7 9 Alexander Myres 1 1 6 8 Garrett Davis - 4 3 7 Khalil Williams - - 6 6 Jeremy Winchester - 1 4 5 Ed Oliver 1 - 3 4 Matthew Adams 1 - 1 2 Emeke Egbule 1 - - 1 Aymiel Fleming - - 1 1 Leroy Godfrey 1 - - 1 D’Juan Hines - - 1 1 Brandon McDowell - 1 - 1 Nick Thurman - - 1 1 Payton Turner - 1 - 1

BALANCED DEFENSE Balance is key for the Houston defense as a number of defenders have spread the wealth this season ... Players with an Interception 7 Players with a Pass Deflection 11 Players with a Fumble Recovery 5 Players with a Forced Fumble 5 Players with a QB Hurry 12 Players with a Sack 13 Players with a Tackle for Loss 16 Players with 20+ Tackles 14

NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2010 Rank School TDs 1. Utah 43 2. Oklahoma State 41 3. Houston 40 Oregon 40

NO FLY ZONE

« While Houston returned its two starting safeties in Garrett Davis and Khalil Williams, the Cougars looked to replace two players with starting cornerback experience in Brandon and Howard Wilson. The two combined for 44 starts and 78 career games played.

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL DEFENSE NOTES CHART CLIMBERS T.J. Turner (1982-85)..........................66 Wayne Rogers (1997-00)...................57 Phillip Hunt (2005-08).......................51 Steven Taylor (2013-).........................49 Sammy Brown (2010-11)..................50 Derrick Matthews (2011-14)..............43 Wilson Whitley (1973-76)..................41 Phillip Steward (2009-12)...............40.5 Glenn Montgomery (1985-88)...........39 Lance Everson (2002-05)...................38 Reggie Burnette (1988-90)................38 Ed Oliver (2016-)..................... 37.5

FUMBLES FORCED • CAREER

Leonard Mitchell (1977-80)...............10 Hanik Milligan (2000-02).....................9 Marcus McGraw (2008-11)..................8 Will Gulley (2002-06)...........................8 Steven Taylor (2013-16).......................7 Adrian McDonald (2012-15)................7 Steve Bradham (1977-80)....................7 Derrick Mathews (2011-14).................6 D.J. Hayden (2011-12).........................6 Phillip Steward (2009-12)....................6 Phillip Hunt (2005-08).........................6 Hosea Taylor (1977-80)........................6 Ed Oliver (2016-)..........................5 Matthew Adams (2014-)..............5

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Most Turnovers Since 2013... Team Total 1. Houston 145 2. Washington 131 3. Louisiana Tech 127 4. Louisville 124 San Diego State 124

SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL

« Senior D’Juan Hines earned first team honors from The American after leading Houston, and finishing fourth in The American, with 104 tackles on the year. « He totaled a career-best 20 tackles at Tulsa. The effort marked the 11th best single-game total in Houston history and was just six off the single-game record. It is the most in a game by a player from The American this season and the fourth-most nationally. « Hines is second in The American with an average of 9.5 tackles per game, a number that ranks 24th nationally. « He led UH with four double-digit tackle games this season, closing out the year with a 11-stop effort vs. Navy. « Hines posted 13 stops vs. Texas Tech while forcing his first career forced fumble. « He had a game-high 13 stops, including two tackles for loss at USF. « Senior Matthew Adams led Houston in tackles in three games with 11 tackles vs. Rice, a career-high 15 stops vs. Texas Tech and nine at Temple. The Texas Tech game marked his eighth career game with at least 10 tackles. « With Adams out vs. Memphis and limited vs. USF, Austin Robinson stepped in the starting lineup and responded with seven tackles vs. USF including two tackles for loss and one sack after totaling six stops vs. Memphis. « Robinson continued his hot streak with a career-high 12 stops vs. ECU, including 1.5 tackles for loss. « Emeke Egbule, who started every game in 2017 at outside linebacker, recorded his second career sack at Arizona. « Following a common linebacker theme, Egbule recorded a career-high eight tackles against Texas Tech. « Sophomore linebacker Leroy Godfrey recovered his first career fumble vs. Rice while also making his first career tackle for loss. « In the ECU win, Godfrey picked up his first career sack as part of a career-high eight tackles. « Godfrey tied his career high at Tulane, while also totaling a career-best three tackles for loss. « In the final four games of the season, Godfrey totaled 7.5 tackles for loss. « True freshman David Anenih who has seen action on passing downs as of late, made his first career sack, a seven-yard loss on third down vs. Memphis. He followed it up with his second sack in as many games at USF.

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« A senior, Khalil Williams staked claim to one of Houston’s defensive back spots after starting all 13 games in 2016 and owns 24 career starts. Williams is being used in the nickel back role held by Brandon Wilson in 2016. « Williams earned second-team honors from The American after totaling eight tackles for loss in 10 games played, a number that led all defensive backs in Ther American, while breaking up six passes. « Davis, who owns 21 starts, made a big difference in the season-opening win, making his first career interception to snuff out an Arizona drive at his own 32-yard line with 3:49 left in the game. « Davis also totaled 11 tackles, his second career game with double-digit stops. « He added to his career interception total with a career-best two at Temple, while totaling five tackles and now ranks 23rd nationally this season with four picks after snagging another vs. Memphis. « Senior Terrell Williams, who owns 16 starts in two seasons, is also patrolling the Houston secondary this season, breaking up four passes while ranking 23rd nationally with four interceptions including two vs. SMU, earning the Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week and The American’s Defensive Player of the week honors as a result. « Senior Alexander Myres and junior Isaiah Johnson both made their first career starts at cornerback at Arizona with Myres recovering a fumble. Johnson made the jump to defense after two seasons at receiver while Myres, a walk-on, was rewarded with a scholarship prior to the start of the season. « Johnson had a career-high 11 tackles vs. SMU while Myers returned to the starting lineup and had a career-high six stops. « Myres returned to the field against Temple in a game that saw Johnson make his first career interception while breaking up a career-best two passes. « Against Texas Tech, Jeremy Winchester made his 11th career start in place of an injured Myres and finished with six tackles and one pass breakup while Johnson had a career-high eight tackles and one breakup. « Winchester had his 12th career start at Tulsa and responded with his first career interception, a diving effort in his own end zone. « Playing in a third-down package, Joeal Williams made his first career sack against SMU, an eight-yard loss on a 3rd-and-13 in the third quarter. He totaled a career-high seven tackles vs. ECU.

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« The #HTownTakeover is 21st naSPECIAL TEAMS COMPARISON tionally in kickoff returns with an 2017 2016 average of 24.1 yards per return. « Senior John Leday wasted no time Kickoff Returns . . . . . . 24.1 (21st in NCAA) . . . . . 21.2 (56th) in a new role, taking his first career Kickoff Return Defense. . . 21.3 (73rd). . . . . . . . . 23.1 (104th) kickoff return 81 yards to the Arizona 16-yard line, setting up the Houston offense for a short touchdown drive. Leday also added a 24-yard return later in the game. « Leday had a return for 43 yards vs. USF and ranks 11th nationally with three kickoff returns of at least 40 yards. « Leday ranks 25th nationally and third in The American with an average of 25.0 yards per return. « Texas State graduate transfer walk-on Brandon McDowell took over the punt returning duties for Houston in 2017. .McDowell has also seen action at kick returner, returning one kick for 35 yards vs. Rice and setting up Houston’s game-winning drive at USF with a 50-yard return.

THE PUNT-AH

« Sophomore punter Dane Roy returned after his first season in America as a 27-year old true freshman in 2016. « The Bunyip, Australia native and former Australian rules football player for Richmond Central placed 20 of his 59 punts in 2016 inside his opponent’s 20-yard line with only four touchbacks. His high-hanging punts helped Houston rank seventh nationally in punt return defense, allowing just 2.6 yards per return while forcing 26 fair catches. « Roy dropped all three of his punts vs. Rice inside the Owls’ 20-yard line, with one inside the 10-yard line, forcing two fair catches and holding Rice without a punt return. He earned The American’s Special Teams Player of the Week honor for his efforts. « After totaling three punts of 50+ yards in the first seven games, Roy exploded with four punts of 50+ yards at USF. He averaged a season-best 48.0 yards per punt while still placing four punts inside the Bulls’ 20-yard line. « Roy leads The American with 23 punts inside the 20 and with 43.4 percent of his punts inside his opponents 20. Twelve of his 53 punts have been inside his opponents’ 10-yard line. « Despite leading the league in punts inside the 20, Roy has recently climbed into fifth in The American with an average of 41.6 yards per punt. « Prior to arriving in Houston, Roy won the longest kick competition at the AFL grand final in Melbourne, Australia, after booting a torpedo 73 meters, which equates to 79 yards. Roy, who stands 6-7, also has a personal-best hang time of 5.4 seconds.

KICKING IT

« Yet another new name in the Houston special teams, junior Caden Novikoff walked on to the Houston program in training camp and grabbed the kicking reigns. He has successfully converted multiple field goals in three of nine games this season. « After hitting a 35-yard field goal vs. Navy, he has connected on his last eight field goal attempts. « Novikoff leads The American in field goal percentage with a connection rate of 81.8 percent, hitting 10-of-12 field goals on the year.

Over the last seven years..

2016 (2) • D’Eriq King 99-yard kickoff return at Texas State • Brandon Wilson 100-yard missed FG return vs. Oklahoma 2015 (3) • Brandon Wilson 94-yard kickoff return at UConn • Demarcus Ayers 73-yard punt return at Tulane • Brandon Wilson 100-yard kickoff return at Louisville 2013 (2) • Brandon Wilson 78-yard blocked FG return at UTSA • Demarcus Ayers 95-yard kickoff return vs. BYU 2011 (3) • Tyron Carrier 100-yard kickoff return vs. Rice • Damian Payne 76-yard punt return at Tulane • Patrick Edwards 70-yard punt return at Tulane 2010 (3) • Tyron Carrier 91-yard kickoff return at SMU • Patrick Edwards 74-yard punt return at Memphis • Tyron Carrier 89-yard missed FG return at Southern Miss 2009 (6) • Tyron Carrier 92-yard kickoff return vs. SMU • Nick Saenz blocked PAT return vs. Southern Miss • Tyron Carrier 98-yard kickoff return at Tulsa • Devin Mays 100-yard kickoff return at UCF • Tyron Carrier 99-yard kickoff return vs. Rice • Tyron Carrier 79-yard kickoff return vs. Air Force 2008 (1) • Tyron Carrier 93-yard kickoff return vs. Tulsa

SNAP IT TO ME

« Unfortunately Houston lost its starting long snapper in senior Byron Simpson in late May due to a non-football related medical condition. The Cat Spring, Texas, native started all 13 games at the position in 2016. « UH turned to Simpson’s backup in 2016, junior Nick Wildberger. The San Antonio, Texas, native redshirted in 2016.

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Coach Yrs. at FBS Played Coached Major Applewhite 15 4 11 A.J. Blum 1 - Dan Carrel 5 - 3 James Casey 2 1 1 Mark D’Onofrio 17 3 7 Kenny Guiton 3 3 2 Clay Jennings 16 - 9 Brian Johnson 8 4 5 Kenith Pope 37 3 20 Chris Scelfo 14 - 4

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Bluebonnet Bowl Cotton Bowl Peach Bowl Salad Bowl Tangerine/Capital One Bowl Garden State Bowl TicketCity Bowl Armed Forces Bowl Sun Bowl Aloha Bowl Las Vegas Bowl Liberty Bowl Hawai’i Bowl Fort Worth Bowl Texas Bowl BBVA Compass Bowl

« Houston is playing in its 26th bowl game. « The Cougars’ bowl record in its previous 25 contests is 11-13-1. « In Houston’s last bowl game, the Cougars fell to San Diego State, 34-10, in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl. After jumping out to a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, Houston went into the half with a 10-6 lead. Four San Diego State second half touchdowns, including a defensive touchdown, was enough for the Aztecs to pull away. « In 2015, Houston ran away with the biggest bowl win in program history, claiming a 38-24 win over No. 9 Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Houston jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a Greg Ward Jr. first-quarter rushing touchdown and never trailed the heavily-favored Seminoles. UH had a 21-3 lead before FSU cut the lead to 24-17 early in the fourth quarter. Ward answered with a 17-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Chance Allen. The Houston defense came up huge, forcing five turnovers and holding heralded FSU running back Dalvin Cook to just 33 yards. « The 2014 season saw Houston record the largest comeback ever in a bowl game that didn’t go to overtime as it defeated Pitt, 35-34, in the 2015 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. After falling behind 34-13 with 6:14 left in the game, Greg Ward Jr. threw three touchdown passes in the final 3:41 including a 25-yard pass to Deontay Greenberry with 59 seconds remaining. The two connected on the following two-point conversion for Houston’s 10th bowl win. « This trip marks Houston’s second to the Hawai’i Bowl. It’s Houston’s fifth bowl trip west of Texas and its second straight after last year’s Las Vegas Bowl. The Cougars also played in the 2005 Hawai’i Bowl, the 1988 Aloha Bowl and made their initial bowl trip to Phoenix for the 1952 Salad Bowl. « Houston has also played bowls in Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., Phoenix, Ariz., Orlando, Fla., East Rutherford, N.J., Honolulu, Hawaii, Memphis, Tenn. and Fort Worth, Texas. « The Hawai’i Bowl is the first meeting between Houston and Fresno State. « Houston is 1-3 in bowl games against current members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars fell to Hawaii in three overtimes, 54-48, in the 2003 Hawaii Bowl before splitting the 2008 and 2009 Armed Forces Bowl with Air Force. After defeating the Falcons 34-28 in 2008, Houston fell in the 2009 rematch, 47-20. Houston dropped last season’s Las Vegas Bowl to San Diego State, 34-10. « Houston and Fresno State have no common opponents this season. « Houston is 19-6 against current Mountain West members. UH has played nine of the league’s 12 teams: Air Force (1-2), Colorado State (3-1), Hawaii (0-1), New Mexico (2-0), San Diego State (2-1), San Jose State (1-0), UNLV (3-0), Utah State (1-0) and Wyoming (6-1). The last time Houston faced a Mountain West program was in last season’s Las Vegas Bowl loss to San Diego State. « Houston has faced two current Mountain West members in a bowl game with a record of 1-3. The Cougars topped Air Force 34-28 in the 2008 Armed Forces Bowl before falling in a rematch in the same bowl a year later, 47-20. Houston fell to Hawaii, 56-48, in three overtimes at the 2003 Hawaii Bowl and dropped last season’s Las Vegas Bowl to San Diego State. « Fresno State is 10-6 against current teams in The American. The Bulldogs have played three of the league’s 12 teams: Cincinnati (1-1), SMU (5-2), Tulsa (4-3). The last time Fresno State faced an American opponent was on Sept. 24, 2016, a 48-41 overtime loss to Tulsa. « Fresno State is in its first bowl since the 2014 Hawai’i Bowl and its 27th overall. The Bulldogs are 11-15 in their 26 previous bowl appearances with a 30-6 loss to Rice in the aforementioned 2014 Hawai’i Bowl in its latest appearance. « There are 39 players on Houston’s current roster who have played in a bowl game with one playing in the 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl, six in the 2015 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, 14 in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and 35 in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl. « Only 20 players in Houston’s history have played in four different bowl games and three more can join the list with action in the Hawai’i Bowl - LB Matthew Adams, WR Steven Dunbar and DB Khalil Williams. « There have been 236 players in Houston history to play in multiple bowl games during their career: 20 in four bowls, 76 in three bowls and 140 in two bowls.

COACHING STAFF

Bill Yeoman Art Briles Tony Levine Kevin Sumlin Major Applewhite David Gibbs (Interim) Kim Helton Tom Herman Clyde Lee Jack Pardee Chris Thurmond (Interim)

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Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 15, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1, 5x, last at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Temple (9/30/17) 1, at SMU (10/22/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 1.0, 6x, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5, SMU (10/7/17) 2.5, Tulane (11/8/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0, Rice (9/16/17) 1, 3x, last vs. Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, twice, last vs. Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Rice (9/16/17) 1.0, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, ECU (11/4/17)

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KYLE ALLEN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 39, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 25, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, Rice (9/16/17) 225, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309, Rice (9/16/17) 1, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Rice (9/16/17) 49, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, at Arizona (9/9/17) 4, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, at Arizona (9/9/17) -2, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2, at Arizona (9/9/17) 7, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, at Arizona (9/9/17)

DAVID ANENIH Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at USF (10/28/17) 1.0, twice, last at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . 1.0, twice, last at USF (10/28/17) 1.0, twice, last at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . 1.0, twice, last at USF (10/28/17)

DILLON BIRDEN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 21, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . 21, Memphis (10/19/17) 106, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 106, Memphis (10/19/17) 3, Tulsa (10/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . 1, 4x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) 46, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, Memphis (10/19/17) 1, twice, last at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kickoff return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Arizona (9/9/17) 22, twice, last at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, at Arizona (9/9/17) 1, at Navy (10/8/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, at Navy (10/8/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Memphis (10/17/19)

LINELL BONNER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 17, at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, Rice (9/16/17) 235, at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . Receving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, ECU (11/4/17) 62, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, ECU (11/4/17) 2, Navy (11/27/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . 1, 4x, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) 1, twice, last at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ROMELLO BROOKER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 12, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, at Arizona (9/9/17) 12, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, at Arizona (9/9/17) 1, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JOSH BURRELL Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 7, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at USF (10/28/17)

MULBAH CAR Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 20, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . 19, at Tulane (11/18/17) 137, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, at USF (10/28/17) 46, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, at USF (10/28/17) 1, 4x, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) 3, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Tulane (11/18/17) 18, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, at Tulane (11/18/17) 18, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, Rice (9/16/17)

PATRICK CARR Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . 4, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) 16, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, ECU (11/4/17) 7, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, ECU (11/4/17) 1, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 4, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Rice (9/16/17) 4, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Rice (9/16/17)

JERARD CARTER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 7, twice, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . 7, twice, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) 3.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) 1.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) 1, 2x, last vs. SMU (10/8/15) . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last vs. Navy (11/24/17)

DUKE CATALON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 24, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 177, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, SMU (10/7/17) 3, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . 3, Memphis (10/19/17) 52, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, SMU (10/7/17) 9, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Temple (9/30/17) 68, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . 28, Memphis (10/19/17) 2, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 51, at SMU (10/22/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . 31, Memphis (10/19/17)

REGGIE CHEVIS Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 12, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 0.5, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5, SMU (10/7/17) 1.5, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5, SMU (10/7/17) 1, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17)

KEITH CORBIN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, vs. San Diego State (12/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . 2, 3x, last at Tulane (11/18/17) 51, vs. San Diego State (12/17/16) . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, at Temple (9/30/17) 49, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, at Temple (9/30/17)

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL SEASON / CAREER HIGHS RALPH HARVEY JR. Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, Tulsa (10/3/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CAMERON DOUBENMIER

STEVEN DUNBAR Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 10, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 171, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, ECU (11/4/17) 75, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, ECU (11/4/17) 1, 11x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17)

BLAKE HIRSCH Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAUNTEZ JACKSON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, UCF (10/24/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ELLIS JEFFERSON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, SMU (10/7/17) 17, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, SMU (10/7/17) 1, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, SMU (10/7/17) 14, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, SMU (10/7/17)

AYMIEL FLEMING

NOMLUIS FRUGE Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, ECU (11/4/17) 1.0, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Tulsa (10/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DARIUS GILBERT Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Rice (9/16/17)

ELIJAH GOODEN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17)

D’ERIQ KING Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 20, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, at USF (10/28/17) 141, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, at Tulane (11/18/17) 46, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, at Tulane (11/18/17) 2, 3x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) 27, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, Navy (11/24/17) 21, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, Navy (11/24/17) 330, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, ECU (11/4/17) 3, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, ECU (11/4/17) 75, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, ECU (11/4/17) 7, 3x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . 7, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) 65, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 48, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 1, 3x, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . 1, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) 3, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long punt return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Tulsa (10/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kick returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 130, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . Kick return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 99, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kick return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Texas Tech (9/23/17)

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LEROY GODFREY Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 8, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . 8, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) 3.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) 1.0, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . 1.0, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) 1, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 1, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Memphis (10/19/17)

KEVRIN JUSTICE

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 27, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SEASON REVIEW

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, ECU (11/4/17) 1.0, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17)

ISAIAH JOHNSON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 11, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, SMU (10/7/17) 1, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . 1, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) 2, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17)

THE COUGARS

EMEKE EGBULE Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 8, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1.0, 6x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . 1.0, 5x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) 1.0, 3x, last at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . 1.0, twice, last at Temple (9/30/17) 1, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, ECU (11/4/17) 1, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kickoff return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1, at SMU (10/22/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

COACHING STAFF

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Temple (9/30/17)

D’JUAN HINES Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 20, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 2.5, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5, Navy (11/24/17) 1, 4x, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) 1, twice, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, vs. Navy (11/24/17) 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . Fumbles forced 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17)

2017 SEASON

GARRETT DAVIS Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 11, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, at Arizona (9/9/17) 2.5, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) 1.0, twice, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Tulsa (10/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 2, twice, last at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last at Tulane (11/18/17) 2, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at Temple (9/30/17)

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THE COUGARS

COACHING STAFF

2017 SEASON

SEASON / CAREER HIGHS KALIQ KOKUMA

DAVION MITCHELL

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 10, at UCF (10/16/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, twice, last at UCF (10/16/15) . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, at Tulane (10/16/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 6, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Rice (9/16/17) 23, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, Rice (9/16/17) 8, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Rice (9/16/17) 1, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at USF (10/28/17)

COURTNEY LARK Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, at Tulane (11/18/17) 69, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, at USF (10/28/17) 39, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, at USF (10/28/17) 1, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . Receiving Touchdowns . . . 1, twice, last vs. ECU (11/4/17)

JOHN LEDAY Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Rice (9/16/17) 20, Navy (11/27/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, Rice (9/16/17) 1, twice, last vs. Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 25, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, at Arizona (9/9/17) 81 at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kick return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, at Arizona (9/9/17) 100, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, SMU (10/7/17)

ALEX LESLIE Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 36, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 29, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, Texas Tech (9/23/17)

TERRY MARK Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at USF (10/28/17)

BOWL HISTORY

SEASON REVIEW

BRANDON MCDOWELL Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, at USF (10/28/17) 25, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, Navy (11/24/17) 18, Navy (11/24/17)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long punt return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, Navy (11/24/17) 2, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Navy (11/24/17) 50, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, at USF (10/28/17) 50, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kickoff return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, at USF (10/28/17) 74, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interception return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, ECU (11/4/17) 4, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, ECU (11/4/17) 1, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumble recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, ECU (11/4/17)

DEREK MCLEMORE Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Navy (11/24/17) 27, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, Navy (11/24/17) 22, Navy (11/24/17)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, Navy (11/24/17) 1, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Navy (11/24/17) 13, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Navy (11/24/17) 13, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Navy (11/24/17) 25, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long kick return . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, at Temple (9/30/17)

ALEXANDER MYRES Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 8, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Navy (11/24/17) 1.5, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5, Memphis (10/19/17) 1, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Arizona (9/9/17) 1, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Navy (11/24/17) 1, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 2, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, SMU (10/7/17)

CADEN NOVIKOFF Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Field goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at Temple (9/30/17) 45, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 9, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, ECU (11/4/17) 65.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff average . . . . . . . . . . 65.0, at Tulane (11/18/17) 508, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kickoff yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508, ECU (11/4/17)

ED OLIVER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 14, Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, Navy (11/24/17) 3.5, 3x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5, Navy (11/24/17) 2.0, 3x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0, Navy (11/24/17) 1, 5x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) 2, 3x, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16) 3, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . 3, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17)

KYLE POSTMA Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 41, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 29, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . 29, Memphis (10/19/17) 315, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 315, Memphis (10/19/17) 2, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, SMU (10/7/17) 40, Memphis (11/14/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, at Temple (9/30/17) 15, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . 15, at Temple (9/30/17) 106, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, at Temple (9/30/17) 39, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, at Temple (9/30/17) 2, 2x, last at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 4, Tennessee Tech (9/5/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, SMU (10/7/17) 82, Tennessee Tech (9/5/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, SMU (10/7/17) 49, Texas State (9/26/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, SMU (10/7/17) 1, Tennessee Tech (9/5/15) . . . . . . . . . . .Receiving touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, SMU (10/7/17)

AUSTIN ROBINSON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 12, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, ECU (11/4/17) 1.0, twice, last at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, at USF (10/28/17) 2.0, at USF (10/28/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0, at USF (10/28/17) 1, 3x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17)

JORDAN MILBURN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, 5x, last at Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Memphis (10/19/17)

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL SEASON / CAREER HIGHS JOEAL WILLIAMS Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 7, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, ECU (11/4/17) 1.0, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, SMU (10/7/17) 1.0, twice, last vs. SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, SMU (10/7/17) 1, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1, Cincinnati (11/7/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blocked punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 7, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . 7, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) 2, SMU (10/7/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, SMU (10/7/17) 1, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at Arizona (9/9/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at Arizona (9/9/17)

MARQUEZ STEVENSON Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 36, at SMU (10/22/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 2, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Rice (9/16/17)

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BLAKE YOUNG Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, ECU (11/4/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, ECU (11/4/17)

PAYTON TURNER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, at Temple (9/30/17) 1.0, twice, last at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . 1.0, twice, last at Temple (9/30/17) 1.0, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, Rice (9/16/17) 1, Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Rice (9/16/17) 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Texas Tech (9/23/17)

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Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 6, twice, last at Tulane (11/18/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, at Tulane (11/18/17) 1.5, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 2.0, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (11/14/15) . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Memphis (10/19/17) 1, 4x, last at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Tulsa (10/14/17)

JEREMY WINCHESTER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 8, Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1.0, 3x, last vs. Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, Rice (9/16/17) 1.0, twice, last vs. Rice (9/16/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0, Rice (9/16/17) 1, at Temple (9/30/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Temple (9/30/17) 1, Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Tulsa (10/14/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Tulsa (10/14/17) 3, at Cincinnati (9/15/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . 1, 4x, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) 1, UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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JAVIAN SMITH Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 1, 3x, last vs. UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, UConn (9/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

KHALIL WILLIAMS Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 10, at Navy (10/8/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, SMU (10/7/17) 1.0, 4x, last vs. Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . . . . . Sacks . . . 1.0, twice, last vs. Texas Tech (9/23/17) 2.0, 4x, last vs. Texas Tech (9/23/17) . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . 2.0, 3x, last vs. Texas Tech (9/23/17) 1, at UCF (10/16/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fumbles forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . PBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Memphis (10/19/17) 1, twice, last vs. UCF (10/29/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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DANE ROY Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 11, Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, at USF (10/28/17) 50.0, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0, at USF (10/28/17) 486, Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Punt yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, at USF (10/28/17) 59, Memphis (10/19/17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, Memphis (10/19/17) 1, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, Louisville (11/17/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, at Memphis (11/25/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, Memphis (11/14/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ZACH VAUGHAN Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 4, at Navy (10/8/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, SMU (10/7/17) 1, at Texas State (9/24/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

COLLIN WILDER Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season 3, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at Arizona (9/9/17) 2, twice, last vs. Tulane (11/12/16) . . . . . . . . Punt returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt return yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Lamar (9/10/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long punt return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Garrett Davis Bryson Smith Duke Catalon Khalil WIlliams Reggie Chevis Kyle Postma Devodric Bynum D’Eriq King Marquez Stevenson Collin Wilder Jeremy Singleton Khari Dotson Emeke Egbule Davion Mitchell Matthew Adams Courtney Lark Kyle Allen Ed Oliver D’Juan Hines Mason McClendon Joeal Williams Isaiah Johnson Cole McGowan Linell Bonner Ka’Darian Smith Joshua Hancock Chauntez Jackson Terry Mark Keith Corbin Alexander Myres Ralph Harvey Jr. Javian Smith Roman Brown Kaliq Kokuma Ellis Jefferson Austin Robinson Terrell Williams Chandler Smith Jeremy Winchester Dillon Birden Elijah Gooden Brandon McDowell Josh Burrell Amaud Willis-Dalton Darius Gilbert Grant Stuard Timon Nolan Blake Hirsch D.J. Small Kevrin Justice Kinte Hatton Ja’Von Shelley Mulbah Car King Ekejija Patrick Carr Jayson Price Nomluis Fruge Payton Pardee Caemen Mayfield Dane Roy Shane Creamer Derek Parish Joel Scarbrough Caden Novikoff

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Matthew Adams*** Kyle Allen Colson Altman David Anenih Dennis Bardwell Dillon Birden* Jordan Boatman Linell Bonner** Tre’von Bradley Colby Brignac Romello Brooker** Roman Brown* Josh Burrell* Devodric Bynum Anthony Cantu Mulbah Car* Patrick Carr Jerard Carter** Duke Catalon* Colton Cerday Isaiah Chambers Reggie Chevis Keith Corbin* Shane Creamer Garrett Davis** Mason Denley** Ryan Deshotel* Khari Dotson Cameron Doubenmier** Alexander Duke Steven Dunbar*** King Ekejija Emeke Egbule** Parker Eichenberger Nnanna Ejiogu Kameron Eloph** Aymiel Fleming* Alex Fontana* Nomluis Fruge* Darius Gilbert* Leroy Godfrey* Elijah Gooden Joshua Hancok Ralph Harvey Jr.* Kinte Hatton D’Juan Hines** Blake Hirsch Kobe Idumwonyi Chauntez Jackson** Ellis Jefferson Isaiah Johnson* Braylon Jones* Josh Jones* Noah Jones Kevrin Justice* D’Eriq King* Kaliq Kokuma** Courtney Lark* John Leday* Alex Leslie* Terry Mark* Caemen Mayfield Mason McClendon Brandon McDowell

POS LB QB OL LB OL RB OL WR WR DL TE LB RB DB LS RB RB DE RB WR DL DL WR TE SAF OL OL DB LB DL WR DB LB TE DE OL DT OL OLB SAF LB LB WR OLB WR ILB RB TE DE WR CB OL OL DL RB QB RB WR WR TE WR SAF QB DB

6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-6 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-9

WT 237 211 327 228 290 200 325 200 185 275 240 222 232 175 215 210 197 285 215 218 261 290 193 218 205 308 304 200 225 235 202 200 245 225 231 290 290 305 225 195 235 215 167 235 185 230 223 240 297 220 195 311 303 260 205 190 205 195 200 240 195 206 180 183

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Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain/Texas A&M) Fr. Brenham, Texas (Brenham) Fr. Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) Fr. Huffman, Texas (Hargrave) Sr. Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair/Blinn JC) Fr. The Woodlands, Texas (College Park) Sr. Houston, Texas (Dekaney) Fr. Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne) RS-Fr. New Orleans, La. (Brazoswood) Jr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) Jr. DeSoto, Texas (Midlothian) So. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point) Fr. Dallas, Texas (Lincoln) Jr. Pasadena, Texas (Dobie/Navarro CC) So. Austin, Texas (John H. Reagan) So. The Woodland, Texas (The Woodlands/Colorado) Jr. Houston, Texas (Dekaney) Jr. Houston, Texas (Eisenhower/Texas) So. Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley) RS-Fr. Houston, Texas (Aldine MacArthur/TCU) Sr. Houston, Texas (Sharpstown/Texas A&M) So. Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) Fr. Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio) Jr. Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak) Jr. Columbus, Texas (Columbus) So. Pearland, Texas (Pearland) Jr. Houston, Texas (Memorial) Sr. League City, Texas (Clear Springs) Fr. Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire) Sr. Metairie, La. (Rummel) Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Jr. Galen Park, Texas (North Shore) Fr. Katy, Texas (Katy) Jr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit) Jr. Bossier City, La. (Parkway) So. La Marque, Texas (La Marque) Sr. Toronto, Ontario (New Mexico Military Institute) Sr. Houston, Texas (E.L. Furr) So. Springhill, La. (North Webster) So. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) Fr. Boling, Texas (Boling) Jr. Killeen, Texas (Ellison/Central Texas College) Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Washington Prep/El Camino College) Sr. Houston, Texas (Klein Forest/Blinn JC) Sr. Spring, Texas (Dekaney) Jr. Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) So. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Sr. Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood) Sr. Denton, Texas (Guyer/Arizona State) Jr. Bryan, Texas (Rudder) So. Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) So. Richmond, Texas (George Bush) Fr. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) So. Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) So. Manvel, Texas (Manvel) Jr. League City, Texas (Clear Creek) So. Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire) Sr. Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) Sr. New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels/Iowa State) So. Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) Jr. Fulshear, Texas (LeTourneau) Jr. Midland, Texas (Midland Christian) Sr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto/Texas State)

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POS

NAME

Cole McGowan Derek McLemore Jordan Milburn* Cole Miller Davion Mitchell Deon Mix Jacoby Morrison Keenan Murphy Alexander Myres Will Noble** Timon Nolan Caden Novikoff Ed Oliver* Marcus Oliver*** Payton Pardee Derek Parish Kyle Postma** Jayson Price Austin Robinson* Na’Ty Rodgers* Dane Roy* Joel Scarbrough Ja’Von Shelley Jeremy Singleton D.J. Small Bryson Smith Chandler Smith Javian Smith* Ka’Darian Smith* Kordell Snyder Marquez Stevenson Grant Stuard Nick Thurman** Mason Tobola Payton Turner Rasheed Tynes** Zach Vaughan** Nick Wildberger Collin Wilder* Jarrid Williams* Joeal Williams** Khalil WIlliams*** Terrell Williams* Amaud Willis-Dalton Jeremy Winchester* Dalton Witherspoon Dixie Wooten III Blake Young

POS WR WR LB OL RB OL DL OL CB OL WR K DT OL LS LB QB DB LB OL P K LB WR DB QB RB CB CB OL WR DB DL TE DL LB DE LS DB OL CB SAF SAF LB CB K OL DL

5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-7 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-5 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-6 5-10 5-11 6-4 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-3 5-11

WT 185 187 228 295 185 315 255 290 192 297 192 190 290 300 190 240 200 180 235 302 240 175 225 175 170 185 185 188 180 300 177 198 293 230 240 220 265 220 195 295 190 210 212 200 203 175 310 275

CL-EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL)

RS-Fr. Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia) Sr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) So. Galveston, Texas (Ball) RS-Fr. Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park) Fr. Rockdale, Texas (Rockdale) Sr. Batesville, Miss. (South Panola/Auburn) So. Houston, Texas (Dekaney) RS-Fr. Crosby, Texas (Crosby) Jr. Houston, Texas (College Park) Jr. Leander, Texas (Rouse) Jr. Rosenberg, Texas (George Ranch/Blinn JC) Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Churchill/Trinity Valley CC) So. Houston, Texas (Westfield) Sr. Houston, Texas (Westfield) So. Houston, Texas (St. Thomas) Fr. Pearland, Texas (Pearland) Sr. Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes/Trinity Valley CC) Jr. Houston, Texas (Lamar/Trinity Valley CC) Sr. Pearland, Texas (Episcopal/UTSA) Sr. Pomfret, Md. (McDonough/Iowa Western CC) So. Bunyip, Australia (St. Paul’s AGS) So. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) Jr. Klein, Texas (Klein Oak) Fr. New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin) Fr. Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) Fr. Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) RS-Fr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) So. Richmond, Texas (Bush) So. Spring, Texas (Spring) RS-Fr. Frisco, Texas (Frisco) So. Shreveport, La. (Northwood) Fr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) Sr. Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands) RS-Fr. West, Texas (West) Fr. Houston, Texas (Westside) Sr. Baltimore, Md. (Baltimore Poly Tech/Briar Cliff University) Jr. Round Rock, Texas (McNeil) Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Converse Judson) So. Katy, Texas (Katy) So. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) Sr. Lawton, Okla. (Lawton/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch) Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) So. Moore, Okla. (Moore/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Fr. Houston, Texas (Lamar) So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Salesian/Cerritos College)

David ANENIH.................................uh-Knee-Knee Dillon BIRDEN.............................................burden LINELL Bonner......................................... Luh-Nell TRE’VON Bradley.....................................Tray-Von DEVODRIC Bynum........................... Duh-vod-Rick MULBAH Car...........................................Mull-Buh JERARD Carter..........................................Ger-rard Duke CATALON......................................Cat-uh-lon Colton CERDAY...........................................SIR-day Reggie CHEVIS.........................................Cheh-Vis Ryan DESHOTEL..................................... Des-Hotel KHARI Dotson................................................Car-E

Cameron DOUBENMIER................... Dob-N-Meyer EMEKE EGBULE............... uh-Mek-EE Egg-Boo-Lay Parker EICHENBERGER......................Ike-In-Burger Kameron ELOPH..........................Eleph (Elephant) AYMIEL Fleming...................................... uh-meal NOMLUIS FRUGE........................Nom-louis Fru-jay D’JUAN Hines.......................................... duh-wan Blake HIRSCH...........................................HER-sch Kobe IDUMWONYI............................. E-DO-Wan-E CHAUNTEZ Jackson...............................Shawn-Tez KEVRIN Justice..........................................Kev-ren D’ERIQ King..............................................Dee-Eric

KALIQ KOKUMA.................Ka-Leak Kuh-COOM-uh John LEDAY..............................................Luh-day DAVION Mitchell.................................DAY-Vee-On DEON Mix.................................................. Dee-on Caden NOVIKOFF............................... Nova-Cough Kyle POSTMA........................................ POST-muh NA’TY Rodgers...........................................Nuh-Tie Joel SCARBROUGH....................................scar-bro JA’VON Shelley.........................................Juh-Von JAVIAN Smith........................................ Jay-vee-N KA’DARIAN Smith............................. Kuh-Dare-EN MARQUEZ Stevenson..............................Mar-ques

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Grant STUARD........................................ Stew-urd JARRID Williams............................................Jared JOEAL Williams............................................ Joe-El KHALIL Williams......................................Kuh-Leal TERRELL Williams.......................................Tuh-rel

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14 83 46 66 8 71 75 77 18 69 30 42 10 73 37 41 3 35 22 51 38 41 33 6 31 1 23 19 16 60 5 30 91 86 98 51 90 97 5 62 13 2 23 28 24 47 56 99

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LB LS ILB LB K LB DT OL LB DE OL OL OL OL DE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL WR DL ATH TE WR TE WR TE TE WR TE DE DL OL DL DL LS DL DL

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Leroy Godfrey Anthony Cantu Cameron Doubenmier Jordan Milburn Dalton Witherspoon David Anenih Aymiel Fleming Na’Ty Rodgers Rasheed Tynes Jerard Carter Braylon Jones Alex Fontana Dixie Wooten III Jordan Boatman Nnanna Ejiogu Kordell Snyder Ryan Deshotel Jarrid Williams Colson Altman Dennis Bardwell Cole Miller Will Noble Deon Mix Mason Denley Marcus Oliver Josh Jones Jacoby Morrison Kameron Eloph Keenan Murphy Colton Cerday Noah Jones Tre’von Bradley Romello Brooker Derek McLemore Kobe Idumwonyi John Leday Mason Tobola Alex Leslie Steven Dunbar Parker Eichenberger Zach Vaughan Nick Thurman Colby Brignac Isaiah Chambers Alexander Duke Nick Wildberger Payton Turner Blake Young

2016 2017 SEASON

43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 51 52 52 53 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 66 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 80 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 93 94 95 97 98 99

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POS. LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR QB RB

NO. 74 62 52 77 69 61 73 72 51 64 87 82 9 21 15 83 88 18 4 10 3 2 34

NAME Josh Jones Jarrid Williams Braylon Jones Keenan Murphy Will Noble Ryan Deshotel Marcus Oliver Mason Denley Na’Ty Rodgers Dennis Bardwell Alex Leslie Romello Brooker Courtney Lark Ellis Jefferson Linell Bonner Derek McLemore Steven Dunbar Keith Corbin D’Eriq King Kyle Allen -OR- Kyle Postma Duke Catalon Mulbah Car

HT. 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0

WT. 303 295 311 290 297 304 300 308 302 290 240 240 195 220 200 187 202 193 190 211 200 215 210

CL. So. So. So. RFr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.

‘17 GP 9 4 11 2 11 2 11 4 11 2 11 9 6 5 10 10 11 10 9 5 7 10 9

CGP 22 11 22 2 32 7 45 21 19 2 18 27 10 33 34 15 49 17 19 25 26 19 18

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Richmond, Texas (George Bush HS) Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) Crosby, Texas (Crosby HS) Leander, Texas (Rouse HS) Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS) Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) Columbus, Texas (Columbus HS) Baltimore, Md. (Iowa Western CC) Huffman, Texas (Hargrave HS) New Braunfels, Texas (iowa State) Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS) Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS) Denton, Texas (Arizona State) Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) Metairie, La. (Rummel HS) Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS) Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Texas A&M) Katy, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) Houston, Texas (Texas) Austin, Texas (John H. Reagan HS)

91 98 10 50 52 3 90 8 43 49 9 20 12 22 2 13 24 16 1 27 23 6 18

Nick Thurman Payton Turner Ed Oliver Aymiel Fleming Jerard Carter Reggie Chevis -OR- Zach Vaughan Emeke Egbule Leroy Godfrey -OR- David Anenih Matthew Adams Roman Brown D’Juan Hines Austin Robinson Khalil Williams Joeal Williams Jeremy Winchester Ka’Darian Smith Garrett Davis Brandon McDowell Terrell Williams Khari Dotson Alexander Myres

6-4 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-1 5-10

293 240 290 290 285 290 265 245 235 228 237 222 230 235 210 190 203 180 205 183 212 200 192

Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

11 10 11 10 4 11 11 11 11 8 10 3 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 10

43 10 24 18 28 29 22 38 16 8 47 9 47 22 44 23 37 15 34 11 24 10 10

Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) Houston, Texas (Westside HS) Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) La Marque, Texas (La Marque HS) Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) Houston, Texas (Texas A&M) Round Rock, Texas (McNeill HS) Galena Park, Texas (North Shore HS) Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview HS) Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) DeSoto, Texas (Midlothian HS) Spring, Texas (Dekaney HS) Pearland, Texas (UTSA) Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) Spring, Texas (Spring HS) Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS) DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS/Texas State) Lawton, Oklahoma (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Houston, Texas (Memorial HS) Houston, Texas (The Woodlands College Park

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6-3

195

Jr.

Bryan, Texas (Rudder HS)

Caden Novikoff Dalton Witherspoon Dane Roy Caden Novikoff Dalton Witherspoon John Leday Derek McLemore Brandon McDowell Mason McClendon Nick Wildberger

5-10 5-8 6-7 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-1

190 175 240 190 175 200 187 183 180 220

Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

11 - 11 11 - 10 10 11 11 11

11 - 24 11 - 21 15 11 13 11

San Antonio, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) Moore, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Bunyip, Australia (St. Paul’s AGS) San Antonio, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) Moore, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS/Texas State) Midland, Texas (Midland Christian HS) San Antonio, Texas (Converse Judson HS)

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DL DL DL OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SAF SAF CB HS)

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SPECIALISTS

K P KO KR PR H LS

42 47 38 42 47 85 83 27 13 97

START CHART OFFENSE Player Dunbar (WR) Noble (OL) M. Oliver (OL) J. Jones (OL) Bonner (WR) Rodgers (OL) B. Jones (OL) Catalon (RB) Denley (OL) King (WR/QB) Eloph (OL) Birden (RB) Postma (QB) Leslie (TE) Corbin (WR) Fontana (OL) Lark (WR) Allen (QB) Leday (WR) Justice (RB) Brooker (TE) Ja. Williams (OL) Johnson (WR) DEFENSE Adams (LB) K. Williams (DB) Oliver (DL) Davis (DB) Winchester (CB) Thurman (DL) Hines (LB) T. Williams (DB) Egbule (LB) Carter (DL) Chevis (DL) Myres (CB) Godfrey (LB) Johnson (CB) Robinson (LB) Vaughan (DL)

2017 Streak Career 11 26 38 11 15 31 11 16 26 9 1 22 10 6 21 11 11 18 11 11 16 8 4 15 - - 12 6 3 10 - - 8 3 - 8 5 - 7 7 5 7 4 - 6 - - 5 4 4 4 3 - 3 3 - 3 - - 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - 1

8 7 11 9 8 11 11 11 11 2 9 9 5 5 4 -

2 - 24 3 6 16 14 11 11 2 - 7 5 - - -

25 24 24 21 18 18 18 16 16 11 9 9 5 5 4 1

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MAJOR APPLEWHITE

Head Coach Texas ‘02 First Season as Head Coach

• Major Applewhite was named head coach at Houston on Dec. 9, 2016 after serving two seasons as the program’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. • Applewhite, who has 14 years of coaching experience including seven as an offensive coordinator, has coached in 12 bowl games, four of which have been the New Year’s Six variety including the 2010 BCS National Championship. • Applewhite’s first season as a head coach started off with advertisity as Houston was hit with one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters in Hurricane Harvey. Following a team evacuation to Austin concluded and a cancellation of the season-opener at UTSA, Applewhite rallied his team to a seven-win season and a program-record fifth straight bowl game appearance, finishing second in The American West. • Despite facing five of the nation’s top-20 scoring offenses, Houston finished the year second in The American and 39th nationally in scoring defense while sophomore defensive tackle Ed Oliver was a finalist for the Nagurski and Outland Trophies. • Over the 2015-16 season, Applewhite’s explosive offenses have helped the Houston program to the best two-year win total in program history with the 22 wins over 2015-16 ranking fourth nationally behind only Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State. Houston started out 5-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history with Applewhite’s offense averaging 45.3 points per game in those 10 games. • His offense eclipsed the 500-yard mark in 11 games and the 600-yard mark in five games over 2015-16. Scoring wise, Applewhite’s offense eclipsed the 40-point mark 12 times and the 50-point mark on five occasions. • Applewhite led a 2016 Houston offense that was among the nation’s leaders, ranking 17th in passing offense (296.3 yards per game) and 26th in scoring offense (35.8 points per game) as Houston scored at least 30 in 11 of 13 games. • Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. was the only player nationally to average over 300 yards passing per game and over 45 yards rushing per game in the regular season en route to earning second team honors from The American. Under Applewhite’s leadership, Ward finished the season eighth nationally in total offense per game with an average of 339.6 yard per game while ranking fifth in completion percentage, 68 percent, and 14th in passing average with 296.4 yards per game. • Showing its balance, the Houston offense was one of only eight nationally to average over 300 yards passing per game and over 157 yards rushing per game in the 2016 regular season. The versatility of the offense was evident with seven different players recording rushing touchdowns and eight players pulling in receiving touchdowns.

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• Houston was one of only six programs nationally with three players pulling in at least 675 receiving yards led by Linell Bonner who became Houston’s 19th 1,000-yard receiver with 98 receptions for 1,118 yards, ranking fifth nationally with an average of 8.2 receptions per game. • Bonner, Steven Dunbar (53 receptions) and Chance Allen (56 receptions) were also one of just eight trios nationwide with 50 receptions each and one of two in The American Conference, joining Tulsa in accomplishing the feat. • In his first season at Houston, Applewhite led an offense that was one of three nationally to average over 235 yards per game in both rushing (235.8 yards per game) and passing (248.4 yards per game) as the Houston offense ranked 20th nationally in total offense with an average of 484.1 yards per game. • The explosive Cougar attack ranked 10th nationally in scoring offense with an average of 40.4 points per game, an improvement of 47 spots from 2014 when it finished the year 57th nationally with an average of 29.8 points per game. Houston scored over 30 points in 12 games, over 40 points in six games and over 50 points in four games. • Houston was led by the Earl Campbell Award winner - junior quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who was one of only two players nationally to rush for over 1,000 yards and throw for over 1,400 yards, finishing the regular season with 1,108 rushing yards and 2,828 passing yards. The junior broke 14 Houston or The American records in 2015 while tying three others. • Applewhite arrived in Houston after seven years at Texas, his final four years as co-offensive coordinator after serving as assistant head coach his first three seasons. Position wise, Applewhite oversaw the program’s running backs his first five seasons and the quarterbacks his final year. • In 2013, despite losing starting QB David Ash for a majority of the season, Case McCoy stepped in and helped the Longhorns post a 7-2 Big 12 record that had them in position for the league title in the last game of the season under Applewhite’s eye. The season pushed McCoy into the top 10 in career passing at UT with 3,689 yards, a list Ash ranks eighth on with 4,538. Overall, Applewhite guided the offense to an average 408.7 total yards, including 196.2 yards on the ground (No. 3 Big 12). It also set a UT single-game record with 715 total yards, including 359 on the ground and 356 in the air, against New Mexico State. • During his time with the running backs at UT, Applewhite had success with Fozzy Whittaker, Chris Ogbonnaya, and Cody Johnson all having advanced to the NFL. In 2012, the running backs combined for nearly 2,000 rushing yards, including 701 by freshman Johnathan Gray who earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors. Joe Bergeron also posted 16 rushing TDs, which was second in the Big 12. Four backs rushed for more than 200 yards and the RBs combined for 836 receiving yards on 84 receptions. • In 2011, Texas running backs combined for 2,300 yards and 23 touchdowns while adding 36 receptions for 285 yards. Four different backs recorded five or more rushing touchdowns and four players had over 300 rushing yards, led by Malcolm Brown (707 yards, 5 TD), who missed five games due to injury in 2012, and Bergeron (454 yards, 5 TD). Brown was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press.

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• The running backs rushed for 1,665 yards and 24 TDs in 2009. Newton, a redshirt freshman, emerged to lead the team in rushing, helping fill the void of Ogbonnaya, who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams. Newton combined with junior Vondrell McGee, Johnson and Whittaker, who each had at least 50 carries.

Education

High School: Catholic High School College: Texas • 2002

Bowls Coached (12)

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Texas Texas Texas Texas

• In 2007, the Crimson Tide gained 510 yards of offense (363 passing/147 rushing) en route to a 41-17 victory over a Tennessee team that finished the year ranked 12th nationally. Trailing 20-10 in the fourth quarter against a Georgia team that finished the year ranked No. 2, Applewhite’s offense scored 10 points in the final six minutes, including a 10-play, 88-yard drive that tied the game and sent it to overtime. • Prior to Alabama, Applewhite spent a season as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Rice where, as the youngest coordinator on the FBS level, he directed an offense that scored the then-most points (350) and gained the then second-most yards (4,486) in Owls’history. Under his guidance, Rice produced a 1,000-yard rusher, a 1,000-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard passer for the first time in school history en route to the program’s first appearance in a bowl game since 1961. The 2006 Rice offense produced a 109-point improvement in scoring over the previous season. • Before his stint at Rice, Applewhite joined Greg Robinson at Syracuse where he served as quarterbacks coach in 2005. Applewhite’s coaching career began where he started, at Texas, when he served as a graduate assistant coach and worked with the offensive line for two seasons (2003-04). In his final year in 2004, the Longhorns went 11-1, beat No. 12 Michigan in the Rose Bowl and earned a No. 4 final ranking - its highest since 1981. • The Longhorns’ team captain in 2001, Applewhite helped Texas to four straight bowl games (1999 and 2000 Cotton Bowls/2000 and 2001 Holiday Bowls) and posted a 22-8 record as a starter. He capped his career by throwing for a UT-record 473 yards and a Longhorn-bowl-game best four TDs en route to Offensive MVP honors in a 47-43 victory over No. 20 Washington in the 2001 Holiday Bowl. The 1999 co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year set then-UT records for career (8,353) and season (3,357/1999) passing yards, as well as career TD passes (60). He threw for 2,453 yards and 18 TDs, UT freshman records at the time, in claiming Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors in 1998. • A native of Baton Rouge, La., Applewhite threw for 50 touchdowns and ran for eight more in two years as a starter at Catholic High School. He was tabbed an Honorable Mention prep All-America by USA Today after leading Catholic High to a 13-1 record and No. 10 national ranking as a senior. He was 25-2 as a starter.

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• In Applewhite’s one year at Alabama, the Crimson Tide bounced back from a losing season in 2006 to post a 7-6 record under first-year coach Nick Saban. Under his guidance, Alabama improved its offensive output by nearly 40 yards per game (335.9 to 373.8) and increased its scoring from 22.9 points per game to 27.1. His offense generated 256 yards passing and 388 total yards to cap the year with a 30-24 win over Colorado in the Independence Bowl.

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• Applewhite returned to his alma mater after spending the 2007 season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama, where he was the youngest coordinator on the FBS level.

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2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Head Coach 2015-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2011-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Co-Offensive Coordinator/RBs 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Assistant Head Coach/RBs 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse Quarterbacks 2003-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Graduate Assistant

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• In 2008, Applewhite guided a running backs unit that had to replace Jamaal Charles, who went to the NFL. Ogbonnaya, McGee, Whittaker and Johnson stepped in and combined to rush for 1,371 yards and 20 TDs, including 12 TDs by Johnson, which tied the UT freshman record. The group did not lose a fumble during the entire season and showed its versatility by combining for 65 receptions for 640 yards and three TDs, led by Ogbonnaya, who set the UT single-season record for receptions by a running back with 46. He also finished second on the single-season receiving yards list with 540. Ogbonnaya earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors and was named Second-Team Academic All-American.

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• In 2010, the running back corps combined for 1,396 rushing yards and 14 TDs, while catching 47 passes for 322 yards. During Applewhite’s tenure, the current Texas RBs who have started at least one game in their careers fumbled only 12 times and lost only three. Of those 12, only four belonged to backs on the 2010 team and of those, only one was lost.

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co-offensive coordinator saw his unit finishas its •• First Mark year D’Onofrio joined the Houston Football program No. 5 nationally in both total offense andcoach passing offense defensive coordinator and inside linebackers on Jan. 6, 2017 in 2011. Also finishedas No. 10 in coordinator scoring offense while following five seasons defensive at Miami. Landry Jones was No. 6 nationally in total offense. Blake broke OU atrecord for rushing touchdowns by a 39th •Bell In his first the season Houston, D’Onofrio’s defense ranked freshmanand quarterback withAmerican 13 TDs.in scoring defense, despite nationally second in The

Hometown . . . . . . North . . Aberdeen, Hometown . . . . . Bergen, S.D. N.J. High School . . Aberdeen 1996 College . . . . . . . . . PennCentral, State, 1992 College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2001 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Lucia . . . . .Jack . . . wife, Dawn Family . . . . . . . sons, & Thomas daughter, Hannah son, Jace

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1992 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State 1990 Blockbuster . . . . . . . Penn State 1989 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Penn State

• His 2015 defense at Miami ranked third in the ACC with 25 • Tutoredgained. Heisman, Davey O’Brien and Sammy Baugh turnovers winner Sam Bradford, who threw for 4,720 yards and 50

with just Denzel eight interceptions. •TDs Linebacker Perryman wasBradford a Dickranked ButkusNo.Award 1 nationallyinin2013 passing efficiency. He also moved 86 semifinalist and 2014. Perryman was the first to Hurricane careersince TD passes, the AP most in NCAAhonors. history in the first two player 2007 to earn All-America years of a career. He led the highest scoring offense ever

an NCAA record string of fiveinstraight games. •and Miami’s 2014 defense was fourth the ACC60-point in total defense, holding nine opponents below 250 yards passing and five teams • Inless 2007, to than Heupel 100 yardscoached rushing. RS freshman Bradford, who led nation in passing efficiency (176.5) and set NCAA frosh

record with 36 passes. madebest fourinAll-America •mark His 2013 defense wasTDamong the He nation’s takeaways, freshmantheteams and27. was a finalist for the Manning Award. finishing year with Coached Paul Thompson, after finding dayin •• Miami’s 2011 defense finishedwho, the season ninth inout theone nation before campand that21st heinwould QB, piloted OU to an red zonefall defense scoringplay defense. 11-3 mark in 2006. Thompson ranks among OU’s top 10

passing yards, TD passes andyears completion percentage. •for Prior to Miami, D’Onofrio spent five at Temple as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. • Returned to his alma mater late in 2005 campaign and

on the staff for the Holiday Bowlranked victorylast overin Oregon. •was At Temple, he transformed a defense the NCAA upon his arrival to 17th in 2010. • Coached tight ends at Arizona in 2005. The top two

for 31 receptions for 346inyards and eight TDs.for •combined Helped Temple become bowl eligible back-to-back seasons Brad the Wildcats the firstWood time led in program history.with six touchdowns. Helped coach to the 2004 Bowl) and •• Developed 2011 Oklahoma NFL Draft first-round pick(Sugar and 2015 Pro Bowler 2005 (Orange Bowl) national championship games as apick Muhammad Wilkerson along with NFL Draft second-round graduateJarrett. assistant. Jaiqwaun In all, three Owls were drafted during D’Onofrio’s tenure and five former players went on to play in the NFL. • Founded The 14 Foundation, a non-profit organization

serves Temple underprivileged children throughout Oklahoma. •that In addition, won a single-season-record nine-consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall record, a first-place tie in the MAC ACCOMPLISHMENTS A PLAYER East and an appearance in theAS EagleBank Bowl in 2009. The 2010 • In 2000, he was Owls won eight games, finishing 8-4, andTrophy became bowl-eligible the 2000 Heisman runner-up, Walter Camp Award winner, for the second-consecutive season and for thePress first time in school Associated Player of the Year,A 2000 history. school-record defensive players were named and CBSeight Player of the Year, 2000. All-MAC, including five on the first team in 2009. Four student• Led OUearned to 2000 athletes All-MAC honors in 2010. Sophomore Adrian national championship. Robinson earned 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year accolades • OU’s firstAndre consensus and senior NeblettAll-America became Temple’s first three-time quarterback, and firstAllOklahoma QB since 1971 to earn All-America honors. MAC honoree. percent • Eighty Spent two seasons at Virginia (2004-05). winning percentage with aTight 20-5ends/special mark. teams coach in 2004 and inside linebackers/special teams coach • Passed in 2005. for 7,456 yards and 53 touchdowns in career.

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• D’Juan Hines (Houston) 2017 The American • Thurston Armbrister (Miami), Lions • Ray-Ray Armstrong (Miami), Giants • Artie Burns (Miami), Steelers • Deon Bush (Miami), Bears • Jamal Carter (Miami), Broncos • Anthony Chickillo (Miami), Steelers • Corn Elder (Miami), Panthers • Jermaine Grace (Miami), Colts • LaDarius Gunter (Miami), Panthers • Rayshawn Jenkins (Miami), Chargers • Ufomba Kamalu (Miami), Texans • Tyriq McCord (Miami), Steelers • Al-Quadin Muhammad (Miami), Saints • Denzel Perryman (Miami), Chargers 2014 All-ACC; 2013 All-ACC • Olson Pierre (Miami), Cardinals • Sean Spence (Miami) 2011 All-ACC • Herb Waters (Miami), Packers • Tahir Whitehead (Temple), Lions • Muhammad Wilkerson (Temple), Jets 2010 All-MAC; 2009 All-MAC • Elisha Joseph (Temple) 2010 All-MAC • Jaiqwuan Jarrett (Temple) 2010 All-MAC; 2009 All-MAC • Adrian Robinson (Temple) 2010 All-MAC; 2009 All-MAC; 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year • Andre Neblett (Temple) 2009 All-MAC • Elijah Joseph (Temple) 2009 All-MAC • Amara Kamara (Temple) 2009 All-MAC • Terrance Knighton (Temple) 2008 All-MAC • Ahmad Brooks (Virginia), Packers • Heath Miller (Virginia) 2004 John Mackey Award winner; 2004 All-American; 2004 All-ACC • Kai Parham (Virginia) 2004 All-ACC

Oklahoma career • Helped develop NFL first round in draft pick and two-time Pro Bowl top three passing yards, completions and touchdown tight end Heath Miller in 2004. In D’playing onofrio’s just lonetwo season coaching passes despite seasons. tight ends at UVA, Miller won the 2004 Mackey Award and was NFL draft, a• 2001 unanimous first-team as Dolphins. a junior as he caught 41 sixthAll-American round, Miami passes for 541 yards and five touchdowns. A tremendous blocker, Miller helped UVA lead the ACC in rushing and total offense.

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• Dealt with a season-ending injury to returning Heisman

2009, then helped lead with the •winner Prior toSam UH, Bradford he had 18indefensive players fromJones his tenure nationenter in freshman passing TDsunder whilehis breaking Miami the NFL, seven drafted watch. the school

•• From D’Onofrio played at Penn State and served the Jason1988-91 White (Oklahoma) Nittany Lions playing both inside and outside 2003 Heisman Trophy Winnerlinebacker. He was elected team captain his senior year and was drafted in the second round (34th overall pick) of the 1992 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. He earned a starting role as the Packers’ inside linebacker where he played for two seasons before injury prematurely ended his professional career in 1994.

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. . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2011-present . Inside Linebackers Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2011-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami . . . . .Coach, . . . . Oklahoma 2005-2011 . Assistant . .Head Quarterbacks Defensive Coordinator 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple EndsHead Coach, Tight Assistant . . .Coordinator . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003-2005 . Defensive Graduate Assistant 2006-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple

total offense. Jones won the Sammy Baugh Award as

football’sD’Juan top passer. •college Inside linebacker Hines received first team all-conference honors as he finished fourth in The American with 104 tackles.

• Landry Jones

• Prior to his time Virginia, Baugh D’Onofrio spentWinner one season each at 2010at Sammy Award Rutgers (Linebackers), Georgia Rams (Defensive Assistant) and Saint • Sam Bradford (Oklahoma), Peter’s College2008 (Linebackers). Heisman Trophy Winner;

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facing four of the nation’s top 16 scoring offenses. Houston also • Helpedsecond Landry Jones to a banner 2010defense season(149.5 in which finished in The American in rushing yards he game) rankedand No.red 2 zone nationally in (76.2 passing yards and No. 5 in per defense percent).

•PROMINENT Helped develop NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Ahmad Brooks in 2005. PUPILS

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CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/SECONDARY | FIRSTENDS SEASON ASST. HEAD COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE | 14TH SEASON

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• Clay Jennings was named secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator at Houston on Dec. 22, 2016.

The Jennings File THE WRIGHT FILE

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Waco, Texas Hometown . . . . . . . . Mission, College . . . . . . . Texas, 1968 1997 High School . . . . . .North . . Mission, Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife,St., Belinda College . . . . . . SW Texas 1973 children,Texas KirbyA&I, & Kenzie 1980 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Bee daughters, McKenna, Melia and Micaelan 2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Co-Defensive Coordinator, Secondary 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Defensive .Backs 2011-present . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2014-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Head Coach, Arkansas Defensive Backs Special Teams Coordinator, TCU 2008-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Ends Cornerbacks 2005-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . .Head . . . . .Coach, . . . . . . . . Baylor 2007Assistant Cornerbacks Asst. Defensive Coordinator, Houston 2005-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Ends Safeties . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999-2004 . Louisiana-Lafayette 2003-04 . . . . . . . Recruiting Coordinator, Secondary Defensive Ends 2001-02 . . . . . . . State 1986-1997 . . . . . .Sam . . . .Houston . . . . . Texas Secondary, Assistant Coach Recruiting 1983-1985 . . . .Coordinator . . North Texas State . . . . . . .Coach . . .Southern Arkansas 2000Assistant Secondary 1979-1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&I . . . . . . .Coach . . . . . . . . Morningside 1999Assistant Secondary 1973-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach . . . . High . . . . School . . . . . . ranks . . Morehouse 1998Texas Secondary 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Texas Graduate Assistant

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Bowls Coached (18) 2011 Insight . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Bowls Coached (10) 2011 Tostitos Fiesta . . . . Oklahoma 2017 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2009 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2015 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 BCS National Champ. . Arkansas Oklahoma 2014 Texas Arkansas 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2012 Buffalo TCU 2007 Fiesta . .Wild . . . .Wings . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2011 Poinsettia TCU 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2010 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2009 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2008 Poinsettia . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2006 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . Oklahoma 1997 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1996 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1994 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1991 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1987 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . . . Texas

• His first season at Houston saw safety Terrell Williams receive honorable mention honors from The American as he and fellow safety Garrett Davis tied for second in the league with four interceptions each. As a team, Houston ranked third in The American with 14 interceptions, 13 of which came from the secondary. He was part of a defensive staff that ranked second in The American in rushing defense (149.5 yards per game) and third in the league in scoring defense (23.0 points per game). • Having spent 13 seasons coaching in the state of Texas including a previous two-year stint at UH (2005-06), Jennings arrived in Houston after one season as Texas’ defensive backs coach and two in the same position at Arkansas. In a defense that ranked 12th in the nation against the run in 2015, seven of Jennings’ defensive backs ranked among the top 10 on the team in tackles. That group combined for nine tackles for loss, while producing nine interceptions and 30 pass breakups. For the second straight year, Jared Collins led the unit in breakups with nine after tying for the SEC lead with 13 in 2014.

• Jennings was part of a TCU staff in 2010 that led the Horned Frogs to a 13-0 record with a victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. He helped craft the nation’s top-ranked passing defense (128.8 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (94.9) that were part of the top-rated scoring defense (12.0 ppg) and total defense (228.5 ypg). Jason Teague, who led the team with nine passes defended, was a 2010 All-MWC second-team selection. Malcolm Williams moved to cornerback as a senior under Jennings and developed into a seventh-round pick by the New England Patriots. • Both Rafael Priest and Nick Sanders were first-team All-MWC picks in 2009 when the Horned Frogs suffered their only defeat of the season against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl to finish 12-1. That season, Jennings helped the pass efficiency defense to fourth in the nation (92.3) and the passing defense to sixth (159.5 ypg) with the scoring defense also sixth (12.8 ppg) and the total defense number one (239.7 ypg). Priest later signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons. • A year earlier, the same duo received all-conference accolades as the pass efficiency defense was fourth nationally (97.9) and the passing defense was 11th (170.7 ypg). The scoring defense was ranked second (11.3 ppg) with the total defense first (217.8 ypg) en route to an 11-2 season.

• That year, Jennings helped the Razorbacks finish 10th in the nation in both scoring and total defense, as the team allowed just 19.2 points and 323.4 yards per game. Arkansas finished in the top 40 in passing yards allowed for the first time since 2011, surrendering just 208.8 passing yards per game to rank 37th. The Razorback secondary helped hold Heisman Trophy finalist Amari Cooper of Alabama to just two receptions for 22 yards, his lowest output of the season.

• Jennings came to the Horned Frogs after serving as cornerbacks coach at Baylor in 2007. Prior to that, he worked two seasons (200506) as the safeties coach at the University of Houston. He helped the Cougars to back-to-back bowl appearances and the 2006 Conference USA Championship. In 2006, Cougars’ free safety Will Gulley earned Conference USA First Team honors, while Brandon Brinkley was named to the league’s all-freshman squad.

• Jennings also made an impact in his first season on Tevin Mitchel. The senior made the switch to nickel back and thrived, finishing second on the team with 10 passes defended and going on to be selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Alan Turner, who was fourth on the team in tackles, signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

• In his first season at Houston, Jennings helped Rocky Schwartz earn Conference USA third-team honors, and Kenneth Fontenette to be named an honorable-mention Freshman All-American by Sporting News.

• Prior to Arkansas, Jennings spent six seasons (2008-13) at TCU as cornerbacks coach and was part of some of the most successful teams in school history. In his first three years from 2008-10, the Horned Frogs became just the third program in NCAA history to lead the nation in total defense in three consecutive seasons. • While there, Jennings coached two-time All-American and firstround NFL Draft pick Jason Verrett, who was taken 25th overall by the San Diego Chargers in 2014. Verrett picked up first-team All-American honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) in 2013, in addition to being named the Co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He ranked sixth in the nation in passes defended with 16, including 14 pass breakups to earn unanimous first-team All-Big 12 honors. • Also under Jennings tutelage, Kevin White accounted for 11 passes defended with three interceptions and was ninth in the nation with three forced fumbles. White was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection and went on to sign as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons. The Horned Frogs defense ranked 11th nationally in pass efficiency defense that season. • In 2012, SI.com named Verrett first-team All-America, and the WCFF selected him second-team, while the San Antonio Express-News chose him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also tabbed the nation’s top cornerback by CollegeFootballNews.com. He led the Big 12 in interceptions (six) and passes defended (22), the only player to rank in the top 10 nationally in both categories. • Verrett and Greg McCoy, a 2012 seventh-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears, earned All-Mountain West honors in 2011 when TCU posted an 11-2 record and ranked 28th in the nation in scoring defense. McCoy was also the MWC Special Teams Player of the Year as a return specialist.

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• Prior to his two-year stint at Houston, Jennings spent two seasons (2003-04) as the defensive backs coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, where he helped the Ragin’ Cajuns to a No. 11 national ranking in pass defense. There he tutored C.C. Brown and Michael Adams, who each had seven-year NFL careers. Jennings also mentored Antwain Spann, who played three seasons for the New England Patriots. • Jennings worked two years (2001-02) as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Sam Houston State. He helped the Bearkats to a share of the 2001 Southland Conference championship and the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs. He coached All-American and Buck Buchanan Award finalist Keith Davis, who played five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys. • Before SHSU, Jennings coached the secondary at Southern Arkansas (2000), Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa (1999) and Morehouse College in Atlanta (1998). At SAU, Jennings mentored Jordan Babineaux, a nine-year NFL veteran who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. At Morningside, Jennings coached first-team All-American Matt Walker.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Terrell Williams (Houston) 2017 The American • Tevin Mitchel (Arkansas), Raiders • Jason Verrett (TCU), Chargers 2013 All-American; 2013 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year; 2013 All-Big 12; 2012 All-American; 2012 All-Big 12; 2011 All-MWC • Greg McCoy (TCU) 2011 All-MWC; 2011 MWC Special Teams Player of the Year • Rafael Priest (TCU) 2009 All-MWC • Nick Sanders (TCU) 2009 All-MWC • Will Gulley (Houston) 2006 All-Conference USA • C.C. Brown (Louisiana-Lafayette) 2004 All-Sun Belt

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• A.J. Blum joined the Houston Football program as its defensive line coach on Dec. 22, 2016 following eight seasons as defensive coordinator at Westfield High School in Spring, Texas.

Hometown . . . . . . . . Aberdeen, S.D. Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Bryan, Ohio High School . . Aberdeen Central, 1999 1996 College . . Ashland University, College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2001 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Christine . . . wife, Dawn Family . . . . . . . . . . . . daughter, Zoey daughter, Hannah son, Jace

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2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . Oklahoma

• Having developed 33 players that have advanced to the collegiate level, including 31 defensive linemen, since 2005, Blum made the jump to the collegiate ranks after 14 years on the high school level, including 13 in the Houston area. • Blum most recently spent the last eight seasons as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Westfield High School in Spring, Texas, where he worked specifically with the defensive line, developing several players into FBS level talent, including Houston’s Ed Oliver who earned First Team All-America honors from six different outlets following his freshman year with the Cougars. • Oliver was one of three high school All-Americans developed under Blum’s tutelage, joining Desmond Jackson and Hardreck Walker, who would both go on to play as true freshmen at Texas and Texas A&M, respectively.

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2011 Insight . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2011 Tostitos Fiesta . . . . . Oklahoma 2009 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma

• He was part of a defensive staff helped Houston to a ranking of second in The American in rushing defense (149.5 yards per game) and third in the league in scoring defense (23.0 points per game).

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2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Defensive Line 2009-16 . . . . . Westfield High School . . . . .Coach, . . . . Oklahoma 2011-present . Assistant Head Coordinator/Quarterbacks Co-Off. Defensive Coordinator 2005-2011 . .Klein . . . . Forest . . . . . .High Oklahoma 2004-09 . . . School Quarterbacks Defensive Line 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High . . Arizona 2003-04 . . . . Livingston School Tight Ends Linebackers 2003-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Graduate Assistant

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• Blum’s first season on the collegiate level saw defensive tackle Ed Oliver become the first finalist for the Nagurski and Outland Trophies in Houston history. Playing nose on a threeman front, Oliver totaled 69 tackles in 11 games, despite missing three quarters of one game and being limited in the next four with a knee injury. His average of 6.3 tackles per game this season ranked fourth nationally among all defensive linemen while his 69 total tackles ranked second nationally among defensive tackles.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Ed Oliver (Houston) 2017 Outland Trophy Finalist; 2017 Nagurski Trophy Finalist; 2017 Walter Camp All-American; 2017 FWAA All-American; 2017 The American Defensive Player of the Year; 2017 The American

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• Also in charge of Westfield’s offseason program, Blum helped lead the Mustangs to seven playoff appearances including a current six-season streak. • Prior to his time at Westfield, he spent six seasons as the defensive line coach at Klein Forest High School where he helped lead the program to four consecutive state playoff appearances from 2005-08 including a run of three straight Class 5A area appearances.

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• A graduate of Ashland University where he was a three-year captain for the Eagles’ Football program, Blum received his coaching start at Livingston High School following a twoyear stint as an offensive and defensive lineman in the Arena Football League where he earned Second Team All-AF2 honors in 2000 as a member of the August Stallions.

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DAN CARREL BOBBY JACK WRIGHT

OUTSIDE | THIRD SEASON ASST. HEAD LINEBACKERS COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE ENDS | 14TH SEASON

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• Dan Carrel was promoted to Houston’s outside linebackers coach on Jan. 6, 2017 following two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant with the Cougars working with the team’s outside linebackers.

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Hometown . . . . . . . . . Flushing,Texas Ohio Hometown . . . . . . . . Mission, College . . . . . . . . Liberty, 1968 2011 High School . . . . . .West . . Mission, Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Danielle College . . . . . . SW Texas St., 1973 Texas A&I, 1980 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Bee daughters, McKenna, Melia and Micaelan 2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Outside Linebackers 2015-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Defensive Graduate Assistant 2014 . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Oklahoma .Kentucky 2011-present . Graduate Assistant Defensive Assistant Head Coach, . . . . . Teams . . . . . . Coordinator, . . . . . Ohio State 2013Special Offensive DefensiveGraduate Ends Assistant 2005-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach, Asst. Defensive Coordinator, 2017Defensive Ends Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2016 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2015Recruiting Coordinator, Houston Chick-fil-A . . . . . . . . . . 2014Defensive Ends Orange . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State 1986-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Assistant Coach 1983-1985 . . . . . . North Texas State Assistant Coach 1979-1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&I Assistant Coach 1973-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach Texas High School ranks

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• Carrel’s first season as a full-time assistant coach saw Khalil Williams earn second-team honors from The American as he led all defensive backs in the league with eight tackles for loss. He was part of a defensive staff that ranked second in The American in rushing defense (149.5 yards per game) and third in the league in scoring defense (23.0 points per game). • Part of a staff that helped UH rank 13th nationally in total defense and fourth in rushing defense in 2016.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Khalil Williams (Houston) 2017 The American • Tyus Bowser (Houston), Ravens 2016 The American • Jack Mewhort (Ohio State), Colts 2013 All-American; 2013 All-Big Ten • Corey Linsley (Ohio State), Packers 2013 All-Big Ten • Andrew Norwell (Ohio State), Panthers 2013 All-Big Ten • Taylor Decker (Ohio State), Lions • Pat Elfein (Ohio State), Vikings • Chase Farris (Ohio State), Patriots

• Team finished second in The American in sacks, scoring defense and total defense while leading the league in rushing defense. • Outside linebacker Tyus Bowser (Second Team) earned AllConference honors from The American in 2016. Bowser ended the year in a tie for third in the league with 8.5 sacks despite missing five games due to injury. • In his first season at Houston, the Cougars’ defense forced 12 teams below their scoring average with the two teams eclipsing their average, doing so by less than one point. • The defense led the nation with 35 takeaways while ranking eighth nationally in rushing defense. • He spent the 2014 season as a defensive graduate assistant at Kentucky. • Carrel spent the 2013 season as an offensive graduate assistant at Ohio State, assisting the Buckeyes’ offensive line. In his lone season in Columbus, Ohio State played in the Big Ten Championship and the 2014 Orange Bowl. • The two-year letterman at West Liberty spent the 2012 season at his alma mater as a defensive graduate assistant after starting his career as a strength and conditioning intern at South Carolina.

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2011 Insight . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2011 Tostitos Fiesta . . . . Oklahoma 2009 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . Oklahoma 1997 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1996 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1994 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1991 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1987 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . . . Texas

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co-offensive saw hisprogram unit finishas an •• First Jamesyear Casey joined thecoordinator Houston Football No. 5 nationally in both total offense and passing offense offensive football analyst in January of 2016 following a in 2011. Also finished No. 10 in scoring offense while seven-year career in the NFL before being promoted to tight Landry Jones was No. 6 nationally in total offense. Blake ends coach following the 2016 season. touchdowns by a Bell broke the OU record for rushing freshman quarterback with 13 TDs.

Coaching History

•winner An All-American tightin 2009, end atthen Rice,helped Casey Jones was drafted Sam Bradford lead thein the fifthinround of thepassing 2009 NFL the Houston Texans, nation freshman TDsDraft whilebybreaking the school and spent withwith thesix. team, at both tight end and record for four TDs seasons in a game fullback. He later spent two seasons with the Philadelphia • Tutored Davey O’Brien and Sammy Baugh Eagles andHeisman, one with the Denver Broncos.

Hometown . . . . . . . Fort . Aberdeen, S.D. Hometown . . . . . . Worth, Texas High School . . Aberdeen Central, 1996 College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice, 2008 College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife,2001 Kyle . . . . .Knox . . . wife, Dawn Family . . . . . . .sons, & Cannon daughter, Hannah son, Jace

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Bowls Played (1) 2008 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOWLS COACHED (9)Rice

BOWLS PLAYED (2)

2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . Oklahoma

winner Sam Bradford, who threw for 4,720 yards and 50

with two just eight interceptions. Bradford ranked No.three •TDs In just seasons with Rice (2007-08), Casey set 1 nationally in passing efficiency. He also moved to 86 program records (receptions in a season, receiving yards in a career TD passes, the most in NCAA history in the first two game season)He en led route earningscoring Freshman All-America years and of aacareer. thetohighest offense ever honors 2007record and first team USA honors in and an in NCAA string of All-Conference five straight 60-point games. 2008. He was also named a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2008 and received James GlanvilleBradford, Award, presented • In 2007, Heupel Rice’s coached RSW. freshman who led nation intopassing efficiency and set NCAA frosh annually the player who has(176.5) achieved excellence in athletics, mark record 36 TD passes. He made four All-America academics andwith integrity. freshman teams and was a finalist for the Manning Award.

• Prior to his time at Rice, Casey was drafted by the Chicago • Coached Paul Thompson, who, after finding out one day White the that seventh round of the 2003 MLB Draft and beforeSox fall in camp he would play QB, piloted OU to an spent threeinyears withThompson organization. 11-3 mark 2006. ranks among OU’s top 10 for passing yards, TD passes and completion percentage.

• Returned to his alma mater late in 2005 campaign and was on the staff for the Holiday Bowl victory over Oregon. • Coached tight ends at Arizona in 2005. The top two combined for 31 receptions for 346 yards and eight TDs. Brad Wood led the Wildcats with six touchdowns.

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• Dealt with a season-ending injury to returning Heisman

THE COUGARS

2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Tight Ends 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . .Analyst . . Oklahoma 2011-present . Offensive Football Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2005-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Quarterbacks 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona 2017 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Tight Ends 2016 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2003-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Graduate Assistant

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• In his first season with Houston, the Cougars’ offense finished • Helped a banner 2010offense season in which the regularLandry seasonJones rankedto17th in passing (296.3 yards he ranked No. 26th 2 nationally in offense passing(35.8 yardspoints and No. 5 in per game) and in scoring per game) total offense. Jones won30 thepoints Sammy Award as as Houston scored at least in 11Baugh of 12 regular season college football’s top passer. games.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Landry Jones 2010 Sammy Baugh Award Winner • Sam Bradford (Oklahoma), Rams 2008 Heisman Trophy Winner; No. 1 NFL Draft Pick • Jason White (Oklahoma) 2003 Heisman Trophy Winner

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• Helped coach Oklahoma to the 2004 (Sugar Bowl) and 2005 (Orange Bowl) national championship games as a graduate assistant. • Founded The 14 Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves underprivileged children throughout Oklahoma.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER

BOWL HISTORY

• In 2000, he was the 2000 Heisman Trophy runner-up, Walter Camp Award winner, Associated Press Player of the Year, 2000 and CBS Player of the Year, 2000. • Led OU to 2000 national championship. • OU’s first consensus All-America quarterback, and first Oklahoma QB since 1971 to earn All-America honors. • Eighty percent winning percentage with a 20-5 mark. • Passed for 7,456 yards and 53 touchdowns in career. • Oklahoma career top three in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes despite playing just two seasons. • 2001 NFL draft, sixth round, Miami Dolphins.

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WIDEHEAD RECEIVERS | THIRD SEASON ASST. COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE ENDS | 14TH SEASON

Coaching Accomplishments

• Kenny Guiton was named Houston’s Wide Receivers coach on April 21, 2017, after a four-month stint as a quality control coach for wide receivers at Texas.

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Hometown . . . . . . . . Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Mission, Texas College . . . . . . . . . State, 1968 2013 High School . . . . . . .Ohio . Mission, Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . son, College . . . . . . SW Texas St.,Jordan 1973 Texas A&I, 1980 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Bee daughters, McKenna, 2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Melia and Micaelan Wide Receivers 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Quality Control (WRs) 2015-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Offensive Graduate 2011-present . . . . . . . . .Assistant . Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Defensive Ends 2005-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2017 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 2016Assistant Head Coach, Houston Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . 2015Asst. Defensive Coordinator, Chick-fil-A Peach . . . . Houston Defensive Ends 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Recruiting Coordinator, Defensive Ends 2014 Orange . . . . . . . . . . State 1986-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ohio . . Texas Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State 2012Assistant Coach 2011 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State State 1983-1985 . . . . . North Texas

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Assistant Coach 1979-1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&I Assistant Coach 1973-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach Texas High School ranks

• His first season in a full-time capacity saw two receivers, Steven Dunbar and Linell Bonner, finish in the top four in receptions in The American. Bonner finished third with 73 receptions for 850 yards and four touchdowns while Dunbar was fourth with 66 receptions for 873 yards and three scores en route to honorable mention honors from The American.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Steven Dunbar (Houston) 2017 The American • Linell Bonner (Houston) 2016 The American • Demarcus Ayers (Houston), Bears 2015 The American

• The former Ohio State quarterback spent the 2015-16 seasons with Houston as an offensive graduate assistant working with Houston’s receivers. • In Guiton’s two seasons working with the Houston receivers as a graduate assistant, the Cougars had a 1,000-yard receiver in both years as Demarcus Ayers (1,222 yards in 2015) and Linell Bonner (1,118 yards in 2016) each accomplished the feat. Ayers earned first team honors from The American, while Bonner earned honorable mention during their 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Ayers led The American and ranked sixth nationally with 98 catches in 2015, while Bonner was third in the league and fifth nationally with 98 receptions in 2016. • As a student-athlete, the Houston native and Aldine Eisenhower High School alum, Guiton spent four years as a member of Ohio State’s program. He saw action in 22 total games with two starts in his senior season. In eight appearances for the Buckeyes in 2013, Guiton completed nearly 69 percent of his passes, accounting for 14 passing touchdowns to just two interceptions. He also ran for five touchdowns. In relief of Braxton Miller in 2012, Guiton either finished off a touchdown drive started by Miller or led the Buckeyes on a touchdown drive in eight of his 15 series at quarterback. • Following the completion of his Ohio State career, Guiton was invited to Buffalo Bills camp before joining the LA Kiss of the Arena Football League.

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• First year sawcoach his unit finish on • Kenith Popeco-offensive was namedcoordinator running backs at Houston No. 5 nationally in both total offense and passing offense Jan. 9, 2015. in 2011. Also

finished No. 10 in scoring offense while Landry Jones was No. 6 nationally in total offense. Blake • Well-known highly for respected in the by coaching Bell broke theand OUarecord rushingveteran touchdowns a profession, Pope has 38with years13ofTDs. coaching experience on the freshman quarterback

collegiate level. He is a veteran of 20 bowl games during his • Helpedcareer. Landry Jones to a banner 2010 season in which coaching

Hometown . . . . . . . Hometown . . . . . . . .Galveston, Aberdeen,Texas S.D. College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, High School . . Aberdeen Central, 1976 1996 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, 2001 Pam College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, Family . . . . . . . . godchildren, . . . . . . . wife,Jordan, Dawn Geneva “Roni” & Shaina daughter, Hannah son, Jace

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BOWLSCoached PLAYED (2)(21) Bowls

• Pope also coached at Oklahoma (1995-97), Mississippi State (1991-94), Oklahoma State (1987-90), SMU (1981-86) and Lamar (1979-80).

winner Sam Bradford, who threw for 4,720 yards and 50

• Coached Paul Thompson, who, after finding out one day before fall camp that he would play QB, piloted OU to an

• Prior to hisin 2006. time atThompson Houston, Pope a successful 11-3 mark rankscompleted among OU’s top 10 five-year stretch Iowa State and withcompletion proven results from his for passing yards,atTD passes percentage. Cyclone running backs before serving one year as outside • Returned coach to his at linebackers Incarnate alma materWord. late in 2005 campaign and was on the staff for the Holiday Bowl victory over Oregon.

• In 2009, his first fall at Iowa State, running back Alexander • Coachedbecame tight ends at Arizona 2005.to The two yards Robinson the 12th Cyclonein back reachtop1,000 combined for 31 receptions for 346 yards and eight TDs. rushing (1,058) and ranked third in the Big 12. Robinson Brad Wood led the Wildcats with six touchdowns. dodged injuries in 2010 but still managed to tally nearly 1,000 rushing HeOklahoma finished histocareer with(Sugar 3,309 rushing yards, • Helpedyards. coach the 2004 Bowl) and ranking fourth inBowl) Iowanational State history. His all-purpose yards 2005 (Orange championship games as total a of 4,114 yards ranks third. graduate assistant. • Founded The 14 Foundation, a non-profit organization • With Robinson having graduated, Pope’s focus was on Iowa that serves underprivileged children State sophomores James White and throughout Shontrelle Oklahoma. Johnson in 2011. White made a big splash, earning Honorable Mention ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER All-Big 12 honors by rushing 743 yards on 159 carries and • In 2000, he was the 2000racked Heisman Trophy eight touchdowns. Johnson up 51 carriesrunner-up, for 247 yards Walter Camp Award winner, Associated Press Player of before a season-ending injury in the fourth game of the the Year, 2000 and CBS Player of the Year, 2000. season. Fullback Jeff Woody rushed for 381 yards on 90 carries and including the game-winning jaunt for • LedsixOUtouchdowns, to 2000 national championship. the touchdown that gave the Cyclones a 37-31 victory in the • OU’s first consensus second overtime againstAll-America No. 2 Oklahoma State. and first quarterback, Oklahoma QB since 1971 to earn All-America honors.

• Eighty percent winning percentage with a 20-5 mark.

• At TCU (from 1998-2000), Pope was on the coaching staff that produced a 25-11 record after being 1-10 in 1997 as the Horned Frogs claimed back-to-back WAC Championships and climbed into the AP Top 25 for the first time in 40 years.

• A defensive back at Oklahoma, Pope earned his bachelor’s degree from the school in 1976. During his Sooner playing career, OU went 29-5-1 and won two straight Sugar Bowls. His senior season, Oklahoma went 10-0-1, won the Big Eight championship and Pope played in the Blue-Gray Classic and the American Bowl. He was a ninth-round choice by the Oakland Raiders in the 1974 NFL draft and played that season with the New England Patriots.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Kenneth Farrow (Houston), Chargers 2015 The American • Chris Alexander (Texas A&M) 2007 All-Big 12; 2006 All-Big 12 • Jorvorskie Lane (Texas A&M), Buccaneers 2006 All-Big 12 • Terrence Murphy (Texas A&M) 2004 All-Big 12; 2003 All-Big 12 • Cedric Jones (Oklahoma) 1995 All-American; 1995 All-Big 12 • Dwayne Curry (Mississippi State) 1994 All-SEC • Juan Long (Mississippi State) 1993 All-SEC • Daniel Boyd (Mississippi State) 1992 All-SEC • Marc Woodard (Mississippi State) 1992 All-SEC • Jason Gildon (Oklahoma State) NFL Pro Bowler • Ron Morris (SMU) 1986 All-SWC

• Passed for 7,456 yards and 53 touchdowns in career.

BOWL HISTORY

2001 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2017 Houston 2016 Vegas . . . . . . . . . . Houston 1999 Las Independence . . . . . Oklahoma 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach . . . . Houston 2012 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa State 2011 Pinstripe . . . . . . . . . Iowa State 2009 Insight . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa State 2007 Alamo . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M 2006 Holiday . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M 2005 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M 2001 Independence . . . . . . Alabama 2000 Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 1999 Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 1998 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 1994 Peach . . . . . . Mississippi State 1992 Peach . . . . . . Mississippi State 1991 Liberty . . . . . . Mississippi State 1988 Holiday . . . . . . Oklahoma State 1987 Sun . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State 1984 Aloha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMU 1983 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMU 1982 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMU

TDshis withfirst justseason eight interceptions. Bradford ranked No. that • In at Houston, Pope coached a group 1 nationally in passing efficiency. He also moved to 86 helped lead Houston to the 13th-best rushing attack in the career TD passes, the most in NCAA history in the first two nation, 235.8 yardshighest per game, Kenneth years ofaveraging a career. He led the scoringwhile offense ever Farrow postseason The60-point American. Pope and an earned NCAA record stringhonors of five from straight games. successfully navigated a season-ending loss to Ryan Jackson and late-season to Farrow by converting cornerback • In 2007, Heupelinjuries coached RS freshman Bradford, who led nation in Wilson passinginto efficiency (176.5) andinsetjust NCAA Brandon a backfield threat four frosh days, as mark record with 36ran TDfor passes. Heand made All-America the shifty speedster 111 yards twofour touchdowns in freshman showdown teams andvs. was a finalist the Manning Award. Houston’s Navy beforeforrunning for 70 yards vs. Temple in The American Championship.

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• Prior to his time at Texas A&M, Pope served as assistant head coach/receivers coach at Alabama in 2001-02, where at one point, the Crimson Tide won 14 of 17 games. In 2002, Alabama posted a 10-3 record, the best mark in the SEC West. The Tide was second in the conference in total offense that season with Pope serving as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.

THE COUGARS

2015-present . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Running Backs 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Incarnate Word 2011-present . Outside Linebackers . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2009-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa State Running Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Backs 2005-2011 . 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . UNLV Quarterbacks Running Backs 2006-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&M 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas . . Arizona Assistant Tight EndsHead Coach, Running Backs 2003-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Oklahoma 2003-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&M Graduate Head Assistant Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers 2001-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama Assistant Head Coach, Wide Receivers 2011 Insight . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1998-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU 2011 Wide Receivers Tostitos Fiesta . . . . . Oklahoma 1995-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2009 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Defensive Ends 2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . Mississippi State 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Linebackers 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . Oklahoma 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . State 2005 Defensive Holiday .Ends . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1981-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMU 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Wide Receivers 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1979-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar

total has offense. Jones20 won the Sammy Baugh Award • He mentored players who have gone on as to the college football’s top passer. NFL including Jorvorskie Lane who holds the school record for career touchdownsinjury (49) toatreturning Texas A&M. He also • Dealt withrushing a season-ending Heisman recruited Super Bowl champion “Red” Bryant. Popethe has winner Sam Bradford in 2009, Joseph then helped Jones lead played coached passing for someTDs of the biggest namestheinschool college nation and in freshman while breaking football history, Switzer at Oklahoma, Jackie record for TDs inincluding a game Barry with six. Sherrill at Mississippi State, Howard Schnellenberger at OU and • Tutored Heisman, O’Brienand andTexas Sammy Dennis Franchione at Davey TCU, Alabama A&M.Baugh

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he ranked No. 2 nationally in passing yards and No. 5 in

• Pope coached at PUPILS UNLV in 2008 after five years as the assistant PROMINENT head coach at Texas A&M. He previously oversaw the Aggie • Landry Jones running backs2010 his last two seasons CollegeWinner Station, Texas and Sammy BaughinAward • Sam Bradford (Oklahoma), Rams tutored the Aggies’ wide receivers in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 2008 Pope’s Heisman campaigns. During timeTrophy at TexasWinner; A&M, he was a part of a that recruited No. 1five NFLclasses Draft ranked Pick in the top 20 nationally, staff • Jason White including three (Oklahoma) among the top 10. Texas A&M played in the 2003 Heisman Trophy Winner 2005 Cotton Bowl, the 2006 Holiday Bowl and the 2007 Alamo Bowl during Pope’s tenure in College Station.

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• Oklahoma career top three in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes despite playing just two seasons. • 2001 NFL draft, sixth round, Miami Dolphins.

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OFFENSIVE LINE | FIRSTTEAMS SEASON ASST. HEAD COACH/SPECIAL COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE ENDS | 14TH SEASON

Coaching Accomplishments

• A veteran coach with experience both on the NFL level and as an FBS head coach, ESPN Courage Award recipient Chris Scelfo was named Houston’s offensive line coach on Feb. 4, 2017.

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Hometown . . . . . . . . Iberia, La. Hometown . . . . . . . . New Mission, Texas College . . . Louisiana-Monroe, 1988 High School . . . . . . . . Mission, 1968 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, College . . . . . . SW Texas St.,Nancy 1973 children, Joe & Sarah Texas A&I, 1980 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Bee daughters, McKenna, 2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Offensive LineMelia and Micaelan

Coaching History

2008-14 . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta Falcons Tight Ends 1998-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulane Head Coach 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1996-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Assistant AssistantHead HeadCoach, Coach, Offensive Special Teams Line Coordinator, 1993-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Ends Marshall Offensive . .Coordinator 2005-2011 . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1990-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Head Coach, Marshall Line Coordinator, Offensive Asst. Defensive 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Defensive Ends Graduate . Assistant 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1986-87 . . . . . . . . Louisiana-Monroe Graduate RecruitingAssistant Coordinator, Defensive Ends 1986-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Assistant Coach 1983-1985 . . . . . North Texas State 2017 Hawaii . Bowl . . . . . . . . Houston 2012Assistant Coach NFC Championship . . Falcons 1979-1982 . . . . .Card . . . . . . Falcons . . . . . . . Texas A&I 2011 NFC Wild 2011Assistant Coach Pro Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . Falcons 1973-78 . . . . . .Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . Falcons . . . Coach 2010 Divisional 2008Texas ranks NFCHigh Wild School Card . . . . . . Falcons

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• Easily relatable to football parents as a parent of an FBS player himself (son Joe just completed his career at NC State and South Alabama), Scelfo joined the Houston program after most recently serving seven seasons as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons. • While in Atlanta, Scelfo continued the development of tight end Tony Gonzalez who was named to the NFL Pro Bowl in four of his five seasons with the Falcons while the franchise advanced to the NFL Playoffs in four of Scelfo’s seven seasons with the team. • The Falcons ranked in the top 10 in total offense in four of his six seasons while ranking in top 10 of passing offense in four seasons as well as No. 2 in rushing offense in 2008. Gonzalez ranked as one of the NFL’s top four tight ends in five of six seasons. • A coach in the 2011 Pro Bowl and the 2013 Senior Bowl, Scelfo joined Atlanta after eight seasons as head coach of Tulane University, where he ended his tenure as the program’s second winningest coach of all-time. He guided Tulane through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, earning ESPN’s Courage Award in the process. • He is the only coach in Tulane history to win multiple bowl games and successfully graduate 75 percent of his players with 10 being drafted in the NFL including first-round quarterbacks J.P. Losman and Patrick Ramsey.

Postseason Experience

• Prior to Tulane, he spent nine seasons working with College Football Hall of Famer Jim Donnan, three at Georgia as assistant head coach and offensive line coach, and six at Marshall, including three seasons as Donnan’s offensive coordinator. During his six years at Marshall, the Thundering Herd advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA national championship four times, winning the 1992 national championship.

2002 Hawaii Bowl . . . . . . . . . Tulane 1998 Liberty Bowl . . . . . . . . . Tulane 1997 Outback Bowl . . . . . . . Georgia 2011 Insight . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma 1995 FCS Championship Marshall 2011 Tostitos Fiesta . . . . Oklahoma 1994 FCS Third Round . . . . Marshall 2009 Sun .Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma 1993 FCS Marshall 2009 BCS Champions . . . . . National Champ. . Oklahoma 1992 FCS Marshall 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma 1991 FCS Championship Marshall 2007 Fiesta .Bowl . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1988 Citrus 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1987 FCS Champions . . . . . . . . ULM 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . Oklahoma 1997 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1996 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1994 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1991 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1987 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . . . Texas

• Scelfo opened his career with four years as a graduate assistant first at University of Louisiana-Monroe (1986-87), where the program claimed the 1987 FCS Championship, and at Oklahoma (1988-89).

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• He was a three-year letterman on the offensive line at Louisiana-Monroe, then Northeast Louisiana University, and was a team captain. • A member of the Italian-American Hall of Fame and the New Iberia (La.) High School Athletics Hall of Fame, Scelfo’s son Joe was a center for South Alabama before transferring to North Carolina State for one season and played in the 2017 East-West Shrine Game. • Scelfo co-authored the book, Fourth and New Orleans: How Tulane Football Survived the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Benjamin Hochman, touching on the story of Tulane’s 2005 season that was played in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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PROMINENT PUPILS

• Tony Gonzalez (Falcons) 2013 Pro Bowl; 2012 Pro Bowl; 2011 Pro Bowl; 2010 Pro Bowl • Matt Forte (Tulane), Jets 2006 All-Conference USA; 2004 All-Conference USA Freshman • Jeremy Williams (Tulane) 2006 Freshman All-American • Anthony Cannon (Tulane) 2005 All-Conference USA • Roydell Williams (Tulane) 2004 All-Conference USA; 2003 All-Conference USA • Chris Beckman (Tulane) 2004 All-Conference USA • Mewelde Moore (Tulane) 2003 All-Conference USA; 2001 All-Conference USA; 2000 Freshman All-American; 2000 Conference USA Freshman of the Year; • Floyd Dorsey (Tulane) 2002 All-Conference USA • Lynaris Elpheage (Tulane) 2002 All-Conference USA • Patrick Ramsey (Tulane) 2001 National College Scholar-Athlete • Seth Marler (Tulane) 2001 All-American; 2001 Lou Groza Award; 2001 C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year; 2001 All-Conference USA • Bobby Hoover (Tulane) 2001 Freshman All-American • Torie Taulli (Tulane) 2001 All-Conference USA • Adrian Burnette (Tulane) 2000 All-Conference USA • Bernard Robertson (Tulane) 2000 All-Conference USA • Casey Roussel (Tulane) 2000 All-Conference USA • JaJuan Dawson (Tulane) 1999 All-Conference USA • Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia) 1998 All-American; 1997 All-American; 1998 Lombardi Award finalist; 1998 All-SEC; 1997 All-SEC • Chris Terry (Georgia) 1998 All-SEC • Adam Meadows (Georgia) 1996 All-SEC • Phil Ratliff (Marshall) 1992 Southern Conference Lineman of the Year; 1992 All-Southern Conference; 1991 All-Southern Conference • Chris Deaton (Marshall) 1993 Southern Conference Lineman of the Year; 1993 All-Southern Conference; 1992 All-Southern Conference

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DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL SPORTS PERFORMANCE | THIRD SEASON

The Word on Grace

• Rod Grace was named director for football sports performance at Houston in December, 2016. • Grace joined Houston as associate director for football sports performance in January, 2015, after serving one year as associate director of strength and conditioning at USF.

Hometown . . . . . . . . Jackson, Miss. College . . . Tennessee-Martin, 2009

• Prior to his time at USF, Grace spent one year at Iowa State as the program’s strength and conditioning graduate assistant, working with the Cyclone Football program.

• Grace received start in the strength and conditioning world as a student assistant at Tennessee-Martin before a year-long internship at the Georgia Tech. • A native of Jackson, Miss., Grace earned a bachelor’s of education in university studies at Tennessee-Martin before earning a masters of arts in education at Tennessee State. • A team captain while a student-athlete at Tennessee-Martin, Grace was named to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference AllConference Team.

RYAN DEATRICK

COACHING STAFF

The Grace File

• While at USF, Grace assisted with the year round strength, agility, speed and conditioning of football athletes while designing a plan for track and field athletes.

• Grace also spent two years as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant at Tennessee State University.

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ROD GRACE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL SPORTS PERFORMANCE | THIRD SEASON

The Deatrick File

• Deatrick spent the spring semester of 2014 serving as an intern with Iowa State’s football strength and conditioning staff where he managed the daily operations and maintenance of the weight room. • Deatrick also served an internship with Waukee Senior High School strength and conditioning after playing football at Southwest Baptist University and Simpson College.

CHRIS CAMPBELL

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL SPORTS PERFORMANCE | THIRD SEASON

The Word on Campbell

The Campbell File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Cherokee, Iowa College . . . . . . . . Iowa State, 2013

• A preferred walk-on receiver at Iowa State, Campbell was a three-time All-State performer at Washington High School.

• While at Louisiana-Lafayette, Campbell assisted with football, volleyball and men’s basketball while serving as the lead strength and conditioning contact for men’s tennis and track & field sprinters. • Campbell was named to Louisiana-Lafayette’s full-time staff after two years as a student intern strength and conditioning coach at Iowa State. During his time in Ames, Iowa, Campbell assisted in the speed and strength & conditioning programs for the Cyclones football student-athletes.

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• Chris Campbell was named assistant director for football sports performance at Houston in June, 2015, after serving two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana-Lafayette.

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Hometown . . . . . . Des Moines, Iowa College . . . Simpson College, 2013

• While at South Dakota, Deatrick implemented and monitored speed, strength and conditioning programs for football, men’s basketball and softball. He monitored and designed a systematic road-trip recovery protocol for the men’s basketball program, including the purchase of six pairs of Revitapump recovery boots, an inflatable cold tub, year-round post-practice ready-to-drink protein shakes and the implementation of the program’s between-meals snack system.

• Deatrick was named to South Dakota’s full-time staff after one year as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. During his graduate assistant season, Deatrick implemented and monitored speed, strength, and conditioning programs for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, softball, and men’s and women’s golf.

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The Word on Deatrick

• Ryan Deatrick was named assistant director for football sports performance at Houston in March, 2015, after serving one year as assistant strength and conditioning coach at South Dakota. In his role, Deatrick is also responsible for baseball athletic development.

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TOM FARNIOK

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL SPORTS PERFORMANCE | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Farniok

• Tom Farniok joined Houston as an assistant director for football sports performance in January of 2017. In his role, Farniok is also responsible for softball athletic development.

COACHING STAFF

• Farniok is in his second stint with the Houston program after spending seven months of 2016 (January-July) as a sports performance assistant in the department.

The Farniok File

Hometown . . . . . . . Sioux Falls, S.D. College . . . . . . . . . Iowa State, 2014

• Between his two Houston stints, Farniok spent five months at the University of Buffalo as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.

• A four-year starter at Iowa State, Farniok was a 2014 captain for the Cyclones and signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings. • Farniok received All-Big 12 honors in his final three seasons of competition and was on the watch list for both the Rimington Trophy and the Weurffel Award. • Iowa State’s most valuable lineman in his junior and senior years, Farniok was selected to play in the 2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

• In 2015, he was the offensive line coach for Sioux Falls Washington High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. where he assisted the team to a city, conference and state championships.

MARCUS TUBBS

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ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Tubbs

• Marcus Tubbs was named assistant athletics director for football operations on Dec. 22, 2016.

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The Tubbs File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . DeSoto, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas, 2009 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Britanny children, Savannah and Mia

• A two-time All-Big 12 defensive tackle at Texas, Tubbs was as a team captain in 2003 and closed out his career with 48 games played and 36 started, totaling 207 tackles, 41 TFLs, 15 sacks and five forced fumbles.

• Tubbs joined the Houston program after spending eight seasons at the University of Texas, including the final four as assistant athletics director for football operations. He was elevated to that role after one season as the director of football operations and two seasons as special assistant for player relations. • Tubbs joined the UT program in 2009 as a football operations intern after a four-year career with the Seattle Seahawks, who drafted him 23rd overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.

NINA BALOUN

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL INTERNAL OPERATIONS | FIRST SEASON

BOWL HISTORY

The Word on Baloun • Nina Baloun joined the Houston Football program in the spring of 2017 as its director of football internal operations. • Baloun joined the Houston program after four seasons with the University of Illinois where she served as the assistant football recruiting coordinator and the program supervisor for the I-Star recruiting program.

The Baloun File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. College . . . . . . . . . . . . Toledo, 2008

• Baloun also spent five seasons as a football recruiting assistant for the Toledo Football program.

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONS | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Teykl

• Tim Teykl joined the Houston Football program in 2017 as the director of high school relations after 26 seasons as head football coach and biology teacher at B.F. Terry High School. • Ended his career as the winningest coach in B.F. Terry HS and Lamar Consolidated ISD history with 16 playoff berths and an all-time record of 160-112-1. Coached over 120 THSCA Academic All-State players.

Hometown . . . . . . . Needville, Texas College . . . . . . . . Texas A&M, 1978 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Brenda children, Tyler and Tory

• A former member and president-elect of the THSCA Board of Directors, has also served as president and executive board member for the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association.

• Coached the west squad to victory in the 2012 U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl and was on the Team USA coaching staff in 2013 and 2014 showdowns with Team Canada. • Prior to taking over at B.F. Terry spent two seasons as head coach and athletic director at Rice Consolidated High School and seven seasons as offensive line coach and strength & conditioning coach at TCU. • Also spent two seasons at Texas State University as receivers coach and strength & conditioning coach and two seasons at East Bernard High School as assistant head football coach, defensive coordinator, boys’ basketball head coach and boys’ track & field head coach.

PRESONT PEHRSON

COACHING STAFF

The Teykl File

• Named the 2007 Tom Landry Award winner by the THSCA and was a two-time finalist for the AFCA Power of Influence Award. Also a finalist for the Houston Texans Coach of the Year Award and the Touchdown Club of Houston Coach of the Year Award. Received the 2012 U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis National Award.

• Also a former president and board member for the Texas State 7-on-7 championships and served as the Bayou Bowl game director and Team Texas head coach.

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TIM TEYKL

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL | FIRST SEASON

The Pehrson File

• With Navy, he was responsible for developing, implementing and managing the strategic planning process for recruiting prospective student-athletes. He oversaw the geographical canvassing assignments of all assistant coaches, the planning and execution of official and unofficial visits, development of the marketing message and the management of the recruiting database.

• In the fall of 2010, he served as outside linebackers coach and assistant tight ends coach at Houston Christian High School.

• Prior to Navy, spent four seasons at Georgia Tech, three as a graduate assistant coach and one as an offensive quality control coach. • In Pehrson’s four years at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets wre 33-21, played in four bowl games and won two bowl games.

• He started his coaching career with two different coaching internships at Navy, the first in 2006 and the second in 2009. • Pehrson attended Jacksonville University for two years and played two seasons with the Dolphins baseball team. He then transferred to the University of Texas for one year before finishing his college career at Towson University. • In 2007, Pehrson was taken in the 47th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and played two years in the minor leagues.

JOE ALCOSER

DIRECTOR FOR ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Alcoser

The Alcoser File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . Houston, 2001 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Laura . . children, KJ, Joseph, Scarlet, Alexis

• Had previously spent 20 years with the UH Football program, serving in a variety of roles including Director of Football Recruiting, Director of High School Relations, Assistant Director of Football Operations and Defensive Graduate Assistant. • He has also served as interim Director of Football Operations and as a quality control coach.

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• A Houston alum, Alcoser rejoined the Houston Football program in the fall of 2017 after a brief stint with the Texas A&M Football program.

• Prior to joining the Houston staff, Alcoser played wide receiver, running back and on special teams for the Cougars from 1994-96.

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Hometown . . . . . . . . . Annapolis, Md. College . . . . . . . . . . . Towson, 2009 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Kim daughter, Austin

• Before Georgia Tech, Pehrson worked one spring as a graduate assistant coach at Lamar University in 2011.

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The Word on Pehrson

• Preston Pehrson joined the Houston program in August, 2017 as its director of player personnel after serving in the same position at Navy.

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EDWARD JONES II

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL | SECOND SEASON

The Word on Jones • Edward Jones II joined the Houston Football program in March of 2016, serving as the program’s director of high school relations & player development before shifting to assistant director of player personnel in the spring of 2017.

The Jones File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . Houston, 2009 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, LeCretia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . daughter, Ella

• Prior to his time at Fort Bend, he spent three years at Cypress Lakes High School, coaching the program’s safeties and teaching world geography.

• A University of Houston graduate, Jones joined the UH program after three years at Fort Bend Hightower High School where he served as the Hurricanes wide receivers coach while teaching world geography. While at Fort Bend, Jones was part of a staff that won three straight district championships. In addition to his coaching and teaching duties, Jones also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, academic coordinator and social media director.

ALEX BROWN

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL | THIRD SEASON

The Word on Brown • Alex Brown is in his third season at Houston and in his first as an assistant director of player personnel after spending one season as an assistant director of recruiting and one season as a football recruiting assistant.

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The Brown File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Arlington, Texas College . . . . . Texas-Arlington, 2014

• Prior to his time in Houston, Brown spent four years as the head central scout for Optimum Scouting where he graded NFL Draft prospects via film study, play charting and statistical analysis. • Brown also has stints with the NFL Network (NFL Draft research assistant), USA Football (national team writer) and Grace Prep Academy (assistant football coach) to his credit.

GRACE MUSCARELLO

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS | THIRD SEASON

BOWL HISTORY

The Word on Muscarello • Grace Muscarello is in her third season at Houston as the assistant director for football operations after two seasons as an assistant director for recruiting. • She joined the Houston program after spending one year as a marketing and events intern at Lone Star Sports and Entertainment and the Houston Texans.

The Muscarello File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas College . . . . . . . . Texas A&M, 2014

• In her role with Lone Star Sports and Entertainment and the Houston Texans, Muscarello assisted in the coordination of event logistics, sponsor fulfillment and marketing efforts for events at NRG Stadium, including both professional and collegiate games with over 70,000 fans in attendance.

• She created and distributed a weekly College Football E-Newsletter using CRM, growing the organization’s database by 50 percent in just five months. • A graduate of Texas A&M, Muscarello spent two years as a student recruiting assistant for the Aggies football program, managing the program’s recruiting database. • She was also a 2013 intern for the Texas Bowl, assisting the director of operations in the logistics of the Houston-based bowl.

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The Word on Conley • Robert Conley joined the Houston Football program as an offensive football analyst in the spring of 2017.

COACHING STAFF

The Conley File

• The La Marque, Texas, native arrived in Houston after spending two seasons at UTPB as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to UTPB, he spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Utah, the 2011 season as a graduate assistant at Utah State and the 2010 season as a graduate assistant at Midwestern State University.

• Before embarking on a coaching career, Conley was a four-year starting right guard at Utah. He was a first-team All-Mountain West selection and third-team All-American for Utah’s 2009 Sugar Bowl champion team as well as a co-captain. He was honorable mention All-MWC in 2006 and second team in 2007.

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ROBERT CONLEY

Hometown . . . . . . La Marque, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah, 2008

THOMAS DUNSON

DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL ANALYST | THIRD SEASON

The Dunson File

• The two-year letterman (1998-99) at LSU started his career as defensive coordinator in 2001 at University High.

• The Houston native spent the 2007 season at Rice as an assistant director of football operations and special assistant to the defensive coordinator.

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Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSU, 2003 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Vanessa daughter, Mary Ella

• Dunson was an offensive graduate assistant, working with the quarterbacks and tight ends, during the 2008 season at Utah State. He also assisted with the Aggies’ special teams during his year in Logan, Utah.

• Dunson spent three seasons (2004-2006) at North Texas, his last as an offensive assistant with the tight ends group. His first two seasons were spent as a defensive graduate assistant working with the Mean Green’s secondary.

KYLE ROBINSON

SPECIAL TEAMS FOOTBALL ANALYST | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Robinson

• Robinson came to Houston after two seasons at Texas State where he was the special teams coordinator for the final nine games of the 2015 season after starting out as special teams quality control and director of player development.

The Robinson File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Austin, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . Alabama, 2005

• A 2005 graduate of the University of Alabama, Robinson spent time as a kicker/punter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League and the Austin Wranglers and Centex Barracudas of the Arena Football League while also holding a variety of roles over seven years for Technical Sales International.

• Robinson served as a special teams quality control coach and defensive assistant for Texas State in 2014, working with and developing kickers, punters, snappers and holders.

BOWL HISTORY

• Kyle Robinson is in his first season with the Houston Football program as a special teams analyst.

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The Word on Dunson • Thomas Dunson joined the Houston program as a defensive football analyst in the spring of 2015 after serving six seasons as an assistant football coach and head strength coach at North Shore High School in the Galena Park school district.

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MALCOLM KELLY

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Kelly • Malcolm Kelly joined the Houston Football program as an offensive graduate assistant in the spring of 2017.

COACHING STAFF

• As a player at Oklahoma, Kelly was a two-time All-Big 12 honoree and a 2005 Freshman All-American. In three years with the Sooners, he totaled 144 receptions for 2,285 yards and 21 touchdowns.

The Kelly File

Hometown . . . . . . . Longview, Texas College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2016

• Following his collegiate career, Kelly was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, 51st overall, by the Washington Redskins.

JB BROWN

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DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Brown

• JB Brown joined the Houston Football program as a defensive graduate assistant in spring of 2017. • The Alvin, Texas, native arrived in Houston after stints as a graduate assistant at both Kansas (football) and Pacific (baseball).

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The Brown File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific, 2014

• A two-time all-conference second baseman at Pacific, Brown was drafted in the 14th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the New York Mets. He would later play for the Brooklyn Cyclones, St. Lucie Mets and Savannah Sand Gnats.

ROBERT LUCE

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT | SECOND SEASON

BOWL HISTORY

The Word on Luce • Robert Luce joined the Houston Football program as a football quality control intern in May of 2016 before being named defensive graduate assistant prior to the 2017 season. • The Dallas, Texas, native spent the 2015 season as an offensive quality control coach for North Texas and the 2014 season as a student assistant at Missouri.

The Luce File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri, 2015

• He was a four-year member of the Missouri Football program on the offensive line.

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT | FIRST SEASON

The Word on Hopp • AJ Hopp joined the Houston Football program as an offensive graduate assistant in the spring of 2017. • Hopp joined Houston after two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Mississippi State where he assisted with the Bulldogs’ offensive line.

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio College . . . . . . Slippery Rock, 2011

• Prior to his time with MSU, Hopp spent two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Florida Atlantic University.

COACHING STAFF

The Hopp File

• He was named second team Division II Capital One Academic All-American and received the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2008 to 2011. Was the team captain in his senior year and was a member of the 2011 PSAC Western Division Conference Championship team.

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AJ HOPP

• While playing on the offensive line at Slippery Rock, Hopp was a three-year starter and received the PSAC Scholar Athlete Award all four years from 2007 to 2011.

ALEX NEDERHOFF

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL VIDEO | THIRD SEASON

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The Word on Nederhoff • Alex Nederhoff enters his third season with the Houston Football program, serving as the program’s director of football video. • Nederhoff joined the Houston staff after two seasons as New Mexico State’s video coordinator, where he received the 2013 Independent Conference Video Coordinator of the Year Award.

The Nederhoff File

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Hometown . . . . . . . . Wellsburg, Iowa College . . . . . . Northern Iowa, 2011 Family . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Elizabeth

• Nederhoff opened his career as a football operations intern as a student at Northern Iowa before being named video coordinator for his final two seasons with the Panthers.

ALBERT GARCIA

RECRUITING FOOTBALL ANALYST | SECOND SEASON

The Word on Garcia

The Garcia File

Hometown . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . Houston, 2016

BOWL HISTORY

• Albert Garcia was named a recruiting football analyst for the Houston Football program in the spring of 2017 after one year as an intern in the high school relations and player development department. • The Houston native also spent eight months as an intern in the Houston Athletics fan experience department and one year as a tailgate ambassador for the Houston Texans. • A graduate of the University of Houston, Garcia was the vice president for the University of Houston Terry Scholar student organization for the 2014-15 academic year.

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MIKE O’SHEA

HEAD ATHLETICS TRAINER | 25TH SEASON

The Word on O’Shea

• Mike O’Shea in his 25th season as the head athletics trainer at Houston. Widely regarded as one of the top collegiate trainers in the country, O’Shea oversees the training room operations for football and all Houston studentathletes.

COACHING STAFF

• In June, O’Shea was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.

The O’Shea File

Hometown . . . . . . . Brenham, Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas, 1968 Kent State, 1974 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Annette son Chad, daughter Julie

• O’Shea received the Excellence in Athletic Training Award from the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association in July of 2013 for his life-saving actions when D.J. Hayden suffered a tear of the inferior vena cava during an early November practice. • In 2010, O’Shea received the Most Distinguished Athletics Trainer Award from the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association and the group’s 2007 College and University Athletics Trainer of the Year Award.

• The 2008 Bill Yeoman Special Contributions Award winner, O’Shea was named the National Athletic Trainers Association’s Most Distinguished Athletics Trainer in 2005. O’Shea was also awarded the 1999 Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society’s Distinguished Alumni Award. • Prior to UH, O’Shea served as the head trainer at Louisville (1985-93), as a trainer at Miami (1979-85) and as a trainer for the Baltimore Colts. • O’Shea began his career as a student assistant at Blinn College before moving to Texas and later Kent State. O’Shea served four years in the U.S. Air Force and served as the head trainer for the United States AAU Track and Field teams that traveled to Russia in 1975 and Italy in 1977. • In 1981, O’Shea authored The History and Development of the National Athletics Trainers Association. • O’Shea and his wife, Annette, have two children, Chad and Julie. Chad, a grad of UH and wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots, and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Claire, Grace and Michael. Julie, married to Tobie Holmes, also a UH graduate, is an educational diagnostician with Fort Bend ISD and has one daughter, Shea.

MICHELLE MALLOY

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ASSISTANT ATHLETICS TRAINER | FOURTH SEASON

The Word on Malloy

• Michelle Malloy joined the University of Houston Department of Athletics in June 2014 as an assistant athletics trainer. She is in her second season on a full-time basis with football after assisting with the sport while covering track & field the previous two years.

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The Malloy File

• Prior to joining the full-time staff, Malloy spent two years as a graduate assistant athletics trainer for men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s cross country and received her master’s degree in sport and fitness administration in 2014.

• She received her bachelor’s degree in athletics training with a minor in worksite health promotion from East Carolina in 2012 after recording nearly 2,000 clinical observation honors. • While with the Pirates, she worked with numerous sport programs, including men’s Basketball, football, softball, track and field and cross country programs. • Malloy is a certified athletic trainer and also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. She also is a licensed athletic trainer in the state of Texas.

Hometown . . . . . . . . New Egypt, N.J. College . . . . . . East Carolina, 2012

BRADLEY NEWTON

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS TRAINER | FOURTH SEASON

BOWL HISTORY

The Word on Newton

• Bradley Newton rejoined the University Of Houston Department of Athletics in August of 2016 as an Assistant Athletics Trainer working primarily with football. • He previously spent two years at the University of Houston as a Graduate Assistant with football from 2012 to 2014. During that time he earned his Master’s degree in Sport and Fitness Administration.

The Newton File

Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Batavia, N.Y. College . . . Canisius College, 2012

• Two years prior to that, Newton worked at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in West Houston. • He is a nationally certified athletic trainer, and an active member of SWATA and NATA.

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THE COUGARS 9 MATTHEW ADAMS

10 KYLE ALLEN

Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)

6-1

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Scottsdate, Ariz. (Texas A&M)

Sr.

6-3

211

Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 13-3 22 18 40 4.5-19 2-13 - 2 - 1 2015 13-3 28 21 49 2.5-15 2-15 - - - 2016 11-11 57 25 82 7.5-21 2-10 - 2 1-13 2017 10-8 45 31 76 4.5-7 0.5-1 - 1 1-0 1 Career 47-25 152 95 247 19-62 6.5-39 - 5 2-13 2

Year G-GS Comp-Att Pct Yards Avg/game T D INT R Yards TD 2014 Texas A&M 2015 Texas A&M 2016 Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules 2017 5-3 80-105-4 76.2 771 154.2 4 4 11 -14 0 Career 5-3 80-105-4 76.2 771 154.2 4 4 11 -14 0

• 2017 Team Captain • 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Second Team • 2016-17 American All-Academic Team

• American Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 18, 2017) • 2017 Unitas Award Watch List • 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Third Team • 2016-17 American All-Academic Team

2017: Started eight of the 10 regular-season games he appeared in ... is second on the team with 76 total tackles ... one of two Cougars with both a forced fumble and fumble recovery during 2017 ... tallied six tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had six tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... tallied three tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had four tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... missed the Memphis game due to injury ... tallied nine tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had five tackels and a 0.5 sack in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... led Cougars with nine tackles and had a forced fumble in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... notched a career-high 15 tackles vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... also had 1.5 tackles for loss ... led Houston with 11 tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... also tallied 2.0 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble ... made first start in season opener at Arizona (Sept.9) ... had eight tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss in 19-16 win.

2017: Started the first three games at QB this season and appeared in five total ... threw for 771 yards (80-105-4) with four touchdowns ... made a fourth-quarter appearance in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and had one passing attempt ... passed for 217 yards on 24-of-39 with one touchdown vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... broke the Houston single-game completion percentage record at 93.9 on 31-of-33 passing in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... totaled 309 passing yards with two touchdowns vs. Owls ... made his first career start at QB for Houston at Arizona (Sept. 9) and earned the win ... completed 25 passes on 32 attempts with two interceptions ... totaled 225 passing yards with one score, a 5-yard pass to Bonner.

2016: Started every game he played in for Houston (11) ... led the team with 82 tackles and in solo tackles with 57 ... had a team-best three double-digit tackle games ... racked up 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... had a game-high 12 tackles vs. San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl ... led the Cougars with 10 tackles at Memphis ... tallied five tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss in a home win over No. 3 Louisville ... had six tackles in a home win vs. Tulane ... tallied six tackles and a fumble recovery, the first of his career, in a road loss at SMU ... had seven tackles in a win over Tulsa ... led Houston with 12 tackles and two tackles for loss in a road loss at Navy ... had four tackles, a sack for a loss of six yards, a forced fumble in a win at Texas State ... tallied nine tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss in a road win at Cincinnati ... had two tackles, both for loss in a win over Lamar ... finished with nine tackles, one for a loss and a forced fumble in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma. 2015: Appeared in 13 games while making three starts ... was eighth on the team with 49 tackles ... second on the team with nine special teams tackles, all coming on kickoff coverage ... finished the year with five tackles including one sack in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Florida State ... led Houston with a career-high 11 tackles in win over Navy ... had 10 tackles and a quarterback hurry at UConn ... tallied seven tackles and a half tackle for loss in win over Memphis ... tallied three tackles in win over Cincinnati ... had three tackles in win vs. Vanderbilt ... recorded three tackles and a sack for a loss of six yards in win at UCF ... tallied two tackles in a win at Tulane ... recorded three tackles including two solo and one assist vs. Tennessee Tech.

2016: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. At Texas A&M: Saw action in 20 games with 14 starts in his two seasons with the Aggies ... sophomore season saw Allen lead Texas A&M in passing and total offense, completing 160-of283 passes for 2,210 yards and 17 touchdowns against seven interceptions ... also added 102 yards on the ground as he became just the eighth quarterback in Texas A&M history to pass for 2,000 yards and 15 touchdowns in a season ... threw for 1,322 yards and 16 touchdowns as a freshman against seven interceptions on 118-of-192 passing ... closed the year with MVP honors in an AutoZone Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia, throwing for 294 yards and four touchdowns while adding 33 yards rushing against the Mountaineers. High School: Rated the nation’s top quarterback by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports after throwing for more than 8,000 yards and 86 touchdowns over his high school career ... 2014 US Army All-American ... completed 186-of-272 passes as a senior for 2,535 yards and 29 touchdowns.

2014: One of four true freshmen to see action in all 13 games in the 2014 season ... started at linebacker and recorded five tackles for the Cougars in Houston’s comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl ... made two starts vs. USF and Tulane at linebacker ... totaled 35 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss of 19 yards ... had two sacks, which ranked 10th in the league, for a loss of 13 yards ... registered four tackles at Cincinnati ... forced a fumble, recorded four tackles, including a sack for a loss of six yards in win at SMU ... tallied a career-high 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss vs. Tulane ... recorded his first career sack for a loss of seven yards at BYU ... appeared as a true freshman vs. UTSA as one of just four true freshmen to make an appearance in the season opener. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 68 outside linebacker by ESPN ... ranked the No. 69 outside linebacker by Scout ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named the 2013 District 23-5A Defensive Player of the Year ... named his team’s Overall MVP and Defensive MVP as a senior ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named to the Houston Touchdown’s Club 2013 Preseason All-Greater Houston Team ... named to the District 23-5A First Team as both a junior and a senior ... also named to the 2013 District 23-5A All-Academic Team ... had 96 tackles, including 18 for loss, six forced fumbles and four interceptions as a senior ... also a member of Hightower’s basketball program.

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Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview HS)

6-2

228

Huffman, Texas (Hargrave HS)

Fr.

6-5

290

Fr. Jr.

2017: Appeared in two regular-season games vs. Rice and ECU on the offensive line as a true freshman ... helped Houston to six rushing touchdowns and 272 yards on the ground during those two games ... was part of a line that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow a sack vs. ECU.

2017: Appeared in eight regular-season games as a true freshman ... totaled six tackles, two of which were sacks during 2017 ...had two tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... tallied three tackles and a sack for a loss of five yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... notched one tackle, a sack for a loss of seven yards vs. Memphis (Oct. 19).

High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 10 offensive guard in the state of Texas by Scout ... No. 54 offensive guard nationally by ESPN ... No. 110 overall player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... unanimous first team all-district selection as a senior ... did not give up a sack while totaling 80 pancake blocks in 10 starts ... also earned academic all-district honors as a senior ... named to 2015 District 10-4A Second Team. Team captain ... coached by head coach Mike McEachern ... also competed in shot put and discus for the Hargrave Track & Field program ... signed with Houston over Colorado, Mississippi State and Texas Tech among others.

High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 13 linebacker in the state of Texas by Scout ... No. 61 defensive end nationally by 247Sports ... No. 76 linebacker nationally by Scout ... earned 2016 Class 5A All-State honorable mention honors ... named to the 2016 District 10-5A First Team ... had 40 tackles and nine tackles for loss as a junior ... coached by head coach James Brown ... also competed in track and field for Mansfield Timberview HS ... signed with Houston over Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech among others.

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15 LINELL BONNER

Houston, Texas (Blinn)

5-10

Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD 2016 12-5 62-289 4.7 6 2017 6-3 60-333 5.6 4 Career 18-8 122-622 5.1 10

210

Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS)

Sr.

Lg Rec. Yards TD 46 7 54 1 40 8 65 0 46 15 119 1

WR Lg 19 13 19

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2016 12-5 3 - 3 - - - 1 2-0 2017 6-3 - 1 1 - - - - - Career 18-8 3 1 4 - - - 1 2-0 • 2017 Team Captain • 2016 Burlsworth Trophy Candidate • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Oct. 17, 2016) 2017: Appeared in six of the 11 games in 2017 at RB ... rushed for a total of 33 yards and four touchdowns on 60 rushing attempts ... missed Navy, Tulane, ECU and USF games due to injury ... led Houston with a career-high 106 rushing yards on 21 rushes with one score vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... led Houston with 82 rushing yards on 11 attempts with one touchdown at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had six rushing attempts for 34 yards and two receptions for 10 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had four rushes for 16 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... scored a rushing TD and had four carries for 12 yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started at running back in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... led team with 83 rushing yards on 14 attempts and a touchdown ... also had three receptions for 22 yards. 2016: Appeared in 12 games, making five starts ... started the season at cornerback before moving to running back ... led all Houston running backs with six rushing touchdowns ... finished third on the team with 62 rushing attempts and 289 yards on the ground ... made his first career start in a home win vs. UConn ... recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied 76 rushing yards on 11 carries, including a 46-yard rush in a win over UCF ... led the Cougars vs. Tulsa with three rushing touchdowns on 14 attempts and 82 yards ... also had two receptions for 21 yards ... scored a rushing and receiving touchdown at Navy (Oct. 8) ... finished with 13 carries for 51 yards and a score and two catches for 22 yards and a touchdown vs. the Midshipmen ... against UConn, had nine rushes for 27 yards and a score ... tallied seven carries for 21 yards and a touchdown in a road win at Texas State ... made his first Houston appearance, at cornerback, in a win over Lamar forcing a fumble he recovered on the same play. At Blinn Junior College: 2014 (Freshman): Played in all eight games . . . caught 12 passes for 116 yards . . . longest reception of 48 yards came against Kilgore (Oct. 18). 2015 (Sophomore): Played in eight games . . . ran the ball two times for 20 yards with a long rush of 15 yards . . . led team with 29 receptions and 265 yards and two touchdowns . . . longest reception was 63 yards. High School: Played for Ed Pustejovski at Cy-Fair High School . . . earned honorable mention all-district in 2012 ... named first-team all-state, first-team all-region, first-team all-district and Houston Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year in 2013 ... helped lead Cy-Fair to the first round of the playoffs in 2012 and the quarterfinals in 2013.

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Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD Long 2013 Redshirted 2014 0-0 - - - - 2015 12-3 25 317 12.7 5 37 vs. UCF 2016 12-8 98 1,118 11.4 3 55 at Memphis 2017 10-10 73 850 11.6 4 62 vs. ECU Career 34-21 196 2,285 11.7 12 62 vs. ECU • 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List • 2017 Earl Campbell Award Watch List • 2017 Biletnikoff Award Watch List • 2017 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Preseason Team • 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team • 2016-17 American All-Academic Team • 2016 Phil Steele’s AAC Second Team • 2016 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention • 2015-16 American All-Academic Team • 2016 Biletnikoff Award Watch List • 2014-15 American All-Academic Team 2017: Started 10 of the 11 regular-season games in 2017 ... led Houston with 73 catches and four touchdowns, while ranking second in total receiving yards at 850 ... ranks No. 9 on the Houston career receptions chart with 196 ... ranks No. 11 on the Houston career receiving yards chart with 2,285 yards ... tallied 98 receiving yards on eight catches in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had second-straight 100+ yard receiving game, tallying 100 yards on seven catches at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... notched a season-high 147 receiving yards on seven catches and one touchdown in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... totaled 40 receiving yards on six receptions in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... led Houston with 121 receiving yards on eight receptions vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had five receptions for 44 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied six catches for 43 yards and a touchdown in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had seven receptions for 66 yards and a score vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... led Houston with 132 receiving yards on 10 receptions in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... led Houston wtih nine receptions and one touchdown, a 5-yard catch from Allen ... totaled 59 receiving yards in 19-16 win. 2016: Saw action in 12 games with eight starts ... his 98 receptions ranked fifth nationally, third in The American and were the eighth-best single-season total in Houston history ... became the 19th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-yard in receiving after totaling 1,118 receiving yards ... led the Cougars with a career-high 17 receptions for 235 yards, the eighth-best singlegame total in Houston history, and a touchdown at Memphis ... threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Chance Allen and tallied eight receptions for 67 yards in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... had nine catches for 97 yards in a home win over Tulane ... led the Cougars with 97 receiving yards on 13 receptions ... led Houston with nine receptions for 117 yards at Navy ... notched 12 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown, which resulted in SportsCenter’s No. 1 play of the day, in a win over UConn ... also had three rushes for 12 yards vs. the Huskies ... had six receptions for 52 yards and a score at Texas State ... tallied first career 100-yard receiving game with 119 yards on eight receptions at Cincinnati ... tallied four catches for 63 yards in a victory over Oklahoma. 2015: Appeared in 12 games while making three starts at wide receiver for the Cougars ... placed on scholarship prior to the season ... fourth on the Houston team with 25 receptions and 317 yards ... third on the team and ninth in The American with five touchdown receptions ... had one reception for 11 yards in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Florida State ... completed a pass for 18 yards in the team’s win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship game ... totaled 92 receiving yards on a seven receptions, while tallying two touchdowns in win over Navy ... had five catches for 65 yards and a touchdown in win over Memphis ... totaled 71 yards and a touchdown on five receptions in win at UCF ... recorded his first career touchdown and tallied two receptions for 35 yards in a win at Louisville. 2014: Did not see any action. 2013: Redshirted.

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Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)

6-3

240

Jr. Long 6 vs. UCF 12 at Arizona 12 at Arizona

2017: Made starts in the first two games in 2017 and appeared in nine ... had seven total catches for 45 yards ... tallied one catch for seven yards in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had one catch for seven yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... saw action vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23), tallying two receptions for 10 yards ... had one catch for nine yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... made first career start at TE in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... totaled one reception for 12 yards and one tackle in the 19-16 win. 2016: Saw action in 12 of 13 games ... recorded his first career touchdown in a win over UCF ... had one reception for four yards in a win over Lamar.

5-10

232

Soph. Jr.

Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Yards TD Lg 2015 Redshirted 2016 7-0 12-51 4.3 1 17 - - - 2017 11-0 - - - - - - - Career 18-0 12-51 4.3 1 17 - - - • 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team 2017: Has appeared in all 11 games ... had one tackle in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28). 2016: Saw action in seven games ... made his first career appearance at running back in a win over Lamar (Sept. 10) … had seven carries for 26 yards in a road win at Texas State (Sept. 24) ... had five rushing attempts for 25 yards and a touchdown. 2015: Redshirted.

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Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2014 Redshirted 2015 6-0 - - - - 2016 12-0 2 10 5.0 1 2017 9-2 7 45 6.4 - Career 27-2 9 55 6.1 1

Missouri City, Texas (Lincoln HS)

2017 SEASON

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2015: Appeared in six games for Houston throughout the 2015 season, mainly on special teams. 2014: Redshirted.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... received 2013 All-District 18-5A first team honors ... pulled in 31 receptions for 706 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior despite missing three games with an injury ... helped to secure Alief Taylor’s district title with four touchdown receptions in its win over Hastings ... had 36 catches for 439 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior ... named all-district all-academic in 2012 and 2013 ... also played basketball and ran track at Alief Taylor ... member of Alief Taylor’s Unity Council.

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52 JERARD CARTER

Austin, Texas (John H. Reagan HS)

6-0

Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD 2016 9-0 49-206 4.2 2 2017 9-0 73-372 5.1 3 Career 18-0 122-578 4.7 5

210

Houston, Texas (Red Oak HS)

Soph.

Lg Rec. Yards TD 38 4 37 - 46 5 27 - 46 9 64 -

Lg 18 12 18

• 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Nominee 2017: Appeared in nine games during the 2017 regular season ... is second on the team with 372 rushing yards on 73 carries with three touchdowns ... tallied seven rushes for seven yards in win vs. Navy (Nov. 24) ... had 19 rushes for 72 yards and three receptions for 15 yards at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... tallied 29 rushing yards on eight carries and a touchdown in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had a career day in win at USF (Oct. 28) with 137 rushing yards on 18 carries with one touchdown ... totaled 67 rushing yards on nine carries in win vs. SMU (Oct. 7) ... led Houston in rushing in his first appearance of 2017 vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... totaled 59 yards on 11 rushing attempts with one touchdown - a three-yard run late in the first half ... also had one catch for 12 yards.

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 43 running back by ESPN ... No. 81 player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... set the Austin Independent School District career rushing record ... named second-team AP Texas All-State and district 26-4A MVP as a senior after running for 1,675 yards and 33 touchdowns ... named all-central Texas first team running back as a junior after rushing for 1,655 yards and 20 touchdowns ... rushed for 1,178 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore to earn district 26-4A Newcomer of the Year award ... competed in the Texas State Wrestling Championships as a sophomore ... chose Houston over Indiana, Iowa State, Nebraska, Oregon State, Purdue and Texas Tech among others ... coached by Keith Carey at John H. Reagan HS ... became a U.S. citizen on May 24 after escaping worn-torn Liberia at the age of five.

285

Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 13-0 7 6 13 0.5-1 0.5-1 - - 2-0 2016 11-9 10 10 20 1.5-2 - - - - 2017 4-2 15 3 18 4.5-12 1.5-6 - - - Career 28-11 32 19 51 6.5-15 2-7 - - 2-0 • 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team 2017: Appeared in the final four regular-season games, making two starts after coming off an early-season injury ... totaled 18 tackles, 4.5 tackles were for loss with 1.5 as sacks in limited action ... tied his career-best with seven tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24), also had a 0.5 sack and 0.5 tackle for loss ... had a career day at Tulane (Nov. 18) with seven tackles, 1.0 sack and 3.0 tackles for loss ... saw action in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and had two tackles and a QBH ... made first appearance of 2017 at USF after recovering from injury ... had two tackles and a tackle for loss in win vs. Bulls (Oct. 28). 2016: Started nine of 11 games played ... had two quarterback hurries in a home win over Tulane ... had five tackles in a road loss at SMU ... tallied on tackle for loss in a win over Tulsa ... had six tackles at Navy ... tallied one tackle in a home win vs. UConn ... tallied two tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma. 2015: Registered 13 tackles while appearing in 13 games ... had two tackles and a 0.5 sack in Houston’s win over Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ... recovered a fumble in his collegiate debut at Louisville ... collected his second fumble recovery of the season againt SMU. 2014: Redshirted. High School: Named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... No. 84 defensive end nationally by 247Sports ... named first team All-District 13-5A in 2012 and second team All-District 13-5A in 2013 ... had 57 tackles as a senior defensive tackle and 33 tackles as a junior defensive end ... a member of Dekaney’s National Honor Society.

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2016: Played in nine games ... totaled 206 yards rushing on 49 carries to accompany two touchdowns ... made his Houston debut at running back in a win over Lamar and tallied 20 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown ... had 14 rushing attempts and 48 yards and a score in a win over Tulsa ... had five rushing attempts for 25 yards and one reception for eight yards in a road win at Cincinnati.

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Houston, Texas (Texas)

6-0

215

Houston, Texas (Texas A&M)

Jr.

• 2017 Athlon Preseason AAC Fourth Team • 2016 Athlon Preseason AAC Second Team

Sr. Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 Redshirted at Texas A&M 2014 Texas A&M 2015 Texas A&M 2016 Texas A&M 2017 11-9 17 17 34 3-8 0.5-1 - - - Career 11-9 17 17 34 3-8 0.5-1 - - - -

2017: Started nine of the 11 regular-season games ... totaled 34 tackles, including three for loss ... tallied a tackle at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had three tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... totaled three tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles and one for a loss of five yards vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had 12 tackles for a Houston career high at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... totaled four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a 0.5 sack in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had three tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... tallied four tackles vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... notched first career tackle in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... made his first career start for Houston in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9). Will have one season of eligibility in 2017 after transferring from Texas A&M upon the completion of undergraduate degree requirements. At Texas A&M: 2016: Saw action in all 13 games ... totaled 25 tackles including two for a loss ... also had one sack and one forced fumble. 2015: Saw action against Ball State and Nevada but did not log a tackle. 2014: Contributed one tackle while seeing action in three games on the defensive front. 2013: Redshirted. High School: Coached by Dallas Blacklock at Sharpstown High School ... three-time all-district selection for the Apollos ... earned honorable mention all-state honors from the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors as a senior in 2012 ... member of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Super Team third team ... led the Apollos to an 8-3 record and to the bi-district round of the Class 4A Div. II playoffs in 2012 ... as a junior, compiled 102 tackles and 12 quarterback sacks ... named to the U.S. National (U-19) team ... chose Texas A&M out of high school over LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, TCU and West Virginia.

2015: Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer rules. At Texas: Catalon redshirted his lone season (2014) at Texas before returning home.

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High School: Was a three-time all-district honoree and four-year letterman for Aldine Eisenhower ... named the No. 10 running back nationally and No. 25 player in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... rushed for 866 yards on 125 carries (6.9 yards per attempt) and had 410 yards receiving as a senior ... also started five games at cornerback and recorded 38 tackles and one interception, helping Eisenhower to an appearance in the 5A DII bi-district playoffs in 2013 ... named second-team AllDistrict 18-5A and third-team DCTF Super Team as a running back in 2012, rushing for 1,331 yards and 10 TDs on 182 carries with 12 receptions for 152 yards and a TD as a junior, helping Eisenhower to an appearance in the 5A DII bi-district playoffs in 2012 ... selected as the top all-purpose player and Newcomer of the Year in District 18-5A in 2011 after rushing for 1,156 yards and seven TDs on 172 carries as a sophomore ... played in seven games as a freshman with one start, rushing for 211 yards and averaging 5.1 yards per carry.

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2016: Appeared in nine games for Houston and started in seven ... led Houston in rushing with 528 yards on 145 carries ... tied for third on the team with four rushing touchdowns, while tallying three receiving scores to total seven ... led the Cougars with one rushing touchdown and two receiving touchdowns after tallying 39 rushing yards on 14 attempts and 68 receiving yards on nine receptions in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... led the Cougars with 20 rushing attempts for 50 yards in a home win over Tulane ... vs. UCF, led Cougars with 19 rushing attempts for 82 yards and a touchdown, while also tallying seven receptions for 40 yards ... after missing three games due to injury, returned to the field in a road loss at SMU ... had 17 carries for 54 yards and four catches for 66 yards vs. the Mustangs ... had 10 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown in a road win at Texas State ... had 16 rushing attempts for 67 yards and five receptions for 20 yards in a road win at Cincinnati ... led the Cougars with 22 rushing attempts for 88 yards, while tallying four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

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2017: Has appeared in all 11 games, making eight starts ... led Houston’s rushing attack with 621 yards on the ground on 138 carries with eight touchdowns, while also tallying 14 receptions for 87 yards and one score ... tallied seven rushes for 27 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had nine carries for 77 rushing yards and a touchdown in win over ECU (Nov. 4) ... totaled eight carries for 23 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had 65 rushing yards on 22 attempts with one touchdown vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied a career-high 24 rushing attempts, totaling 72 yards and a touchdown at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had a career-game with 177 rushing yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... produced a career-long 52-yard rush vs. Mustangs ... had six rushes for 32 yards and three catches in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... has seen action in all three games ... had 13 rushes for 41 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had seven rushes for 31 yards with one touchdown ... also had a receiving touchdown and tallied two catches for 10 yards vs. Owls ... led Houston in rushing attempts in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... totaled 18 attempts for 78 yards in 19-16 win.

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Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Yards TD Lg 2015 S at out due to NCAA transfer rules 2016 9-7 145-528 3.6 4 35 44 281 3 51 2017 11-8 138-621 4.5 8 52 14 87 1 31 Career 20-15 283-1,149 4.1 12 52 58 368 4 51

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Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS)

WR Year 2016 2017 Career

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6-2

193

Rec Yards Avg TD 6 68 11.3 - 10 164 16.4 - 16 232 14.5 -

Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS)

Soph. Long 32 vs. SDSU 49 at Arizona 49 at Arizona

2017: Saw action in 10 of the 11 regular-season games, making four starts ... had two catches for 12 yards at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... tallied one catch for 10 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had two catches for 21 yards in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied one catch for 39 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had one catch for 19 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two catches for 14 yards vs. Owls ... appeared in the season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) and notched a career-long reception of 49 yards in 19-16 win. 2016: Saw action in seven games with two starts ... had career bests in receptions (3) and receiving yards (51) in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State .. made his first career start in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... had one catch vs. the Cardinals ... tallied his first career reception in a home win vs. Tulane ... had two receptions for 17 total yards vs. Green Wave. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 81 player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... No. 86 receiver by Rivals … named all-district 21-6A in 2015 and 2014 ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior … pulled in 45 receptions for 896 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ... had 54 receptions for 893 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior year ... had 23 receptions for 506 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore to earn second team all-district 21-6A ... chose Houston over Mississippi, Nebraska, TCU, Texas Tech and Wisconsin among others ... coached by Kevin Flanigan at West Brook HS.

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Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 13-0 4 3 7 - - - - - 1 2016 13-12 45 20 65 7-25 3-16 - 1 1-0 5 2017 11-9 38 13 51 2-2 - 4-49 - - 3 Career 37-21 87 36 123 9-27 3-16 4-49 1 1-0 9 • 2017 Team Captain • 2017 Athlon Preseason AAC First Team • 2016 Phil Steele’s AAC Third Team • 2016 American Athletic Conference Second Team 2017: Started nine of the 11 regular-season games in 2017 ... tied for the team lead and is tied for second in the American with four interceptions on the year, while also tallying 51 tackles during 11 games ... had four tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied six tackles, a tackle for loss and a PBU at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had five tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied one tackle in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had two tackles and an interception for a return of 58 yards vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied three tackles and a PBU at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had five tackles and a PBU in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied five tackles and had two interceptions for 36 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had two tackles vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled seven tackles, one for a loss of one yard and had a QBH in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started at safety in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... led the team with 11 tackles in 19-16 win ... also made his first carrer interception in the fourth quarter when Arizona was driving to keep the Wildcats off the board late. 2016: Started 12 games and appeared in all 13 ... finished fifth on the team with 65 tackles on the year ... was third among defensive backs in The American with seven tackles for loss including three sacks, a number that was second among defensive backs in league ... also added five pass breakups along with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... had eight tackles and two pass breakups at Memphis ... tallied five tackles with one sack vs. No. 3 Louisville ... had five tackles and one quarterback hurry in a home win vs. Tulane ... tallied a fumble recovery and a tackle in a home win over UCF ... had two tackles, one for a loss of three yards and a pass breakup at SMU ... tallied 10 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and a forced fumble, which resulted in the winning score for the Cougars in a home win over Tulsa ... had four tackles and a pass breakup at Navy ... led in back-to-back weeks with five tackles vs. UConn ... also had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. the Huskies ... led the Cougars with seven tackles and had one for loss in a road win at Texas State ... tallied five tackles and a half tackle for loss in a road win at Cincinnati ... had three tackles in a win over Lamar ... notched six tackles in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

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2015: Appeared in 13 games primarily on special teams ... finished the year third on the Houston team with seven special teams tackles, all on kickoff coverage ... collected his first pass break up in the team’s win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship game ... had a tackle in shutout win over Vanderbilt ... had two tackles in win at Tulane ... tallied one tackle in wins vs. Texas State and at Louisville ... made his collegiate debut and registered a quarterback hurry in the game against Tennessee Tech. 2014: Redshirted.

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High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports ... named 2013 first team All-District 15-4A ... had 56 tackles, five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a senior ... also had two receptions for 47 yards and four kick returns for 138 yards in 2013 ... totaled 46 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a junior ... named all-district 15-4A second team in 2012.

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Columbus, Texas (Columbus HS)

6-4

308

Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS)

Jr.

6-4

304

Soph.

2017: Appeared in two regular-season games vs. Rice and ECU on the offensive line ... helped Houston to six rushing touchdowns and 272 yards on the ground during those two games ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack vs. ECU.

2016: Saw action in nine games, making six starts at left guard including the final five games of the season ... graded out at 76 percent and had 17 knockdown blocks on his 425 snaps ... had one tackle at Memphis ... helped the Cougars to 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on 561 carries ... played a role in helping Houston score six rushing touchdowns and tally 381 yards on the ground with 71 carries in a win over Lamar.

2016: Appeared in five games ... provided depth on the offensive line with 58 snaps ... graded out at 65 percent with five knockdown blocks.

2015: Appeared in eight games while making six starts on the offensive line ... finished fourth on the offensive line in knockdown blocks with 28 averaging 3.5 per game ... helped the Cougar running backs compile 366 yards and five touchdowns in the team’s win at Tulane ... helped the rushing attack that scored 28 touchdowns in his eight games.

2015: Redshirted ... moved from tight end to offensive line following the season. High School: Named to the Houston Chronicle Houston Top 100 ... named to the 2014 district 22-6A all-district first team ... caught 11 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season of his senior year ... named to the 2013 district 22-6A all-district second team ... had 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns as a junior ... had 209 total offensive yards his junior year.

2014: Redshirted.

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2017: Appeared in four regular-season games on the offensive line ... helped Houston to seven rushing touchdowns and 634 yards on the ground during those four games ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Temple, vs. ECU and at Tulane.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports ... named to the Waco Tribune’s Texas Top 100 ... No. 91 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... unanimous District 25-3A first team member in 2013 ... earned second team all-district 25-3A honors in 2012 ... also a member of Columbus’ basketball and track and field programs ... first team all-district basketball ... regional qualifier in track and field ... finished third in the shot put at the 2013 District 25-3A Finals.

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5-11

225

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 Redshirted 2014 2-0 0 2 2 - - - - - - 2015 12-0 3 4 7 - - - - - 2016 12-0 1 2 3 - - - - - 2017 11-0 6 3 9 - - - - - Career 37-0 10 11 21 - - - - - • 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team 2017: Has seen action in all 11 games ... is Houston’s leading tackler on special teams ... had one tackle in wins vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28). 2016: Saw action in 12 games ... recorded three tackles, one in games against UConn, Navy and Tulane.

2014: Appeared in two games, vs. Grambling and at SMU ... recorded two tackles in win over Grambling. 2013: Redshirted ... named Special Teams Scout Team MVP.

Metairie, La. (Rummel HS)

Sr.

2015: Appeared in 12 games ... recorded seven tackles.

WR Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Career

G-GS 13-2 13-12 13-13 11-11 50-38

6-3

202

Rec Yards Avg TD 20 286 14.3 - 31 382 12.3 3 53 692 13.1 5 66 873 13.2 3 170 2,233 13.1 11

Sr. Long 40 vs. Tulsa 65 vs. Texas State 48 vs. UConn 75 vs. ECU 75 vs. ECU

• 2017 Team Captain • 2017 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention • 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List • 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 2017: Started all 11 regular-season games in 2017 ... leads Houston with 873 receiving yards on 66 receptions and three touchdowns ... ended home slate with back-to-back 100+ yard receiving games, tallying 142 yards on eight catches with one touchdown in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied two catches for 36 yards at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had a career-day with 171 receiving yards on six catches, while also scoring a touchdown on a career-long 75-yard pass from D’Eriq King in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied three catches for 19 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had eight receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... recorded a career-best 10 receptions and 107 receiving yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... led Houston in receiving with 65 receiving yards on six catches in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had six catches for 78 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... tallied six catches for a team-high 83 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled 57 receiving yards on six catches in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... led Houston with 72 receiving yards on six catches in 19-16 win. 2016: Started all 13 games at wide receiver ... finished third on the team with 53 receptions for 692 yards receiving ... totaled five receiving touchdowns for second-most on the team ... had five receptions for 48 yards at Memphis ... had three catches for 36 yards in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied two catches for 33 yards with a touchdown in a home win over Tulane ... had five catches for 52 yards in a home win over UCF ... tallied three catches for 20 yards and a touchdown at SMU ... had three receptions for 42 yards in a win over Tulsa ... tallied nine catches for 112 yards and a score at Navy ... had five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown in a home win vs. UConn ... tallied five receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown in a road win at Texas State ... led the Cougars with seven catches and 125 receiving yards in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

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2015: Started 12 games while appearing in 13 ... finished the year third on the team with 31 receptions and 382 yards ... was fourth in the program with three touchdown receptions ... had four receptions for 32 yards in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Florida State ... tallied two catches for 17 yards and a touchdown in win over Navy ... tallied three receptions for 31 yards in win over Vanderbilt ... had five catches for 58 yards vs. Tulsa ... made three catches for 80 yards, including a career-long 65-yard reception, and a score in win over Texas State ... had four receptions for 54 yards and his first career touchdown in win at Louisville. 2014: One of four true freshmen to appear in all 13 games in the 2014 season ... started for the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl and caught one pass for 13 yards ... tallied 19 receptions for 273 yards, an average of 14.4 yards per catch ... produced a career-high 150 yards receiving on seven catches in win over the Golden Hurricane ... tallied six receptions for 64 yards vs. Tulane ... was one of just four true freshmen to make a debut in Houston’s season opener vs. UTSA ... tallied two receptions for 31 yards with the longest hauling in at 22 yards.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN ... No. 37 player in the state of Louisiana by ESPN ... helped lead his team to back-to-back state titles and a combined record of 24-3 in 2012 and 2013 ... had 51 receptions for 695 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... totaled 144 yards off six receptions in Rummel’s state title game ... pulled in 31 receptions for 659 yards and five touchdowns in 2012 ... had six receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown in the 2012 Louisiana State Championship ... collected six receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns his sophomore year ... also a member of Rummel’s basketball program, helping lead his team to the state quarterfinals.

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Galena Park, Texas (North Shore HS)

6-3

245

Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS)

Jr.

2017: Started all 11 regular-season games in 2017... has totaled 54 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss of 40 yards, second-best on the team ... had six tackles and one for a loss of five yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied four tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had six tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied seven tackles and one for a loss of yardage in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied seven tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had two tackles in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied a sack for a loss of 24 yards and four tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had a career-high eight tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... tallied three tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) at OLB ... finished with four tackles and a sack for a loss of two yards.

290

Jr. Soph.

2017: Was sidelined entire season due to injury. 2016: Appeared in six games, making four starts at left guard for the Cougars ... graded out at 68 percent with nine knockdown blocks in 363 snaps ... made starts against Texas State, UConn, Navy and Tulsa ... helped Houston to 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on 561 carries ... played an integral role in Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four rushing touchdowns and 268 yards on the ground in the win over Tulsa. 2015: Started four games while appearing in 10 as a true freshman ... one of just three true freshmen to see action on the year ... started the season on the defensive line before moving over to the offensive side of the ball ... graded out at 67 percent for the season on the offensive line ... had 17 knockdown blocks ... ranked sixth with his 409 total snaps ... made his first career start on the offensive line at right guard in shutout win over Vanderbilt and started the next three games ... also started on the offensive line against Temple ... had two tackles and a QBH in win over Texas State ... made his collegiate debut against Tennessee Tech and recorded a quarterback hurry from his defensive line position. High School: A three-year letter winner at Parkway under head coach David Feaster ... three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... rated No. 41 offensive guard nationally by Rivals ... No. 38 player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals ... named to district 1-5A first team ... selected to play in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game ... helped Parkway to a 21-3 record over the past two seasons including a trip to the 2013 Class 5A Championship game ... also competed in the shot put for the Parkway High School Track and Field program.

2015: Appeared in all 14 games primarily on special teams ... only true freshman to appear in all 14 games, was one of just three true freshmen to see action ... sixth on the team with six special teams tackles, all coming on kickoff coverage ... notched first career sack in win over Texas State ... recorded his first career tackle in his collegiate debut against Tennessee Tech. High School: Named to the 2013 distric 21-5A all-district first team as a tight end ... two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... also a member of the North Shore High School basketball program.

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2016: Appeared in all 13 games for Houston, while making five starts with his first start in a road win at Cincinnati ... had four tackles and a quarterback hurry in a home win over UCF ... had three tackles and a pass breakup in a road loss at SMU ... tallied four tackles and a fumble recovery for a game-winning 24-yard touchdown in a win over Tulsa ... had three tackles and two quarterback hurries vs. UConn.

6-3

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2015 14-0 9 2 11 1-8 1-8 - - - 2016 13-5 14 8 22 - - - - 1-24 1 2017 11-11 32 22 54 5.5-40 2-26 - - 1-6 Career 38-16 55 32 87 6.5-48 3-34 - - 2-30 1

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53 ALEX FONTANA

La Marque, Texas (La Marque HS)

6-3

290

Toronto, Canada (New Mexico Military Inst.)

Soph.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2016 8-0 5 1 6 1-3 1-3 - - - 2017 10-0 3 4 7 - - - - - 1 Career 18-0 8 5 13 1-3 1-3 - - - 1 2017: Had three tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied one tackle at Tulsa (Oct. 14, in a win at Temple (Sept. 30) and vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... also had one tackle in the 19-16 win at Arizona (Sept. 9). 2016: Appeared in eight games ... tallied one tackle in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... had two tackles and a sack at Texas State... saw action and had one tackle in a road win at Cincinnati ... made his college debut in a win over Lamar and had two tackles. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN ... No. 79 defensive tackle by ESPN ... had 133 tackles and seven sacks during his career ... named to the District 10-4A All-District first teams in 2014 and 2015, unanimously in 2015 ... received honorable mention All-Galveston County honors in both 2014 and 2015 ... coached by Mike Jackson at La Marque HS.

6-0

305

Sr.

2017: Was sidelined entire season due to injury. 2016: Appeared in 11 games, making five starts on the offensive line ... third on the team with 32 knockdown blocks while grading out at 75 percent on 537 snaps ... started in wins over Lamar, Cincinnati, Tulsa and UCF ... helped Houston to 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on 561 carries ... played an integral role in Houston’s four rushing touchdowns and 268 yards on the ground in the win over Tulsa and its six rushing touchdowns and 381 yards rushing vs. Lamar. At New Mexico Military Institute: Starting at center at NMMI, Fontana earned Honorable Mention All-Western States Football League honors at offensive line. High School: Played his high school ball at Kent Prep High School where he was named to the 2013 All-New England First Team and the 2013 All-Canadian High Schools Second Team by Top Prospects Canada ... participated in the Blue-Grey All-American Football game ... also participated in wrestling, rugby and track & field in high school.

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Houston, Texas (E.L. Furr HS)

OLB

6-0

225

Springhill, La. (North Webster HS)

Sr.

2017: Had two tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had one tackle in win over Rice (Sept. 16).

6-2

195

Soph. Sr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2015 Redshirted 2016 5-0 - - - - - - - - 2017 5-0 4 - 4 - - - - - Career 10-0 4 - 4 - - - - - 2017: Tallied one tackle in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had two tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16). 2016: Appeared in five regular-sesaon games for the Cougars during the 2016 season.

2016: Saw action in seven games ... had four tackles including a sack in a home win vs. UConn ... tallied one tackle in a road win at Texas State.

2015: Redshirted.

2015: Saw action in two of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular-season games while collecting a tackle in the Vanderbilt game.

High School: Three-year starter for North Webster High School ... named to the 2013 and 2014 district 1-3A all-district first team ... named to The Times 2013 and 2014 all-area second team ... had 66 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2014 ... two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout ... member of North Webster High School Student Council.

2014: Saw action in nine of the 13 games in the 2014 season for the Cougars including Houston Armed Forces Bowl victory over Pittsburgh ... had one tackle in a win over UNLV.

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 Redshirted 2014 9-0 1 - 1 - - - - - 2015 2-0 1 - 1 - - - - - 2016 7-0 3 3 6 1-4 1-4 - - - 2017 7-0 3 - 3 - - - - - Career 25-0 8 3 11 1-4 1-4 - - - -

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2013: Redshirted. High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports ... two-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... No. 8 athlete in the state of Texas by Dave Campbell ... played running back, wide receiver, defensive end, linebacker, safety and kick returner throughout his high school career ... picked off two passes as a senior while hauling in 17 receptions for 378 yards and three touchdowns along with 213 rushing yards and two TDs on offense ... had 265 rushing yards and three TDs as a junior to go along with 17 receptions for 290 yards and three touchdowns.

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6-2

235

Los Angeles, Calif. (El Camino College)

Soph.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2015 Redshirted 2016 5-0 1 2 3 0.5-0 - - - - 2017 11-5 17 11 28 8.5-28 2-17 - - 1-0 Career 16-5 18 13 31 9-28 2-17 - - 1-0 -

6-2

235

Sr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 El Camino College 2015 6-0 - 1 1 - - - - - 2016 Redshirted 2017 3-0 - - - - - - - - Career 9-0 - 1 1 - - - - - -

2017: Ended regular-season with four straight starts, while appearing in all 11 games ... totaled

8.5 tackles for loss, second-best on the team and 28 total tackles ... had five tackles with one sack in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... led Houston with eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... also started in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied a career-high eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Pirates ... made first career start in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) and had six tackles, one sack for a loss of nine yards and 2.0 tackles for loss ... tallied a QBH vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had one tackle for a loss of two yards and a fumble recovery in win over Rice (Sept. 16).

2016: Appeared in five games for Houston ... tallied one tackle in a road win at Texas State ... had two tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss in a win over Lamar. 2015: Redshirted.

High School: Three-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports ... No. 24 linebacker in the state of

Texas by Scout ... No. 26 linebacker in the Midlands by Scout ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Houston Top 100 ... named 2014 district 23-5A all-district first team ... had 59 tackles, including 42 solo stops, 20 quarterback hurries and eight sacks as a senior ... two-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN ... played both linebacker and defensive end for Elkins High School ... three-year starter ... named to the 2014 Houston Nike Combine All-Combine team.

2017: Appeared in three regular-season games at Tulsa, at Tulane and vs. Navy. 2016: Redshirted. 2015: Appeared in six games during the 2015 season collecting a tackle on kickoff coverage against Tulsa. At El Camino College: Led El Camino with 71 tackles in nine games in 2014 ... also had 4.5 tackles for loss including one sack while picking off two passes and recovering two fumbles. ... in 2013, had 57 tackles including 5.5 for loss ... returned one interception for 23 yards while breaking up two passes and blocking one kick ... named a 2013-14 El Camino Scholar-Baller for his exploits in the classroom. High School: Played defensive end and tight end in high school at Washington Prep where he was also a member of the school’s basketball program ... named to the 2010-11 All-L.A. City Basketball Second Team.

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Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS)

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Spring, Texas (Dekaney HS)

ILB

6-1

225

Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS)

Sr.

6-4

280 297

Soph. Sr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 10-0 - - - - - - - - 2014 12-0 1 2 3 - - - - - 2015 4-0 3 1 4 - - - - - 2016 Redshirted 2017 5-0 - - - - - - - - Career 31-0 4 3 7 - - - - - -

• American Athletic Conference First Team • American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 30, 2017) • 2016-17 American All-Academic Team • 2015-16 American All-Academic Team • 2013-14 American All-Academic Team

2017: Appeared in five regular-season games.

2016: Appeared in all 13 games with seven starts ... led Cougars with nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in a home win vs. UCF ... led Houston with 12 tackles at Navy ... had four tackles vs. UConn ... had five tackles in a road win at Texas State ... tallied four tackles and a half tackle for loss in a road win at Cincinnati.

2015: Appeared in four games for the Cougars providing depth on the defensive line ... made two tackles in win at UCF. 2014: Appeared in 12 games during the 2014 season on special teams ... his special teams unit help lead the Cougars in their comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl ... made three tackles, including two in a win over Grambling. 2013: Played in 10 games as a backup defensive end ... also saw time at tight end earlier in the season. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 37 defensive end nationally by Scout ... No. 45 defensive end nationally by Rivals ... No. 47 defensive end nationally by 247Sports ... No. 72 player in the state of California by Rivals ... No. 70 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... selected to play in the 2013 West Coast Bowl. Personal: Son of Mariah Robinson and the late Chauntez Jackson ... step-father is Greg Harris.

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2017: Started all 11 regular-season games this season ... led Houston with 104 total tackles, 55 unassisted ... also tallied 6.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles on the year ... had 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a PBU in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied seven tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had seven tackles and one tackle for loss in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... led Houston with 13 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied a team-leading nine tackles and a forced fumble vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... recorded a career-high 20 tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied four tackles and a QBH in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had nine tackles and a tackle for a loss of two yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... tallied a career-best 13 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two tackles and a QBH in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) at ILB ... finished third on the team with nine tackles in 19-16 win.

2016: Redshirted.

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 Redshirted 2014 10-0 2 2 4 - - - - - - 2015 13-0 6 7 13 - - - - - 1 2016 13-7 30 14 44 1.5-1 - - - - 1 2017 11-11 55 49 104 6.5-10 - - 2 - 1 Career 47-18 93 72 165 8-11 - - 2 - 3

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2015: Appeared in 13 games on special teams and as a backup middle linebacker ... had a career-high seven tackles at UConn filling in for Elandon Roberts ... had two tackles in win at UCF.

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2014: Saw action in 10 of the Cougars’ 13 games ... tallied four tackles, including two in a win at USF. 2013: Redshirted. High School: Three-star athlete by Rivals and ESPN.com ... No. 23 quarterback nationally by ESPN ... compiled 1,269 passing yards and 12 touchdowns while scoring six rushing touchdowns on 388 rushing yards as a senior ... threw for 1,125 yards and 21 touchdowns to five interceptions as a junior while rushing for 363 yards and nine touchdowns.

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14 ISAIAH JOHNSON

Denton, Texas (Arizona State)

6-4

220

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2013 Redshirted at Arizona State 2014 Arizona State 2015 Arizona State 2016 Arizona State 2017 5-0 3 32 10.7 1 Career 5-0 3 32 10.7 1

Bryan, Texas (Rudder HS)

Sr. Long

15 at Tulsa 15 at Tulsa

2017: Appeared in five regular-season games after suffering injuries at Arizona and Tulsa ... had one catch for 15 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... scored first Houston touchdown in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had two catches for 17 yards in the game. Will have one season of eligibility in 2017 after transferring from Arizona State upon the completion of undergraduate degree requirements. At Arizona State: 2016: Saw action in 12 games ... had two receptions for 21 yards. 2015: Appeared in all 13 games Finished the season with 160 yards on 12 receptions ... led team with a career-high 69 receiving yards against Texas A&M. 2014: Finished with 11 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns ... had four receptions for 37 yards and his first career touchdown against Weber State ... added his second career touchdown against UCLA, finishing with 36 yards on three catches ... had two catches for 44 yards against USC. 2013: Redshirted. High School: Rated by Scout.com as the No. 82 wide receiver prospect in the nation ... listed as the No. 136 wide receiver recruit in the country by ESPN ... led Guyer to the Class 4A Division I state championship in 2012 ... starred in the state championship game, hauling in 176 receiving yards with two touchdowns ... caught 38 passes for 676 yards with five touchdowns as a junior in 2011 ... chose Arizona State out of high school over offers from Colorado, Michigan State and Mississippi State among others ... coached by John Walsh at Guyer High.

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6-3

195

Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 11-0 - - - - - - - - 2016 11-1 - - - - - - - - 2017 11-5 29 11 40 - - 2-49 - - 7 Career 33-6 29 11 40 - - 2-49 - - 7 Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD Long 2014 Redshirted 2015 11-0 6 43 7.2 - 12 vs. Vanderbilt 2016 11-1 15 165 11.0 - 44 vs. Oklahoma 2017 11-5 - - - - Career 22-1 21 208 9.9 - 44 vs. Oklahoma 2017: In his first year at cornerback ... saw action in all 11 regular-season games, while making five starts ... totaled 40 tackles and two interceptions on the year ... had one tackle in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had four tackles nad two PBU in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had two tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied three tackles and a PBU vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had two tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... notched a career-high 11 tackles in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied an interception for 10 yards and had four tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had eight tackles and a QBH vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... made first career start on the defensive side at CB in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... tallied three tackles in 19-16 win. 2016: Made 11 appearances at receiver for Houston ... had a career-high four receptions for 31 yardsvs. San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl ... made first career start at Memphis and had three catches for six yards vs. the Tigers ... tallied two catches for 18 yards in a home win vs. UConn ... tallied one reception for 32 yards in a road win at Cincinnati ... made two catches for 60 yards, including a Cougar-long 44-yarder in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma. 2015: Appeared in 11 games while providing depth at wide receiver for Houston ... tallied a career-high 19 yards on a career-best three receptions in win at Louisville ... recorded his first career reception, a 10-yard pass from Greg Ward Jr., during his collegiate debut against Tennessee Tech. 2014: Redshirted.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 82 player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... No. 84 receiver nationally by ESPN ... received 2013 AP All-State honorable mention honors ... named his team’s MVP and Offensive MVP as a senior ... named to District 18-4A first team as a wide receiver both his junior and senior seasons ... had 39 receptions for 730 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... had 66 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble in 2013 ... placed on the 2012 District 18-4A second team as a safety after finishing the year with 76 tackles, four interceptions, one fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown ... pulled in 29 receptions for 301 yards and two touchdowns as a junior ... also named Rudder’s 2013 Track Athlete of the Year after finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas State Championship with a time of 13.99 ... 2013 Texas District 18-4A champion in the 200-meter dash (21.76) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.69) ... won the 60-meter hurdles at the 2014 Texas A&M Indoor Classic with a time of 8.12.

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Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)

6-3

311

Richmond, Texas (George Bush HS)

Soph.

2016: Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, making starts in five games ... third on the team with 611 snaps on the line ... had 20 knockdown blocks while grading out at 78 percent ... helped Houston to 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on 561 carries ... played a key role on the offensive line in a come-from-behind win over UCF that saw the running backs rush or 158 yards on 49 carries for three scores. High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 54 defensive tackle by Scout ... No. 10 defensive tackle in the state of Texas by Scout ... had 70 tackles and two forced fumbles as a senior to earn first team district 16-5A honors on both offense and defense ... totaled 95 tackles and seven sacks as a junior en route to earning second team district 16-5A honors ... had 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery as a sophomore and was named district 16-4A Defensive Newcomer of the Year ... owns 195 career tackles ... coached by Ricklan Holmes at John Tyler HS ... named valedictorian of senior class.

6-5

280

Soph.

2017: Appeared in nine regular-season games, all starts, at left tackle ... missed ECU and Tulane games ... helped Houston to 24 rushing touchdowns and 1,930 yards on the ground ... Houston scored at least two rushing touchdowns in eight of the 11 games ... played an integral role in Houston’s 265 yards rushing and two scores in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... helped the Cougars to three rushing touchdowns in wins over ECU (Nov. 4), at USF (Oct. 28) and vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Tulane (Nov. 18), vs. ECU, vs. SMU, at Temple (Sept. 30) and at Arizona (Sept. 9). 2016: Was the only offensive linemen to start and play in all 13 games, holding down the left tackle spot ... led the team with 931 snaps on the offensive line ... also led the unit with 38 knockdown blocks while grading out at 81 percent ... played an integral role in Houston’s 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on 561 carries ... helped Houston to a rushing touchdown in 11 of 13 games ... was a part of an offensive line that allowed the Cougars to score five rushing touchdowns and account for 243 yards rushing at Texas State ... helped the Cougars to a season-high six rushing touchdowns and 381 yards rushing in a win over Lamar. 2015: Redshirted.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 63 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals ... No. 81 player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... No. 66 offensive tackle nationally by Scout ... No. 11 offensive tackle in the state of Texas by Scout ... named to the Waco TribuneHerald Top 100 ... named to the Houston Chronicle Houston Top 100 ... earned 2013 first-team all-district honors ... named to the 2013 All-Vype team ... named 2012 second-team all-district selection as a sophomore ... also a member of the Bush High School basketball program, helping the team to the region finals.

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2017: Appeared in 10 regular-season games, all starts, at left guard ... helped Houston to 24 rushing touchdowns and 1,930 yards on the ground ... Houston scored at least two rushing touchdowns in eight of the 11 games ... played an integral role in Houston’s 265 yards rushing and two scores in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... helped the Cougars to three rushing touchdowns in wins over ECU (Nov. 4), at USF (Oct. 28) and vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Tulane (Nov. 18), vs. ECU, vs. SMU, at Temple (Sept. 30) and at Arizona (Sept. 9).

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4 D’ERIQ KING

Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore HS)

5-11

205

Manvel, Texas (Manvel)

Soph.

Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Yards TD Lg 2015 Redshirted 2016 11-2 34-149 4.4 2 31 - - - 2017 2-0 - - - - - - - Career 13-2 34-149 4.4 2 31 - - - 2017: Appeared in two regular-season games vs. Memphis and ECU. 2016: Started the first two games for Houston at running back and appeared in 11 games ... had seven rushes for 38 yards at Texas State ... notched a career-day, tallying 111 yards on 27 rushing attempts with two touchdowns in a win over Lamar ... made first career start in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma. 2015: Redshirted. High School: Set a Kilgore High School record with of 51 career total touchdowns ... third-most career rushing yards in schools history with 3,410 career yards ... had 1,966 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior to earn district 16-3A Most Valuable Player honors and second team All-State honors ... 2014 district 9-4A all-district ... 2013 district 16-3A Most Valuable Player ... 2013 Longview-News Journal All-East Texas First Team ... 2013 Smoaky.com All-East Texas Second Team ... Class 3A AP Sports Editors All-State Team Honorable Mention ... Class 3A AP Sports Writers All-State Team Second Team ... three-star recruit by Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... No. 25 running back in the state of Texas by Scout ... No. 26 running back in the Midlands by Texas ... No. 123 player in the state of Texas by Scout ... two-star recruit by Rivals.

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5-11

190

Pct Yards Avg/game 66.7 20 2.0 69.8 991 110.1 69.7 1,011 53.2

Soph.

T D INT R Yards TD 1 - 15 56 6 1 63 341 8 7 1 78 397 8

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD Long 2016 10-4 29 228 7.9 1 48 at Texas State 2017 9-6 29 264 9.1 2 26 at Tulsa Career 19-10 58 492 8.5 3 48 at Texas State • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 27, 2017) • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 6, 2017) • American Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30, 2017) • Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Sept. 26, 2016) • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 26, 2016) 2017: Appeared in the last nine regular-season games after missing the first two due to injury .. made three starts at QB ... passed for 991 yards (67-96-1) and six touchdowns ... also ran for eight touchdowns on 63 attempts and 341 yards in 2017 ... made third career start at QB in a win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... threw for 277 yards in the air on a 21-of-27 yard effort with one touchdown, also ran for 57 yards and two scores on 16 attempts vs. Midshipmen... threw for 225 yards on an 18-of-26 effort in win over Tulane (Nov. 18) ... also rushed for a career-high 141 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns vs. Green Wave ... made first career start at QB and had a career day, passing for 330 yards and three touchdowns on 15-of-21 passing in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... also had one rushing touchdown on three carries and 14 yards vs. the Pirates ... entered the game and led Houston to a road win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 17) in the QB position ... threw for 137 yards on 12-of-20 and one touchdown ... also ran for 83 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns vs. Bulls ... notched the game-winning touchdown with a 20-yard rush with 11 seconds to play at USF ... tallied 51 receiving yards on seven catches and 19 rushing yards on three attempts vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied four receptions for 65 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... also had three rushes for six yards ... had six receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... also threw a 22-yard touchdown to Postma in SMU win ... tallied seven receptions for 51 yards and four rushes for 15 yards and a touchdown in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had five receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown and four rushes for six yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23). 2016: Appeared in 10 games, starting four for Houston ... split time at wide receiver and quarterback before moving back to QB full time against Louisville ... missed the Las Vegas Bowl after suffering an injury during a weight lifting workout ... had four catches for 55 yards in a home win vs. UCF ... had three catches for 21 yards at Navy ... had seven catches for 32 yards and one rush for four yards in a home win vs. UConn ... became the first Houston player to throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown pass and return a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game at Texas State ... finished the day at Texas State with four receptions for 61 yards and a score, had one rush for 27 yards and returned two kickoffs for a total of 130 yards ... tallied one catch for three yards and had five rushing attempts for 20 yards in first career start at Cincinnati ... had five rushes for 16 yards, four catches for 25 yards and made an appearance at quarterback in a win over Lamar ... notched three receptions for 28 yards in a season-opening win over No. 3 Oklahoma with a long reception of 15 yards in his collegiate debut.

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High School: Four-star recruit by ESPN ... member of ESPN 300 ... No. 14 athlete in the nation by ESPN ... No. 31 player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... No. 202 overall player nationally by ESPN ... named district 22-6A MVP as a senior ... named first team All-Greater Houston ... Elite 11 semifinalist ... ranked the No. 11 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... closed out his high school career with over 10,000 career passing yards and 3,000 career rushing yards ... threw for 2,898 yards and 43 touchdowns against just five interceptions as a senior while rushing for 640 yards and eight touchdowns ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... as a junior threw for 3,193 yards and 47 touchdowns with just three interceptions while rushing for 780 yards and 12 touchdowns ... ran for 1,289 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore while throwing for 2,628 yards and 36 touchdowns ... had 1,745 passing yards as a freshman to go along with 14 touchdowns through the air and 11 on the ground with 731 rushing yards ... chose Houston over Baylor, Clemson, Michigan State, TCU and UCLA among others ... coached by Kirk Martin at Manvel HS.

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League City, Texas (Clear Creek HS)

5-11

205

Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS)

Jr.

2017: Did not see action during the regular season. 2016: Saw action in four games ... had four rushing attempts for 15 yards in a win over Lamar. 2015: Appeared in three games while providing depth at running back in 2015 ... recorded 43 yards rushing on 10 attempts in win at UCF ... had five rushing attempts for 43 yards in win at Tulane ... made first career appearance in win over SMU and tallied six yards on three carries. 2014: Redshirted.

G-GS 4-0 6-4 10-4

195

Rec Yards Avg TD 3 26 8.7 - 9 205 22.8 2 12 231 19.3 2

Soph. Soph. Long 12 vs. UConn 39 at USF 39 at USF

2017: Appeared in six regular-season games, starting the final four ... totaled two touchdowns on nine catches for 205 yards during six games ... made fourth straight start in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had 62 receiving yards on three catches at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... also started in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and had one catch touchdown catch for five yards ... made first career start and had a big game in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had two catches for 69 yards and one touchdown in the win ... also appeared in game vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) and had one catch for 38 yards ... made first appearance of 2017 in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... had two catches for 31 yards. 2016: Saw action in four games ... made his collegiate debut in a win over Lamar and had one catch for eight yards ... had two receptions for 18 yards vs. UConn. High School: Four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 27 player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... No. 32 receiver by Scout ... No. 36 receiver by ESPN ... No. 169 player nationally by Scout ... No. 203 overall player nationally by Rivals ... pulled in 68 receptions for 1,222 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... named to USA Today’s All-USA Texas Football second team ... named district 20-6A MVP as a senior ... received first-team all-district honors in each of his senior, junior and sophomore seasons ... ranked the No. 19 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... totaled 58 receptions for 1,138 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... had 38 receptions for 583 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore ... chose Houston over Baylor, Nebraska, TCU, Texas Tech and UCLA among others ... coached by Herb Kunz at Bellaire HS.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 88 player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... No. 61 running back nationally by ESPN ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named the District 24-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 ... also first team all-district running back and All-Galveston Country both years ... named team captain as a senior ... named his team’s MVP and offensive MVP both his junior and senior years ... eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark both his junior and senior seasons ... had 1,051 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns on 157 carries (6.7 average) as a senior to go along with 24 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns ... ran 171 times as a junior for 1,016 yards and 18 touchdowns ... also pulled in 37 receptions for 459 yards and five touchdowns in 2012 ... had 170 yards and one touchdown on 34 attempts as a sophomore along with 14 receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown.

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6-2

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Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Yards TD Lg 2014 Redshirted 2015 3-0 18-92 5.1 - 19 - - - 2016 4-0 4-15 3.8 - 7 - - - 2017 0-0 - - - - - - - Career 7-0 22-107 4.9 - 19 - - - -

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87 ALEX LESLIE

Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS)

6-0

200

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2013 1-0 1 9 9.0 1 2014 Did not play due to injury 2015 8-0 4 41 10.3 - 2016 2-0 - - - - 2017 10-4 25 161 6.4 1 Career 21-4 30 211 7.0 2

New Braunfels, Texas (Iowa State)

Sr. Long 9 vs. Southern 20 vs. Navy 25 at Arizona 25 at Arizona

2017: Appeared in 10 regular-season games, making four starts ... totaled 161 receiving yards on 25 catches with one touchdown on the year ... had one kickoff for 13 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied two 22 yards on two kickoff returns at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had two catches for 14 yards and two kickoff returns for a total of 70 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied two receptions for 12 yards and had three kickoff returns for 57 yards vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had four kickoff returns for 82 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had two receptions for 17 yards and four kickoff returns tallying 100 yards in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied two kickoff returns for a total of 30 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had six catches for 25 yards and one kick return for 47 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... scored first receiving touchdown of the year in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... totaled 60 yards on seven catches and a score vs. Owls ... made first career start at Arizona (Sept. 9) in season opener ... returned a kick for 81 yards, which set up a scoring drive and totaled 105 yards on two kickoff returns ....also had four receptions for six yards in 19-16 win. 2016: Saw action in two games. 2015: Appeared in eight of the final nine games of the season ... caught two passes for 13 yards in the American Conference Championship game win over Temple.

6-5

240

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2013 R edshirted at Iowa State 2014 Iowa State 2015 S at out due to NCAA transfer rules 2016 7-0 1 6 6.0 - 2017 11-6 3 47 15.7 - Career 18-6 4 53 13.3 -

Sr. Long

6 at Texas State 29 vs. Texas Tech 29 vs. Texas Tech

2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games, making six starts ... had two receptions for 36 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... made first appearance of 2017 in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... had one reception for 11 yards. 2016: Saw action in seven games ... made his first appearance as a Cougar in a road win at Texas State and had one reception for six yards. 2015: Sat out at Houston due to NCAA transfer rules. Prior to Houston: Will have two years of eligibility remaining after spending two seasons at Iowa State, redshirting in 2013 … was ranked the No. 31 tight end in the nation coming out of New Braunfels High School by ESPN … All-District 25-5A first team as a wide receiver during senior season … played on Team USA in International Bowl … All-District first team as a tight end as a junior … caught 56 passes for 720 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior … caught 25 passes and four touchdowns as a junior … earned All-County honors his junior season … coached at New Braunfels by Chuck Caniford.

2014: Sat out the 2014 season due to injury. 2013: Saw action in the first game of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... had a nine-yard reception for a touchdown vs. Southern ... received a medical redshirt. High School: Two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... pulled in 49 receptions for 587 yards and four touchdowns his senior year ... named to the District 21-5A All-District first team ... as a junior hauled in 25 receptions for 426 yards and two touchdowns ... just the fourth player in Memorial High School history with 70 or more catches and 1,000 or more receiving yards as he finished his career with 73 receptions for 1,011 yards and six touchdowns.

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Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS)

6-1

195

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2016 9-0 3 8 2.7 - 2017 11-0 - - - - Career 20-0 3 8 2.7 -

DeSoto, Texas (Texas State)

Soph. Long 4 vs. UConn 4 vs. UConn

2016: Appeared in nine games ... saw action in the home win vs. UConn and had three receptions for eight yards. High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, Scout and 247Sports ... had 45 receptions for 798 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... named 2014 first team all-district ... named 2013 second team all-district after pulling in 34 receptions for 578 yards and six touchdowns ... younger brother of former Houston defensive tackle Tomme Mark ... also starting goalkeeper for Lufkin’s state champion soccer team in 2015.

5-9

183

Sr.

2013 Redshirted at Texas State 2014 Texas State 2015 Texas State 2016 Texas State Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2017 11-0 4 1 5 - - 1-74 1 - Career 11-0 4 1 5 - - 1-74 1 - Year G-GS KR Yds Yd/Ret Long TD Yds/G 2017 11-0 4 117 29.3 50 - 10.6 Career 11-0 4 117 29.3 50 - 10.6 Year G-GS PR Yds Yd/Ret Long TD Yds/G 2017 11-0 14 62 4.4 18 - 5.6 Career 11-0 14 62 4.4 18 - 5.6

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2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games ... saw action on special teams and defense ... had three punt returns for 25 yards and two kickoff returns for 32 yards in a win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... made first appearance on defense and had an interception return for a touchdown - 74 yards - in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4), while also tallying four tackles and forcing a fumble ... had a kickoff return for 50 yards and four total punt returns in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied two punt returns for 10 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had two punt returns for three yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled one kickoff return for 35 yards and two punt returns for six yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... had a punt return for six yards in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9).

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2017: Appeared in all 11 games, mainly on special teams ... recorded two tackles in a win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28).

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Graduate walk-on transfer from Texas State. Claimed starting punt returner job following training camp.

2015: Started 12 games as a cornerback ... recorded 44 tackles, including 34 solo stops ... broke up six passes ... tallied a season bests of eight solo tackles against New Mexico State ... had seven tackles at Houston and Idaho ... tallied six solo stops at Idaho ... had one pass breakup in six contests ... ranked fourth among Sun Belt Conference leaders after averaging 13.1 yards on 14 punt returns ... set a school record and recorded the third-longest punt return in Sun Belt Conference history with a 95-yard return for a touchdown against Prairie View A&M ... had three returns for 101 yards against the Panthers ... also returned three punts for 24 yards at Idaho.

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At Texas State 2016: Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at cornerback ... had 49 tackles, including three for a loss, four pass breakups and one forced fumble ... Texas State’s leader in kickoff returns and punt returns ... led the Sun Belt Conference with 16 punt returns for 161 yards ... totaled 25 kick returns for 416 yards.

2014: Played in 10 games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams ... recorded five tackles, including four solo stops ... returned four punts for three yards ... had a six-yard return at Tulsa ... recorded two tackles against Illinois and UL Lafayette ... also had an assist at UL Monroe.

High School: Ranked as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... played for head coach Claude Mathis ... served as team captain and led the Eagles to a 14-1 overall record, No. 8 national ranking and state semifinals ... member of the state’s 7-on-7 champions ... named an All-District 7-5A First-Team wide receiver ... led the district in kickoff return yards per attempt ... named DeSoto’s Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team with 59 receptions and 874 yards ... caught seven touchdown passes as a senior ... earned the team’s offseason Iron Eagle award ... played as a wide receiver on offense and cornerback on defense.

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5-10

187

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2013 Redshirted 2014 4-0 1 7 7.0 - 2015 0-0 - - - - 2016 1-0 1 5 5.0 - 2017 10-0 3 41 13.7 - Career 15-0 5 53 10.6 -

Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)

Sr. Long 7 at SMU 5 vs. Lamar 22 vs. Navy 22 vs. Navy

2017: Appeared in 10 regular-season games ... tallied two catches for 27 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had one kick return for 25 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... made first appearance of 2017 in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... had one reception for 14 yards. 2016: Made one appearance this season in a win over Lamar (Sept. 10) and had one catch for five yards. 2015: Did not see action. 2014: Appeared in four games during the 2014 season ... saw action in Houston’s victory over Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl ... registered one reception for seven yards at SMU.

6-0

228

Soph.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2015 Redshirted 2016 12-0 3 1 4 - - - - - 2017 10-0 1 - 1 - - - - - Career 22-0 4 1 5 - - - - - 2017: Appeared in 10 regular-season games ... had one tackle vs. Memphis (Oct. 19). 2016: Saw action in 12 games ... made his first appearance as a Cougar in a road win at Texas State and tallied one tackle ... had one tackle at Memphis ... had one tackle at Navy ... tallied a tackle in a win over UConn. 2015: Redshirted. High School: Started 35 straight varsity games ... had 118 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks, eight pass breakups and two blocked kicks his senior year ... named to the Houston Chronicle Houston Top 100 ... named 2014 district 23-5A all-district second team ... named 2014 all-Galveston Country first team ... named to Vype Houston’s top 100 ... two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... high school coach is former Houston star Kimble Anders ... also a member of Ball High School’s track and field program.

2013: Redshirted. High School: Played in seven games his senior year .. caught nine passes for 171 yards ... earned letters in baseball and football.

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Rockdale, Texas (Rockdale HS)

5-11

185

RS-FR Fr.

6-1

290

RS-Fr. Soph.

2017: Appeared in two regular-season games vs. Rice and ECU on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman ... helped Houston to six rushing touchdowns and 272 yards on the ground during those two games ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack vs. ECU.

2017: Appeared in four regular-season games as a true freshman ... saw action at Tulane (Nov. 18) and had two rushes for nine yards ... appeared in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and had two catches for six yards ... saw action late in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) and had one catch ... made first career appearance in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... had six carries for 23 yards vs. the Owls.

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 5 center by Scout ... three-time unanimous All-District first team selection ... received honorable mention AP All-State honors in both 2014 and 2015 ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... ranked the No. 48 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... started 39 games over his high school career and helped lead Crosby to 34-5 record over that span ... graded out at 92 percent with 100 over pancake blocks in his career ... chose Houston over Colorado, Memphis, Missouri and Texas Tech among others ... coached by Jeff Riordan at Crosby HS.

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High School: Rushed for 1,598 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior ... pulled in 15 receptions for 305 yards and two touchdowns his senior year ... had 1,274 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns with 19 receptions for 369 yards and six touchdowns as a junior ... totaled 3,283 rushing yards and 48 touchdowns in high school career ... finished his career as Rockdale’s career leader with 56 touchdowns and the second-leading rusher in school history ... also totaled 34 receptions for 674 yards and eight touchdowns ... helped lead team to an 11-2 record as a senior ... named the 2016 District 10-3A Offensive Player of the Year ... coached by head coach Jeff Miller ... also a talented track & field athlete for Rockdale, finishing fourth in the long jump at the 2016 UIL 3A State Championships with a jump of 22-1.75 while helping lead Rockdale’s 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relays to state titles ... also finished second in the 200-meter dash at 2016 UIL 3A Area meet with a time of 22.60 and eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 43-2.25 ... signed with Houston over UCF, Boise State and Tulsa among others.

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Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Yards TD Lg 2017 4-0 10 38 - 8 1 - - Career 4-0 10 38 - 8 1 - - -

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Leander, Texas (Rouse HS)

Houston, Texas (College Park HS)

5-10

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2015 Ouachita Baptist 2016 Redshirted at Houston 2017 10-9 20 13 33 2.5-4 - 1-13 - 1-0 6 Career 10-9 20 13 33 2.5-4 - 1-13 - 1-0 6 2017: Saw action in 10 regular-season games, making nine starts ... totaled 33 tackles and six PBU on the year ... had eight tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception for a return of 13 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied two tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had three tackles and a PBU in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied six tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a PBU vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ...tallied a tackle and PBU at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had six tackles and two PBU in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had one tackle, one QBH and one PBU in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... made first career start at CB in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... had one tackle and recovered a fumble, which was forced by teammate Oliver. 2016: Redshirted. At Ouachita Baptist: Played 2015 season at Ouachita Baptist ... totaled 69 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss ... had one sack and one interception return for57 yards. High School: Was a All-District First Team and All-County Second Team selection at College Park High School in The Woodlands, Texas.

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• 2017 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Preseason Team • 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Second Team • 2017 Rimington Trophy Watch List • 2016 Rimington Trophy Watch List • 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Second Team • 2015 FWAA Freshman All-American • 2015 ESPN Freshman All-American • 2015 USA Today Freshman All-American • 2015 Scout.com Freshman All-American • 2015 Phil Steele’s AAC Third Team • 2015 The American Athletic Conference’s Honorable Mention Team 2017: Started all 11 regular-season games at center ... helped Houston to 24 rushing touchdowns and 1,930 yards on the ground ... Houston scored at least two rushing touchdowns in eight of the 11 games ... played an integral role in Houston’s 265 yards rushing and two scores in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... helped the Cougars to three rushing touchdowns in wins over ECU (Nov. 4), at USF (Oct. 28) and vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Tulane (Nov. 18), vs. ECU, vs. SMU, at Temple (Sept. 30) and at Arizona (Sept. 9). 2016: Started and played in 12 games at center ... missed the UCF game with an injury ... led the Houston offensive line with a grade of 87 percent while totaling 30 knockdown blocks on 829 snaps ... played an integral role in Houston’s 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on the ground ... was a part of an offensive line that allowed the Cougars to score five rushing touchdowns and account for 243 yards rushing in a road win at Texas State ... helped the Cougars to a season-high six rushing touchdowns and 381 yards rushing in a win over Lamar. 2015: Named a Freshman All-American by USA Today, ESPN, Scout.com and the FWAA ... started the final eight games of the season at center, while appearing in nine over the course of his freshman campaign ... commanded the center of a line that saw 11 different starting combinations during the season ... helped lead a unit that ranked 10th nationally in scoring offense at 40.4 points per game, 13th nationally in rushing offense at 235.8 yards per game and 20th nationally in total offense at 484.1 yards per game ... graded out at 86 percent on the season to lead Houston ... averaged 3.1 knockdown blocks per contest with 28 on the year ... one of just three true freshmen to see action on the season ... anchored a line that rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns in his first collegiate start at UCF ... was in the middle of the line that opened holes for the backs to the tune of 266 yards and a rushing touchdown against Cincinnati. High School: A three-year letter winner at Rouse under head coach Josh Mann ... ranked No. 40 center nationally by 247Sports ... two-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout ... started at center in 15 games as a sophomore and 14 games as a junior ... moved to left tackle his senior year where he started 11 games ... also Rouse’s starting long snapper all three years ... 2014 unanimous district 13-6A all-district first team ... 2014 academic all-state second team ... 2013 district 25-4A all-district honorable mention ... 2013 TSWA All-State third team ... selected to FBU Top Gun in 2013 (offensive line) and 2012 (defensive line) ... recorded a weighted GPA of 5.0848 ... ranked 15th out of class of 477 en route to National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society honors ... also a member of the Rouse basketball and track field programs ... placed second at districts in the discus in 2014 before advancing to the area finals in the event.

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San Antonio, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

5-10

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Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)

Jr.

At Trinity Valley CC: Connected on 17-of-19 field goals with a long of 44 yards ... also connected on 67-of-73 extra points ... totaled 118 points for the 2016 season ... hit double digits in scoring in seven games his sophomore year ... connected on 9-of-16 field goals as a freshman in 2015 ... had a season-long 42-yard field goal ... converted 68-of-71 extra points for a total of 95 points.

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2016 13-13 47 19 66 23-74 5.0-35 - 3 - 9 2017 11-11 44 25 69 14.5-53 5.5-26 - 2 1-0 3 Career 24-24 91 44 135 37.5-127 10.5-61 - 5 1-0 12 • 2017 FWAA First Team All-American • 2017 Walter Camp First Team All-American • 2017 SB Nation First Team All-American • 2017 The American Defensive Player of the Year • 2017 American Athletic Conference First Team • 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 27) • 2017 Outland Trophy Finalist • 2017 Nagurski Trophy Finalist • 2017 Bednarik Award Semifinalist • 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11) • 2017 Associated Press Preseason All-American • 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason First Team All-American • 2017 Walter Camp Watch List • 2017 Nagurski Trophy Watch List • 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List • 2017 Bednarik Award Watch List • 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List • 2017 Sporting News Preseason First Team All-American • 2017 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Preseason Team • 2017 Dave Campbell’s Preseason Best Defensive Lineman • 2017 Athlon Sports Presason First Team All-American

• 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team • 2017 Lott Impact Trophy Watch List • 2016 FWAA Freshman All-American • 2016 Scout National Freshman of the Year • 2016 Scout First Team All-American • 2016 Phil Steele AAC First Team • 2016 Phil Steele Second Team All-American • 2016 AFCA Second Team All-American • 2016 CBS Sports First Team All-American • 2016 FWAA Second Team All-American • 2016 ESPN First Team All-American • 2016 Associated Press First Team All-American • 2016 Sports Illustrated First Team All-American • 2016 USA Today First Team All-American • 2016 Sporting News First Team All-American • 2016 Bill Willis Award Winner • 2016 The American Rookie of the Year • 2016 American Athletic Conference First Team • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Oct. 17, 2016) • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 5, 2016) • 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Fourth Team

High School: Five-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 1 defensive tackle in the state of Texas by Scout ... No. 1 defensive tackle in the midlands by Scout ... No. 2 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN ... No. 2 player in the state of Texas by ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 3 player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... No. 3 defensive tackle by Scout ... No. 4 overall player nationally by ESPN ... No. 4 defensive tackle by Rivals and 247Sports ... No. 6 overall player nationally by Scout ... named Defensive MVP in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game ... named second team All-American by USA Today ... named the Scout All-Midlands Defensive Player of the Year ... named to USA Today’s All-USA Texas Football first team ... named all-district 15-6A in 2015 ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... ranked the No. 1 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... recorded 83 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, nine sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception as a senior ... had 84 tackles and seven sacks as a junior to earn district 15-6A MVP honors ... had 62 tackles, including 14 for loss, and one fumble recovery as a sophomore to earn district 13-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year award ... chose Houston over Alabama, Baylor, LSU, Mississippi, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M among others ... coached by Matt Meekins at Westfield HS ... younger brother to senior OL Marcus Oliver.

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2016: Started all 13 games for Houston as a true freshman ... named First Team All-American by seven national outlets ... led The American and finished second nationally with 23 tackles for loss ... led all defensive linemen nationally with nine pass breakups ... was second nationally among all defensive linemen with 47 solo tackles and was 13th among all defensive linemen nationally with 66 total tackles ... his 66 tackles were second among freshmen in The American, regardless of position, and all freshmen defensive linemen nationally ... had five sacks, which led all freshmen in The American while his nine pass breakups ranked fourth in the league, regardless of position ... led Houston and finished second in The American with three forced fumbles, a number that ranked second nationally among freshmen ... tied a career high with 3.5 tackles for loss in the Las Vegas Bowl ... had six tackles, two sacks for a loss of 22 yards and three tackles for a loss of 24 yards to accompany a forced fumble in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied three tackles, 1.5 for loss of four yards and a pass breakup in a home win vs. Tulane ... had five tackles including 3.5 for a loss in a home win over UCF ... tallied his first career forced fumble, added three tackles, one for a loss, at SMU ... had a career-high 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups in a win over Tulsa ... tallied 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Navy ... had five tackles, two pass breakups, a sack and a tackle for a loss in a home win vs. UConn ... had three tackles, 2.5 for a loss of six yards in a win over Lamar ... showed well in his collegiate debut, tallying seven tackles and two sacks for a loss of five yards in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

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2017: A Nagurski and Outland Trophy finalist, Oliver leads the nation with a career average of 1.54 tackles for loss per game, totaling 37.5 tackles for loss in only 24 games played ... while playing the nose spot in a three-man front, has totaled 69 tackles in 11 games this season, despite missing three quarters of one game and being limited in the next four with a knee injury ... recorded an average of 6.3 tackles per game this season which ranks fourth nationally among all defensive linemen ... his 69 total tackles rank second nationally among defensive tackles and 14.5 tackles are fourth among defensive tackles while his average of 1.32 tackles for loss per game this season leads all defensive linemen in The American ... led UH in tackles for loss (14.5), sacks (5.5), quarterback hurries (7), forced fumbles (2) and blocked kicks (1) ... also has three pass breakups and one fumble recovery on the year ... has recorded two double-digit tackle games this year, part of seven games with at least five tackles ... has also tallied four games this season with multiple tackles for loss and now has 12 career games with the distinction ... continued his streak of starting every game of his career as he made he has started all 11 games this season ... put together a career-day with 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards and two sacks in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied two tackles, one of which was a sack for a loss of six yards at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a QBH in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied seven tackles, one sack and 2.0 tackles for a loss of 10 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ...had six tackles, 2.5 for loss and 1.0 sack along with a fumble recovery vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... recorded nine tackles, a 0.5 sack and 1.0 tackle for a loss of three yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had four tackles, one PBU and three QBH in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied one tackle, but was sidelined most of the game due to injury in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had five tackles, a tackle for a loss of five yards and three QBH vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled six yards and one tackle for loss, while forcing his second fumble of the year in a win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... led team with 11 tackles ... also had 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble, which was recovered by teammate Myres.

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2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games ... was 10-of-12 on field goal attempts and a perfect 40-for-40 in PAT attempts during season ... drilled a 35-yard field goal and had five kickoffs for a total of 320 yards in a win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... connected on a 39-yard field goal and had four kickoffs for an avergae of 65.0 yards at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... drilled a 44-yard field goal and had nine kickoffs for 508 yards with three touchbacks in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had five kickoffs for 309 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... drilled a 30-yard field goal and had seven kickoffs for an average of 50.1 vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied four kickoffs for 255 yards while also drilling a 26-yard field goal at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had six kickoffs for 387 yards in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... made both field goal attempts (25 and 35) and had five kickoffs for ta total of 285 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... drilled a career-long 45-yard field goal and had four kickoffs for a total of 234 yards for an average of 58.5 vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled seven kickoffs for 451 yards with an average of 64.4 yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... also drilled a 20-yard field goal and had five extra points ... made first appearance for Houston as its kicker at Arizona (Sept. 9) in the season opener ... was 1-for-2 on field goal attempts, draining a 25-yarder for Houston’s first score ... also had four kickoff for 258 yards, an average of 64.5 per kick.

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Year G-GS FG-Made FG-Att FG% Long PATS 2015 Trinity Valley CC 2016 Trinity Valley CC 2017 11-0 10 12 83.3 45 40-40 Career 11-0 10 12 83.3 45 40-40

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Katy, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)

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2017: Started all 11 regular-season games at right guard ... helped Houston to 24 rushing touchdowns and 1,930 yards on the ground ... Houston scored at least two rushing touchdowns in eight of the 11 games ... played an integral role in Houston’s 265 yards rushing and two scores in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... helped the Cougars to three rushing touchdowns in wins over ECU (Nov. 4), at USF (Oct. 28) and vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Tulane (Nov. 18), vs. ECU, vs. SMU, at Temple (Sept. 30) and at Arizona (Sept. 9). 2016: Appeared in 10 games, making eight starts at right guard including the last five games ... was second on the Houston offensive line with a grade of 83 percent while totaling 25 knockdown blocks on 607 snaps ... played an integral role in Houston’s 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on the ground ... was a part of an offensive line that allowed the Cougars to score five rushing touchdowns and account for 243 yards rushing in a road win at Texas State ... helped the Cougars to a season-high six rushing touchdowns and 381 yards rushing in a win over Lamar. 2015: Saw action in 11 games with seven starts including the first five games of the season all at tackle ... graded out at 64 percent on the season and recorded 15 knockdown blocks ... notched first career start against Tennessee Tech. 2014: Was one of four true freshmen to play in all 13 games in 2014 ... provided depth on the offensive line ... helped the Houston offense tally nine 100-yard games this year and gain 2,391 yards on the ground for 4.8 yards per rush and 28 rushing touchdowns in those 13 games ... appeared in Houston’s victory over Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl. High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2013 All-VYPE Football Team ... named first team All-District 13-5A in 2013 ... named to the 2012 Texas AP All-State second team ... named to the 2012 Texas Sportswriters All-State third team ... had 264 knockdown blocks in two years ... graded out at 85 percent over two years ... No. 30 center nationally by 247Sports ... No. 90 offensive guard nationally by ESPN.

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Year G-GS Comp-Att Pct Yards Avg/game 2013 Redshirted at Houston 2014 Trinity Valley CC 2015 9-1 43-68 63.2 453 50.3 2016 10-1 29-46 63.0 210 21.0 2017 7-5 111-167 66.5 1,125 160.7 Career 26-7 183-281 65.1 1,788 68.8

Sr.

T D INT R Yards TD 3 - 5 8

1 2 6 9

27 194 16 136 47 212 90 542

1 4 1 6

• Davey O’Brien ‘Great 8’ Performance List (Nov. 16, 2015) • American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 16, 2015) 2017: Made five starts at QB during the regular season with the last coming vs. USF in a win over the 17th-ranked Bulls (Oct. 28) ... totaled 1,125 yards passing (111-167-6) with five touchdowns during time at QB ... went 2-for-5 in passing and totaled 12 yards rushing ... vs. Memphis (Oct. 19), threw fro 315 yards on a 29-for-40 effort with one touchdown ... also ran for 49 yards on eight attempts vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... threw for 258 yards on 25-of-41 passing vs. Golden Hurricane ... started in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... threw for 176 yards on 19-of-27 with two touchdowns ... also had a receiving touchdown following a 22-yard pass from King vs. the Mustangs ... got the start at Temple (Sept. 30) ... threw for 226 yards on 25-of-36 passing with one interception and one touchdown ... also rushed for 81 yards on 15 attempts vs. Owls ... appeared at QB in the 4th quarter vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... went 8-for-13 for 100 yards and a passing TD ... also had a rushing touchdown on four rushses for 52 yards vs. Red Raiders ... made first appearance of 2017 in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... passed for 45 yards on a 3-for-5 effort ... also had two rushes for six yards vs. Owls. 2016: Made an appearance in 10 games and made one start in a home win over Lamar ... appeared at QB in the second half vs. Tulane ... threw 3-for-6 for 32 yards vs. the Green Wave before suffering a season-ending broken arm in the game vs. Tulane ... saw action late in a home win vs. UConn and was 8-of-10 for 37 yards passing ... had seven rushing attempts for a career-high 106 yards and two touchdowns vs. Lamar ... also threw for 125 yards in a 14-of-25 effort ... at Texas State, had three rushes for 19 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 16 yards on a 4-of-5 effort. 2015: Appeared in three games at wide receiver before moving back to quarterback prior to the Tulsa game ... led Houston to a comeback victory over Memphis in place of an injured Greg Ward Jr. ... threw for 236 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-33 night with no interceptions while rushing six times for 49 yards and a game-winning touchdown with 1:27 left in the game ... also saw action for Ward in Houston’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Florida State, rushing for 29 yards and a key first down on a fourth quarter third-and-seven with less than three minutes left in the game ... made first career start at QB at UConn ... finished day 16-of-27 passing with 190 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for a career-high 52 yards on 13 attempts ... recorded his first career passing TD on a six-yard pass to Linell Bonner in win at UCF ... started taking reps at wide receiver four days before season opener vs. Tennessee Tech and immediately made an impact on the offense catching four passes for 82 yards.

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2014: Transferred to Trinity Valley Community College ... helped team to a 12-0 record and a Regional Championship ... tied a school record for touchdown passes in a game with six ... played in 10 games ... completed 67.3 percent of his passes ... totaled 3,328 yards and 38 touchdowns.

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2013: Redshirted.

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Pearland, Texas (UTSA)

6-3

235

Pomfret, Md. (Iowa Western CC)

Sr.

2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games, making four starts ... totaled 33 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss during regular season ... had one tackle at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... started in a win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) and led Houston with 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... made start in road win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) and totaled seven tackles, one sack and 2.0 tackles for a loss of 12 yards ... tallied six tackles, a 0.5 tackle for loss and a QBH vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had two tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied one tackle vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had four tackles and a QBH in win over Rice (Sept. 16). 2016: Made 11 appearances ... had one tackle in a home win vs. UCF (Oct. 29) ... made the tackle to keep Tulsa (Oct. 15) from tying the game with regulation expiring ... tallied one tackle for a loss of eight yards vs. UConn ... had one tackle and a 0.5 tackle for loss vs. Lamar.

At UTSA: Played in eight games and drew four starts as a freshman in 2014 ... completed 81-of-146 passes (55.5 percent) for 645 yards and one touchdown, a 24-yarder at Rice (Nov. 8) ... also rushed 66 times for 120 yards (3.4 avg.) and another score, which was a 53-yarder at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18) ... set career highs by going 27-for-44 for 175 yards against Southern Miss (Nov. 13) ... totalled career bests of 15 rushes for 65 yards against FIU (Oct. 11) and also connected on 14-of-17 throws for another 144 in that contest ... went 18-of-29 for 138 yards at Louisiana Tech ... added 50 yards on 10 carries at Western Kentucky (Nov. 22) ... redshirted in 2013.

Sr.

• 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Third Team 2017: Appeared in 11 regular-season games, all starts, at right tackle ... helped Houston to 24 rushing touchdowns and 1,930 yards on the ground ... Houston scored at least two rushing touchdowns in eight of the 11 games ... played an integral role in Houston’s 265 yards rushing and two scores in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... helped the Cougars to three rushing touchdowns in wins over ECU (Nov. 4), at USF (Oct. 28) and vs. Rice (Sept. 16) ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack at Tulane (Nov. 18), vs. ECU, vs. SMU, at Temple (Sept. 30) and at Arizona (Sept. 9). 2016: Appeared in eight games, starting the first seven games of the season at right tackle ... was second on the team with 34 knockdown blocks and graded out at 72 percent on 428 snaps ... played an integral role in Houston’s 29 rushing touchdowns and 1,912 yards on the ground ... was a part of an offensive line that allowed the Cougars to score five rushing touchdowns and account for 243 yards rushing in a road win at Texas State ... helped the Cougars to a season-high six rushing touchdowns and 381 yards rushing in a win over Lamar. Prior to Houston: Four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … ranked the No. 7 overall junior college player by ESPN … No. 4 junior college offensive tackle by ESPN and 247Sports … helped lead Iowa Western to back-to-back ICCAC Conference Championships … spent the 2013 season at South Carolina where he redshirted before two seasons at Iowa Western CC where he was coached by Scott Strohmeier … attended high school at McDonough High School in Pomfret, Md., where he played in the Chesapeake Bowl all-star game and in the Under Armour All-America Game following the season … coached by Luke Ethington at McDonough HS … chose Houston over Arizona State, Louisville, Missouri, Ole Miss, TCU and West Virginia among others.

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High School: A 2012 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 300 selection ... helped lead team to first-ever Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) Big-School Championship and was a finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Private School Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... completed 105-of-178 passes (59 percent) for 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns and averaged nearly eight yards per rush (801 on 101 carries) to go along with seven scores en route to All-SPC laurels as a senior ... accounted for 25 total TDs (13 pass/12 rush) as a junior while connecting on 123-of-226 passes (54.4 percent) for 1,479 yards ... added another 521 yards on 147 rushes ... saw limited action as a sophomore but threw for 538 yards and seven touchdowns ... coached by Steve Leisz.

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2015: Sat out 2015 season at Houston due to NCAA transfer rules.

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38 DANE ROY

Klein, Texas (Klein Oak HS)

Bunyip, Australia (St. Paul’s ASG)

P Year 2016 2017 Career

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Long 50+ 53 vs. Tulane 6 59 vs. Memphis 7 59 vs. Memphis 13

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• American Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 18, 2017) • 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Third Team • 2016-17 American All-Academic Team • American Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2016) 2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games at punter ... totaled 53 punts for a season average of 41.6 yards ... drilled 23 inside the 20 yard line to lead The American and had seven 50+ yard punts ... had four punts for a 36-yard average in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied two punts for an average of 47.5, both of which fell inside the 20 at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had three punts for an average of 46.0 yards in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied eight punts for an average of 48.0 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had six punts for 269 yards for an average of 44.8 yards vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had four punts for 140 yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied four punts for 144 yards with one inside the 20 in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had six punts for 228 yards in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... totaled seven punts for a total of 283 yards for an avergae of 40.4 ... had a season-long 52 yard punt vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had three punts for 121 yards for an average of 40.3 yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... dropped all three of his punt attempts inside the Rice 20-yard line, including one inside the 10, forcing the Owls into two fair catches and no returns ... tallied six punts for a total of 260 yards, an average of 43.3 yards in season opener at Arizona ... had two punts inside the 20 and one touchback in 19-16 win.

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2017: Was sidelined entire season due to injury. 2016: Did not see any action during the 2016 season. 2015: Did not appear in any games during the 2015 season due to injury. 2014: Redshirted. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named to the 2013 All-District 13-5A first team.

2016: Houston’s starting punter in all 13 games ... tallied 59 punts for an average of 40.6 yards ... totaled six 50+ yard punts and placed 20 punts inside the 20-yard line ... had two punts for an average of 44 yards and ran for a first down of 11 yards on a fake punt at Memphis ... threw a 15-yard pass to Byron Simpson and had seven punts for 299 yards with a long of 47 yards in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied a career-long 53 yard punt and totaled 11 punts for 486 yards in a home win vs. Tulane ... had six punts for an average of 41.8 yards at SMU ... tallied seven punts for an average of 42.1 yards in a home win vs. UConn ... had six punts and four inside the 20 in a road win at Cincinnati ... tallied a 50-yarder in both wins over Lamar and No. 3 Oklahoma.

Roy, an Australian rules football player for Richmond Central, won the longest kick competition at the AFL grand final in Melbourne, Australia, after booting a torpedo 73 meters, which equates to 79 yards. Roy, who stands 6-7, also has a personal-best hang time of 5.4 seconds.

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Prior to Houston: A 27-year old former ice cream salesman from Bunyip, Australia, Roy comes to Houston after picking up the art of punting at ProKick Australia.

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Richmond, Texas (Bush HS)

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Spring, Texas (Spring HS)

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2016 5-0 2 - 2 - - - - - 2017 9-0 4 1 5 - - - - - Career 14-0 6 1 7 - - - - - -

2017: Was sidelined entire season due to injury.

2017: Appeared in nine regular-season games ... tallied three tackles vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had two tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16).

2016: Saw action in 11 games ... made his Houston debut in a win over Lamar ... had one tackle vs. Lamar ... tallied one tackle and a pass breakup in a win over UConn ... had one tackle in a road win at Texas State. High School: Two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... named first team all-district 23-5A in 2015 and 2014 ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... ranked the No. 60 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... had 38 tackles and five pass breakups as a senior ... also had 19 kick returns for 374 yards and a touchdown ... totaled 31 tackles and five pass breakups as a junior ... coached by Allen Aldridge at Bush HS.

2016: Saw action in five games ... made his first appearance as a Cougar in a road win at Texas State and tallied two tackles. High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports ... named first team all-district 15-6A in 2015 ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... ranked the No. 70 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... had 48 tackles, 14 pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery as a junior ... coached by Sam Parker at Spring HS.

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7 MARQUEZ STEVENSON Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS)

6-0

175

Year G-GS Rec Yards Avg TD 2016 2-0 - 36 18.0 - 2017 Did not play due to injury Career 2-0 - 36 18.0 -

Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)

Soph. Long -

2017: Was sidelined entire season due to injury. 2016: Saw action in two games ... made his Houston debut in a road loss at SMU after suffering a broken collarbone in preseason camp ... had 36 receiving yards off a hook-and-ladder in the game ... also saw brief action vs. UCF before additional injuries ended his season. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 35 player in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports ... No. 38 player in the state of Louisiana by ESPN ... named Shreveport All-City Offensive MVP by the Shreveport Times ... received first-team all-district honors as both a senior and junior ... named honorable mention all-state in 2014 and 2015 ... caught 50 passes for 900 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 445 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... received second-team all-district honors as a sophomore ... chose Houston over Arizona State, Baylor, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, TCU and Utah among others ... coached by James Gatlin at Northwood HS.

5-11

198

Fr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2017 7-0 - 2 2 - - - - - Career 7-0 - 2 2 - - - - - 2017: Had two tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... suffered a torn meniscus in practice the week leading up to the Tulsa game and missed four games ... appeared in seven regular-season games. High School: Had 68 tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and 1.5 sacks as a senior ... closed his career with 154 tackles and 7.5 sacks ... also had 43 rushing attempts as a senior resulting in 233 yards and three touchdowns ... named to the 2016 District 12-6A First Team ... named to the 2015 District 16-6A First Team ... coached by head coach Derek Rush ... also competed in track and field for Oak Ridge HS ... qualified for the 2015 AAU Junior Olympic Championships as a member of The Wings Track Club ... signed with Houston over Colorado State, SMU and Navy among others.

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Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS)

6-4

293

Sr.

• 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List 2017: Started all 11 regular-season games this season at defensive end ... totaled 29 tackles, 4.5 for loss during 11 games ... had three tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and a 0.5 sack in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied six tackles at Tule (Nov. 18) ... had two tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied two tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and three QBH vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had four tackles, a 0.5 sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied four tackles in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had two tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... tallied three tackles, one sack for a loss of six yards and two QBH vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... made start in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... had one tackle for a loss of two yards in 19-16 win.

240

Fr. Soph.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2017 10-0 10 4 14 2-6 1-2 1-0 - - Career 10-0 10 4 14 2-6 1-2 1-0 - - 2017: Appeared in 10 regular-season games as a true freshman ... totaled 14 tackles and was one of seven Cougars to record an interception on the year ... had one tackle in a win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... tallied two tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had one tackle at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied three tackles and a QBH in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had four tackles and a tackle for loss in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... made first career appearance in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... also appeared vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two tackles and two QBH vs. Red Raiders ... had one tackle, a sack for a loss of two yards and an interception vs. Owls. High School: Named to the 2016 District 18-6A First Team ... missed the majority of his senior year due to a knee injury ... coached by head coach Jamahl Mason ... also a member of the Westside basketball program.

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2016: Saw action in all 12 games, making six starts ... finished third on the team with five quarterback hurries and had 5.5 tackles for a loss of 25 yards ... tallied four tackles and a quarterback hurry at Memphis ... had three tackles, 1.5 sacks and tackles for a loss of 10 yards as well as two quarterback hurries in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied six tackles, 1.5 for a loss of five yards and a pass breakup in a home win vs. Tulane ... had three tackles, 2.0 for a loss of seven yards, a forced fumble and a half sack in a home win vs. UCF ... tallied one tackle for a loss of four yards in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 Redshirted 2014 5-0 2 5 7 - - - - - 2015 14-1 16 11 27 5-9 0.5-0 - - 2 1 2016 13-6 13 13 26 5.5-25 2-15 - - - 2 2017 11-11 16 13 29 4.5-17 2-12 - - - 1 Career 43-18 47 42 89 15-51 4.5-27 - - 2 4

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2015: Appeared in all 14 games with one start against Navy ... had three tackles, including a half tackle for loss in Houston’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Florida State ... had two tackles and a tackle for loss in win over Navy ... had three tackles and a tackle for loss of three yards at UConn... Had two tackles and recovered a fumble in win over Memphis ... had a career-high five tackles, one for a loss of two yards, while recovering his first fumble in shutout win over Vanderbilt ... notched a career-high five tackles and a tackle for loss in win at Tulane ... totaled three tackles, a half sack and a pass breakup in win at Tulsa. 2014: Appeared in five games for the defensive line ... recorded seven tackles on the season ... logged three tackles in the shutout against Grambling ... collected three tackles in the TDECU Stadium opener against UTSA. 2013: Redshirted. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... two-star recruit by Scout ... named First Team All-District as he led his district in sacks as a senior while helping Lake Highlands to an 8-3 record ... finished senior season with 45 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks ... also played basketball for Lake Highlands ... also was a member of school’s member of Mu Alpha Theta, DECA, FCA and was a peer helper during high school.

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6-4

265

Katy, Texas (Katy HS)

SAF

Jr.

5-10

195

Soph.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 11-0 - - - - - - - - 2016 11-1 4 2 6 1.5-3 - - - - 2017 11-0 - 1 1 - - - - - Career 33-1 4 3 7 1.5-3 - - - - -

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2016 13-0 4 5 9 - - - - - 2017 2-0 2 - 2 - - - - - Career 15-0 6 5 11 - - - - - -

• 2016-17 American All-Academic Team • 2015-16 American All-Academic Team • 2014-15 American All-Academic Team

2016: Saw action in all 13 games ... saw majority of action on special teams and as the Cougars’ punt returner ... totaled nine punt returns for an average of 4.4 yards per return ... tallied one tackle at Memphis ... had two punt returns for six yards in a home win vs. Tulane ... had two tackles in a road win at Texas State ... tallied three tackles in a win over Lamar and returned two punts for eight yards ... had one tackle in a his collegiate debut in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.

2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games ... had one tackle in win over SMU (Oct. 7). 2016: Appeared in 11 games for Houston ... picked up first career start at Navy ... had four tackles and a half tackle for loss vs. the Midshipmen ... tallied one tackle for a loss of two yards in a road win at Texas State. 2015: Appeared in 11 games while providing depth at defensive end for the Cougars in 2015. 2014: Redshirted. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 42 defensive end by 247Sports ... No. 102 player in the state of Texas by ESPN ... a three-year starter at defensive end and earned all-district honors his sophomore and senior seasons ... led the team in tackles for loss both his senior (18) and sophomore (11) seasons ... had 86 tackles as a senior with 20 for loss and eight sacks ... led his district in tackles for loss while tying for district lead in sacks ... also recovered two fumbles and forced another in 2013 ... totaled 41 tackles including six for loss and three sacks with two forced fumbles as a junior ... also broke up five passes and blocked a kick in 2012 ... had 48 tackles including 11 for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass break up as a sophomore ... finished his high school career with 154 tackles including 35 for loss ... received academic all-state honors.

2017: Appeared in two regular-season games before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... totaled two tackles in the 19-16 win at Arizona (Sept. 9).

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 36 safety by Rivals ... No. 77 player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... named 2016 Maxpreps All-American ... four-year starter at safety for Katy High School, starting 64 straight games capped by a win in the 2015 Texas Class 6A Division II State Championship ... team ended the year ranked No. 1 nationally in both the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National rankings and the NationalHSFootball.com’s HSFB100 ... led a Katy defense that only allowed 62 points the entire season, pitching 10 shutouts in 16 games and giving up more than eight points just twice ... named to USA Today’s All-USA Texas Football second team ... named district 19-6A MVP in 2015 ... honorable mention AP All-State as a senior ... had 118 tackles and three interceptions as a junior ... pulled in five interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore ... collected 56 tackles and one interception as a freshman ... chose Houston over Missouri, Northwestern, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Wisconsin among others.

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Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)

6-6

295

Soph.

2017: Appeared in three regular-season games, making two starts at Tulane and vs. ECU at left tackle ... helped Houston to eight rushing touchdowns and 492 yards on the ground during those three games ... was part of a line that didn’t allow a sack vs. ECU and Tulane.

High School: Two-year letterman at Cedar Hill High School ... helped lead team to back-to-back Texas 6A state championships and a No. 9 nationally ranking in 2014 ... had 74 solo tackles and 109 total tackles while on the varsity team ... named second team all-district in 2014 ... caused three fumbles while on the varsity team ... helped Cedar Hill to a record of 28-4 while on varsity squad ... two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.

190

Jr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 7-0 2 - 2 - - - - - 2016 5-0 2 1 3 1-13 1-13 - 1 - 2017 11-0 10 6 16 1-8 1-8 - - - Career 23-0 14 7 21 2-21 2-21 - 1 - 2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games ... had two tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... tallied seven tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had two tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied one tackle vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) and at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had a sack for a loss of eight yards in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied one tackle and a QBH vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had one tackle in win over Rice (Sept. 16). 2016: Saw action in five games ... tallied three tackles, a sack for a loss of 13 yards and a forced fumble at Texas State.

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2016: Saw action in eight games ... provided needed depth on the offensive line with 61 snaps of action ... graded out at 62 percent with four knockdown blocks. 2015: Redshirted.

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62 JARRID WILLIAMS

2015: Appeared in seven games ... blocked a punt and returned it for 12 yards in win over Cincinnati ... had two tackles in win over Texas State.

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 86 safety nationally by ESPN ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named to the 2013 District 23-5A first team ... totaled 118 tackles, six forced fumbles and four sacks as a senior ... also a member of Hightower’s track and field program ... ran a leg of a 4x100-meter relay that qualified for the 2011 AAU National Championships.

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2014: Redshirted.

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23 TERRELL WILLIAMS

Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)

SAF

5-11

210

Lawton, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)

Sr.

SAF

6-3

210

Sr.

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 7-0 7 2 9 - - - - - 2015 14-4 11 7 18 1-3 - 1-49 - - 4 2016 13-13 52 17 69 6.5-32 2-20 - 1 - 3 2017 10-7 37 13 50 8-36 2-16 - - - 6 Career 44-24 107 39 146 15.5-71 4-36 1-49 1 - 13

Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 2015 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 2016 13-5 24 5 29 - - - - - 2017 11-11 33 24 57 - - 4-62 - - 6 Career 24-16 57 29 86 - - 4-62 - - 6

• 2017 American Athletic Conference Second Team • 2017 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Preseason Team

• 2017 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention • 2017 Jim Thorpe Award National Player of the Week (Oct. 11) • 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)

2017: Appeared in 10 of the 11 regular-season games in 2017 ... totaled 50 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, which led all defensive backs in The American ... had three tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... sat out with injury in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had six tackles and one tackle for loss in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied five tackles and two PBU vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had eight tackles at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... finished with nine tackles and a PBU in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied four tackles, a tackle for loss and a PBU in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had seven tackles, one sack for a loss of nine yards and two tackles for loss - totaling 11 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... tallied four tackles, a sack and 2.0 tackles for a loss of 14 yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... started the season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... had four tackles, two of which were for a loss of five yards ... also had a pass breakup in 19-16 win. 2016: Started all 13 games for Houston ... finished third on the team with 69 tackles ... also had 6.5 tackles for a loss of 32 yards and one forced fumble on the season ... picked up eight stops along with a sack vs. San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl ... had four tackles, a sack for a loss of seven yards and a pass breakup at Memphis ... tallied four tackles in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... had six tackles and one for a loss of two yards in a home win vs. Tulane ... tallied eight tackles and one quarterback hurry in a home win vs. UCF ... had four tackles and a pass breakup at SMU ... tallied eight tackles in a win over Tulsa ... had 10 tackles at Navy ... tallied five tackles in a home win vs. UConn ... had three tackles, two of which were for a loss, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in a road win at Texas State ... tallied six tackles in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma to open the season. 2015: Started four games while appearing in all 14 ... picked up a tackle in the team’s win against Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship game ... had two tackles and a tackle for loss of three yards in win over Navy ... had four tackles and a PBU in win over Cincinnati ... recorded an interception and returned it 49 yards in win at UCF ... tallied a pass breakup in win over SMU ... had one tackle in win at Tulsa ... had two pass breakups in win over Texas State ... had three tackles in win at Louisville ... assisted on three tackles while starting at defensive back for the Cougars in the season opener on Sept. 5.

2017: Started all 11 regular-season games ... totaled 57 tackles for fourth-best on the team and is tied for the team lead and is tied for second in The American with four interceptions through 11 games ... had six tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied seven tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had an interception return for 11 yards and five tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... had six tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied six tackles vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had six tackles anda PBU at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... led Houston with two interceptions for 31 yards of return and had five tackles and a PBU in a win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had four tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... totaled seven tackles and had an interception for a return of 20 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two tackles and a QBH in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... also started season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... had three tackles and two pass breakups in 19-16 win. 2016: Made an appearance in all 13 games, while earning five starts ... had three tackles in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied six tackles and a quarterback hurry in a home win vs. UCF ... had five tackles at SMU ... tallied three tackles in a win over UConn ... had five tackles in a win over Lamar ... tallied one tackle in his Cougar debut in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma. Prior to Houston: Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 9 junior college safety by 247Sports ... had 51 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions as a sophomore in 2015 ... received all-SWJCFC first team honors following the season ... had 24 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception as a freshman ... played high school football at Lawton High School in Lawton, Okla. ... had 56 tackles and five interceptions as a senior at Lawton High ... chose Houston over Iowa State, Purdue and West Virginia among others.

2014: Was removed from redshirt midway through the year after injuries in the secondary ... made an appearance in seven games ... collected nine tackles for Houston ... had two tackles in the comeback win over Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl ... matched his career-high with three tackles at SMU ... three tackles in the game at Tulsa. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... named to the 2013 District 23-5A first team ... had 68 tackles, four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior ... added 320 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the ground ... named his team’s Special Teams MVP as a senior ... also a member of Hightower’s basketball program.

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Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS)

6-0

190

Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)

Jr.

310

Fr.

2017: Redshirted. High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports ... No. 61 guard by ESPN ... No. 61 offensive tackle by Scout ... No. 8 offensive tackle in the state of Texas by Scout ... named first team all-district 20-6A in 2015 ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s 2016 Top 100 list ... ranked the No. 42 player in the Houston area by VYPE Houston ... received second team all-district 20-6A honors as a junior and first team all-district 24-3A honors as a sophomore ... chose Houston over Illinois, Iowa State and Miami among others ... coached by Tom Nolen at Lamar HS.

2017: Appeared in all 11 regular-season games this season, making eight starts ... totaled 40 tackles ... had five tackles in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied four tackles at Tulane (Nov. 18) ... had two tackles in win vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... made one tackle in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had four tackles and a PBU vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied two tackles an interception and a PBU at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had five tackles and a PBU in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... tallied four tackles and a forced fumble in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... had six tackles and a PBU vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... totaled two tackles, a sack and tackle for a loss of three yards in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... totaled five tackles in 19-16 win at Arizona (Sept. 9).

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2016: Saw action in all 13 games, making eight starts ... had six tackles, one sack and tackle for a loss of 11 yards in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... recovered a muffed punt in the end zone for his first career touchdown in a home win vs. Tulane ... tallied eight tackles, one for a loss of three yards and two pass breakups vs. the Green Wave ... had five tackles and two pass breakups in a win over Tulsa ... tallied three tackles at Navy ... had four tackles and a pass breakup in a home win vs. UConn ...had three pass breakups and five tackles in a road win at Cincinnati ... tallied five tackles in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma to open the season.

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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2014 Redshirted 2015 13-2 13 4 17 - - - - - 3 2016 13-8 33 12 45 2-14 1-11 - - 1-0 8 2017 11-8 26 14 40 1-3 1-3 1-0 1 - 4 Career 37-18 72 30 102 3-17 2-14 1-0 1 1-0 15

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24 JEREMY WINCHESTER

2015: Appeared in 13 games, making two starts in wins over Memphis and Navy ... tallied four tackles and a key pass breakup in the end zone while making a start against Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship game for Brandon Wilson ... had six tackles in win over Memphis and made his first career start with the injury to William Jackson III ... tallied two tackles and a PBU in win over Cincinnati ... had two tackles in win at UCF...Tallied two tackles and a PBU in win over Texas State. 2014: Redshirted.

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High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports ... No. 57 cornerback nationally by ESPN ... No. 86 safety nationally by 247Sports ... named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... a two-year starter ... was named first team all-district as a junior and honorable mention all-district as a senior ... also a standout track athlete, qualifying for the Texas State Championships in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior ... Klein Collins’ record holder in the 110-meter hurdles (13.97) and the 300-meter hurdles (37.61).

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THE COUGARS 63 COLSON ALTMAN Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS)

6-0

327

The Woodlands, Texas (College Park HS)

6-6

325

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Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne HS)

6-0

185

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New Orleans, La. (Brazoswood HS)

6-2

275

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DeSoto, Texas (Midlothian HS)

5-11

222

Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS)

5-10

175

Jr.

5-11

197

Soph.

80 COLTON CERDAY

Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley HS)

5-10

218

Soph.

94 ISAIAH CHAMBERS Houston, Texas (TCU)

6-4

261

RS-Fr.

40 SHANE CREAMER Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio HS)

Jr.

4 DEVODRIC BYNUM

215

The Woodlands, Texas (Colorado)

RS-Fr.

20 ROMAN BROWN

5-8

35 PATRICK CARR

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93 COLBY BRIGNAC DL

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81 TRE’VON BRADLEY WR

Pasadena, Texas (Navarro CC)

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57 JORDAN BOATMAN OL

44 ANTHONY CANTU

6-2

218

Fr.

6 KHARI DOTSON

Houston, Texas (Memorial HS)

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6-1

200

Jr.

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6-2

235

Fr.

Katy, Texas (Katy HS)

6-3

225

Fr.

58 NNANNA EJIOGU Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit HS)

5-9

231

Jr.

34 KING EKEJIJA 200

Fr.

Boling, Texas (Boling HS)

6-0

215

Fr.

Killeen, Texas (Central Texas College)

5-11

167

31 BLAKE HIRSCH Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS)

5-11

223

Jr.

84 KOBE IDUMWONYI Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)

6-1

240

Soph.

Jr.

6-3

260

Fr.

37 CAEMENMAYFIELD

Fulshear, Texas (LeTourneau University)

SAF

6-0

206

Jr.

13 MASONMCCLENDON Midland, Texas (Midland Christian HS)

5-9

180

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26 ELIJAH GOODEN LB

185

SEASON REVIEW

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5-11

80 NOAH JONES

Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)

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89 PARKER EICHENBERGER

33 KINTE HATTON

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5-11

185

295

THE COUGARS

6-4

315

255

192

190

Jr.

5-9

175

Soph.

New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS)

5-10

175

Fr.

31 D.J. SMALL

Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson HS)

Jr.

Houston, Texas (St. Thomas HS)

5-9

180

6 JEREMY SINGLETON

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37 PAYTON PARDEE WR

Sr.

Rosenberg, Texas (Blinn JC)

5-9

5-10

Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS)

30 TIMON NOLAN WR

Fr.

41 JOEL SCARBROUGH

Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS)

6-2

RS-Fr.

75 JACOBY MORRISON DL

240

Houston, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park HS)

6-2

35 JAYSON PRICE

66 COLE MILLER OL

RS-Fr.

Batesville, Miss. (Auburn)

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Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia HS)

71 DEON MIX

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14 COLE MCGOWAN

5-9

170

Fr.

1 BRYSON SMITH Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)

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5-11

185

Fr.

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Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)

5-10

185

RS-Fr.

Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS)

6-5

300

RS-Fr.

Moore, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)

5-8

175

Soph.

99 BLAKE YOUNG

Los Angeles, Calif. (Cerritos College)

5-11

275

Soph.

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60 KORDELL SNYDER

47 DALTON WITHERSPOON

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86 MASON TOBOLA West, Texas (West HS)

6-2

230

THE COUGARS

RS-Fr.

51 RASHEED TYNES

Baltimore, Md. (Briar Cliff University)

5-10

220

SEASON REVIEW

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97 NICK WILDBERGER San Antonio, Texas (Blinn JC)

6-1

220

Soph.

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5-11

200

Fr. 83

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Team Statistics..................................................... 86 Individual Statistics..................................... 87-88 Defensive Statistics............................................ 89 Game-by-Game Statistics..................................90 Starting Lineups....................................................91 Participation......................................................... 92 The Last Time........................................................ 93 Season Highs......................................................... 94 Team Game-by-Game........................................... 95 Scoring Drives.................................................96-97 Game Recaps.................................................98-103 The American ...................................................... 104

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL TEAM STATISTICS OPP. at Arizona RICE TEXAS TECH at Temple SMU at Tulsa #25 MEMPHIS at #17 USF ECU at Tulane NAVY

W/L SCORE W 19-16 W 38-3 L 24-27 W 20-13 W 35-22 L 17-45 L 38-42 W 28-24 W 52-27 L 17-20 W 24-14

TEAM STATISTICS TIME 3:11 2:58 3:53 3:25 3:29 3:16 3:41 3:18 3:16 3:01 2:56

ATT. 43,334 38,900 36,383 24,024 31,153 19,198 30,001 32,316 29,810 19,026 29,252

* - American Athletic Conference Game

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT Total Houston 75 89 75 73 - 312 Opponents 21 65 75 92 - 253

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SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 *Sep. 30 *Oct. 7 *Oct. 14 *Oct. 19 *Oct. 28 *Nov. 4 *Nov. 18 *Nov. 24

Houston Opponent SCORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 . . . . . . . . . 253 Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 . . . . . . . . 23.0 FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 . . . . . . . . . 248 Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . . . 99 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 . . . . . . . . . 132 Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . 17 RUSHING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,930 . . . . . . . 1,644 Yards gained rushing . . . . . . . . . 2,129 . . . . . . . 1,929 Yards lost rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 . . . . . . . . . 285 Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 . . . . . . . . . 432 Average Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . 175.5 . . . . . . . 149.5 TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . 17 PASSING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,887 . . . . . . . 2,949 Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258-368-11 . . . 262-424-14 Average Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 . . . . . . . . . 7.0 Average Per Catch . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 . . . . . . . . 11.3 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . 262.5 . . . . . . . 268.1 TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . 10 TOTAL OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,817 . . . . . . . 4,593 Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 . . . . . . . . . 856 Average Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.1 . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . 437.9 . . . . . . . 417.5 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . 28-675 . . . . . . 32-683 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . 16-70 . . . . . . . . 8-47 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . . . 14-292 . . . . . . 11-112 KICK RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . 24.1 . . . . . . . . 21.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . . 5.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 20.9 . . . . . . . . 10.2 FUMBLES-LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10 . . . . . . . . 15-5 PENALTIES-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-602 . . . . . . 72-585 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 . . . . . . . . 53.2 PUNTS-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-2,206 . . . . . 58-2,350 Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.6 . . . . . . . . 40.5 Net punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.8 . . . . . . . . 37.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME . . . . 28:10 . . . . . . . 31:50 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . 71/158 . . . . . . 72/183 3rd-Down Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45% . . . . . . . . 39% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . 7/16 . . . . . . . 13/21 4th-Down Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44% . . . . . . . . 62% SACKS BY-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-137 . . . . . . 15-99 MISC YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . 10-12 . . . . . . . 17-25 ON-SIDE KICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES . . . . . . . . . 38-44 (86%) . . 32-42 (76%) RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . . . 30-44 (68%) . . 21-42 (50%) PAT-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-40 (100%) . . 28-29 (97%) ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,499 . . . . . 137,898 Games/Avg. Per Game . . . . . . . . . . 6/32,583 . . . . . 5/27,580 Neutral Site Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long J. Leday 21 526 25.0 0 81 B. McDowell 4 117 29.2 0 50 M. Tobola 1 1 1.0 0 1 D. McLemore 1 25 25.0 0 25 D. King 1 6 6.0 0 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 28 675 24.1 0 81 Opponents 32 683 21.3 1 93

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RECEIVING

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long E. Egbule 1 6 6.0 0 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1 6 6.0 0 6 Opponents 3 3 1.0 1 3

SEASON REVIEW

GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G L. Bonner 10-10 73 850 11.6 4 62 85.0 S. Dunbar 11-11 66 873 13.2 3 75 79.4 D. King 9-6 29 264 9.1 2 26 29.3 J. Leday 10-4 25 161 6.4 1 25 16.1 D. Catalon 11-8 14 87 6.2 1 31 7.9 K. Corbin 10-4 10 164 16.4 0 49 16.4 C. Lark 6-4 9 205 22.8 2 39 34.2 D. Birden 6-3 8 65 8.1 0 13 10.8 R. Brooker 9-2 7 45 6.4 0 12 5.0 M. Car 9-0 5 27 5.4 0 12 3.0 L. Alex 11-6 3 47 15.7 0 29 4.3 D. McLemore 10-0 3 41 13.7 0 22 4.1 E. Jefferson 5-0 3 32 10.7 1 15 6.4 K. Postma 7-5 1 22 22.0 1 22 3.1 P. Carr 3-0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 M. Davion 4-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11 258 2,887 11.2 15 75 262.5 Opponents 11 262 2,949 11.3 10 77 268.1

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long T. Williams 4 62 15.5 0 20 G. Davis 4 94 23.5 0 58 I. Johnson 2 49 24.5 0 39 P. Turner 1 0 0.0 0 0 A. Myres 1 13 13.0 0 13 B. McDowell 1 74 74.0 1 74 J. Winchester 1 0 0.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 292 20.9 1 74 Opponents 11 112 10.2 0 51

COACHING STAFF

PASSING GP Eff. Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G K. Postma 7-5 125.75 111-167-6 66.5 1,125 5 39 160.7 K. Allen 5-3 142.82 80-105-4 76.2 771 4 49 154.2 D. King 9-6 175.05 67-96-1 69.8 991 6 75 110.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11 143.48 258-368-11 70.1 2,887 15 75 262.5 Opponents 11 121.40 262-424-14 61.8 2,949 10 77 268.1

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long B. McDowell 14 62 4.4 0 18 C. Wilder 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 1 8 8.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 16 70 4.4 0 18 Opponents 8 47 5.9 0 20

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GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G D. Catalon 11-8 138 654 33 621 4.5 8 52 56.5 M. Car 9-0 73 384 12 372 5.1 3 46 41.3 D. King 9-6 63 394 53 341 5.4 8 46 37.9 D. Birden 6-3 60 334 1 333 5.6 4 40 55.5 K. Postma 7-5 47 267 55 212 4.5 1 35 30.3 M. Davion 4-0 10 38 0 38 3.8 0 8 9.5 P. Carr 3-0 8 26 0 26 3.2 0 7 8.7 D. McLemore 10-0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.3 K. Allen 5-3 11 19 33 -14 -1.3 0 7 -2.8 Team 5-0 5 0 12 -12 -2.4 0 0 -2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11 416 2,129 199 1,930 4.6 24 52 175.5 Opponents 11 432 1,929 285 1,644 3.8 17 84 149.5

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE

|----------------- PATs ----------------| Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points C. Novikoff - 10-12 40-40 - - - - - 70 D. King 10 - - - - - - - 60 D. Catalon 9 - - - - - - - 54 D. Birden 4 - - - - - - - 24 L. Bonner 4 - - - - - - - 24 M. Car 3 - - - - - - - 18 S. Dunbar 3 - - - - - - - 18 C. Lark 2 - - - - - - - 12 K. Postma 2 - - - - - - - 12 B. McDowell 1 - - - - - - - 6 J. Leday 1 - - - - - - - 6 E. Jefferson 1 - - - - - - - 6 Team - - - - - - - 1 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 40 10-12 40-40 - - - - 1 312 Opponents 29 17-25 28-29 - - - - - 253

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G S. Dunbar 11 0 873 0 0 0 873 79.4 L. Bonner 10 0 850 0 0 0 850 85.0 D. Catalon 11 621 87 0 0 0 708 64.4 J. Leday 10 0 161 0 526 0 687 68.7 D. King 9 341 264 0 6 0 611 67.9 M. Car 9 372 27 0 0 0 399 44.3 D. Birden 6 333 65 0 0 0 398 66.3 B. McDowell 11 0 0 62 117 74 253 23.0 K. Postma 7 212 22 0 0 0 234 33.4 C. Lark 6 0 205 0 0 0 205 34.2 K. Corbin 10 0 164 0 0 0 164 16.4 G. Davis 11 0 0 0 0 94 94 8.5 D. McLemore 10 13 41 0 25 0 79 7.9 T. Williams 11 0 0 0 0 62 62 5.6 I. Johnson 11 0 0 0 0 49 49 4.5 A. Leslie 11 0 47 0 0 0 47 4.3 R. Brooker 9 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.0 D. Mitchell 4 38 0 0 0 0 38 9.5 E. Jefferson 5 0 32 0 0 0 32 6.4 P. Carr 3 26 4 0 0 0 30 10.0 A. Myres 10 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.3 M. Tobola 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 K. Allen 5 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -2.8 Team 5 -12 0 8 0 0 -4 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11 1,930 2,887 70 675 292 5,854 532.2 Opponents 11 1,644 2,949 47 683 112 5,435 494.1

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Plays Rush Pass

Tot

Avg/G

K. Postma 7 214 212 1,125 1337 191.0 D. King 9 159 341 991 1332 148.0 K. Allen 5 116 -14 771 757 151.4 D. Catalon 11 138 621 0 621 56.5 M. Car 9 73 372 0 372 41.3 D. Birden 6 60 333 0 333 55.5 D. Mitchell 4 10 38 0 38 9.5 P. Carr 3 8 26 0 26 8.7 D. McLemore 10 1 13 0 13 1.3 Team 5 5 -12 0 -12 -2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11 784 1,930 2,887 4,817 437.9 Opponents 11 856 1,644 2,949 4,593 417.5

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd D. Roy 53 2,206 41.6 59 5 24 23 7 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 53 2,206 41.6 59 5 24 23 7 0 Opp. 58 2,350 40.5 64 4 23 17 12 0

FIELD GOALS Novikoff FGM-FGA 10-12 Percentage 83.3 01-19 0-0 20-29 4-4 30-39 4-5 40-49 2-3 50-99 0-0 Long 45 Blocked 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE

Houston Opponents

Arizona (25), 38 Rice (20), 46 Texas Tech (45) Temple (25), (35) SMU - Tulsa (26) Memphis (30) USF - ECU (44) Tulane (39) Navy (35)

(45), 30, (21), (42) 42, (31) (32), (47), 33, 31 (41), (29) (23), (37), 30, (46) (23) 52 (30) (22), 37, (52) (24), (23) 40

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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7 1 1 29 5-6 39 14-292 11 508 305 813 74-263 22-137 - 12 10-3 13 31 11-112 15-99 11 513 286 799 64-215

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Total Opponents

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Blk Saf TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Total Ast Solo GP 2 - - 2 - 1 - 6.5-10 104 49 55 11 D. Hines 1 - 1-0 - M. Adams 10 45 31 76 4.5-7 0.5-1 - 1 2 1 5.5-26 - 3 7 1-0 11 44 25 69 14.5-53 E. Oliver - - 6 - - - 4-62 - T. Williams 11 33 24 57 - - E. Egbule 11 32 22 54 5.5-40 2.0-26 - - 1 1-6 - - 3 1 - 11 38 13 51 2.0-2 - 4-94 G. Davis - - - - 6 2.0-16 - K. Williams 10 37 13 50 8.0-36 - - - - 7 2-49 - - 40 I. Johnson 11 29 11 - 1 - - 4 1-0 1.0-3 1.0-3 40 11 26 14 J. Winchester - - R. Chevis 11 17 17 34 3.0-8 0.5-1 - - 2 - - - A. Robinson 11 19 14 33 4.0-17 1.0-7 - - 2 - - - 1-0 1 6 A. Myres 10 20 13 33 2.5-4 - 1-13 - - N. Thurman 11 16 13 29 4.5-17 2.0-12 - 1 5 - - - L. Godfrey 11 17 11 28 8.5-28 2.0-17 - - 1 1-0 - - 2 - - - 4 15 3 18 4.5-12 1.5-6 J. Carter - - 1 - - - 1.0-8 1.0-8 16 6 J. Williams 11 10 - - 3 - - 2.0-6 1.0-2 1-0 14 4 10 10 P. Turner - - - - - - - - 11 6 3 9 C. Doubenmier - - - - 1 - - - A. Fleming 10 3 4 7 - - D. Anenih 8 5 1 6 2.0-12 2.0-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 4 1 5 K. Smith - - - - - - 1-74 - B. McDowell 11 4 1 5 - - - - - - - - 5 4 - 4 D. Gilbert - - - - - - - - 3 - 7 3 N. Fruge - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 9 E. Gooden 1 - - - - - - - 11 3 - 3 T. Mark 1 - - - - - - - 7 - 2 2 G. Stuard - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 C. Wilder - - - - - - - - L. Bonner 10 1 1 2 - - - - - 1 - - 3 1 1 2 R. Brown - - - - - - - - 10 1 1 2 J. Leday - - - - - - - - 1 1 D. McLemore 10 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 9 R. Brooker - - - - - - - - J. Milbrun 10 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - C. Novikoff 11 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 6 - 1 1 D. Birden - - - - - - - - P. Rosette 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 10 - 1 1 B. Jones - - - - - - - - S. Dunbar 11 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 Z. Vaughan 11 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 11 W. Noble - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 B. Young - - - - - - - - 11 1 - 1 J. Burrell - - 1 - - - - - - 5 - - - TEAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Rushing (Att.-Yards-TD) Allen Birden Car

Carr Catalon King Mitchell Postma

Arizona 4-(-2)-0 14-83-1 - - 18-78-0 - - Rice 3-(-11)-0 4-12-1 11-59-1 4-10-0 7-31-1 - 6-23-0 Texas Tech 4-(-1)-0 4-16-0 1-1-0 - 13-41-0 4-6-0 - 4-52-0 Temple - 6-34-0 - - 6-32-0 4-15-1 - 15-81-0 SMU - - 9-67-0 - 22-177-2 - - 7-26-0 Tulsa - 11-82-1 - - 24-72-1 3-6-0 - 9-(-14)-0 Memphis - 21-106-1 - - 22-65-3 3-19-0 - 8-49-0 USF - - 18-131-1 - 8-23-0 20-83-2 - 2-12-0 ECU - - 8-29-1 4-16-0 9-77-1 3-14-1 2-6-0 Tulane - - 19-72-0 - 2-(-2)-0 10-141-2 2-9-0 Navy - - 7-7-0 - 7-27-0 16-57-2 - -

Kicking (FG-FG Seq.-PAT)

Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TD) Punting Roy Allen King Postma Arizona Rice Texas Tech Temple SMU Tulsa Memphis USF ECU Tulane Navy

25-32-2-225-1 - 31-33-0-309-2 - 3-5-0-45-0 24-39-2-217-1 - 8-13-0-100-1 - - 25-36-1-226-1 - 1-1-0-22-1 19-27-2-176-2 - - 25-41-2-258-0 - 0-1-0-0-0 29-40-1-315-1 - 12-20-0-137-1 2-5-0-5-0 0-1-0-0-0 15-21-0-330-3 - 18-26-1-225-0 - 21-27-0-277-1

Receiving (Rec.-Yards-TD) Birden Bonner

Brooker Car

Catalon Corbin

Dunbar

Novikoff

Arizona 1-2 25, (38) 2-2 Rice 1-2 20, (46) 5-5 Texas Tech 1-1 45 3-3 Temple 2-2 25, 35 2-2 SMU - - 5-5 Tulsa 1-1 26 2-2 Memphis 1-1 30 5-5 USF - - 4-4 ECU 1-1 44 7-7 Tulane 1-1 39 2-2 Navy 1-1 35 3-3

No. Avg. Long 50+ I-20 I-10 TB FC Ret.

Arizona 6 43.3 46 Rice 3 40.3 46 Texas Tech 7 40.4 52 Temple 6 38.0 51 SMU 4 36.0 42 Tulsa 4 35.0 49 Memphis 6 44.8 59 USF 8 48.0 58 ECU 3 46.0 48 Tulane 2 47.5 48 Navy 4 36.0 49

Jefferson

King

Lark

- 2 1 1 4 1-2 - 3 1 - 2 1 4 3 1 3 2-1 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 2 1 - 4 1-20 4 4 - 2 3 2-10 - - - - 3 - 2 1 - 1 1-0 - - - - - 1-14

Leday

Leslie

Arizona 3-22-0 9-59-1 1-12-0 - 1-5-0 1-49-0 6-72-0 - - - 4-6-0 - Rice - 10-132-0 1-9-0 1-12-0 2-10-1 2-14-0 6-57-0 - - 2-31-0 7-60-1 1-11-0 Texas Tech 1-13-0 7-66-1 2-10-0 - 2-15-0 1-19-0 6-83-0 - 5-50-1 - 6-25-0 2-36-0 Temple 2-10-0 6-43-1 - - 3-5-0 1-39-0 6-78-0 - 7-51-0 - - - SMU - - - - 1-9-0 2-21-0 6-65-0 2-17-0 6-47-1 - 2-17-0 - Tulsa 1-7-0 5-44-0 1-7-0 - 1-5-0 1-10-0 10-107-0 1-15-0 4-65-0 - 1-(-2)-0 - Memphis 1-13-0 8-121-0 - - 2-28-0 - 8-52-1 - 7-51-0 1-38-0 2-12-0 - USF - 6-40-0 - - - - 3-19-0 - - 2-69-1 2-14-0 - ECU - 7-147-1 1-7-0 - - - 6-171-1 - - 1-5-1 - - Tulane - 7-100-0 1-0-0 3-15-0 - 2-12-0 2-36-0 - - 3-62-0 - - Navy - 8-98-0 - 1-0-0 2-10-0 - 8-142-1 - - - - -

McLemore 1-14-0 2-27-0

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J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Allen

Birden

Rice

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Allen

Catalon

Texas Tech

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Allen

Birden

Temple

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Postma

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Corbin

King^

SMU

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Postma

Catalon

Leday

Dunbar

Corbin

King^

Tulsa

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Postma

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Corbin

King^

Memphis

J. Jones

B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Postma

Birden

Bonner

Dunbar

Leday

Leslie

J. Jones

USF

Bonner

Arizona

Dunbar

Leday

Brooker

Bonner

Dunbar

Corbin

Brooker

Bonner

Dunbar

Leday

Leslie

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

Postma

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Lark

Leslie

Ja. Williams B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

King

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Lark

Leslie

Tulane

Ja. Williams B. Jones

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

King

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Lark

Leslie

Noble

M. Oliver

Rodgers

King

Catalon

Bonner

Dunbar

Lark

Leslie

Navy

J. Jones

B. Jones

* - Started two running backs ^ - Started four receivers

Defense

DT E. Oliver

OLB

Chevis

Egbule

ILB Adams

ILB Hines

OLB K. Williams*

SAF

Myres

Davis

SAF T. Williams

Thurman

Rice

Thurman E. Oliver Chevis Egbule Adams Hines Robinson Myers

Davis T. Williams Johnson

Johnson

Texas Tech

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Adams

Hines

K. Williams* Winchester

Davis

T. Williams

Johnson

Temple

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Adams

Hines

K. Williams* Winchester

Davis

T. Williams

Johnson

SMU

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Adams

Hines

K. Williams*

Myers

Davis

T. Williams

Johnson

Tulsa

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Adams

Hines

K. Williams*

Myers

Davis

T. Williams

Winchester

Memphis

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Robinson

Hines

Godfrey

Myers

K. Williams

T. Williams

Winchester

USF

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Robinson

Hines

Godfrey

Myers

K. Williams

T. Williams

Winchester

ECU

Thurman

E. Oliver

Chevis

Egbule

Robinson

Hines

Godfrey

Myers

Davis

T. Williams

Winchester

Tulane

Thurman E. Oliver Carter Egbule Adams Hines Godfrey Myers

Davis T. Williams Winchester

Navy

Thurman E. Oliver Carter Egbule Adams Hines Godfrey Myers

Davis T. Williams Winchester

Specialists

Arizona

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy McClendon McDowell

Leday

Rice

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy

McClendon

Leday

Texas Tech

Novikoff

Roy

McClendon McDowell

Temple

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy McClendon McDowell

Leday

McLemore Wildberger

SMU

Novikoff

Roy

McClendon McDowell

Leday

McLemore

Wildberger

Tulsa

Novikoff

Roy

McClendon McDowell

Leday

McLemore

Wildberger

Memphis

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy McClendon McDowell

Leday

Birden Wildberger

USF

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy

McClendon McDowell

Leday

McLemore Wildberger

ECU

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy

McClendon McDowell

McDowell

McLemore Wildberger

Tulane

Novikoff Novikoff

Roy McClendon McDowell

Leday

McLemore Wildberger

Navy

Novikoff

Roy

Leday

McLemore

Novikoff

McClendon McDowell

Leday

Birden Wildberger McDowell Wildberger Birden

Wildberger

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Novikoff

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Arizona

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B. Jones

ECU

2017 SEASON

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Wildberger

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2017 PARTICIPATION PLAYERS ARIZONA RICE TEXAS TECH TEMPLE SMU TULSA MEMPHIS USF ECU TULANE NAVY Adams S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB - x x S-LB S-LB Allen S-QB S-QB S-QB - - - - - x x Anenih - - x x x x x x x x Bardwell - x - - - - - - x - Birden S-RB x S-RB x - x S-RB - - - Bonner S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR - S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR Brooker S-TE S-TE x - - x x X x x x Brown - x x - - - - - x - Burrell x x x x x x x x x x x Car - x x x x x - x x x x Carr - x - - - - x - x - Carter - - - - - - - x x S-DE S-DE Catalon x S-RB x S-RB S-RB S-RB x S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB Chevis S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE x x Corbin x S-WR x S-WR S-WR S-WR x - x x x Davis S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB x x x S-DB S-DB Deshotel - x - - - - - - x - Denley - - x x - - - - x x Dotson - x x - x x x x x x x Doubenmier x x x x x x x x x x x Dunbar S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR Egbule S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB Fleming x x x x x x x - x x x Fruge - x - - - x x x x x x Hatton - - - - - - - x x - Hines S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB Gilbert - x - x - - - - x x x Godfrey x x x x x x S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB S-LB Gooden - - x x x x x x x x x Harvey - - - - - x - - - x x Jackson - x - x x - x - - - x Jefferson x - - x x x - - x - Johnson S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB x x x x x x B. Jones S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG J. Jones S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT - - S-LT Justice - - - - - - - - x - King - - x S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR x S-QB S-QB S-QB Lark - x - - - - x S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR Leday S-WR x S-WR x S-WR x S-WR x - x x Leslie x x S-TE x x x S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE Mark x x x x x x x x x x x McClendon x x x x x x x x x x x McDowell x x x x x x x x x x x McLemore x x x x x x - x x x x Milburn x x - x x x x x x x x Miller - - - - - - - - x - Mitchell - x - - - - - x x x Mix - x - - - - - - x - Murphy - x - - - - - - x - Myres S-CB S-CB - x S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB Noble S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C Novikoff x x x x x x x x x x x E. Oliver S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT M. Oliver S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG Postma - x x S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB - - Robinson x S-LB x x x x S-LB S-LB S-LB x x Rodgers S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT Rosette x x - - - - - - - - Roy x x x x x x x x x x x Small - - x - - - - - - - K. Smith x x x - x x x x x x x Snyder - - - - - - - - x - Stuard x x x x x - - - - x x Thurman S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE Tobola - x - - x - x x x x x Turner - x x x x x x x x x x Vaughan x x x x x x x x x x x Wildberger x x x x x x x x x x x Wilder x x - - - - - - - - Ja. Williams - x - x - - - x S-LT S-LT Jo. Williams x x x x x x x x x x x K. Williams S-DB x S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB x x T. Williams S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB S-DB Winchester x x S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB Young - - - - - - - - x - -

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2017 HAWAI'I BOWL GUIDE

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL THE LAST TIME... HOUSTON INDIVIDUAL

Playing on the road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Playing on a neutral field. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Playing at night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Playing during the day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 UH scores on first possession. . . . . . . . . . 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Opponent scores on first possession. . . . 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 UH scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Opponent scores first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 UH leads after 1st quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Opponent leads after 1st quarter. . . . . . 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Teams are tied after 1st quarter . . . . . . . 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 UH leads at halftime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Opponent leads at halftime. . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Teams are tied at halftime. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 UH leads after 3rd quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter. . . . . . 0-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 Teams are tied after 3rd quarter. . . . . . . 2-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Game goes to overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 UH has more total yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Opponent has more total yards. . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 UH has more rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Opponent has more rushing yards. . . . . 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 UH has more passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Opponent has more passing yards. . . . . 3-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 UH has more turnovers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Opponent has more turnovers. . . . . . . . . 3-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Teams have equal turnovers . . . . . . . . . . 2-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 UH has more penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Opponent has more penalties. . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Teams have equal penalties. . . . . . . . . . . 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 UH has more time of possession. . . . . . . 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Opponent has more time of possession. 6-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 UH has 100-yard rusher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

SEASON REVIEW

Opponent has 100-yard rusher. . . . . . . . 0-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 UH scores at least 20 points. . . . . . . . . . . 6-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Opponent scores at least 20 points. . . . . 3-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 UH throws for 300 yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Opponent throws for 300 yards. . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Playing on natural grass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Playing on artificial surface. . . . . . . . . . . 5-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 UH defense scores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Opponent defense scores. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

BOWL HISTORY

409, Mississippi State, 10/9/10 300 yards rushing 306, Navy, 10/8/16 400 yards passing 468, ECU, 11/4/17 300 yards passing 468, ECU, 11/4/17 500 yards total offense 504, ECU, 11/4/17 30 first downs 33, ECU, 11/4/17 50 points 56, Louisiana Tech, 9/8/12 Scored a safety Navy, 10/8/16 Posted a shutout 48-0, Texas, 9/23/00 Held UH under 100 yards rushing 25, San Diego State, 12/17/16 Held UH under 100 yards passing 89, USF, 11/1/14 Held UH under 200 total yards 195, Louisville, 11/16/13 Blocked a punt Southern Miss, 12/3/11 Blocked a field goal attempt Tulsa, 11/22/14 Blocked an extra point attempt Navy, 10/8/16 Had no turnovers USF, 10/28/17

2017 Under Applewhite

Playing at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

THE COUGARS

496 vs. Louisville, 9/28/85 300 yards rushing 381 vs. Lamar, 9/10/16 Had two 100-yard rushers Kevrin Justice (111), Mulbah Car (109) & Kyle Postma (106) vs. Lamar, 9/10/16 500 yards passing 580 vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/8/12 400 yards passing 487 at Memphis, 11/25/16 300 yards passing 330 vs. ECU, 11/4/17 600 yards total offense 624 at Memphis, 11/25/16 500 yards total offense 554 vs. Memphis, 10/19/17 30 first downs 33 at Memphis, 11/25/16 50 points 52 vs. ECU, 11/4/17 Scored a safety at Arizona, 9/9/17 Posted a shutout 42-0 vs. Lamar, 9/10/16 Held opponent under 100 yards rushing 36 vs. ECU, 11/4/17 Held opponent under 100 yards passing 74 vs. Navy, 11/24/17 Held an opponent under 200 total yards 195 vs. UCF, 10/29/16 Blocked a punt vs. Cincinnati, 11/7/15 Blocked a field goal at Arizona, 9/9/17 Blocked an extra point attempt vs. Rice, 9/21/13 Had no turnovers vs. ECU, 11/4/17

OPPONENT TEAM 400 yards rushing

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HOUSTON TEAM 400 yards rushing

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL

Rushed for 100 yards 140, D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa, 10/14/17 111, Shamari Brooks, Tulsa, 10/14/17 Rushed for 200 yards 240, Joe Banyard, UTEP, 9/29/11 Passed for 300 yards 463, Gardner Minshew, ECU, 11/4/17 Passed for 400 yards 463, Gardner Minshew, ECU, 11/4/17 Had 100 yards receiving 186, Terren Encalade, Tulane, 11/18/17 Returned a punt for a touchdown 82, Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State, 9/12/09 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown 93, Tony Pollard, Memphis, 10/19/17 Returned an interception for a touchdown 54, Ron Smith, San Diego State, 12/17/16 Returned a fumble for a touchdown 3, Petera Wilson, Tulsa, 10/14/17 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Kinny Spotwood, Tulsa, 10/1/05 (23 yards) Returned a blocked field goal for a TD Alex Lyons, Rice, 9/21/13 (62 yards) Rushed for three touchdowns 4, Patrick Taylor, Memphis, 10/19/17 Threw three touchdown passes 3, Gardner Minshew, ECU, 11/4/17 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Danny Webster, ECU, 11/3/12 Kicked three field goals 3, Josh Williams, SMU, 10/7/17 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 84, Justin Stockton, Texas Tech, 9/23/17 Had a 70-yard pass completion 70, Luke Skipper to Keenen Johnson, Tulsa, 10/14/17 Had a 50-yard field goal 52, Jake Verity, ECU, 11/4/17

2017 SEASON

Rushed for 100 yards 141, D’Eriq King at Tulane, 11/18/17 Rushed for 200 yards 210, Charles Sims vs. North Texas, 10/6/12 Passed for 300 yards 330, D’Erig King vs. ECU, 11/4/17 Passed for 400 yards 487, Greg Ward Jr. at Memphis, 11/25/16 Passed for 500 yards 580, David Piland vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/8/12 Had 100 yards receiving 142, Steven Dunbar vs. Navy, 11/24/17 Had 200 yards receiving 235, Linell Bonner at Memphis, 11/25/16 Returned a punt for a touchdown Demarcus Ayers at Tulane, 10/16/15 (73 yards) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown D’Eriq King at Texas State, 9/24/16 (99 yards) Returned an interception for a touchdown Brandon McDowell vs. ECU, 11/4/17 (74 yards) Returned a fumble for a touchdown Jeremy Winchester vs. Tulane, 11/12/16 (0 yards) Returned a blocked field goal for a TD Brandon Wilson at UTSA, 9/28/13 (78 yards) Returned a missed field goal for a TD Brandon Wilson vs. Oklahoma, 9/3/16 (100 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Zack Chatman at Arkansas, 10/12/91 (recovered in end zone) Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Duke Catalon vs. Memphis, 10/19/17 Threw four touchdown passes 3, D’Eriq King vs. ECU, 11/4/17 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Deontay Greenberry at Rutgers, 10/26/13 Kicked three field goals 3, Ty Cummings at Memphis, 11/25/16 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 72, Ryan Jackson vs. Tulane, 11/24/12 Had a 70-yard pass completion 75, D’Eriq King to Steven Dunbar vs. ECU, 11/4/17 Had 50-yard field goal 51, Kyle Bullard vs. UCF, 10/2/14

UH returns KO/Punt for touchdown. . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD. . . . . . 0-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

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Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, CATALON, Duke at Tulsa (10.14) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, CATALON, Duke vs. SMU (10.7) Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, CATALON, Duke vs. SMU (10.7) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, CATALON, Duke vs. Memphis (10.19) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, POSTMA, Kyle at Tulsa (10.14) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, ALLEN, Kyle vs. Rice (9.16) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, KING, D’Eriq vs. ECU (11.4) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, KING, D’Eriq vs. ECU (11.4) Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, KING, D’Eriq vs. ECU (11.4) Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, two players, last, DUNBAR, Steven at Tulsa (10.14) Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, DUNBAR, Steven vs. ECU (11.4) TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 15 players Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, DUNBAR, Steven vs. ECU (11.4) Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, NOVIKOFF, Caden at Temple (9.30) Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, NOVIKOFF, Caden vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, ROY, Dane at USF (10.28) Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0, ROY, Dane at USF (10.28) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, ROY, Dane vs. Memphis (10.19) Long Kickoff Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, LEDAY, John at Arizona (9.9) Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, HINES, D’Juan at Tulsa (10.14) Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0, OLIVER, Ed vs. Navy (11.24) Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5, OLIVER, Ed vs. Navy (11.24) Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, two players

Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, TICE, D. at USF (10.28) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, BREWER, D. at Tulsa (10.14) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, TAYLOR, P. vs. Memphis (10.19) Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, STOCKTON, J. vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, MINSEW, G. vs. ECU (11.4) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, MINSHEW, G. vs. ECU (11.4) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471, FERGUSON, R. vs. Memphis (10.19) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, MINSHEW, G. vs. ECU (11.4) Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, SHIMONEK, N. vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, QUINN, T. vs. SMU (10.7) Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, two players TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, six players Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, COUTEE, K. vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, two players Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, VERITY, J. vs. ECU (11.4) Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, HERNANDEZ, J. at USF (10.28) Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.0, SACKVILLE, J. vs. SMU (10.7) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, SACKVILLE, J. vs. SMU (10.7) Long Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, WILLIAMS, J. vs. Memphis (10.19) Long Kickoff Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, POLLARD, T. vs. Memphis (10.19) Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, ELLERBEE, E. vs. Rice (9.16) Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5, SENAT, D. at USF (10.28) Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0, SENAT, D. at USF (10.28) Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 11 players

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HOUSTON TEAM HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 vs. Memphis (10.19) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 vs. SMU (10.7) Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 at Tulane (11.18) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs. Memphis (10.19) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 vs. Rice (9.16) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 vs. Rice (9.16) Yards Per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 vs. ECU (11.4) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, twice, last vs. ECU (11.4) Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 vs. Memphis (10.19) Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 vs. Memphis (10.19) Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 vs. ECU (11.4) Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 vs. ECU (11.4) Sacks by Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 at USF (10.28) First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 vs. SMU (10.7) Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Arizona (9.9) Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 at Arizona (9.9) Turnovers by Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Interceptions thrown by Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3x, last at Tulsa (10.14)

OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 vs. Navy (11.24) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 at Tulsa (10.14) Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, twice, last vs. Memphis (10.19) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 vs. ECU (11.4) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 vs. ECU (11.4) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 vs. Memphis (10.19) Yards Per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 at Tulane (11.18) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs. ECU (11.4) Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 vs. ECU (11.4) Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 vs. SMU (10.7) Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 at Tulsa (10.14) Sacks by Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 at USF (10.28) First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 vs. ECU (11.4) Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 vs. Texas Tech (9.23) Turnovers by Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 3x, last vs. ECU (11.4) Interceptions by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3x times, last vs. SMU (10.7)

GAME OPENING DRIVES Houston Opponent Opp. Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result

SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES Houston Opponent Opp. Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result

Arizona Rice Texas Tech Temple SMU Tulsa Memphis USF ECU Tulane Navy

3 9 3 4 10 4 3 3 11 7 6

-2 1:56 Punt 49 4:02 Punt 12 0:53 Interception 17 2:42 Punt 75 3:55 Touchdown 27 1:02 Punt 9 1:48 Punt 4 1:06 Punt 75 4:12 Touchdown 37 3:24 Field Goal 14 2:36 Punt

3 7 4 20 8 17 10 14 10 59 3 3 3 0 3 -2 3 4 5 21 12 52

1:07 Punt 2:03 Punt 4:10 Field Goal 4:11 Punt 4:06 Field Goal 1:00 Punt 0:25 Punt 1:40 Punt 1:06 Punt 2:36 Punt 6:22 Missed FG

7 6 10 9 8 7 3 6 1 9 4

40 2:48 Interception 3 31 1:00 Fumble 46 2:45 Missed FG 10 45 3:42 Missed FG 59 4:38 Interception 3 4 1:04 Punt 85 3:26 Touchdown 8 41 2:32 Field Goal 49 3:00 Interception 5 35 2:17 Punt 25 3:39 Punt 19 93 7:30 Field Goal 3 0:48 Punt 8 64 2:30 Touchdown 75 1:58 Touchdown 13 75 4:05 Touchdown 75 0:11 Touchdown 14 75 5:57 Touchdown 63 3:22 Interception 3 7 1:22 Punt 18 1:33 Fumble 7 5 4:28 Punt

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Arizona W, 19-16 18 6 11 1 Rice W, 38-3 22 6 16 0 Texas Tech L, 24-27 25 8 14 3 Temple W, 20-13 23 9 10 4 SMU W, 35-22 27 14 10 3 Tulsa L, 17-45 25 11 13 1 Memphis L, 38-42 25 9 16 0 USF W, 28-24 16 11 5 0 ECU W, 52-27 16 7 8 1 Tulane L, 17-20 22 8 13 1 Navy W, 24-14 16 5 10 1

Rushes-Yards

Opp.

3rd Down Conversions

Arizona Rice Texas Tech Temple SMU Tulsa Memphis USF ECU Tulane Navy

0-3 / 2-5 9-15 / 4-14 6-18 / 4-16 6-14 / 4-16 8-12 / 5-14 8-17 / 9-17 11-21 / 5-13 4-15 / 7-23 5-9 / 12-22 6-11 / 8-15 3-12 / 6-16 71-158 / 72-183

Totals

4th Down Conversions 0-1 / 1-2 0-1 / 0-0 2-2 / 1-2 0-0 / 3-4 0-0 / 1-2 1-3 / 1-1 2-3 / 0-0 1-3 / 3-5 0-0 / 2-2 0-2 / 0-0 1-1 / 1-3 7-16 / 13-21

Avg. Time of Possession 29:23 / 30:37 31:57 / 28:03 29:10 / 30:50 28:35 / 31:25 27:51 / 32:09 31:53 / 27:59 37:38 / 22:22 26:32 / 33:28 19:37 / 40:23 23:36 / 36:24 23:29 / 36:31 28:10 / 31:50

Comp-Att-Int

25-32-2 34-38-0 32-52-2 25-36-1 20-28-2 25-41-2 29-41-1 14-25-0 15-22-0 18-26-1 21-27-0

Pass Yards

416-1,930

258-368-11

TOP Margin

Avg Avg Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Att.

1:14 3:54 1:40 2:50 4:18 3:06 15:16 6:04 10:14 12:12 13:02 3:40

4.3 / 3.9 3.5 / 3.7 3.5 / 6.1 5.2 / 3.8 6.6 / 5,7 3.1 / 5.4 4.4 / 1.3 5.3 / 2.5 5.5 / 1.5 6.7 / 3.5 3.2 / 3.6 4.6 / 3.8

7.0 / 5.9 9.3 / 4.5 6.1 / 7.1 6.3 / 4.3 7.1 / 6.7 6.3 / 7.1 7.7 / 8.9 5.7 / 8.6 15.0 / 6.3 8.7 / 10.0 10.3 / 9.2 7.8 / 7.0

225 354 317 226 198 258 315 142 330 225 277

Ttl-Yards

TO forced

69-383 75-484 83-427 67-388 68-463 88-404 95-554 73-397 48-472 59-445 59-380

2 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 1 1

2,887 784-4,817 19 Avg Yds/Play

Punting No.-Avg

5.6 / 4.9 6.5 / 4.0 5.1 / 6.7 5.8 / 4.1 6.8 / 6.4 4.6 / 5.9 5.8 / 6.6 5.4 / 5.0 9.8 / 5.1 7.5 / 5.8 6.4 / 4.3 6.1 / 5.4

6-43.3 / 3-40.7 3-40.3 / 7-46.4 7-40.4 / 7-40.3 6-38.0 / 4-37.8 4-36.0 / 3-50.0 4-35.0 / 5-38.4 6-44.8 / 7-33.9 8-48.0 / 9-40.2 3-46.0 / 3-42.7 2-47.5 / 4-39.8 4-36.0 / 6-40.3 53-41.6 / 58-40.5

Sacks by

1 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 3

Penalties No.-Yds

10-110 / 4-35 2-10 / 2-15 6-50 / 15-117 12-108 / 10-83 4-48 / 9-95 6-36 / 9-70 8-72 / 2-10 5-45 / 5-35 4-34 / 7-51 5-46 / 5-42 4-43 / 4-32 66-602 / 72-585

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Note: Game totals are displayed in the format HOUSTON/OPPONENT for each category.

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS Opp.

Score

Overall

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

6-15 (40%) 9-15 (60%) 6-18 (33%) 6-14 (43%) 8-12 (67%) 8-17 (47%) 11-21 (52 %) 4-15 (27%) 5-9 (56%) 6-11 (55%) 3-12 (25%) 71-158 (45%) 72-183 (39%)

0-3 (0%) 4-6 (67%) 0-3 (0%) 2-3 (67%) 2-2 (100%) 2-6 (33%) 1-4 (25%) 0-4 (0%) 3-4 (75%) 0-1 (0%) 2-3 (67%) 16-39 (41%) 15-49 (31%)

4-5 (80%) 3-3 (100%) 3-5 (60%) 1-4 (25%) 4-5 (80%) 3-5 (60%) 4-7 (57%) 1-4 (25%) 0-1 (0%) 1-3 (33%) 1-4 (25%) 24-45 (53%) 23-51 (45%)

1-3 (33%) 2-4 (50%) 3-6 (50%) 2-3 (67%) 1-2 (50%) 1-3 (33%) 2-5 (40%) 0-2 (0%) 1-2 (50%) 1-2 (50%) 0-2 (0%) 14-34 (41%) 13-34 (38%)

1-4 (25%) 0-2 (0%) 0-4 (0%) 1-4 (25%) 1-3 (33%) 2-3 (67%) 4-5 (80%) 3-5 (60%) 1-2 (50%) 4-5 (80%) 0-3 (0%) 17-40 (43%) 21-49 (43%)

Overall

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 2-2 (100%) 0-0 0-0 1-3 (33%) 2-3 (67%) 1-3 (33%) 0-0 0-2 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 7-16 (44%) 13-21 (62%)

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 (50%) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 (50%) 1-2 (50%)

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 0-0 0-1 (0%) 0-0 0-3 (0%) 2-4 (50%)

0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 (100%) 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 (100%) 3-5 (60%) 5-5 (100%)

0-0 0-0 2-2 (100%) 0-0 0-0 0-1 (0%) 0-0 1-2 (50%) 0-0 0-1 (0%) 0-0 3-6 (50%) 5-10 (50%)

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SEASON REVIEW

Arizona W, 19-16 Rice W, 38-3 Texas Tech L, 24-27 Temple W, 20-13 SMU W, 35-22 Tulsa L, 17-45 Memphis L, 38-42 USF W, 28-24 ECU W, 52-27 Tulane L, 17-20 Navy W, 24-14 Houston Opponents

COACHING STAFF

Totals 236 94 127 15

37-158 37-130 31-110 31-162 40-265 47-146 54-239 48-255 26-142 33-220 32-103

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GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISONS First Downs Opp. Score Total By Rush By Pass By Pen

FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS Opp.

Score

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BOWL HISTORY

Arizona W, 19-16 Rice W, 38-3 Texas Tech L, 24-27 Temple W, 20-13 SMU W, 35-22 Tulsa L, 17-45 Memphis L, 38-42 USF W, 28-24 ECU W, 52-27 Tulane L, 17-20 Navy W, 24-14 Houston Opponents

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HOUSTON Qtr. 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 4

Opp. Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Temple Temple Temple Temple SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis USF USF USF USF ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU Tulane Tulane Tulane Navy Navy Navy Navy

Time 9:33 5:00 0:45 10:53 4:32 2:29 1:30 12:20 7:40 4:01 8:26 4:41 4:29 0:15 4:18 13:58 7:57 11:34 6:59 7:45 1:08 7:16 13:24 0:49 11:58 11:32 3:29 9:55 0:17 6:11 1:31 6:44 13:02 3:03 6:20 0:11 10:48 7:02 1:20 7:19 8:52 6:09 1:22 12:26 9:00 0:00 6:50 2:21 3:27 14:00 7:57

Scoring Play Conversion Play-Yards TOP NOVIKOFF, Caden 25 yard field goal 9-55 2:24 BONNER, Linell 5 yard pass from ALLEN, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-80 3:26 BIRDEN, Dillon 3 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 4-16 1:23 Team Safety CATALON, Duke 10 yard pass from ALLEN, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-62 2:52 NOVIKOFF, Caden 20 yard field goal 4-7 1:50 BIRDEN, Dillon 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 3-9 0:48 CATALON, Duke 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 9-73 2:28 LEDAY, John 7 yard pass from ALLEN, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 5-42 2:05 CAR, Mulbah 3 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 7-57 2:31 NOVIKOFF, Caden 45 yard field goal 7-26 2:42 KING, D’Eriq 18 yard pass from ALLEN, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 2-19 0:29 POSTMA, Kyle 9 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-73 2:57 BONNER, Linell 4 yard pass from POSTMA, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-76 1:27 KING, D’ Eriq 13 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-80 2:54 NOVIKOFF, Caden 25 yard field goal 10-55 3:14 NOVIKOFF, Caden 35 yard field goal 9-47 3:02 BONNER, Linell 9 yard pass from POSTMA, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 9-85 3:26 KING, D’Eriq 18 yard pass from POSTMA, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-75 3:55 POSTMA, Kyle 22 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 9-76 2:58 JEFFERSON, Ellis 3 yard pass from POSTMA, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-95 3:59 CATALON, Duke 52 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 2-64 0:31 CATALON, Duke 16 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-75 3:22 NOVIKOFF, Caden 26 yard field goal 15-61 5:34 CATALON, Duke 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 7-75 2:27 BIRDEN, Dillon 24 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-73 3:20 BIRDEN, Dillon 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 5-28 1:16 CATALON, Duke 4 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 15-94 5:59 NOVIKOFF, Caden 30 yard field goal 4-3 0:44 CATALON, Duke 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 13-80 5:31 CATALON, Duke 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-75 4:26 DUNBAR, Steven 8 yard pass from POSTMA, Kyle NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 13-81 4:20 LARK, Courtney 39 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 6-75 1:58 CAR, Mulbah 4 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 4-74 0:59 KING, D’Eriq 3 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 10-75 4:07 KING, D’Eriq 20 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 9-49 1:35 KING, D’Eriq 2 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 11-75 4:12 CATALON, Duke 22 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 1-22 0:07 LARK, Courtney 5 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 8-81 3:38 CAR, Mulbah 1 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 4-75 1:21 DUNBAR, Steven 75 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 1-75 0:11 BONNER, Linell 62 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 2-65 0:42 NOVIKOFF, Caden 44 yard field goal 9-53 2:53 MCDOWELL, Brandon 74 yard INT return NOVIKOFF, Caden kick NOVIKOFF, Caden 39 yard field goal 7-37 3:24 KING, D’Eriq 33 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 1-23 0:32 KING, D’Eriq 16 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 12-91 4:48 KING, D’Eriq 9 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 6-68 2:16 KING, D’Eriq 2 yard run NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 14-90 5:32 DUNBAR, Steven 61 yard pass from KING, D’Eriq NOVIKOFF, Caden kick 3-73 0:41 NOVIKOFF, Caden 35 yard field goal 7-53 2:47

Score (UH-Opp) 3-0 10-3 17-10 19-10 7-0 10-0 17-0 24-0 31-0 38-0 3-13 10-13 17-27 24-27 7-0 10-0 13-0 20-0 7-3 14-12 21-12 28-19 35-22 3-0 10-0 17-24 7-0 14-0 17-0 24-7 31-14 38-28 7-7 14-14 21-21 28-24 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-3 35-17 42-17 45-17 52-17 3-0 10-13 17-13 7-0 14-14 21-14 24-14

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Score (UH-Opp) 3-3 10-10 19-13 19-16 38-3 0-3 0-6 0-13 10-20 10-27 20-3 20-10 20-13 0-3 7-9 7-12 21-19 28-22 10-7 10-10 10-17 10-24 17-31 17-38 17-45 17-7 24-14 31-21 31-28 38-35 38-42 0-7 7-14 14-21 21-24 21-3 28-10 28-17 52-20 52-27 3-3 10-3 13-3 20-17 7-7 7-14

COACHING STAFF

Scoring Play Conversion Play-Yards TOP POLLACK, J. 45 yard field goal 12-52 4:25 GREEN, Z. 1 yard run POLLACK, J. kick 8-75 2:38 POLLACK, J. 21 yard field goal 16-82 6:22 POLLACK, J. 42 yard field goal 10-30 4:05 HARRISON, W. 31 yard field goal 13-75 5:31 EWTON, M. 32 yard field goal 8-17 4:10 BARDEN, M. 47 yard field goal 12-39 3:17 NISBY, D. 3 yard run EWTON, M. kick 11-86 4:04 COUTEE, K. 77 yard pass from SHIMONEK, N. BARDEN, M. kick 2-80 0:25 STOCKTON, J. 20 yard pass from SHIMONEK, N. BARDEN, M. kick 2-94 1:15 BOUMERHI, A. 41 yard field goal 8-41 2:32 HOOD, D. 1 yard pass from MARCHI, L. BOUMERHI, A. kick 11-85 4:37 BOUMERHI, A. 29 yard field goal 11-50 4:21 WILLIAMS, J. 23 yard field goal 10-59 4:06 QUINN, T. 5 yard pass from HICKS, B. Kick no good 12-75 5:01 WILLIAMS, J. 37 yard field goal 9-56 3:35 FREEMAN, K. 1 yard run WILLIAMS, J. kick 3-54 0:34 WILLIAMS, J. 46 yard field goal 11-31 5:30 PRESIDENT, C. 1 yard run JONES, R. kick 3-1 1:08 JONES, R. 23 yard field goal 20-93 7:30 PRESIDENT, C. 2 yard run JONES, R. kick 2-6 0:22 BREWER, D. 46 yard run JONES, R. kick 5-60 2:02 JOHNSON, K. 70 yard pass from Skipper, L. JONES, R. kick 4-80 1:35 BROOKS, S. 5 yard run JONES, R. kick 12-68 5:48 WILSON, P. 3 yard fumble recovery JONES, R. kick TAYLOR, P. 2 yard run PATTERSON, R. kick 8-64 2:30 POLLARD, T. 93 yard kickoff return PATTERSON, R. kick TAYLOR, P. 9 yard run PATTERSON, R. kick 3-62 1:01 TAYLOR, P. 1 yard run PATTERSON, R. kick 9-64 1:41 TAYLOR, P. 5 yard run PATTERSON, R. kick 5-77 1:30 DYKES, S. 21 yard pass from FERGUSON, R. PATTERSON, R. kick 8-80 1:49 JOHNSON, D. 2 yard run NADELMAN, E. kick 8-37 3:05 FLOWERS, Q. 3 yard run NADELMAN, E. kick 13-75 4:07 FLOWERS, Q. 1 yard run NADELMAN, E. kick 6-61 1:44 NADELMAN, E. 30 yard field goal 10-64 4:34 VERITY, J. 22 yard field goal 16-70 7:40 BROWN, T. 34 yard pass from MINSHEW, G. VERITY, J. kick 6-76 1:55 BROWN, T. 9 yard pass from MINSHEW, G. VERITY, J. kick 14-75 5:57 VERITY, J. 52 yard field goal 11-25 4:56 JOHNSON, Q. 18 yard pass from MINSHEW, G. VERITY, J. kick 11-76 3:17 GLOVER, M. 24 yard field goal 8-35 4:03 BADIE, S. 16 yard run GLOVER, M. kick 13-94 6:52 GLOVER, M. 23 yard field goal 12-77 4:51 ENCALADE, T. 64 yard pass from BANKS, J. GLOVER, M. kick 2-75 0:37 PERRY, M. 12 yard run MOEHRING, B. kick 8-75 3:39 GARGIULO, A. 13 yard run MOEHRING, B. kick 3-55 1:20

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Qtr. Opp. Time 1 Arizona 1:08 2 Arizona 2:22 3 Arizona 1:48 4 Arizona 8:32 4 Rice 2:47 1 Texas Tech 9:57 1 Texas Tech 1:45 2 Texas Tech 11:08 3 Texas Tech 4:48 4 Texas Tech 7:28 3 Temple 8:56 4 Temple 14:53 4 Temple 8:47 1 SMU 10:54 1 SMU 1:58 2 SMU 10:43 3 SMU 7:47 3 SMU 1:46 2 Tulsa 4:34 3 Tulsa 3:51 3 Tulsa 2:48 3 Tulsa 0:00 4 Tulsa 9:52 4 Tulsa 0:35 4 Tulsa 0:24 3 Memphis 11:42 3 Memphis 5:57 3 Memphis 0:30 4 Memphis 11:04 4 Memphis 5:14 4 Memphis 1:28 2 USF 9:34 3 USF 8:55 4 USF 10:27 4 USF 1:46 2 ECU 8:40 2 ECU 5:24 3 ECU 9:03 4 ECU 7:30 4 ECU 2:48 1 Tulane 1:44 2 Tulane 7:28 2 Tulane 0:00 4 Tulane 6:13 2 Navy 13:42 2 Navy 6:00

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Sept. 9 • Arizona Stadium (43,334) • Tucson, Ariz.

HOUSTON

RICE

ARIZONA

HOUSTON

TUCSON, Ariz. - Hous- HOU UA ton quarterback Kyle Allen FIRST DOWNS 18 21 threw for 225 yards and a RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-158 39-152 touchdown and the defense PASSING YDS (NET) 225 219 made a few late stops, includ- Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-32-2 22-37-1 ing a fourth-quarter intercep- TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-383 76-371 tion by Garrett Davis as the Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Cougars held off Arizona, 19- Punt Returns-Yards 1-6-0 1-2-0 16, in its 2017 opener. Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-105-0 1-23-0 Houston (1-0) gave Major Interception Returns-Yards 1-0-0 2-5-0 Applewhite his first victory as Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.3 3-40.7 head coach after the sched- Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 uled opener at UTSA was Penalties-Yards 10-110 4-35 cancelled due to Hurricane Possession Time 29:23 30:37 Harvey. Third-Down Conversions 6-15 8-17 John Leday’s 81-yard kick- Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 1-2 off return set up Houston’s Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-3 go-ahead touchdown with 45 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 0-1 seconds left in the first half. Arizona’s Josh Pollack kicked three field goals for Arizona (1-1), the last, from 42, yards cut the lead to 19-16 with 8:32 to play. Khalil Tate replaced Arizona quarterback Brandon Dawkins early in the fourth quarter and the Wildcats were at the Houston 32 when Garrett Davis’ interception with 3:49 remaining preserved the win. Dawkins, who returned for the final three minutes, fumbled the ball away twice, one for a safety, in the second half. Allen started 14 games and played in 20 for Texas A&M before transferring to Houston. He sat out last season as a redshirt. Allen, who completed 25-of-32 passes, threw 49 yards to Keith Corbin to set up his first TD pass as a Cougar, five yards to Linell Bonner to put Houston up 10-3 with five minutes left in the half. Arizona, helped by a pass interference penalty in the end zone, tied it 10-10 on Zach Green’s 1-yard run 2:22 before halftime. Leday took the subsequent kickoff and the last man who had a chance to stop him, Kwesi Mashack, tackled him at the Wildcats 16. Dillon Birden’s 3-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds gave Houston its 17-10 halftime lead. Score by Quarters Houston Arizona QTR TIME 1st 9:33 1:08 2nd 5:00 2:22 0:45 3rd 10:53 1:48 4th 8:32

Sept. 16 • TDECU Stadium (38,900) • Houston

1 2 3 4 Total 3 14 2 0 19 3 7 3 3 16

SCORING PLAY NOVIKOFF 25 yd field goal Pollack 45 yd field goal

P-Y TOP 9-55 2:24 12-52 4:25 BONNER 5 yd pass from ALLEN (NOVIKOFF kick) 8-80 3:26 Grenn 1 yd run (Pollack kick) 8-75 2:38 BIRDEN 3 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 4-16 1:23 Houston Team Safety Pollack 21 yd field goal 16-82 6:22 Pollack 42 yd field goal 10-30 4:05

SCORE HOU 3, UA 0 HOU 3, UA 3 HOU 10, UA 3 HOU 10, UA 10 HOU 17, UA 10 HOU 19, UA 10 HOU 19, UA 13 HOU 19, UA 16

RUSHING: UA - Taylor, J. 17-87-0, Dawkins, B. 13-26-0, Tate, K. 4-24-0, Green, Z. 5-15-1 HOU - BIRDEN, D. 14-83-1, CATALON, D. 18-78-0, ALLEN, K. 4-(-2)-0 PASSING: UA - Dawkins, B. 17-29-0-178-0, Tate, K. 5-8-1-41-0 HOU - ALLEN, K. - 25-32-2-225-1 RECEIVING: UA - Wolma, B. 5-38-0, Brown, S. 4-79-0, Poindexter, S. 4-38-0, Ellison, T. 3-250, Peterson, C. 2-17-0, Taylor, J. 2-4-0, Johnson, T. 1-13-0, Denson, C. 1-5-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 9-59-1, DUNBAR, S. 6-72-0, LEDAY, J. 4-6-0, BIRDEN, D. 3-22-0, CORBIN, K. 1-49-0, BROOKER, R. 1-12-0, CATALON, D. 1-5-0 INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Burns, L. 1-0, Flannigan-Fowles, D. 1-5; HOU - DAVIS, G. 1-0 FUMBLES FORCED: UA - 1; HOU - 1 Stadium: Arizona Stadium Attendance: 43,334 Kickoff time: 7:37 pm MT End of Game: 10:48 pm MT Total elapsed time: 3:11 Officials: Referee: M. Mothershed; Umpire: C. Weiss; Linesman: K. Mattson Line judge: M. Dorman; Back judge: J. Nelson; Field judge: M. Hall; Side judge: M. Weseloh; Center judge: T. Druse Temperature: 85 deg Wind: 7 mph NW Weather: Partly Cloudy

HOUSTON - Highlight- RICE HOU ed by 484 yards of offense FIRST DOWNS 14 22 and a solid defensive per- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-129 37-130 formance, Houston Football PASSING YDS (NET) 113 354 improved to 2-0 on the year Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-25-1 34-38-0 with a 38-3 win over Rice in TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-242 75-484 its 2017 home opener inside Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 TDECU Stadium. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 3-6-0 With the win, the Cougars Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-97-0 1-35-0 notched their 16th straight Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-0-0 home win, to maintain the Punts (Number-Avg) 7-46.4 3-40.3 nation’s active lead. Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Houston QB Kyle Allen Penalties-Yards 2-15 2-10 threw for two touchdowns Possession Time 28:03 31:57 and tallied 309 passing Third-Down Conversions 4-14 9-15 yards en route to an early Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 offensive showcase as it Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 6-7 took a 38-0 first half lead Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 3-12 and never looked back. Allen threw to Duke Catalon for a 10-yard score and Caden Novikoff kicked a 20-yard field goal for a 10-0 Houston lead with 2:29 to go in the first quarter. The Cougars went on to score on their next four drives, on short-yardage runs by Dillon Burden and Catalon, on a 7-yard Allen pass to John Leday and on a 3-yard run by Mulbah Car. That gave the Cougars a 38-0 lead at the break. Allen, who finished 31-of-33 passing, left the field in the third quarter and was replaced by backup Kyle Postma for the remainder of the game. Will Harrison scored Rice’s only points, a 31-yard field goal with 2:47 left in the game. Jackson Tyner had 84 yards passing for the Owls (1-2). Score by Quarters Rice Houston

1 2 3 4 Total 0 0 0 3 3 17 21 0 0 38

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 1st 4:32 CATALON 10 yd pass from ALLEN (NOVIKOFF kick) 2:29 NOVIKOFF 20 yd field goal 1:30 BIRDEN 1 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 2nd 12:20 CATALON 1 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 7:40 LEDAY 7 yd pass from ALLEN (NOVIKOFF kick) 4:01 CAR 3 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 4th 2:47 Harrison 31 yd field goal

P-Y 8-62 4-7 3-9 9-73 5-42 7-57 13-75

TOP 2:52 1:50 0:48 2:28 2:05 2:31 5:31

SCORE HOU 7, Rice 0 HOU 10, Rice 0 HOU 17, Rice 0 HOU 24, Rice 0 HOU 31, Rice 0 HOU 38, Rice 0 HOU 38, Rice 3

RUSHING: Rice - Ellerbe, N. 6-35, Esukpa, E. 10-34, Walter, A. 8-33, Tyner, J. 4-13, Montgomery, C. 1-7, Granson, K. 1-6, Glaesmann, S. 3-5, Stewart, S. 1-(-4) HOU - CAR, M. 11-59-1, CATALON, D. 7-31-1, MITCHELL, D. 6-23, BIRDEN, D. 4-12-1, CARR, P. 4-10, POSTMA, K. 2-6, ALLEN, K. 3-(-11) PASSING: Rice - Tyner, J. 6-16-0-84-0, Glaesmann, S. 5-9-1-29-0 HOU - ALLEN, K. - 31-33-0-309-2, POSTMA, K. 3-5-0-45-0 RECEIVING: Rice - Stewart, S. 3-28, Myers, J. 2-30, Granson, K. 2-9, Cephus, A. 1-27, Walter, A. 1-16, Smith, P. 1-2, Esukpa, E. 1-1 HOU - BONNER, L. 10-132, LEDAY, J. 7-60-1, DUNBAR, S. 6-57, LARK, C. 2-31, CORBIN, K. 2-14, CATALON, D. 2-10-1, MCLEMORE, D. 1-14, CAR, M. 1-12, LESLIE, A. 1-11, BROOKER, R. 1-9, CARR, P. 1-4 INTERCEPTIONS: Rice - 0-0; HOU - TURNER, P. 1-0 FUMBLES FORCED: Rice - 0; HOU - 1 Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 38,900 Kickoff time: 7 pm CT End of Game: 9:58 pm CT Total elapsed time: 2:58 Officials: Referee: J. Edwards; Umpire: G. Adams; Linesman: M. Causey; Line judge: B. McGrath; Back judge: N. Jones; Field judge: C. Scott; Side judge: A. Carson; Center judge: C. Snuggs Temperature: 87 deg Wind: 0 mph Weather: Clear & Sunny

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL Sept. 23 • TDECU Stadium (36,383) • Houston

HOUSTON

TEMPLE

Ewton 32 yd field goal Barden 47 yd field goal Nisby 3 yd run (Ewton kick) NOVIKOFF 45 yd field goal KING 18 yd pass from ALLEN (NOVIKOFF kick) Coutee 77 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Stockton 20 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) POSTMA 9 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) BONNER 4 yd pass from POSTMA (NOVIKOFF kick)

P-Y

8-17 12-39 11-86 7-26 2-19 2-80 2-94 10-73 8-76

TOP 4:10 3:17 4:04 2:42 0:29 0:25 1:15 2:57 1:27

SCORE

TTU 3, HOU 0 TTU 6, HOU 0 TTU 13, HOU 0 TTU 13, HOU 3 TTU 13, HOU 10 TTU 21, HOU 10 TTU 27, HOU 10 TTU 27, HOU 17 TTU 27, HOU 24

Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 24,024 Kickoff time: 12:02 pm ET End of Game: 3:27 pm ET Total elapsed time: 3:25 Officials: Referee: A. Calabrese; Umpire: J. Akers; Linesman: B. Perry Line judge: B. Ballester; Back judge: J. Sima; Field judge: G. Wilson; Side judge: B. Williams; Center judge: C. Lewis Temperature: 62 deg Wind: NNW 16 mph Weather: Cloudy

Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 36,383 Kickoff time: 11:06 am CT End of Game: 2:59 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:53 Officials: Referee: B. Cruse; Umpire: R. Podraza; Linesman: B. Edwards; Line judge: Q. Givens; Back judge: D. Young; Field judge: R. Almerothl; Side judge: T. Salaam; Center judge: D. Winkley Temperature: 85 deg Wind: E 8 mph Weather: Partly Cloudy

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RUSHING: TTU - Stockton, J. 10-102-0, King, T. 9-98-0, Batson, C. 1-7-0, Nisby, D. 4-2-1, Coutee, K. 3-2-0 HOU - POSTMA, K. 4-52-1, CATALON, D. 13-41-0, BIRDEN, D. 4-16-0, KING, D. 4-6-0, CAR, M. 1-1-0, ALLEN, K. 4-(-1)-0 PASSING: TTU - Shimonek, N. 29-45-1-321-2 HOU - ALLEN, K. - 24-39-2-217-1; POSTMA, K. 8-13-0-100-1 RECEIVING: TTU - Coutee, K. 11-161-1, Batson, C. 7-52-0, Willies, D. 4-41-0, Cantrell, D. 2-34-0, Stockton, J. 2-22-1, High, J. 1-6-0, Vasher, T. 1-5-0, King, T. 1-5-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 7-66-1, DUNBAR, S. 6-83-0, LEDAY, J. 6-25-0, KING, D. 5-50-1, LESLIE, A. 2-36-0, CATALON, D. 2-15-0, BROOKER, R. 2-10-0, CORBIN, K. 1-19-0, BIRDEN, D. 1-13-0 INTERCEPTIONS: TTU - Allen, D. 1-10, Brooks, J. 1-2; WILLIAMS, T. 1-20 FUMBLES FORCED: TTU - 3; HOU - 1

RUSHING: TU - Armstead, R. 14-63-0, Hood, D. 8-53-0, Williams, T. 1-11-0, Wright, I. 5-8-0, Marchi, L. 7-7-0, Sharga, N. 1-0-0 HOU - POSTMA, K. 15-81-0, BIRDEN, D. 6-34-0, CATALON, D. 6-32-0, KING, D. 4-15-1 PASSING: TU - Marchi, L. 20-41-3-182-1 HOU - POSTMA, K. 25-36-1-226-1 RECEIVING: TU - Wright, I. 5-53-0, Jennings, A. 4-41-0, Hood, D. 3-8-1, Jones, R. 2-36-0, Bryant, V. 2-11-0, Kirkwood, K. 1-15-0, Yeboah, K. 1-8-0, Armstead, R. 1-7-0, Myarick, C. 1-3-0 HOU - KING, D. 7-51-0, DUNBAR, S. 6-78-0, BONNER, L. 6-43-1, CATALON, D. 3-5-0, BIRDEN, D. 2-10-0, CORBIN, K. 1-39-0 INTERCEPTIONS: TU - 1-0; HOU - 3-46 FUMBLES FORCED: TU - 1-0; HOU 2-0

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Houston 7 5 7 0 20 Temple 0 0 3 10 13 QTR TIME SCORING PLAY P-Y TOP SCORE 1st 4:18 KING 13 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 8-80 2:54 HOU 7, TU 0 2nd 13:58 NOVIKOFF 25 yd field goal 10-55 3:14 HOU 10, TU 0 7:57 NOVIKOFF 35 yd field goal 9-47 3:02 HOU 13, TU 0 3rd 11:34 BONNER 9 yd pass from POSTMA (NOVIKOFF kick) 9-85 3:26 HOU 20, TU 0 8:56 Boumerhi 41 yd field goal 8-41 2:32 HOU 20, TU 3 4th 14:53 Hood 1 yd pass from Marchi (Boumerhi kick) 11-85 4:37 HOU 20, TU 10 8:47 Boumerhi 29 yd field goal 11-50 4:21 HOU 20, TU 13

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th

1 2 3 4 Total 6 7 7 7 27 0 10 0 14 24

PHILADELPHIA - Kyle HOU TU Postma passed for 226 yards FIRST DOWNS 23 22 and a touchdown, and the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-162 37-142 Houston defense made three PASSING YDS (NET) 226 182 interceptions in a 20-13 victory Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-36-1 20-42-3 over Temple. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-388 79-324 With the win, the Cougars Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 improved to 3-1 on the year Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 3-6-0 and 1-0 in American Athletic Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-55-0 4-96-0 Conference play. Interception Returns-Yards 3-46-0 1-0-0 Houston’s defense held Tem- Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.0 4-37.8 ple to 324 total yards, includ- Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 ing 142 rushing. Garrett Davis Penalties-Yards 12-108 10-83 intercepted two of Logan Mar- Possession Time 28:35 31:25 chi’s passes and Isaiah John- Third-Down Conversions 6-14 4-16 son grabbed the other. Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 3-4 D’Eriq King scored on a 13- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-3 yard run to open the scoring Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-24 0-0 for Houston in the first quarter. Postma, who was 25-of-36 with an interception, hit Linell Bonner on a 9-yard scoring strike to make it 20-0 in the third quarter. Kicker Caden Novikoff connected on a 25-yard field goal and a 35-yarder as well. Temple (2-2, 0-2), used an 11-play, 85-yard drive capped by Marchi’s 1-yard scoring pass to David Hood, on fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter for a touchdown.

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Sept. 30 • Lincoln Financial Field (24,024) • Philadelphia, Pa.

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HOUSTON - Houston TTU HOU Football dropped its first game FIRST DOWNS 17 25 of 2017 in a 27-24 heart- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-200 31-110 breaker to Texas Tech inside PASSING YDS (NET) 321 317 TDECU Stadium. Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-45-1 32-52-2 Houston managed to make a TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-521 83-427 fourth-quarter comeback that Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0-0 0-0-0 featured senior Kyle Postma Punt Returns-Yards 2-1-0 2-3-0 at quarterback. Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-36-0 2-53-0 Postma connected on two Interception Returns-Yards 2-12-0 1-20-0 late scoring drives in the Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.3 7-40.4 fourth quarter - a nine-yard Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-3 rushing touchdown on his own Penalties-Yards 15-117 6-50 and a 4-yard pass to Linell Possession Time 30:50 29:10 Bonner with 15 seconds left in Third-Down Conversions 4-16 6-18 the game to pull the Cougars Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 2-2 within three. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-4 Houston trailed Texas Tech, Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 2-15 13-0, before junior kicker Caden Novikoff connected on a career-long 45-yard field goal to put the Cougars on the board. With 4:41 left in the first half, starting quarterback Kyle Allen found sophomore D’Eriq King with an 18-yard touchdown pass to make it 13-10 Texas Tech. The Red Raiders would manage to extend their lead with two scores late in the third and early in the fourth to make it a 27-10 game. Houston owned the nation’s longest active home winning streak entering the game. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Cougars against teams from non-conference P6 schools. Allen finished 24-of-39 for 217 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Postma replaced Allen midway through the fourth quarter and finished 8-of-13 for 100 yards and a score. Postma also had four carries for 52 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown run. Defensively, senior Matthew Adams led all defensive players with a career-high 15 tackles. Senior D’Juan Hines also notched a career-high with 13 tackles. Score by Quarters Texas Tech Houston

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Oct. 7 • TDECU Stadium (31,153) • Houston

SMU

HOUSTON

TULSA

SMU HOU HOUSTON - Duke Cata- 30 27 lon had 22 carries for 177 FIRST DOWNS 26-147 40-265 yards and two touchdowns RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 397 198 and Kyle Postma accounted PASSING YDS (NET) 41-59-2 20-28-2 for three scores to help Hous- Passes Att-Comp-Int ton earn a 35-22 win over TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 85-544 68-463 0-0-0 0-0-0 SMU inside TDECU Stadium. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Postma was 19-of-27 pass- Punt Returns-Yards 2-62-0 4-100-0 ing for 172 with two touch- Kickoff Returns-Yards downs and had a 22-yard Interception Returns-Yards 2-0-0 2-31-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-50.0 4-36.0 scoring reception. 0-0 1-0 SMU took a 12-7 lead on a Fumbles-Lost 9-95 4-48 37-yard field goal by Josh Wil- Penalties-Yards 32:09 27:51 liams early in the second quar- Possession Time 5-14 8-12 ter, but the Cougars answered Third-Down Conversions with a nine-play, 76-yard drive Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 0-0 that gave them the lead for Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 3-3 0-0 2-10 good when D’Eriq King hit Sacks By: Number-Yards Postma on a reverse pass to regain the lead. Postma then found Ellis Jefferson with a 3-yard pass with 1:08 left in the first half to extend the Cougars’ first-half lead to 21-12. SMU opened the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run to trim Houston’s lead to three, but a career-long 52-yard rush by Catalon put Houston ahead, 28-19. The drive lasted just 31 seconds and totaled 64 yards on two plays. SMU used a 46-yard field goal to make it 28-22 Houston with 1:46 left in the third, but another rushing touchdown by Catalon - a 16-yarder - sealed the win for the Cougars early in the fourth. The Houston offensive line held the nation’s leading sack team to no sacks and helped the Cougars rush for 265 yards, led by Catalon’s career-best game of 177 yards on 22 carries. Defensively, Houston’s Terrell Williams accounted for two interceptions and 31 return yards, one of which came late in the fourth at the 1-yard line when SMU was driving. Isaiah Johnson notched a career-high 11 tackles to lead all defensive players.

Score by Quarters SMU Houston

1 2 3 4 Total 9 3 10 0 22 7 14 7 7 35

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 1st 10:54 Williams 23 yd field goal 6:59 KING 18 yd pass from POSTMA (NOVIKOFF kick) 1:58 Quinn 5 yd pass from Hicks (kick no good) 2nd 10:43 Williams 37 yd field goal 7:45 POSTMA 22 yd pass from KING (NOVIKOFF kick) 1:08 JEFFERSON 3 yd pass from POSTMA (NOVIKOFF kick) 3rd 7:47 Freeman 1 yd run (Williams kick) 7:16 CATALON 52 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 1:46 Williams 46 yd field goal 4th 13:24 CATALON 16 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick)

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P-Y 10-59 10-75 12-75 9-56 9-76 10-95 3-54 2-64 11-31 8-75

TOP 4:06 3:55 5:01 3:35 2:58 3:59 0:34 0:31 5:30 3:22

SCORE SMU 3, HOU 0 HOU 7, SMU 3 SMU 9, HOU 7 SMU 12, HOU 7 HOU 14, SMU 12 HOU 21, SMU 12 HOU 21, SMU 19 HOU 28, SMU 19 HOU 28, SMU 22 HOU 35, SMU 22

RUSHING: SMU - Jones, X. 13-99-0, West, B. 3-24-0, Freeman, K. 6-24-1, Hicks, B. 4-0-0; HOU - CATALON, D. 22-177-2, CAR, M. 9-67-0, POSTMA, K. 7-26-0 PASSING: SMU - Hicks, B. 41-58-2-397-1, Freeman, K. 0-1-0-0-0 HOU - POSTMA, K. 19-27-2-176-2, KING, D. 1-1-0-22-1 RECEIVING: SMU - Quinn, T. 17-156-1, Sutton, C. 11-160-0, Proche, J. 6-27-0, West, B. 3-370, Freeman, K. 2-9-0, Walker, S. 1-4-0, Gailliard, M. 1-4-0 HOU - DUNBAR, S. 6-65-0, KING, D. 6-47-1, CORBIN, K. 2-21-0, JEFFERSON, E. 2-17-1, LEDAY, J. 2-17-0, POSTMA, K. 1-22-1, CATALON, D. 1-9-0 INTERCEPTIONS: SMU - Onu, M. 1-0, Davis, C. 1-0; HOU - WILLIAMS, T. 2-31 FUMBLES FORCED: SMU - 0; HOU - 0

HOU TU

TULSA, Okla. - Hous- FIRST DOWNS 17 45 ton dropped its first Ameri- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-146 53-288 can game in a 45-17 deci- PASSING YDS (NET) 258 128 sion at Tulsa inside H.A. Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-41-2 9-18-1 Champan Stadium. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 88-404 71-416 With the decision, the Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Cougars fall to 4-2 overall Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 0-0 and 2-1 in The American, Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-40 while the Golden Hurricane Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-88 improve to 2-5 overall and Punts (Number-Avg) 4-35.0 5-38.4 1-2 in conference. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Senior quarterback Kyle Penalties-Yards 6-36 9-70 Postma finished 25-for-41 Possession Time 31:53 27:59 passing with 258 yards and Third-Down Conversions 8-17 9-17 two interceptions. Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 1-1 Senior wide receiver Ste- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 ven Dunbar finished with a Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 3-32 season-high 107 yards on a career-high 10 receptions. D’Juan Hines finished with a career-high 20 tackles, while senior defensive lineman Reggie Chevis posted a career-high 12 tackles. Score by Quarters Houston Tulsa QTR 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

TIME 0:49 11:58 4:34 3:51 2:48 0:00 11:32 9:52 0:35 0:24

1 2 3 4 Total 3 7 0 7 17 0 7 17 21 45

SCORING PLAY P-Y TOP NOVIKOFF 26 yd field goal 15-61 5:34 CATALON 1 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 7-75 2:27 President 1 yd run (Jones kick) 3-1 1:08 Jones 23 yd field goal 20-93 7:30 President 2 yd run (Jones kick) 2-6 0:22 Brewer 46 yd run (Jones kick) 5-60 2:02 BIRDEN 24 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) 10-73 3:20 Johnson 70 yd pass from Skipper (Jones kick) 4-80 1:35 Brooks, S. 5 yd run (Jones kick) 12-68 5:48 Wilson, P. 3 yd fumble recovery (Jones kick)

SCORE HOU 3, TU 0 HOU 10, TU 0 HOU 10, TU 7 HOU 10, TU 10 TU 17, HOU 10 TU 24, HOU 10 TU 24, HOU 17 TU 31, HOU 17 TU 38, HOU 17 TU 45, HOU 17

RUSHING: TU - Brewer, D. 23-140-1, Brooks, S. 18-111-1, President, C. 5-32-2, Skipper, L. 7-5-0 HOU - BIRDEN, D. 11-82-1, CATALON, D. 24-72-1, KING, D. 3-6-0, POSTMA, K. 9-(-14)-0 PASSING: TU - Skipper, L. 9-18-1-128-1 HOU - POSTMA, K. 25-41-2-258-0 RECEIVING: TU - Johnson, K. 5-91-1, Stewart, J. 2-30-0, Stokes, K. 1-5-0, Carter, N. 1-2-0 HOU - DUNBAR, S. 10-107-0, BONNER, L. 5-44-0, KING, D. 4-65-0, JEFFERSON, E. 1-150, CORBIN, K. 1-10-0, BIRDEN, D. 1-7-0, BROOKER, R. 1-7-0, CATALON, D. 1-5-0, LEDAY, J. 1-(-2)-0 INTERCEPTIONS: TU - 2-88; HOU - 1-0 FUMBLES FORCED: TU - 1-0; HOU - 0-0 Stadium: H.A. Chapman Stadium Attendance: 19,198 Kickoff time: 3:01 pm CT End of Game: 6:17 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:16 Officials: Referee: T. Jones; Umpire: N. Pergine; Linesman: D. Shelton; Line judge: C. Gaynor; Back judge: J. Downey; Field judge: R. Santilli; Side judge: M. Waldron; Center judge: M. Mobra Temperature: 87 deg Wind: 17 mph S Weather: Party Cloudy

Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 31,153 Kickoff time: 6:02 Pm CT End of Game: 9:31 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:29 Officials: Referee: M. Roche; Umpire: H. Byers; Linesman: A. Loudin; Line judge: T. Reese; Back judge: M. Griffith; Field judge: B. Vasconcells; Side judge: R. Robinson; Center judge: J. Baden Temperature: 88 deg Wind: 7 mph N Weather: Mostly Sunny

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Oct. 28 • Raymond James Stadium (32,316) • Tampa, Fla.

HOUSTON

#17 USF

1 2 3 4 Total 0 0 14 14 28 0 7 7 10 24

RUSHING: USF - Tice, D. 26-92-0, Johnson, D. 14-32-1, Flowers, Q. 14-7-2, Scantling, M. 1-6-0 HOU - CAR, M. 18-137-1, KING, D. 20-83-2, CATALON, D. 8-23-0, POSTMA, K. 2-12-0 PASSING: USF - Flowers, Q. 23-38-0-325-0 HOU - KING, D. 12-20-0-137-1, POSTMA, K. 2-5-0-5-0 RECEIVING: USF - Scantling, M. 10-186-0, Salomon, D. 4-49-0, McCants, T. 3-54-0, Alaka, T. 2-21-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 6-40-0, DUNBAR, S. 3-19-0, LARK, C. 2-69-1, LEDAY, J. 2-14-0 INTERCEPTIONS: USF - 0-0; HOU - 0-0 FUMBLES FORCED: USF - 1; HOU - 0

Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 30,001 Kickoff time: 7:01 pm CT End of Game: 10:42 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:41 Officials: Referee: C. Lamertina; Umpire: K. Huffhines; Linesman: J. Casey; Line judge: S. Ray; Back judge: B. Adams; Field judge: M. Windham; Side judge: B. Williams; Center judge: J. Clarkson Temperature: 76 deg Wind: 8 mph E Weather: Mostly Cloudy

Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 32,316 Kickoff time: 3:47 pm ET End of Game: 7:05 pm ET Total elapsed time: 3:18 Officials: Referee: A. Savoie; Umpire: P. Myers; Linesman: D. Harrington; Line judge: T. Reese; Back judge: T. Fimmen; Field judge: C. Bikowski; Side judge: A. Moore; Center judge: R. Wingers Temperature: 79 deg Wind: 6 mph Weather: Mostly Cloudy

P-Y 8-37 6-75 13-75 4-74 6-61 10-75 10-64 9-49

TOP 3:05 1:58 4:07 0:59 1:44 4:07 4:34 1:35

SCORE USF 7, HOU 0 HOU 7, USF 7 USF 14, HOU 7 HOU 14, USF 14 USF 21, HOU 14 HOU 21, USF 21 USF 24, HOU 21 HOU 28, USF 24

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RUSHING: MEM - Taylor, P. 14-39-4; Henderson, D. 4-(-1)-0; Ferguson, R. 4-(-6)-0 HOU - BIRDEN, D. 21-106-1; CATALON, D. 22-65-3; POSTMA, K. 8-49-0, KING, D. 3-19-0 PASSING: MEM - Ferguson, R. 33-53-1-471-1 HOU - POSTMA, K. 29-40-1-315-1 RECEIVING: MEM - Miller, A. 10-178-0; Pollard, T. 9-91-0; Mayhue, P. 5-63-0; Taylor, P. 3-21-0; Dykes, S. 2-41-0; Magnifico, J. 2-29-0; Jones, K. 1-28-0; Coxie, D. 1-20-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 8-121-0; DUNBAR, S. 8-52-1; KING, D. 7-51-0; CATALON, D. 2-28-0; LEDAY, J. 2-12-0; LARK, C. 1-38-0; BIRDEN, D. 1-13-0 INTERCEPTIONS: MEM - Cook, J. 1-0; Tate, J. 1-0; HOU - Davis, G. 1-58 FUMBLES FORCED: MEM - 2; HOU - 1

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 2nd 9:34 Johnson, D. 2 yd rush (Nadelman kick) 3rd 13:02 LARK, C. 39 yd pass from KING, D. (NOVIKOFF kick) 8:55 Flowers, Q. 3 yd rush (Nadelman kick) 3:03 CAR, M. 4 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 4th 10:27 Flowers, Q. 1 yd rush (Nadelman kick) 6:20 KING, D. 3 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 1:46 Nadelman, E. 30 yd field goal 0:11 KING, D. 20 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick)

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QTR TIME SCORING PLAY P-Y TOP SCORE 1st 3:29 BIRDEN, D. 1 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 5-28 1:16 HOU 7, MEM 0 2nd 9:55 CATALON, D. 4 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 15-94 5:59 HOU 14, MEM 0 0:17 NOVIKOFF, C. 30 yd field goal 4-3 0:44 HOU 17, MEM 0 3rd 11:42 Taylor, P. 2 yd rush (Patterson kick) 8-64 2:30 HOU 17, MEM 7 6:11 CATALON, D. 1 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 13-80 5:31 HOU 24, MEM 7 5:57 Pollard, T. 93 yd kickoff return (Patterson kick) HOU 24, MEM 14 1:31 CATALON, D. 1 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 10-75 4:26 HOU 31, MEM 14 0:30 Taylor, P. 9 yd rush (Patterson kick) 3-62 1:01 HOU 31, MEM 21 4th 11:04 Taylor, P. 1 yd rush (Patterson kick) 9-64 1:41 HOU 31, MEM 28 6:44 DUNBAR, S. 8 yd pass from POSTMA, K. (NOVIKOFF kick) 13-81 4:20 HOU 38, MEM 28 5:14 Taylor, P. 5 yd rush (Patterson kick) 5-77 1:30 HOU 38, MEM 35 1:28 Dykes, S. 21 yd pass from Ferguson, R. (Patterson kick) 8-80 1:49 MEM 42, HOU 38

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TAMPA - Houston knocked HOU USF off unbeaten No. 17 USF, 28- FIRST DOWNS 16 21 24, as D’Eriq King rushed in RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-255 55-137 for a 20-yard touchdown with PASSING YDS (NET) 142 325 11 seconds to play for the win. Passes Comp-Att-Int 14-25-0 23-38-0 King was sharp as he led TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-397 93-462 Houston, passing for 137 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 yards on a 12-for-20 effort with Punt Returns-Yards 5-20 2-10 one score, while also rushing Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-120 2-35 for 83 yards on 20 carries and Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 two touchdowns. Punts (Number-Avg) 8-48.0 9-40.2 Mulbah Car led the rushing Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 attack with a career-high 137 Penalties-Yards 5-45 5-35 yards on 18 carries with one Possession Time 26:32 33:28 touchdown. Third-Down Conversions 4-15 7-23 Courtney Lark had two huge Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 3-5 catches for the Cougars, in- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-5 cluding a 30-yard reception to Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25 5-22 keep the final Houston drive alive when the Cougars needed 24 yards on fourth down The Bulls scored the game’s first points on a 2-yard rush by D’Erne Johnson with 9:34 left in the second quarter to give USF the 7-0 lead. Houston opened the third quarter with a 6-play 75-yard drive that resulted in a 39-yard touchdown pass from King to Lark to tie the game at 7-7. USF’s Quinton Flowers used a 3-yard rush to put the Bulls back on top, 14-7 with 8:55 left in the third quarter. Down by a score, Car used a career-long 46-yard rush to set up a scoring drive that resulted in a 4-yard rush shortly after to make it a 14-14 game with 3:03 left in the third. USF jumped back on top at 21-14 with a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Flowers with just over 10 minutes to play in the game. King notched his first touchdown of the game, tying it up at 21-21 with 6:20 left to play on a 3-yard run, which followed a career-long 44-yard rush by King. USF took 4:34 off the clock late, which resulted in a 30-yard field goal to put the Bulls back on top, 24-21 with just under two minutes left in the game. With under a minute to play and Houston needing 24 yards on a fourth-down conversion, King found Lark for a 30-yard reception to keep the drive alive. The drive then resulted in King's winning score with 11 seconds left. UH snapped USF’s NCAA-record 24 straight games with at least 30 points.

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#25 MEMPHIS

HOUSTON - Houston let MEM HOU a 17-0 halftime lead slip away FIRST DOWNS 28 25 as No. 25 Memphis rallied to RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-30 54-239 score 42 second-half points PASSING YDS (NET) 471 315 en route to a 42-38 win inside Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-53-1 29-41-1 TDECU Stadium. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-501 95-554 Houston quarterback Kyle Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Postma passed for a career- Punt Returns-Yards 1-20-0 0-0-0 high 315 yards on a 29-for-40 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-175-1 4-58-0 effort with one touchdown. Interception Returns-Yards 1-7-0 1-58-0 Senior Dillon Birden became Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.9 6-44.8 the second Cougar this sea- Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 son to rush for over 100 yards Penalties-Yards 2-10 8-72 as the running back led Hous- Possession Time 22:22 37:38 ton with a career-best 106 Third-Down Conversions 5-13 11-21 yards rushing on 21 attempts Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 2-3 and one score. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 6-6 Running back mate Duke Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 2-13 Catalon added 65 yards on 22 carries with a career-high three rushing touchdowns to lead Houston in scoring. Senior receiver Linell Bonner notched his sixth career 100+ yard receiving game, tallying 121 yards on eight catches. Houston jumped out to an early 17-0 lead with a late first-quarter touchdown, a 1-yard rush by Birden with 3:29 left in the opening set. Catalon then extended Houston’s lead to 14-0 with a 4-yard run. Kicker Caden Novikoff drilled a 30-yard field goal to send the Cougars into halftime, leading 17-0. Memphis came out in the third and scored early with a 2-yard run. The Tigers chipped away, tallying three scores in the third quarter alone with Houston clinging to a 31-21 lead after three quarters. Down 31-21 entering the fourth, Memphis made it a 31-28 game on a 1-yard touchdown run. Houston responded with a Dunbar touchdown following an 8-yard pass by Postma to make it a 38-28 game midway through the fourth. It was all Memphis in the final six minutes of play as the Tigers capitalized on two scores, a 5-yard run and 21-yard pass to steal Houston’s lead with 1:28 left. Score by Quarters Memphis Houston

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Nov. 4 • TDECU Stadium (29,810) • Houston

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TULANE

HOUSTON - An all- ECU HOU around effort inside TDECU FIRST DOWNS 33 16 Stadium helped Houston RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-36 26-142 Football become bowl eligi- PASSING YDS (NET) 468 330 ble for the fifth straight year Passes Att-Comp-Int 54-74-2 15-22-0 as the Cougars earned a 52- TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 98-504 48-472 27 win over ECU. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-6-0 The 52 points scored by Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 the Cougars were the most Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-117-0 0-0-0 since 63 at Texas State in Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-85-1 2016 and the second-most Punts (Number-Avg) 3-42.7 3-46.0 in an American Athletic Con- Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 ference game since scoring Penalties-Yards 7-51 4-34 52 vs. Navy in 2015. Possession Time 40:23 19:37 D’Eriq King made his first Third-Down Conversions 12-22 5-9 career start at quarterback Fourth-Down Conversions 2-2 0-0 for Houston and produced a Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 career day. The sophomore Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 passed for a career-best 330 yards on a 15-for-21 effort and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed for 14 yards on three carriers and one score. Leading the way on the receiving end was the duo of Steven Dunbar and Linell Bonner. Dunbar finished with a career-high 171 receiving yards on six catches, surpassing his previous high of 150 vs. Tulsa in 2014. Bonner notched a season-high 147 yards receiving on seven catches, surpassing his previous season high of 132 vs. Rice. Duke Catalon led the rushing charge with nine carries for 77 yards and a score, while Mulbah Car added eight carries for 29 yards and a score. Defensively, Houston forced ECU into three turnovers and eventually all three led to scoring plays for the Cougars and 21 points. Austin Robinson led Houston with 12 tackles, a career-high and Leroy Godfrey followed with eight, also a career-high. Terrell Williams and Brandon McDowell each recorded an interception with McDowell’s being his first career – returning it for a 74-yard touchdown. Score by Quarters ECU Houston

BOWL HISTORY

ECU

1 2 3 4 Total 0 10 7 10 27 21 7 17 7 52

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY P-Y TOP 1st 10:48 KING, D. 2 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 11-75 4:12 7:02 CATALON, D. 22 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 1-22 0:07 1:20 LARK, C. 5 yd pass from KING, D. (NOVIKOFF kick) 8-81 3:38 2nd 8:40 Verity, J. 22 yd 16-70 7:40 7:19 CAR, M. 1 yd rush (NOVIKOFF kick) 4-75 1:21 5:24 Brown, T. 34 yd pass from MINSHEW, G. (Verity kick) 6-76 1:55 3rd 9:03 BROWN, T. 9 yd pass from MINSHEW, G. (Verity kick) 14-75 5:57 8:52 DUNBAR, S. 75 yd pass from KING, D. (NOVIKOFF kick) 1-75 0:11 6:09 BONNER, L. 62 yd pass from KING, D. (NOVIKOFF kick) 2-65 0:42 1:22 NOVIKOFF, C. 44 yd field goal 9-53 2:53 4th 12:26 MCDOWELL, B. 74 yd INT return (NOVIKOFF kick) 7:30 Verity, J. 52 yd 11-25 4:56 2:48 JOHNSON, Q. 18 yd pass from Minshew, G. (Verity kick) 11-76 3:16

SCORE HOU 7, ECU 0 HOU 14, ECU 0 HOU 21, ECU 0 HOU 21, ECU 3 HOU 28, ECU 3 HOU 28, ECU 10 HOU 28, ECU 17 HOU 35, ECU 17 HOU 42, ECU 17 HOU 45, ECU 17 HOU 52, ECU 17 HOU 52, ECU 20 HOU 52, ECU 27

RUSHING: ECU - Pinnix, D. 8-18-0, Dye, T. 3-12-0, Scott, D. 1-6-0, Grayson, D. 1-4-0, Johnson, Q. 1-4-0, Howe, H. 1-2-0, Anderson, D. 4-2-0, SIrk, T. 2-0-0, Minshew, G. 3-(-12)-0 HOU - CATALON, D. 9-77-1, CAR, M. 8-29-1, CARR, P. 4-16-0, KING, D. 3-14-1, MITCHELL, D. 2-6-0 PASSING: ECU - Minshew, G. 52-68-1-463-3, Sirk, T. 2-6-1-5-0 HOU - KING, D. 15-21-0-330-3, ALLEN, K. 0-1-0-0 RECEIVING: ECU - Johnson, Q. 14-115-1, Brown, T. 11-141-2, Williams, J. 7-58-0, Grayson, D. 6-38-0, Howe, H. 5-37-0, Deans, T. 3-27-0, Farrier, D. 3-21-0, Pinnix, D. 3-19-0, Baggett, S. 1-7-0, Vines, M. 1-5-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 7-147-1, DUNBAR, S. 6-171-1, BROOKER, R. 1-7-0, LARK, C. 1-5-1 INTERCEPTIONS: ECU - 0-0; HOU - WILLIAMS, T. 1-11, MCDOWELL, B. 1-74 FUMBLES FORCED: ECU - 0; HOU - 1 Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 29,810 Kickoff time: 11:02 am CT End of Game: 2:18 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:16 Officials: Referee: T. Jones; Umpire: N. Pergine; Linesman: L. Shelton; Line judge: C. Gaynor; Back judge: J. Downey; Field judge: R. Santilli; Side judge: M. Waldron; Center judge: M. Mobra Temperature: 79 deg Wind: 6 mph SSW Weather: Partly Cloudy

NEW ORLEANS HOU TUL Houston Football saw a late FIRST DOWNS 22 23 lead slip away as Tulane RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-220 47-166 used a 64-yard touchdown PASSING YDS (NET) 225 251 midway through the fourth Passes Comp-Att-Int 18-26-1 17-25-1 to hold on for a 20-17 win TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-445 72-417 Houston quarterback Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 D’Eriq King passed for 225 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 yards on an 18-of-26 effort, Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-22-0 0-0 while rushing for 141 yards Interception Returns-Yards 1-39-0 1-0 on 10 attempts and two Punts (Number-Avg) 2-47.5 4-39.8 touchdowns. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Senior receiver Linell Penalties-Yards 5-46 5-42 Bonner notched his eighth Possession Time 23:36 36:24 career 100+ yard receiving Third-Down Conversions 6-11 8-15 game, tallying 100 yards on Fourth-Down Conversions 0-2 0-0 seven receptions. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-3 Defensively, Leroy GodSacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 0-0 frey tied a career-best with eight tackles to lead the way. Of those eight, three came for a loss – a career-high. Jerard Carter also had a career-high with three tackles for loss and a total of seven tackles. Houston jumped out to a 3-0 lead when Caden Novikoff drilled a 39-yard field goal with 9:00 left in the first quarter. The Green Wave responded with a field goal of their own, a 24-yarder, to even the score at 3-3 with 1:44 left in the opening quarter. Tulane went ahead for the first time with 7:28 left in the first half following a 16-yard rushing touchdown by Sherman Badie and with time expired, the Green Wave made it a 13-3 game in their favor with a 23-yard field goal. With time expired at the end of the third quarter, King found the end zone for the Cougars’ first touchdown of the day – a 33-yard rushing score – to make it a 13-10 game in favor of the Green Wave. King’s touchdown followed Houston’s first defensive turnover of the game – a 39-yard interception return by Isaiah Johnson to put the Cougars in scoring position. On a big third down pass, Dunbar came up huge with a 23-yard first down catch from King to extend the drive and eventually led to a 16-yard touchdown run by King to put the Cougars on top for the first time in the game. Tulane quickly responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Banks to Terren Encalade midway through the fourth to make it a 20-17 game with the Green Wave on top. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Houston 3 0 7 7 17 Tulane 3 10 0 7 20 QTR TIME SCORING PLAY P-Y TOP SCORE 1st 9:00 NOVIKOFF, C. 39 yd field goal 7-37 3:24 HOU 7, TUL 0 1:44 Glover, M. 24 yd field goal 8-35 4:03 HOU 7, TUL 3 2nd 7:28 Badie, S. 16 yd run (Glover, M kick) 13-94 6:52 TUL 10, HOU 3 0:00 Glover, M. 23 yd field goal 12-77 4:51 TUL 13, HOU 3 3rd 0:00 KING, D. 33 yd run (NOVIKOFF, C. kick) 1-23 0:32 TUL 13, HOU 10 4th 6:50 KING, D. 16 yd run (NOVIKOFF, C. kick) 12-91 4:48 HOU 17, TUL 13 6:13 Encalade, T. 64 yd pass from Banks, J. (Glover, M. kick) 2-75 0:37 TUL 20, HOU 17 RUSHING: TUL - Banks, J. 16-68-0, Hilliard, D. 18-52-0, Badie, S. 6-25-1, Bradwell, D. 3-19-0, Encalade, T. 1-6-0 HOU - KING, D. 10-141-2, CAR, M. 19-72-0, MITCHELL, D. 2-9-0, CATALON, D. 2-(-2)-0 PASSING: TUL - Banks, J. 17-25-1-251-1 HOU - KING, D. 18-26-1-225-0 RECEIVING: TUL - Encalade, T. 8-186-1, Clewis, J. 3-8-0, Mooney, D. 2-28-0, Jones, C. 2-15-0, Robertson, J. 1-7-0, Badie, S. 1-7-0 HOU - BONNER, L. 7-100-0, LARK, C. 3-62-0, CAR, M. 3-15-0, DUNBAR, S. 2-36-0, CORBIN, K. 2-12-0, BROOKER, R. 1-0-0 INTERCEPTIONS: TUL - 1-0; HOU - 1-39 FUMBLES FORCED: TUL - 1; HOU - 0 Stadium: Yulman Stadium Attendance: 19,026 Kickoff time: 3:01 pm CT End of Game: 6:02 pm CT Total elapsed time: 3:01 Officials: Referee: A. Calabrese; Umpire: J. Akers; Linesman: B. Perry; Line judge: B. Ballester; Back judge: J. Sima; Field judge: G. Wilson; Side judge: J. Smith; Center judge: C. Lewis Temperature: 80 deg Wind: 16 mph SSW Weather: Cloudy

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HOUSTON

2017 SEASON

NAVY

SEASON REVIEW

1 2 3 4 Total 0 14 0 0 14 7 0 7 10 24

QTR TIME SCORING PLAY 1st 2:21 KING, D. 9 yd run (NOVIKOFF, C. kick) 2nd 13:42 Perry, M. 12 yd run (Moehring, B. kick) 2nd 6:00 Gargiulo, A. 13 yd run (Moehring, B. kick) 3rd 3:27 KING, D. 2 yd run (NOVIKOFF, C. kick) 4th 14:00 DUNBAR, S. 61 yd pass from KING, D. (NOVIKOFF, C. kick) 4th 7:57 NOVIKOFF, C. 35 yd field goal

P-Y 6-68 8-75 3-55 14-90 3-73 7-53

TOP 2:16 3:39 1:20 5:32 0:41 2:47

SCORE HOU 7, NAVY 0 HOU 7, NAVY 7 NAVY 14, HOU 7 HOU 14, NAVY 14 HOU 21, NAVY 14 HOU 24, NAVY 14

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HOUSTON - Houston held NAVY HOU Navy to just 79 second-half FIRST DOWNS 19 16 yards of offense en route to RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 60-217 32-103 a 24-14 win over the Midship- PASSING YDS (NET) 74 277 men, wrapping up the regular Passes Att-Comp-Int 3-8-1 21-27-0 season and finishing second TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-291 59-380 in the American Athletic Con- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 ference West Division. Punt Returns-Yards 1-14-0 3-25-0 The Houston offense put Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-2-0 3-45-0 together a 380 yard day, Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-13-0 which featured 277 in the air Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.3 4-36.0 by sophomore quarterback Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 D’Eriq King. King finished Penalties-Yards 4-32 4-43 21-of-27 with one touchdown, Possession Time 36:31 23:29 a 61-yard pass to senior re- Third-Down Conversions 6-16 3-12 ceiver Steven Dunbar. Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 1-1 King also led the rushing at- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3 tack with 57 yards on 16 car- Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 3-11 ries and two scores. Dunbar notched his sixth career 100+ yard receiving game, tallying 142 yards on eight catches with one score. Fellow senior Linell Bonner finished with 98 receiving yards on eight catches before being sidelined late due to injury Defensively, Houston held Navy to just 79 second-half yards of offense and scoreless in the final two quarters of the game. Sophomore defensive tackle and Nagurski and Outland Trophy finalist Ed Oliver led all defenders with a career-high 14 tackles. He added two sacks for a loss of seven yards and 3.5 tackles for a total loss of eight yards. He was joined by senior D’Juan Hines with 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss of three yards. Senior Alexander Myres came up big late with a fourth-quarter interception plus a return of 13 yards to kill the Navy drive – his first of his short UH career. Houston jumped on the board early with a first-quarter score as King found the back of the end zone on a 9-yard rush. Navy took its first and only lead of the game with back-to-back second quarter touchdowns, a 12-yard run and a 13-yard run, to make it 14-7 with 6:00 left in the first half. The Cougars came out of the break to score with 3:27 left in the third on King’s second rushing touchdown of the day, a 2-yard run. Tied at 14-14 heading into the fourth, King found Dunbar for a 61-yard pass completion to put the Cougars ahead for good at 21-14. Junior Caden Novikoff drilled a 35-yard field goal midway through the fourth to seal the 10-point victory for the Cougars.

RUSHING: NAVY - Perry, M. 15-82-1, Garguilo, A. 16-71-1, Abey, Z. 16-33-0, High, C. 5-16-0, Brown, J. 2-14-0, Brown, J. 3-8-0, Bonner, D. 1-3-0, Scott, C. 1-(-5)-0, Lewis, G. 1-(-5)-0 HOU - KING, D. 16-57-2, CATALON, D. 7-27-0, MCLEMORE, D. 1-13-0, CAR, M. 7-7-0 PASSING: NAVY - Lewis, G. 1-4-1-29-0, Abey, Z. 2-4-0-45-0 HOU - KING, D. 21-27-1 RECEIVING: NAVY - Perry, M. 2-34-0, Carmona, T. 1-40-0 HOU - DUNBAR, S. 8-142-1, BONNER, L. 8-98-0, MCLEMORE, D. 2-27-0, CATALON, D. 2-10-0, CAR, M. 1-0-0 INTERCEPTIONS: NAVY - 0-0; HOU - 1-13 FUMBLES FORCED: NAVY - 2; HOU - 0 Stadium: TDECU Stadium Attendance: 29,252 Kickoff time: 11:02 am CT End of Game: 1:58 pm CT Total elapsed time: 2:56 Officials: Referee: C. Lamertina; Umpire: J. Akers; Linesman: B. Perry; Line judge: S. Ray; Back judge: J. Sima; Field judge: M. Windham; Side judge: A. Moore; Center judge: M. Mobra Temperature: 67 deg Wind: 3 mph S Weather: Clear & Sunny

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Position Player WR Anthony Miller WR Trey Quinn WR Courtland Sutton OT Aaron Evans OT Trevon Tate OG Gabe Kuhn OG Jeremi Hall C Jordan Johnson TE Jordan Atkins QB McKenzie Milton QB Riley Ferguson RB Adrian Killins Jr. RB D'Angelo Brewer DL Jamiyus Pittman DL ED OLIVER DL Deadrin Senat DL Justin Lawler LB Shaquem Griffin LB D'JUAN HINES LB Genard Avery LB Auggie Sanchez CB Mike Hughes CB Parry Nickerson S Kyle Gibson S Delvon Randall K Emilio Nadelman P James Smith RS Tony Pollard

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**UCF USF Temple Cincinnati ECU UConn

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8-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 6-2 .750 9-2 .818 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 2-6 .250 4-8 .333 2-6 .250 3-9 .250 2-6 .250 3-9 .250

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AWARDS Offensive Player of the Year: McKenzie Hamilton, UCF, QB Defensive Player of the Year: ED OLIVER, HOUSTON, DT Special Teams Player of the Year: Tony Pollard, Memphis, WR/KR Rookie of the Year: T.J. Carter, Memphis, CB Coach of the Year: Scott Frost, UCF

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Position Player WR Tre'Quan Smith WR Trevon Brown WR Justin Hobbs OT Korey Cunningham OT Wyatt Miller OT Marcus Norman OG Brian Carter OG Tyler Bowling C Chandler Miller TE Joey Magnifico QB Quinton Flowers RB Dontrell Hilliard RB Darrell Henderson DL Trysten Hill DL Bruce Hector DL Sharif Finch DL Jacob Martin DL Jeremy Smith LB Chequan Burkett LB Jaylyin Minor LB D.J. Palmore LB Rae Juan Marbley CB T.J. Carter CB Deatrick Nichols S KHALIL WILLIAMS S Devin Anderson K Matthew Wright P Mac Loudermilk RS Mike Hughes

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION Position Player DL Marquise Copeland LB Junior Joseph DL Kiante Anderson WR Davon Grayson WR STEVEN DUNBAR S TERRELL WILLIAMS LB Micah Thomas S Sean Williams C Cameron Ruff C Evan Brown CB Jordan Wyatt S Sean Chandler CB Donnie Lewis Jr. OT Evan Plagg S McKinley Whitfield

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HOUSTON ALL-TIME BOWL GAME RECORD: 11-13-1 Date Jan. 1, 1952 Dec. 22, 1962 Dec. 31, 1969 Dec. 31, 1971 Dec. 29, 1973 Dec. 23, 1974 Jan. 1, 1977 Jan. 1, 1979 Jan. 1, 1980 Dec. 22, 1980 Dec. 26, 1981 Jan. 1, 1985 Dec. 25, 1988 Dec. 26, 1996 Dec. 25, 2003 Dec. 23, 2005 Dec. 29, 2006 Dec. 28, 2007 Dec. 31, 2008 Dec. 31, 2009 Jan. 2, 2012 Jan. 4, 2014 Jan. 2, 2015 Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 17, 2016

Bowl Salad Tangerine Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Bluebonnet Cotton Cotton Cotton Garden State Sun Cotton Aloha Liberty Sheraton Hawai’i Fort Worth AutoZone Liberty Texas Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bell Helicopter Armed Forces TicketCity BBVA Compass Armed Forces Chick-fil-A Peach Las Vegas

Opponent W/L Score Dayton W 26-21 Miami (Ohio) W 49-21 Auburn W 36-7 Colorado L 29-17 Tulane W 47-7 NC State T 31-31 Maryland W 30-21 Notre Dame L 35-34 Nebraska W 17-14 Navy W 35-0 Oklahoma L 40-14 Boston College L 45-28 Washington State L 24-22 Syracuse L 30-17 Hawai’i L 54-48 (3OT) Kansas L 42-13 South Carolina L 44-36 TCU L 20-13 Air Force W 34-28 Air Force L 47-20 Penn State W 30-14 Vanderbilt L 41-24 Pittsburgh W 35-34 Florida State W 38-24 San Diego State L 34-10

INDIVIDUAL BOWL GAME HONORS

Bowl Name Award 1951 Salad Bowl Gene Shannon, RB Most Valuable Player 1962 Tangerine Bowl Billy Roland, QB Most Valuable Player 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl Jim Strong, RB Most Outstanding Back 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl Jerry Drones, OL Most Outstanding Lineman 1971 Bluebonnet Bowl Butch Brezina, DL Most Outstanding Lineman 1973 Bluebonnet Bowl Deryl McGallion, DL Defensive MVP 1973 Bluebonnet Bowl D.C. Nobles, QB Offensive MVP 1974 Bluebonnet Bowl John Housman, RB Offensive MVP 1976 Cotton Bowl Alois Blackwell, RB Offensive MVP 1976 Cotton Bowl Mark Mohr, CB Defensive MVP 1978 Cotton Bowl David Hodge, LB Defensive MVP 1979 Cotton Bowl Terry Elston, QB Offensive MVP 1980 Garden State Bowl Terald Clark, RB Most Outstanding Player 2003 Hawai’i Bowl Jackie Battle, RB Most Valuable Player 2005 Fort Worth Bowl Kevin Kolb, QB Most Valuable Player 2006 Liberty Bowl Kevin Kolb, QB Offensive MVP 2006 Liberty Bowl Willie Gaston, CB Defensive MVP 2008 Armed Forces Bowl Bryce Beall, RB Most Valuable Player 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Tyron Carrier Most Valuable Player 2011 TicketCity Bowl Case Keenum Most Valuable Player 2015 Armed Forces Bowl Kenneth Farrow Most Valuable Player 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Greg Ward Jr. Offensive MVP 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl William Jackson III Defensive MVP

Attendance Coach 17,000 Clyde Lee 20,000 Bill Yeoman 53,203 Bill Yeoman 54,720 Bill Yeoman 44,358 Bill Yeoman 35,122 Bill Yeoman 58,500 Bill Yeoman 72,000 Bill Yeoman 72,000 Bill Yeoman 41,417 Bill Yeoman 33,816 Bill Yeoman 67,381 Bill Yeoman 35,132 Jack Pardee 49,163 Kim Helton 25,551 Art Briles 33,505 Art Briles 56,103 Art Briles 62,097 Chris Thurmond (Interim) 41,127 Kevin Sumlin 41,414 Kevin Sumlin 46,817 Tony Levine 42,717 Tony Levine 37,888 David Gibbs (Interim) 71,007 Tom Herman 29,286 Major Applewhite

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Bowl Bluebonnet Cotton Salad Tangerine1 Garden State TicketCity Armed Forces Peach Sun Aloha Liberty Hawai’i Texas BBVA Compass Las Vegas Total 1

W L T 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11 13 1

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL DAYTON (7-3) HOUSTON (6-5)

January 1, 1952 • Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, Ariz. • Att: 17,000

1 2 3 4 Final Dayton 7 14 0 0 21 Houston 6 7 13 0 26 SCORING SUMMARY:

UD – Recker 7 run (Spakowski kick), 3:15 UH – Gene Shannon 15 run (kick failed), 0:10 UD – Recker 25 pass from Siggins (Spakowski kick), 9:00 UH – Shannon 19 run (Randy Owens kick), 4:13 UD – Currin 36 pass from Siggins (Spakowski kick), 0:44 UH – Shannon 1 run (Owens kick), 9:40 UH – Shannon 10 run (kick blocked), 7:50

Passing – UH: Clatterbuck 7-4-1. Receiving – UH: Ramsey 2-46, Hampel 1-46, Clapp 1-32. A crowd of 17,000 saw Houston defeat Dayton, 26-21, in the Fifth Annual Salad Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz., the Cougars’ first-ever bowl appearance.

1 2 3 4 Final Miami 7 0 7 7 21 Houston 7 28 7 7 49 SCORING SUMMARY:

MU – 9 pass from Kellerman (Jencks kick), 9:08 UH – Joe Lopasky 3 run (Bill McMillan kick), 2:14 UH – Bobby Brezina 1 run (McMillan kick), 11:40 UH – Brezina 44 pass from Billy Roland (McMillan kick), 5:51 UH – Lopasky 70 punt return (McMillan kick), 3:58 UH – McMillan 4 pass from Roland (McMillan kick), 0:18 MU – Kellerman 1 run (Jencks kick), 4:50 UH – Lopasky 4 run (McMillan kick), 1:14 MU – Neumeier 11 run (Jencks kick), 12:14 UH – Lopasky 14 pass from Roland (McMillan kick), 6:15 Statistics First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (A-C-I) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts - Avg.

MU UH 17 18 34-54 40-207 265 206 74-319 59-413 40-17-2 19-13-1 1-0 0-0 7-83 7-61 5-38.2 3-41.3

Rushing – UH: Brezina 11-55, Roland 7-48, Hernandez 5-47, Brewer 6-25, Lopasky 8-23, Newby 1-10. Broussard 1-1, Ritch 1-(-2), MU: Longsworth 6-27, Neumeier 3-14, Kellerman 20-7, S. Doherty 2-5, Madsen 1-2, J. Fisher 1-0. Passing – UH: Roland 11-17-1-199, Skog 2-2-0-7; MU: Kellerman 17-40-2-205. Receiving – UH: Lopasky 3-81, Brezina 2-58, Smith 3-17. Hernandez 1-15, Paul 1-14, Ritch 1-9, Van Osdel 1-8, McMillan 1-4; MU: Myers 5-75, Jencks 5-75, Himebaugh 3-49, Neumeier 2-47, Longsworth 2-19.

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Under first-year head coach Bill Yeoman, Houston scored five straight touchdowns, including four in the second quarter, to power the Cougars to a 49-21 victory over Miami of Ohio in the 17th Annual Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Senior quarterback Billy Roland led the Cougars offense by completing 11-of-17 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns to earn the game’s Most Valuable Player Award. After Miami missed a field goal on its first drive, the Redskins took possession on the UH 28-yard line after an interception. UM took advantage of the turnover with a nine-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead. After tying the game late in the first quarter on Joe Lopasky’s three-yard run and Bill McMillan’s extra-point, Houston’s Bobby Brezina scored a pair of touchdowns to start the UH onslaught. The Cougars took advantage of an interception by Bill Van Osdel, scoring on two plays from the Miami six. On Houston’s next drive, Roland hit Brezina with a 44-yard touchdown bomb to give UH a 21-7 lead. The UH defense held again, and on the ensuing Miami punt, Lopasky took the ball back 70 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 UH lead. The Cougars closed out the half with a 60-yard touchdown drive, ending with a four-yard pass from Roland to McMillan with 18 seconds left in the half. Houston took a 35-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. Miami scored with 4:50 left in the third quarter to close the gap to 35-14 before Lopasky notched his third of four touchdowns on the day on a one-yard run. His score finished a 78-yard, sixplay drive, while McMillan’s seventh PAT established a new school record. Each team added a touchdown in the final stanza, Houston scoring on a 14-yard Roland to Lopasky hook-up.

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Rushing – UH: Shannon 28-175, Ramsey 13-83, Owens 9-75, Hampel 1-11, Clatterbuck, 8- (-3).

December 22, 1962 • Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Fla. • Att: 20,000

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Statistics UD UH First Downs 11 21 Rushing Yards 124 341 Passing Yards 183 124 Total Offense 307 468 Passing (A-C-I) 22-10-2 7-4-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 6-3 Penalties-Yards 5-45 7-35 Punts - Avg. 6-45.8 4-34.7

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H ouston’s Gene Shannon, a 1,000-yard rusher during the regular season, scored all four of the Cougars’ touchdowns and was named MVP of the contest. Shannon rushed for 175 yards on 28 carries, including 129 yards in the first half. Behind the blocking of fellow running backs Randy Owens (who gained 76 yards on the day) and Warren Ramsey (83 yards), and linemen Howard Clapp, Buck Miller and Lloyd Holloway, Shannon gained more yards than the entire Dayton team. Dayton took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a seven-yard run by Bobby Recker and Paul Spakowski’s extra point. Houston responded immediately with a 65-yard, six-play drive, Shannon scoring on a 15-yard run with 10 seconds left in the first. Owens’ extra point try failed, and UH trailed 7-6 after one. The Flyers added two more scores in the second period, including a touchdown with 44 second left in the half on a 36-yard pass from Frank Siggins to Ed Currin to cap a 70-yard drive. Houston countered with one score, on a Shannon 19-yard gallop, and the Cougars trailed 21-13 at the half. The Houston defense, led by Jack Howton, asserted itself in the second half. Howton intercepted a pair of passes and recovered a fumble as the Cougar defense limited Dayton to just five yards rushing in the stanza. UH pulled within one point, 21-20, on Shannon’s third rushing TD, a oneyard run at 9:40 of the third quarter. His run ended a seven-play, 72-yard drive, and Owens added the kick. Another Shannon run provided the final points of the game and gave UH its first and only lead of the game. The senior’s 10-yard burst with 7:50 remaining in the third period provided the final margin as neither team was able to score in the fourth quarter.

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AUBURN (8-3) HOUSTON (9-2)

December 31, 1969 • Astrodome Houston, Texas • Att: 53,203

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A match-up between two of the top offensive teams in the country saw the Houston defense carry the day as the Cougars shut down Auburn to win the 1969 AstroBluebonnet Bowl, 36-7, in the Astrodome. The crowd of 55,203 saw Bill Yeoman’s Cougars finish the year with their ninth straight victory and a No. 12 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. Houston halfback Jim Strong gained 184 yards on 32 carries to lead the UH offense and gain MVP honors. Defensively, Glen Lewis and Ronny Peacock were the Cougars’ stars on a unit which allowed Auburn only one yard rushing in the game. Lewis recorded eight tackles and blocked a field goal while Peacock was in on four tackles and deflected four passes. Auburn’s Terry Beasly fumbled the opening kickoff and Houston safety Nick Holm recovered to set up the Cougars’ first touchdown, a one-yard run by quarterback Gary Mullins just 3:30 into the game. Following an Auburn punt, the Cougars drove 70 yards in 14 plays and Carlos Lopez kicked a 27-yard field goal to give UH a 10-0 lead at the start of the second quarter. The UH defense stymied Auburn and sophomore quarterback Pat Sullivan again on the Tigers’ next possession, forcing a punt. On first-and-10 from its own 16-yard line, Strong galloped 74 yards to the Auburn 10, setting up Houston’s second touchdown, which he scored on a one-yard run. Lopez’ PAT missed, but Houston led 16-0 with 11:44 remaining in the half. The teams traded punts until Auburn’s Mickey Zofko completed a 36-yard halfback option pass to receiver Connie Frederick for the Tigers’ only score. At halftime, Houston led 16-7. The Tigers would get no closer. Houston scored 20 points on three touchdowns in the second half. Ted Heiskell’s one-yard touchdown run came at the end of an eightplay, 71-yard drive. The two-point conversion pass failed, but UH led 22-7. After a scoreless remainder of the quarter, Houston put the Tigers away on its first drive of the final period. Strong scored his second touchdown of the day, on a 12-yard run. A 20-yard pass from back-up quarterback Rusty Clark to Tommy Mozisek with 35 seconds left provided the final margin. The two teams combined to break or tie 22 Bluebonnet Bowl records. Houston totalled 516 yards on 83 plays in the game, while Auburn netted just 189 total yards, including 188 passing.

1 2 3 4 Final Auburn 0 7 0 0 7 Houston 7 9 6 14 36 SCORING SUMMARY:

UH – Gary Mullins 1 run (Lopez kick), 11:30 UH – Carlos Lopez 27 field goal, 14:50 UH – Jim Strong 1 run (kick failed), 11:44 AU – Connie Frederick 36 pass from Mickey Zofko (Riley kick), 3:36 UH – Ted Heiskell 1 run (pass failed), 11:09 UH – Strong 12 run (Lopez kick), 11:48 UH – Tommy Mozisek pass from Rusty Clark (Lopez kick), 0:35

Statistics AU UH First Downs 14 25 Rushing Yards 25-1 64-376 Passing Yards 188 140 Total Offense 62-189 83-516 Passing (A-C-I) 37-13-2 19-10-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-26 6-63 Punts - Avg. 6-39.8 2-42.5 Rushing – UH: Strong 32-184, Heiskell 10-70, Newhouse 7-56, Mullins 13-54, Wright 1-10, Bailey 1-2. AU: Zofko 1231, Clark 7-22, Sullivan 5-(-41), Traylor 1-(-11). Passing – UH: Mullins 9-17-2-120, Clark 1-2-0-20; AU: Sullivan 10-30-1132, Traylor 2-5-0-20, Zofko 1-1-0-36, Eisenacker 0-1-1-0. Receiving – UH: Wright 4-62, Thomas 2-35, Mozisek 1-20, Odoms 2-19, Achey 1-4; AU: Beasley 6-76, Frederick 3-59, Clark 2-25, Schmalz 1-17, Ross 1-11.

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December 31, 1971 • Astrodome Houston, Texas • Att: 54,720

Colorado’s 16 second-quarter points lifted the Buffaloes to a 29-17 victory over 15thranked Houston before a crowd of 54,720 in the Astrodome. The loss was Houston’s first in four bowl games and gave the Cougars a 9-3 final record. Colorado tailback Charlie Davis led CU by rushing for a bowl-record 202 yards on 37 carries while Houston turned the ball over three times. Cougar tailback Robert Newhouse led the UH attack with 168 yards rushing on 35 carries and scored both Houston touchdowns on the day. Houston defensive lineman Butch Brezina was named the Cougars’ Most Outstanding Player with 10 total tackles and two passes broken up. Davis put the Buffs on top early with a 27-yard touchdown run on Colorado’s first possession after a 70-yard, nine-play drive. J.B. Dean added the extra point to give CU a 7-0 lead. Houston responded with a 79-yard, 15-play drive. Newhouse scored from the two after gaining 42 yards on the drive, and Ricky Terrell kicked the PAT to tie the game at seven. UH linebacker Bill Hamrick intercepted Colorado quarterback Ken Johnson to set up the Cougars’ second touchdown, a five-yard Newhouse run with 1:14 left in the first quarter. Colorado got the ball back and drove 61 yards in 10 plays, with Larry Brunson scoring on a five-yard pass from Johnson to pull CU within one. J.B. Dean’s extra point failed and the Cougars clung to a 14-13 lead. Colorado took the lead for good on its next possession. Johnson’s 38-yard run on the quarterback keeper keyed an 80-yard, 15-play drive and Dean hit a 32-yard field goal with 5:03 left in the half to give CU a 16-13 lead. After Houston fumbled the ball on the kickoff, Colorado went on the attack again. Davis scored on a one-yard run, and Dean added the PAT for a 23-14 lead that would prove to be insurmountable. Houston drove to the Colorado 14 to open the third period, but tight end Riley Odoms fumbled and the Buffs’ Lorne Richardson recovered to stymie the Cougars. The teams traded punts until Houston took advantage of a Davis fumble, Terrell hitting a 29-yard field goal for the only score of the third. The Cougars would get no closer as Johnson scored for the Buffaloes with 3:48 left in the game to account for the final 12-point margin.

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1 2 3 4 Final 14 0 3 0 17 7 16 0 6 29

SCORING SUMMARY:

CU – Charlie Davis 27 run (J.B. Dean kick), 1Q – 11:24 UH – Robert Newhouse 2 run (Ricky Terrell kick), 1Q – 5:22 UH – Newhouse 5 run (Terrell kick), 1Q – 1:14 CU – Larry Brunson 5 pass from Ken Johnson (kick failed), 2Q – 13:20 CU – Dean 32 field goal, 2Q – 5:03 CU – Davis 1 run (Dean kick), 2Q – 1:13 UH – Terrell 29 field goal, 3Q – 2:16 CU – Johnson 1 run (pass failed), 4Q – 3:48

Statistics First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (A-C-I) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts - Avg.

UH CU 19 24 50-219 62-333 173 62 76-392 79-398 25-11-1 17-7-1 2-2 4-0 2-47 7-52 2-37.5 3-32.0

Rushing – UH: Newhouse 35-168, Mozisek 11-43, Mullins 4-8. CU: Davis 37-202, Johnson 16-81, Tarver 6-22, Branch 1-13, Stearms 1-12, Mathews 1-3. Passing – UH: Mullins 11-25-1-173. CU: Johnson 6-16-1-51, Branch 1-1-0-11. Receiving – UH: Orchin 6-94, Odoms 4-51, Stanley 1-28. CU: Nichols 2-28, Brunson 2-16, Masten 1-14, Davis 1-3, Branch 1-1.

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL TULANE (9-3) HOUSTON (11-1)

December 29, 1973 • Astrodome Houston, Texas • Att: 44,358

1 2 3 4 Final Tulane 0 7 0 0 7 Houston 7 14 14 12 47 SCORING SUMMARY:

Rushing – UH: Johnson 5-114, McGraw 13-108, Parker 12-47, Cherry 7-45, McDaniel 4-32, Nobles 7-21, Husmann 3-17, Ward 4-11, Shelmon 3-7; TU: Bynum 12-40, Treuting 2-27, Hebert 4-24, Price 8-11, Lasiter 2-6, S. Foley 10-4, Gilbert 3-1, Huber 1-0, Garza 1-(-11).

Receiving – UH: Willingham 3-105, Bassler 1-60, Bogan 1-33, Welch 1-16, Scalise 2-15, Foster 1-14, Ward 1-7, Shelmon 2-3; TU: Fortner 1-32, Thibodeaux 2-19. Garza 1-17, Treuting 1-7, Huber 1-(-4).

NC State Houston

1 2 3 4 Final 3 7 7 14 31 0 3 7 21 31

SCORING SUMMARY:

NCST – John Huff 37 field goal, 1Q – 6:48 UH – Coplin 21 field goal, 2Q –14:56 NCST – Hooks 11 run (Huff kick), 2Q – 2:12 UH – John Housman 1 run (Lennard Coplin kick), 3Q – 9:32 NCST – Stan Fritts 7 pass from Dave Buckey (Huff kick), 3Q – 5:47 UH – Johnson 10 run (Coplin kick), 4Q –14:56 UH – Eddie Foster 73 pass from Bubba McGallion (Coplin kick), 4Q – 9:38 UH – Housman 5 run (Coplin kick), 4Q – 7:55 NCST – Tommy London 9 run (pass failed), 4Q –3:38 NCST – Buckey 1 run (Fritts run), 4Q –2:17

Statistics NCST UH First Downs 20 25 Rushing Yards 41-154 69-343 Passing Yards 200 179 Total Offense 71-354 83-522 Passing (A-C-I) 30-18-2 14-8-2 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 5-3 Penalties-Yards 1-15 3-35 Punts - Avg. 6-36.0 2-44.5 Rushing – UH: Housman 21-134, McGraw 10-62, Johnson 12-54, McGallion 17-44, Cherry 7-39, Scalise 3-10. NCST: Fritts 16-89, Hooks 8-29, Buckey 11-14, London 2-9, Evans 2-7, Ray 1-3, Carter 1-3. Passing – UH: McGallion 8-14-2178. NCST: Buckey 18-28-2-200, Fritts 0-2-0-0. Receiving – UH: Bass 5-92, Foster 1-73, Lavergne 1-13, Cherry 1-(-1). NCST: Hovance 3-78, Gantt 3-46, Fritts 5-33, Gargano 3-23, Hardy 1-9, Marshal 1-9, Don Buckey 1-5, Hooks 1-(-3).

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Passing – UH: Nobles 8-13-0-201, Husmann 4-6-1-52; TU: S. Foley 4-16-4-32, Gilbert 2-5-0-39.

In an offensive shootout at the 16th Annual Bluebonnet Bowl, Houston and North Carolina State combined to score 35 points in the final quarter on the way to a 31-31 tie before a crowd of 35,122 at the Astrodome. The crowd saw the two teams pile up 876 yards of total offense, including 479 yards on the ground, with 45 first downs. Houston’s John Housman gained 134 yards rushing on 21 carries and added a pair of touchdown runs as UH finished the year with an 8-3-1 overall record. The Cougars evened the score early in the second stanza on Lennard Coplin’s 21-yard field goal. The Wolfpack took a 10-3 halftime lead, but had been out-gained by UH, 175-123. Houston tied the score at 10 on a one-yard run by Housman at 9:32 of the third quarter. NC State came right back with a scoring drive of its own, Dave Buckey hooking up with fullback Stan Fritts for the seven-yard touchdown pass to take the lead. Then, the fireworks began. Houston tied the score on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 10-yard Johnson run, capping a 75-yard drive. Two possessions later, the Cougars took their first lead of the game on a Bluebonnet Bowl record 73-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bubba McGallion to split end Eddie Foster. Coplin added the extra point and UH led, 24-17. The Cougars extended their lead to 31-17 after an interception and 41-yard return by free safety Joe Rust gave UH the ball on the NC State 16-yard line. Four plays later, Housman hit paydirt on a five-yard run and UH led by two touchdowns. NC State came back after a McGallion fumble stopped a UH drive. A couple of Buckey to George Gantt completions set up fullback Tommy London for a nine-yard touchdown run with 3:38 left in the game. The Wolfpack’s two-point conversion attempt failed, and Houston held on to a 31-23 lead. The ensuing onside kick was recovered by State and after two plays netted 19 yards, Buckey hit tight end Pat Hovance with a 27-yard pass to the one. He scored on a quarterback sneak and Fritts ran for the twopoint conversion to tie the game. Houston’s comeback attempt died when McGallion was sacked and the Cougars punted with 27 seconds remaining. Buckey’s last-ditch pass was intercepted by Rust, who fell to the ground as time ran out, ending one of the most exciting bowl games in school history.

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Statistics TU UH First Downs 10 26 Rushing Yards 43-102 58-402 Passing Yards 71 253 Total Offense 173 655 Passing (A-C-I) 21-6-4 20-12-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-4 Penalties-Yards 4-26 5-55 Punts - Avg. 9-39.2 3-43.3

December 23, 1974 • Astrodome Houston, Texas • Att: 35,122

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UH – Marshall Johnson 75 run (Ricky Terrell kick), 1Q – 12:13 UH – Leonard Parker 1 run (Terrell kick), 2Q –8:41 UH – Parker 3 run (Terrell kick), 2Q –1:24 TU – Tom Fortner 32 pass from Buddy Gilbert (Falgoust kick), 2Q – 1:06 UH – Nobles 2 run (Terrell kick), 3Q – 6:42 UH – Donnie McGraw 1 run (Terrell kick), 3Q –5:28 UH – McGraw 32 run (kick failed), 4Q –13:41 UH – David Husmann 7 run (kick failed), 4Q – 6:53

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Houston topped off its winningest season ever by overwhelming Tulane, 47-7, in the 15th Annual Bluebonnet Bowl. With its victory over the Green Wave, the Cougars finished the season 11-1, which still ranks as one of the top two years in UH history. Bill Yeoman’s potent Triple Veer offense was at its best again in the Bluebonnet Bowl as a pair of players — Marshall Johnson and Donnie McGraw — gained over 100 yards rushing in the game. In all, the Cougars piled up 655 yards of total offense, including 402 on the ground. Flanker Bryan Willingham collected 105 yards on three catches while quarterback D.C. Nobles completed eightof-13 passes for 201 yards. Johnson gave early notice that it would be a long night for Tulane by speeding 75 yards on the Cougars’ second offensive play to give UH a 7-0 lead. The Cougars extended that lead to 21-0 in the second period on a pair of Leonard Parker runs. Tulane got on the scoreboard just before halftime on a 32-yard pass from Buddy Gilbert to Tom Fortner, cutting Houston’s margin to 21-7 at the half. The Cougars tallied four more rushing touchdowns in the second half while the UH defense held Tulane scoreless. Linebacker Deryl McGallion led the Houston defense on the day and was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player. Houston forced nine Tulane punts and allowed the Green Wave only 10 first downs and 173 total yards on the day. Cougar defenders picked off four Tulane passes. Quarterback Nobles scored on a keeper with 6:42 left in the third period to extend Houston’s lead to 28-7. After a turnover, McGraw scored the first of his two touchdowns on a one-yard run with 5:28 left in the third. McGraw added a 32-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter while backup QB David Husmann ended the scoring with a seven-yard run in the fourth. A crowd of 44,358 saw UH post its recordsetting 11th win and finish the year ranked ninth in the final Associated Press poll.

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MARYLAND (11-1) HOUSTON (10-2)

January 1, 1977 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • Att: 58,500 (est.)

Houston stunned the Southwest Conference by winning the conference title in its first year of competition in the league, earning its first trip to a New Year’s Day bowl. Then, the Cougars stunned fifth-ranked and undefeated Maryland, 30-21, in the 41st Annual Cotton Bowl Classic to achieve its highest final national ranking ever. UH jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead on the Terps, and that lead, as well as a strong defensive showing in the second half, carried the Cougars to victory. Running backs Alois Blackwell and Dyral Thomas each gained over 100 yards with Blackwell’s 149 yards on 22 carries leading Houston. His success came against a Maryland defense ranked second in the nation in rushing defense, and he was named the game’s Most Valuable Offensive Player. UH cornerback Mark Mohr, who made seven tackles, broke up two passes, blocked a punt and recovered a fumble, was the Defensive MVP. Houston’s first score came on an 11-yard run by Thomas with 6:27 to go in the first quarter. The Cougars drove 80 yards in 11 plays with Blackwell’s 23-yard gain highlighting the march. Mohr blocked Maryland punter Mike Sochko’s kick, giving UH possession on the 38. Two plays later, Blackwell broke through a hole and went 33 yards for the touchdown. Another Maryland mistake, this one a fumble on the kickoff recovered by Mohr, returned the ball to Houston on the Terps 24-yard line. Five straight rushing plays resulted in Blackwell’s one-yard run and a 21-0 UH lead. Maryland had surrendered only 22 total points in the first quarter in the first 11 games of the year. Maryland came back with a six-yard scoring run by quarterback Mark Manges. Both defenses tightened and the teams exchanged punts until Houston began a drive at its own three-yard line with 3:17 left in the half. A pair of runs by Danny Davis and Blackwell netted 29 yards, and on second-and-six from the Maryland 33, split end Don Bass grabbed Davis’ pass (one of just two first-half passes) and went the distance. Lennard Coplin’s kick failed, but Houston owned a 27-7 halftime lead. Maryland drove to the Houston four on its first possession of the second half, but on fourth and goal UM wingback Chuck White was stopped short of the goal line by UH’s Vincent Greenwood. Thomas fumbled, giving Maryland the ball on the UH 35. This time the Terps converted with an 11-yard completion from Manges to tight end Eric Sievers. Another UH fumble put Maryland on the Houston 30 three series later, and again the Terps capitalized. Fullback Tim Wilson went over from the one, and the extra point closed the UH lead to 27-21 with 8:46 left in the game. After a punt by each team, Houston regained the ball on its own seven and embarked on a 14-play, 81-yard drive that would result in a game-clinching field goal by Coplin. The key play came on fourth-and-one on the Maryland 41 with 1:56 left when Thomas went 32 yards for the first down. When the drive stalled at the 12, Coplin hit a 28-yard field goal to seal the win and the No. 4 final ranking.

1 2 Maryland 0 7 Houston 21 6

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UH – Dyral Thomas 11 run (Lennard Coplin kick), 1Q – 6:27 UH – Alois Blackwell 33 run (Coplin kick), 1Q – 3:13 UH – Blackwell 1 run (Coplin kick), 1Q –0:51 UM – Mark Manges 6 run (Loncar kick), 2Q – 9:36 UH – Don Bass 33 pass from Davis (kick failed), 2Q – 0:55 UM – Eric Sievers 11 pass from Manges (Mike Sochko kick), 3Q – 1:41 UM – Tim Wilson 1 run (Sochko kick), 4Q –8:46 UH – Coplin 28 field goal, 4Q –0:18

Statistics First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (A-C-I) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts - Avg.

UM UH 17 20 40-120 64-320 179 108 72-299 72-428 32-17-0 8-5-0 1-1 4-3 8-80 5-22 6-43.7 4-35.8

Rushing – UH: Blackwell 22-149, Thomas 14-104, Davis 21-51, Love 2-8, Housmann 5-8. UM: Scott 11-47, Manges 14-32, Wilson 9-28, Maddox 5-13, Richards 1-0. Passing – UH: Davis 5-8-0-108. UM: Manges 17-32-0-179. Receiving – UH: Foster 3-62, Bass 1-33, Lavergne 1-13. UM: Kinney 5-72, Richards 3-39, Sievers 2-28, Wilson 5-26, Scott 1-11, White 1-3.

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January 1, 1980 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • Att: 72,000

In bone-chilling cold, Notre Dame made one of the greatest comebacks in bowl history, scoring 23 points in the final 7:37 to record a 35-34 win over Houston in the 43rd Annual Cotton Bowl Classic. The game will be forever remembered, not only for the cold and the comeback, but as the “coming out” party for Fighting Irish quarterback Joe Montana, who would go on to become one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. The Irish scored the game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock when Montana tossed an eight-yard pass to split end Kris Haines. Kicker Joe Unis’ PAT provided the difference in a heart-wrenching loss for UH. Houston had scored 34 straight points after Notre Dame took a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. The Irish scored on a three-yard Montana run and a one-yard rush by fullback Pete Buchanan on successive drives in the first to take the lead. Both conversion attempts failed. After ND’s Dave Waymer fumbled a punt, Houston gained the ball on the Notre Dame 12, and two plays later, quarterback Danny Davis threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to split end Willis Adams. The score stood at 12-7 at the end of the first quarter. A bevy of fumbles, interceptions and near interceptions marked second quarter action with most of the balls bouncing Houston’s way. On fourth-and-goal, fullback Randy Love bulled over from the one to cap a six-play, 21-yard drive and give UH a 14-12 lead. Kenny Hatfield intercepted a Montana pass on the next possession and his 25-yard return put the Cougars on the Notre Dame 25. Hatfield was true on the 21-yard field goal. Another Montana interception led to Hatfield’s second three-pointer of the quarter, and a 20-12 UH halftime lead. The field goal, with just three seconds left in the half, came after a 39-yard, seven-play drive highlighted by a 16-yard completion from Davis to Eric Herring. Hatfield hit the cross bar, but his 34-yarder bounced over and was good. Houston scored on a pair of Davis runs in the third period. His first score, from two yards out, ended a 38-yard, eight-play drive. UH’s Bobby Harrison blocked Notre Dame kicker Dick Boushka’s punt and the Cougars turned that turnover into seven points on Davis’ five-yard touchdown run at 4:40. The fourth quarter was a battle of field position until Notre Dame blocked UH punter Jay Wyatt’s kick and took over on the Houston 11. Three plays resulted in a loss of three yards and on fourth-and-13 from the UH 14, Montana’s pass was incomplete. However, UH could not move the ball, and Wyatt’s next punt was also blocked. This one was recovered by Irish strong safety Steve Cichy and returned 33 yards for a Notre Dame touchdown. The two point conversion from Montana to Vagas Ferguson was good and Houston’s lead stood at 34-20. Notre Dame’s defense held, forcing another Wyatt punt. Montana completed two passes for 47 yards, then used a pass interference call to reach the Houston three. On third down from the two, Montana scampered in for the score. He then hit Haines with the two-point

conversion pass to make it a six-point game. Houston was forced to punt again, but the Irish’s next drive ended when Montana fumbled with less than two minutes on the clock and UH’s Tommy Ebner recovered. Houston advanced to its 29, and on fourth-and-one, sent running back Emmett King over left tackle to try and run out the clock. King was stopped for no gain, and Notre Dame and Montana had 29 yards to go in 28 seconds.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

NU – Jarvis Redwine 9 run (Sukup kick), 1Q – 5:13 UH – Terry Elston 8 run (Kenny Hatfield kick), 2Q – 12:17 UH – Hatfield 41 field goal, 4Q – 8:25 NU – Jeff Finn 6 pass from Quinn (Dean Sukup kick), 4Q – 3:56 UH – Herring 6 pass from Elston (Hatfield kick), 4Q –0:12

Statistics First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (A-C-I) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts - Avg.

NU UH 13 18 41-136 61-206 91 119 63-227 80-325 27-11-1 19-9-0 1-1 7-3 7-90 2-22 10-40.6 7-42.0

Rushing – UH: Elston 22-87, Newhouse 15-64, Clark 18-41, Brown 6-14. NU: Redwine 17-58, Franklin 12-40, Johnson 2-14, Hipp 3-38, Quinn 3-7, Hager 1-5, Brown 1-3, Miller 1-1, Steels 1-0. Passing – UH: Elston 9-16-0-119, Brown 0-3-0-0. NU: Quinn 10-19-1-78, Redwine 1-1-0-13, Miller 0-1-0-0, Hager 0-1-0-0. Receiving – UH: Herring 5-51, Phea 2-47, Miller 1-18, Clark 1-3. NU: Brown 5-30, Miller 2-26, Quinn 1-13, T. Smith 1-10, Finn 1-6, Redwine 1-6.

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January 1, 1980 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • Att: 72,000

Statistics First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passing (A-C-I) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts - Avg.

NU UH 13 18 41-136 61-206 91 119 63-227 80-325 27-11-1 19-9-0 1-1 7-3 7-90 2-22 10-40.6 7-42.0

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UH – Terald Clark 1 run (Jeff Shaffer kick), 1Q – 10:41 UH – Terry Elston 1 run (Shaffer kick), 1Q – 3:43 UH – David Barrett 14 run (kick failed), 2Q – 7:51 UH – Clark 26 run (Elston run), 2Q – 7:38 UH – Clark 2 run (Shaffer kick), 3Q –9:48

Statistics UH NAVY First Downs 24 12 Rushing Yards 78-405 35-135 Passing Yards 45 65 Total Offense 85-450 60-200 Passing (A-C-I) 7-3-1 25-7-1 Fumbles-Lost 8-3 4-2 Penalties-Yards 4-39 2-26 Punts - Avg. 2-35.5 6-29.7 Rushing – UH: Clark 26-163, Polk 17-76, Barrett 9-61, Elston 12-45, Newhouse 4-17, Wilson 4-17, Wesley 3-13, Chinn 2-9, Herring 1-4. Navy: Tolbert 7-53, Sherlock 15-41, Meyers 3-13, Tarquinio 3-12, Flowers 1-9, Reitzel 4-7, Callahan 1-1, Dent 1-(-1). Passing – UH: Elston 1-4-0-28, Chinn 2-3-1-17. Navy: Reitzel 5-12-1-42, Tarquinio 2-12-0-23, Sherlock 0-1-0-0. Receiving – UH: Miller 1-28, Phea 1-11, Herring 1-6. Navy: Papajohn 3-36, Dent 2-23, Gainer 1-6, Tolbert 1-0.

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Houston put on one of its most impressive offensive and defensive performances of the season in downing Navy, 35-0, in the Garden State Bowl III at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Running back Terald Clark sparked the offense with 163 yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns, while All-America linebacker Leonard Mitchell made key tackles, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass to lead UH defensively. The Cougars gained 405 of their 450 yards on the ground, while limiting Navy to just 200 yards in total offense. Navy had brought the nation’s sixth-rated defense and 10th-best rushing defense into the game, but turnovers and special teams blunders cost the Midshipmen. Houston scored on its first drive, going 31 yards on eight plays after a Navy fumble to take a 7-0 lead. Clark scored on a one-yard run and Jeff Shaffer added the PAT. A blocked punt by UH’s Leo Truss helped lead to Houston’s next score, a one-yard effort by quarterback Terry Elston. Clark gained 25 yards on the 43-yard drive as all 10 plays were on the ground. The Cougars took a 14-0 lead after one quarter. Houston added two more touchdowns in the second period, while Navy kicker Steve Fehr missed a 27-yard field goal, spoiling the Middies’ best scoring chance of the day. At 7:51 of the second quarter, Houston’s David Barrett scored on a 14-yard run after a 69-yard, seven-play drive. Navy fumbled the ball on the kickoff and UH’s Calvin Eason recovered on the Navy 26. Clark went all 26 yards on the first play behind a block by guard Jeff Faniel, and Elston scored the two-point conversion on a keeper to give UH a 28-0 halftime lead. The Cougars scored the final points of the contest on their first drive of the second half. After a 71-yard, 13-play march, Clark scored from the two to notch his third touchdown of the day and give UH an insurmountable 35-0 lead. Clark, a senior, was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player.

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December 22, 1980 • Giants Stadium East Rutherford, N.J. • Att: 41,417

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Hoston quarterback Terry Elston hit Eric Herring with a six-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left to give the Cougars a 17-14 victory over seventh-ranked Nebraska in the 1980 Cotton Bowl. The victory lifted UH to an 11-1 record on the year, tying the most wins in school history, and a No. 5 final national ranking. The Houston defense limited a potent Nebraska offense to just 227 yards on the day, less than half of their season average. The Cornhuskers, featuring Jarvis Redwine and I.M. Hipp, gained just 136 yards on 41 carries and tallied only 13 first downs in the game. Elston led Houston with 87 yards rushing on 22 carries while fullback John Newhouse added 64 yards. Herring caught five passes for 51 yards. Nebraska jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a nine-yard scoring run by Redwine. The teams then traded punts until Houston tied the game on Elston’s 8-yard run and Kenny Hatfield’s extra point at 12:17 of the second quarter. Elston’s 27-yard pass to Lonell Phea on third-and-six to the Nebraska 15 proved to be the key play of the drive. Through the next two quarters, the teams traded punts and turnovers with neither team reaching its opponents’ 30. The entire third quarter, in fact, was a series of “three and outs” . Then Houston embarked on a 59-yard, 13-play drive that resulted in a 41-yard Hatfield field goal. Again, Elston hit Phea for a gain of 20 on the drive, which reached the Nebraska 24 before Hatfield’s kick. Houston took a 10-7 lead with 8:25 left. Houston forced another Nebraska punt, but gave the ball back one play later when Newhouse fumbled. From first down on the Houston 31, the Cornhuskers drove to the six, where Quinn hit tight end Jeff Finn with a six-yard touchdown pass. Dean Sukup added the extra point to give NU a 14-10 lead with less than four minutes to play. Starting on its own 34, the Cougars began a purposeful march downfield. Twice, they converted on third downs until reaching the Nebraska 20 with 59 seconds to play. An Elston to Herring hookup gained 11, but the next three plays netted just five yards, and the Cougars faced fourth-and-goal from the six with 19 seconds left. Then Elston found Herring cutting across the goal line for the touchdown, and Hatfield added the extra point to give UH a comefrom-behind Cotton Bowl victory of its own.

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1 2 3 4 F Houston 0 7 0 7 14 Oklahoma 7 0 3 30 40

Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie brought his Boston College Eagles to Dallas, but it was the rushing of Flutie’s backfield mates that proved the difference in BC’s 45-28 victory over Houston in the 49th Annual Cotton Bowl. Flutie threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns, but completed only 13-of-37 throws on the day and was intercepted twice. Running backs Troy Stradford and Mike Strachan teamed to doom Houston; Stradford gained 196 yards on 20 carries while Strachan added 91 yards on 23 rushes and was named the game’s MVP. The game was a series of scoring runs. Boston College would jump out to an advantage, and Houston would battle back. The pattern continued until the fourth quarter when the Eagles would not let UH answer after it extended a 31-28 lead to the final margin of 45-28. Boston College jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter advantage on a pair of Flutie touchdown passes. A 63-yard completion to Kelvin Martin started the scoring, and an eight-yard pass from Flutie to Stradford followed a UH fumble. Houston answered immediately when Earl Allen took the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Mike Clendenen kicked the extra point, and the Cougars trailed 14-7. Boston College added two touchdowns to extend its lead to 31-7. Flutie hit Gerard Phelan, who caught seven passes in the first half, over the middle for a 13-yard touchdown after driving BC 53 yards in five plays. UH quarterback Gerald Landry was then intercepted on Houston’s next play, and once again Boston College capitalized. Strachan scored on a two-yard run after Flutie had picked up 27 yards on a scramble to the two. Houston came back before the half when Landry hit Larry Shepherd with a 15-yard touchdown pass. Landry’s 38-yard completion to tight end Carl Hilton was the biggest play of the UH scoring drive. The Cougars made it close in the third. After five punts to start the period, Houston mounted a scoring march, thanks to a 26-yard Landry to Hilton completion and a 33-yard run by Raymond Tate to set up Tate’s two-yard touchdown jaunt. Then, Audrey McMillian intercepted a Flutie pass at the Boston College 25 and took it back for the touchdown, bringing the Cougars within three at 31-28. On Houston’s next possession, a couple of costly penalties hurt the Cougars and slowed their momentum. Boston College, uncharacteristically, went to its running game, and nine straight rushes resulted in a four-yard Strachan touchdown and a 38-28 BC lead. Another turnover stopped the Cougars and they were unable to take advantage of Flutie’s second interception of the half. Stradford provided the final margin when he scored on an 18-yard run with 1:08 remaining.

1 2 3 4 F BC 17 14 0 14 45 Houston 7 7 14 0 28

December 26, 1981 • Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas • Att: 33,816

Oklahoma scored 30 points in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and hand Houston its worst bowl defeat ever, 40-14, at the 47th Annual Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Oklahoma’s Fred Sims gained 181 yards on 15 carries and quarterback Darrell Shepard added 107 yards and two rushing touchdowns to lead the Sooners. UH quarterback Lionel Wilson completed 17-of-28 passes for 216 yards to lead the Cougar offense, but Houston committed four turnovers in the game, including one very costly one. A fumble on what looked like a sure Houston touchdown proved to be the turning point in the game. Following the fumble, Oklahoma scored on four straight possessions to cement the victory. Trailing 10-7, UH halfback Robert Durham caught a Wilson pass at the OU 47-yard line and had open territory to the end zone. But Oklahoma defender Elbert Watts knocked the ball loose at the three and it went out of the end zone for a touchback. Oklahoma took over on its 20 and advanced quickly to the Cougar nine on Shepard’s 42yard run. Three plays later, Shepard went one yard up the middle for the touchdown and a 17-7 Oklahoma lead. From there the wheels began to come off. After a 14-yard Houston punt, Oklahoma’s Michael Keeling ended a Sooner drive by kicking his second field goal of the day – this from 49 yards out – to boost the Sooners’ lead to 20-7. The Cougars’ next possession ended in a fumble, and Sims soon broke a 30-yard run for a score and a 27-7 Oklahoma lead. Houston answered with its last touchdown of the day, going 74 yards on 13 plays. Donald Jordan scored on a six-yard run and Mike Clendenen added the point after, but UH trailed 27-14 with less than three minutes remaining. Oklahoma recovered UH’s onside kick attempt and Sims ripped off another long run, this one of 48 yards, to set up Ron Mills’ 2-yard score. Keeling missed the PAT, but it was the only thing that went wrong for OU in the quarter. The Sooners scored their final touchdown on a 28-yard interception return by defensive end John Truitt, ending a nightmare quarter for Houston. Shepard was named the game’s MVP. Houston ended its season, the third straight in which it went to a bowl game, with a 7-4-1 record.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

OU – Darrell Shepard 34 run (Michael Keeling kick), 1Q – 5:05 UH – Lionel Wilson 1 run (Mike Clendenen kick), 2Q – 3:39 OU – Keeling 32 field goal, 3Q –4:09 OU – Shepard 1 run (Keeling kick), 4Q – 13:07 OU – Keeling 49 field goal, 4Q – 8:03 OU – Fred Sims 30 run (Keeling kick), 4Q – 6:19 UH – Donald Jordan 6 run (Clendenen kick), 4Q – 2:55 OU – Ron Mills 2 run (kick failed), 4Q – 1:30 OU – John Truitt 28 interception return (Keeling kick), 4Q –1:16

Statistics UH OU First Downs 26 15 Rushing Yards 59-157 54-409 Passing Yards 228 -2 Total Offense 88-385 59-407 Passing (A-C-I) 29-18-1 5-1-1 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1 Penalties-Yards 2-27 7-48 Punts - Avg. 6-37.0 5-38.6 Rushing – UH: Polk 19-74, Franklin 4-29, Durham, 6-24, Jordan 5-20, Dickens 2-15, Wiggins 5-3, Wilson 18-(-8). OU: Sims 15-181, Shepard 17-107, Wilson 12-87, Ross 5-30, Rhymes 4-2, Mills 1-2. Passing – UH: Wilson 17-21-1-216, Dickens 1-1-0-12. OU: Shepard 1-51-(-2). Receiving – UH: Durham 1-63, Ford 6-52, Phea 4-48, Polk 4-36, Roberson 2-20, Jordan 1-12. OU: Ross 1-(-2).

January 1, 1985 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • Att: 67,381

SCORING SUMMARY:

BC – Kelvin Martin 63 pass from Doug Flutie (Kevin Snow kick), 1Q – 8:15 BC – Troy Stradford 8 pass from Flutie (Snow kick), 1Q – 3:28 UH – Earl Allen 98 kickoff return (Mike Clendenen kick), 1Q – 3:14 BC – Snow 31 field goal, 1Q –0:31 BC – Gerard Phelan 13 pass from Flutie (Snow kick), 2Q – 4:38 BC – Mike Strachan 2 run (Snow kick), 2Q – 1:41 UH – Larry Shepherd 15 pass from Gerald Landry (Clendenen kick), 2Q – 0:22 UH – Raymond Tate 2 run (Clendenen kick), 3Q – 4:04 UH – Audray McMillian 25 interception return (Clendenen kick), 3Q – 3:10 BC – Strachan 4 run (Snow kick), 4Q – 5:45 BC – Stradford 18 run (Snow kick), 4Q – 1:08

Statistics UH BC First Downs 15 22 Rushing Yards 42-167 50-353 Passing Yards 154 180 Total Offense 71-321 87-533 Passing (A-C-I) 29-9-2 37-13-2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 7-66 7-64 Punts - Avg. 10-33.0 8-29.9 Rushing – UH: Tate 10-71, Landry 22-66, Pierson 8-17, Hood 2-13. BC: Stradford 20-196, Strachan 23-91, Doug Flutie 4-51, Darren Flutie 1-8, Phelan 1-5, Bell 1-2. Passing – UH: Landry 9-29-2-154. BC: Flutie 13-37-2-180. Receiving – UH: Hilton 5-97, Shepherd 2-47, Giddings 1-10, Rogers 1-0. BC: Phelan 7-94, Martin 1-63, Stradford 4-16, Gieselman 1-7.

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December 25, 1988 • Aloha Bowl Honolulu, Hawai’i • Att: 35,132

SCORING SUMMARY:

UH – Roman Anderson 27 field goal, 1Q – 13:13 WSU – Victor Wood 9 fumble recovery (Jason Hanson kick), 2Q – 13:39 WSU – Wood 15 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Hanson kick), 2Q – 8:39 WSU – Hanson 33 field goal, 2Q –6:31 UH – Chuck Weatherspoon 1 run (kick failed), 2Q – 4:56 WSU – Rosenbach 1 run (Hanson kick), 2Q – 0:53 UH – Kevin Mason 53 pass from David Dacus (pass failed), 3Q – 4:25 UH – Weatherspoon 2 pass from Dacus (Anderson kick), 4Q – 13:16

Statistics WSU UH First Downs 23 13 Rushing Yards 56-154 21-68 Passing Yards 306 241 Total Offense 92-460 61-309 Passing (A-C-I) 36-19-1 4-17-2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 11-95 9-58 Punts - Avg. 6-46.0 8-45.4 Rushing – UH: Weatherspoon 14-80, Anders 2-4, Ware 3-(-1), Dacus 2-(-14). WSU: Broussard 33-139, Swinton 9-38, Wood 0-5, Rosenbacjh 14-(-28). Passing – UH: Dacus 8-11-0-153, Ware 8-28-2-44, Phillips 1-1-0-0. WSU: Rosenbach 19-36-1-306.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

SU - Donovan McNabb 1 run (Nathan Trout kick), 1Q – 13:16 UH - Antowain Smith 21 pass from Chuck Clements (Sebastian Villarreal kick), 1Q – 11:48 SU - Rob Konrad 2 run (Trout kick), 2Q – 9:02 SU - Team safety, 2Q – 3:58 UH - Smith 3 run (Sebastian Villarreal kick), 2Q – 0:30 SU - McNabb 2 run (Trout kick), 4Q – 13:52 UH - Villarreal 23 field goal, 4Q –10:50 SU - Malcolm Thomas 6 run (Trout kick), 4Q –5:29

Statistics SU UH First Downs 25 13 Rushes-Yards 64-396 27-124 Comp.-Att.-Int. 10-4-0 28-14-1 Passing Yards 76 217 Return Yards 80 148 Punts-Average 4-42.5 3-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third Down Conv. 9-15 3-11 Penalties-Yards 5-41 5-30 Time of Possession 38:01 21:59 Rushing – SU: Thomas 24-205, McNabb 12-53, Jones 7-42, Konrad 9-41, McIntosh 5-27, Morris 4-27, Maddox 1-13, Brown 1-4; UH: Smith 19-123, Sanford 6-37, Wheeler 1-0. Passing – SU: McNabb 10-4-0-76; UH: Clements 28-14-1-217. Receiving – SU: Maddox 2-47, Williams 1-16, Sinceno 1-13; UH: Smith 5-44, Wheeler 3-43, Johnson 2-16, Bryant 1-51, Regimbald 1-51, West 1-12, Sanford 1-0.

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Receiving – UH: Mason 2-83, Dixon 4-52, P. Smith 1-44, Williams 2-24, Phillips 2-14, Cooper 2-11, Anders 3-11, Weatherspoon 1-2. WSU: Stallworth 8-120, Pellum 2-48, Wood 4-43, Wellsandt 1-40, Wimberly 2-24, Olson 1-20, Broussard 1-11.

Houston’s return to post-season play in the 38th Annual St. Jude Liberty Bowl marked a remarkable turnaround for the UH program under Kim Helton. The Cougars headed into Memphis as one of the hottest teams in the country having won their last three games of the season to earn a share of the Conference USA championship. On this day the rushing attack of the Orangemen proved to be too much for Houston’s defense as UH fell to Syracuse 30-17 in front of 49,163 fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and an ESPN national television audience. Syracuse struck first after the initial kickoff with a four-play, 80-yard touchdown scoring drive. Quarterback Donovan McNabb scored from one yard out to put SU on top 7-0. Houston returned the favor on its first drive of the game with a four-play, 77-yard scoring drive of its own. Quarterback Chuck Clements hit tailback Antowain Smith twice, including a touchdown reception of 21 yards to even the score at 7-7. A Clements to Scott Regimbald 51-yard pass put the Cougars in scoring position to set up Smith’s reception. With 9:02 left in the second period, the SU rushing attack struck again when fullback Rob Konrad reached the end zone to up the score to 14-7. Later in the quarter Syracuse extended its lead to 16-7 after a snap sailed over the head of Houston punter Ignacio Sauceda as he stood deep in UH territory. Houston came back before halftime as Smith rushed three times for 63 yards, including a 51-yard jaunt from UH’s 46-yard line to SU’s 3. He finished the drive with a three-yard touchdown run to pull Houston within two points going into the lockerroom. The second half was far less eventful as both teams went scoreless in the third quarter. It was not until the clock read 13:52 in the final period that Syracuse’s McNabb scored his second touchdown of the day, on a two-yard run, to give the Orangemen a 23-14 lead. Houston was only able to put three more points on the board as Sebastian Villarreal hit a 23-yard field goal with 10:50 left in the game. As it turned out, the ground game of Syracuse was just too much for the Cougar defense. Thomas rushed into the endzone from six yards out to put an end to the day’s scoring at 30-17.

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In a battle of Cougars, Washington State scored 24 points in the second quarter and shut down Houston’s potent run-and-shoot offense to claim a 24-22 win in the 1988 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii. James Dixon started the game off well for UH by taking the opening kickoff 84 yards to the Washington State 15-yard line. The Cougars advanced to the 10 before Roman Anderson’s 27-yard field goal gave UH a 3-0 lead. Washington State drove to the UH four, but Rosenbach was sacked, and his fumble was recovered by Houston’s Keith Jenkins. The teams traded punts until WSU’s Vernon Todd intercepted an Andre Ware pass at his own 45-yard line. Broussard bobbled a handoff and fumbled at the UH five, but WSU flanker Victor Wood recovered and took the ball the remaining five yards for the touchdown. After forcing a Houston punt, WSU started on an 80-yard drive. Rosenbach hit Wood from 15 yards out with 8:39 left in the half, and Jason Hanson’s PAT made it WSU 14, UH 3. Ware’s next pass was intercepted and returned to the Houston 15. Hanson’s 33-yard field goal extended the Cougars’ lead to 17-3. Houston pulled to within eight on its next possession when Ware hit Jason Phillips for a 44-yard completion and Chuck Weatherspoon scored on a 1-yard run for UH’s first touchdown of the day. However, Roman Anderson missed what would prove to be a crucial extra point attempt following Weatherspoon’s score. Washington State answered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive before halftime. Rosenbach scored from the one, and WSU led 24-9 at the break. Houston’s Cougars were not able to mount a drive in the third quarter until David Dacus replaced Ware with 6:07 on the clock. He quickly hit Kevin Mason with a 53-yard bomb down the right sideline. After a failed conversion pass, Houston trailed 24-15. Washington State penetrated to the Houston eight, where Alton Montgomery stepped in front of a Rosenbach pass at the goal line and took it all the way back to the WSU 28 for a 72-yard return. Weatherspoon and Dacus combined to take the Cougars the rest of the way, with Weatherspoon earning the touchdown on a shovel pass from Dacus. After the Anderson PAT, Houston trailed by two with 13:16 left in the game. Washington State’s next drive stalled on the UH 34, where Rosenbach’s pass on fourth and three fell incomplete. Houston was unable to sustain a drive and the teams exchanged punts. Houston got the ball back with 5:16 left and drove from its own 20 to the WSU 31. From there, Dacus hit Dixon with a 21-yard pass to the 10. Dixon eluded one tackle, but was hit by linebacker Tuineau Alipate and fumbled. The ball rolled to the five, where it was recovered by WSU’s Artie Holmes with 2:44 left. WSU ran out the clock to secure the 24-22 victory.

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December 25, 2003 • Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawai’i • Att: 25,551

In an “Instant Classic” performance, the University of Houston and the University of Hawai’i battled for over four hours and three overtimes before the Warriors concluded Christmas Day with a 54-48 win over the Cougars. With Hawai’i ahead by seven in the waning moments of regulation, the Cougars eventful season looked to be over as the Warriors lined up for a 29-yard field with just over a minute to play. When the field-goal attempt went wide, the Cougars still had a chance. And, the Red and White did not disappoint. In what will be described as “Vincent’s Run”, the Cougars tied the game up on a miraculous play. Facing a third-and-11 from their own 19-yard line with less than 30 seconds left to play, Kevin Kolb found Vincent Marshall on a quick pass that Marshall turned into an 81-yard touchdown as he outraced the Warrior secondary to tie the game. Both teams scored touchdowns in both the first and second overtimes, setting the stage for the dramatic third overtime. The Warriors took the lead on an eight-yard run by Michael Brewster, but UH’s Will Gulley intercepted Hawai’i’s two-point attempt. The Cougars took over on their possession, needing a touchdown to send it to a fourth overtime, but more importantly, could get the two points needed for the victory; however, the Cougars failed to convert on fourth down. Houston jumped on the board first after taking the opening kickoff and driving down the field to score first. Kolb hooked up with Chad McCullar from 34 yards out to give Houston a quick 7-0 lead. A Dustin Bell field goal on the next possession increased the lead to 10-0. The Warriors tied the score up by scoring the game’s next 10 points on a 19-yard field goal and a 48 yard pass from Timmy Chang, who relieved starter Jason Whieldon, to Clifton Herbert. The Cougars regained the lead on the first of three rushing touchdowns by Jackie Battle, and then increased their advantage to 20-10 with Bell’s second field goal on the afternoon. Hawai’i took control of the game by scoring 17 unanswered points, including two more scoring tosses by Chang. After an exchange of touchdowns by Houston and Hawai’i, the Warriors took the lead again when Chang hooked up with Jason Ribers from four yards out with less than 10 minutes to play, which set the stage for Marshall’s heroics. Battle was named the MVP for the Cougars after rushing for a career-high 124 yards and three touchdowns.

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SCORING SUMMARY: UH – Chad McCullar 34 pass from Kevin Kolb (Dustin Bell kick), 1Q – 11:53 UH – Bell 21 field goal, 1Q – 9:05 HA – Nolan Miranda 19 field goal, 1Q – 5:48 HA – Clifton Herbert 48 pass from Timmy Chang (Miranda kick), 2Q – 14:28 UH – Jackie Battle 2 run (Bell kick), 2Q – 11:16 UH – Bell 35 field goal, 2Q – 4:42 HA – Miranda 29 field goal, 2Q –1:53 HA – Michael Brewster 1 run (Miranda kick), 3Q – 13:23 HA – Jason Rivers 7 pass from Chang (Miranda kick), 3Q – 4:35 UH – Battle 2 run (Bell kick), 4Q – 14:18 HA – Rivers 4 pass from Chang (Miranda kick), 4Q – 9:51 UH – Vincent Marshall 81 pass from Kolb (Bell kick), 4Q – 0:22 HA – Britton Komine 11 pass from Chang (Miranda kick), OT1 – 0:00 UH – Anthony Evans 6 run (Bell kick), OT1 – 0:00 UH – Battle 4 run (Bell kick), OT2 – 0:00 HA – Rivers 18 pass from Chang (Miranda kick), OT2 –0:00 HA – Brewster 8 run (pass failed), OT3 – 0:00 UH Hawai’i 25 30 54-185 38-114 34-19-2 47-29-1 332 527 223 51 5-46.6 4-41.0 2-0 2-1 7-19 6-14 10-105 5-45 29:50 30:10

Rushing – UH: Battle 19-124, Evans 22-66, Schirmer 2-8, Kolb 8-7, Marshall 2-(-9), Team 1-(-11); Hawai’i: Brewster 14-79, West 6-33, Bass 6-27, Whieldon 5-12, Team 1-(-1), Chang 6-(-36). Passing – UH: Kolb 34-19-2-332. Hawai’i: Chang 42-26-1-475, Whieldon 5-3-0-52. Receiving – UH: Marshall 7-157, McCullar 5-103, Middleton 3-25, Pritchett 2-31, Kolb 1-8, Hopkins 1-8. Hawai’i: Rivers 7-143, Komine 7-73, Cockheran 5-162, Brewster 3-40, Welch 3-31, Poumele 2-27, Herbert 1-48, Bass 1-3.

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December 23, 2005 • Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas • 33,505

1 2 3 4 OT OT OT F Houston 10 10 0 14 7 7 0 48 Hawai’i 3 10 14 7 7 7 6 26

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Jason Swanson threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns and the Kansas Jayhawks beat Houston 42-13 Friday night in the Fort Worth Bowl for their first winning season and first bowl victory in 10 years. Tailback Jon Cornish turned two shovel passes from Swanson into scores, and also rushed for 101 yards on 16 carries. Brian Murph, who hadn’t returned a kick all season, turned a muffed punt into an 85-yard score in the first quarter that put the Jayhawks (7-5) ahead to stay. He also caught a 48-yard TD pass. Swanson started his fifth straight game, going 19-for-29 in his fourth victory and earning MVP honors. The senior was the third starting quarterback used by Kansas this year. Cougars junior quarterback Kevin Kolb started his 36th straight game and already is the career total offense leader at the school where David Klingler and Andre Ware also threw passes. Kolb was 20-of-44 passing for 214 yards with three interceptions, all turned into scores by Kansas. Kolb had a 1-yard sneak for Houston’s only touchdown. The Cougars were held to a season-worst 244 total yards after leading Conference USA with 457 a game during the regular season. Kansas had 538 yards. Charlton Keith got between Kolb and his intended receiver on a quick-out pass in the fourth quarter. He jumped up and grabbed the pass, then sprinted 14 yards and dived into the end zone. Theo Barnes had two interceptions for the Jayhawks. The first set up Cornish’s 30-yard TD catch in the third quarter, and the second led to Murph’s TD catch with 9 minutes left for the final touchdown. Five minutes into the game, Murph muffed a punt. The ball rolled several yards away from him before he picked it up, circled around several defenders and ran all the way to the left sideline. He then cut back across the field and slipped past a tackler into the open. Swanson had completions of 31 and 19 yards on the first two plays, but the Jayhawks didn’t get another first down on the opening drive. The Cougars then went three-and-out before Justin Laird’s 57-yard punt that Murph muffed. Cornish’s first TD was a 13-yard play in the second quarter. Mark Simmons added a 32-yard score in the third when he caught Swanson’s pass near the 20, then was free when he twisted inside and the defender slipped.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

KU – Brian Murph 85 punt return (Scott Webb kick), 1Q – 10:26 UH –Ben Bell 32 field goal, 2Q – 14:22 KU – Jon Cornish 13 pass from Jason Swanson (Webb kick), 2Q – 12:49 UH – Kevin Kolb 1 run (Bell kick), 2Q – 0:57 KU – Cornish 30 pass from Swanson (Webb kick), 3Q – 12:43 UH – T.J. Lawrence 44 field goal, 3Q – 8:29 KU – Mark Simmons 32 pass from Swanson (Webb kick), 3Q – 4:57 KU – Charlton Keith 14 interception return (Webb kick), 4Q – 12:23 KU – Murph 48 pass from Swanson (Webb kick), 4Q – 9:08

Statistics KU UH First Downs 29 15 Rushes-Yards 39-198 24-30 Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-32-0 20-44-3 Passing Yards 340 214 Return Yards 131 64 Punts-Average 2-43.0 7-44.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Third Down Conv. 4-11 4-14 Penalties-Yards 14-138 4-54 Time of Possession 33:29 26:31 Rushing – KU: Cornish 16-101, McAnderson 7-41, Swanson 7-33, Green 9-23. UH: Battle 3-8, Kolb 9-8, Gilbert 9-7, Marshall 1-7, Evans 2-0. Passing – KU: Swanson 19-29-0-307, Luke 2-3-0-33. UH: Kolb 20-44-3-214. Receiving – KU: Gordon 6-86, Simmons 5-77, Murph 4-78, Cornish 2-43, Henry 2-33, Fine 2-23. UH: Avery 5-71, Briles 4-36, Gilbert 3-41, McGilvray 3-29, McDaniel 2-15, Marshall 2-12, Harvey 1-10.

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December 29, 2006 • Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. • Att: 56,103

December 28, 2007 • Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas • Att: 62,097

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Rushing – SC: Boyd 18-94, Davis 14-72, Mitchell 8-22, Whiteside 1-1; UH: Battle 11-85, Alridge 10-55, Pope 3-27, Otis 1-0, Kolb 7-(-5).

Receiving – SC: Rice 8-139, Boyd 4-45, McKinley 3-112, Stafford 2-19, Newton 1-7, Pavlovic 1-1; UH: Marshall 9-201, Avery 7-72, Ealy 3-48, McDaniel 3-0, Harvey 2-33, Hafner 2-14, Alridge 1-24.

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UH – Andre Kohn 67 pass from Case Keenum (T.J. Lawrence kick), 1Q – 0:08 TCU – Andy Dalton 3 run (Chris Manfredini kick), 2Q – 10:24 UH – Lawrence 39 field goal, 2Q – 0:10 TCU – Manfredini 29 field goal, 3Q – 6:30 TCU – Justin Watts 7 run (Manfredini kick), 4Q – 14:28 TCU – Manfredini 36 field goal, 4Q – 7:28 UH – Lawrence 32 field goal, 4Q – 1:57

Statistics TCU UH First Downs 19 20 Rushes-Yards 39-116 30-32 Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-30-1 23-38-0 Passing Yards 249 335 Total Offense 365 367 Punts-Average 7-376 6-50.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third Down Conv. 5-15 4-15 Penalties-Yards 11-85 6-73 Time of Possession 31:32 21:28 Rushing – TCU: Watts 12-46, Christian 12-42, Dalton 11-17, Turner 3-10, Dickerson 1-1. UH: Alridge 15-29, Kohn 1-5, Ganaway 1-0, Keenum 13-(-2). Passing – TCU: Dalton 21-30-1-249. UH: Keenum 23-38-0-335. Receiving – TCU: Dickerson 3-57, Bryant 3-56, Reagan 3-35, Christian 3-30, Kerley 3-15, Johnson 2-17, Young 1-15, Turner 1-12, Frosch 1-9, Watts 1-3. UH: Avery 10-120, McDaniel 5-55, Harvey 4-64, Kohn 1-67, Gilbert 1-16, Castile 1-9. Alridge 1-4.

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Passing – SC: Mitchell 19-29-1-323; UH: Kolb 26-39-1-386, Alridge 1-1-0-6.

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The Cougars had a late rally come up short and dropped a 20-13 decision to TCU in the 2007 Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium. Houston pulled within seven after a 32-yard field goal from T.J. Lawrence with 1:57 left in the game. The Cougars got the ball back with 1:32 left after a three-and-out stand by the defense and started from their own two-yard line. Case Keenum engineered a seven-play 79-yard drive that had the Cougars at the TCU 19-yard line with 14 seconds remaining. UH had three shots at the end zone but came up short on all three. Keenum threw a fade into the end zone that was just over the finger tips of Jeron Harvey and couldn’t connect on a jump ball to L.J. Castile. On the game’s final play, Keenum was flushed out of the pocket and hit as he threw by TCU’s Chase Ortiz and the ball ended up in the dirt, handing the Cougars their eighth-straight bowl defeat. Keenum finished 23-of-38 for a career best and Texas Bowl record 335 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked five times on the night. He also set bowl records for completions (23), attempts (38) and longest touchdown pass (67 yards). Rocky Schwartz led all players with a Texas Bowl record 16 tackles including 15 solo stops. Leading 10-7 at halftime, the Cougars struggled offensively in the third quarter tallying 19 yards and one first down. TCU tied things up at 10 after Chris Manfredini hit a 29-yard field goal with 4:56 left in the third quarter. The Horned Frogs added 10 more points in the fourth quarter after a seven-yard run by Justin Watts with 14:28 left and a 36-yard field goal from Manfredini with 7:28 left in the game. The Cougars opened up the scoring in the game late in the first quarter after Keenum connected with Andre Kohn on a 67-yard touchdown strike. The play capped a two-play drive that took just 57 seconds. It was the longest play from scrimmage in Texas Bowl history. TCU tied things up with 10:24 left in the half after Andy Dalton called an 11-play 75-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown scamper. Dalton, the Texas Bowl MVP, finished 20-for-30 for 249 yards and an interception. Houston took a 10-7 lead on the heels of a 36-yard field goal by Lawrence with 10 seconds left in the first half.

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SCORING SUMMARY: UH – Vincent Marshall 32 pass from Kevin Kolb (Ben Bell kick), 1Q–12:59 SC – Cory Boyd 2 run (Ryan Succop kick), 1Q–2:09 SC – Robert Pavlovic 1 pass from Blake Mitchell (kick failed), 2Q–10:47 UH –Mark Hafner 4 pass from Kolb (Bell kick), 2Q–6:12 SC – Sidney Rice 19 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 2Q–2:53 UH – Jackie Battle 42 run (Bell kick), 2Q–2:09 SC – Boyd 9 run (Succop kick), 2Q–0:42 UH – Marshall 77 pass from Kolb (Bell kick), 2Q–0:11 SC – Succop 45 FG, 3Q–9:55 SC – Kenny McKinley 43 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 4Q–12:15 SC – McKinley 43 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 4Q–7:39 UH – Battle 3 run (Anthony Alridge run), 4Q–5:42 Statistics First Downs Rushes-Yards Comp.-Att.-Int. Passing Yards Total Offense Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Third Down Conv. Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

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With 56,103 in attendance, the University of Houston football team took to the field at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. Houston faced off against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the SEC in just the third-ever meeting between the two schools. After scoring four touchdowns in the first half, Houston was unable to hold off the Gamecocks, falling 44-36. The Cougars took an early lead off a 32-yard pass from Kevin Kolb to Vincent Marshall on their first drive of the game. But, the Gamecocks responded late in the first quarter on their second drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by Cory Boyd. Down a touchdown in the second quarter, Kolb connected with Mark Hafner on a 4-yard pass to even the game at 14 all. Houston would regain the lead with 2:09 left in the first half when Jackie Battle scored from 42 yards out, running untouched to the end zone. With the first half winding down, Houston scored again when Marshall broke away for a 77-yard touchdown run. It was the longest catch in Liberty Bowl history since 1997, when Pittsburgh had an 89-yard pass against Southern Miss. With 55 points scored in the first half, Houston and South Carolina combined for the highest scoring half in Liberty Bowl history. The third quarter proved to be all about defense. South Carolina scored the only points of the quarter on a 45-yard field goal by Ryan Succop. They took that momentum into the fourth quarter, scoring two touchdowns. The Gamecock’s Blake Mitchell connected with Kenny McKinley on both scoring plays. The Cougars pulled within eight points with just under six minutes left in the game, when Battle scored on a 3-yard run and Anthony Alridge completed the two-point conversion; however, it wouldn’t be enough as South Carolina held off Houston for the win. The two teams combined for 1,039 yards of total offense, the most ever in Liberty Bowl history. Houston gained 527 yards and the Gamecocks had 512. Kolb was named Houston’s Outstanding Offensive Player completing 26-of-39 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns. With his three tackles, one interception and one pass break up, Willie Gaston was named Houston’s Outstanding Defensive Player.

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December 31, 2008 • Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas • 41,127

Freshman running back Bryce Beall rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown and added 92 receiving yards to help lead the University of Houston football team to a 34-28 win over Air Force. With the win, the Cougars finished the season with an 8-5 record and won their first bowl game since a 35-0 decision over Navy during the 1980 Garden State Bowl. The win snapped an eight-game losing skid in bowl games. Head coach Kevin Sumlin became the first first-year head coach in school history to lead the Cougars to a bowl win and became only the third UH coach ever to win a bowl game. Rosisean Haynes forced a fumble on the opening kickoff to set up the UH offense on the Air Force 25. Four plays later, Beall plunged into the end zone from one yard out to hand the Cougars an early 7-0 lead. On the ensuing kickoff from Air Force’s tying scoring drive, the Cougars embarked on an eight-play, 65-yard drive that was capped by sophomore quarterback Case Keenum’s 1-yard sneak into the end zone. Later in the period, freshman Marcus McGraw stripped Asher Clark of the ball and senior Phillip Hunt returned it 11 yards to the Air Force 14. The Falcon defense limited the Cougars to only three points on Jordan Mannisto’s 22-yard field goal with four seconds remaining in the period. On its ensuing possession, Air Force marched 76 yards in 12 plays and pulled to within a field goal at 17-14 on Tim Jefferson’s 5-yard touchdown run at the 9:52 mark of the second quarter. After a Cougar punt, a missed 28-yard field goal by Air Force and another UH punt, Air Force tied the game at 17-17 when Ryan Harrison booted a 44-yard field with 2:28 left in the first half. The Cougars took the opening third quarter kickoff and capped the drive on Keenum’s 4-yard touchdown run with 12:28 remaining in the period for a 24-17 lead. Air Force added Harrison’s 37-yard field goal with 3:46 left in the period to remain behind 24-20. Houston looked to take control of the game, extending their lead, 31-20 on 20-yard field goal attempt by Mannisto and a punt by the Falcons on their next possession. Five plays later, Keenum’s pass to senior tight end Mark Hafner was intercepted and returned 19 yards by Aaron Kirchoff. The Falcons would pull within three after the interception on a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Tim Jefferson. The Cougars capped the game with a 37-yard field goal from Mannisto with 3:24 left on the clock.

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Statistics UH AFA First Downs 20 21 Rushes-Yards 32-163 67-243 Comp.-Att.-Int. 22-33-1 8-18-0 Passing Yards 225 109 Total Offense 415 352 Punts-Average 4-44.2 3-43.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2 Third Down Conv. 7-13 11-22 Penalties-Yards 4-25 3-11 Time of Possession 21:53 38:07 Rushing – UH: Beall 22-135, Carrier 3-26, Kohn 3-7, Keenum 3-(-4). AFA: Tew 27-149, Clark 16-57, Jefferson 14-14, Lumpkin 6-12, Armstrong 1-10, Southworth 1-8, Halderman 2-(-7) Passing – UH: Dalton 22-33-1-252. AFA: Jefferson 7-14-0, Smith 1-4-0-11. Receiving – UH: Carrier 5-49, Rodriguez 5-19, Beall 4-92, Kohn 3-32, Smith 2-25, Castile 2-20, Hafner 1-15. AFA: Armstrong 2-60, Cousins 2-12, Madsen 1-14, Paffett 1-11, Halderman 1-10, Dekker 1-2

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December 31, 2009 • Amon G. Carter Stadium Ft. Worth, Texas • 41,414

Asher Clark and Jared Tew each ran for more than 100 yards with two touchdowns and Air Force’s top-ranked pass defense had six interceptions against Case Keenum, leading the Falcons to a 47-20 victory over Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force’s plan to limit Keenum and the nation’s most explosive offense worked almost flawlessly. The Falcons (8-5) ran for 402 yards to go with Tim Jefferson’s effective passing (10 of 14 for 161 yards), holding the ball for 41 minutes and then coming up with the big defensive plays. Anthony Wright had three interceptions, and Chris Thomas had two picks to go with his 12 tackles. Keenum, who leads the nation in yards passing, was 24 of 41 with a season-low 222 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars (10-4). The six picks were a career high. After Air Force went ahead on Clark’s 36yard TD to cap the opening drive of the game, Keenum’s first pass attempt deflected off his falling receiver and was intercepted by Wright. That set up Tew’s 6-yard TD run for a 14-0 lead. Tew finished with 26 carries for 173 yards, He had a 71-yard TD with 3:32 left in the game after Keenum tossed his fifth interception. Clark had 17 carries for 129 yards for the Falcons, who had lost in the Armed Forces Bowl the past two seasons, including 34-28 to Houston a year ago. After Houston was held without a touchdown before halftime, Tyron Carrier returned the opening kickoff of the second half 79 yards for his fourth TD this season to get the Cougars within 24-13. Air Force immediately responded with its first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1985. Jonathan Warzeka fielded the ball and stepped back into the end zone before running 100 yards. According to STATS LLC, which has such data only since 1996, it was only the sixth game in that span involving FBS teams when there were kickoff returns for touchdowns on consecutive plays. None of them had been in a bowl game. After the kickoff returns, Keenum threw a 10-yard TD to Patrick Edwards to make it 31-20, but that was all the Cougars got. That gave Keenum a TD pass in 30 consecutive games, but this was the first time in that streak that he had more picks than scores. Clark’s 22-yard TD midway through the second quarter, when he took a pitch to the right and ran untouched to the end zone, made it 21-3. The only pass on that 11-play drive was a 13-yard completion by Jefferson, who by then was 5 of 5 for 71 yards, 10 more than Keenum.

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AF - Clark 36 yd run (Soderberg kick) 1Q - 12:38 AF - Tew 6 yd run (Soderberg kick) 1Q - 8:52 UH- Hogan 33 yd field goal 2Q - 14:51 AF - Clark 22 yd run (Soderberg kick) 2Q - 8:55 UH- Hogan kick 33 yd field goal 2Q-1:21 AF- Soderberg kick 27 yd field goal 2Q - 0:00 UH- Carrier 79 yd kick off return (Hogan kick) 3Q - 14:47 AF- Warzeka 100 yd kick off return (Soderberg kick) 3Q - 14:31 UH- Edwards 10 yd pass from Keenum (Hogan kick) 3Q - 12:46 AF- Soderberg 27 yd field goal 3Q - 7:27 AF- Jefferson 1 yd run (Soderberg kick) 3Q - 14:05 AF- Tew 71 yd run 4Q - 3:32 (4-87, 2:22)

Statistics UH AFA First Downs 18 27 Rushes-Yards 20-109 72-402 Comp.-Att.-Int. 24-41-6 10-14-0 Passing Yards 222 161 Total Offense 331 563 Punts-Average 2-45.5 2-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Third Down Conv. 4-10 10-19 Penalties-Yards 6-45 5-50 Time of Possession 18:57 41:03 Rushing – UH: Sims 14-67-(-1), Keenum 4-26, Carrier. AFA: Tew 26-173, Clark 17-130-(-1), Jefferson 16-52-(-15), Warzeka 6-35. Passing – UH: Keenum 24-41-6-222. AFA: Jefferson 10-14-0-161. Receiving – UH: Sims 6-57, Carrier 5-31, Edwards 4-36, Cleveland 3-32. AFA: Fogler 4-89, Warzeka 3-45.

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January 1, 2012 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • 46,817

Statistics UH PSU First Downs 25 14 Rushes-Yards 16-68 44-169 Comp.-Att.-Int. 45-69-0 7-27-3 Passing Yards 532 137 Total Offense 600 306 Punts-Average 6-42.5 9-41.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Third Down Conv. 6-17 6-18 Penalties-Yards 6-55 6-55 Time of Possession 27:49 32:11 Rushing – UH: Sims 6-39, Hayes 2-20, Keenum 7-14, Team 1--1. PSU: Green 15-63, Redd 14-53, Belton 6-38, Bolden 6-16, Smith 2-3, Team 1--1. Passing – UH: Keenum 45-69-0-532. PSU: Bolden 7-26-3-137, Belton 0-1-0-0.

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VU - Jordan Matthews 50-yd pass from Patton Robinette (Carey Spear Kick) 1Q - 9:57 VU - Patton Robinette 8-yd run (Carey Spear Kick) 1Q - 1:33 VU - Carey Spear 24-yd field goal 2Q - 10:27 VU - Jordan Matthews 50-yd pass from Patton Robinette (Carey Spear Kick) 2Q - 7:09 UH - Kenneth Farrow 6-yd run (Kyle Bullard kick) 3Q - 10:12 UH - Markeith Ambles 6-yd pass from John O’Korn (Kyle Bullard kick) 3Q - 6:25 UH - Kyle Bullard 30-yd field goal 3Q - 3:19 UH - Deontay Greenberry 67-yd pass from John O’Korn (Kyle Bullard kick) 3Q - 0:19 VU - Brian Kimbrow 21-yd run (Carey Spear Kick) 4Q - 9:28 VU - Carey Spear 35-yd field goal 4Q - 6:17 VU - Jerron Seymour 2-yd run (Carey Spear Kick) 4Q - 1:42

Statistics UH VU First Downs 12 14 Rushes-Yards 52-211 27-146 Comp.-Att.-Int. 21-49-2 6-19-2 Passing Yards 238 154 Total Offense 384 365 Punts-Average 10-42.6 10-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Third Down Conv. 1-17 2-17 Penalties-Yards 8-72 2-10 Time of Possession 24:19 35:41 Rushing – UH: Spencer 3-69; O’Korn 7-38; Farrow 8-28; Brooks 2-8; Jackson 2-6; Ward 5-(-3). VU: Seymour 20-89; Kimbrow 13-75; Robinette 15-37; Matthews 1-8; Tate 3-2. Passing – UH: O’Korn 20-47-2-228; Ward 1-2-0-10. VU: Robinette 6-192-154. Receiving – UH: Ambles 6-105; Greenberry 6-96; Jackson 2-26; Ayers 2-14; Spencer 2-4; Ward 1-(-2); Harper 1-(-2); McDuffey 1-(-3). VU: Matthews 5-143; Krause 1-11.

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Receiving – UH: Johnson 12-148-1, Edwards 10-228-2, Carrier 9-44, Williams 6-58, Sims 5-30, Smith 2-13, Hayes 1-11. PSU: Smith 2-49, Green 2-6, Brown 1-691, Haplea 1-12, Suhey 1-1.

Markeith Ambles had a touchdown catch as Houston rallied to pull even after trailing by 24 points, but the Cougars couldn’t keep pace and Vanderbilt controlled the fourth quarter for a 41-24 victory in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Ambles, a former top high school recruit who began his career at Southern California, had six catches for 105 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown catch. Houston (8-5) gained only 22 yards and had one first down in the first half but tied the game with 24 points in the third quarter. Kenneth Farrow had a 6-yard scoring run and John O’Korn threw scoring passes to and Deontay Greenberry and Ambles. O’Korn completed 16 of 31 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Daniel Spencer had three carries for 69 yards. Vanderbilt’s Patton Robinette threw two 50-yard touchdown passes to Jordan Matthews. Robinette, starting after senior Austyn Carta-Samuels had season-ending surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, also had an 8-yard scoring run as Vanderbilt built a 24-0 lead in the first half. After Houston’s big third quarter, Vanderbilt reclaimed the lead on Brian Kimbrow’s 21-yard touchdown run. It was the start of 17 fourth-quarter points for the Commodores. A lost fumble by Robinette set up Farrow’s 6-yard touchdown run to start Houston’s third-quarter comeback. Houston built on the momentum. Spencer’s 62-yard run set up O’Korn’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Ambles. O’Korn’s 58-yard pass to Ambles set up a 30-yard field goal by Kyle Bullard. O’Korn’s 67-yard touchdown pass to Greenberry tied the game. Matthews, a senior who set Southeastern Conference records for career catches and yards receiving, had five catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns and was named the game’s MVP. A forced fumble by linebacker Chase Garnham set up the Commodores’ second touchdown. After Houston’s O’Korn threw a pass to Greg Ward Jr., a big hit by Garnham forced the fumbled recovered by Andrew Williamson at the Houston 16. Robinette, making his third career start, scored on an 8-yard keeper on fourth down.

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UH - Edwards, Patrick 40 yd pass from Keenum, Case (Hogan, Matt kick) 1Q - 13:08 UH - Hogan, Matt 35 yd field goal 1Q - 9:12 UH - Johnson, Justin 8 yd pass from Keenum, Case (Hogan, Matt kick) 1Q - 2:35 PSU - Green, Stephfon 6 yd run (Fera, Anthony Kick) 2Q - 5:57 UH - Edwards, Patrick 75 yd pass from Keenum, Case (Hogan, Matt kick) 2Q - 1:43 UH - Hogan, Matt 38 yd field goal 3Q - 4:21 PSU - Brown, Justin 69 yd pass from Bolden, Rob (Fera, Anthony kick) 3Q - 2:38 UH - Hogan, Matt 22 yd field goal 4Q-14:52

January 4, 2014 • Legion Field Birmingham, Ala. • 42,717

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Case Keenum finished his record-setting career with another performance for the history books. The sixth-year senior threw for 532 yards and three touchdowns, leading No. 20 Houston to 30-14 victory against No. 24 Penn State in the TicketCity Bowl. The Cougars (13-1) finished with a school record for victories and made Tony Levine a winner in his debut as Houston coach. Levine took over when Kevin Sumlin left to take the Texas A&M job after the regular season. Keenum came into the game as the NCAA’s career leader in yards passing and touchdowns passes, then set a bowl record with 227 yards passing in the first quarter. The Cougars raced out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter behind Keenum’s record-setting period. Keenum found Edwards for a 40-yard strike, one of two touchdown grabs on the day for the senior wide out to go with his 228 receiving yards. Justin Johnson hauled in an eight-yard touchdown pass with just over a minute left in the opening period to add to his total of 12 catches for 148 yards. The Nittany Lions (9-4) were picked apart by Keenum and the Cougars. Penn State was allowing 162 yards passing per game, but Keenum threw for more than double that by halftime. Penn State managed to score two touchdowns the entire game to go with their 306 yards of total offense under interim head coach Tom Bradley. UH nearly doubled that with 600 yards of offense and 532 through the air. Keenum worked the spread offense to perfection, with five different Cougars catching at least five ball to become the ninth player in bowl history to pass for at least 500 yards. Kicker Matt Hogan chipped in three field goals on the day with three extra points Houston came into the game determined to end the season on a high note having its BCS Bowl hopes dashed on Dec. 3. The undefeated Cougars fell to Southern Miss in the Conference USA championship game, costing UH a shot at the school’s first BCS bid. Penn State’s quarterback Rob Bolden finished 7 of 26 passing for 137 yards, with three interceptions.

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HOUSTON (8-5) PITT (6-7)

January 2, 2015 • Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas • 37,888

Houston quarterback Greg Ward had just thrown his third touchdown in a flurried comeback that included two recovered onside kicks in a row to get the Cougars within a point in the Armed Forces Bowl. Deontay Greenberry, already with two TD catches in that final 3:41, made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone for the two-point conversion and the Cougars beat Pittsburgh 35-34 on Friday with an improbable comeback - the largest in an FBS game this season, and largest ever in a bowl game that didn’t go into overtime. Pitt (6-7) led 31-6 when ACC offensive player of the year James Conner had his second touchdown run with 14 minutes left in the game. The Panthers were still up 3413 after Chris Blewitt’s 29-yard field goal with 6:14 left before Houston’s big finish. Ward had an 8-yard TD pass to Greenberry before the Cougars recovered their first onside kick. That led to a 29-yard catch by Demarcus Ayers on a fourthand-13 play with 1:58 left, and Houston tried another onside kick. While the second one didn’t go 10 yards on the rain-slickened field, the ball was touched by the same Pitt defender who couldn’t handle the first one before Houston running back Kenneth Farrow jumped on it at the Cougars 43. Greenberry started the drive with a 38-yard catch, then on third-and-16 had a 25-yard TD with 59 seconds left. Along with momentum, the Cougars had been preparing for such a situation to use a two-point play since defensive coordinator Gibbs took over as interim for fired coach Tony Levine. Ward, the former Cougars receiver, had 237 of his 274 yards passing in the fourth quarter and also ran for 92 yards. Farrow ran 22 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns for the Cougars, who have split their four appearances in the 12-year history of the Armed Forces Bowl. Conner’s 1-yard TD run a minute into the second quarter capped a 15-play, 92-yard drive, and Pitt led until the final minute of the game. The Cougars had a missed extra point after Farrow’s 2-yard TD in the second quarter when Kyle Bullard slipped while kicking.

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UP - Conn3r 1-yd run (Blewitt Kick) 2Q - 14:02 UH - Kenneth Farrow 2-yd run (Kick Blocked) 2Q - 5:40 UP - Bennett 12-yd run (Blewitt Kick) 2Q - 1:27 UP - Blewitt 52-yd field goal 2Q - 0:00 UP - Holtz 16-yd pass from Voytik (Blewitt Kick) 3Q - 5:10 UP - Conner 5-yd run (Blewitt Kick) 4Q - 13:58 UH - Kenneth Farrow 8-yd run (Kyle Bullard Kick) 4Q - 10:43 UP - Blewitt 29-yd field goal 4Q - 6:14 UH - Deontay Greenberry 8-yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Kyle Bullard Kick) 4Q - 3:41 UH - Demarcus Ayers 29-yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Kyle Bullard Kick) 4Q - 1:58 UH - Deontay Greenberry 25-yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Deontay Greenbery pass from Greg Ward Jr.) 4Q - 0:59

Statistics UH UP First Downs 23 28 Rushes-Yards 40-212 41-227 Comp.-Att.-Int. 15-25-0 18-36-0 Passing Yards 274 222 Total Offense 486 449 Punts-Average 5-40.8 2-43.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third Down Conv. 6-13 6-13 Penalties-Yards 9-100 5-44 Time of Possession 26:17 33:43 Rushing – UH: Farrow 22-103; Ward 14-92; Jackson 2-13; Ayers 1-5; Team 1-(-1). UP: Conner 21-90; Ibrahim 5-42; Voytik 6-40; James 5-33; Bennett 3-17; Galambos 1-5. Passing – UH: Ward 15-24-0-274; Farrow 0-1-0-0. UP: Voytik 18-35-0-222; Team 0-1-0-0. Receiving – UH: Greenberry 4-85; Ambles 3-68; Jackson 3-37; Farrow 2-42; Ayers 2-29; Dunbar 1-13. UP: Boyd 9-112; Weatherspoon 3-46; Holtz 3-33; Ibrahim 2-22; Orndoff 1-9.

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HOUSTON (13-1) FLORIDA STATE (10-3)

December 31, 2015 • Georgia Dome Atlanta, Ga. • 71,007

Greg Ward Jr. and the Houston Cougars showed they could thrive in a big-game atmosphere against a big-name opponent. Ward ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, leading Houston Football past turnover-plagued Florida State 38-24 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Dalvin Cook was held to 33 yards rushing with a touchdown and a lost fumble. That left the Seminoles with five turnovers - half their total of 10 in 12 regular-season games. Houston scored the most points allowed by Florida State this season. The No. 9 Seminoles (10-3), who trailed 21-3 at halftime, tried to rally with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes. Ward, the nation’s only player to run for 1,000 yards and throw for 2,000 yards this season, threw for 238 yards and ran for 67 yards for No. 14 Houston (13-1). Houston safety Trevon Stewart and cornerback William Jackson III each had two interceptions. Stewart also recovered a fumble. Ward, the junior who started at wide receiver early last season before becoming a full-time quarterback, had touchdown runs of 7 and 6 yards. He left the game briefly after taking a hit in the third quarter, and was shaken up again with about 4 minutes remaining. Ward returned to take the final snaps of the game, raising his arm in celebration before laying on his back, wallowing in the confetti which fell from the Georgia Dome roof. He was named offensive MVP of the game. Houston backup QB Kyle Postma’s 29-yard run set up Ryan Jackson’s game-clinching 2-yard TD run with about 2 minutes left. Ward completed 25 of 41 passes with one touchdown and one interception. Houston’s only loss this season, to Connecticut, came when Ward was out with an injury. He kept the Florida State defense off-balance by leading the Cougars’fast-tempo, no-huddle attack. Maguire’s 65-yard scoring pass to Travis Rudolph cut Houston’s lead to 24-17 early in the fourth quarter. Ward answered with a 17yard touchdown pass to Chance Allen, who was left uncovered as Florida State sent a defensive back on a blitz. Maguire added a scoring pass to Jesus Wilson later in the final quarter. Maguire was hurt in the first quarter when hit by Adams. Maguire couldn’t put pressure on his left leg as he was supported by trainers before leaving the field on a cart. When Maguire was out, backup J.J. Cosentino completed only 1 of 4 passes for 5 yards. Maguire returned midway through the second quarter with the ankle wrapped. Maguire’s last interception came with 25 seconds remaining.

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UH- Ward 7 yd run (Cummings kick) 1Q - 5:17 FSU - Aguayo 20 yd field goal 1Q - 0:37 UH- Allen 20 yd pass from Ayers (Cummings kick) 2Q-6:11 UH- Ward 6 yd run (Cummings kick) 1Q - 4:30 FSU - Cook 1 yd run (Aguayo kick) 3Q - 10:18 UH- Cummings 39 yd field goal 4Q - 12:50 FSU - Rudolph 65 yd pass from Maguire (Aguayo kick) 4Q - 11:12 UH- Allen 17 yd pass from Ward (Cummings kick) 4Q - 6:08 UH- Jackson 2 yd run (Cummings kick) 4Q - 2:49

Statistics UH FSU First Downs 27 17 Rushes-Yards 53-187 23-16 Comp.-Att.-Int. 28-46-1 23-48-4 Passing Yards 261 397 Total Offense 448 413 Punts-Average 7-41.6 6-51.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Third Down Conv. 13-23 6-15 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-66 Time of Possession 34:27 25:33 Rushing – UH: Ward 20-67; Jackson 16-54; Postma 3-37; Ayers 6-17; Farrow 3-9; Wilson 4-7; Team 1-(-4). FSU: Cook 18-33; Wilson 1-5; Patrick 1-(-1); Maguire 1-(-9); Cosentino 2-(-12). Passing – UH: 25-41-1-238-1; Ayers 1-2-0-20-1; Postma 2-2-0-3-0. FSU: Maguire 22-44-4-392-2; Cosentino 1-4-0-5-0. Receiving – UH: Ayers 9-82; Jackson 5-32; Allen 4-59; Dunbar 4-32; Wilson 2-31; Gage 2-8; Bonner 1-11; McCloskey 1-6. FSU: Wilson 8-68; Rudolph 7-201; Whitfield 4-56; Cook 2-26; Izzo 1-33; Stevenson 1-13.

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January 1, 2012 • Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas • 46,817

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Rushing – UH: Sims 6-39, Hayes 2-20, Keenum 7-14, Team 1--1. PSU: Green 15-63, Redd 14-53, Belton 6-38, Bolden 6-16, Smith 2-3, Team 1--1. Passing – UH: Keenum 45-69-0-532. PSU: Bolden 7-26-3-137, Belton 0-1-0-0.

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Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl. Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, wrapping up his career with 6,405 yards. Pumphrey’s senior total of 2,133 yards rushing ranks in the top 10 for an FBS player. Ron Smith returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown, Curtis Anderson caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Christian Chapman, Juwan Washington ran for a touchdown, and John Baron kicked two field goals for the Aztecs (11-3). They overcame a 10-0 first-quarter deficit against the Cougars (9-4) for their second consecutive bowl win. Neither the victory nor Pumphrey’s record-setting performance seemed likely after Houston’s defense absolutely smothered the Aztecs in the first quarter. Led by freshman Ed Oliver, Houston had seven tackles for loss on San Diego State’s first 16 plays. Pumphrey had minus-1 yard rushing on seven carries in the first quarter and the Aztecs didn’t have a first down until the first play of the second quarter on a penalty for running into the kicker. But Pumphrey started to gash Houston on the perimeter, giving San Diego State the lead for good on a 32-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, and the defense intercepted four of Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr.’s passes in the second half. Ward threw for 229 yards and had a 2-yard touchdown run, tying Bryce Beall’s school record of 39 rushing touchdowns. Houston finished with 254 yards of total offense and just 25 yards rushing.

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Receiving – UH: Johnson 12-148-1, Edwards 10-228-2, Carrier 9-44, Williams 6-58, Sims 5-30, Smith 2-13, Hayes 1-11. PSU: Smith 2-49, Green 2-6, Brown 1-691, Haplea 1-12, Suhey 1-1.

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76 61 56 54 53

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Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Greg Ward Jr. vs. San Diego State.......................... 12/17/16 John O’Korn vs. Vanderbilt......................................... 1/4/14 Kevin Kolb vs. Kansas............................................ 12/23/05

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

542 383 366 339 333

Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 Kevin Kolb vs. South Carolina................................ 12/29/06 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Pitt.................................................. 1/2/15 Kevin Kolb vs. Hawai’i............................................ 12/25/03 Case Keenum vs. TCU............................................. 12/28/07

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MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

279 228 218 227 197

Vincent Marshall vs. South Carolina....................... 12/29/06 Patrick Edwards vs. Penn State.................................. 1/1/12 James Dixon vs. Washington State........................ 12/25/88 Bryce Beall vs. Air Force......................................... 12/31/08 Robert Newhouse vs. Colorado ............................. 12/31/71

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Robert Newhouse vs. Colorado ............................. 12/31/71 Jim Strong vs. Auburn .......................................... 12/31/69 Gene Shannon vs. Dayton.......................................... 1/1/52 Terald Clark vs. Navy ............................................. 12/14/80 Greg Ward Jr. vs. San Diego State.......................... 12/17/16 Kenneth Farrow vs. Pitt............................................. 1/2/15 Bryce Beall vs. Air Force......................................... 12/31/08 Gerald Landry vs. Boston College.............................. 1/1/85 Terry Elston vs. Nebraska .......................................... 1/1/80 Donnie Love vs. Notre Dame...................................... 1/1/79 Alois Blackwell vs. Maryland..................................... 1/1/77

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

184 175 168 163 149

Jim Strong vs. Auburn .......................................... 12/31/69 Gene Shannon vs. Dayton.......................................... 1/1/52 Robert Newhouse vs. Colorado ............................. 12/31/71 Terald Clark vs. Navy ............................................. 12/14/80 Alois Blackwell vs. Maryland..................................... 1/1/77

MOST ATTEMPTED 1. 2. 3. 4.

69 47 44 41 41

PASSING

RECEIVING

Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 John O’Korn vs. Vanderbilt......................................... 1/4/14 Kevin Kolb vs. Kansas............................................ 12/23/05 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Case Keenum vs. Air Force .................................... 12/31/09

MOST COMPLETED 1. 2. 3. 5.

45 26 25 25 24

Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 Kevin Kolb vs. South Carolina................................ 12/29/06 Greg Ward Jr. vs. San Diego State.......................... 12/17/16 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Case Keenum vs. Air Force .................................... 12/31/09

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.) 1. 2. 3. 5.

73.5 72.7 66.7 66.7 65.2

Greg Ward Jr. San Diego State (25-of-34).............. 12/17/16 Andre Ware vs. Washington State (8-of-11).......... 12/25/88 Case Keenum vs. Air Force (22-of-33).................... 12/31/08 Kevin Kolb vs. South Carolina (26-of-39)............... 12/29/06 Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12

MOST YARDS GAINED PASSING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

532 386 335 332 274

Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 Kevin Kolb vs. South Carolina................................ 12/29/06 Case Keenum vs. TCU............................................. 12/28/07 Kevin Kolb vs. Hawai’i............................................ 12/25/03 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Pitt.................................................. 1/2/15

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN 1. 3 3 3 3 5. 2 2 2 8. 1

Greg Ward Jr. vs. Pitt.................................................. 1/2/15 Case Keenum vs. Penn State...................................... 1/1/12 Billy Roland vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62 Kevin Kolb vs. South Carolina................................ 12/29/06 David Dacus vs. Washington State......................... 12/25/88 Kevin Kolb vs. Hawai’i............................................ 12/25/03 John O’Korn vs. Vanderbilt......................................... 1/4/14 11 times; Most recently by Greg Ward Jr. vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 2. 3. 4.

6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

MOST PASSES CAUGHT

1. 12 Justin Johnson vs. Penn State...............................................1/1/12 2. 10 Patrick Edwards vs. Penn State.............................................1/1/12 10 Donnie Avery vs. TCU........................................................12/28/07 4. 9 Demarcus Ayers vs. Florida State........................... 12/31/15 9 Tyron Carrier vs. Penn State....................................... 1/1/12 9 Vincent Marshall vs. South Carolina....................... 12/29/06

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

228 201 157 148 120

Patrick Edwards vs. Penn State.................................. 1/1/12 Vincent Marshall vs. South Carolina....................... 12/29/07 Vincent Marshall vs. Hawai’i.................................. 12/25/03 Justin Johnson vs. Penn State.................................... 1/1/12 Donnie Avery vs. TCU............................................. 12/28/07

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT 1. 2 Chance Allen vs. Florida State................................ 12/31/15 2 Deontay Greenberry vs. Pitt....................................... 1/2/15 2 Patrick Edwards vs. Penn State.................................. 1/1/12 2 Vincent Marshall vs. South Carolina....................... 12/29/06 5. 1 Demarcus Ayers vs. Pitt............................................. 1/2/15 1 Markeith Ambles vs. Vanderbilt................................. 1/4/14 1 Deontay Greenberry vs. Vanderbilt............................ 1/4/14 1 Justin Johnson vs. Penn State.................................... 1/1/12 1 Patrick Edwards vs. Air Force................................. 12/31/09 1 Andre Kohn vs. Air Force........................................ 12/31/08 1 Andre Kohn vs. TCU................................................ 12/28/07 1 Mark Hafner vs. South Carolina............................. 12/29/06 1 Vincent Marshall vs. Hawai’i.................................. 12/25/03 1 Chad McCullar vs. Hawai’i...................................... 12/25/03 1 Antowain Smith vs. Syracuse................................... 12/7/96 1 Tim Mason vs. Washington State........................... 12/25/88 1 Chuck Weatherspoon vs. Washington State............... 12/25/88 1 Larry Shepherd vs. Boston College............................ 1/1/85 1 Eric Herring vs. Nebraska .......................................... 1/1/80 1 Willis Adams vs. Notre Dame..................................... 1/1/79 1 Don Bass vs. Maryland.............................................. 1/1/77 1 Eddie Foster vs. NC State....................................... 12/23/74 1 Tommy Mozisek vs. Auburn .................................. 12/31/69 1 Joe Lopasky vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62

Case Keenum vs. Air Force .................................... 12/31/09 Greg Ward Jr. vs. San Diego State.......................... 12/17/16 Kevin Kolb vs. Kansas............................................ 12/23/05 John O’Korn vs. Vanderbilt......................................... 1/4/14 Kevin Kolb vs. Hawai’i............................................ 12/25/03 Andre Ware vs. Washington State.......................... 12/25/88 Gerald Landry vs. vs. Boston College......................... 1/1/85 Bubba McGallion vs. NC State................................ 12/23/74 Gary Mullins vs. Auburn ....................................... 12/31/69

MOST TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 4.

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Gene Shannon vs. Dayton....................................................1/1/52 Jackie Battle at Hawai’i.......................................... 12/25/03 Terald Clark vs. Navy.............................................. 12/14/80 Greg Ward Jr. vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Kenneth Farrow vs. Pitt............................................. 1/2/15 Case Keenum vs. Air Force..................................... 12/31/08 Jackie Battle vs. South Carolina............................. 12/29/06 Danny Davis vs. Notre Dame...................................... 1/1/79 Alois Blackwell vs. Maryland..................................... 1/1/77 John Housman vs. NC State................................... 12/23/74 Leonard Parker vs. Tulane...................................... 12/29/73 Donnie McGraw vs. Tulane..................................... 12/29/73 Robert Newhouse vs. Colorado.............................. 12/31/71 Jim Strong vs. Auburn........................................... 12/31/69 Joe Lopasky vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62

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1. 3. 5.

10 10 8 8 7 7 7

Richie Leone vs. Vanderbilt........................................ 1/4/14 Lonnie Stokes vs. Boston College............................... 1/1/85 Simon Rodriguez vs. Washington State................. 12/25/88 Jay Wyatt vs. Notre Dame.......................................... 1/1/79 Logan Piper vs. Florida State................................. 12/31/15 Justin Laird vs. Kansas........................................... 12/23/05 Mark Ford vs. Nebraska ............................................. 1/1/80

HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PUNT (min. 3 punts) 50.2 46.6 44.9 44.8 44.2

Chase Turner vs. TCU (6-301)................................. 12/28/07 Jimmy McClary vs. Hawai’i (5-233)........................ 12/25/03 Justin Laird vs. Kansas (7-314).............................. 12/23/05 Simon Rodriguez vs. Wash. St. (8-358).................. 12/25/88 Chase Turner vs. Air Force (4-177)......................... 12/31/08

MOST RETURNS 1. 2.

5 3 3 3 3 3

PUNT RETURNS

Joe Rust vs. Tulane ................................................ 12/29/73 Demarcus Ayers vs. Florida State........................... 12/31/15 Chad McCullar vs. Hawai’i...................................... 12/25/03 Mecridric Calloway vs. Washington State.............. 12/25/88 Lonell Phea vs. Nebraska .......................................... 1/1/80 Elrick Brown vs. Maryland......................................... 1/1/77

MOST YARDS RETURNED 83 70 34 28 22

Chad McCullar vs. Hawai’i...................................... 12/25/03 Joe Lopasky vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62 Tyron Carrier vs. Air Force...................................... 12/31/08 Horst Paul vs. Miami (Ohio)................................... 12/22/62 Mecridric Calloway vs. Washington State.............. 12/25/88

KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST RETURNS 1. 3.

5 5 4 4 4 4 4

Vincent Marshall vs. Kansas................................... 12/23/05 Ketric Sanford vs. Syracuse...................................... 12/7/96 Brandon Wilson vs. San Diego State...................... 12/17/16 Demarcus Ayers vs. Pitt............................................. 1/2/15 Demarcus Ayers vs. Vanderbilt................................... 1/4/14 James Dixon vs. Washington State........................ 12/25/88 Earl Allen vs. Boston College...................................... 1/1/85

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

166 148 138 137 109

James Dixon vs. Washington State........................ 12/25/88 Earl Allen vs. Boston College...................................... 1/1/85 Ketric Sanford vs. Syracuse...................................... 12/7/96 Demarcus Ayers vs. Vanderbilt................................... 1/4/14 Brandon Wilson vs. San Diego State...................... 12/17/16

MOST RETURNS 5 5 4 4 4 4

Ketric Sanford vs. Syracuse...................................... 12/7/96 Joe Rust vs. Tßulane ............................................. 12/29/73 Brandon Wilson vs. San Diego State........................ 12/17/6 Tyron Carrier vs. Air Force...................................... 12/31/08 Earl Allen vs. Boston College...................................... 1/1/85 James Dixon vs. Washington State........................ 12/25/88

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

166 148 138 137 109

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 4 4 3. 3 3 5. 2

Joe Lopasky vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62 Gene Shannon vs. Dayton.......................................... 1/1/52 Jackie Battle vs. Hawai’i......................................... 12/25/03 Terald Clark vs. Navy ............................................. 12/14/80 Done by 17 players; Most recently by Greg Ward Jr. & Chance Allen vs. Florida St................12/31/15

MOST FIELD GOALS SCORED 1. 2.

3 2 2 2 2 2

Matt Hogan vs. Penn State........................................ 1/1/12 Matt Hogan vs. Air Force ....................................... 12/31/09 Jordan Mannisto vs. Air Force................................ 12/31/08 T.J. Lawrence vs. TCU............................................. 12/28/07 Dustin Bell vs. Hawai’i........................................... 12/25/03 Kenny Hatfield vs. Notre Dame.................................. 1/1/79

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. 2. 3.

5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Matt Hogan vs. Penn State...................................................1/1/12 T.J. Lawrence vs. TCU........................................................12/28/07 Matt Hogan vs. Air Force ....................................... 12/31/09 Jordan Mannisto vs. Air Force................................ 12/31/08 Dustin Bell vs. Hawai’i........................................... 12/25/03 Kenny Hatfield vs. Nebraska ..................................... 1/1/80 Kenny Hatfield vs. Notre Dame.................................. 1/1/79 Lennard Coplin vs. NC State................................... 12/23/74

MOST PATS SCORED 1. 2. 3. 5.

7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4

Bill McMillan vs. Miami (Ohio)............................... 12/22/62 Dustin Bell vs. Hawai’i........................................... 12/25/03 Ty Cummings vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Ricky Terrell vs. Tulane .......................................... 12/29/73 Jordan Mannisto vs. Air Force................................ 12/31/08 Kenny Hatfield vs. Notre Dame.................................. 1/1/79 Lennard Coplin vs. NC State................................... 12/23/74 Ben Bell vs. South Carolina.................................... 12/29/06

MOST TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 5.

23 17 16 16 15 15 15

TACKLES

Marcus McGraw vs. Air Force................................. 12/31/09 C. J. Cavness vs. Air Force....................................... 12/31/09 Rocky Schwartz vs. TCU......................................... 12/28/07 Paul Humphreys vs. NC State.........................................12/23/74 Marcus McGraw vs. Air Force................................. 12/31/08 C.J. Cavness vs. Air Force........................................ 12/31/08 David Hodge vs. Notre Dame..................................... 1/1/79

1. 2 Phillip Hunt vs. Air Force........................................ 12/31/08 2 Eddie McCray vs. Hawai’i....................................... 12/25/03 2 Lamar Lathon vs. Washington State...................... 12/25/88 4. 1 done 26 times; Most recently by Tyus Bowser & Khalil Williams vs. San Diego St..............12/17/16

INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS 1. 6.

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

William Jackson III vs. Florida State....................... 12/31/15 Trevon Stewart vs. Florida State............................ 12/31/15 Nick Saenz vs. Penn State.......................................... 1/1/12 Joe Rust vs. NC State.............................................. 12/23/74 Jack Howton vs. Dayton............................................. 1/1/52 Adrian McDonald vs. Vanderbilt................................ 1/4/14 Zach McMillian vs. Vanderbilt.................................... 1/4/14 Phillip Steward vs. Penn State................................... 1/1/12 Brandon Brinkley vs. TCU....................................... 12/28/07 Willie Gaston vs. South Carolina............................ 12/29/06 Will Gulley vs. Hawai’i........................................... 12/25/03 Alton Montgomery vs. Washington State.............. 12/25/88 Audrey McMillan vs. Boston College.......................... 1/1/85 Calvin Eason vs. Oklahoma ................................... 12/26/81 Greg Harmon vs. Navy .......................................... 12/14/80 Elvis Bradley vs. Nebraska ......................................... 1/1/80 Kenny Hatfield vs. Notre Dame.................................. 1/1/79 Steve Bradham vs. Notre Dame................................. 1/1/79 David Hodge vs. Notre Dame..................................... 1/1/79 Elvis Bradley vs. Notre Dame..................................... 1/1/79 Bubba McGallion vs. Tulane .................................. 12/29/73 Bubba Broussard vs. Tulane .................................. 12/29/73 Howard Ebow vs. Tulane ....................................... 12/29/73 Jeff Bouche vs. Tulane ........................................... 12/29/73 Bill Hamrick vs. Colorado ...................................... 12/31/71 Richard Harrington vs. Auburn ............................. 12/31/69 Allen Summerford vs. Auburn .............................. 12/31/69 Larry Broussard, vs. Miami (Ohio).......................... 12/22/62

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4.

72 41 32 25 25

Alton Montgomery vs. Washington State.............. 12/25/88 Joe Rust vs. NC State.............................................. 12/23/74 Will Gulley vs. Hawai’i........................................... 12/25/03 Audrey McMillan vs. Boston College.......................... 1/1/85 Kenny Hatfield vs. Notre Dame.................................. 1/1/79

PASS BREAKUPS 1. 2.

4 3 3 3 3

Ronny Peacock vs. Auburn .................................... 12/31/69 Mecridric Calloway vs. Washington State......................12/25/88 Audrey McMillan vs. Boston College ......................... 1/1/85 Paul Humphreys vs. NC State................................. 12/23/74 Joe Rust vs. NC State.............................................. 12/23/74

SOLO TACKLES 1. 2. 4.

15 13 13 10 10 10

Rocky Schwartz vs. TCU......................................... 12/28/07 Marcus McGraw vs. Air Force................................. 12/31/08 Paul Humphreys vs. NC State.........................................12/23/74 Marcus McGraw vs. Air Force................................. 12/31/09 C.J. Cavness vs. Air Force........................................ 12/31/08 Lamar Lathon vs. Washington State...................... 12/25/88

BOWL HISTORY

1. 3.

TOTAL RETURNS

Joe Lopasky vs. Miami (Ohio)................................ 12/22/62 Jackie Battle vs. Hawai’i......................................... 12/25/03 Terald Clark vs. Navy ............................................. 12/14/80 Deontay Greenberry vs. Pitt....................................... 1/2/15 Bill McMillan vs. Miami (Ohio)............................... 12/22/62

SEASON REVIEW

MOST YARDS RETURNED

24 18 18 14 13

THE COUGARS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. 2. 4. 5.

SACKS

COACHING STAFF

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SCORING

MOST POINTS SCORED

2017 SEASON

MOST PUNTS

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. 3. 5.

4 4 3.5 3.5 3 3

Eddie McCray vs. Hawai’i....................................... 12/25/03 Grady Turner vs. Oklahoma ................................... 12/26/81 Ed Oliver vs. San Diego State...................... 12/17/16 Steven Taylor vs. Vanderbilt....................................... 1/4/14 Steven Taylor vs. Florida State............................... 12/31/15 Elandon Roberts vs. Florida State.......................... 12/31/15

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER BOWL RECORDS ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

61 44 42 40 36 34 33 33 32 28

RUSHING

Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Terald Clark.............................................................1980-80 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79 Allen Polk................................................................1980-81 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Kenneth Farrow...................................................2014-2015 Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Jim Strong.................................................................... 1969 Gene Shannon.............................................................. 1952

BOWL HISTORY

SEASON REVIEW

THE COUGARS

COACHING STAFF

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

224 217 204 184 175 170 168 156 151 150

Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71 Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Terald Clark.............................................................1980-80 Jim Strong.................................................................... 1969 Gene Shannon.............................................................. 1952 Donnie McGraw.......................................................1973-74 Marshall Johnson....................................................1971-74 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 David Husmann.......................................................1973-74 Allen Polk................................................................1980-81

MOST TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 7.

5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Gene Shannon.........................................................1949-51 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Kenneth Farrow.......................................................2014-15 Terald Clark.............................................................1978-80 Danny Davis............................................................1976-78 Alois Blackwell........................................................1975-77 Case Keenum...........................................................2007-11 Terry Elston.............................................................1979-80 John Housman........................................................1974-76 Donnie McGraw.......................................................1973-75 Marshall Johnson....................................................1972-74 Leonard Parker........................................................1971-73 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71 Jim Strong...............................................................1968-69 Joe Lopasky.............................................................1962-64

MOST ATTEMPTED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10.

181 117 101 47 42 29 28 28 28 20 20

PASSING

Case Keenum ..........................................................2007-11 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 Gerald Landry............................................................... 1985 Chuck Clements............................................................ 1996 Andre Ware.................................................................. 1988 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79

MOST COMPLETED 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

114 66 65 20 20 17 14 11 10 9 9

Case Keenum ..........................................................2007-11 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 Chuck Clements............................................................ 1996 Billy Roland.................................................................. 1962 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Gerald Landry............................................................... 1985 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79

MOST YARDS GAINED

MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 3 3 3. 2 2 2 6. 1

1,341 Case Keenum ..........................................................2007-11 932 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 751 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 293 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 228 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 217 Chuck Clements............................................................ 1996 216 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 201 D.C. Nobles................................................................... 1973 199 Billy Roland.................................................................. 1962 178 Bubba McGallion.......................................................... 1977

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. 6 2. 5 3. 4 4. 3 5. 2 2 2 8. 1

Case Keenum...........................................................2007-11 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Billy Roland.................................................................. 1962 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 David Dacus.................................................................. 1988 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79 done six times; Most recently by: Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15

7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Case Keenum ..........................................................2007-11 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 Andre Ware.................................................................. 1988 Gerald Landry............................................................... 1985 Bubba McGallion.......................................................... 1977 Chuck Clements............................................................ 1996 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 Brent Chinn.................................................................. 1980 David Husmann............................................................ 1973 Billy Roland.................................................................. 1962 Bobby Clatterbuck........................................................ 1952

HIGHEST PASS EFFICIENCY (Min. 20 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

148.56 130.97 129.14 128.42 128.24

Danny Davis.........................................................1977-79 Greg Ward Jr.........................................................2014-16 Kevin Kolb............................................................2003-06 Case Keenum........................................................2007-11 Terry Elston..........................................................1980-80

RECEIVING

MOST PASSES CAUGHT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

22 19 18 14 13 12 11 10 10 10

Donnie Avery...........................................................2005-07 Tyron Carrier ...........................................................2008-11 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Patrick Edwards.......................................................2008-11 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 Justin Johnson........................................................2008-11 Charles Sims ...........................................................2009-12 Ryan Jackson...........................................................2014-15 Deontay Greenberry................................................2014-15 Perry McDaniel........................................................2005-07

MOST RECEIVING YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

370 264 263 181 173 149 125 125 124 107

MOST PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

208 162 138 60 59 54 54 51 50 46

TOTAL OFFENSE

Case Keenum...........................................................2007-11 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Gerald Landry............................................................... 1985 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71

MOST YARDS GAINED

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9.

Deontay Greenberry................................................2014-15 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Chance Allen................................................................ 2015 Patrick Edwards.......................................................2008-11 Andre Kohn........................................................ 2006 -2009 done 17 times; Most recently by: Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15

Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Patrick Edwards.......................................................2008-11 Donnie Avery...........................................................2005-07 Deontay Greenberry................................................2014-15 Markeith Ambles.....................................................2014-15 Eddie Foster.............................................................1973-77 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 Don Bass.................................................................1974-77 Tyron Carrier............................................................2008-11 Jeron Harvey...........................................................2005-07

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1,303 Case Keenum...........................................................2007-11 942 Kevin Kolb...............................................................2003-06 907 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 355 Gary Mullins............................................................1969-71 295 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79 279 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 266 John O’Korn.................................................................. 2014 247 Billy Roland.................................................................. 1962 225 Lionel Wilson................................................................ 1981 224 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71

MOST PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6. 8. 10.

58 46 45 40 40 35 35 33 32 31 31

ALL-PURPOSE

Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71 Terald Clark.............................................................1980-80 Allen Polk................................................................1980-81 Danny Davis............................................................1977-79 Kenneth Farrow.......................................................2014-15 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Jim Strong.................................................................... 1969 Anthony Alridge......................................................2005-07 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

510 402 282 270 263 236 231 218 217 207

Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Tyron Carrier ...........................................................2008-11 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71 Patrick Edwards.......................................................2008-11 Donnie Avery...........................................................2003-07 Bryce Beall .............................................................2008-11 Marshall Johnson....................................................1971-74 James Dixon................................................................. 1988 Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Terald Clark.............................................................1980-80

MOST PUNTS 1. 3. 5. 7. 8.

16 16 12 12 10 10 9 8

PUNTING

Richie Leone............................................................2010-13 Lonnie Stokes..........................................................1981-85 Logan Piper.................................................................. 2015 Jay Wyatt.................................................................1977-79 Chase Turner............................................................2007-09 Justin Laird..............................................................2004-06 Mark Ford................................................................1980-80 Simon Rodriguez.......................................................... 1988

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Chase Turner (10-478).................................................. 2007 Jimmy McClary (5-233)................................................ 2003 Justin Laird (10-441)...............................................2003-06 Simon Rodriguez (8-358)............................................. 1988 Richie Leone (16-691).............................................2010-13 Logan Piper (12-495)..................................................2015) Hal Roberts (5-205).................................................1971-73 Mark Ford (9-365)...................................................1980-80

MOST RETURNS 7 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

Lonell Phea.............................................................1979-81 Joe Rust...................................................................1973-74 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Chad McCullar.............................................................. 2003 Mecridric Calloway....................................................... 1988 Elrick Brown................................................................. 1977 Charles West................................................................. 1996 Calvin Achey................................................................. 1969 Billy Smith ................................................................... 1962

MOST YARDS RETURNED 83 70 34 34 28 26 20 16 10 8

Chad McCullar.............................................................. 2003 Joe Lopasky.................................................................. 1962 Tyron Carrier............................................................2008-11 Lonell Phea.............................................................1979-81 Billy Smith.................................................................... 1962 Mecridric Calloway....................................................... 1988 Joe Rust...................................................................1973-74 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Charles West................................................................. 1996 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15

KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST RETURNS 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4

Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Tyron Carrier............................................................2008-11 Marshall Johnson....................................................1971-73 Ketric Sanford............................................................... 1996 Brandon Wilson.......................................................2013-16 Anthony Alridge .....................................................2004-07 James Dixon ................................................................ 1988 Earl Allen...................................................................... 1985 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71

MOST YARDS RETURNED

192 187 166 148 138 126 109 87 84 83

Tyron Carrier ...........................................................2008-11 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 James Dixon................................................................. 1988 Earl Allen...................................................................... 1985 Ketric Sanford............................................................... 1996 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Brandon Wilson.......................................................2013-16 Don Bass...................................................................... 1974 Ricky Wilson................................................................. 2003 Anthony Alridge......................................................2004-07

William Jackson III...................................................2014-15 Trevon Stewart........................................................2014-15 Nick Saenz...............................................................2008-11 Elvis Bradley............................................................1979-80 Joe Rust........................................................................ 1974 Jack Howton................................................................. 1952 done by 24 players

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9.

72 41 32 25 25 21 20 19 11 11

Alton Montgomery....................................................... 1988 Joe Rust........................................................................ 1974 Will Gulley...............................................................2003-06 Audrey McMillian......................................................... 1985 Kenny Hatfield............................................................. 1979 Calvin Eason................................................................. 1981 William Jackson III...................................................2014-15 Richard Harrington....................................................... 1969 Phillip Steward........................................................2009-12 Deryl McGallion............................................................ 1973

MOST RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 9.

11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

TOTAL RETURNS

Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Lonell Phea.............................................................1979-80 Joe Rust...................................................................1973-74 Tyron Carrier............................................................2008-11 Marshall Johnson....................................................1971-73 Ketric Sanford............................................................... 1996 Bobby Brezina.............................................................. 1962 Brandon Wilson.......................................................2013-16 Mark Hafner............................................................2006-08 Anthony Alridge......................................................2004-07 James Dixon................................................................. 1988 Earl Allen...................................................................... 1985 Robert Newhouse...................................................1969-71

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

226 195 166 148 142 138 109 96 87 84

Tyron Carrier ...........................................................2008-11 Demarcus Ayers.......................................................2014-15 James Dixon................................................................. 1988 Earl Allen...................................................................... 1985 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Ketric Sanford............................................................... 1996 Brandon Wilson.......................................................2013-16 Tyron Carrier................................................................. 2008 Don Bass...................................................................... 1974 Ricky Wilson................................................................. 2003

MOST TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9.

48 30 29 28 28 25 24 24 23 23

TACKLES

Marcus McGraw ......................................................2008-11 Grady Turner............................................................1980-81 David Hodge............................................................1977-80 Kenneth Fontenette................................................2005-08 Cody Pree............................................................... 2004 -08 Cody Lubojasky.......................................................2005-08 Adrian McDonald....................................................2014-15 Rocky Schwartz.......................................................2003-07 Steven Taylor...........................................................2014-16 Paul Humphreys......................................................1974-77

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30 24 24 20 20 18 18 18 14 13 13

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 2. 4. 10.

5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Jackie Battle............................................................2003-06 Joe Lopasky.................................................................. 1962 Gene Shannon.............................................................. 1952 Greg Ward Jr............................................................2014-16 Kenneth Farrow.......................................................2014-15 Deontay Greenberry................................................2014-15 Patrick Edwards.......................................................2008-11 Vincent Marshall.....................................................2003-06 Terald Clark.................................................................. 1980 Case Keenum...........................................................2007-11 Andre Kohn.................................................................. 2007 Antowain Smith........................................................... 1996 Chuck Weatherspoon.................................................... 1988 Terry Elston.............................................................1980-80 Danny Davis................................................................. 1979 Alois Blackwell............................................................. 1977 John Housman............................................................. 1974 Marshall Johnson....................................................1973-74 Donnie McGraw............................................................ 1973 Jim Strong.................................................................... 1969 Bobby Brezina.............................................................. 1962

MOST FIELD GOALS SCORED 1. 2. 3. 8.

5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Matt Hogan ............................................................2009-12 T.J. Lawrence...........................................................2005-07 Ty Cummings...........................................................2015-16 Jordan Mannisto.....................................................2008-11 Dustin Bell.................................................................... 2003 Lennard Coplin........................................................1974-77 Kenny Hatfield........................................................1979-80 Kyle Bullard.............................................................2014-15 Ben Bell...............................................................2005-2008 Sebastian Villarreal....................................................... 1996 Roman Anderson......................................................... 1988 Carlos Lopez................................................................. 1969

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. 2. 3. 5.

7 4 3 3 2 2 2 2

MOST PATs SCORED 1. 3. 8. 10.

7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4

Lennard Coplin........................................................1974-77 Bill McMillan................................................................ 1962 Ty Cummings...........................................................2015-16 Kyle Bullard.............................................................2014-15 Dustin Bell.................................................................... 2003 Mike Clendenen......................................................1981-85 Kenny Hatfield........................................................1979-80 Matt Hogan.............................................................2009-12 Ricky Terrell.................................................................. 1973 Jordan Mannisto.....................................................2008-11 Ben Bell........................................................................ 2005

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BOWL HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 4. 6. 9. 10.

2 2 2 2 2 2 1

SEASON REVIEW

1. 2. 3. 5. 6.

1. 4.

THE COUGARS

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SCORING

MOST POINTS SCORED

COACHING STAFF

1. 2. 3. 7.

PUNT RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS

2017 SEASON

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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FIRST DOWNS

MOST FIRST DOWNS

Houston 1. 2. 3.

31 27 27 26 26

Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2006 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

55 52 51

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2006 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015

COACHING STAFF

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

30 29 28 28

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS

Houston 1. 2.

12 13 13

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Both Teams 1. 2.

26 29 29

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl................................. 2016 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

THE COUGARS

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

10 11 12

Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

MOST ATTEMPTS

RUSHING

Houston 1. 2. 3

78 69 64 64

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

SEASON REVIEW

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

113 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 112 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 110 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

72 67 64

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ............... 2009 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

FEWEST ATTEMPTS

Houston 1. 16 2. 20 3. 21

Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl .............. 2009 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

1. 2. 3.

60 63 69

Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007

1. 2. 3.

23 25 34

Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

BOWL HISTORY

Both Teams

Opponents

MOST NET YARDS

Houston 1. 2. 3.

405 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 402 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 376 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

1. 2. 3.

566 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 552 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 540 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

409 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 402 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ............... 2009 396 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

FEWEST NET YARDS 25 30 32

1. 2.

3 4 4

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007

Both Teams

1. 2. 3.

10 13 14

1. 2. 3.

148 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 152 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 203 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015

1. 2. 3.

1 16 54

Houston

Opponents

Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

PASSING

1. 69 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 2. 49 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 3. 46 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

96 94 81

Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

1. 2. 3.

48 47 40

Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Opponents

FEWEST ATTEMPTS

Houston 1. 3.

7 7 8

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977

1. 2. 3.

29 32 34

Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981

Both Teams

Opponents

1. 5 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 2. 10 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996 3. 14 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 14 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

MOST COMPLETED Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

52 51 48

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

29 23 21 21

Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

HIGHEST COMP PCT. (Min. 10 att.)

1. 73.5 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl (25-of-34).................. 2016 2. 68.4 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl (13-of-19).................... 1962 3. 67.5 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl (27-of-40)...... 2007 1 71.4 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl (10-of-14).................. 2016 71.4 Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl (10-of-14)...................... 2009 3. 70.0 TCU, Texas Bowl (21-of-30).......................................... 2007

LOWEST COMP PCT. (Min. 10 att.)

Houston 1. 2. 3.

30.8 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl (4-of-13)............................. 1979 31.0 Boston College, Cotton Bowl (9-of-29)......................... 1985 42.3 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl (11-of-26)........................ 1971

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

20.0 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl (1-of-5)...................................... 1981 25.9 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl (7-27)............................... 2012 28.0 Navy, Garden State Bowl (7-of-25)............................... 1980

MOST NET YARDS

Houston 1. 2. 3.

532 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 392 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 335 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

859 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 715 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 669 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

527 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 397 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 340 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

FEWEST NET YARDS

Houston 45 28 27

1 4 6 6

Opponents

Houston

1. 2. 3.

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

MOST ATTEMPTS

Both Teams

Houston 1. 2. 3.

FEWEST COMPLETED

Houston

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

Houston 1. 2. 3.

45 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 60 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 108 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

110 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 210 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 223 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

-2 62 65

Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

Both Teams

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Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

Both Teams 1. 2.

6 5 5

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Opponents 1. 3.

4 4 3

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012

Houston 1. 5.

3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

Both Teams

Houston

Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981

Both Teams

641 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 563 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 538 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

FEWEST NET YARDS Houston 1. 2. 3.

241 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 244 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 254 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

509 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 547 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 552 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

173 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 189 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 200 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

MOST PUNTS

173 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 170 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 158 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985

10 10 10

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

Both Teams 1. 2.

20 18

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985

Opponents 1. 3.

10 10 9 9

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

FEWEST PUNTS Houston 1.

2 2 2 2 2

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Opponents

Both Teams

1. 2. 3.

Opponents

87 86 85 85

Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008

FEWEST PLAYS Houston 55 59 61 61

Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

Both Teams 1. 3.

126 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 126 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 129 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

51 59 60

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

1. 2. 1. 3.

4 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

1. 2.

5 4 4 4

Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Both Teams 1. 2.

8 7 7

Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

Opponents 1. 2.

5 4 4

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

MOST YARDS RETURNED Houston 1. 2. 3.

97 83 34

Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Air Force, Fort Worth Bowl............................................ 2008

1. 2. 3.

114 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 113 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 105 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

1. 2. 3.

108 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 65 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 58 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980

Both Teams

Opponents

FEWEST YARDS RETURNED Houston 1. 2. 3.

-5 -2 0 0 0 0

Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

1. 3.

0 0 1 1

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

1. 2.

-1 0 0 0 0 0

Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

Both Teams

Opponents

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Air Force Fort Worth Bowl............................................. 2008 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

HIGHEST AVERAGE (Min. 3)

BOWL HISTORY

1. 2. 3.

PUNTING

Houston

Houston 1. 2. 3.

50.2 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 46.6 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 45.5 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

SEASON REVIEW

1. 2. 3.

MOST PUNTS RETURNED

THE COUGARS

TOTAL OFFENSE

MOST PLAYS 99 88 88

Opponents

Houston

1. 7 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 7 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 7 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Opponents 1. 5 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 5 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 3. 4 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 4 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

1. 2.

1,158 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 1,039 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 935 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015

COACHING STAFF

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES

1. 2. 3.

2017 SEASON

1. 2.

PUNT RETURNS

Both Teams

46.8 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 46.0 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 45.8 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

MOST NET YARDS Houston 1. 2. 3.

655 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 600 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 527 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

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TOTAL RETURNS (KOR AND PR)

MOST RETURNS

Houston 1.

8 8 8 8

Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

16 16 16 16

Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

1. 2.

11 9 9 9

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Both Teams

COACHING STAFF

Opponents

FEWEST RETURNS

Houston 1. 2.

2 4 4 4 4

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

1. 3.

7 7 8

Air Force, Fort Worth Bowl............................................ 2008 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

1. 0 2. 4 4 3. 5

Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 six times; most recently by: San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016

THE COUGARS

Both Teams

Opponents

MOST YARDS RETURNED (KOR AND PR)

Houston 1. 2. 3.

217 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 191 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 189 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985

SEASON REVIEW

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

392 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 372 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 306 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

229 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 192 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 184 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

FEWEST YARDS RETURNED

Houston 1. 2. 3.

20 31 45

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015

BOWL HISTORY

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

72 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 129 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 136 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

0 41 51

Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

INTERCEPTIONS

Houston 1.

4 4 4

Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Both Teams

1. 2.

6 5 5

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Opponents

1. 2. 3.

1. 2.

6 4 3

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012

43 41 32

Houston

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

103 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 87 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 51 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

87 54 45

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

MOST FUMBLES

FUMBLES

Houston 1. 2. 3.

8 7 6 6 6

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

12 10 9 9

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

Opponents 1. 2.

5 4 4

NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

FEWEST FUMBLES

Houston 1.

0 0 0 0 0 0

Both Teams 1.

0 0 0

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007

Opponents 1.

0 0 0

MOST FUMBLES LOST

Houston 1. 2.

4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

FEWEST FUMBLES LOST

MOST YARDS RETURNED

Houston 1. 2. 3.

3 2 2

Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Both Teams 1.

0 0 0 0 0

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Opponents 1.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

TURNOVERS

Houston 1. 3.

5 5 4 4 4 4 4

NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

1. 3.

10 10 8

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Both Teams

Opponents

1. 7 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 7 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 3. 5 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 5 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 5. 3 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 3 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 3 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 3 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 3 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 3 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 3 Dayton, Salad Bowl...................................................... 1952

FEWEST TURNOVERS

Houston

1. 0 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 0 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 0 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 0 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

Both Teams 1. 2.

0 1 1

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

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1. 2. 3.

0 0 0

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

MOST PENALTIES

PENALTIES

Houston 10 9 9

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

1. 2. 3.

20 18 17

Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007

1. 2.

14 11 11

Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Both Teams

Opponents

FEWEST PENALTIES Houston 1.

2 2 2 2

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

Both Teams

Opponents 1. 2.

1 2 2

NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

MOST YARDS PENALIZED Houston

105 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 100 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 83 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

1. 2. 3.

192 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 158 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 153 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Both Teams

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

138 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 95 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 93 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED Houston

1. 10 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 2. 22 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 22 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977

Both Teams

Opponents

1. 10 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 2. 11 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 3. 15 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

SCORING

MOST POINTS Houston 1. 2. 3.

49 48 47

Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

1. 2.

10 13 13

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

1. 2. 3.

31 33 35

Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

1. 2.

0 7 7

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Both Teams

Opponents

BIGGEST WIN Houston 1. 2. 3.

40 35 29

Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Opponents

1. 27 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 2. 26 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 3. 24 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016

MOST TOUCHDOWNS Houston 1. 3.

7 7 6

Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

13 11 10 10

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962

Both Teams 1.

4 4 4 4

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

Opponents 1.

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Houston

1. 5 2. 3 3 4. 2 2 2 2 2 2

Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Both Teams 1. 6 2. 5 5 5 5 5

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Opponents

1. 2. 5.

1. 4 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 2. 3 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 3 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 4. 2 10 times Most recent: San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl....................... 2016

7 6 6 6 5 5 5

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981

FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS Houston 1.

1 1 1

BOWL HISTORY

1. 35 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 2. 36 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 3. 50 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

FEWEST POINTS

Houston

1. 3 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 2. 2 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 2 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 2 TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 2 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 2 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 2 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979

SEASON REVIEW

1. 2. 3.

1. 54 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 2. 47 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 3. 45 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985

Houston

THE COUGARS

1. 4 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 2. 5 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 3. 6 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

Opponents

FIELD GOALS

MOST FIELD GOALS

COACHING STAFF

1. 2.

102 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 80 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 73 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985

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Both Teams 1. 3.

3 4 5 5 5

TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Opponents 1. 2.

0 1 1

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FIRST QUARTER

Houston

1. 21 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 2. 17 Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.......................................... 2012 17 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 4. 14 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 14 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

1. 2.

Both Teams 1. 24 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 24 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 3. 21 Maryland, Cotton Bowl ................................................ 1977 21 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971

COACHING STAFF

Opponents 1. 2.

17 14 14

Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

SECOND QUARTER

Houston 1. 2. 3.

28 21 14 14 14

Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Both Teams

THE COUGARS

1. 2. 3.

41 28 24

South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

24 20 17

Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015

THIRD QUARTER

Houston 1. 2.

24 14 14 14 14

Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

SEASON REVIEW

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

24 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 24 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 17 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 14 Seven times Most recent: San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl........................ 2016

Opponents 1.

14 14 14

San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003

FOURTH QUARTER

Houston

BOWL HISTORY

FIRST HALF

1. 2. 3.

29 21 17

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

39 37 35

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

30 23 17

Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014

35 28 28

MOST POINTS BY HALF

Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

45 42 41

Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

31 27 24 24 24

Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009

SECOND HALF 29 28 26

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Both Teams 1. 2. 3.

49 46 41

NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014

Opponents 1. 2. 3.

37 33 28 28

Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2009 Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................................................... 1981 San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.................................. 2016 Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005

MOST PATS

Houston

1. 7 2. 6 3. 5 5

Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................ 2015 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973

Both Teams 1. 2. 4.

12 10 10 9

1 1 1

Both Teams 1. 2 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 2. 1 Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 1 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 1 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 1 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 1 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

Opponents 1. 2 Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 2. 1 Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008 1 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974

MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS ATT.

Houston 1. 2. 3.

MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS

Houston

Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...................................... 1962 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

Houston 1.

1 1 1 1 1

Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl............................................... 2015 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Both Teams 1. 2.

3 2 2

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

Opponents 1. 3 2. 2 3. 1

Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1974 done six times; Most recently Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................ 2008

SAFETIES Houston None

Both Teams 1.

Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

Opponents 1.

Syracuse, Liberty Bowl................................................. 1996

Opponents 1. 4.

6 6 6 5 5

Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................. 2005 Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.................................... 2003 Boston College, Cotton Bowl........................................ 1985 Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.................................. 2014 South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................ 2007

FEWEST PATS

Houston 1.

1 1 1 1

Both Teams 1. 2.

3 3 4 4 4 4

TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................ 2007 Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Nebraska, Cotton Bowl................................................. 1980 Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................... 1971 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969 Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................... 1988

Opponents 1. 2.

0 1 1 1 1

Navy, Garden State Bowl ............................................. 1980 Air Force, Fort Worth Bowl Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl............................................. 1979 Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................. 1973 Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................ 1969

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37 33 27 26 24

RUSHING

Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/31/71 Steve Broussard, Washington St, Aloha Bowl........ 12/25/88 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............... 12/31/08 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............... 12/31/09 Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl.............. 12/27/96

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

202 201 196 181 173

Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/31/71 Malcom Thomas, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl............... 12/27/96 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............. 1/1/85 Fred Sims, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl............................ 12/26/81 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............... 12/31/09

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

James Conner, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl..................... 1/2/15 Asher Clark, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............ 12/31/09 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............... 12/31/09 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............... 12/31/08 Cory Boyd, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............... 12/29/06 Mic hael Brewster, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl.............. 12/25/03 Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl............. 12/27/96 Steve Strachan, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............ 1/1/85 Darrell Shephard, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl................. 12/26/81 Joe Montana, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl.................... 1/1/79 Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/31/71

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

44 42 40 37 36

PASSING

Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....12/31/15 Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl..................... 12/25/03 Ernie Kellermann, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl.........12/22/62 Doug Flutie, Boston College, Cotton Bowl................. 1/1/85 Timm Rosenbach, Washington State, Aloha Bowl........12/25/88

MOST COMPLETED 26 22 21 19 19 19

Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl..................... 12/25/03 Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....12/31/15 Andy Dalton, TCU, Texas Bowl................................ 12/28/07 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl......... 12/29/06 Timm Rosenbach, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. 12/25/88 Jason Swanson, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............. 12/23/05

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.) 1. 2. 3. 5.

71.4 70.0 65.5 65.5 64.3

Christian Chapman, San Diego St., Las Vegas Bowl (10-14)...........12/17/16 Andy Dalton, TCU, Texas Bowl (21-30)................... 12/28/07 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina Liberty Bowl (19-29)........12/29/06 Jason Swanson, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl (19-29)....12/23/05 Dave Buckey, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl (18-28)........12/23/74

MOST YARDS GAINED PASSING 475 392 323 307 306

Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl..................... 12/25/03 Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....12/31/15 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl......... 12/29/06 Jason Swanson, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............. 12/23/05 Timm Rosenbach, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. 12/25/88

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN 1. 2. 4. 5.

5 4 4 3 2 2

Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl..................... 12/25/03 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl......... 12/29/06 Jason Swanson, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............. 12/23/05 Doug Flutie, Boston College, Cotton Bowl................. 1/1/85 Three times; most recently by: Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....12/31/15

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 4.

4 4 4 3

Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....12/31/15 Joe Montana, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl.................... 1/1/79 Steve Foley, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl................... 12/29/73 Rob Bolden, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl................... 1/1/12

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 5.

201 162 143 143 139

Travis Rudolph, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl..12/31/15 Jeremiah Cockheran, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl.......... 12/25/03 Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt.................................... 1/4/14 Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl....................... 12/25/03 Sidney Rice, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............. 12/29/06

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT 1. 3 2. 2 2 2 5. 1

Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl....................... 12/25/03 Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt.................................... 1/4/14 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl...... 12/29/06 Jon Cornish, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl................... 12/23/05 done 23 times; Most recently by Curtis Anderson, San Diego St., Las Vegas Bowl.......12/17/16

PUNTING

MOST PUNTS 1. 2. 4. 5.

10 9 9 8 7 7

Colby Cooke, Vanderbilt............................................. 1/4/14 Anthony Fera, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl................ 1/1/12 Howard McNeil, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/29/73 Steve Peach, Boston College, Cotton Bowl................. 1/1/85 Tanner Blain, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl...... 12/17/16 Derek Wash, TCU, Texas Bowl................................. 12/28/07

HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PUNT (Min. 3 punts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

52.4 51.5 46.0 45.2 43.7

Mike Sochko, Maryland, Cotton Bowl (5-262)........... 1/1/79 Cason Beatty, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.....12/31/15 Rob Myers, Wash. State, Aloha Bowl (6-276)......... 12/25/88 Colby Cooke, Vanderbilt............................................. 1/4/14 Ryan Harrison, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl......... 12/31/08

MOST RETURNS 1. 5.

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

PUNT RETURNS

Jonathan Krause, Vanderbilt...................................... 1/4/14 Charles Gordon, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl............. 12/23/05 Clifford Herbert, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl.................. 12/25/03 Dave Waymer, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl................... 1/1/79 Quest Truxton, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.... 12/17/16 Brian Bonner, TCU, Texas Bowl............................... 12/28/07 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl......... 12/25/88 Dave Liegl, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl............................ 1/1/80

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

85 65 58 52 33

Brian Murph, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl................. 12/23/05 Brian Bonner, TCU, Texas Bowl............................... 12/28/07 Dave Liegl, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl............................ 1/1/80 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl......... 12/25/88 Steve Cichy, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl....................... 1/1/79

KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST RETURNS 1. 5 5 5 4. 4 4 4 4 4

Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl.. 12/31/09 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl......... 12/25/88 Martin Mitchell, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl............ 12/29/73 Kermit Whitfield, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.....12/31/15 Reggie Rembert, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl..... 12/31/08 Duane Flowers, Navy, Garden State Bowl.............. 12/14/80 Ken Roy, Maryland, Cotton Bowl............................... 1/1/79 Ralph Stringer, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl........... 12/23/74

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

175 154 123 89 88

Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . 12/31/09 Martin Mitchell, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . . 12/29/73 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . . . . . 12/25/88 Randy Harrison, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . . . 1/1/79 Reggie Rembert, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . . . 12/31/08

INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS 1. 4.

2 2 2 2 1

Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl. . . 12/17/16 Chris Thomas, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . . . . . 12/31/09 Theo Baines, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . 12/23/05 Kevin Millhouse, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl. . . . . . . . . . 12/25/03 done 25 times.

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

54 31 29 28 27

Ron Smith, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl. . . . . . 12/17/16 Theo Barnes, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . 12/23/05 Andre Hal, Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/4/14 John Truitt, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/26/81 Shawn Landrum, Washington State, Aloha Bowl . . 12/25/88

MOST RETURNS 1. 2.

8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

TOTAL RETURNS

Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . . . . . 12/25/88 Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . 12/31/09 Reggie Rembert, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . . . 12/31/08 Dave Waymer, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/79 Ken Roy, Maryland, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/79 Ralph Stringer, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . 12/23/74 Martin Mitchell, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . . 12/29/73 Scott Tyler, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl . . . . . . . . 12/22/62

MOST YARDS RETURNED 1. 3. 4. 5.

175 175 154 95 90

Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . 12/31/09 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . . . . . 12/25/88 Martin Mitchell, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . . 12/29/73 Bill Neumeier, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl . . . . . 12/22/62 Ken Roy, Maryland, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/79

MOST PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

60 50 46 45 42

TOTAL OFFENSE

Ernie Kellermann, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl. . 12/22/62 Timm Rosenbach, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . 12/25/88 Mark Manges, Maryland, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/79 Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. . 12/31/15 Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/25/03

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

439 383 355 340 278

Timmy Chang, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/25/03 Sean Maguire, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. . 12/31/15 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl. . . . . . 12/29/06 Jason Swanson, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl. . . . . . . . . 12/23/05 Timm Rosenbach, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . 12/25/88

MOST PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 5.

38 27 24 24 23

ALL-PURPOSE

Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . . 12/31/71 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . . . . . . . . . 12/31/08 Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl. . . . . . . . . 12/27/96 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl . . . . . . . . 1/1/85 Steve Strachan, Boston College, Cotton Bowl. . . . . . . . 1/1/85

MOST YARDS GAINED 1. 3. 4. 5.

225 223 212 205 201

Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl. . 12/31/09 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl. . . . . . 12/25/88 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl . . . . . . . . 1/1/85 Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl. . . . . . . . 12/31/71 Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl. . . . . . . . . 12/27/96

BOWL HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Tyler Boyd, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl.......................... 1/2/15 Jesus Wilson, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl......12/31/15 Sidney Rice, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............. 12/29/06 Tim Stallworth, Washington State, Aloha Bowl..... 12/25/88 Travis Rudolph, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl..12/31/15 Britton Komine, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl.................. 12/25/03 Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl....................... 12/25/03 Darren Phelan, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............. 1/1/85

SEASON REVIEW

1. 2. 3. 4.

9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7

THE COUGARS

MOST ATTEMPTED

1. 2. 5.

MOST YARDS RETURNED

COACHING STAFF

MOST TOUCHDOWNS

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MOST PASSES CAUGHT

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MOST TACKLES

1. 2.

1. 2. 3. 4.

18 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl....................... 12/25/03 James Conner, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl..................... 1/2/15 Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt.................................... 1/4/14 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............... 12/31/09 Asher Clark, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............. 12/31/09 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............... 12/31/08 Cory Boyd, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............... 12/29/06 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl...... 12/29/06 Jon Cornish, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl................... 12/23/05 Nolan Miranda, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl................... 12/25/03 Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl............. 12/27/96 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl......... 12/25/88 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............. 1/1/85 Steve Strachan, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............ 1/1/85 Darrell Shepard, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl................... 12/26/81 Joe Montana, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl.................... 1/1/79 Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/31/71

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 2.

3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl....................... 12/25/03 James Conner, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl..................... 1/2/15 Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt.................................... 1/4/14 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............... 12/31/09 Asher Clark, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl ............ 12/31/09 Jared Tew, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl............... 12/31/08 Cory Boyd, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............... 12/29/06 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl...... 12/29/06 Jon Cornish, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl................... 12/23/05 Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl............. 12/27/96 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl......... 12/25/88 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............. 1/1/85 Steve Strachan, Boston College, Cotton Bowl............ 1/1/85 Darrell Shepard, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl................... 12/26/81 Joe Montana, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl.................... 1/1/79 Charlie Davis, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/31/71

SEASON REVIEW

MOST FIELD GOALS 1.

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

John Baron, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl........ 12/17/16 Cody Blewitt, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl....................... 1/2/15 Carey Spear, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl............ 1/4/14 Erik Soderberg, Air Forces, Armed Forces Bowl...... 12/31/09 Ryan Harrison, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl......... 12/31/08 Chris Manfredini, TCU, Texas Bowl......................... 12/28/07 Nolan Miranda, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl................... 12/25/03 Michael Keeling, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................. 12/26/81

20 16 15 14 14 14 14

TACKLES

Ken Rouser, Navy, Garden State Bowl.................... 12/14/80 Chris Thomas, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl.......... 12/31/08 Mike Daley, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl................ 12/23/74 Derwin James, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...12/31/15 Ted Dumbauld, Navy, Garden State Bowl.............. 12/14/80 Jay Case, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl........................... 1/1/79 Jack Hall, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.................... 12/23/74

SOLO TACKLES 1. 3. 5.

12 12 11 11 9 9 9 9

Chris Thomas, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl.......... 12/31/08 Mike Daley, N. Carolina State, Bluebonnet Bowl.... 12/23/74 Bill Romanowski, Boston College, Cotton Bowl......... 1/1/85 Brad Carr, Maryland, Cotton Bowl............................. 1/1/79 Derwin James, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...12/31/15 Chris Thomas, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl.......... 12/31/09 Kim Baker, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl............................ 1/1/80 Jack Hall. NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.................... 12/23/74

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. 3.

3 3 2

Stephen Hodge, TCU, Texas Bowl........................... 12/28/07 Jeff Weston, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl...................... 1/1/79 done 20 times

SACKS 1. 2. 3.

2 Casper Brinkley, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl....... 12/29/06 1.5 Jay Henderson, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl... 12/17/16 1 done 29 times.

PASS BREAKUPS

1. 2.

3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Andre Hal, Vanderbilt................................................ 1/4/14 Karl Butler, Vanderbilt............................................... 1/4/14 Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt........................................... 1/4/14 Steven Clarke, Vanderbilt.......................................... 1/4/14 D’Anton Lynn, Penn State.......................................... 1/1/12 David Roach, TCU, Texas Bowl................................ 12/28/07 Charlton Keith, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl............... 12/23/05 Kevin Kane, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.................... 12/23/05 Kevin Millhouse, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl................. 12/25/03 Jon Ross, Navy, Garden State Bowl........................ 12/14/80 J. Hall, N.C. State, Bluebonnet Bowl...................... 12/23/74 Eddie Poole, N.C. State, Bluebonnet Bowl............. 12/23/74 Taibi, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................... 12/31/71

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. 4 2. 3 3 4. 2

Ryan Harrison, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl......... 12/31/08 Nolan Miranda, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl................... 12/25/03 Erik Soderberg, Air Force, Armed Forces Bowl........ 12/31/09 Nine times; most recently by: John Baron, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl........ 12/17/16

1. 4. 6. 10.

Scott Webb, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.................... 12/23/05 Nolan Miranda, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Bowl................... 12/25/03 Kevin Snow, Boston College, Cotton Bowl................. 1/1/85 Carey Spear, Vanderbilt............................................. 1/4/14 Ryan Succop, South Carolina, Liberty Bowl............ 12/29/06 John Baron, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl........ 12/17/16 Cody Blewitt, Pitt, Armed Forces Bowl....................... 1/2/15 Nathan Trout, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl.................... 12/27/96 Michael Keeling, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.................. 12/26/81 Robert Aguayo, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.. 12/31/15 Jason Hanson, Washington State, Aloha Bowl....... 12/25/88 Bob Jencks, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl............ 12/22/62 Paul Spakowski, Dayton, Salad Bowl......................... 1/1/52

BOWL HISTORY

MOST PATS SCORED 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

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HOUSTONFOOTBALL BOWL GAME HIGHS HOUSTON

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

75 74 62 51 48 42 33 33 32 32

Marshall Johnson (TD), Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl.....................................................12/29/73 Jim Strong, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl......................................................................12/31/69 Daniel Spencer, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl..........................................................1/1/14 Antowain Smith, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl..................................................................12/27/96 Ted Heiskell, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl....................................................................12/31/69 Jackie Battle (TD), South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl.......................................12/29/06 Raymond Tate, Boston College, Cotton Bowl.................................................................1/1/85 Alois Blackwell (TD), Maryland, Cotton Bowl................................................................1/1/77 Dyral Thomas, Maryland, Cotton Bowl..........................................................................1/1/77 Donnie McGraw (TD), Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................................12/29/73

PASSING PLAY 81 77 75 73 67 67 60 60 58 53

PUNT

FIELD GOAL 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

44 41 39 39 38 37 35 35 34 33

Simon Rodriguez, Washington State, Aloha Bowl.....................................................12/25/88 Chase Turner, TCU, Texas Bowl...................................................................................12/28/07 Lonnie Stokes, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.........................................................................12/26/81 Logan Piper, Pitt, Lockhed Martin Armed Forces Bowl..................................................1/2/15 Chase Turner, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl......................................12/31/08 Justin Laird, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.......................................................................12/23/05 Richie Leone, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.....................................................................1/1/12 Chase Turner, TCU, Texas Bowl...................................................................................12/28/07 Justin Laird, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.......................................................................12/23/05 Three times; most recently by: Logan Piper, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl....................................................12/31/15 T.J. Lawrence, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl....................................................................12/23/05 Kenny Hatfield, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl........................................................................1/1/80 Ty Cummings, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.................................................12/31/15 T.J. Lawrence, TCU, Texas Bowl..................................................................................12/28/07 Matt Hogan, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl......................................................................1/1/12 Jordan Mannisto, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl................................12/31/08 Matt Hogan, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl......................................................................1/1/12 Dustin Bell, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.............................................................12/25/03 Kenny Hatfield, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl....................................................................1/1/79 Matt Hogan, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl .......................................12/31/09

INTERCEPTION RETURN 72 41 32 25 25 20 19 11 11 10

Alton Montgomery, Washington State, Aloha Bowl..................................................12/25/88 Joe Rust, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl........................................................................12/23/74 Will Gulley, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl..............................................................12/25/03 Audrey McMillan (TD), Boston College, Cotton Bowl.....................................................1/1/85 Kenny Hatfield, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl....................................................................1/1/79 William Jackson III, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.........................................12/31/15 Richard Harrington, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl........................................................12/31/69 Phillip Steward, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.................................................................1/1/12 Deryl McGallion, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl...............................................................12/29/73 David Hodge, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl.......................................................................1/1/79

KICKOFF RETURN 98 84 79 62 53 48 39 39 37 37

Earl Allen (TD), Boston College, Cotton Bowl................................................................1/1/85 James Dixon, Washington State, Aloha Bowl............................................................12/25/88 Tyron Carrier (TD), Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ............................. 12/31/09 Demarcus Ayers, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl........................................................1/1/14 Hal Roberts, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl....................................................................12/31/69 Don Bass, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl.......................................................................12/23/74 Tyron Carrier, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.....................................................................1/1/12 Ketric Sanford, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl......................................................................12/27/96 Steven Dunbar, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...............................................12/31/15 Jack Skog, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl.................................................................12/22/62

PUNT RETURN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9.

70 60 34 14 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 9

Joe Lopasky, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl..............................................................12/22/62 Chad McCullar, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl........................................................12/25/03 Tyron Carrier, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.......................................12/31/08 Joe Rust, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl...........................................................................12/29/73 Chad McCullar, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl........................................................12/25/03 Lonell Phea, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl............................................................................12/26/81 Chad McCullar, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl........................................................12/25/03 Vincent Marshall, South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl........................................12/29/06 Charles West, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl........................................................................12/27/96 Lonell Phea, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl.............................................................................1/1/80 Lonell Phea, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl.............................................................................1/1/80 Joe Rust, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl........................................................................12/23/74

PASSING PLAY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

69 65 64 63 61 50 48 48 46 43

PUNT 1. 2. 3. 8.

77 57 55 55 55 55 55 53 53 53 53

FIELD GOAL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10.

52 49 45 44 37 37 36 35 35 33

Rob Bolden-Justin Brown, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl.................................................1/1/12 Sean Maguire-Travis Rudolph (TD), Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.................12/31/15 Timmy Chang-Jeremiah Cockheran, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl........................12/25/03 Doug Flutie-Kelvin Martin, Boston College, Cotton Bowl..............................................1/1/85 Timmy Chang-Jason Rivers, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl....................................12/25/03 Patton Robinette-Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl..........................1/1/14 Timmy Chang-Clifton Herbert, Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl................................12/25/03 Jason Swanson-Brian Murph (TD), Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl....................................12/23/05 Tim Jefferson-Spencer Armstrong, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl........................12/31/08 Blake Mitchell-Kenny McKinley (TD), South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl...................12/29/06 Mike Sochko, Maryland, Cotton Bowl...........................................................................1/1/77 Connie Frederick, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl............................................................12/31/69 Cason Beatty, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl..................................................12/31/15 Cason Beatty, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl..................................................12/31/15 Cason Beatty, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl..................................................12/31/15 Anthony Fera, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl....................................................................1/1/12 Colby Cooke, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl..............................................................1/1/14 Tim Smith, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl...............................................................................1/1/80 Mike Sochko, Maryland, Cotton Bowl...........................................................................1/1/77 Howard McNeill, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl...............................................................12/29/73 Rob Myers, Washington State, Aloha Bowl...............................................................12/25/88 Chris Blewitt, Pitt, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl...............................................1/2/15 Michael Keeling, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl.....................................................................12/26/81 Ryan Succop, South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl...............................................12/29/06 Ryan Harrison, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl...................................................12/31/08 Ryan Harrison, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl...................................................12/31/08 John Huff, North Carolina State, Bluebonnet Bowl...................................................12/23/74 Chris Mandredini, TCU, Texas Bowl............................................................................12/28/07 Erik Soderberg, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ..................................12/31/09 Carey Spear, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl...............................................................1/1/14 Jason Hanson, Washington State, Aloha Bowl..........................................................12/25/88

INTERCEPTION RETURN

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

54 29 28 27 25 21 19 16 15 14 13

Ron Smith (TD), San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl.....................................................12/17/16 Andre Hal, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl..................................................................1/1/14 John Truitt (TD), Oklahoma, Sun Bowl......................................................................12/26/81 Shawn Landrum Washington State, Aloha Bowl.......................................................12/25/88 Jahmel McIntosh, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl......................................................1/1/14 Kameron Kelly, San Diego State, Las Vegas Bowl......................................................12/17/16 Aaron Kirchoff, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl...................................................12/31/08 Theo Baines, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl......................................................................12/23/05 Theo Baines, Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl......................................................................12/23/05 Charlton Keith (TD), Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl...........................................................12/23/05 Chris Thomas, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl .................................... 12/31/09

KICKOFF RETURN

1. 100 2. 66 3. 56 4. 52 5. 37 6. 36 7. 35 8. 33 9. 31 10. 28 28 28

Jonathan Warzeka (TD), Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl .................... 12/31/09 Mack Mitchell, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl..................................................................12/29/73 Randy Harrison, Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl...................................................................1/1/79 Ken Roy, Maryland, Cotton Bowl...................................................................................1/1/77 Kermit Whitfield, Florida State, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl............................................12/31/15 Ralph Stringer, NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl...............................................................12/23/74 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl.............................................................12/25/88 Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl....................................12/29/06 Ryan Christian, TCU, Texas Bowl................................................................................12/28/07 Tyler Boyd, Pitt, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl..................................................1/2/15 Chaz Powell, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl......................................................................1/1/12 Mickey Zofko, Auburn, Bluebonnet Bowl..................................................................12/31/69

PUNT RETURN 1. 2. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10.

85 40 40 33 33 33 32 31 26 22

Brian Murph (TD), Kansas, Fort Worth Bowl.............................................................12/23/05 Victor Wood, Washington State, Aloha Bowl.............................................................12/25/88 Dave Liegl, Nebraska, Cotton Bowl...............................................................................1/1/80 Brian Bonner, TCU, Texas Bowl..................................................................................12/28/07 Steve Cicny (TD), Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl..................................................................1/1/79 Larry Pabin, Miami (Ohio), Tangerine Bowl...............................................................12/22/62 Kelvin Martin, Boston College, Cotton Bowl..................................................................1/1/85 Brian Bonner, TCU, Texas Bowl..................................................................................12/28/07 Justin Brown, Penn State, TicketCity Bowl....................................................................1/1/12 Jonathan Krause, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.......................................................1/1/14

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

Jared Tew (TD), Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ................................. 12/31/09 Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse, Liberty Bowl.................................................................12/27/96 Fred Sims, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl...............................................................................12/26/81 Darrell Shepard, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl......................................................................12/26/81 Ken Johnson, Colorado, Bluebonnet Bowl................................................................12/31/71 Jerron Seymour, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl.........................................................1/1/14 Troy Stradford, Boston College, Cotton Bowl.................................................................1/1/85 Fred Sims, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl...............................................................................12/26/81 Asher Clark (TD), Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ............................... 12/31/09 Jared Tew, Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl...........................................12/31/08

SEASON REVIEW

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

71 58 48 42 38 38 37 36 36 35

THE COUGARS

1. 70 2. 65 3. 64 4. 60 60 6. 59 7. 58 8. 57 57 10. 55

Kevin Kolb-Vincent Marshall (TD), Hawai’i, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl..........................12/25/03 Kevin Kolb-Vincent Marshall (TD), South Carolina, AutoZone Liberty Bowl......................12/29/06 Case Keenum-Patrick Edwards (TD), Penn State, TicketCity Bowl..................................1/1/12 Bubba McGallion-Eddie Foster (TD), NC State, Bluebonnet Bowl..............................12/23/74 Case Keenum-Andre Kohn (TD), TCU, Texas Bowl, ....................................................12/28/07 John O’Korn-Deontay Greenberry (TD), Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl......................1/1/14 Lionel Wilson-Robert Durham, Oklahoma, Sun Bowl................................................12/26/81 D.C. Nobles-Miller Bassler, Tulane, Bluebonnet Bowl................................................12/29/73 John O’Korn-Markeith Ambles, Vanderbilt, BBVA Compass Bowl..................................1/1/14 David Dacus-Kevin Mason (TD), Washington State, Aloha Bowl................................12/25/88

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10.

OPPONENT

COACHING STAFF

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 10.

SCRIMMAGE RUN

2017 SEASON

SCRIMMAGE RUN

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