# 2014 Houston Cougars football team

The 2014 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 67th year of season play for Houston. The season was the second for the Cougars as a member of the American Athletic Conference and their first playing in their new stadium, TDECU Stadium in Houston. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh.
On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired. He finished with a record of 21–17 in three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPNU Mike Couzens, Charles Arbuckle | L 7–27 | 40,755 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 Brett Dolan, Pat Hill | W 47–0 | 30,081 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 25 BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN/BYU TV Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, Lauren Francom | L 25–33 | 57,630 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 Brett Dolan, Al Groh, Brooke Williamson | W 47–14 | 23,408 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | UCF | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Kayce Smith | L 12–17 | 26,685 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | W 28–24 | 32,784 |
| October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Temple | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPNU Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins | W 31–10 | 21,471 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at USF | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPNews Mike Couzens, Rene Ingoglia | W 27–3 | 29,782 |
| November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulane | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPNU Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht | L 24–31 | 32,205 |
| November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN3 Brett Dolan, Jay Taylor | W 38–28 | 23,572 |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | W 35–9 | 15,446 |
| December 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati | Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay | L 31–38 | 24,606 |
| January 2 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Pittsburgh* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN/RedVoice LLC Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Heather Mitts/Brian Estridge, John Denton, Rob Best, Landry Burdine | W 35–34 | 37,888 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Cougars | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 47 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UH Cougars | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| • #25 BYU Cougars | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 33 |

### UNLV

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

### UCF

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

### Memphis

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

### Temple

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

### South Florida

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

### Tulane

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

### Tulsa

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

### SMU

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

### Cincinnati

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

### Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)

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