# 2019 Houston Cougars football team

The 2019 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

## Preseason
### AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Cougars predicted to finish second in the AAC West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Memphis | 165 (15) |
| 2 | Houston | 162 (14) |
| 3 | Tulane | 108 |
| 4 | SMU | 87 (1) |
| 5 | Navy | 70 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 38 |
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | UCF | 169 (19) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 39 (11) |
| 3 | South Florida | 107 |
| 4 | Temple | 101 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 66 |
| 6 | UConn | 30 |

### Preseason All-AAC teams

Houston placed six players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Maxwell Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Marquez Stevenson | WR | SR |
| Outland Trophy | Josh Jones | OT | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Marquez Stevenson | WR | SR |
| Walter Camp Player of the Year Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| CFPA Performer of the Year Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| Earl Campbell Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| Manning Award | D'Eriq King | QB | SR |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Isaiah Chambers | DL | JR |
| Ray Guy Award | Dane Roy | P | SR |
References:

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 31–49 | 84,534 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | W 37–17 | 29,360 |
| September 13 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Washington State* | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (AdvoCare Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | L 24–31 | 40,523 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN | L 31–38 | 21,032 |
| September 28 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CBSSN Facebook | W 46–25 | 30,123 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 25 Cincinnati | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN2 | L 23–38 | 25,716 |
| October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at UConn | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 19,760 |
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 SMU | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 31–34 | 24,543 |
| November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at UCF | Spectrum StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPN2 | L 29–44 | 41,361 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN2 | L 27–45 | 25,149 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 24–14 | 16,120 |
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN2 | L 41–56 | 22,824 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Oklahoma

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Oklahoma | –22.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| No. 4 Sooners | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 84,534
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter)
Game information :
First quarter
(12:21) OKLA TD – Jeremiah Hall 14-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:10
Second quarter
(14:10) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:34
(08:09) OKLA TD – CeeDee Lamb 45-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 21–0; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:13
(04:58) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 23-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Oklahoma 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
(00:26) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal Oklahoma 21–10; Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:02
Third quarter
(12:38) OKLA TD – Charleston Rambo 56-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 28–10; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22
(07:47) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 3-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:20
(03:03) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 7-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Oklahoma 35–17; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
(00:00) OKLA TD – Jalen Hurts 1-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 42–17; Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:03
Fourth quarter
(09:11) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 4-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Oklahoma 42–24; Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:49
(02:11) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Oklahoma 42–31; Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:50
(01:17) OKLA TD – Rhamondre Stevenson 21-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick Oklahoma 49–31; Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:54
Top passers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 14/27, 167 yards, 2 TD
OKLA – Jalen Hurts – 20/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 15 carries, 103 yards, TD
OKLA – Jalen Hurts – 16 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD
OKLA – Charleston Rambo – 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Houston | Oklahoma |
| First downs | 24 | 30 |
| Total yards | 408 | 686 |
| Rushing yards | 241 | 354 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 332 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:40 | 28:20 |

### Prairie View A&M

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Houston | –36.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cougars | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
* Game attendance: 29,360
* Referee: Hank Johns
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(11:28) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal Houston 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:32
(09:19) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 20-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 10–0; Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:36
(05:46) PVAMU FG – Zach Elder 23-yard field goal Houston 10–3; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:33
(02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 17–3; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:19
(00:19) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 21-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 24–3; Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:39
Second quarter
(10:25) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 18-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 31–3; Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14
(06:19) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 22-yard field goal Houston 34–3; Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:02
(00:20) PVAMU TD –Tristen Wallace 16-yard pass from Trazon Connley, Zach Elder kick Houston 34–10; Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 5:59
Third quarter
(10:06) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal Houston 37–10; Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:05
Fourth quarter
(02:04) PVAMU TD – Kristian Mosley 54-yard pass from Tyriek Starks, Zach Elder kick Houston 37–17; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:48
Top passers
PVAMU – Trazon Connley – 9/17, 129 yards, TD
HOU – D'Eriq King – 15/26, 139 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 3 carries, 23 yards
HOU – Kyle Porter – 19 carries, 120 yards, TD
Top receivers
PVAMU – Tristen Wallace – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
HOU – Keith Corbin – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Prairie View A&M | Houston |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 318 | 380 |
| Rushing yards | 70 | 236 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 144 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:20 | 31:53 |

### Vs. Washington State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Washington State | –9.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 WSU Cougars | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| HOU Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
* Game attendance: 29,360
* Referee: Hank Johns
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
Second quarter
(07:33) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 13-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:27
(05:36) WSU TD – Easop Winston 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:57
(02:27) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–7; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
Third quarter
(10:24) WSU TD – Max Borghi 1-yard rush, Blake Mazza kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:24
(07:30) WSU TD – Dezmon Patmon 39-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Washington State 21–14; Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:25
Fourth quarter
(10:45) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goal Washington State 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:51
(06:43) WSU TD – Travell Harris 7-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Washington State 28–17; Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:02
(03:50) WSU FG – Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal Washington State 31–17; Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:44
(02:21) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Washington State 31–24; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
Top passers
WSU – Anthony Gordon – 36/48, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT
HOU – D'Eriq King – 13/24, 128 yards, TD
Top rushers
WSU – Max Borghi – 9 carries, 40 yards, TD
HOU – D'Eriq King – 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
WSU – Brandon Arconado – 9 receptions, 115 yards
HOU – Keith Corbin – 3 receptions, 54 yards :
| Statistics | Washington State | Houston |
| First downs | 25 | 22 |
| Total yards | 489 | 367 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 239 |
| Passing yards | 440 | 128 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |

### At Tulane

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Tulane | –4.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 21,032
* Referee: A. Calabrese
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
(14:46) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14
(07:24) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 38-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:08
(03:25) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–7; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59
Second quarter
(14:35) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 28-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 21–7; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40
(13:16) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 35-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 28–7; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:20
(10:11) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Houston 28–14; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
Third quarter
(12:53) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 48-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Houston 28–21; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:07
Fourth quarter
(14:22) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 15-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tied 28–28; Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:19
(06:10) TULN FG – Merek Glover 44-yard field goal Tulane 31–28; Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:22
(00:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:49
(00:03) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 53-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 38–31; Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:18
Top passers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 16/33, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT
TULN – Justin McMillan – 7/20, 186 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 17 carries, 116 yards, TD
TULN – Darius Bradwell – 20 carries, 113 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 2 receptions, 95 yards, TD
TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 4 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Houston | Tulane |
| First downs | 28 | 23 |
| Total yards | 533 | 511 |
| Rushing yards | 304 | 325 |
| Passing yards | 229 | 186 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:36 | 28:24 |

### At North Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| North Texas | –8.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 30,123
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV: Facebook Live
Game information :
First quarter
(08:58) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:22
(03:27) HOU TD – Courtney Link 12-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:09
Second quarter
(14:35) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goal Houston 17–0; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:39
(11:20) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 41-yard field goal Houston 17–3; Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:15
(00:00) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 46-yard field goal Houston 17–6; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 0:56
Third quarter
(11:19) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 24–6; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:41
(07:12) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 4-yard rush, two-point pass conversion attempt failed Houston 24–12; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07
(06:57) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 82-yard kickoff returned, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 31–12; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(04:13) UNT TD – Jyaire Shorter 33-yard pass from Mason Fine, two-point pass conversion attempt failed Houston 31–18; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:44
Fourth quarter
(13:34) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 60-yard punt returned, Clayton Tune two-point pass conversion to Marquez Stevenson Houston 39–18; Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:03
(05:06) UNT TD – Jason Pirtle 15-yard pass from Mason Fine, Ethan Mooney kick Houston 39–25; Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 3:16
(03:01) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 46–25; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05
Top passers
HOU – Clayton Tune – 16/20, 124 yards, TD
UNT – Mason Fine – 35/55, 353 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
HOU – Patrick Carr – 16 carries, 139 yards, 3 TD
UNT – Tre Siggers – 14 carries, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 7 receptions, 64 yards
UNT – Michael Lawrence – 9 receptions, 120 yards :
| Statistics | Houston | North Texas |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 359 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 235 | 96 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 360 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:02 | 32:58 |

### Cincinnati

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Cincinnati | –9.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Bearcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear skies
* Game attendance: 25,716
* Referee: C. Lamertina
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
(12:44) CIN TD – Desmond Ridder 13-yard rush, Sam Crosa kick Cincinnati 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16
(07:24) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 31-yard field goal Cincinnati 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32
(07:13) CIN TD – Rashad Medaris 75-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick Cincinnati 14–3; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
Second quarter
(11:36) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 50-yard pass from Bryson Smith, Dalton Witherspoon kick Cincinnati 14–10; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:13
(08:33) CIN TD – Josiah Deguara 15-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick Cincinnati 21–10; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:28
Third quarter
(12:40) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 69-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Cincinnati 21–17; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:20
Fourth quarter
(13:41) CIN TD – Michael Warren II 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Sam Crosa kick Cincinnati 28–17; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:43
(09:09) HOU TD – Christian Trahan 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune, two-point pass conversion attempt failed Cincinnati 28–23; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32
(04:27) CIN FG – Sam Crosa 32-yard field goal Cincinnati 31–23; Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:42
(03:28) CIN TD – Perry Young 2-yard interception return, Sam Crosa kick Cincinnati 38–23; Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:59
Top passers
CIN – Desmond Ridder – 14/24, 263 yards, 3 TD, INT
HOU – Clayton Tune – 9/27, 184 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Michael Warren II – 17 carries, 68 yards
HOU – Kyle Porter – 16 carries, 107 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Rashad Medaris – 3 receptions, 121 yards, TD
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Cincinnati | Houston |
| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Total yards | 394 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 234 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 29:40 | 30:20 |

### At UConn

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Houston | –22.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); brisk
* Game attendance: 19,760
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color)
Game information :
First quarter
(09:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 42-yard field goal Houston 3–0; Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:37
Second quarter
(13:41) UCONN TD – Matt Drayton 17-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, Clayton Harris kick Connecticut 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:12
(04:23) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 12-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 10–7; Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:43
Third quarter
(04:48) UCONN FG – Clayton Harris 43-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:52
(03:31) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 58-yard pass from Logan Holgorsen, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 17–10; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
Fourth quarter
(03:19) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 24–10; Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:14
(01:40) UCONN TD – Art Thompkins 7-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, CLayton Harris kick Houston 24–17; Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:39
Top passers
HOU – Logan Holgrosen – 7/15, 123 yards, TD
UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 27/44, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Kyle Porter – 18 carries, 68 yards, TD
UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 carries, 93 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Jeremy Singleton – 2 receptions, 103 yards, TD
UCONN – Cameron Ross – 9 receptions, 75 yards :
| Statistics | Houston | UConn |
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Total yards | 284 | 438 |
| Rushing yards | 106 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 270 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:00 | 36:00 |

### SMU

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU | –12.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Cougars | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 24,543
* Referee: A. Calabrese
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
(01:33) SMU TD – James Proche 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:03
Second quarter
(14:28) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05
(10:41) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 62-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:29
(08:14) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:03
(01:56) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 25-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:18
(00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–13; Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46
Third quarter
(14:13) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 28–13; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04
(14:01) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
(10:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal Southern Methodist 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:05
Fourth quarter
(14:10) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 40-yard field goal Southern Methodist 31–23; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36
(08:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 33-yard field goal Southern Methodist 34–23; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:00
(10:56) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 96-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Clayton Tune two point conversion pass to Christian Trahan Southern Methodist 34–31; Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:12
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 20/38, 203 yards, 2 TD, INT
HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/33, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SMU – Xavier Jones – 22 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Mulbah Car – 18 carries, 136 yards
Top receivers
SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | SMU | Houston |
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 385 | 510 |
| Rushing yards | 182 | 103 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 407 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |

### At UCF

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UCF | –22.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
| Knights | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 44 |
at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 41,361
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
(12:04) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 37-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56
(05:29) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 45-yard field goal Houston 10–0; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:40
(04:07) UCF TD – Marlon Williams 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick Houston 10–7; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22
(02:13) HOU TD – Mulbah Car 2-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
(00:48) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 32-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick Houston 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Second quarter
(09:16) UCF TD – Dillon Gabriel 22-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:10
(04:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 37-yard field goal Central Florida 21–20; Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:16
(00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 41-yard field goal Houston 23–21; Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:57
Third quarter
(10:10) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 43-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 28–23; Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:33
(05:58) UCF TD – Tre Nixon 34-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 35–23; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:55
(00:40) UCF TD – Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 42–23; Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:11
Fourth quarter
(02:52) HOU TD – Jeremy Singleton 8-yard pass from Clayton Tune, two-point pass conversion attempt failed Central Florida 42–29; Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:41
(01:34) UCF SF – Brendon Hayes Team Safety Central Florida 44–29; Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:08
Top passers
HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/30, 179 yards, TD, INT
UCF – Dillon Gabriel – 21/30, 298 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – Mulbah Car – 26 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
UCF – Bentavious Thompson – 7 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Tre'Von Bradley – 4 receptions, 90 yards
UCF – Tre Nixon – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Houston | UCF |
| First downs | 20 | 16 |
| Total yards | 419 | 468 |
| Rushing yards | 240 | 164 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 304 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 41:31 | 18:29 |

### Memphis

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Memphis | –9.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Tigers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| Cougars | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 25,149
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
(11:36) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 53-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24
(08:03) MEM TD – Kameron Wilson 6-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:33
(07:12) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 68-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
(02:16) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 38-yard field goal Houston 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:28
Second quarter
(13:43) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 23-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Houston 17–14; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:33
(04:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 26-yard field goal Houston 20–17; Drive: 17 plays, 61 yards, 9:22
(03:30) MEM TD – Brady White 14-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 21–10; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
(00:19) MEM TD – Calvin Austin 16-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 28–20; Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 2:00
Third quarter
(04:12) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 6-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 35–20; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 4:30
(02:09) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 28-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 42–20; Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:22
Fourth quarter
(11:16) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 35-yard field goal Memphis 45–20; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:25
(04:59) HOU TD – Cole McGowan 0-yard return of blocked punt, Dalton Witherspoon kick Memphis 45–27; Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:26
Top passers
MEM – Brady White – 22/33, 341 yards, 5 TD, INT
HOU – Clayton Tune – 14/22, 157 yards, TD
Top rushers
MEM – Kenneth Gainwell – 17 carries, 99 yards
HOU – Clayton Tune – 10 carries, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
MEM – Demante Coxie – 4 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Memphis | Houston |
| First downs | 29 | 14 |
| Total yards | 531 | 256 |
| Rushing yards | 164 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 367 | 157 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:30 | 27:30 |

### At Tulsa

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Tulsa | –6.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); clear skies
* Game attendance: 16,120
* Referee: Henry Johns
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
(06:02) TUL TD – Sam Crawford Jr. 14-yard from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulsa 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:05
Second quarter
(12:23) HOU TD – Clayton Tune 15-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:23
(01:34) HOU TD – Damarion Williams 25-yard interception returned, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:12
Third quarter
(09:39) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal Houston 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:57
Fourth quarter
(13:58) TUL TD – T. K. Wilkerson 1-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick Houston 17–14; Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:42
(13:45) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 94-yard kickoff return, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 24–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Top passers
HOU – Clayton Tune – 8/12, 89 yards
TUL – Zach Smith – 29/45, 381 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Kyle Porter – 14 carries, 57 yards
TUL – Shamari Brooks – 9 carries, 22 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Kyle Porter – 3 receptions, 34 yards
TUL – Keylon Stokes – 9 receptions, 144 yards :
| Statistics | Houston | Tulsa |
| First downs | 12 | 18 |
| Total yards | 231 | 380 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | -1 |
| Passing yards | 100 | 381 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 35:42 | 24:18 |

### Navy

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Navy | –9.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Cougars | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 22,824
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
(13:31) HOU TD – Tre'von Bradley 67-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
(09:21) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 8-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:10
(07:32) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 17-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:49
(02:13) HOU TD – Patrick Carr 5-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19
(01:34) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 15-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 21–14; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39
Second quarter
(13:32) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 5-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02
(09:38) NAVY TD – CJ Williams 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 28–21; Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:29
(06:44) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goal Navy 28–24; Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:54
(01:04) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal Navy 28–27; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43
Third quarter
(14:49) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 75-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 35–27; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
(05:48) HOU TD – Courtney Lark 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Navy 35–34; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:54
(02:06) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 29-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 42–34; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42
Fourth quarter
(09:52) NAVY TD – Tyreek King-El 18-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 49–34; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:04
(05:50) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 22-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Navy 49–41; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:02
(03:26) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 56–41; Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:24
Top passers
NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 2/4, 107 yards
HOU – Clayton Tune – 23/35, 393 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
NAVY – Jamale Carothers – 18 carries, 188 yards, 5 TD
HOU – Clayton Tune – 11 carries, 61 yards
Top receivers
NAVY – Keoni-Kordell Makekau – 1 receptions, 60 yards
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 8 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Navy | Houston |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 554 | 527 |
| Rushing yards | 447 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 393 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 29:26 | 30:34 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 3 | 72 | Josh Jones | OT | Arizona Cardinals |