2017 Houston Cougars football team

2017 Houston Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Fresno State
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2017 record 7–5 (5–3 American)
Head coach Major Applewhite (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Brian Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Clay Jennings (1st season)
Home stadium TDECU Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$  8 –0     13 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  6 –2     10 –2  
Temple  4 –4     7 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –6     4 –8  
Connecticut  2 –6     3 –9  
East Carolina  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy  7 –1     10 –3  
Houston  5 –3     7 –5  
Navy  4 –4     7 –6  
SMU  4 –4     7 –6  
Tulane  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulsa  1 –7     2 –10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

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

Schedule

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

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

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2[a] 6:00 p.m. at UTSA* Alamodome • San Antonio, TX Cancelled[a]
September 9 9:30 p.m. at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPNU W 19–16   43,334
September 16 7:00 p.m. Rice* TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic) ESPN3 W 38–3   38,900
September 23 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech* TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ABC/ESPN2 L 24–27   36,383
September 30 11:00 a.m. at Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 20–13   24,024
October 7 6:00 p.m. SMU TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry) CBSSN W 35–22   31,153
October 14 2:45 p.m. at Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (Rivalry) ESPNews L 17–45   19,198
October 19 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Memphis TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN L 38–42   30,001
October 28[b] 2:45 p.m. at No. 17 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU W 28–24   32,316
November 4[b] 11:00 a.m. East Carolinadagger TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN W 52–27   29,810
November 18 3:00 p.m. at Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNews L 17–20   19,026
November 24 11:00 a.m. Navy TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN W 24–14   29,252
December 24 7:30 p.m. vs. Fresno State* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) ESPN L 27–33   20,546
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
^[a] The game between Houston and UTSA originally scheduled for September 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio was initially postponed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. However, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, officials from the two schools agreed that the previously postponed game would not be made up during the season.[2][3]
^[b] As a result of Hurricane Irma, Houston played at USF on Saturday, October 28 (instead of November 4), and hosted ECU on Saturday, November 4 (instead of October 28).
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 14 2 0 19
Wildcats 3 7 3 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1986 L, 3–37

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 3 3
Cougars 17 21 0 0 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–11 2013 W, 31–26

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 6 7 7 7 27
Cougars 0 10 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–11–1 2010 L, 20–35

at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 7 0 20
Owls 0 0 3 10 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2015 W, 24–13

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 9 3 10 0 22
Cougars 7 14 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–11–1 2016 L, 16–38

at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 7 0 7 17
Golden Hurricane 0 7 17 21 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–18 2016 W, 38–31

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 0 0 21 21 42
Cougars 7 10 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–10 2016 L, 44–48

at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 14 14 28
#17 Bulls 0 7 7 10 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2014 W, 27–3

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 10 7 10 27
Cougars 21 7 17 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–7 2012 L, 28–48

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 7 7 17
Green Wave 3 10 0 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–5 2016 W, 30–18
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 14 0 0 14
Cougars 7 0 7 10 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 L, 40–46

vs. Fresno State (Hawaii Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 13 7 13 33
Cougars 7 3 10 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Matthew AdamsLB7221Indianapolis Colts

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Houston Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Houston Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/genrel/082917aab.html
  3. ↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090617aab.html
  4. ↑ "2017 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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