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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 [[2015 Armed Forces Bowl (January)|Armed Forces Bowl]] where they defeated [[2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]].
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 [[2015 Armed Forces Bowl (January)|Armed Forces Bowl]] where they defeated [[2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]].


On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/06/tony-levine-fired-houston-cougars|title = Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign}}</ref> He finished with a record of 21–17 three seasons. Defensive coordinator [[David Gibbs (American football)|David Gibbs]] led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.
On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/06/tony-levine-fired-houston-cougars|title = Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign}}</ref> He finished with a record of 21–17 in three seasons. Defensive coordinator [[David Gibbs (American football)|David Gibbs]] led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==

Revision as of 20:41, 27 November 2023

2014 Houston Cougars football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Bush
Defensive coordinatorDavid Gibbs
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Memphis +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Cincinnati +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
UCF +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
East Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Temple   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Florida   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tulane   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 10  
UConn   1 – 7     2 – 10  
SMU   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] He finished with a record of 21–17 in three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:00 p.m.UTSA*
ESPNUL 7–2740,755
September 67:00 p.m.Grambling State*
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 47–030,081
September 118:00 p.m.at No. 25 BYU*
ESPNL 25–3357,630
September 207:00 p.m.UNLV*
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 47–1423,408
October 26:00 p.m.UCF
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNL 12–1726,685
October 116:00 p.m.at Memphis
CBSSNW 28–2432,784
October 178:00 p.m.Temple
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNUW 31–1021,471
November 13:00 p.m.at USF
ESPNewsW 27–329,782
November 82:30 p.m.Tulanedagger
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNUL 24–3132,205
November 222:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 38–2823,572
November 2811:00 a.m.at SMU
CBSSNW 35–915,446
December 611:00 a.m.at Cincinnati
ESPNL 31–3824,606
January 211:00 a.m.vs. Pittsburgh*
ESPNW 35–3437,888
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2][3]

Game summaries

UTSA

UTSA at Houston
1 234Total
• Roadrunners 7 7103 27
Cougars 0 007 7
  • Date: August 29
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 40,755
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy w/ 86% humidity, winds SE at 18 mph
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Charles Arbuckle
Sources:

Grambling State

Grambling State at Houston
1 234Total
Tigers 0 000 0
• Cougars 10 2467 47
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 30,081
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Partly cloudy w/ 76% humidity, winds SSE at 6 mph
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brett Dolan and Pat Hill
Sources:

BYU

Houston at BYU
1 234Total
UH Cougars 0 15010 25
• #25 BYU Cougars 16 737 33
Sources:[4]

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

References

  1. ^ "Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign".
  2. ^ "2014 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Date Changes Announced for Two Houston Football Games". University of Houston Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Houston @ BYU Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved September 11, 2014.


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