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.

2014 Houston Cougars football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 35–34 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Tony Levine (regular season) David Gibbs (bowl)
Offensive coordinator	Travis Bush
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)

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

On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired.[1] He finished with a record of 21–17 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 Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 7–27	40,755
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 47–0	30,081
September 11	8:00 p.m.	at No. 25 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 25–33	57,630
September 20	7:00 p.m.	UNLV*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 47–14	23,408
October 2	6:00 p.m.	UCF	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 12–17	26,685
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBSSN	W 28–24	32,784
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Temple	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 31–10	21,471
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at USF	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNews	W 27–3	29,782
November 8	2:30 p.m.	Tulane	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 24–31	32,205
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 38–28	23,572
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Rivalry)	CBSSN	W 35–9	15,446
December 6	11:00 a.m.	at Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 31–38	24,606
January 2	11:00 a.m.	vs. Pittsburgh*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–34	37,888
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 2 3 4 Total • Roadrunners 7 7 10 3 27 Cougars 0 0 0 7 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:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	UH, 59–28

Grambling State

Grambling State at Houston

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	UH, 42–22

BYU

Houston at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total UH Cougars 0 15 0 10 25 • #25 BYU Cougars 16 7 3 7 33 Date: September 11 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 7:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 57,630 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear w/ 34% humidity, winds NW at 5 mph Referee: Todd LaPenta TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[4]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	BYU, 47–46

UNLV

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1990	UH, 37–9

UCF

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2013	UCF, 19–14

Memphis

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2013	UH, 25–15

Temple

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2013	UH, 22–13

South Florida

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2013	UH, 35–23

Tulane

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–4	2012	UH, 40–17

Tulsa

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2012	Tulsa, 41–7

SMU

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10–1	2013	UH, 34–0

Cincinnati

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2013	CIN, 24–17

Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1997	PITT, 55–35

References

1. https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/06/tony-levine-fired-houston-cougars
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.