2017 Houston Cougars football team
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.
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Hawaii Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Fresno State | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| 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) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 2[a] | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* | cancelled[a] | |||
| September 9 | 9:30 p.m. | at Arizona* | ESPNU | W 19–16 | 43,334 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice* |
| ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 38,900 |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech* |
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 36,383 |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Temple | ESPNU | W 20–13 | 24,024 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU |
| CBSSN | W 35–22 | 31,153 |
| October 14 | 2:45 p.m. | at Tulsa | ESPNews | L 17–45 | 19,198 | |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Memphis |
| ESPN | L 38–42 | 30,001 |
| October 28[b] | 2:45 p.m. | at No. 17 South Florida | ESPNU | W 28–24 | 32,316 | |
| November 4[b] | 11:00 a.m. | East Carolina |
| CBSSN | W 52–27 | 29,810 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPNews | L 17–20 | 19,026 | |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Navy |
| ESPN | W 24–14 | 29,252 |
| December 24 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Fresno State* | ESPN | L 27–33 | 20,546 | |
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- ^[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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| #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 |
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| 5–7 | 2012 | L, 28–48 |
at Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Green Wave | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–5 | 2016 | W, 30–18 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 |
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| First meeting | ||
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Matthew Adams | LB | 7 | 221 | Indianapolis Colts |
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References
- "2017 Houston Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Houston Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- http://www.uhcougars.com/genrel/082917aab.html
- http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090617aab.html
- "2017 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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