2016 Houston Cougars football team

2016 Houston Cougars football
2016 Houston Cougars football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 10–34 vs. San Diego State
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Tom Herman (Regular season, 2nd year); Major Applewhite (bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Major Applewhite (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Cameron Malveaux; Tyler McCloskey; Greg Ward Jr.; Brandon Wilson
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	4	–	4	6	–	7
Cincinnati	1	–	7	4	–	8
UConn	1	–	7	3	–	9
East Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	10	–	3
Memphis	5	–	3	8	–	5
Houston	5	–	3	9	–	4
SMU	3	–	5	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 69th year of season play for Houston. They were led by head coach Tom Herman during the regular season and played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston. The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to San Diego State.

On November 26, head coach Tom Herman resigned to become the head coach at Texas. He finished at Houston with a two-year record of 22–4. Houston was led by new head coach Major Applewhite in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Offseason

Departures

Coaching departures

After serving as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Houston for one year, Drew Mehringer was named as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Rutgers on December 14, 2015.

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

National signing day was on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

Returning starters

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Spring practice

The Houston Cougars football team held its annual Red and White Spring Game on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at TDECU Stadium. The defense (White) defeated the offense (Red) 74–72.

Fall camp

Personnel

Roster

2016 Houston Cougars Football

Quarterback

1 Greg Ward – senior (5'11, 190)
3 Kyle Postma – junior (6'3, 205)
4 D'Eriq King – freshman (5'10, 170)
8 Hunter McCoy – senior (6'4, 220)
10 Kyle Allen – junior (6'3, 210)
12 Bowman Sells – freshman (6'2, 202)
13 Mason McClendon – sophomore (5'10, 190)
16 Bear Fenimore – sophomore (6'1, 215)

Tailback

2 Duke Catalon – sophomore (6'0, 210)
20 Kalig Kokuma – sophomore (5'11, 210)
25 Chandler Smith – freshman (5'7, 180)
28 Josh Burrell – freshman (5'10, 247)
32 Kevrin Justice – freshman (5'11, 190)
34 Mulbah Car – freshman (5'11, 194)
46 Patrick Carr – sophomore (5'10, 195)
48 Michael Dunn – sophomore (5'10, 200)
49 Blake Hirsch – sophomore (6'0, 220)

Wide receiver

5 Ra'Shaad Samples – junior (5'11, 190)
7 Marquez Stevenson – freshman (6'0, 175) *
9 Courtney Lark – freshman (6'1, 163) *
14 Isaiah Johnson – sophomore (6'4, 205)
15 Linell Bonner – junior (6'0, 202)
17 Terry Mark – freshman (6'1, 190)
18 Keith Corbin – freshman (6'2, 175)
21 Chance Allen – senior (6'3, 215)
23 Kinte Hatton – junior (5'10, 170)
27 Christian Luke – freshman (6'2, 215)
30 Tristen Gomez – sophomore (5'6, 166)
39 Keisland Smalls – freshman (5'9, 185)
80 Tren'Davian Dickson – freshman (5'11, 175)
83 Derek McLemore – junior (6'0, 197)
85 John Leday – junior (6'0, 200)
86 Colton Cerday – freshman (6'0, 216)
88 Steven Dunbar – junior (6'3, 200)

Tight end

45 Tyler McCloskey – senior (6'2, 245)
82 Romello Brooker – sophomore (6'4, 240)
84 Chris Johnson – junior (6'5, 235)
87 Alex Leslie – junior (6'5, 240)
89 Byron Simpson – junior (6'5, 260)

Offensive Lineman

51 Na'Ty Rodgers – junior (6'5, 292)
52 Braylon Jones – freshman (6'3, 278)
53 Alex Fontana – junior (6'3, 310)
56 Dixie Wooten III – freshman (6'5, 322)
58 Ryan Hirsch – freshman (6'2, 280)
60 Kordell Snyder – freshman (6'3, 265)
61 Ryan Deshotel – freshman (6'4, 272)
62 Jarrid Williams – freshman (6'6, 290)
63 Marc Reid – junior (6'5, 279)
64 Grant Strimple – freshman (6'2, 277)
65 Colby Brignac – freshman (6'1, 290)
66 Cole Miller – freshman (5'11, 298)
69 Will Noble – sophomore (6'4, 290)
70 Mac Long – senior (6'4, 300)
72 Mason Denley – sophomore (6'4, 305)
73 Marcus Oliver – junior (6'3, 295)
74 Josh Jones – freshman (6'5, 280)
75 Jacoby Morrison – freshman (6'2, 251)
76 Kameron Eloph – sophomore (6'3, 294)
77 Keenan Murphy – freshman (6'2, 295)
79 Josh Thomas – junior (6'6, 332)

Defensive line

10 Ed Oliver – freshman (6'2, 290)
17 Chauntez Jackson – senior (6'5, 280)
27 D.J. Jenkins – freshman (6'2, 260)
50 Aymiel Fleming – freshman (6'2, 284)
52 Jerard Carter – sophomore (6'3, 297)
59 Zorrell Ezell – senior (6'1, 285)
90 Zach Vaughan – sophomore (6'4, 270)
91 Nick Thurman – junior (6'4, 290)
93 B.J. Singleton – senior (6'4, 314)
94 Cameron Malveaux – senior (6'6, 270)
96 Blaine Medland – sophomore (6'0, 246)

Long snappers

31 Jon Letter – freshman (6'3, 191)
48 Zach Faires – senior (6'2, 235)
57 Payton Pardee – freshman (5'10, 190)
97 Nick Wildberger – sophomore (6'1, 210)

Placekicker

41 Joel Scarbrough – freshman (5'10, 182)
44 Luke Hogan – freshman (6'1, 192)
47 Ty Cummings – senior (6'0, 185)
95 Mason Tobola – freshman (6'2, 205)

Linebacker

8 Emeke Egbule – sophomore (6'3, 230)
9 Matthew Adams – junior (6'1, 230)
12 D'Juan Hines – junior (6'1, 225)
20 Roman Brown – sophomore (6'0, 220)
21 Ralph Harvey Jr. – senior (6'2, 245)
32 Khari Dotson – sophomore (6'1, 210)
33 Ja'Von Shelley – sophomore (6'1, 230)
36 Nomluis Fruge – junior (6'0, 225)
41 Steven Taylor – senior (6'1, 225)
43 Leroy Godfrey – freshman (6'3, 240)
46 Jordan Milburn – freshman (6'1, 225)
51 Rasheed Tynes – junior (5'11, 220)
54 Cameron Doubenmier – junior (5'11, 220)
55 Davonte Thomas – senior (6'1, 220)
81 Tyus Bowser – senior (6'3, 240)
86 Kobe Idumwonyi – freshman (6'2, 245)

Cornerback

4 Ka'Darian Smith – freshman (6'0, 172)
6 Howard Wilson – sophomore (6'1, 185)
7 Patrick Rosette – freshman (6'1, 195)
13 Joeal Williams – sophomore (5'10, 185)
19 Javian Smith – freshman (6'1, 165)
24 Jeremy Winchester – sophomore (6'0, 190)
25 Dillon Birden – junior (5'9, 172)
26 Brandon Wilson – senior (5'11, 200)
30 Andrew Robertson – sophomore (5'9, 176)
35 Andrew Mathis – sophomore (6'0, 204)
40 Alexander Myres – junior (5'10, 184)

Safety

1 Garrett Davis – sophomore (6'1, 200)
2 Khalil Williams – junior (6'0, 200)
5 Collin Wilder – freshman (5'11, 175)
18 Michael Eke – freshman (6'2, 205)
22 Austin Robinson – junior (6'3, 220)
23 Terrell Williams – junior (6'3, 210)
29 Darius Gilbert – freshman (6'2, 195)
31 D'Aundre Holmes-Wilfork – freshman (5'10, 183)
37 Caemen Mayfield – sophomore (5'10, 204)
42 Grayson Thorburn – freshman (6'2, 205)

Punter

38 Dane Roy – freshman (6'7, 230)

Coaching staff

Depth chart

The list of starters is to be announced.

Schedule

Houston played UCF, UConn, Tulane and Tulsa at home and Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy and SMU on the road. The conference schedule was released February 9.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 15	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff)	ABC	W 33–23	71,016
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Lamar*	No. 6	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ASN	W 42–0	39,402
September 15	6:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	No. 6	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 40–16	40,015
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State*	No. 6	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	W 64–3	33,133
September 29	7:00 p.m.	UConn	No. 6	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	W 42–14	40,873
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	No. 6	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 40–46	34,531
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 13	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–31	38,221
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 11	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN2	L 16–38	32,000
October 29	11:00 a.m.	UCF		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 31–24	35,846
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Tulane		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	W 30–18	36,552
November 17	8:00 p.m.	No. 5 Louisville*		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	W 36–10	42,822
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis	No. 20	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC	L 44–48	36,527
December 17	2:30 p.m.	vs. San Diego State*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 10–34	29,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Vs. Oklahoma

#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs #15 Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Oklahoma	10	7	0	6	23
#15 Houston	3	16	14	0	33

at NRG Stadium • Houston,TX Texas Kickoff

Date: September 3, 2016
Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Indoor
Game attendance: 71,016
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 11:43 Joe Mixon 32 yd, Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
HOU 8:13 Ty Cumings 25 yd field goal (OU 7–3)
OU 6:12 Austin Seibert 25 yd field goal (OU 10–3)

Second Quarter

HOU 14:56 Ty Cummings 26 yd field goal (OU 10–6)
HOU 10:12 Duke Catalon 15 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 13–10)
OU 8:37 Mark Andrews 64 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 17–13)
HOU 4:33 Ty Cummings 33 yd field goal (OU 17–16)
HOU 0:00 Ty Cummings 47 yd field goal (HOU 19–17)

Third Quarter

HOU 8:28 Bradon Wilson 100 yd missed FG return;Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 26–17)
HOU 2:15 T. McCloskey 2 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 33–17)

Fourth Quarter

OU 2:05 Mark Andrews 25 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Baker Mayfield 2 pt conversion pass failed (HOU 33–23)

Top Passers

OU – Baker Mayfield – 24/33, 323 Yds ,2 TD
HOU – Greg Ward Jr. – 23/40, 321 YD, 2 TD

Top Rushers

OU– Joe Mixon – 6 attempts, 33 yards
HOU – Duke Catalon – 22 attempts, 88 yards

Top Receiving

OU – Mark Andrews – 3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Steven Dunbar – 7 receptions, 125 yards

Top Tacklers

OU– Will Johnson – 10 tackles
HOU – Brandon Wilson – 10 tackles

Lamar

Lamar Cardinals vs #6 Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Houston	14	14	7	7	42

at TDECU Stadium • Houston,TX

Date: September 10, 2016
Game time: 05:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N 3 mph• Weather: Cloudy and Humid
Game attendance: 39,402
Referee: Rick Loumiet
TV: ESPN3
Sources:UHCougars.com LamarCardinals.com

Game information

First Quarter

HOU 12:00 Kyle Postma 39 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 7–0)
HOU 00:33 Kevrin Justice 1 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 14–0)

Second Quarter

HOU 7:33 Mulbah Car 2 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 21–0)
HOU 5:02 Kevrin Justice 1 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 28–0)

Third Quarter

HOU 11:34 Kyle Postma 5 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 35–0)

Fourth Quarter

HOU 11:12 Josh Burrell 2 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 42–0)

Top Passers

LAMAR – Andrew Allen – 6/9, 44 yards
HOU – Kyle Postma – 14/25, 125 yards, 1 INT

Top Rushers

LAMAR – Kad Harrington – 15 attempts, 34 yards
HOU – Kevrin Justice – 27 attempts, 111 yards, 2 TD

Top Receiving

LAMAR – DeWan Thompson – 2 receptions, 25 yards
HOU – Linell Bonner – 3 receptions, 46 yards

Top Tacklers

LAMAR – Xavier Bethany – 14 tackles
HOU – Steven Taylor – 7 tackles

At Cincinnati

#6 Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Houston	7	3	2	28	40
Cincinnati	7	3	0	6	16

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

Date: September 15, 2016
Game time: 07:34 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 40,015
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV: ESPN
Sources:UHCougars.com

Game information

First Quarter

HOU 08:00 Chance Allen 39 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 7–0)
CIN 06:12 Devin Gray 61 yd pass from Hayden Moore; Andrew Gantz XP good (TIED 7–7)

Second Quarter

HOU 02:58 Ty Cummings 32 yd FG good (HOU 10–7)
CIN 00:04 Andrew Gantz 37 yd FG good (TIED 10–10)

Third Quarter

HOU 10:30 Team Safety (HOU 12–10)

Fourth Quarter

CIN 14:57 Nate Cole 4 yd pass from Hayden Moore (CIN 16–12)
HOU 11:45 Greg Ward Jr. 12 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 19–16)
HOU 06:16 Greg Ward Jr. 3 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 26–16)
HOU 03:47 Steven Taylor 74 yd interception return; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 33–16)
HOU 03:40 Howard Wilson 28 yd interception return; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 40–16)

Top Passers

HOU – Greg Ward Jr. – 24/36, 326 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
CIN – Hayden Moore – 21/37, 275 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top Rushers

HOU – Greg Ward Jr. – 26 attempts, 109 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Mike Boone – 12 attempts, 31 yards

Top Receiving

HOU – Chance Allen – 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Devin Gray – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

HOU – Steven Taylor – 9 tackles, 1 INT
CIN – Antonio Kinard – 18 tackles

At Texas State

#6 Houston Cougars at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Houston	16	27	14	7	64
Texas State	0	3	0	0	3

at Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX

Date: September 24, 2016
Game time: 06:02 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 13 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 33,133
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV: ESPNU
Sources:UHCougars.com

Game information

First Quarter

HOU 10:25 Greg Ward Jr. 10 yd run; Ty Cummings XP failed (HOU 6–0)
HOU 05:10 D'Eriq King 48 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 13–0)
HOU 02:06 Ty Cummings 31 yd FG good (HOU 16–0)

Second Quarter

HOU 13:25 Steven Dunbar 15 yd pass from D'Eriq King; Ty Cummings XP blocked (HOU 22–0)
HOU 10:40 Duke Catalon 13 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 29–0)
TXST 06:59 James Sherman 32 yd FG (HOU 29–3)
HOU 04:01 Dillon Birden 2 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 36–3)
HOU 00:29 Linell Bonner 5 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 43–3)

Third Quarter

HOU 14:45 D'Eriq King 99 yd kickoff return; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 50–3)
HOU 08:12 Kyle Postma 21 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 57–3)

Fourth Quarter

HOU 03:56 Kyle Postma 1 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 64–3)

Top Passers

HOU – Greg Ward Jr. –20/26, 289 yards, 2 TD
TXST – Tyler Jones – 17/30, 100 yards, 1 INT

Top Rushers

HOU – Duke Catalon – 10 attempts, 77 yards, 1 TD
TXST – Stedman Mayberry – 5 attempts, 24 yards

Top Receiving

HOU – Steven Dunbar – 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
TXST – Elijah King – 3 receptions, 31 yards

Top Tacklers

HOU – Garrett Davis – 7 tackles
TXST – Bryan London – 11 tackles

UConn

UConn Huskies at #6 Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UConn	0	7	0	7	14
#6 Houston	0	28	14	0	42

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: September 29, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Referee: C. Lamertina
TV: ESPN
Sources:UHCougars.com

Game information

Second Quarter

HOU Greg Ward Jr. 30 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 0-7)
HOU Dillon Birden 1 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 0-14)
HOU Tyler McCloskey 3 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 0-21)
HOU Steven Dunbar 15 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 0-28)
UCONN Noel Thomas 62 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs; Bobby Puyol XP good (HOU 7-28)

Third Quarter

HOU Greg Ward Jr. 10 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 7-35)
HOU Linell Bonner 4 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 7-42)

Fourth Quarter

UCONN Bryant Shirreffs 1 yd run; Bobby Puyol XP good (HOU 14-42)

At Navy

#6 Houston Cougars at Navy Midshipmen – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Houston	10	10	7	13	40
Navy	10	10	21	5	46

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD

Date: October 8, 2016
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
TV: CBS Sports Network

Game information

First Quarter

HOU Steven Dunbar 32 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 7-0)
NAVY Chris High 12 yd run; B Moehring XP good (TIE 7-7)
HOU Ty Cummings 39 yd field goal (HOU 10-7)
NAVY B Moehring 24 yd field goal (TIE 10-10)

Second Quarter

HOU Ty Cummings 36 yd field goal (HOU 13-10)
NAVY Will Worth 2 yd run; B Moehring XP good (NAVY 13-17)
HOU Dillon Birden 19 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (HOU 20-17)
NAVY B Moehring 38 yd field goal (TIE 20-20)

Third Quarter

NAVY Darryl Bonner 17 yd pass from Will Worth; B Moehring XP good (NAVY 20-27)
NAVY Josiah Powell 34 yd interception return; B Moehring XP good (NAVY 20-34)
HOU Greg Ward Jr. 8 yd run; Ty Cummings XP good (NAVY 27-34)
NAVY Brandon Colon 34 yd pass from Will Worth; B Moehring XP good (NAVY 27-41)

Fourth Quarter

HOU Dillon Birden 2 yd run; Ty Cummings XP failed (NAVY 33-41)
NAVY Team safety (NAVY 33-43)
NAVY B Moehring 40 yd field goal (NAVY 33-46)
HOU Chance Allen 17 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP good (NAVY 40-46)

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #13 Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	3	14	0	14	31
#13 Houston	10	7	7	14	38

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: October 15, 2016
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

At SMU

#11 Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Houston	0	7	7	2	16
SMU	7	21	0	10	38

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

Date: October 22, 2016
Game time: 6:00pm CDT

UCF

UCF Knights at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	7	14	3	0	24
Houston	0	3	14	14	31

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: October 29, 2016
Game time: TBD CDT

Tulane

Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	7	3	0	8	18
Houston	14	14	0	2	30

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: November 12, 2016
Game time: TBD CST

Louisville

#3 Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Louisville	0	0	7	3	10
Houston	10	21	0	5	36

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: November 17, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST

At Memphis

#18 Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Houston	10	7	10	17	44
Memphis	21	13	0	14	48

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN

Date: November 25, 2016
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST

Vs. San Diego State (Las Vegas Bowl)

Houston Cougars vs San Diego State Aztecs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	10	0	0	0	10
San Diego	0	6	14	14	34

at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV

Date: December 17, 2016
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	6	6	6	6	6	13	11	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	13	7	7	7	7	5	12	11	24	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	20	24	—	Not released