2015 Houston Cougars football team

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2015
Todd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
Seasons
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 1     10 4  
South Florida   6 2     8 5  
Cincinnati   4 4     7 6  
UConn   4 4     6 7  
East Carolina   3 5     5 7  
UCF   0 8     0 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 1     11 2  
Memphis   5 3     9 4  
Tulsa   3 5     6 7  
Tulane   1 7     3 9  
SMU   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Herman and played its 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 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head-to-head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game where they defeated Temple to become American Athletic Conference champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
ESPN3W 52–2430,479
September 1211:00 a.m.at
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • ACCRSNW 34–3150,019
    September 267:00 p.m.Texas State*
    • TDECU Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    ESPN3W 59–1435,257
    October 311:00 a.m.at TulsaCBSSNW 38–2417,146
    October 87:00 p.m.
    ESPN2
    W 49–2825,204
    October 168:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 24
    ESPNUW 42–721,522
    October 2411:00 a.m.at
    Bright House Networks Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
  • ESPNewsW 59–1028,350
    October 316:00 p.m.
    ESPN2
    W 34–029,565
    November 72:30 p.m.CincinnatidaggerNo. 25
    • TDECU Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    ESPN2W 33–3032,889
    November 146:00 p.m.No. 21 MemphisNo. 24
    • TDECU Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    ESPN2W 35–3442,159
    November 212:30 p.m.at
    Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
  • ESPNUL 17–2026,879
    November 2711:00 a.m.No. 15
    ABC
    W 52–3140,562
    December 511:00 a.m.No. 22 TempleNo. 19
    ABCW 24–1335,721
    December 3111:00 a.m.vs. No. 9 Florida State*No. 18ESPNW 38–2471,007
    Schedule Source:[1]

    Game summaries

    Tennessee Tech

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
    Cougars 14 10 7 21 52

    At Louisville

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cougars 7 3 7 17 34
    Cardinals 7 7 3 14 31

    Texas State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 7 0 0 7 14
    Cougars 14 28 10 7 59

    At Tulsa

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cougars 7 14 3 14 38
    Golden Hurricane 10 0 7 7 24

    SMU

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Mustangs 14 7 0 7 28
    Cougars 7 21 14 7 49

    At Tulane

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #24 Cougars 7 21 14 0 42
    Green Wave 0 7 0 0 7

    At UCF

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #21 Cougars 7 17 28 7 59
    Knights 7 3 0 0 10

    Vanderbilt

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
    #18 Cougars 7 13 14 0 34

    Cincinnati

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bearcats 0 14 8 8 30
    #18 Cougars 7 7 16 3 33

    Memphis

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #25 Tigers 3 17 7 7 34
    #16 Cougars 0 7 7 21 35

    At UConn

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #13 Cougars 0 3 0 14 17
    Huskies 7 3 3 7 20

    Navy

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #16 Midshipmen 7 7 3 14 31
    #21 Cougars 14 10 14 14 52

    Temple (The American Championship)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #20 Owls 0 3 7 3 13
    #17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24

    Vs. Florida State (Peach Bowl)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #14 Cougars 7 14 0 17 38
    #9 Seminoles 3 0 7 14 24

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    RVRVRVRV2421181816132117148
    CoachesRVRVRVRVRV22191816142118168
    CFPNot released2524191918Not released

    References

    1. ^ "2015 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.