2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

August 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Conference Championship 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Logo.png Logo of the Championship Game December 5 2015 2015 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Temple University Temple Owls 10–2 20 21 22 Matt Rhule 0 3 7 3 University of Houston Houston Cougars 11–1 17 18 19 Tom Herman 7 10 7 0 Greg Ward Jr. (QB, Houston) Houston by 5.5 Michael Roche 35,721http://theamerican.org/custompages/stats/football/2015/champ.htm Statistics: Temple vs. Houston (Dec. 5, 2015) American Athletic Conference December 24, 2015 ABC/IMG Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, and Todd McShay (ABC)Tony Castricone and Tony Pike (IMG) yes The 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was held on December 5, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first football championship game for The American, it was hosted by the Houston Cougars, West Division champion, and featured the Temple Owls, East Division champion. It was broadcast on ABC. Teams Houston 2015 Houston Cougars football team 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. This was their first conference championship game since 2011, when they were Conference USA. They were aiming for their first conference championship since 2006. Temple 2015 Temple Owls football team The Temple Owls were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic Conference play to finish as champions of the East Division. This was their first division title since 2009, when they tied with Ohio for the MAC West title. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game. The Owls were aiming for their first conference title since winning the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1967 and their first major conference title in school history. Game summary Temple Houston expand 1 10:05 Houston 10 36 2:55 SafetyOther Javin Webb 1-yard run (Ty Cummings kick) 0 7 2 13:28 Houston 9 42 2:59 SafetyOther Ty Cummings 24-yard field goal 0 10 2 5:32 Houston 5 71 1:59 SafetyOther Greg Ward Jr. 47-yard run (Ty Cummings kick) 0 17 2 1:46 Temple 9 51 3:46 SafetyOther Austin Jones 40-yard field goal 3 17 3 6:40 Houston 7 71 3:38 SafetyOther Greg Ward Jr. 10-yard run (Ty Cummings kick) 3 24 3 2:26 Temple 10 75 4:14 SafetyOther Robby Anderson 13-yard pass from P. J. Walker (Austin Jones kick) 10 24 4 11:29 Temple 10 29 4:47 SafetyOther Austin Jones 39-yard field goal 13 24 13 24 Source: http://theamerican.org/custompages/stats/football/2015/champ.htm Statistics: Temple vs. Houston (Dec. 5, 2015) American Athletic Conference December 24, 2015 Statistics Statistics Houston Temple First downs 16 19 Total offense 339 385Rushing yards–TD 233–3 98–0Passing yards–TD 106–0 287–1Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–22–0 26–44–1Fumbles: Number–Lost 0–0 1–1Penalties: Number–Yards 5–40 2–15Punts: Average Yardage 36.5 33Kickoffs: Average Yardage 63 59Sacks: Number–Yards 1–4 0–0Field Goals: Good–Att 1–1 2–2Points off turnovers 7 0Time of Possession 26:01 32:58 References 2 Championship Category:American Conference Football Championship Game Category:Houston Cougars football games Category:Temple Owls football games Category:American football competitions in Houston American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game