2014 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season November 2014 February 2026 2014 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars logo.svg 150 American Athletic Conference The American 8–5 5–3 Tony Levine 3rd regular season David Gibbs interim; bowl game Travis Bush 1st David Gibbs 2nd Spread Multiple TDECU Stadium Armed Forces Bowl champion Armed Forces Bowl W 35–34 vs. Pittsburgh 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. On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired.https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/06/tony-levine-fired-houston-cougars Houston coach Tony Levine has been fired after a 7-5 campaign He finished with a record of 21–17 in three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl. Schedule 2014 AP Poll released prior to game Central August 29 8:00 p.m. l y UTSA TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPNU 7–27 40,755 September 6 7:00 p.m. w y Grambling State TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 47–0 30,081 September 11 8:00 p.m. l y y BYU 25 LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 25–33 57,630 September 20 7:00 p.m. w y UNLV TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 47–14 23,408 October 2 6:00 p.m. l UCF TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN 12–17 26,685 October 11 6:00 p.m. w y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CBSSN 28–24 32,784 October 17 8:00 p.m. w Temple TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPNU 31–10 21,471 November 1 3:00 p.m. w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNews 27–3 29,782 November 8 2:30 p.m. l y Tulane TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPNU 24–31 32,205 November 22 2:00 p.m. w Tulsa TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 38–28 23,572 November 28 11:00 a.m. w y SMU rivalry Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX CBSSN 35–9 15,446 December 6 11:00 a.m. l y Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 31–38 24,606 January 2 11:00 a.m. w y y Pittsburgh Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN 35–34 37,888 Schedule source:2014 Houston Cougars Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/aac/2014-houston-cougars-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 19, 2014Date Changes Announced for Two Houston Football Games http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041514aab.html University of Houston Department of Athletics April 16, 2014 Game summaries UTSA UTSA at Houston Roadrunners 7 7 10 3 Cougars 0 0 0 7 August 29 TDECU StadiumHouston, TX 8:00 p.m. CST 3:20 40,755 79 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ 86% humidity, winds SE at 18 mph Rodney Burnette Mike Couzens and Charles Arbuckle ESPNUSources: Grambling State Grambling State at Houston Tigers 0 0 0 0 Cougars 10 24 6 7 September 6 TDECU StadiumHouston, TX 7:05 p.m. CST 3:07 30,081 83 °F °C on, Partly cloudy w/ 76% humidity, winds SSE at 6 mph Tracy Jones Brett Dolan and Pat Hill ESPN3Sources: BYU Houston at BYU UH Cougars 0 15 0 10 #25 BYU Cougars 16 7 3 7 September 11 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 7:01 p.m. MST 3:21 57,630 70 °F °C on, Clear w/ 34% humidity, winds NW at 5 mph Todd LaPenta Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder (ESPN)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:Houston @ BYU Game Stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=64271 Stat Broadcast September 11, 2014 UNLV Rebels 7 0 7 0 Cougars 13 0 17 17 UCF Knights 0 7 10 0 Cougars 3 3 0 6 Memphis Cougars 0 14 7 7 Tigers 7 14 0 3 Temple Owls 3 7 0 0 Cougars 10 7 14 0 South Florida Cougars 7 0 7 13 27 Bulls 0 0 3 0 3 Tulane Green Wave 7 7 7 10 31 Cougars 7 10 0 7 24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0 7 14 7 28 Cougars 14 0 14 10 38 SMU Cougars 7 0 21 7 35 Mustangs 0 9 0 0 9 Cincinnati Cougars 7 3 7 14 31 Bearcats 7 14 14 3 38 Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl) Cougars 0 6 0 29 35 Panthers 0 17 7 10 34 References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Category:Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football