2015 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2015 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars logo.svg 150 American Athletic Conference West Division The American 8 8 13–1 7–1 Tom Herman 1st Major Applewhite 1st Todd Orlando 1st Craig Naivar 1st Spread 3–4 TDECU Stadium The American championThe American West Division co-championPeach Bowl champion The American Championship W 24–13 vs. Temple Peach Bowl W 38–24 vs. Florida State 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 3) - Released prior to game Central September 5 7:00 p.m. w y Tennessee Tech TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 52–24 30,479 September 12 11:00 a.m. w y y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN 34–31 50,019 September 26 7:00 p.m. w y Texas State TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 59–14 35,257 October 3 11:00 a.m. w y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN 38–24 17,146 October 8 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w SMU rivalry TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 49–28 25,204 October 16 Friday 8:00 p.m. w y 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNU 42–7 21,522 October 24 11:00 a.m. w y 21 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNews 59–10 28,350 October 31 6:00 p.m. w y 18 Vanderbilt TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 34–0 29,565 November 7 2:30 p.m. w y 25 Cincinnati TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 33–30 32,889 November 14 6:00 p.m. w 24 Memphis 21 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 35–34 42,159 November 21 2:30 p.m. l y 19 UConn Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU 17–20 26,879 November 27 11:00 a.m. w Navy 15 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ABC 52–31 40,562 December 5 11:00 a.m. w 19 Temple 22 The American Championship TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ABC 24–13 35,721 December 31 11:00 a.m. w y y 18 Florida State 9 Peach Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 38–24 71,007 Schedule source:2015 Houston Cougars Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/aac/2015-houston-cougars-football-schedule.php FB Schedules April 1, 2015 Game summaries Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 Cougars 14 10 7 21 2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team At Louisville Cougars 7 3 7 17 Cardinals 7 7 3 14 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team Texas State Bobcats 7 0 0 7 Cougars 14 28 10 7 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team At Tulsa Cougars 7 14 3 14 Golden Hurricane 10 0 7 7 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Houston–Tulsa football rivalry SMU Mustangs 14 7 0 7 Cougars 7 21 14 7 At Tulane #24 Cougars 7 21 14 0 Green Wave 0 7 0 0 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team At UCF #21 Cougars 7 17 28 7 Knights 7 3 0 0 2015 UCF Knights football team Vanderbilt Commodores 0 0 0 0 #18 Cougars 7 13 14 0 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Cincinnati Bearcats 0 14 8 8 #18 Cougars 7 7 16 3 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Memphis #25 Tigers 3 17 7 7 #16 Cougars 0 7 7 21 2015 Memphis Tigers football team At UConn #13 Cougars 0 3 0 14 Huskies 7 3 3 7 2015 UConn Huskies football team Navy #16 Midshipmen 7 7 3 14 #21 Cougars 14 10 14 14 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team Temple (The American Championship) #20 Owls 0 3 7 3 #17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 2015 Temple Owls football team 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Vs. Florida State (Peach Bowl) #14 Cougars 7 14 0 17 #9 Seminoles 3 0 7 14 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team 2015 Peach Bowl Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV 21 22 18 19 18 18 25 16 16 24 13 14 19 21 21 NR 17 18 19 14 16 18 8 8 References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Category:American Conference football champion seasons Category:Peach Bowl champion seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football Category:Long stubs with short prose