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10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY | 1976 LOMBARDI AWARD | 21 BOWL APPEARANCES | 135 ALL-AMERICANS HOUSTON FOOTBALL Athletic Communications // 3100 Cullen Blvd. // Houston, TX 77204 // www.uhcougars.com Football Contact: David Bassity // office (713) 743- 9409 // cell (405) 274-1455 // [email protected] UH COUGAR SCOREBOARD Sept. 1...Texas State .... CSS .............L, 30-13 The Game At A Glance Sept. 8...Louisiana Tech.. CBS SN ..........L, 56-49 Sept. 15...at #22/23 UCLA ... Pac-12 Network......L, 37-6 Date:...Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 Sept. 29...at Rice^ ......... FSN..............2:30 p.m. Time: ...............2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 ....North Texas .... CSS ..............6 p.m. Location: .........Houston, Texas Oct. 13 . UAB ........... FSN................ TBA Oct. 18 ....at SMU .......... FSN.................7 p.m. Venue:...........Reliant Stadium Oct. 27 . UTEP .......... CSS ........... 3:15 p.m. Capacity: ................71,500 Nov. 3 ....at East Carolina ... FSN...................TBA Nov. 10 ..Tulsa (H)....... CBS SN ...........4 p.m. Surface: ............Natural Grass Nov. 17 ...at Marshall....... CSS ................11 a.m. TV: ............... Fox Sports Net Nov. 24 ..Tulane......... FSN................ TBA Rice (1-3, 0-1 Conference USA) Houston (0-3, 0-0 Conference USA) Live Stats:.....UHCougars.com Dec. 1.....C-USA Champ. TBA...................TBA OWLS COUGARS * all times Central … rankings are AP/Coaches Poll ^ - Bayou Bucket Bowl at Reliant Stadium ... (H) - Homecoming THE COACHES HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Tony Levine ..................................................................HEAD COACH ..............................................................................David Bailiff Tony Levine, Head Coach ..........................................5th Season Minnesota, 1996 ......................................................... ALMA MATER ......................................................................Texas State, 1981 Jamie Bryant, Def. Coordinator/Linebackers [B] ......2nd Season 1-3 (first year at UH) ....................................................RECORD/EXP ............24-41 (sixth year at Rice); 45-56 (ninth career season) Travis Bush, Quarterbacks ........................................ 1st Season Jamie Christian, Special Teams Coord./Inside WRs .... 1st Season FAST FACTS ON THE SERIES Carlton Hall, Defensive Ends [B] ..............................2nd Season Series Record Overall ......................................................................................................................................Houston leads 27-11 Series Record at Houston .................................................................................................................................Houston leads 13-5 Lee Hays, Offensive Line ........................................... 1st Season Series Record at Rice .........................................................................................................................................Houston leads 14-6 Ricky Logo, Defensive Tackles ................................... 1st Season Last Meeting ..........................................................................................................Houston 73, Rice 34 (Oct. 27, 2011; at Houston) Brandon Middleton, Outside Receivers..................... 1st Season Zac Spavital, Defensive Backs ...................................5th Season THE GAME Ken McClintock, Running Backs ................................ 1st Season « Houston opens its final season of Conference USA play and looks to bounce back from an 0-3 start Saturday afternoon at [B] - denotes coaches in the press box 2:30 p.m. in the Bayou Bucket Bowl vs. Rice at Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. « Saturday’s meeting is the first Bayou Bucket Bowl to be played at a neutral site in the series history. The game has been CAPTAINS played 18 times at Houston’s home stadium while Rice has hosted the event on 20 occasions. Offense: Jacolby Ashworth, Charles Sims « The game marks Houston’s final Conference USA opener as it moves to the Big East in 2013. Since 2005, Houston leads Defense: D.J. Hayden, Phillip Steward the conference with a record of 41-15 (.732 winning percentage), just ahead of Tulsa at 41-16 (.719). Special Teams (selected each week): Richie Leone « Both teams are looking for their first conference victory of the season as Houston opened with three consecutive non- TELEVISION (Fox Sports Network) conference losses and Rice dropped its C-USA opener to Marshall, 54-51, double overtime. Mike Morgan ...............................play-by-play « Houston looks to avoid its sixth 0-4 start in program history and the first since 2001. J.C. Pearson..................................... analyst « Houston’s first three opponents have a combined record of 8-2 (.800 winning percentage) as Rice will be the first op- Laura McKeeman................................sideline ponent it faces with a losing record. « The Houston and Rice coaching staffs will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches to raise awareness and funding for RADIO (SPORTSTALK 790 AM) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by Tom Franklin................................play-by-play texting CURE to 90999. Ted Pardee ..................................... analyst Chuck Brown....................................sideline PLAYERS TO WATCH ON THE WEB DEWAYNE PEACE, WR, JR. Official Site ..............................UHCougars.com The junior receiver has recorded back-to-back games with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards receiving Twitter.....................UHCougarSports / UHCougarFB and now has 23 receptions for 257 yards (11.2 yards per reception) and one touchdown. After only Facebook........HoustonAthletics / HoustonCougarFootball YouTube ................................... UHAthletics recording 13 receptions for 105 yards in his first season at Houston, Peace has worked his way into the starting lineup, earning his first career start on the collegiate level at UCLA. Peace finished that game with 10 receptions for 103 yards. TREVON STEWART, DB, FR. A true freshman, Stewart quickly made a name for himself within the Houston program with a strong showing in fall camp. After seeing action as a backup cornerback in the season’s first two games, Stewart slid over to the starting spot at free safety against UCLA and finished with a team-best 16 tackles. Stewart leads all defensive backs and is third on the team with 28 tackles on the season. 1 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY | 1976 LOMBARDI AWARD | 21 BOWL APPEARANCES | 135 ALL-AMERICANS UH COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Monday* Tuesday*# Wednesday^ Thursday Friday David Bassity* Assistant Athletics Director First 30 minutes of Media luncheon First 30 minutes of No availability No availability practice open to media. (11:30 a.m.), Carl Lewis practice open to media. E-mail [email protected] Time: 4:30 p.m. Auditorium. Time: 4:30 p.m. Jeff Conrad Director of Communications E-mail [email protected] Players and Coaches Players and Coaches Coaches available Kyle Seay Asst. Communications Dir. available post practice available post practice post practice E-mail [email protected] Estimated time: 6 p.m. Estimated time: 6 p.m. Estimated time: 6 p.m. Michael McGrory Asst. Communications Dir. Email [email protected] Allison McClain Asst. Communications Dir. E-mail [email protected] * Some players have evening classes and are not available. # Players and coaches who appear at the media luncheon are not available after the Tuesday practice. ^Coach Levine’s radio show is Wednesday evenings and he is not available after practice that evening. Kailee Neumann Communications Assistant E-mail [email protected] WEEkly MEDIA LUNCHEON * denotes main football contact Each Tuesday during the season Houston hosts a media luncheon at the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the Athletics/Alumni Office Phone 713-743-9404 Center. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., as Houston head coach Tony Levine steps to the podium. A limited number of Office FAX 713-743-9411 players are on hand for interviews. Press Box 713-743-0550 CREDENTIALS Website UHCougars.com Requests for credentials are accepted online. To receive the link to the web site, e-mail David Bassity at dbassity@central. uh.edu or Jeff Conrad at [email protected]. Requests must be submitted by a sports director/editor at least eight UH COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS days prior to the contest. Media must show government issued photo identification upon entering the stadium. If the University of Houston Athletics Communications name on the credential and the photo ID do not match, the credential is void. 3100 Cullen Blvd., Suite 2008 Athletics/Alumni Center PRACTICE Houston, TX 77204 The first 30 minutes of Monday practices are open to the media while all other practice sessions are closed to media and public unless otherwise posted. On days when post-practice interviews are conducted, media should gather outside the OPPONENT CONTACT practice site 10-15 minutes before the workout is complete. Late requests for interviews will be accepted at that time and members of the athletics communications staff will escort players to the media present at the practice facility at the Rice ..................................................... Chuck Pool appropriate time. [email protected] INTERVIEWS • Head Coach Tony Levine will do general interviews following practice on Monday and Tuesday along with