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2010 HOUSTON FOOTBALL HOUSTON FOOTBALL Athletic Communications // 3100 Cullen Blvd. // Houston, TX 77204 // www.uhcougars.com Football Contact: Cassie Arner // office (713) 743- 9409 // cell (832) 523- 8647 // [email protected] GAME 5 Houston Cougars......................................................... Mississippi State Bulldogs Houston (3-1, 2-0 C-USA) vs. Mississippi State (3-2, 1-2 SEC) 3-1 Overall, 2-0 Conference USA .......................................RECORD ...........................................................3-2 Overall; 1-2 SEC Oct. 9, 2010 // Robertson Stadium (32,000) Kevin Sumlin ................................................................HEAD COACH ................................................................... Dan Mullen 7 p.m. CT // Houston, Texas // CBS-CS Purdue 1988 ................................................................ ALMA MATER .................................................................Ursinus 1994 3rd year at UH and Overall, 21-10 ................................EXP/RECORD ..................................2nd year at MSU and Overall, 8-9 Houston, Texas ............................................................... LOCATION ................................................................Starkville, Miss. RADIO BROADCAST Red, White and Navy ........................................................COLORS ............................................................. Maroon and White The Houston/ISP Radio Network will carry the radio broadcast with its pregame show beginning at 6 p.m. CT. Calling the action will be Tom Franklin (play-by-play), Ted Pardee (color analyst) and Chuck Brown FAST FACTS ON THE SERIES (sideline). The broadcast can be heard on 790-AM KMBE and six affiliates Series Record Overall ...............................................................................................................................Houston leads 9-6 (see page 13 of game notes for list of affiliates). The postgame show lasts Series Record in Starkville ......................................................................................................................Houston leads 5-3 30-minutes after game conclusion. Series Record at Home .............................................................................................................................Houston leads 4-3 First Meeting .........................................................................Sept. 29, 1956; Houston 18, Mississippi State 7 (Rice Stadium) TELEVISION BROADCAST Last Meeting .............................................................................. Oct. 10, 2009; Houston 31, Mississippi State 24 (Starkville) This Saturday’s game vs. Mississippi State will be televised on CBS-College Sports. Handling the play-by-play is Roger Twibell along with analyst Mike Leach. THE SERIES • This week’s game is the 16th meeting between the two schools. Houston leads the series 9-6 and by 4-3 margin at home. FOLLOW THE COUGARS ON THE WEB ... • Mississippi State will only be playing at Robertson Stadium for only the second time, despite seven games played in Houston. www.UHCougars.com In 2003, Houston won 42-35 over the Bulldogs at the Rob. www.twitter.com/UHCougarFB • UH defeated MSU last season in Starkville, 31-24. With the score tied entering the final period, the Cougars took advantage www.facebook.com/HoustonCougarFootball of two Mississippi State turnovers and converted them into touchdowns for the win. Bryce Beall rushed for 94 yards and receivers Tyron Carrier and James Cleveland each caught two touchdown passes. Defensively, Marcus McGraw led HOUSTON COACHING STAFF with 13 tackles. Kevin Sumlin, 3rd Year at Houston .......................................Head Coach • Junior linebacker Sammy Brown (Wiggins, Miss./Stone/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) is the only member of the UH squad Tony Levine, 3rd Year ......Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/ from the state of Mississippi. ................................................................................Wide Receivers/Tight Ends • UH head coach Kevin Sumlin is 1-0 vs. Mississippi State in his three-year career with the Cougars’ 31-24 win in Starkville Jason Phillips, 8th Year ................Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers in 2009. Brian Stewart, 1st Year ...........................Defensive Coordinator/Safeties B.J. Anderson, 2nd Year ....................................................Offensive Line ____________________________________________________________________________ [B] Leon Burtnett, 3rd Year ................................................. Linebackers Jim Jeffcoat, 3rd Year .......................................................Defensive Line FOR OPENERS Kliff Kingsbury, 3rd Year ........... Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks • Houston ranks in the top-20 nationally in both total and scoring offense. With 44.25 points per game, UH is sixth in the [B] Clarence McKinney, 3rd Year ......................................Running Backs NCAA, while 465.5 total yards per contest is 19th. The UH passing offense is ranked 22nd with 280.0 yards per game. [B] Zac Spavital, 3rd Year.....................................................Cornerbacks [B] - denotes coaches in the press box • In Houston’s three wins, the Cougars have outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points. UH won by 40 in the season opener vs. Texas State, by 30 over UTEP and were 19-point winners over Tulane. • UH started a true freshman at quarterback against Tulane in Terrance Broadway. It marked the first start by a true freshman quarterback since Kevin Kolb in 2003. Kolb started the season opener for the Cougars vs. Rice, leading to a 48-14 victory. He passed for 246 yards, two touchdowns and rushed for another score. • Senior cornerback Loyce Means was named the Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 for his two- interception performance in the Cougars’ 42-23 win over Tulane. Leading by five points, Means’ two picks led to two scores, including his own 42-yard touchdown return, to ensure the win. He is the second UH player to win weekly conference UH COUGAR SCOREBOARD honors with running back Bryce Beall taking the offensive award vs. UTEP. Sept. 4 . Texas State . .W . 68-28 Sept. 10 . UTEP . W . 54-24 • UH has put together three-straight attendance marks of 32,000-plus tickets sold, the biggest crowds in Robertson Stadium Sept. 18 . at UCLA . L . 13-31 history. It is also the first time the Cougars have sold out three straight games at Robertson Stadium. Sept. 25 . Tulane . .W . 42-23 • UH extended its home winning streak to 18 games with its 42-23 win over Tulane. It is the longest home winning streak Oct. 9 . Mississippi State . .7:00 PM (CBS-CS) Oct. 16 . at Rice . .2:30 PM (CSS) in school history and ranks fourth in the country. Oct. 23 . at SMU . .2:30 PM (CBS-CS) • Eleven (11) true-freshmen have played for the Cougars this season opener — TE Kenneth Bibbins, Jr., QB Terrance Oct. 30 . at Memphis . .6:00 PM (CSS) Broadway, DB Kent Brooks, DL Jeremiah Farley, DB Aaron Johnson, DB D.J. Jones, WR Darian Lazard, P Richie Nov. 5 . UCF . .7:00 PM (ESPN2) Leone, DB Zach McMillan, LB Efrem Oliphant and LB Austin Wilson. Nov. 13 . Tulsa . 7:00 PM (CBS-CS) Nov. 20 . at Southern Miss . 6:00 PM (TBA) • Houston football is in its 65th season of the program. Nov. 27 . Texas Tech . .TBA (TBA) • With last year’s trip to the Air Force Bowl, the Cougars have been to a school-record five straight bowl games and six bowl games in seven seasons. Dec. 4 . Conference USA Championship Game * all times Central … rankings are AP/Coaches Poll • Junior receiver/kick returner Tyron Carrier was named the Conference USA’s Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year. • Five of Houston’s 2010 opponents went bowling a year ago — UCLA, SMU, UCF, Southern Miss, Texas Tech. 1 2010 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • The team’s goal for the 2010 season is a Conference USA Championship, which would be the third in the school’s history. The Stats Comparison previous two were in 1996 and 2006. • Last season, the Cougars won 10 games. It matched the 10 wins posted in 1976, 1990 and 2006, the second-most in school Houston MSU history. The best win total by a Houston team was 11 in both 1973 and 1979. 44.2 Points Per Game 28.6 23.2 First Downs 19.8 CONFERENCE LEADERS 742 Rushing Yards 862 Houston or Cougar players lead the conference in: 185.5 Avg./Game 172.4 - Bryce Beall, RB, rushing (104.5 ypg) 1120 Passing Yards 1101 91-133-6 C-A-I 74-122-9 - Bryce Beall, RB, scoring (13.5 ppg) 280.0 Avg./Game 220.2 - Bryce Beall, RB, touchdown scoring (2.25 per game) 1862 Total Yards 1963 - Patrick Edwards, WR, punt returns (14.6 ypr) 465.5 Avg./Game 392.6 - Loyce Means, CB, interceptions (1.33 ipg) 7-4 Fumbles/Lost 10-2 - Marcus McGraw, LB, fumbles forced (0.50 fpg) 10 Total Turnovers 11 - Marcus McGraw / Matt Nicholson, LB, fumbles recovered (0.50 rpg) 23-204 Penalties-Yds. 23-200 - Team, scoring offense (44.2 ppg) 12-46.1 Punts-Avg. 18-40.1 - Team, pass efficiency (150.0) 24:49 TOP-Game 29:23 27-50 / 54% 3rd Down Conversions 32-64 / 50% - Team, kickoff coverage (46.6 net avg.) 26.5 Points Allowed Per Game 16.2 - Team, 3rd-down conversion (54.0 percent) 651 Rushing Yards Allowed 632 - Team, 4th-down conversions (100.0 percent) 162.8 Avg./Game 126.4 830 Passing Yards Allowed 934 LEADING THE WAY 72-139-7 C-A-I 74-127-3 • Head coach Kevin Sumlin is in his third season at Houston in 2010. In only two-plus seasons, the Cougar coach has established 207.5 Avg./Game 186.8 himself as one of