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“Cougars Look to Rebound After League Loss, Head to SEC Territory”

“Cougars Look to Rebound After League Loss, Head to SEC Territory”

UH Sports Information Chris Burkhalter, Assoc. AD/Communications email: [email protected] cell: 713-775-1542 Jeff Conrad, Sports Information Director Football email: [email protected] 3100 Cullen Blvd. • Suite 2008 • Houston, TX 77204-6002 • 713-743-9404 (P) • 713-743-9411 (F) • www.UHCougars.com cell: 713-557-3841 GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct. 10, 2009 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2009 Houston Game #4 Schedule & Results “Cougars Look To Rebound After Date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 (3-1 • 0-1 C-USA) Kickoff: 11:30 a.m. (CDT) Location: Starkville, Miss. 9/5 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 55-7 League Loss, Head To SEC Territory” 9/12 at #5/#6 State (FSN) W, 45-35 : Wade Stadium (Grass) 9/26 (ESPN2) W, 29-28 Capacity: 55,082 10/3 * at UTEP L, 41-58 10/10 at Mississippi State (ESPN U) 11:30 a.m. 10/17 * at Tulane (CBS College Sports) 2:30 p.m. 10/24 * SMU (CBS College Sports) 6:30 p.m. 10/31 * SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) Noon 11/7 * at Tulsa (CBS College Sports) 6:30 p.m. vs. 11/14 * at UCF 11 a.m. 11/21 * MEMPHIS (CSS) Noon 11/28 * RICE (CSS) 7 p.m. 12/5 & Conference USA Championship (ESPN) TBA Houston Cougars...... Mississippi State Bulldogs 3-1 Overall; 0-1 C-USA West...... 2-3 Overall; 1-1 SEC West * – C-USA game. Times listed are Central; & –Site and time to be determined 358-325-15 All-Time (64th year) ...... 486-530-39 All-Time (110th year) ...... Head Coach Dan Mullen HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Purdue 1988...... Ursinus 1994 Kevin Sumlin, 2nd Year at Houston...... Head Coach Second year at UH and Overall, 11-6...... First year at MSU and Overall, 2-3 B.J. Anderson, 1st Year...... Offensive Line (B) Leon Burtnett, 2nd Year...... Linebackers Houston, Texas...... LOCATION...... Starkville, Miss. , 2nd Year...... / 1927...... FOUNDED...... 1878 , 2nd Year...... Defensive Line 36,098...... ENROLLMENT...... 17,039 , 2nd Year...Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Cougars...... NICKNAME...... Bulldogs (B) Clarence McKinney, 2nd Year...... Running Backs Red, White and Navy Trim...... COLORS...... Maroon and White Jason Phillips, 7th Year...... Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Dr. Renu Khator...... PRESIDENT...... Dr. Mark Keenum John Skladany, 2nd Year...... Defensive Coordinator/Safeties ...... DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS...... Greg Byrne (B) Zac Spavital, 2nd Year...... Cornerbacks Larry Jackson, 4th Year...... Strength & Conditioning (B) , 2nd Year...... Quality Control – Offense Fast Facts on the Series Series Record Overall...... Houston leads 8-6 (B) Wesley Nurse, 2nd Year...... Quality Control – Defense/Special Teams Series Record in Starkville ...... Houston leads 4-3 (B) , 1st Year...... Graduate Assistant – Offense Series Record at Houston...... Houston 4-3 (B) Calvin Thibodeaux, 2nd Year...... Graduate Assistant – Defense First Meeting...... Oct. 29, 1956; Houston 18, Mississippi State 7 (Rice Stadium, Houston) (B) – working from the coaches’ booth Last Meeting...... Oct. 22, 2005; Houston 28, Mississippi State 16 (Starkville, Miss.) Last Meeting in Starkville...... Oct. 22, 2005; Houston 28, Mississippi State 16 Last Meeting in Houston...... Sept. 20, 2003; Houston 42, Mississippi State 35 () 2009 mississippi state Schedule & Results THE SERIES (2-3 • 1-1 SEC) • Third time in the last six years the two teams have met. • Second time in the last four years the two teams have met in Starkville, Miss. 9/5 JACKSON STATE W, 45-7 • Teams are scheduled to meet at Robertson Stadium next year on Oct. 9. 9/12 *at Auburn L, 24-49 • Houston leads the series 8-6 after winning the last two games. 9/19 *at Vanderbilt W, 15-3 • Houston has won six of the last seven meetings, including three of the last four in 9/26 *LSU L, 26-30 Starkville. ON THE AIR 10/3 GEORGIA TECH L, 31-42 • The Cougars won the first two meetings in 1956 and 1960 and then lost the next five. 10/10 HOUSTON 11:30 am • In the the 1966, 1967 and 1969 games, all won by the Cougars, Houston outscored Radio 10/17 at Middle Tennessee 3 pm the Bulldogs, 145-6. 10:30 a.m. (CDT) 10/24 *FLORIDA TBA • Houston is 19-45-1 (.292) all-time against the . Tom Franklin, pxp 10/31 *at Kentucky TBA • Houston is 8-30-1 (.218) all-time on the road against the Southeastern Conference. 11/14 *ALABAMA TBA • Houston is 10-14 (.417) all-time at home against the SEC. Ted Pardee, analyst 11/21 *at TBA • Houston is 1-1 (.500) all-time against the SEC on a neutral field. Chuck Brown, sideline 11/28 *OLE MISS TBA • Houston has single road win against Georgia (as well as the lone tie), Kentucky, LSU and Ole Miss and four wins at Mississippi State. * – Southeastern Conference game; All times Central Television 11:30 a.m. (CDT) UH Opponents This Week Eric Collins, pxp Central Arkansas at Northwestern State; Missouri at Oklahoma State; Kansas Brock Huard, analyst State at Texas Tech; UTEP at Memphis; Marshall at Tulane; East Carolina at SMU; Southern Miss at Louisville; Navy at Rice; Tulsa and UCF are OPEN 1 www.UHCougars.com MEDIA INFORMATION

Houston/ISP Radio Network The Pulse with Kevin Sumlin Radio Show C-USA Coaches Teleconference Wednesday, September 2 (Chili’s Too, UH University Center) Conference USA coaches will be featured on a teleconference City Affiliate Frequency Wednesday, September 9 (Bubba’s) from 1-2:30 p.m. Central during the 2009 season. The call will Beaumont KLVI-AM 560 Wednesday, September 16 (Ragin Cajun, Sugarland) be held on Mondays, with the first call scheduled for August Corpus Christi KOPY-AM 1070 Wednesday, September 23 (Chili’s Too) 31. (There will NOT be a call on Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. Houston KBME-AM 790 Wednesday, September 30 (Chili’s Too) 26 or Nov. 9.) The call in number is (913) 312-1445, and a Lufkin KSML-AM 1260 Wednesday, October 7 (Bubba’s) playback of the teleconference is available beginning at 5 pm Stephenville KSTV-FM 93.1 Wednesday, October 14 (Ragin Cajun, on Richmond) CDT each Monday by dialing (402) 220-1009 with a replay Waco KBW-AM 1010 Wednesday, October 21 (Chili’s Too) passcode of 5064894. A tentative schedule is listed below. Wednesday, October 28 (Bubba’s) Sports Information Staff Wednesday, November 4 (Ragin Cajun on Westheimer) 1 p.m. (CT) Players of the Week/Notes Associate A.D./Football SID: Chris Burkhalter Wednesday, November 11 (Chili’s Too) 1:05 p.m. , East Carolina Work Number: 713-743-9409 Wednesday, November 18 (Chili’s Too) 1:12 p.m. , Marshall Cell Phone: 713-775-1542 Wednesday, November 25 (Bubba’s) 1:19 p.m. George O’Leary, UCF Email: [email protected] Wednesday, December 2 (Ragin Cajun on Richmond) 1:26 p.m. , Southern Miss 1:33 p.m. Kevin Sumlin, Houston Sports Information Director/#2 FB: Jeff Conrad Each show will take place from 7-8 pm live and be broad- 1:40 p.m. , Rice Work Number: 713-743-9410 cast on 790 The Sports Animal. 1:47 p.m. , SMU Cell Phone: 713-557-3841 1:54 p.m. Bob Toledo, Tulane Email: [email protected] Cougar Gameday on Television 2:01 p.m. , UAB Friday, September 4 Friday, October 23 2:08 p.m. , Tulsa Assistant SID/Publications: Adam Quisenberry Friday, September 11 Friday, October 30 2:15 p.m. , UTEP Work Number: 713-743-9391 Friday, September 18 Friday, November 6 2:22 p.m. Tommy West, Memphis Cell Number: 713-582-5135 Friday, September 25 Friday, November 13 Email: [email protected] Friday, October 2 Friday, November 20 2009 Opponent Football SIDs Friday, October 9 Friday, November 27 Northwestern State...... Doug Ireland (318-357-6467) Assistant SID: Jamie Zarda Friday, October 16 email...... [email protected] Work Number: 713-743-9406 Oklahoma State...... Kevin Klintworth (405-744-7714) Cell Number: 713-582-5138 Cougar Gameday, featuring head coach Kevin Sumlin and email...... [email protected] Email: [email protected] hosted by the Voice of the Cougars Tom Franklin, will air at Press Box...... 405-744-5757 6:30 p.m., Fridays on CSS ( channel 129) and at 1 Texas Tech...... Chris Cook (806-742-2770) SID Assistant: Jillian Rogers p.m., Fridays on Houston. The show also will be email...... [email protected] Work Number: 713-743-9408 broadcast on Channel 55 The Tube at 10:30 a.m., Saturdays. UTEP ...... Jeff Darby (915-747-6652) Cell Number: 404-713-5698 email...... [email protected] Email: [email protected] Kevin Sumlin Weekly Press Luncheons Press Box...... 915-747-5154 Tuesday, September 1 Tuesday, October 20 Mississippi State...... Joe Galbraith (662-325-2703) FAX Number: 713-743-9411 Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday, October 27 email...... [email protected] Robertson Stadium Press Box: 713-743-0550 Tuesday, September 22 Tuesday, November 3 Press Box...... 662-325-3776 Main Line: 713-743-9404 Tuesday, September 29 Tuesday, November 10 Tulane...... Roger Dunaway (504-862-8240) Conference USA Number: 214-774-1300 Tuesday, October 6 Tuesday, November 17 email...... [email protected] Tuesday, October 13 Tuesday, November 24 Press Box...... 504-587-3868 SMU ...... Brad Sutton (214-768-2883) Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with Coach Sumlin and email...... [email protected] three or four Cougar players to speak at noon. Southern Miss...... Jack Duggan (601-266-4503) email...... [email protected] Kevin Sumlin On The Radio UCF ...... Leigh Torbin (407-823-0994) CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Confer- Head coach Kevin Sumlin is slated to be a weekly regular email...... [email protected] ence USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, guest on 790 AM The Sports Animal at 7:45 a.m. every Press Box...... 407-823-6885 statistics, media guides and more for the conference and Monday with Ted DeLuca and John Lopez on the “Monsters Tulsa ...... Don Tomkalski (918-631-3200) each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login in the Morning.” Also, Sumlin will make appearances at 8:15 email...... [email protected] information will be distributed by the conference office to a.m., Wednesdays on 1560 The Game with sports director Press Box...... 918-631-2492 accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending John Granato, as well as an 8:30 a.m., Thursdays on Sports Memphis...... Jennifer Rodrigues (901-678-2397 an e-mail to [email protected]. Radio 610 with Marc Vandermeer. This season Sumlin will email...... [email protected] be a regular with Ralph Cooper and the longest-running Rice...... Chuck Pool (713-348-4034) Cougars On The Internet sports show in Houston, Sports Rap, at 6:20 p.m., Thursdays. email...... [email protected] All Cougar football games can be heard and seen on the internet by logging onto the UH web site atUHCougars. Other Notes com. Catch all the action by subscribing to All-Access where Teleconference • UH players are not to be contacted at home ... interviews you’ll get both audio and video streaming of Cougar football will be arranged through the UH Sports Information Office. games and Kevin Sumlin press luncheons. Houston junior Case Keenum will be • Offensive players are available on Mondays and defensive available to the out-of-town media ONLY on Tuesday players are available on Tuesdays only. Opponent Radio afternoon via teleconference from 1-1:30 pm CT. You • During the season Coach Sumlin also will be available after Coach Sumlin will be available for the opponent’s radio on can access this teleconference by calling 1-800-793-6775 practice ONLY...please contact the UH Sports Information Tuesdays only between 11-11:30 a.m. or 1-212-812-4494 and enter access code 9120 9222, or Office to set up an interview. go to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/91209222. His entire teleconference will be available later in the afternoon by accessing www.UHCougars.com. 2 www.UHCougars.com MORE ON THE GAME 2009 Opponents Northwestern State Stats Comparison Two-Deep Comparison 0-4 • 0-0 SLC Houston Mississippi State Weight Averages This Week: vs. Central Arkansas Last Week: OFF 42.5 Points Per Game 28.2 Houston...... Mississippi State 133 First Downs 98 185.1...... Wide Receivers (Inc. TE)...... 203.8 509 Rushing Yards 1,025 207.2...... Backfield...... 217.5 Oklahoma State 127.2 Avg./Game 205.0 294.6...... Offensive Line...... 304.0 3-1 • 0-0 Big 12 1,784 Passing Yards 884 237.5...... ...... 251.8 This Week: at Texas A&M 153-224-2 C-A-I 74-134-6 Last Week: OFF 446.0 Avg./Game 176.8 261.0...... Defensive Line...... 278.8 2,293 Total Yards 1,909 218.5...... Linebackers...... 245.0 573.2 Avg./Game 381.8 183.9...... Secondary...... 197.5 Texas Tech 5-4 /Lost 12-8 221.4...... Total Defense...... 243.6 3-2 • 0-1 Big 12 6 Total Turnovers 14 This Week: vs. Kansas State 19-170 Penalties-Yds. 32-331 204.8...... Special Teams...... 197.5 Last Week: W, 48-28, vs. 14-39.0 Punts-Avg. 21-42.6 227.6...... TOTAL TEAM...... 243.5 28:58 TOP-Game 31:11 26-57 3rd Down Conversions 25-71 Class Breakdown UTEP Sr. Jr. So. Fr. 32.0 Points Allowed Per Game 26.2 2-3 • 1-0 C-USA Houston Offense (inc. K) 6 9 7 2 This Week: at Memphis 819 Rushing Yards Allowed 728 Houston Defense (inc. P) 8 4 5 2 204.8 Avg./Game 145.6 Houston Totals 14 13 12 4 Last Week: W, 58-41, vs. Houston 943 Passing Yards Allowed 954 89-144-1 C-A-I 57-118-3 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Mississippi State 235.8 Avg./Game 190.8 MSU Offense (inc. K) 7 8 6 3 2-3 • 1-2 SEC 1,762 Total Yards Allowed 1,682 MSU Defense (inc. P) 4 8 5 7 This Week: vs. Houston 440.5 Avg./Game 336.4 MSU Totals 11 16 11 10 9 Turnovers Forced 8 Last Week: L, 42-31, vs. Georgia Tech HOUSTON vs. Mississippi State Tulane Individual Comparison Houston leads 8-6 2-2 • 0-1 C-USA Date MSU UH Site W/L Att. This Week: vs. Marshall Rushing Yards 9/29/56 7 18 Rice Stadium W 56,000 Houston Mississippi State 9/24/60 10 14 A W 14,000 Last Week: W, 17-16, at Army Beall 69.8 Dixon 106.8 9/30/61 10 7 Rice Stadium L 27,000 10/20/62 9 3 Rice Stadium L 15,000 Sims 30.0 Relf 39.6 10/14/63 20 0 A L 27,000 SMU Keenum 12.8 Ducre 29.6 10/24/64 18 13 A L 27,000 2-2 • 1-0 C-USA 9/18/65 36 0 L 37,216 10/15/66 0 28 Astrodome W 47,870 This Week: vs. East Carolina Passing Yards 10/24/67 6 43 A W 17,000 Last Week: L, 39-14, at TCU Houston Mississippi State 10/4/69 0 74 Astrodome W 36,207 10/10/70 14 31 A W 28,000 Keenum 424.0 Lee 133.2 10/28/72 27 13 A L 29,000 Southern Miss Turner 88.0 Relf 42.6 9/20/03 35 42 Robertson W 26,233 10/22/05 16 28 A W 40,957 3-2 • 1-1 C-USA This Week: at Louisville Receiving Yards Overall Record 8-6 Home Record Last Week: L, 30-17, at UAB Houston Mississippi State Rice Stadium 1-2 Carrier 88.5 Bumphis 38.4 Astrodome 2-1 Sims 84.8 Green 38.2 Robertson Stadium 1-0 Tulsa Average Home Attendance 35,075 4-1 • 2-0 C-USA 78.0 Berry 27.2 Road Record Edwards 74.5 Wilder 20.0 Starkville 4-3 This Week: OFF Average Road Attendance 26,137 Beall 39.2 McRae 12.2 Last Week: W, 27-10, at Rice Points Scored UCF Houston Mississippi State 3-2 • 1-2 C-USA Mannisto 9.3 Brauchle 6.0 This Week: OFF Beall 9.0 Bumphis 4.8 Last Week: W, 32-14, vs. Memphis Keenum 4.5 Dixon 3.6 Cleveland 4.5 Three with 2.4 Memphis 1-4 • 0-2 C-USA Tackles This Week: vs. UTEP Houston Mississippi State Last Week: L, 32-14, at UCF McGraw 11.8 Wright 7.6 Cavness 9.8 Chaney 6.8 Rice Saenz 9.0 Mitchell 5.2 0-5 • 0-2 C-USA Blackmon 6.5 Smith 5.2 This Week: vs. Navy Brinkley/Steward 5.0 White 5.2 Last Week: L, 27-10, vs. Tulsa Houston Mississippi State Conference USA Championship Robinson 1 Mitchell 1 TBA vs. TBA Anderson 1 Date: Dec. 5, 2009 Broomfield 1 Time: TBA Site: TBA 3 www.UHCougars.com 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS ROSTERS Alphabetical Roster NUMERICAL Roster No Name Pos No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl-Exp DOB Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 A.J. Dugat WR 6-0 193 Fr.-HS 08/09/90 Dayton, Texas (Dayton) 17 Omar Amin CB 2 Drew Hollingshead QB 6-3 204 Fr.-HS 10/15/90 Rockwall, Texas (Heath) 60 Jaryd Anderson OL 2 B.K. Johnson CB 5-10 180 R-So.-SQ 09/07/88 Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee) 85 Oge Anoliefo WR 3 Justin Johnson RB 6-1 223 R-So.-1L 09/18/88 Richardson, Texas (Berkner) 76 Jacolby Ashworth OL 4 Ronnie Williams WR 5-11 188 Fr.-RS 11/15/89 Houston, Texas (Sterling) 38 George Bamfo LB 5 Charles Sims RB 6-0 195 Fr-HS 09/19/90 Houston, Texas (Westbury) 57 Carl Barnett OL 6 Andre Kohn RB 5-11 190 R-Jr.-2L 10/19/87 Jacksonville, Fla. (Wolfson) 29 Ricardo Bates S 6 Andrew Stewart WR 6-1 205 Jr.-SQ 07/25/88 Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek/Texas Lutheran) 13 Thomas Bates DB 7 Case Keenum QB 6-2 210 R-Jr.-2L 02/17/88 Abilene, Texas (Wylie) 25 Bryce Beall RB 8 Chris Gilbert WR 5-10 175 R-Sr.-2L 11/25/86 , Texas (Hillcrest) 93 Ameen Behbahani NT 9 Demetrius Woods WR 6-0 185 Fr.-RS 09/27/88 Houston, Texas (Lamar) 10 L.J. Castile WR 6-3 214 R-Jr.-2L 09/07/87 LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) 14 Ben Bell K 12 Tim Mercer S 5-10 187 R-Sr.-2L 10/02/86 Spring, Texas (Spring) 23 Carson Blackmon CB 12 Cotton Turner QB 6-1 199 So.-JC 08/09/88 Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles/Blinn JC) 82 Chance Blackmon WR 13 Thomas Bates DB 5-9 170 Fr.-HS 07/20/90 Baytown, Texas (Lee) 21 Brandon Brinkley CB 13 Crawford Jones QB 6-1 193 Fr.-RS 12/23/89 Keller, Texas (Keller) 68 James Burden OL 14 Ben Bell K 6-0 175 R-Sr.-3L 02/18/87 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville) 56 Tyrone Campbell DT 15 Barry Laird TE 6-4 235 Sr.-HS 10/07/86 Baytown, Texas (Lee) 27 Jacky Candy S 16 Jordan Mannisto K/P 6-1 205 So.-1L 10/18/89 Westlake Villlage, Calif. (Westlake) 35 Tyron Carrier WR 17 Austin Elrod QB 6-1 185 R-So.-SQ 06/07/89 Ovilla, Teas (Redoak) 10 L.J. Castile WR 17 Omar Amin CB 5-11 175 Fr.-HS 11/27/90 Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Clements) 40 C.J. Cavness OLB 18 Wesley Scourten TE 6-6 210 R-Jr.-2L 05/30/87 Richardson, Texas (Berkner) 19 James Cleveland WR 6-2 205 Jr-JC 03/07/88 Houston, Texas (Lee/Iowa/Trinity Valley CC) 36 Chris Cermin DB 20 Devin Mays CB 5-11 173 Jr.-JC 06/26/88 Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/ CC) 44 Tyler Chambers TE 21 Brandon Brinkley CB 6-0 180 R-Sr.-3L 09/20/86 Bay City, Texas (Bay City) 19 James Cleveland WR 22 Loyce Means CB 5-11 179 Jr.-2L 03/31/89 Houston, Texas (Madison) 64 Ty Cloud OL 23 Carson Blackmon CB 5-11 191 Sr.-3L 08/22/88 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 36 Gino Collins WR 24 Tim Monroe WR 6-2 188 R-Sr.-3L 09/24/86 Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon) 31 Lewis Crawford RB 25 Bryce Beall RB 5-11 209 So.-1L 08/20/90 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 75 Jarve Dean OL 25 Jeremy Smith S 6-0 205 Jr.-TR 05/23/88 Austin, Texas (Austin/Blinn JC/Midwestern State) 1 A.J. Dugat WR 26 Chris Wilson RB 5-11 214 Fr.-RS 01/18/90 Sugar Land, Texas (Austin) 83 Patrick Edwards WR 26 Marlon Smith MLB 5-11 217 R-So.-SQ 06/07/89 Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny) 17 Austin Elrod QB 27 Jacky Candy S 5-11 193 Jr.-JC 07/20/87 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Stranahan/Coffeyville CC) 37 Tarance Farmer WR 28 Jeffery Lewis S 5-9 175 Fr-HS 12/14/90 Houston, Texas (Madison) 29 Ricardo Bates S 5-11 175 R-So.-SQ 12/09/88 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville) 63 Kevin Forsch OL 30 Matt Nicholson OLB 6-3 230 Sr.-3L 09/29/87 Plano, Texas (Plano) 77 Charles Foster NT 31 Kris Johnston OLB 6-0 218 Fr.-RS 09/12/89 Texas City, Texas (Texas City) 8 Chris Gilbert WR 31 Lewis Crawford RB 5-10 181 Fr.-RS 05/23/89 Houston, Texas (Jersey Village) 43 Tyrell Graham DE 32 Jamal Robinson CB 5-11 185 R-Jr.-1L 09/03/88 Schertz, Texas (Clemens) 79 Matt Hart OL 35 Tyron Carrier WR 5-8 163 R-So.-1L 12/19/87 Houston, Texas (Worthing) 86 Brandon Hartson LS 36 Gino Collins WR 5-11 187 Fr.-RS 11/22/89 Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 39 Roisean Haynes S 36 Chris Cermin DB 5-10 188 Fr.-RS 03/16/90 Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 46 Matt Hogan K/P 37 Tarance Farmer WR 6-0 200 So.-TR 02/02/89 Houston, Texas (St. Pius X/Alabama) 2 Drew Hollingshead QB 38 George Bamfo LB 5-11 200 Fr.-HS 11/15/90 Rockwall, Texas (Heath) 95 David Hunter DT 39 Roisean Haynes S 5-11 191 R-So.-1L 06/12/89 Converse, Texas (Judson) 40 C.J. Cavness OLB 6-1 220 R-Sr.-2L 07/24/87 Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) 50 A.J. Johnson DE 41 Nick Saenz S 6-1 185 So.-1L 02/23/90 Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 2 B.K. Johnson CB 42 Phillip Steward LB 6-2 220 Fr.-HS 09/07/90 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 94 Cory Johnson LS 43 Tyrell Graham DE 6-3 238 Sr.-1L 01/04/87 Houston, Texas (Yates/Arkansas) 3 Justin Johnson RB 43 Brian Smelek TE 6-4 210 Sr.-SQ 04/15/87 Tomball, Texas (Rosehill Christian) 84 Kierrie Johnson WR 44 Tyler Chambers TE 6-4 237 Fr.-HS 04/11/91 San Antonio, Texas (MacArthur) 31 Kris Johnston OLB 46 Matt Hogan K/P 6-1 196 Fr.-RS 01/17/90 Keller, Texas (Keller) 13 Crawford Jones QB 46 Jeremiah Alexander RB 5-7 176 Fr.-RS 06/03/90 Houston, Texas (Yates) 7 Case Keenum QB 47 John McIntyre OLB 6-0 223 R-So.-1L 04/05/89 Bryan, Texas (Bryan) 59 Kelvin King DE 48 Marc Woods RB 5-9 197 R-So.-SQ 01/24/89 Houston, Texas (Wheatley) 4 www.UHCougars.com 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS ROSTERS NUMERICAL Roster Alphabetical Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl-Exp DOB Hometown (High School/Last School) No Name Pos 50 A.J. Johnson DE 6-1 220 Sr.-SQ 06/27/87 Sacramento, Calif. (Cordova/College of the Sequoias) 6 Andre Kohn RB 54 Nicholas Thurston MLB 6-0 240 Sr.-1L 10/02/86 Oakland, Calif. (Edison/San Francisco CC) 15 Barry Laird TE 55 Marcus McGraw MLB 6-0 210 So.-1L 10/05/89 Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 28 Jeffery Lewis S 56 Tyrone Campbell DT 6-1 283 Fr.-HS 01/27/91 Channelview, Texas (Channelview) 57 Carl Barnett OL 6-2 290 R-Sr.-3L 09/03/86 Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) 16 Jordan Mannisto K/P 58 Jeremy Uluocha LB 6-0 225 Jr.-JC 11/15/87 Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner/Blinn JC) 20 Devin Mays CB 59 Kelvin King DE 6-2 256 Fr.-HS 11/27/90 Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 55 Marcus McGraw MLB 60 Jaryd Anderson OL 6-4 288 R-Jr.-1L 07/10/88 Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) 47 John McIntyre OLB 61 Ken Van Heule DL 6-3 265 Fr.-RS 11/28/89 Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) 22 Loyce Means CB 62 Doug Winfield DT 6-1 260 So.-SQ 11/10/87 Spring, Texas (Klein) 12 Tim Mercer S 63 Kevin Forsch OL 6-5 301 Fr.-HS 02/02/91 Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak) 24 Tim Monroe WR 64 Ty Cloud OL 6-4 315 Fr.-HS 09/04/90 Highland Village, Texas (Flower Mound Marcus) 30 Matt Nicholson OLB 66 Ari Tatum OL 6-5 265 Fr.-RS 07/12/90 Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) 81 Fendi Onobun TE 67 Creighton Wells DE 6-2 229 Sr.-SQ 04/10/87 Crockett, Texas (Crockett) 69 Ralph Oragwu OL 68 James Burden OL 6-2 240 Fr.-HS 03/22/91 Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park) 99 Michael Ray DE 69 Ralph Oragwu OL 6-3 285 Fr.-HS 04/16/92 Missouri City, Texas (Marshall) 70 Chris Thompson OL 6-2 285 R-So.-1L 05/04/89 Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock) 90 Zeke Riser DE 73 Jordan Shoemaker OL 6-3 280 R-Jr.-2L 03/29/88 Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian) 32 Jamal Robinson CB 74 Roy Watts OL 6-5 315 Jr.-JC 09/16/86 Houston, Texas (Worthing/Texas/Navarro JC) 82 Chaz Rodriguez WR 75 Jarve Dean OL 6-3 320 Jr.-JC 03/12/89 Houston, Texas (Kashmere/Coffeyville CC) 41 Nick Saenz S 76 Jacolby Ashworth OL 6-4 290 Fr.-RS 08/29/90 Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 77 Blake Sargent OL 77 Blake Sargent OL 6-3 290 Fr.-RS 10/03/89 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 18 Wesley Scourten TE 77 Charles Foster NT 5-11 320 R-So.-SQ 06/08/89 Cameron, Texas (Yoe) 91 Radermon Scypion DE 79 Matt Hart OL 6-6 300 R-Sr.-3L 09/08/86 Huffman, Texas (Hargrave) 73 Jordan Shoemaker OL 80 Chase Turner P 6-4 229 Sr.-2L 09/08/86 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 5 Charles Sims RB 81 Fendi Onobun TE 6-6 246 Sr.-TR 11/17/86 Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor/Arizona) 92 DeAnthony Sims DT 82 Chaz Rodriguez WR 6-2 191 R-Sr.-2L 11/10/86 San Antonio, Texas (Warren/Texas Lutheran) 82 Chance Blackmon WR 6-1 197 R-So.-TR 09/09/89 Tatum, Texas (Tatum/Colorado) 43 Brian Smelek TE 83 Patrick Edwards WR 5-9 175 R-So.-1L 10/25/88 Hearne, Texas (Hearne) 88 E.J. Smith WR 84 Kierrie Johnson WR 5-10 170 Jr.-1L 08/04/88 Houston, Texas (Westfield/BlInn JC) 25 Jeremy Smith S 85 Oge Anoliefo WR 6-3 195 Fr.-RS 08/03/90 Cleveland, Ohio (Hawken) 26 Marlon Smith MLB 86 Brandon Hartson LS 6-3 250 Fr.-RS 10/03/89 Fairfield, Texas (Fairfield) 42 Phillip Steward OLB 87 Marcus Williams WR 5-10 175 Fr.-RS 11/29/89 Houston, Texas (Willowridge) 6 Andrew Stewart WR 88 E.J. Smith WR 6-1 187 R-So.-1L 09/14/88 Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson) 89 Isaiah Sweeney WR 89 Isaiah Sweeney WR 5-9 170 So.-SQ 08/01/90 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 66 Ari Tatum OL 90 Zeke Riser DE 6-4 250 Fr.-HS 09/11/90 LaVernia, Texas (LaVernia) 70 Chris Thompson OL 91 Radermon Scypion DE 6-4 235 Fr.-HS 07/14/90 Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) 97 Isaiah Thompson NT 92 DeAnthony Sims DT 6-3 305 Fr.-HS 12/18/90 Houston, Texas (Westbury) 93 Ameen Behbahani NT 6-2 282 Fr.-HS 09/14/90 Plano, Texas (Plano West) 54 Nicholas Thurston MLB 94 Cory Johnson LS 6-0 230 So.-1L 10/07/89 East Springfield, Ohio (Edison) 80 Chase Turner P 95 David Hunter DT 6-2 285 So.-1L 09/19/89 Waller, Texas (Waller) 12 Cotton Turner QB 97 Isaiah Thompson DT 6-4 295 R-Jr.-2L 12/12/87 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 58 Jeremy Uluocha LB 99 Michael Ray DE 6-3 262 R-So.-SQ 02/13/88 LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) 61 Ken Van Heule DL 74 Roy Watts OL 67 Creighton Wells DE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 87 Marcus Williams WR Omar AMIN...... ah-MEEN Kevin FORSCH...... forsh Radermon SCYPION...... SIP-ee-on 4 Ronnie Williams WR OGE ANOLIEFO...... OH-gay ah-nah-LEEF-oh TYRELL Graham...... TIE-rel Wesley SCOURTEN...... SCORE-ten 26 Chris Wilson RB JACOLBY Ashworth...... juh-COAL-bee ROISEAN Haynes...... roh-SHAWN John SKLADANY...... skluh-DANE-ee 62 Doug Winfield DT George BAMFO...... bam-FOE KIERRIE Johnson...... key-AIR Zac/Jake SPAVITAL...... SPA-vih-tahl Bryce BEALL...... BELL Andre KOHN...... CONN ARI Tatum...... R-ee 9 Demetrius Woods WR Ameen BEHBAHANI...... beh-buh-hah-NEE Tony LEVINE...... luh-VEEN Calvin THIBODEAUX...... TIH-buh-doe 48 Marc Woods RB TYRON Carrier...... TYE-ron Jordan MANNISTO...... MAN-is-toe Ken VAN HEULE...... VAN HULE L.J. CASTILE...... kas-TEEL FENDI ONOBUN...... FEN-dee ON-uh-bun GINO Collins...... ghee-NOE Ralph ORAGWU...... oh-ROG-woo JARVE Dean...... jhar-VAY Zeke RISER...... rie-ZER A.J. DUGAT...... DOO-got Nick SAENZ...... SIE-nz 5 www.UHCougars.com DEPTH CHART FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME • OCT 10, 2009 OFFENSE WR (X) 83 Patrick Edwards 5-9 175 So.-1L Hearne, Texas (Hearne) Was leading UH in rec before broken leg vs. Marshall in 2008; 12 career starts 10 L.J. Castile 6-3 214 Jr.-2L LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) 5 rec., 144 y ards, 3 TDs vs. Rice (11/29/08); Former QB-converted WR 38 Marcus Williams 5-10 175 Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Willowridge) Walk on; 1st rec. of career vs. NW State (9/5) WR (H) 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) 115 rec. vs. UTEP (10/3); 8 career 100-yd games; ‘08 C-USA 2nd Team & All-Freshman 8 Chris Gilbert 5-10 175 Sr.-2L Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest) 3 career starts; brother, Ryan, played at UH 4 Ronnie Williams 5-11 188 Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Sterling) Former HS quarterback; redshirted last season; TD catch vs. NW State (9/12) WR (Y) 19 James Cleveland 6-2 205 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas (Lee/Iowa/Trinity Valley CC) 14 rec., 147 yds., 2 TD at Texas Tech (10/3); All-Big Ten Freshman Team in ‘07 at Iowa 24 Tim Monroe 6-2 188 Sr.-3L Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon) Special teams guru; played DB in ‘07; played 2 games in ‘08 w/broken hand 9 Demetrius Woods 6-0 185 Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Lamar) Former HS quarterback; redshirted last season WR (Z) 82 Chaz Rodriguez 6-2 191 Sr.-2L San Antonio, Texas (Warren) 12 career starts; Career-high 8 rec.vs. UTEP11/22/08); Former walk on 84 Kierrie Johnson 5-10 170 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas (Westfield/Blinn JC) 142 yds vs. Rice (11/29/08); 4 career starts; 84-yard TD vs. ECU (9/27/08) 88 E.J. Smith 6-1 187 So.-1L Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson) Made 1st career start vs. Tulane (11/8); only Cougar from Mississippi LT 76 Jacolby Ashworth 6-4 290 Fr.-RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) Redshirted in ‘08; cousin of former UH standout and current Cleveland Brown Rex Hadnot 74 Roy Watts 6-6 315 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas (Worthing/Texas/Navarro JC) Transferred from Navarro JC in spring; redshirted at U of Texas in 2007 LG 73 JORDAN SHOEMAKER 6-3 280 Jr.-2L Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian) 10 career starts; Played both OL and FB in ‘07 60 Jaryd Anderson 6-4 288 Jr.-1L Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Walk on; only player on roster from Alaska; plays on ST C 57 Carl Barnett 6-2 290 Sr.-3L Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) Has 30 career starts; named to the Rimington and Watch Lists 77 Blake Sargent 6-3 290 Fr.-RS Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Redshirted in ‘08 RG 70 Chris Thompson 6-2 285 So.-1L Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock) 15 career starts; played both OT and OG in ‘08; ‘08 C-USA All-Freshman 60 Jaryd Anderson 6-4 288 Jr.-1L Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Walk on; only player on roster from Alaska RT 75 Jarve Dean 6-3 320 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas (Kashmere/Coffeyville CC) 4 career starts; Junior-college transfer who enrolled in spring 79 Matt Hart 6-6 300 Sr.-3L Huffman, Texas (Hargrave) Stepped in for injured Josh Bell vs. Marshall (10/28); backup for 3 seasons; 1 career start QB 7 Case Keenum 6-2 210 Jr.-2L Abilene, Texas (Wylie) ‘08 FBS Total Offense leader; ‘‘08 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year; 24 career starts 12 Cotton Turner 6-1 199 So.-JC Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles/Blinn JC) 88 yds., 1 TD on 9-of-14 passing vs. Northwestern State (9/5/09) RB (F) 25 Bryce Beall 5-11 209 So.-1L Tatum, Texas (Tatum) ‘08 C-USA Frosh of the Year; 1st FR to top 1,000 yards in UH history 5 Charles Sims 6-0 195 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Westbury) 10 catches for 122 yards vs. Texas Tech (9/26/09) 3 Justin Johnson 6-1 223 So.-1L Richardson, Texas (Berkner) Had a career-high 68 yds rushing vs. Tulane (11/8); also ST force 26 Chris Wilson 5-11 214 Fr.-RS Sugar Land, Texas (Austin) 35 rushing yards on eight carries; Two rec. for 35 yds. vs NW State (9/5/09)

DEFENSE DE 90 Zeke Riser 6-4 250 Fr.-HS LaVernia, Texas (LaVernia) 4 career starts; True freshman; Recovered vs. NW State (9/5/09) 50 A.J. Johnson 6-1 220 Sr.-SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Cordova/College of the Sequoias) Former linebacker who switched to DL in spring 99 Michael Ray 6-3 250 So.-SQ LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) Missed OSU game with knee injury; served in a backup role in ‘08 NT 97 Isaiah Thompson 6-4 295 Jr.-2L Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 14 career starts; fumble recovery at SMU (10/18/08) 93 Ameen Behbahani 6-2 282 Fr.-HS Plano, Texas (Plano West) Walk on true freshman DT 95 David Hunter 6-2 285 So.-1L Waller, Texas (Waller) 2 FF, 1 FR vs. TTU (9/26); C-USA Defensive POW; played in 13 games as true FR in ‘08 56 Tyrone Campbell 6-1 283 Fr.-HS Channelview, Texas (Channelview) True freshman RUSH 43 Tyrell Graham 6-3 238 Sr.-1L Houston, Texas (Yates/Arkansas) Transfer from Arkansas; switched from LB to DE in ‘08 91 Radermon Scypion 6-4 235 Fr.-HS Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) Started vs. NW State (9/5); True freshman SLB 31 Kris Johnston 6-0 218 Fr.-RS Texas City, Texas (Texas City) 1st career start vs. UTEP; 7 tackles vs. NWST (9/5/09); Former DB; redshirted in ‘08 or 42 Phillip Steward 6-1 203 Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) True freshman; Fourth-leading tackler to date MLB 55 Marcus McGraw 6-0 210 So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 17 career starts; Career-high 19 stops vs. Texas Tech (9/26); ‘08 C-USA All-Frosh 54 Nicholas Thurston 6-0 240 Sr.-1L Oakland, Calif. (Edison/San Francisco CC) JC transfer from San Franciso CC; career-high 5 stops vs. Tulane (11/8/08) WLB 40 C.J. Cavness 6-1 220 Sr.-2L Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) 8 career starts; missed ‘06 season with injury 47 John McIntyre 6-0 223 So.-1L Bryan, Texas (Bryan) Walk on; played mostly on special teams LCB 21 Brandon Brinkley 6-0 1 80 Sr.-3L Bay City, Texas (Bay City) 4 picks in ‘08; 35-INT return for TD vs. UAB (10/9); has 24 career starts 22 Loyce Means 5-11 179 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Madison) 3 INTs vs. Tulsa (11/15); played as a true freshman; 8 career starts RCB 32 Jamal Robinson 5-11 185 Jr.-1L Schertz, Texas (Clemens) C-USA Def. POW vs. OSU (9/12); 26-yd INT for TD in OSU win; 4 career starts 20 Devin Mays 5-11 173 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) JC transfer SS 23 Carson Blackmon 5-11 191 Sr.-3L Tatum, Texas (Tatum) Has not redshirted; played both CB and S; Special Teams MVP in ‘07 12 Tim Mercer 5-10 187 Sr.-2L Spring, Texas (Spring) Former HS quarterback; played on special teams in ‘08 FS 41 Nick Saenz 6-1 185 So.-1L Pearland, Texas (Pearland) Team-high 13 stops at UTEP (10/3); 12 stops vs. Texas Tech (9/26); 6 career starts 39 Roisean Haynes 5-11 191 So.-1L Converse, Texas (Judson) Played in all 13 games in ‘08; special teams guru

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 16 Jordan Mannisto 6-1 205 So.-1L Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) 3 FGs, including 50-yarder vs. Texas Tech (9/26); Took over place-kicking duties in ‘08 46 Matt Hogan 6-1 196 Fr.-RS Keller, Texas (Keller) Kicked off and nailed PAT vs. NW State (9/5/09); Redshirted in ‘08 14 Ben Bell 6-0 175 Sr.-3L Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville) 232 career points; 9-9 PATs vs. Tulsa (11/15/08) KO 46 Matt Hogan 6-1 196 Fr.-RS Keller, Texas (Keller) Took over KO role vs. OSU (9/12) 80 Chase Turner 6-4 229 Sr.-2L Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood/Alvin CC) Kicked off twice against UTEP (10/3) P 80 Chase Turner 6-4 229 Sr.-2L Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood/Alvin CC) Set UH record with 45.5 avg in ‘08; Honorable Mention C-USA 16 Jordan Mannisto 6-1 210 So.-1L Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) 0 career punts LS 86 Brandon Hartson 6-3 250 Fr.-RS Fairfield, Texas (Fairfield) Recovered muffed punt vs. NW State (9/5/09); Redshirted in ‘08 94 Cory Johnson 6-0 230 So.-1L Richmond, Ohio (Edison) Played in 6 games in ‘08 H 7 Case Keenum 6-2 210 Jr.-2L Abilene, Texas (Wylie) Is the starting QB 80 Chase Turner 6-4 229 Sr.-2L Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood/Alvin CC) Played soccer at Hardin-Simmons; KOR 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) Averaging 23.3 in ‘09; 93-yd KOR TD vs. Tulsa (11/15); averaged 22.3 in ‘08 20 Devin Mays 5-11 173 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) Had 32-yd KOR vs. OSU (/12); JC transfer PR 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) Averaging 13.0 ypr.; has 168.0 all-purpose yds./game 20 Devin Mays 5-11 173 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) JC transfer

6 www.UHCougars.com HOW THE COUGARS WERE BUILT OFFENSE (51) Freshman (21) Sophomores (11) Juniors (11) Seniors(0) 5th Year Seniors (8) RB Jeremiah Alexander *RB Bryce Beall *OL Jaryd Anderson ***OL Carl Barnett WR Oge Anoliefo *WR Tyron Carrier **WR L.J. Castile **WR Chris Gilbert OL Jacolby Ashworth *WR Patrick Edwards WR James Cleveland ***OL Matt Hart OL James Burden QB Austin Elrod OL Jarve Dean TE Barry Laird TE Tyler Chambers WR Tarance Farmer *WR Kierrie Johnson ***WR Tim Monroe OL Ty Cloud *RB Justin Johnson **QB Case Keenum TE Fendi Onobun WR Gino Collins *WR E.J. Smith **RB Andre Kohn **WR Chaz Rodriguez RB Lewis Crawford WR Isaiah Sweeney **TE Wesley Scourten TE Brian Smelek WR A.J. Dugat *OL Chris Thompson **OL Jordan Shoemaker OL Kevin Forsch QB Cotton Turner WR Andrew Stewart QB Drew Hollingshead RB Marc Woods OL Roy Watts QB Crawford Jones OL Ralph Oragwu OL Blake Sargent RB Charles Sims OL Ari Tatum OL Ken Van Heule WR Marcus Williams WR Ronnie Williams RB Chris Wilson WR Demetrius Woods

DEFENSE (44) Freshman (17) Sophomores (11) Juniors (7) Seniors (4) 5th Year Seniors (5) CB Obinna Akujuobi S Ricardo Bates S Jacky Candy ***CB Carson Blackmon ***CB Brandon Brinkley CB Omar Amin NT Charles Foster CB Devin Mays DE A.J. Johnson **OLB C.J. Cavness LB George Bamfo *S Roisean Haynes **CB Loyce Means ***OLB Matt Nicholson LB Desmon Chatman S Thomas Bates *DT David Hunter *CB Jamal Robinson MLB Nicholas Thurston *DE Tyrell Graham DL Ameen Behbahani CB B.K. Johnson S Jeremy Smith **S Tim Mercer DT Tyrone Campbell *OLB Marcus McGraw **NT Isaiah Thompson DL Creighton Wells CB Chris Cermin *OLB John McIntyre LB Jeremy Uluocha OLB Kris Johnston DE Michael Ray DT Joseph Kelly *S Nick Saenz DE Kelvin King MLB Marlon Smith CB Jeffery Lewis DT Doug Winfield LB Jordan Magee DE Zeke Riser DE Radermon Scypion DT DeAnthony Sims OLB Phillip Steward DL Michael Young, Jr.

SPECIALISTS (6) Freshman (2) Sophomores (2) Juniors (0) Seniors (0) 5th Year Seniors (2) LS Brandon Hartson *LS Cory Johnson ***K Ben Bell K Matt Hogan *K/P Jordan Mannisto **P Chase Turner

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7 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS” O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. 1.000: Winning percentage against ranked teams by UH head coach Kevin Sumlin after the 45-35 win against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. He also has defeated 6: passes for sophomore quarterback Case Keenum during the 70-30 No. 23 East Carolina (41-24) and No. 24 Tulsa (70-30) in 2008. win over No. 24 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008... It was a career high for Keenum and the most touchdown passes in a game since Jimmy Klingler threw seven vs. Rice on Nov. 28, 1992. 1: Number of opponents on this year’s schedule that the Cougars will face for the first time in their history (Northwestern State on Sept. 5.) 6: Rank of running back Bryce Beall on the UH single-season rushing chart with 1,247 yards in 2008… He became the first freshman in school history to reach 1,000 1: Number of quarterbacks in FBS history who have recorded multiple 5,000-yard yards in one season. passing seasons during their careers… Texas Tech quarterback threw for 5,705 yards in 2007 and for 5,111 yards in 2008… UH quarterback Case Keenum looks 8: All-time bowl wins for the Cougars. Overall, Houston is 8-10-1 in postseason bowls. to become the second player to accomplish that feat. 8: Wins for the Cougars from 2008…. Led by head coach Kevin Sumlin, it was the 2: Number of Football Bowl Subdivision schools that have produced multiple quarter- most wins by a first-year head coach in school history. backs who have thrown for at least 5,000 yards in a season… Houston has produced (5,140 yards, 1990) and Case Keenum (5,020 yards, 2008)… Texas Tech leads 9 Times the Cougars will play on television this season. The Cougars faced Oklahoma State the way with three 5,000-yard quarterbacks in B.J. Symons (5,833 yards in 2003), Graham on Sept. 12 in a game televised by Fox Sports, played host to Texas Tech in a game broadcast Harrell (5,704 in 2007 and 5,111 in 2008) and Kliff Kingsbury (5,017 in 2002)… Ironically, by ESPN2 (Sept. 26) and will face Mississippi State on ESPN U on Oct. 10… The Cougars Kingsbury is now an offensive quality control coach for the Cougars. compete on CBS College Sports against Conference USA rivals Tulane (Oct. 17), SMU (Oct. 24) and at Tulsa (Nov. 7) and will play on CSS three times, facing Southern Miss (Oct. 31), Number of quarterback-running back- combinations in NCAA FBS history 2: Memphis (Nov. 21) and Rice (Nov. 28). that have recorded at least 5,000 passing yards, 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards… The Cougars’ combination of quarterback Case Keenum (5,020 yards), running Number of former Cougars playing or coaching in the NFL in 2009 with back Bryce Beall (1,247 rushing yards) and wide receiver Tyron Carrier (1,026 receiving 9: and Thomas Gafford with the joining , Washington yards) became only the second trio to accomplish that feat… They joined Tulsa’s Paul Smith Redskins; Rex Hadnot, ; Stanford Routt, Oakland Raiders; , (5,065 pass), Tarrion Adam (1,225 rush), Brennan Marion (1,244 receive), Trae Johnson ; Donnie Avery, St. Louis Rams; Sebastian Vollmer, New England (1,088 receive) and Charles Clay (1,024 receive) as the only group to reach that milestone. Patriots; head coach Wade Phillips, . Wins against ranked opponents by the Cougars in 2008… The Cougars smashed 2: Number of starters lost (Offense: 3; Defense: 6; Specialists: 0) for the Cougars in 2009. East Carolina on the road with a 41-24 decision on Sept. 27, 2008, and followed that with 9: a 70-30 win against Tulsa in Houston on Nov. 15, 2008… It was the first time since 1984 that the Cougars defeated multiple ranked teams in a single season. 10: Number of true freshmen that have played for the Cougars so far this season. The list includes NT Ameen Behbahani, DT Tyrone Campbell, TE Tyler Chambers, WR A.J. 2: Times the Cougars have captured the Conference USA Championship. Houston has Dugat, DE Kelvin King III, S Jeffery Lewis, DE Zeke Riser, DE Radermon Scypion, RB won both the 1996 and 2006 league titles. Charles Sims and LB Phillip Steward.

2: Times the Cougars face a team from the this season. The Cougars 10: Consecutive Saturdays that the Cougars will play during the 2009 regular season… defeated No. 5 Oklahoma State, 45-35, in Stillwater, Okla., on Sept. 12, and knocked off After enjoying their bye weekend on Sept. 19, the Cougars will play on 10 straight weekends Texas Tech 29-28 on Sept. 26 at Robertson Stadium. to close out the regular season.

3: Number of former Cougars now in the Hall of Fame with the induction 11: Home winning streak for the Cougars after a 29-28 win over Texas Tech on Sept. of this fall. He joins and in the illustrious hall. 26… UH has not lost on John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium since a 37-35 setback to C-USA rival East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007… That is the Cougars’ only home loss in 3: Consecutive 400-yard games by quarterback Case Keenum, after his 494-yard their last 17 home games. passing performance against Rice on Nov. 29, 2008. He became the first UH quarterback since Jimmy Klinger in 1992 to have three straight 400-yard games. 11: Jersey number worn by quarterback Andre Ware in 1989, the year he became the only Cougar to win the . 4:1: Ratio of -to-interceptions (44 TDs, 11 INTs) for quarterback Case Keenum in 2008. Keenum threw for four touchdowns in three games (Oklahoma State, Air 12: Tackles by freshman linebacker Phillip Steward during his collegiate debut Force and Tulane), five touchdowns in two games (Southern and Rice) and six against Tulsa. against Northwestern State in the season opener on Sept. 5, 2009.

5: Touchdown passes needed by quarterback Case Keenum to move past Andre Ware 12: Wins vs. zero losses against Division I-FCS teams after the Cougars claimed a 55-7 (75, 1987-89) and into third in the UH career records book. David Klingler holds the UH win against Northwestern State on Sept. 5 record with 91 touchdowns from 1988 to 1991. 13: Number of all-time wins against the Big 12. The Cougars are 13-18-1 (.421) against 5: Number of opponents (Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Southern Miss, Tulsa, Rice) on the Big 12 after a 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. the 2009 schedule who competed in a bowl game a year ago. 13: Streak of consecutive 300-yard games by quarterback Case Keenum to open the 6: Number of home games for the Cougars in 2009 at the friendly confines of John 2008 season, establishing a school record in the process. David Klingler held the previous 8 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS” record of eight straight 300-yard games in 1990. wins are the most victories UH has against any single opponent.

14: Career-high tackles by senior linebacker Matt Nicholson in a 45-20 win against 26: Length in yards of the return for a touchdown by junior cornerback C-USA rival UAB on Oct. 9, 2008. Jamal Robinson with 3:14 left in the 4th quarter against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, sealing the Cougars’ 45-35 win. 14: Deficit (21-7) that the Cougars overcame in its 44-38 win over SMU on Oct. 18, 2008. The Cougars also trailed by 12 points heading into the fourth quarter before outscoring 40: Games between blocked extra points after junior L.J. Castile blocked a PAT versus the Mustangs 21-3 in the final stanza. UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. Prior to Castile’s effort, the last blocked extra point was on Sept. 2, 2006, when Marquay Love blocked an extra point at Rice. 16-5: Conference USA record for the Cougars against teams from the West Divi- sion since C-USA went to the two-divisional format prior to the 2005 season. Houston’s 41: Number of returning lettermen (Offense: 19; Defense: 18; Specialists: 4) for the only losses during this stretch are in double at UTEP in 2005, a 2005 home loss Cougars from 2008. to SMU, a 2007 loss at Tulsa, a 56-42 setback at Rice on Nov. 29, 2008, and the 58-21 loss to UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. 42: Number of first downs generated by the Cougars in their 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. The total is a new UH record, breaking the old mark of 37 set against Tulsa 17: Number of returning starters (Offense: 8; Defense: 6; Specialists: 3) for the on Nov. 23, 1968. Cougars in 2009. 45.5: Punting average (41 punts, 1,864 yards) of punter Chase Turner in 2008. 17: Deficit (20-3) in the third quarter that the Cougars overcame in their 45-20 win His mark topped the previous single-0season record of 43.6 by Ken Hebert in 1967. over C-USA rival UAB on Oct. 9, 2008... It tied as the biggest comeback in UH history until the Cougars rallied from a 19-point deficit against C-USA rival UTEP in late November 2008. 47: Consecutive extra points converted by kicker Ben Bell before having his seventh PAT attempt against UCF on Oct. 28, 2006 blocked. Ironically, his last miss was against UCF 18: Years since the last time the Cougars were ranked in the Top 25 on Nov. 5, 2005. Bell finished the 2006 season 51-of-53 in PAT attempts. poll. Before being ranked No. 21 the week of Sept. 14, the last time Houston was ranked was in 1991, entering its Sept. 12 game against Miami (Fla.) at No. 10. 48: Games since the Cougars last returned a punt for a touchdown. On Oct. 22, 2005, Vincent Marshall returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown at Mississippi State. 19: Bowl games in which the Cougars have played after enjoying a 34-28 win against Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31, 2008. 50: Length of field goal by sophomore kicker Jordan Mannisto at the end of the first half against Texas Tech on Sept. 26... Mannisto became only the seventh player in UH history 19: Deficit (28-9) that the Cougars overcame in its 42-37 win over UTEP on Nov. 22, to boot a 50-yard field goal. 2008. It was the largest come-from-behind win in school history. 51: Number of completions by junior quarterback Case Keenum in 76 attempts 19: Number of lettermen lost (Offense: 6; Defense: 142; Specialists: 1) for the Cougars against UTEP on Oct. 3. His completions are a new UH record, eclipsing the 48 set by David from 2008. Klingler against SMU on Oct. 20, 1990.

20: Consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass by junior quarterback Case 53: Margin of victory against Texas Southern on Nov. 24, 2007, was the biggest since Keenum after he threw for five touchdowns against UTEP on Oct. 3. He topped the previous UH enjoyed a 63-7 win over -Lafayette on Oct. 3, 1992. school record of 18 held by Andre Ware from 1988 to 1991.0 55: Points scored by the Cougars in their season-opening win against Northwestern 21: Years between wins over top-10 teams after Cougars knocked off No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 5, 2009... Ironically, it was the Cougars’ same point total from the 2008 season State, 45-35, on Sept. 12, 2009... the last win over a top-10 team came on Nov. 12, 1988, opener against Southern, the first game of the Kevin Sumlin era. when UH beat No. 10 Wyoming, 34-10, in the Astrodome. 64: Years that the has competed in football including the 2009 31: Number of first downs via the pass in the 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009, season. eclipsing the old record of 27 set against Arizona State on Dec. 1, 1990. 67.4: Pass completion percentage of Case Keenum in 2008, completing 397- 22.4: Average margin of victory for the Cougars in 2008. of-589 passes. 25: Years between wins over top-5 teams after the Cougars knocked off No. 5 Oklahoma 68.5: 2007 pass completion percentage of Case Keenum, who completed 187-273 State, 45-35, on Sept. 12, 2009... the previous last win against a top-5 team came on Nov. passes en route to being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year. 10, 1984, when UH beat No. 3 Texas, 29-15, in Austin. 70: Total points scored by Houston against Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008, which was the most 25: Consecutive completions thrown by sophomore quarterback Case Keenum from since UH defeated Louisiana Tech, 73-3, on Aug. 31, 1991. the 4th quarter against UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008, through the first series against Rice on Nov. 29, 2008. His 25 straight completions over two games was the second-longest streak in 71:Career touchdown passes by quarterback Case Keenum… His total ranks fourth NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history. in UH career history, trailing Andre Ware (75), Kevin Kolb (85) and David Klingler (91).

25: Times the Cougars have defeated Rice after a 56-48 win on Oct. 13, 2007. The 25 71:23: Ratio of touchdowns-to-interceptions for quarterback Case Keenum 9 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS” during his UH career. Keenum threw for 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2007 and 44 touchdowns and 11 picks in 2008, and has 13 TDs and two INTs in 2009. 366: Yards passing for quarterback Case Keenum in the Cougars’ 45-35 win against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. 76: Number of pass attempts by junior quarterback Case Keenum against UTEP on Oct. 3, tying the school record held by David Klingler in a game versus SMU on Oct. 20, 397: Number of completions by quarterback Case Keenum in 2008, a school record. 1990. He set a UH record with his 51 completions. The previous record was 374 set by David Klingler in 1990.

78: Jersey number worn by defensive lineman Wilson Whitley in 1976, the year he 386.2: Passing yards per game averaged by quarterback Case Keenum in 2008. became the first Cougar to win the Lombardi Award. He finished second nationally in that category.

84: Distance of touchdown reception by sophomore wide receiver Kierrie Johnson at 403.2: Total offense yards per game averaged by quarterback Case Keenum in No.23 East Carolina on Sept. 27. It was the ninth-longest receiving TD in UH history. 2008. He finished as the national leader in that category, topping his closest competitor by more than 11 yards per game. 88.7: Percentage of the 2009 Houston roster that hails from the state of Texas. (93 of 105) 435: Passing yards by junior quarterback Case Keenum during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. 90: Career touchdowns responsible for (71 passing/19 rushing) by quarterback Case Keenum. He needs just four more to pass David Klingler and 17 to pass Kevin Kolb, who 536: Yards passing by junior quarterback Case Keenum against UTEP on Oct. 3, holds the school record of 106.. setting a career high in the process. Keenum became the first UH quarterback to top 500 yards passing since 1992 (Jimmy Klingler had 613 versus Rice), and his total is the fifth 93: Distance of kickoff return by freshman wide receiver Tyron Carrier vs. No. 24 Tulsa best in Houston history.... It was Keenum’s seventh career 400-yard game, passing Andre on Nov. 15, 2008. It was the sixth-longest return in UH history. Ware and into second for most in school history.

102: Points scored by running back Bryce Beall in 2008. With that total, he be- 544: Yards of total offense (536 passing/8 rushing) for quarterback Case Keenum came only the seventh UH player to reach that milestone and only the third non-kicker to in the 58-41 loss to UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. The total was the sixth best all-time in UH history accomplish the feat. and the first time since last season that a UH quarterback racked up at least 500 yards of total offense in a game. (Keenum had 513 in a 56-42 loss to Rice.) 147: Yards receiving by junior wide receiver James Cleveland in the Cougars’ 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. 1,026: Team-leading receiving yards by wide receiver Tyron Carrier in 2008 159.91: Passing efficiency rating of Case Keenum in 2008, as he completed 1,025: Passing yards needed by quarterback Case Keenum to reach 10,000 yards 397-of-589 passes for 5,020 yards and 44 touchdowns. during his career.. He has 8,975 after four games in 2009... Entering the 2009 season, only 52 FBS quarterbacks had reached that total during their careers. 160: Wins by former head coach Bill Yeoman from 1962 to 1986, the most in school history. 1,246: Yards rushing by Bryce Beall in 2008, becoming the first freshman in Houston history to top the century plateau in rushing. 198: Games since the Cougars last recorded a safety on Oct. 24, 1992 at Texas. 5,020: Passing yards by quarterback Case Keenum in 2008 to become only the 207: Games since the Cougars last returned a blocked punt for a touchdown. On second player in school history to reach 5,000 yards in a single season. Keenum fell just short Oct. 12, 1991, Zack Chatman recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Arkansas. of the UH record 5,140 thrown by David Klingler in 1990.

219: Consecutive passes thrown by sophomore quarterback Case Keenum without 5,241: Yards of total offense (5,020 pass/221 rush) in 2008 by quarterback Case an interception before tossing his first pick of the 2008 season in the fourth quarter against Keenum, moving past the previous record of 5,221 by David Klingler in 1990. Air Force. The impressive streak dated back to the second quarter against Conference USA rival Marshall on Nov. 17, 2007 and is the longest streak in Houston history. 32,114: Attendance during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, setting a facility record... It topped the previous best of 31,818 when the Cougars defeated 223: Games since the Cougars last shut out an opponent on the road. On Dec. 2, Southern Miss, 34-20, on Dec. 1 in the Conference USA Championship Game. 1989, the Cougars traveled over to Rice Stadium and posted a 64-0 shutout of the Owls. 32,000: Capacity of John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium, the Cougars’ 232: Points in his career scored by junior kicker Ben Bell after finishing with three home facility. points against UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008.

341: Yards of total offense needed by quarterback Case Keenum to reach 10,000 yards during his career.

357: All-time number of wins by the Houston Football program since 1946. 10 www.UHCougars.com QUARTERBACK JUNIOR • 2L #7 CASE KEENUM ABILENE, TEXAS WYLIE HS

• Davey O’Brien Player of the Week (Sept. 28) FBS Active Career Passing Efficiency Leaders • C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) 1. , Oklahoma Jr. 178.62 • Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) 2. , Florida Sr. 173.52 • C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) 3. , Boise State So. 161.91 • 2009 Watch List 4. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 157.26 • 2009 Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List 5. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 155.80 • 2009 Watch List 6. , Oklahoma State Sr. 155.29 • 2009 Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year 7. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 149.02 • 2008 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year 8. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 148.41 • 2008 All-Conference USA Second Team 8. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Jr. 145.70 • 2007 CollegeFootballNews.com 10. Robert Griffin, Baylor So. 142.19 Freshman All-America Honorable FBS Active Career Completion Percentage Leaders Mention 1. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 70.30 • 2007 The 2. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 69.46 Freshman All-America 3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 68.62 Honorable Mention 4. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 67.91 • 2007 C-USA Freshman of 5. Riley Skinner, Wake Forest Sr. 67.54 the Year (Coaches) 6. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Jr. 66.88 • 2007 C-USA Freshman of the 7. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan Sr. 65.91 Year (Media) 8. Tim Tebow, Florida SR Sr. 65.69 • 2007 All-Conference USA 9. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 65.01 Honorable Mention (Coaches) 10. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 64.53 • 2007 C-USA All-Freshmen Team (Coaches) FBS Active Career Passing Yards Per Game Leaders • 2007 C-USA All-Freshmen 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 299.2 Team (Media) 2. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 297.0 • Walter Camp Offensive 3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 273.7 Player of the Week (Nov. 4. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 264.1 16, 2008) 5. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 261.3 • CollegeSportsReport.com 6. , SMU So. 255.2 FBS National Performer of the 7. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 253.0 Week (Sept. 24, 2007) 8. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan Sr. 251.5 • Six-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week 9. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP Jr. 251.4 • 2008 Conference USA All-Academic Team 10. Austin Davis, Southern Miss So. 238.5 UNDER CENTER Case Keenum returns in 2009 as one of the FBS Active Career Total Yards Per Game Leaders nation’s top quarterbacks and a legitimate Heis- 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 322.0 2. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 301.9 man Trophy candidate. Keenum entered his junior 3. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan Sr. 294.8 year ranked among the nation’s best in several career 4. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 282.8 Football Bowl Subdivision categories, including passing 5. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 282.8 efficiency, completion percentage, passsing yards per 7. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 275.6 game, total yards per game, TDs responsible for and comple- 8. Austin Davis, Southern Miss So. 270.2 tions and attempts per game. 9. Matt Grothe, USF Sr. 258.9 Here is where Keenum ranks entering the Mississippi State 10. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 258.9 game on Oct. 10: STARTING IT UP AGAIN After throwing for at least Keenum’s Career Statistics 300 yards in all but one game in Passing Rushing Year GP Att. Comp. INT Pct. Yards TD Lg Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg 2008, junior quarterback Case 2007 13 273 187 10 68.5 2,259 14 86 103 412 4.0 9 22 Keenum picked up where he left 2008 13 589 397 11 67.4 5,020 44 84 76 221 2.9 7 37 2009 4 210 144 2 68.6 1,696 13 45 18 51 2.8 3 17 off with 359 yards in the Cougars’ Totals 30 1,072 728 23 67.9 8,975 70 86 197 684 3.5 19 37 season-opening win against Keenum’s Career Total Offense Statistics Northwestern State on Sept. 5. Year GP Plays Rush Pass Total TDR Keenum reached that mark 2007 13 290 412 2,259 2,671 23 in just more than a half of play 2008 13 665 221 5,020 5,241 51 2009 4 228 51 1,696 1,747 16 after helping stake the Cougars Totals 30 1,269 684 8,975 9,659 90 to a 41-0 lead at halftime. 11 www.UHCougars.com #7 CASE KEENUM UH Career Records On Sept. 12, at No. 5 Oklahoma State Keenum topped 300 yards again, this time tossing for 366 yards in leading Pass Completions the Cougars to a 45-35 upset of the Cowboys. Keenum fol- Player, Years Complete lowed up with 435 yards against Texas Tech (Sept. 26) and a 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 964 career-best 536 at UTEP on Oct. 3. 2. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 786 3. Case Keenum, 2007- 728 In 2008, Keenum reached the 300-yard mark in the first 12 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 726 games before falling short against Air Force during the Bell ALL-TIME NCAA FBS 5,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS 5. , 1993-96 683 Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. However, that milestone was 6. André Ware, 1987-89 660 forgotten after he led the Cougars to their first bowl victory B .J. Symons Texas Tech 5,833 2003 in nearly three . Graham Harrell Texas Tech 5,705 2007 Pass Attempts Hawai’i 5,549 2006 Player, Years Attempts With his 13-game streak, Keenum set a school record BYU 5,188 1990 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 1,565 for most consecutive games with at least 300 yards pass- 2. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 1,388 David Klingler Houston 5,140 1990 ing, eclipsing the record of eight David Klingler had set Graham Harrell Texas Tech 5,111 2008 3. David Klingler, 1988-91 1,262 from Sept. 8 to Oct. 27, 1990. The NCAA record for most 4. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 1,192 Paul Smith Tulsa 5,065 2007 5. André Ware, 1987-89 1,074 300-yard games in a season is 14, established by Tulsa’s Case Keenum Houston 5,020 2008 6. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,072 Paul Smith in 2007. Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech 5,017 2002

Passing Yards KREEPING KLOSER TO KOLB Schools with 5,000-Yard Single-Season Passers Player, Years Yards With another 300-yard performance against UTEP on Oct. 1. 3 Texas Tech (done four times) 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 12,964 2. 2 Houston 2. David Klingler, 1988-91 9,430 3, junior quarterback Case Keenum now has 17 300-yard 3. 1 Hawai’i 3. Case Keenum, 2007- 8,975 passing performances during his career. 1 BYU 4. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 8,694 That total moved him out of a second-place tie with David 1 Tulsa 5. André Ware, 1987-89 8,202 Klingler for the second-most all-time, and into another tie, 6. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 7,112 this one with his former teammate Kevin Kolb, who threw Quarterbacks with Multiple 5,000-Yard Seasons Touchdown Passes for 17 300-yard games from 2003 to 2006. 1. Graham Harrell Texas Tech Player, Years TDs Here are the school’s all-time leaders in 300-yard pass- 1. David Klingler, 1988-91 91 ing games: senting players from the NCAA FCS Subdivision, Divisions II, 2. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 85 III, and the NAIA. 3. André Ware, 1987-89 75 4. Case Keenum, 2007- 71 UH All-Time 300-Yard Passing Performances 5. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 46 t-1. 17 Kevin Kolb 2003-06 NCAA ATTEMPTS, COMPLETIONS HAS A KEENUM FLAIR 17 Case Keenum 2007- Entering this weekend’s game at Mississippi State, junior Plays 3. 16 David Klingler 1989-91 quarterback Case Keenum also is ranked among the FBS ac- Player, Years Plays 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 2,037 4. 14 Andre Ware 1987-88 tive career leaders in both passing attempts and comple- 2. Jason McKinley, 1997-00 1,533 t-5. 9 Jimmy Klingler 1992-93 tions. 3. David Klingler, 1988-91 1,432 Jason McKinley 1997-2000 Keenum ranks 11th in attempts with 1,072 and is the 4. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 1,284 5. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,269 leading junior on the list. The leader is Central Michigan’s 6. Gerald Landry, 1983-86 1,260 Keenum Selected as Nominee for Allstate Dan LeFevour who has 1,455 attempts during his four-year 7. André Ware, 1987-89 1,183 AFCA Good Works Team career. Junior quarterback Case Keenum was recently nominat- As for completions, Keenum ranks seventh and is the TDs Responsible For ed for the Allstate Coaches Association top junior on the list. With 30 games under his belt, Kee- Player, Years TDs Good Works Team, which honors college football players 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 106 num has 728 completions and is averaging 24.3 per game, who make outstanding contributions in the areas of volun- 2. David Klingler, 1988-91 93 which leads all FBS quarterbacks. teerism and civic involvement. 3. Case Keenum, 2007- 90 Again, the leader in this category is LeFevour with 959. 4. André Ware, 1987-89 81 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominees distinguish 5. Gary Mullins, 1969-71 52 themselves among the more than 50,000 student-athletes participating in the sport at all four-year collegiate institu- KEENUM KREATES POINTS Career Passing Efficiency Either with his arm or his legs, junior quarterback Case Player, Years Comp-Att Yards TD INT Rating tions through off-the-field accomplishments. 1. Case Keenum, 2007- 728-1,072 8,975 71 23 155.8 The total of 106 nominations submitted by sports infor- Keenum can find ways to get into the endzone. 2. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 964-1,565 12,964 85 31 145.2 mation directors across the country on behalf of their teams After just four games Keenum has rushed for three 3. André Ware, 1987-89 660-1,074 8,202 75 28 143.5 surpasses all previous single-season nominee totals in the scores and thrown for 13 touchdowns. He is responsible 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 726-1,262 9,430 91 38 138.0 for 96 points so far in 2009, an average of 24.00 per game. 5. Dick Woodall, 1965-67 106-219 1,836 15 10 132.3 18-year history of the award. The 2009 class of nominees represents 41 states, including Washington, D.C., and 45 Total Offense college athletic conferences. 2009 Points Responsible For Leaders Player, Years Games Plays Rush Pass Total From these nominees, a special voting panel consist- Rk. Player, Team Cl. Pts Avg./gm 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 50 2,037 751 12,964 13,715 ing of former Good Works Team members and prominent 1. Case Keenum, Houston Sr. 96 24.00 2. David Klingler, 1988-91 32 1,432 -103 9,430 9,327 2. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. 90 22.50 3. Case Keenum, 2007- 30 1,269 684 8,975 9,659 college football media members will be responsible for 4. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 44 1,533 -417 8,694 8,277 selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams - one composed 3. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Sr. 110 22.00 5. André Ware, 1987-89 27 1,183 -144 8,202 8,058 of players from the NCAA FBS and a combined team repre- 4. , Missouri So. 78 19.50 5. Five tied with 18.00 12 www.UHCougars.com #7 CASE KEENUM KEENUM’S TD NUMBERS ADDING UP besides the Tulsa contest, that Keenum was unable to throw Junior quarterback Case Keenum threw for 44 touch- a touchdown pass was the Oct. 13, 2007, 56-48 win over 2009 FBS Single Game Performances downs as a sophomore last season and already has 13 in archrival Rice. Total Offense four games in 2009. Player Opp. Date Yards Overall, he enters the Mississippi State game with 71 BACK-TO-BACK WEEKS FOR KEENUM 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 544 career passing touchdowns, a total that ranks him eighth Accolades and junior quarterback Case Keenum have 2. Greg Alexander, Hawaii UNLV Sept. 19 494 nationally among active FBS quarterbacks. gone hand-in-hand so far in 2009. 3. Greg Alexander, Hawaii Wash. St. Sept. 12 464 4. Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 462 Here are the latest NCAA statistical rankings. Keenum received back-to-back Honorable Mention for 5. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Rice Sept. 12 457 the Quarterback Performer of the Week from the College Rk. Team Games TDs TDs/gm Football Performance Awards. Total Plays 1. Colt McCoy, Texas 43 94 2.19 Keenum is the only quarterback to have received the Player Opp. Date Plays 2. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 29 87 3.00 recognition in both Week 1 and Week 2. 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 79 3. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan 37 84 2.27 t-2. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 71 4. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 44 83 1.88 , Bowling Green Marshall Sept. 19 71 A REPEAT PERFORMANCE 4. Zac Dysert, Miami, Ohio Kent St. Sept. 26 70 5. Todd Reesing, Kansas 33 77 2.33 t-5. Diondre Borel, Utah State Texas A&M Sept. 19 69 6. Tim Tebow, Florida 45 73 1.62 In 2008, quarterback Case Keenum was ranked in the Top 10 in total offense, passing yards per game and passing Jameel Sewell, Virginia S. Miss Sept. 19 69 7. Max Hall, BYU 31 72 2.32 Cody Hawkins, Colorado Toledo Sept. 11 69 8. Case Keenum, Houston 30 71 2.37 efficiency all season. 8. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Arkansas Oct. 3 68 9. Rusty Smith, Fla. Atlantic 42 67 1.60 So far in 2009, the reigning FBS Total Offense leader is t-9. Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 66 10. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP 29 61 2.10 off to the same start. Tyler Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 66 As of Oct. 4, Keenum ranks first in both total offense and Zac Dysert, Miami, Ohio Cincinnati Oct. 3 66 KEENUM MAKES THEM COUNT passing yards per game, and is 17th in passing efficiency Despite being only a part-time starter as a freshman in with four solid games under his belt. Passing Yards Player Opp. Date Yards 2007, junior quarterback Case Keenum has put up impres- 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 536 sive numbers in more than two years. 2009 FBS Total Offense Leaders 2. Greg Alexander, Hawaii UNLV Sept. 19 477 As of Oct. 4, he ranked fifth in career TDs responsible for: Rk. Player, School Cl. Yards Avg/gm 3. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Rice Sept. 12 456 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 1,747 436.75 4. Greg Alexander, Hawaii Wash. St. Sept. 12 453 FBS Active Career Leaders TDs Responsible For 2. Greg Alexander, Hawaii Sr. 1,536 384.00 5. Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 435 Rk. Player, School Cl. Gms TDR 3. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. 1,505 376.25 Pass Completions t-1. Tim Tebow, Florida Sr. 45 121 4. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Sr. 1,829 365.80 5. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Jr. 1,701 340.20 Player Opp. Date Comp. Dan LeFevour, Central Mich Sr. 44 121 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 51 3. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 43 112 6. Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. Jr. 1,279 319.75 2. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 46 4. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 29 92 7. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri So. 1,241 310.25 3. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Marshall Sept. 19 43 5. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 30 90 8. , Cincinnati Sr. 1,534 306.80 4. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 41 t-6. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan Sr. 37 88 9. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 1,226 306.50 5. Bo Levi Mitchell, SMU Wash. State Sept. 19 40 Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 33 88 10. , Florida State Jr. 1,529 305.80 6. Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 38 t-8. Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State Sr. 37 78 Max Hall, BYU Sr. 31 78 2009 FBS Passing Yardage Leaders Pass Attempts 10. Matt Grothe, USF Sr. 42 75 Rk. Player, School Cl. Yards Avg/gm Player Opp. Date Att. 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 76 1 Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 1,696 424.00 2. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 67 A STREAK FOR KEENUM 2. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Jr. 1,817 363.40 3. Cody Hawkins, Colorado Toledo Sept. 11 64 With five touchdown passes at UTEP on Oct. 3, junior 3. Greg Alexander, Hawaii Jr. 1,433 358.25 t-4. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 62 quarterback Case Keenum threw a touchdown in his 20th 4. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Sr. 1,704 340.80 Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Marshall Sept. 19 62 5. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. 1,306 326.50 6. Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 58 consecutive game, adding to his UH record. 6. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jr. 1,544 308.80 He recently broke out of a tie with Andre Ware (1988-89) 7. Bo Levi Mitchell, SMU So. 1,219 304.75 for the school record at 18. 8. Tony Pike, Cincinnati Sr. 1,493 298.60 The last time Keenum did not find the end zone via the 9. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Sr. 1,455 291.00 pass came on Nov. 10, 2007, in a 56-7 loss at Tulsa. As a 10. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri So. 1,161 290.25 matter of fact, Keenum has at least one touchdown pass in 28 of the 30 games he has played in. The only other game, 13 www.UHCougars.com GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2009 #7 CASE KEENUM Passing Total Offense Opponent C A I Yds. TD Lg Plays Yds. TDR NW State 23 30 1 359 4 35 32 359 5 Oklahoma State 32 46 1 366 3 32 51 382 4 Texas Tech 38 58 1 435 1 45 66 462 2 UTEP 51 76 0 536 5 25 79 544 5 Miss. State Tulane SMU Southern Miss Tulsa UCF Memphis Rice Totals 144 210 2 1,696 13 45 228 1,747 16

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CONFERENCE USA CAREER LEADERS Passing Total Offense Opponent A C I Yds. TD Lg Plays Yds. TD TOTAL OFFENSE 70 J.P. Losman, Tulane, 2000-03 61.6 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 Southern 43 33 0 392 5 36 46 384 5 Plays 64 Dustin Almond, Southern Miss, 2002-05 61.4 , Louisville, 1996-99 Oklahoma State 61 35 0 387 4 27 70 468 4 60 Jeff Kelly, Southern Miss, 1998-01 61.1 Patrick Pinkney, East Carolina, 2005- Air Force 57 34 1 362 4 28 67 437 4 2,037 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 59 Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP, 2007- 60.5 Martin Hankins, Memphis, 2006-07 Colorado State 55 38 3 385 3 35 60 380 3 1,857 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 East Carolina 45 37 1 401 3 84 54 424 3 60.2 Bernard Morris, Marshall, 2005-07 1,836 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 UAB 35 26 0 360 2 70 39 350 3 60.1 , Louisville, 1999-02 1,791 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 PASSING SMU 36 28 1 404 2 43 38 412 2 Curtis Zervic, Army, 2000-01 Marshall 41 22 2 317 2 59 49 322 2 1,748 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 Attempts 60.0 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 Tulane 40 29 1 384 4 49 43 383 4 1,685 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 1,679 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 Tulsa 37 24 0 402 6 66 41 445 7 1,575 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 1,565 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 UTEP 51 41 0 480 3 62 58 475 5 1,533 Jason McKinley, Houston, 1997-00 1,556 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 Passing Yards Rice 54 30 1 494 5 53 55 496 5 1,507 , Tulane, 1998-01 12,964 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 Air Force 33 22 1 252 1 40 36 248 3 1,469 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 Totals 589 397 11 5,020 44 84 665 5,241 51 1,506 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 1,388 Jason McKinley, Houston, 1997-00 12,541 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 1,501 , UAB, 2002-05 1,387 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 11,453 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 1,478 James Pinkney, East Carolina, 2003-06 1,355 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 10,639 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 2007 1,314 Dustin Almond, Southern Miss, 2002-05 1,258 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 10,215 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 Passing Total Offense 1,270 Jeff Kelly, Southern Miss, 1998-01 1,246 Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2002-05 9,886 Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2002-05 9,785 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 Opponent A C I Yds. TD Lg Plays Yds. TD 1,269 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 1,189 James Pinkney, East Carolina, 2003-06 Oregon 27 14 1 179 1 86 36 226 1 1,224 J.P. Losman, Tulane, 2000-03 1,180 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 9,205 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 Tulane 21 13 2 185 1 47 24 180 1 1,169 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 9,029 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 Colorado State 22 18 0 197 2 32 34 254 4 East Carolina 11 6 2 95 1 64 13 91 1 Yards Gained 1,052 Dustin Almond, Southern Miss, 2002-05 8,975 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 8,964 Jason McKinley, Houston, 1997-00 Alabama 17 11 2 132 1 30 27 166 2 13,715 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 996 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 8,596 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 Rice 18 15 1 156 0 26 23 186 1 12,129 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 987 J.P. Losman, Tulane, 2000-03 UAB 16 11 0 100 1 18 24 147 2 8,173 James Pinkney, East Carolina, 2003-06 11,661 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 975 Jeff Kelly, Southern Miss, 1998-01 UTEP 20 13 0 116 1 25 30 188 3 7,373 Shaun King, Tulane, 1996-98 11,526 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 SMU 27 19 0 264 2 49 40 321 2 7,342 Dustin Almond, Southern Miss, 2002-05 Tulsa 15 12 1 81 0 22 23 105 0 11,304 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 Completions Marshall 32 24 1 298 2 62 40 342 3 10,634 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 1,031 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 Texas Southern 9 8 0 121 1 31 11 132 2 10,238 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 964 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 Touchdown Passes TCU 38 23 0 335 1 67 51 332 1 9,978 Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2002-05 880 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 99 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 Totals 273 187 10 2,259 14 86 290 2,259 23 9,659 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 832 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 85 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 9,161 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 808 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 84 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 9,007 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 798 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 82 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 8,563 James Pinkney, East Carolina, 2003-06 787 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 81 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 8,432 Shaun King, Tulane, 1996-98 786 Jason McKinley, Houston, 1997-00 78 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 8,277 Jason McKinley, Houston, 1997-00 728 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 74 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 7,593 Dustin Almond, Southern Miss, 2002-05 694 Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2002-05 72 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 687 James Pinkney, East Carolina, 2003-06 71 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- TD Responsibility 685 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 68 Shaun King, Tulane, 1996-98 60 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 125 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 666 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 J.P. Losman, Tulane, 2000-03 109 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 571 Jeff Kelly, Southern Miss, 1998-01 58 Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP, 2007- 106 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 570 J.P. Losman, Tulane, 2000-03 55 Jordan Palmer, UTEP, 2005-06 93 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 Lester Ricard, Tulane, 2003-06 90 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- Completion Percentage 87 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 67.9 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 84 Shaun King, Tulane, 1996-98 66.0 Stefan LeFors, Louisville, 2004 83 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 63.9 Kyle Israel, UCF, 2005-06 Dave Ragone, Louisville, 1999-02 63.0 Chuck Clements, Houston, 1996 81 David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998-01 62.6 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 77 Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2002-05 62.5 Jordan Palmer, UTEP, 2005-06 73 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 1998-01 62.0 Justin Willis, SMU, 2006-07 14 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FIN AL NON-CONFERENCE TILT ranked in at least one national poll. SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES For the fourth and final time this season, the Cougars As exciting as the win was, it should be nothing new for 100-Yard Rushing Games take on an opponent outside of Conference USA, traveling Cougar fans. With victory against Oklahoma State, the Cou- Bryce Beall (6-0) into SEC territory to take on Mississippi State this Saturday gars posted their third straight win against a ranked team, Date Opponent Att. Yds. TD W/L in Starkville. dating back to 2008. It was the first time that the Cougars 12/31/08 Air Force 22 135 1 W 11/22/08 UTEP 19 167 1 W Riding two straight wins over the Bulldogs in 2003 and reeled off a three-game winning streak against ranked 11/8/08 Tulane 21 176 2 W 2005, the Cougars enter the game with an 8-6 advantage in teams since the 1978 squad won four consecutive games. 10/18/08 SMU 22 105 3 W the head-to-head series. Houston has posted a 4-3 record It also was the first win by a Conference USA school 10/9/08 UAB 12 107 1 W against MSU in Starkville. against a top-5 team since 2002 and was the second- 9/27/08 East Carolina 21 130 2 W With three wins over three non-league foes already in highest ranked team that any C-USA school has defeated 100-Yard Receiving Games 2009, the Cougars will look to go undefeated outside con- since the league’s inception in 1995 (Louisville defeated No. L.J. Castile (0-1) ference play for the first time since the 1990 season, when 4 Florida State in September 2002. Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 11/29/08 Rice 5 144 3 L Houston knocked off UNLV (37-9), Eastern Washington (84- 21) and Arizona State (62-45) en route to a 10-1 record and STILL AMONG THE BEST Tyron Carrier (5-3) a No. 10 final ranking in the Associated Press poll. With the loss to UTEP on Oct. 3, the Cougars dropped Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L Houston has posted just four undefeated marks in non- to 84-29-3 (.737) when ranked among the top-25 in the 10/3/09 at UTEP 11 115 1 L 9/26/09 Texas Tech 8 104 0 W conference play in its history: all 3-0 marks in 1990, 1989, Associated Press poll. 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma State 7 111 1 W 1988 and 1979. The Cougars also improved to 82-28-3 (.739) all-time 11/29/08 Rice 6 101 1 L when ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll. 11/22/08 UTEP 9 141 1 W TAKING ON THE SEC Sept. 26th’s game versus Texas Tech was the first time 11/15/08 Tulsa 6 127 2 W 10/28/08 Marshall 6 104 0 L One conference the Cougars have not been shy to face that the Cougars appeared as a ranked team in front of the 10/9/08 UAB 7 108 1 W has been the Southeastern Conference. Saturday’s matchup hometown fans at Robertson Stadium. with the Bulldogs marks the 67th time Houston has faced James Cleveland (0-1) an SEC team. STREAKING AT THE ROB Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 10/3/09 at UTEP 14 147 2 L The last SEC team faced by Houston was Alabama in 2007, Entering the UTEP game on Oct. 3, the Houston Cougars a game the Crimson Tide held onto for a 30-24 win. have won 11 straight home games dating back to the 2007 Patrick Edwards (2-1) Overall, Houston is 19-45-1 against the SEC, with the season. Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 10/18/08 at SMU 5 103 1 W last win coming in 2005 against Mississippi State, 28-16, The streak is the second-longest home winning streak in 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 11 146 1 W in Starkville. school history and is the longest home winning streak for 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 8 106 0 L The Cougars have faced every member of the SEC except Houston in Robertson Stadium. for Vanderbilt (played current SEC member Arkansas 18 times The longest home win streak for the Cougars is 15 games, Kierrie Johnson (1-1) Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L prior to the Razorbacks joining the SEC.) set over the span of four seasons (1988-91). The 1972-73 11/29/06 Rice 6 142 1 L Here is how the Cougars have fared against the SEC: and the 1977-78 teams each won 10 straight home games 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 4 104 1 W during their respective seasons. Team W L T Pct. Here are the home winning streaks and who stopped it: Charles Sims (2-0) Alabama 0 10 0 .000 Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L Auburn 1 5 0 .1667 9/26/09 Texas Tech 10 122 0 W Florida 1 3 0 .250 Streak Year(s) Who Stopped It 9/5/09 Northwestern St. 6 128 1 W Georgia 2 1 1 .625 15 1988-1991 Oct. 5, 1991, 38-21 to Baylor Kentucky 2 0 0 1.000 11 2007- 300-Yard Passing Games LSU 1 2 0 .333 10 1972-73 Sept. 21, 1973, 20-3 to Miami (Fla.) Case Keenum (10-7) Ole Miss 3 15 0 .167 10 1977-78 Nov. 10, 1978, 21-13 to Texas Date Opponent A-C-I Yds. TD W/L Mississippi State 8 6 0 .571 9 1965-66 Nov. 26, 1966, 14-13 to Memphis 10/3/09 at UTEP 76-51-0 536 5 L 9/26/09 Texas Tech 58-38-1 435 1 W South Carolina 0 1 0 .000 9 1969-70 Oct. 24, 1970, 31-21 to Alabama Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma St. 46-32-1 366 3 W 9 1971-72 Sept. 16, 1972, 33-28 to Arizona State TOTALS 19 45 1 .300 9/5/09 Northwestern St. 30-23-0 359 4 W 11/29/08 Rice 54-30-1 494 5 L 11/22/08 UTEP 51-41-0 480 3 W DROPPING FROM THE POLLS ANYTHING BUT A YAWNER Although it came at a late hour, nobody was able to fall 11/15/08 Tulsa 37-24-0 402 6 W For the first time since the opening two weeks, the 11/8/08 Tulane 40-29-1 384 4 W Cougars find themselves outside of the two national polls asleep during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on 10/28/08 Marshall 41-22-2 317 2 L after their 58-41 loss to UTEP on Oct. 3. Sept. 26 at Robertson Stadium. 10/18/08 SMU 36-28-1 404 2 W Junior quarterback Case Keenum’s 7-yard touchdown 10/9/08 UAB 36-24-0 360 2 W The Cougars still are receiving votes in both polls, and 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 45-37-1 401 3 W plunge with 49 second remaining in the game gave the would be ranked 27th in the Associated Press and 30th in 9/20/08 at Colorado State 54-37-3 380 3 L the USA Today Coaches Poll. Cougars the lead for good and helped lead the team to their 9/13/08 vs. Air Force 57-34-1 362 4 L 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 61-35-0 387 4 L With their win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, the Cougars fourth straight win. The game, which was broadcast live on ESPN2 did not 8/30/08 Southern 43-33-0 392 5 W had risen in both national polls. UH rose to No. 12 in the Sept. 12/28/07 TCU 38-22-0 335 1 L 27 Associated Press poll, up from No. 17, and moved up eight kickoff until 8:26 p.m., and did not finish until 12:08 a.m., spaces to No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches poll Sunday. According to the best UH records, it was only the started. The Cougars joined the Associated Press poll on Sept. 13 fourth time in school history that a game was played dur- following their 45-35 win at No. 5/6 Oklahoma State. It was ing two days. WHAT A NIGHT the first time since Sept. 17, 1991, that the Cougars were It also was the fifth-latest time that a Cougar game has The Cougars enjoyed a record-setting night during their 15 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. A crowd of 32,114 TOUGH TO BEAT AT THE ROB Top 10 Crowds at Robertson Stadium watched the Cougars improved to 3-0 in 2009 in a game that Since the beginning of the 2006 season, the Cougars have 1. 32,114 Sept. 26, 2009 Texas Tech W, 29-28 2. 31,818 Dec. 1, 2006 Southern Miss W, 34-20 lasted beyond midnight. taken advantage of playing at home in John O’Quinn Field t-3. 31,784 Sept. 22, 2001 Texas L, 26-53 It was the largest crowd in the history of Robertson at Robertson Stadium. 31,784 Sept. 4, 1999 Rice W, 28-3 5. 28,260 Sept. 23, 2006 Oklahoma State W, 34-25 Stadium, topping the previous record of 31,818 against After its 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, 2009, 6. 27,302 Sept. 16, 2006 Grambling State W, 42-22 Southern Miss during the 2006 Conference USA Champion- the Cougars have posted a 19-2 record at home. Even more 7. 26,555 Aug. 30, 2008 Southern W, 55-3 ship game on Dec. 1, 2006. impressive, the Cougars’ margin of victory in those 19 wins 8. 26,514 Oct. 13, 2007 Rice W, 56-48 9. 26,233 Sept. 20, 2003 Mississippi State W, 42-35 is a remarkable 22.3 points per game 10. 25,355 Aug. 30, 2003 Rice W, 48-14 TAKING ON (AND OUT) THE BCS Also, UH came within seven points of winning the two For the first time since 2006, the Cougars were able to games it dropped: CAPTAINS NAMED knock off a school from a BCS conference, beating then No. After the final scrimmage of the 2009 fall camp, head 5/6 Oklahoma State 45-35 on Sept. 12. Ironically, the last Date Opponent Result +/- coach Kevin Sumlin named the 2009 Houston Cougar BCS win prior to the Sept. 12 victory came against OSU in 9/9/06 Tulane W, 45-7 +38 captains, as selected by the entire squad. 2006. 9/16/06 Grambling State W, 42-22 +20 OFFENSE Houston followed that BCS win with a 29-28 victory over 9/23/06 Oklahoma State W, 34-25 +9 Senior Center Carl Barnett (Dickinson, Texas)---Has 10/7/06 UL Lafayette L, 28-31 -3 Texas Tech on Sept. 26. started every game of his sophomore and junior season... 10/21/06 UTEP W, 34-17 +17 twice named to the Rimington Award Watch List (2008, The Cougars other two BCS wins came against Missis- 10/28/06 UCF W, 51-31 +20 sippi State in 2003 at home and 2005 in Starkville, Miss. 11/4/06 Tulsa W, 27-10 +17 2009)...recently named to the 2009 Lombardi Award Watch Houston has one more opportunity this season: this week 12/1/06 Southern Miss W, 34-20 +14 List. against Mississippi State. 9/22/07 Colorado State W, 38-27 +11 Junior Quarterback Case Keenum (Abilene, Tex- Houston’s four BCS wins ranks eighth-best among non- 9/29/07 East Carolina L, 35-37 -2 as)---2008 FBS National Leader in Total Offense...two-year BCS schools. Here are the other BCS Busters: 10/13/07 Rice W, 56-48 +8 starter at quarterback...named to the preseason watch lists 10/4/07 SMU W, 38-28 +10 for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, Manning Award Rk. Wins Team 11/17/07 Marshall W, 35-28 +7 and Maxwell Award. 1. 14 Utah 11/24/07 Texas Southern W, 59-6 +53 DEFENSE 8/20/08 Southern W, 55-3 +52 2. 13 Navy Sophomore Linebacker Marcus McGraw (Arlington, 3. 12 TCU 10/8/08 UAB W, 45-20 +25 11/8/08 Tulane W, 42-14 +28 Texas) – Started all 13 games last year as a true freshman... 4. 9 Fresno State led the team in tackles last season...named to the Conference t-5. 8 BYU 11/15/08 Tulsa W, 70-30 +40 USA All-Freshman Squad in 2008 8 Hawai’i 11/22/08 UTEP W, 42-37 +5 7. 6 East Carolina 9/5/09 Northwestern State W, 55-7 +48 Senior Linebacker Matt Nicholson (Plano, Texas)--- t-8. 5 Houston 9/26/09 Texas Tech W, 29-28 +1 Former walk on who has earned a scholarship and a starting Toledo position...a two-year starter for the Cougars...overcame knee t-10. 4 Bowling Green I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER injury in 2008 to regain starting spot on defense. New Mexico After his breakthrough 2008 season, junior quarterback The Cougars will name Special Teams captains prior to Boise State Case Keenum is getting plenty of preseason recognition. each game. Northern Illinois Keenum has been named to the Watch Lists of the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, Maxwell Award and the Man- VS. THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE STARTING OFF ning Award. He also is a consensus Conference USA Preseason The Cougars earned their second straight win against a With three straight wins to open the season, the Offensive Player of the Year. Big 12 Conference opponent with their 29-28 win against Cougars started 3-0 for only the 11th time in their history Even more impressive, he was named by College Football Texas Tech on Sept. 26. and their first since the Conference USA championship News as one of the Top 25 Heisman Trophy contenders, It also was the program’s second straight win against a season of 2006. ranking No. 19. Big 12 school in as many games and marked the first time On 10 of the 11 occasions Houston finished the season since 1989-90 that the Cougars knocked won back-to-back with a winning record, and UH concluded the year with a DUAL THREAT games against current members of the Big 12 Conference. bowl appearance five times. Although he is listed as a running back on the roster, During the last six seasons the Cougars have played the Here are the other quick starts in Houston history: freshman running back Charles Sims may as well be listed Big 12 four times, knocking off Oklahoma State twice but as a wide receiver in 2009. falling to Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl as well as Oklahoma Season Season Through four games, the Houston native and Westbury in Norman. Year Start Ends Postseason 1947 3-0 3-8 None High product is fourth on the team in receptions with 24 and is second on the squad with 339 receiving yards. He also has Team W L T Pct. 1958 3-0 5-4 None Baylor 13 14 1 .482 1966 4-0 8-2 None a receiving average of 14.1 yards per reception. Colorado 0 1 0 .000 1967 3-0 7-3 None He posted 10 catches for 122 yards in the Cougars’ 29-29 Kansas 0 3 0 .000 1973 6-0 11-1 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. Missouri 1 1 0 .500 1979 8-0 11-1 However, that was his second 100-yard receiving game Nebraska 1 0 0 1.000 1988 3-0 9-3 Aloha Bowl Oklahoma 0 2 0 .000 after finishing with a career-high 128 yards and a touchdown Oklahoma State 10 9 1 .525 1989 4-0 9-2 None during the season opener – his collegiate debut – against 1990 8-0 10-1 None Texas 7 16 2 .320 Northwestern State o Sept. 5. Texas A&M 12 19 3 .397 2006 4-0 10-4 Texas Tech 18 10 1 .638 2009 3-0 ??? ??? TOTALS 62 75 8 .455

16 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES OPENING UP FOR THE COACH talk about the Cougars. Statistical Breakdown By Class With the Cougars’ impressive 55-7 win against Northwest- Bruce Feldman, a writer for ESPN The Magazine, has the Passing Yards (1,784) ern State on Sept. 5, head coach Kevin Sumlin moved into Cougars ranked No. 20 in his preseason poll... in front of Geor- Seniors (0)...... 0.0% rare company in school history. gia, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Nebraska and Florida State. Juniors (1,696)...... 95.1% Sumlin joined and John Jenkins as the Sophomores (88)...... 4.9% only coaches in school history to win their first two season HOME SWEET HOME Freshmen (0)...... 0.0% openers. With their thrilling 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. Rushing Yards (509) His Cougar squad opened the 2008 campaign with a domi- 26, the Cougars earned their 11th straight home game on Seniors (0)...... 0.0% nating 55-3 win against Southern at Robertson Stadium. In John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. Juniors (51)...... 10.0% 1955, Meek led the Cougars to a 54-12 win over Montana It is the longest streak in the history of the facility and the second-longest home winning streak for the Cougars Sophomores (306)...... 60.1% and followed that season-opening win with a 18-7 triumph Freshmen (170)...... 33.4% in any building. Team (-15)...... over Mississippi State in 1956. The Cougars have not lost a home game since a 37-35 As for Jenkins, his teams knocked off UNLV 37-9 in 1990 setback against C-USA rival East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007. Receptions (153) and pounded Louisiana Tech 73-3 in 1991. That was the program’s only home setback in their last 17 Seniors (13)...... 8.5% Juniors (36)...... 23.5% games dating back to the middle of the 2006 season. Sophomores (71)...... 46.4% BREAKING THE STREAK The Cougars have completed a perfect home slate only Freshmen (33)...... 21.6% The Houston Cougars have been quite proud of their rich seven times in school history. Scoring (170) history and tradition. Recently, the Cougars have reached four consecutive bowl games and five in the last six years. Home Final Seniors (6)...... 3.5% Year Record Record Head Coach Juniors (54)...... 31.8% Streaks to be proud of. 1956 4-0-1 7-2-1 Bill Meek Sophomores (91)...... 53.5% But, a streak that was ended on Dec. 31, 2008, was one 1969 5-0 9-2 Bill Yeoman Freshmen (19)...... 11.2% that made the UH football program much more proud. The *1971 6-0 9-3 Bill Yeoman Touchdowns (22) win over Air Force, 34-28, snapped an eight-game losing 1973 6-0 11-1 Bill Yeoman Seniors (1)...... 4.5% streak in bowl games for Houston, dating back to the 1980 1978 5-0 9-3 Bill Yeoman Juniors (10)...... 45.5% season. 1989 5-0 9-2 Sophomores (8)...... 36.4% Overall, the bowl game was the 19th bowl trip for the 1990 6-0 10-1 John Jenkins Freshmen (3)...... 13.6% Houston football program, dating back to the first post- 2008 5-0 8-5 Kevin Sumlin Interceptions (1) season trip in the 1952 Salad Bowl in Phoenix (a 26-21 win Seniors (0)...... 0.0% over Dayton.) *Had a loss in the Bluebonnet Bowl, which was played in the Astrodome. Juniors (1)...... 100.0% Houston looks to start another streak in 2009... a bowl Sophomores (0)...... 0.0% winning streak!! Awards Pour in for Cougar Football Freshmen (0)...... 0.0% After an impressive victory at No. 5 Oklahoma State on, awards continued to pile up for the Cougars on Sept. 14. Punt Returns (39) BREAKING THE STREAK, PART II Seniors (0)...... 0.0% Juniors (0)...... 0.0% The Cougars’ 45-35 win over No. 5 Oklahoma State Tostitos National Team of the Week Sophomores (39)...... 100.0% stopped another streak of significance: Houston had lost Houston was honored as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Na- Freshmen (0)...... 0.0% 11 straight games to teams ranked in the Top 5. tional Team of the Week for the weekend of Sept. 12. This

Kickoff Returns (325) As a matter of fact, the last win over a Top 5 prior to the marked the second time Houston was selected for this Seniors (0)...... 0.0% win over the Cowboys on Sept. 12, was a 29-15 victory over award. The other award followed Houston’s last victory over Juniors (69)...... 21.2% then No. 3 Texas on Nov. 10, 1984, in Austin. a ranked team against No. 23 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008. Sophomores (256)...... 78.8% Here is the streak that was snapped: Freshmen (0)...... 0.0% Conference USA Players of the Week Ranking Outcome Opponent Date Conference USA recognized two Houston players for WE LIKE TO DRIVE 55 #5 W, 45-35 at Oklahoma State Sept. 12, 2009 their outstanding individual efforts following the Oklaho- For the second straight year, the Cougars opened the #4 L, 38-13 Miami (Fla.) Sept. 23, 2004 ma State game. Case Keenum was named the C-USA Offen- season with a 55-point outburst against their opponent. On #2 L, 63-13 at Oklahoma Sept. 11, 2004 sive Player of the Week, while cornerback Jamaal Robinson Sept. 5, the Cougars enjoyed a 55-7 win against Northwest- #5 L, 50-3 at Michigan Sept. 6, 2003 was selected as the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week. ern State at Robertson Stadium. #3 L, 41-11 at Texas Sept. 21, 2002 Keenum threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns in UH claimed a 55-3 win against Southern in Houston to #5 L, 53-26 Texas Sept. 22, 2001 addition to his 16-yard rushing score. The junior quarter- open the 2008 campaign. #4 L, 42-7 at Tennessee Sept. 26, 1998 back led his team on an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive to take the lead for good in the fourth quarter against Okla- With a combined 110 points in those games, the Cougars #4 L, 42-24 UCLA Sept. 19, 1998 #5 L, 45-21 at Florida Sept. 2, 1995 homa State. On that game-winning drive, Keenum went tied for the second-most points in consecutive season open- #4 L, 38-30 Texas A&M Nov. 12, 1992 5-of-6 for 55 yards and a touchdown. This marked the sev- ers in school history. They equaled the 1989-90 Cougar teams #4 L, 61-7 at Michigan Sept. 26, 1992 enth time that Keenum received this award. which defeated Louisiana Tech 73-3 on Aug. 3, 1991, and #2 L, 40-10 at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 12, 1991 Junior Jamal Robinson added the final score of the game knocked off UNLV 37-9 on Sept. 8, 1990. #3 W, 29-15 at Texas Nov. 10, 1984 and sealed the victory for Houston on his brilliant intercep- The 1988-89 teams hold the school record for most points tion return of 26 yards. It was the Schwertz native first in- in back-to-back season openers, tallying 129 (60-0, vs. NATIONAL RECOGNITION terception of his career as well as his first touchdown. Tulsa Louisiana Tech, Sept. 10, 1988; 69-0, vs. UNLV, Sept. 2, 1989). Finishing with a 8-5 record and posting its first bowl win in punter Michael Such was selected as the C-USA Special 28 years, the University of Houston football team took a step Teams Player of the Week. back to national prominence in 2008. People are starting to Rivals.com Player of the Week 17 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES In addition to being named the C-USA Offensive Player IT’S CONFERENCE USA TIME Houston’s Record When of the Week and the Walter Camp Foundation Player of the For the third straight season Houston finished the 2008 Cougars lead after 1st quarter...... 2-1 .667 Week, Keenum was selected by Rivals.com as its national league slate with a winning record, posting a 6-2 record in Cougars trail after 1st quarter...... 0-0 .000 Player of the Week. Score is tied after 1st quarter...... 1-0 1.000 Conference USA’s West Division. Even more impressive, UH is 16-4 in their last 20 league contests dating back to the Cougars lead at halftime...... 2-0 1.000 GAMES ADDED UP Cougars trail at halftime...... 1-0 1.000 2006 season. For the third time in the last five years, the Cougars played Score is tied at halftime...... 0-1 .000 Houston posted a 7-1 mark in its championship season Cougars lead after 3rd quarter...... 1-0 1.000 13 games during the 2007 season. After knocking off UTEP, in 2006, knocking off Rice, Tulane, UTEP, UCF, Tulsa, SMU Cougars trail after 3rd quarter...... 2-1 .667 42-37, on Nov. 22, the Cougars wrapped up another post- and Memphis, then racked up a 6-2 record in 2007 while Score is tied after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 .000 season bowl game, and their 13th game of the season was a capturing a share of the West Division by defeating Tulane, Score is tied after regulation...... 0-0 .000 34-28 win over Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Rice, UAB, UTEP, SMU and Marshall. Schedule Breakdown Bowl on Dec. 31. In 2008, UH posted wins over East Carolina, UAB, SMU, Overall...... 3-1 .750 In 2006, after UH knocked off Southern Miss, 34-20, in the Tulane, Tulsa and UTEP with losses to Rice and Marshall. September...... 3-0 1.000 Conference USA Championship Game on Dec. 1 and squared October...... 0-1 .000 off against South Carolina in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the HELLO CLEVELAND November ...... 0-0 .000 Cougars played a school-record 14 games, making them one December...... 0-0 .000 Junior-college transfer wide receiver James Cleveland Conference USA Games...... 0-1 .000 of only 13 teams in Bowl Subdivision that played that many has acclimated quickly to the wide-open Houston offense Home...... 0-0 .000 games (Arkansas, Central Michigan, Florida, Georgia Tech, and has fast become one of Case Keenum’s top targets. Road...... 0-1 .000 Hawai’i, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Nebraska, Purdue, In the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech, Cleveland set Non-Conference Games...... 3-0 1.000 Southern Miss and Wake Forest). career highs with eight catches for 85 yards and scored his Home...... 2-0 1.000 Prior to 2003, UH had never played more than 12 games first points with a 6-yard touchdown catch on the Cougars’ Road...... 1-0 1.000 in a season. vs. Ranked Opponents...... 1-0 1.000 opening possession of the game. The NCAA record for games played in a season is 15, Cleveland did one better in the heartbreaking 58-41 loss Home...... 0-0 .000 accomplished by BYU in 1996 and again by Kansas State Road...... 1-0 1.000 at UTEP on Oct. 3. He set career highs in catches (14), yards in 2003. (147) and touchdowns (2). Games Decided by TD or less...... 1-0 1.000 Against Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, Cleveland had a KEEPING THE CONSISTENCY Games Decided by FG or less...... 1-0 1.000 career-high six catches for 62 yards in helping Houston Games Played on Natural Grass...... 2-0 1.000 When he was hired as the new head football coach at knock off the Cowboys. Games Played on ...... 1-1 .500 the University of Houston in Dec. 2007, Kevin Sumlin A former Big 10 All-Freshman Team member at Iowa as a Day Games on Natural Grass...... 0-0 .000 emphasized that he was going to surround himself with freshman, Cleveland transferred to Trinity Valley Community Night Games on Natural Grass...... 2-0 1.000 some outstanding assistant coaches. College for his sophomore year before signing with Houston Day Games on Artificial Turf...... 1-0 1.000 He certainly did. this past spring. Night Games on Artificial Turf...... 0-1 .000 The good thing for Sumlin is that he had minimal turnover He ranks 11th nationally in receptions per game and Day Games, Overall...... 1-0 1.000 from 2008, only adding B.J. Anderson to the full-time staff Night Games, Overall...... 2-1 .667 his 14-catch effort against the Miners is the sixth best this to coach offensive line (replacing Joe Gilbert who left for Il- season. linois), and Jake Spavital, younger brother of Zac Spavital, UH –300 yards on total offense...... 0-0 .000 as the new offensive graduate assistant. UH +300 yards total offense...... 3-1 .750 2009 FBS Receptions Per Game Leaders UH +400 yards total offense...... 3-1 .750 Player, Team G Rec. Yds TD Rec/gm UH +500 yards total offense...... 3-1 .750 LIGHTS... CAMERA... ACTION 1. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU 4 43 466 2 10.75 UH –200 yards passing...... 0-0 .000 If Cougar coaches and players look around dur- 2. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 5 53 444 2 10.60 UH +200 yards passing...... 3-1 .750 ing the 2009 season and ask where the cameras are, they 3. Jordan Shipley, Texas 4 36 436 2 9.00 UH +250 yards passing...... 3-1 .750 have a good reason. 4. Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii 4 35 317 1 8.75 UH +300 yards passing ...... 3-1 .750 Houston has nine of its game on television this fall and 5. Eric Decker, Minnesota 5 43 639 5 8.60 UH +350 yards passing ...... 3-1 .750 have one more (UCF) that could be picked up as well. That 6. T.Y. Hilton, Fla. International 4 34 363 4 8.50 7. Mike Williams, Syracuse 5 41 623 5 8.20 UH –100 yards rushing ...... 1-0 1.000 would leave only Northwestern State and UTEP with no 8. Jock Sanders, West Virginia 4 32 327 2 8.00 UH +100 yards rushing...... 2-1 .667 television exposure in 2009. UH +150 yards rushing...... 0-0 .000 9. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 5 38 517 7 7.60 The Cougars have three games on CBS College Sports, a UH +200 yards rushing ...... 0-0 .000 David Leonard, Wyoming 5 38 363 1 7.60 UH +250 yards rushing...... 0-0 .000 network that Houston enjoys playing on with a 10-2 record. 11. James Cleveland, Houston 4 30 312 3 7.50 UH allow –300 yards offense...... 1-0 1.000 UH will face off against Tulane (Oct. 17), SMU (Oct. 24) and 15. Tyron Carrier, Houston 4 29 354 2 7.25 UH allow –400 yards offense...... 1-0 1.000 Tulsa (Nov. 7) on this network. UH allow +400 yards offense...... 2-1 .750 Houston also played at Oklahoma State on Fox Sports Net 2009 FBS Top Single Game Reception Leaders UH allow +500 yards offense...... 0-1 .000 and hosted Texas Tech on ESPN 2. For the first time in school Player Opp. Date Rec. UH allow –200 yards passing...... 1-0 1.000 history, the Cougars will play a game on Comcast Sports 1. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU Wash. St. Sept. 19 18 UH allow +200 yards passing...... 2-1 .667 Southeast (CSS), squaring off against Southern Miss at home 2. Freddie Barnes, BGSU Marshall Sept. 19 17 UH allow +250 yards passing ...... 1-1 .500 on Halloween. UH also plays Memphis and Rice on CSS. 3. Stephen Williams, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 15 Chris McGaha, Ariz. State Ore. State Oct. 3 15 UH allow +300 yards passing ...... 1-0 .000 The Mississippi State game marks the first TV exposure UH allow –100 yards rushing...... 0-0 .000 Freddie Barnes, BGSU Troy Sept. 3 15 on ESPN U for the Cougars. UH allow +100 yards rushing ...... 3-1 .750 6. James Cleveland, UH UTEP Oct. 3 14 UH allow +150 yards rushing...... 3-1 .750 Media members and fans are encouraged to visit UHCou- UH allow +200 yards rushing...... 0-1 .000 gars.com for the team’s latest television schedule. 18 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Scypion, junior wide receiver James Cleveland, junior The Tatum, Texas, native rushed for a team-high 58 yards Houston’s Record When offensive lineman Jarve Dean and sophomore offensive on nine carries with a 17-yard touchdown run midway lineman Jacolby Ashworth each made their first career through the first quarter during the season-opening win Scoring under 10 points...... 0-0 .000 starts in Cougar uniforms. against Northwestern State on Sept. 5 Scoring 10-19 points...... 0-0 .000 Other players making their debuts in the scarlet and white In addition, Beall hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass Scoring 20-29 points...... 1-0 .000 Scoring 30-39 points...... 0-0 .000 include freshman defensive lineman Ameen Behbahani, and finished with two catches for 35 yards. Scoring 40-49 points...... 1-1 .750 freshman defensive lineman Tyrone Campbell, freshman In the crucial upset of No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept 12, Scoring 50 or more points...... 1-0 1.000 tight end Tyler Chambers, freshman wide receiver A.J. Beall pulled the double-double once again. Beall had a Scoring 60 or more points...... 0-0 .000 Dugat, freshman kicker Matt Hogan, freshman linebacker one-yard plunge early Allowing under 10 points...... 1-0 1.000 in the fourth quarter to Record by Months Allowing 10-19 points...... 0-0 .000 Kris Johnston, freshman defensive end Kelvin King, give Houston a 31-28 Months W-L-T Pct. Allowing 20-29 points...... 1-0 .000 freshman defensive back Jeffery Lewis, junior cornerback August 5-1-0 .833 Allowing 30-39 points...... 1-0 1.000 Devin Mays, freshman offensive lineman Blake Sargent, lead, but it was his 6-yard September 82-90-4 .477 Allowing 40-49 points...... 0-0 .000 freshman running back Charles Sims, junior safety Jeremy tipped touchdown catch October 120-123-6 .494 Allowing 50 or more points...... 0-1 .000 on fourth down that gave November 125-98-4 .559 Allowing 60 or more points...... 0-0 .000 Smith, freshman linebacker Phillip Steward, freshman December 24-11-1 .681 offensive lineman Ari Tatum, sophomore quarterback Cot- Houston a 38-35 lead. January 3-2-0 .600 With 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 .000 ton Turner, freshman defensive lineman Ken Van Heule, It marked the fourth Allow 100-yard rusher...... 1-1 .500 freshman wide receiver Marcus Williams, freshman wide and fifth times in his career that Beall posted a rushing and With 300-yard passer...... 3-1 .750 a receiving touchdown in the same game. receiver Ronnie Williams, freshman running back Chris Allow 300-yard passer...... 1-0 1.000 Beall continued his dual threat capability against UTEP on With 100-yard receiver...... 3-1 .750 Wilson, freshman wide receiver Demetrius Woods and Oct. 3, opening the Houston scoring with a 19-yard screen Allow 100-yard receiver...... 0-1 .000 sophomore running back Marc Woods. pass touchdown from Case Keenum. No turnovers...... 0-0 .000 Entering this week’s game at Mississippi State, Beall leads DEEP IN THE WIDE RECEIVER CORPS Less than three turnovers...... 3-1 .750 Houston in rushing with 279 yards and three touchdowns Three or more turnovers...... 0-0 .000 In 2009, the Houston Cougars can boast one of the nation’s No takeaways...... 0-1 .000 and is fifth in receiving with 14 catches for 157 yards and top wide receiving corps. With three of four starters returning three scores. Three or more takeaways...... 3-0 1.000 in sophomores Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards, and Fewer turnovers...... 3-0 1.000 Equal turnovers...... 0-0 .000 senior Chaz Rodriguez, Houston has 77.9 percent of its GROUND GAME JUST AS LETHAL AS PASS ATTACK More turnovers...... 0-1 .000 receptions back from 2008. The Houston passing attack gets most of the ink, but the Control time of possession...... 2-0 1.000 Outside of Carrier (80 catches), Edwards (46 in only 8 Opp controls time of possession...... 1-1 .500 potency of the Cougars offense would be less if not for a very games) and Rodriguez (40), the Cougars also return juniors solid running game. Wins coin flip and takes the ball...... 1-0 1.000 L.J. Castile (31) and Kierrie Johnson (32) and senior Tim Sophomore Bryce Beall was named the Conference USA Wins coin flip and defers to the 2nd half...... 0-0 .000 Monroe (17), as well as sophomore running back Bryce Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1,247 yards and 13 Loses coin flip and kicks off...... 2-0 1.000 Beall (34) to the talented, deep position. carries in his FBS debut. But, he is not the only rushing star Loses coin flip and receives...... 0-1 .000 Also, the Cougars expect redshirt freshmen Gino Collins for Houston in 2009. and Ronnie Williams and junior-college transfer James True freshman Charles Sims is expected to see signifi- ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Cleveland to figure in the mix. The 2008 season broke and set several Houston and Con- cant action for Houston this fall as Beall’s backup, and like Beall, he is very good at both running and catching out of ference USA records, but more impressively, several Cougars DAZZLING DEBUT now find their names in the NCAA Record Books. It certainly did not take long for freshman running back the backfield. Quarterback Case Keenum set career highs in every Charles Sims to impress Cougar fans. Also, redshirt freshman Chris Wilson could be used for total offense and passing category, and his 5,241 yards of During the Cougars 55-7 season-opening win against rushing yards, and sophomore Justin Johnson provides total offense is a new season record by a FBS sophomore, as Northwestern State on Sept. 5, Sims led all players with another dual-purpose threat out of the backfield. is his 403.2 yards per game. He also set the record for most six catches for 128 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown passing yards by a sophomore with 5,020. reception for the first points of the season. STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Keenum also teamed with running back Bryce Beall He became the only sixth player in school history to reach With three of five starters returning on an offensive line (1,247 rushing yards) and wide receiver Tyron Carrier (1,026 triple digits in receiving yards during his Cougar debut while that helped the Cougars finish second nationally in both total receiving yards) to become just the second trio in NCAA FBS his yardage total was the fourth-highest single-game mark offense and passing offense, Houston looks pretty strong in history to post a 5,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and by a Cougar rookie. this area of the offense; however, UH must find a replacement 1,000-yard receiver in the same year. for departed tackle Sebastian Vollmer, a second-round 100-Yard Receiving Games in Cougar Debut That group also is just the 40th to have a 3,000-yard draft pick of the , and guard Michael 1. 180 Freddie Gilbert vs. Louisiana Tech Aug. 31, 1991 Bloesch, who started 36 straight games for Houston. passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the 2. 168 Verland Brown at UNLV Sept. 2, 1989 same season, while Keenum and Beall become just the third The Cougars return senior center Carl Barnett, a member 3. 162 Elmo Wright vs. Tulane Sept. 14, 1968 of the both the Rimington Award and Lombardi Award watch tandem to have 5,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher 4. 128 Charles Sims vs. Northwestern St. Sept. 5, 2009 and just the 11th 4,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher. lists and a starter in 26 straight games, as well as guards 5. 103 Anthony Alridge vs. Oregon Sept. 1, 2005 Jordan Shoemaker and Chris Thompson, who made the 6. 100 Manny Hazard at UNLV Sept. 2, 1989 WELCOME TO HOUSTON 2008 Conference USA All-Freshman team. Redshirt freshman Jacolby Ashworth appears to be As the Cougars enjoyed their 55-7 season-opening win BY LAND AND BY AIR Vollmer’s replacement at left tackle, while a pair of junior- against Northwestern State on Sept. 5, they always wel- Sophomore running back Bryce Beall (pronounced college transfers, Jarve Dean and Roy Watts, are battling comed several new players to the program. Bell) has established himself as one of the Cougars’ most Freshman defensive ends Zeke Riser and Radermon well-rounded players during his young career. for the right tackle spot... both also could see action at guard.

19 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES In the first two games of the 2009 season, Beall has taken OPPONENT turnovers and results Inside The Red Zone up where he left off last season, scoring two touchdowns in each of the two Houston wins. He also added a 1-yard Ending Field Drive Opp. No. TD FG Fgm# TO Dn* Pnt Score% touchdown run midway through the third quarter against Opponent Quarter Turnover Position Result vs. Northwestern St. 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .857 NW State 2nd Fumble NSU 29 Punt Demons 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Texas Tech on Sept. 26. nd at Oklahoma State 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 .833 NW State 2 ^Fumble NSU 7 Touchdown rd Cowboys 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 As of Sept. 27, Beall is in a tie for 84th nationally with NW State 3 Fumble UH 35 Punt vs. Texas Tech 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 10.00 points per game: Okla. State 1st ^Fumble OSU 16 Touchdown Red Raiders 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .750 Okla. State 4th Fumble UH 50 Punt at UTEP 9 5 1 1 1 1 0 .667 Okla. State 4th ^Interception OSU 20 Touchdown Miners 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 offense is TOPS AMONG ITS PEERS Texas Tech 1st Fumble TTU 6 Touchdown at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 With four straight weekends of 500-plus yards in total Texas Tech 3rd Fumble TTU 4 Field Goal at Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 offense to start the season, the Cougars roll into the Missis- Green Wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 sippi State game this weekend’s as the nation’s most prolific Bold indicates opponent turnover resulted in Houston score (4 TDs, 1 FG) vs. SMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 *–indicates opponent turnover inside Houston’s 20-yard line (0); Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 offense with 543.00 yards per game. ^–indicates opponent turnover inside opponent’s 20-yard line (3) vs. Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A year ago, the Cougars finished second in the nation in Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 at Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 total offense. Cougar turnovers and results Golden Hurricane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 at UCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rk. Team Games Net Yds/gm Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Field Drive vs. Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1. Houston 4 2,293 573.25 Opponent Quarter Turnover Position Result Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2. Texas A&M 4 2,181 545.25 NW State 4th *Fumble NSU 19 FG Miss vs. Rice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3. Florida 4 2,105 526.25 Okla. State 1st *Interception OSU 9 Fumble Owls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 nd 4. Texas 4 2,085 521.25 Okla. State 2 *Fumble OSU 20 Punt Totals 26 18 4 1 3 1 0 .846 th TD Pct...... 692 5. Auburn 5 2,564 512.80 Texas Tech 4 Interception UH 48 Punt UTEP 2nd Fumble UTEP 49 TD Opp. 15 10 1 2 0 2 0 .733 6. Kansas 4 2,046 511.50 TD Pct...... 667 UTEP 4th *Fumble UH 19 TD 7. Fresno State 4 1,929 482.25 Fgm: (field goals missed; # denotes blocked); TO: (turnovers); Dn: (lost ball on 8. Texas Tech 5 2,390 478.00 Bold indicates UH turnover resulted in opponent score (2 TDs, 0 FG) downs, *game ends or end of half); Pnt: (punted) 9. Toledo 5 2,372 474.40 *–indicates UH turnover inside opponent’s 20-yard line (4) BEALL BANGS OUT A HUNDRED...AGAIN AND AGAIN 10. Notre Dame 5 2,350 470.00 ^–indicates UH turnover inside Houston’s 20-yard line (0) Sophomore running back Bryce Beall had freshman As a result, the Cougars enter this weekend’s contest at season worthy of the record books. He led the Cougars in 2009 Top Single Game Total Offense Performances Team Opp. Date Yards Mississippi State ranked No. 1 with 446.00 passing yards rushing with 1,247 and 13 touchdowns on just 198 carries, 1. Nevada UNLV Oct. 3 773 per game. becoming the first freshman in UH history to rush for 1,000 2. Houston UTEP Oct. 3 664 A year ago, the Cougars finished second nationally with yards. Beall also had 34 catches for 496 and four scores. 3. Florida Troy Sept. 12 663 401.6 passing yards per game. The reigning Conference USA Freshman of the Year, Beall 4. Tennessee W. Kentucky Sept. 5 657 capped his rookie campaign by being selected the MVP of the 5. Texas UTEP Sept. 26 639 Rk. Team Games Net Yds/gm Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl when he rushed for 135 6. Southern Miss Alcorn State Sept. 5 631 1. Houston 4 1,784 446.00 yards and one score and chipped in 92 yards through the air. 7. Hawaii Washington State Sept. 12 626 2. Texas Tech 5 2,107 421.40 Beall’s six 100-yard outputs are a UH freshman single sea- 8. Toledo Colorado Sept. 11 624 3. Hawaii 4 1,578 394.50 son record and his rushing yardage is 6th-best in UH history. 9. Florida Charleston Southern Sept. 5 624 4. Toledo 5 1,704 340.80 t-10 Vanderbilt Western Carolina Sept. 5 620 5. Texas A&M 4 1,336 334.00 Beall also scored 17 touchdowns and this season returns USC San Jose State Sept. 5 620 6. Cincinnati 5 1,649 329.25 as one of the top rushers and scorers in FBS. 7. Arkansas 4 1,317 329.25 2009 Top Single Game Total Plays Performances 8. Notre Dame 5 1,610 322.00 Freshman 100-yard Rushing Games Team Opp. Date Yards 9. Texas 4 1,256 314.00 176 Bryce Beall (21 att., 2 TD) 11/8/08 Tulane 1. Houston UTEP Oct. 3 103 10. Missouri 4 1,240 310.00 167 Bryce Beall (19 att., 1 TD) 11/22/08 UTEP 2. Vanderbilt Western Carolina Sept. 5 95 144 Kevin Kolb (14 att., 1 TD) 10/25/03 TCU 3. Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 94 KOHN GROUNDED IN ‘09 135 Bryce Beall (22 att., 1 TD) 12/31/08 Air Force Utah State Texas A&M Sept. 19 94 The news is not-so-good for junior running back Andre 133 Gerald Landry (29 att., 2 TD) 10/29/83 TCU 5. Texas A&M Arkansas Oct. 3 93 Kohn. The 2008 season-opening starter at running back 130 Bryce Beall (21 att., 2 TD) 9/27/08 East Carolina 6. Miami (Ohio) Kent State Sept. 26 91 125 *Jackie Battle (19 att., 3 TD) 12/25/03 Hawaii Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 91 will miss all of the 2009 season with a knee injury suffered 122 Terrance Ganaway (10 att., 2 TD) 11/24/07 Texas Southern New Mexico Texas Tech Oct. 3 91 during the spring. 121 Ketric Sanford (14 att., 1 TD) 8/31/96 St. 9. Texas A&M New Mexico Sept. 5 90 This is the second time Kohn has missed a season due to 115 Sloan Hood (22 att., 0 TD) 9/22/84 Washington Virginia Southern Miss Sept. 19 90 an injury. He missed his freshman season in 2006 with a 107 Bryce Beall (12 att., 1 TD) 10/9/08 UAB knee injury but returned to play as a redshirt freshman in 105 Bryce Beall (22 att., 3 TD) 10/18/08 SMU AIRING IT OUT 2007 and a sophomore last year. 105 Ketric Sanford (20 att., 1 TD) 10/19/96 Cincinnati Ranked among the 2008 national leaders in passing yards In 2008, Kohn rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns per game, the Cougars wasted little time in putting their and added 25 receptions for another two TDs and 301 yards. *–Redshirt freshman names at the top of that list in 2009. The Cougars recorded 447 passing yards against North- BEALL PUNCHING THE TICKET PUTTIN’ UP THE POINTS western State on Sept. 5, 366 yards at No. 5/6 Oklahoma Sophomore running back Bryce Beall has a nose for the The Cougars have put their name among the nation’s elite State on Sept. 12 , 435 yards against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, end zone, something his 17 touchdowns as a true freshman scoring offenses through the first four games of the 2009 and a season-high 536 at UTEP on Oct. 3. highlights this effort. season. The Cougars have scored at least 29 points in all 20 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES three games, including Most Points Averaged Per Game In A Season 6. Florida 4 103 25.75 3rd Down Conversions a season-high 55 points Year Games Points Avg. 7. Auburn 5 121 24.20 Yards Made/Att. Pct. 1-3 14-23 .609 in the season-opening 1. 1989 11 589 53.55 t-8. Southern Miss 5 119 23.80 4-6 5-11 .455 win against Northwest- 2. 1990 11 528 46.45 UNLV 5 119 23.80 7-9 4-10 .400 ern State on Sept. 5. 3. 1968 10 425 42.50 10. Missouri 4 95 23.75 10+ 3-13 .231 4. 2008 13 528 40.69 In the latest NCAA Total 26-57 .456 5. 1988 12 474 39.50 CONVERTING ON FOURTH DOWN statistical rankings, the 6. 1969 11 386 35.09 When it comes to taking calculated risks, the Cougars have 4th Down Conversions Cougars ranked third in Yards Made/Att. Pct. 7. 2007 13 449 34.54 been quite successful in doing so in 2009. the nation with 42.50 1-3 4-5 .800 8. 2003 13 448 34.46 Heading into this week’s game at Mississippi State, the 4-6 1-1 1.000 points per game. 9. 1992 11 378 34.36 Cougars are sixth in the nation in converting on fourth-down 7-9 0-0 .000 A year ago, UH 10. 1966 10 335 33.50 10+ 1-1 1.000 attempts, having failed just once in seven tries so far after topped 25 points in * 2009 3 129 43.00 Total 6-7 .857 four games. all but one game (at Here is how the Cougars fare nationally: Marshall, Oct. 28), including nine games of at least 37 points KEEPING MISTAKES AT A MINIMUM and eight with more than 40. Protecting the football has been a point of emphasis for the Cougars in 2009, and so far after four games Houston is 4th Down 4th Down Even in their five losses in 2008, the Cougars averaged Rk. Team Attempts Conv. Pct. keeping in step. 31.0 points per game, including 42 in the loss to Rice and 1. USF 5 5 100.00 37 in the defeat at Oklahoma State. The Cougars enter the Mississippi State game this UL Monroe 3 3 100.00 Houston finished the 2008 season ranked 10th in the weekend ranked in a tie for 15th nationally in passes had Nebraska 2 2 100.00 nation in scoring at 40.62 points per game: intercepted with only two in four games. UCF 2 2 100.00 Here is where Houston ranks nationally: Iowa State 1 1 100.00 Rk. Team Games Points Pts/gm 6. Houston 7 6 85.71 1. Texas 4 198 49.50 Rk. Team Passes INT 7. Eastern Michigan 6 5 83.33 2. Florida 4 182 45.50 1. Missouri 0 Kansas 6 5 83.33 3. Houston 4 170 42.50 Texas A&M 0 9. Northern Illinois 5 4 80.00 4. Cincinnati 5 210 42.00 t-3. Air Force 1 Stanford 5 4 80.00 5. Auburn 5 207 41.40 Alabama 1 Toledo 5 4 80.00 6. Kansas 4 162 40.50 Arkansas State 1 Washington State 5 4 80.00 7. Boise State 5 201 40.20 Baylor 1 8. Alabama 5 200 40.00 1 NO YELLOW FLAGS ON THE FIELD 9. Nebraska 4 157 39.25 Florida 1 Head coach Kevin Sumlin has emphasized to his team 10. Oklahoma State 4 156 39.00 Florida State 1 about playing mistake-free football, and penalties, or the Northern Illinois 1 lack thereof, is part of this focus. PUTTIN’ UP THE POINTS, PART II Pittsburgh 1 The Cougars are currently ranked 15th in the latest NCAA Utah State 1 We are only four games into the 2009 season, but it cer- Virginia Tech 1 statistical rankings averaging just 4.75 penalties per game tainly appears that the Cougars will challenge school records Wyoming 1 after four contests. for total points scored and points per game. t-15. Houston 1 In 2008, the Cougars racked up more than 500 points Rk. Team Games Penalties Pen/gm 1. Navy 5 14 2.80 (528) for only the third time in school history and the first THAT’S ANOTHER COUGAR FIRST DOWN! time since 1990. t-2. UL Lafayette 4 13 3.25 The Cougars ranked among the national leaders in first Louisiana Tech 4 13 3.25 As a matter of fact, the 528 points scored in 2008 is the downs in 2008, and the first four games showed no signs of 4. Tennessee 5 18 3.60 second most in the UH annals, trailing only the 589 posted the Cougars falling in that category. 5. UConn 4 15 3.75 in 1989. The points per game average of 40.69 was only the In the 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, the Cougars set a UH 6. Penn State 5 19 3.80 fourth time the Cougars averaged over 40 points per game record with 42 first downs, including another school-record t-7 California 5 20 4.00 and ranked fourth all-time. 31 through the air. Cincinnati 5 20 4.00 In the 55-7 win against the Demons, the Cougars racked t-9. Iowa 5 21 4.20 Most Points In A Season up 30 first downs and followed that performance with 32 North Carolina 5 21 4.20 Western Michigan 5 21 4.20 Year Games Avg. Points against Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. 12. Ball State 5 22 4.40 1. 1989 11 53.55 589 The Cougars moved the chains 29 times during their 29-28 2. 2008 13 40.69 528 t-13. Ohio State 5 23 4.60 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. 3. 1990 11 46.45 511 Boston College 5 23 4.60 4. 1988 12 39.50 474 Houston ranks first nationally in the latest NCAA statistical t-15. Houston 4 19 4.75 5. 2006 14 33.00 462 rankings with more than 30.0 first downs per game. Akron 4 19 4.75 6. 2007 13 34.54 449 7. 2003 13 34.46 448 1st THE BLAZING FEET OF CARRIER 8. 1968 10 42.50 425 Rk. Team Games Downs dns/gm Tyron Carrier is more than a wide receiver. He is a very 9. 1969 11 35.09 386 1. Houston 4 133 33.25 fast wide receiver. The sophomore is one of the Cougars’ top 10. 1992 11 34.36 378 2. Texas A&M 4 117 29.25 sprinters on the UH track and field team, and has performed * 2009 3 43.00 129 3. Texas 4 112 28.00 at an elite level on the track. 4. Kansas 4 106 26.50 5. Texas Tech 5 132 26.40 After getting warmed up in the indoor season, taking third place in the 2008 Conference USA Championships in 21 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES the 200 meters in a record with 15. sack in its five games, while Auburn, Wisconsin, Air Force, Turnovers time of 21.42, Carrier Carrier also is showing his all-around skills by returning North Texas, UL Lafayette and Oklahoma State have all only Takeaways 9, Giveaways 6 blazed a path during both punts and kickoffs and taking the occassional lateral for allowed two sacks total this season. (Diff. +0.75) the outdoor season a running play. He enters the Mississippi State game on Oct. 10 tied for 12th nationally with 168.00 all-purpose yards per A TRIFECTA FROM HOUSTON’S WIDEOUT Points Off Turnovers that saw him qualify UH 30 (TD 4, FG 1) for both the NCAA game. He also is tied for 15th in receptions per game at 7.25. Against crosstown rival Rice on Nov. 29, 2008, the Cougar Opponent 14 (TD 2, FG 0) Championships and Here is where he ranks in UH history for 100-yard games wide receivers were a vital part of Houston’s 494 yards pass- the Olympic Trials. as nationally in 2009 for all-purpose runners. ing in the 56-42 loss to the Owls. Points Off Turnovers Per Game Carrier clocked For the first time since 1992, three different UH receivers UH 7.5 2009 FBS All-Purpose Running Leaders posted 100-yard receiving games, led by a career-high 144 Opponents 3.5 a 20.60 time in the 200m and a 10.51 Player, Team G Yds Yds/gm yards from sophomore L.J. Castile. Sophomore Kierrie in the 100 meters, 1. Darius Marshall, Marshall 4 943 235.75 Johnson had 142 and redshirt freshman Tyron Carrier which were the first and fifth fast times, respectively, in 2. Torrey Smith, Maryland 5 1,153 230.60 tacked on 101. 3. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 5 1,037 207.40 C-USA. Then, he took silver at the 2008 NCAA Midwest On Oct. 24, 1992, Freddie Gilbert (189 yards), Ron 4. Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 5 994 198.80 Peters (105 yards) and (121 yards) pulled Regionals and reached the semifinals of the 200 meters at 5. James Rodgers, Oregon St. 5 935 187.00 the 2008 NCAA Championships. 6. T.Y. Hilton, Fla. Intl 4 729 182.25 off the trifecta in a 45-38 loss at Texas. At the 2009 C-USA Indoor Championships, Carrier placed 7. , C. Michigan 5 906 181.20 3rd in the 200-meters (22.04) and 6th in the 60-meters 8. Vincent Brown, St. 5 884 176.80 MAKING THE MOST OF IT (6.96). At the Outdoor Championships, Carriers took 3rd in 9. Brandon West, Western Mich. 5 869 173.25 Stepping in for injured teammate Matt Nicholson a year the 200 meters with a 21.12 clocking. 10. Derrick Locke, Kentucky 4 693 173.25 ago, senior linebacker C.J. 11. Brandon Banks, Kansas State 5 842 168.40 Career Starts At the 2009 NCAA Midwest Regional he clocked a 20.74 Cavness made the most of Jacolby Ashworth, OT...... 4 (4) in the 200 meters and for the second straight year qualified 12. Tyron Carrier, Houston 4 672 168.00 his opportunity, earning a Carl Barnett, OL...... 30 (30) Jeremy Williams, Tulane 4 672 168.00 spot in the starting lineup. Bryce Beall, RB...... 9 for the NCAA Championships. Carson Blackmon, S...... 5 (5) In the season opener Brandon Brinkley, DB...... 24 (2) Houston All-Time 100-Yard Receiving Leaders ANOTHER CENTURY MARK FOR CARRIER against Northwestern State Tyron Carrier, WR...... 14 (8) Player Years L.J. Castile, WR...... 3 on Sept. 5, Cavness posted Sophomore wide receiver Tyron Carrier has now racked 15 Vincent Marshall 2003-06 C.J. Cavness, LB...... 8 (8) up back-to-back-to-back 100-yard receiving games, which four tackles, including two James Cleveland, WR...... 4 (4) 14 Manny Hazard 1989-90 Jarve Dean, OT...... 4 (4) are his sixth, seventh and eighth in his short career as a 14 Elmo Wright 1968-70 solo stops. Patrick Edwards, WR...... 12 (12) Cougar. 11 Donnie Avery 2004-07 Known as one of the most Chris Gilbert, WR...... 3 fundamentally sound tack- Tyrell Graham, DE...... 3 (3) Carrier is now tied with James Dixon (1987-88) for 11 Brandon Middleton 1999-03 Justin Johnson, RB...... 2 ninth place on the all-time Houston list for 100-yard games. 11 Jason Phillips 1987-88 lers on the team, this former Kierrie Johnson, WR...... 4 Former Houston standout Vincent Marshall holds the UH 10 Orlando Iglesias 1997-01 walk-on, who has battled Kris Johnston, LB...... 1 (1) 9 Marcus Grant 1990-91 Case Keenum, QB...... 24 (18) a knee injury of his own, Andre Kohn, RB...... 4 8 Tyron Carrier 2008- stepped into the starting Marcus McGraw, OLB...... 17 (17) IMPRESSIVE FINISHES IN CONFERENCE PLAY 8 James Dixon 1987-88 Loyce Means, CB...... 9 For the third consecutive season, the Houston lineup against Tulsa on Nov. Matt Nicholson, SLB...... 12 (12) 15, 2008, and started every Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 12 (1) Cougars finished with a winning record in Conference SWEENEY ALSO SMOKING ON THE TRACK USA play, after wrapping up league play in second place game after that. Zeke Riser, DE...... 4 (4) Sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Sweeney is not to be Jamal Robinson, CB...... 4 (4) in the West Division at 6-2. Cavness made the most of Nick Saenz, FS...... 6 (5) outdone by his teammate Tyron Carrier on the track. In just With five-straight wins to conclude the 2006 regular his first career start against Wesley Scourten, TE...... 3 his first year with the UH track program, Sweeney took third Radermon Scypion, DE...... 1 season, UH matched its best conference record with its the nation’s No. 1 offense, 7-1 stanza. place in the 60 meters at the 2009 Conference USA Indoor Jordan Shoemaker, OL...... 10 (10) leading the Cougars in tack- Charles Sims, RB...... 1 Houston posted a 7-1 mark in league play on four Track and Field Championships, clocking a 6.81 in the process. E.J. Smith, WR...... 3 les with a career-high 16 other occasions, recorded 6-2 three times and one 5-2-1 Sweeney also grabbed the bronze medal in the long jump Chris Thompson, OL...... 15 (8) stops, including six solo and Isaiah Thompson, NT...... 14 (4) mark. Five times those finishes resulted in the Cougars with a leap of 23-6 1/4. winning the conference championship. On two occasions one for a loss, as UH knocked ()-indicates consecutive and active During the Outdoor Championships, Sweeney took fourth – including this past season – Houston reached the off previously-ranked Tulsa, in the 100 meters (10.56), which qualified him for the Career Games post-season. The other two times in 1989-90, Houston 70-30. NCAA Midwest Regional. At the Regional Sweeney finished Carl Barnett, OL...... 43 was on probation and finished second to Texas. Despite having started Carson Blackmon, CB...... 43 seventh in the 100-meters with a 10.42 time. Brandon Brinkley, CB...... 43 only four games, Cavness BEST All-Time Conference Finishes He is expected to compete for a starting spot at one of Matt Nicholson, LB...... 38 finished fourth on the team Ben Bell, K...... 36 Year Finish Place Postseason the four wide receiver spots. in total tackles with 77, and Tim Monroe, WR...... 31 2008 6-2 # 2nd West Armed Forces Bowl L.J. Castile, WR...... 30 2007 6-2 # T1st West Texas Bowl his average of 5.9 tackles per C.J. Cavness, LB...... 30 PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK 2006 7-1 # 1st West Liberty Bowl game placed him fifth. Case Keenum, QB...... 30 One of the question marks entering the 2009 season Tim Mercer, S...... 30 1990 7-1 $ 2nd None So far after four games was replacing two starters on the offensive line. So far, the Chase Turner, P...... 30 1989 6-2 $ 2nd None in 2009, Cavness has posted Matt Hart, OL...... 27 1984 6-2 $ T1st Cotton Bowl replacements, along with the entire line, have done a great Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 27 39 tackles, including 14 stops 1981 5-2-1 $ 3rd job in creating running lanes and protecting the quarterback. Jordan Shoemaker, OL...... 26 against Texas Tech on Sept Wesley Scourten, TE...... 25 1979 7-1 $ T1st Cotton Bowl The Cougars quarterbacks have been sacked only four 26 and nine against UTEP Andre Kohn, RB...... 23 1978 7-1 $ 1st Cotton Bowl times this season and enter the Mississippi State game tied 1976 7-1 $ T1st Cotton Bowl on Oct. 3. #–Conference USA $– for 17th in the nation with just 1.00 sacks allowed per game. Iowa State currently leads the nation by allowing just one 22 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HEADY PLAYS FOR BRINKLEY McGraw posted a career-high 19 tackles, including seven the tackles, junior Isaiah Thompson, is a returning starter, Cornerback Brandon “Head” Brinkley saved his best solo stops, against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. He enters the while the other, sophomore David Hunter, saw plenty of performance for crunch time against SMU on Oct. 18, 2008. Mississippi State game tied for third in the nation with 11.75 action last season as a true freshman. With the Mustangs holding on to a slim 38-36 lead with tackles per game. In 10 starts last year, Thompson recorded 32 total tackles, slightly over two minutes to play and with Houston exhaust- while Hunter had 16 stops. ing all of its timeouts, Brinkley broke up a SMU pass on third- 2009 FBS Total Tackles Leaders Both have had significant impacts this season, as the and-four to prevent an SMU first down and forcing a punt. Player, Team G Solo Asst Total PG Cougar Defense looks to improve upon its numbers from Setting up shop from its 15-yard-line, Houston marched 1. Carmen Messina, New Mexico 5 31 38 69 13.80 a year ago. 85 yards on eight plays to take the lead with a 24-yard 2. Greg Jones, Michigan State 5 22 38 60 12.00 Hunter turned in a top performance against No. 5 3. Marcus McGraw, Houston 4 22 25 47 11.75 touchdown pass. Oklahoma State back on Sept. 12. Despite suffering from Then, with just seconds left on the clock, Brinkley inter- Da’mon Cromartie-Smith, UTEP 4 20 27 47 11.75 5. Brian Wagner, Akron 4 28 18 46 11.50 the lingering effects of the flu, Hunter had two key fumble cepted Bo Levi Mitchell’s desperation heave in the end zone 6. Archie Donald, Toledo 5 22 35 57 11.40 recoveries and one tackle for loss in the big 45-35 win over to seal the 44-38 win for the Cougars. Noah Keller, Ohio 5 28 29 57 11.40 the Cowboys. He recorded the first touchdown on his career when 8. Rennie Curran, Georgia 5 30 26 56 11.20 In the Cougars’ win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, Hunter he returned a pass 35 yards for the score in the Nathan Triplett, Minnesota 5 40 16 56 11.20 forced one fumble and recovered another loose ball while Cougars’ 45-20 win over UAB on Oct. 9. 10. Gabe Knapton, Wyoming 5 20 35 55 11.00 posting four tackles, including a 10-yard sack. Brinkley tied Loyce Means for the team lead in intercep- Bobby Wagner, Utah State 4 18 26 44 11.00 tions last season with four and registered 74 total tackles, HUNTING FOR HUNT’S REPLACEMENT including a remarkable 45 unassisted. 2009 FBS Top Single Game Tackles Leaders The most imposing question on the defensive side of the He led the team with 15 pass breakups, and his total of Player Opp. Date Tackles ball in 2009, is how does Houston replace its all-time sack 19 was one of the tops in FBS football. 1. Joe Pawelek, Baylor UConn Sept. 19 21 leader and 2008 Conference USA Defensive Player of the 2. Marcus McGraw, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 19 Brinkley also enters his senior season with 38 career pass Year, Phillip Hunt. breakups, needing 12 PBUs in 2009 to pass former teammate D. Cromartie-Smith, UTEP Buffalo Sept. 5 19 Carmen Messina, UNM Air Force Sept. 19 19 Heading out of spring practice, the heir apparent looked to Willie Gaston (45; 2003-06) for the all-time UH record: 5. Chase Kennemer, SMU TCU Oct. 3 18 be senior Tyrell Graham, a former linebacker who converted Brian Hendricks, Wyoming Colorado Sept. 19 18 to rush end last year. ALL-TIME PASSES BROKEN UP Archie Donald, Toledo FIU Sept. 26 18 Early in fall camp Graham was sidelined with an injury, Rk. Player, Years Breakups thus opening the door for true freshmen Zeke Riser and 1. Willie Gaston, 2003-06 45 YOUNGSTER STEPS IN FOR VETERAN Radermon Scypion. 2. Brandon Brinkley, 2006- 38 Speaking of stepping in for an injured Matt Nicholson, Riser has started all three games to date in 2009, while 3. Kenneth Fontenette, 2005-08 33 4. Jason Parker, 1998-2001 32 redshirt freshman Kris Johnston had the unenviable task Scypion started the season opener against Northwestern 5. Johnny Jackson, 1985-88 31 of doing so last time out against UTEP on Oct. 3. State. With Nicholson sidelined with a knee injury again, John- QUICK DRAW MCGRAW ston earned the first start of his career against the Miners. MOVING IN ON A MILESTONE In this day and age, freshmen are starting to see more and Johnston finished the evening with four tackles and has Following its 42-37 win over UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008, the more playing time in collegiate football. Even true freshmen posted 17 total stops this season. Cougars registered win No. 7, thus guaranteeing Houston a are thrown to the wolves every now and then. winning record in 2008 and the third straight. The Cougars Linebacker Marcus McGraw was right there with the ANOTHER BAD BREAK FOR NICHOLSON wrapped up win No. 8 with a 34-28 win over Air Force in the For the second straight rest of them in 2008. Season Debuts by Cougar Quarterbacks As a true freshman from Arlington, Texas, McGraw started season senior linebacker Matt all 13 games last season and led the team in tackles with 103, Nicholson had his season cut Player Opponent Date C-A-I Yds. TD Lg. Effic. Sack including 48 solo and 6.5 for losses. short due to an injury. Case Keenum vs. Northwestern State 9/5/09 23-30-0 359 4 35 221.19 1 Case Keenum vs. Southern 8/30/08 33-43-0 392 5 36 191.69 1 In the Cougars’ season-opening win against Northwestern Against Texas Tech on Sept. Blake Joseph at Oregon 9/1/07 8-12-1 51 0 18 85.70 1 State on Sept. 5, McGraw finished with six tackles, including 26, Nicholson injured his knee Kevin Kolb at Rice 9/2/06 22-35-0 233 3 24 147.06 4 an assist for a loss of two yards. and will miss the rest of the Kevin Kolb vs. Oregon 9/1/05 24-43-2 312 2 70 122.81 2 Kevin Kolb vs. Rice 9/5/04 15-33-1 204 1 33 101.32 7 McGraw followed that up with a team-high 14 tackles in 2009 season. He missed most Kevin Kolb vs. Rice 8/30/03 17-22-0 246 2 55 201.20 0 the 45-35 upset at Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. of the 2008 season after injur- at Rice 8/31/02 11-15-0 161 1 48 185.49 2 After posting 10 stops in his debut against Southern on ing his other knee against Kelly Robertson vs. Rice 9/1/01 22-47-1 192 2 22 90.91 6 Jason McKinley at Rice 9/2/00 32-47-1 339 2 46 138.46 2 Aug. 30, 2008, McGraw registered at least five tackles in every Marshall on Oct. 28. Jason McKinley vs. Rice 9/4/99 10-13-0 107 1 18 171.45 1 game, including nine against UAB, seven versus Tulane on Since he played as a true Jason McKinley at California 9/5/98 16-42-2 126 1 21 61.63 2 Nov. 8, and six against SMU on Oct. 18. freshman, Nicholson is eli- vs. Alabama 8/30/97 7-14-0 143 1 57 159.37 0 Chuck Clements vs. Sam Houston St. 8/31/96 26-36-1 321 3 32 169.07 0 He established another career-high when he racked up gible fo receive a medical Chuck Clements at Florida 9/2/95 17-37-1 244 1 77 104.85 0 12 stops in the Cougars’ 70-30 win over Tulsa on Nov. 15. hardship for 2010. Nicholson Chuck Clements vs. Kansas 9/1/94 23-38-0 304 1 51 136.41 2 McGraw followed that up with 10-tackle performance in finished this season with 13 Jimmy Klingler at USC 9/4/93 15-32-0 115 1 24 87.38 1 Donald Douglas at Tulsa 9/5/92 5-8-0 70 0 21 136.00 0 the 42-37 come-from-behind win over UTEP on Nov. 22. total tackles. David Klingler vs. Louisiana Tech 8/31/91 36-57-0 510 9 60 190.42 1 Finally, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl against David Klingler vs. UNLV 9/8/90 30-54-1 426 5 47 148.67 0 Air Force, McGraw racked up a new career-high with 15 tack- SOLID IN THE MIDDLE Andre Ware at UNLV 9/2/89 30-48-1 390 5 58 160.96 1 David Dacus vs. Louisiana Tech 9/10/88 25-43-2 309 2 62 124.55 2 les and one forced fumble in the 34-28 win over the Falcons. The Houston Cougars enjoy David Dacus vs. Oklahoma State 9/12/87 7-18-2 62 0 21 45.60 4 Like his fellow linebacker Matt Nicholson, McGraw was solid play in the middle of Gerald Landry at Arizona 9/6/86 10-21-3 83 0 16 52.25 0 elected team captain by his teammates. their defensive line. One of Gerald Landry at Tulsa 9/7/85 14-25-0 170 2 24 139.52 0 23 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Come-from-Behind Wins 5/6 Oklahoma State sealed the win. WORKING OVERTIME Rk. Deficit Score (Time) Opponent Final Score Date Robinson picked up Conference USA The Cougars snapped a four-game losing streak in 1. 19 28-9 (3:46, 3rd Qtr.) vs. UTEP 42-37 Nov. 22, 2008 2. 17 20-3 (10:25, 3rd Qtr.) vs. UAB 45-20 Oct. 9, 2008 Defensive Player of the Week honors overtime affairs with a 23-20 overtime win at Memphis 24-7 (7:55, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Texas A&M 36-31 Oct. 13, 1990 for his perfromance. on Nov. 18, 2006. The Cougars now stand at 5-4 (.556) in 4. 16 30-14 (6:20, 3rd Qtr) at Rice 31-30 Sept. 2, 2006 But, many did not think Robinson overtime games. 16-0 (10:19, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Tulsa 35-16 Dec. 1, 1973 6. 15 22-7 (1:42, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Rice 24-22 Sept. 29, 1990 would get to this point. Robinson has The Cougars are 2-1 in home overtime games and 3-3 7. 14 21-7 (2:18, 2nd Qtr.) at SMU 44-38 Oct. 18, 2008 had surgery on his left knee twice and when on the road. To break it down even further, the Cougars 17-3 (0:03, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Army 31-30 Sept. 16, 2000 has missed two seasons because of it. are 3-1 in single overtime, 1-1 in double overtime and 1-2 28-14 (11:44, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Southern Miss 56-49 (OT) Nov. 9, 1996 21-7 (6:48, 2nd Qtr.) at Pittsburgh 42-35 (OT) Sept. 14, 1996 With an incredible preseason, Robinson when the game goes to three overtime periods. 21-7 (9:47, 2nd Qtr.) vs. TCU 49-46 Oct. 31, 1992 earned a starting nod at cornerback... Here are all the Houston overtime games since the policy 14-0 (12:53, 2nd Qtr.) at Rice 41-21 Nov. 16, 1991 the first of his career. was adopted for Bowl Subdivision football prior to the 1996 34-20 (5:48, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Texas 60-40 Nov. 7, 1987 14-0 (2:20, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Lamar 42-35 Sept. 17, 1983 Robinson enters the Mississippi season: 14-0 (14:52, 4th Qtr.) vs. Georgia 15-14 Nov. 4, 1967 State game with 11 total tackles and 14-0 (1:55, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Texas Tech 22-17 Nov. 29, 1958 three pass breakups Date Opponent W/L #OT Result Home games in Bold 09/14/96 at Pittsburgh W 1 42-35 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31, 2008. THE CHASE IS ON 11/09/96 vs. Southern Miss* W 1 56-49 Senior punter Chase Turner had limited work in the 10/18/97 vs. Cincinnati* W 2 41-38 UH had not recorded back-back-to-back winning seasons 10/21/00 at Memphis* W 3 33-30 Cougars’ season-opening win against Northwestern State since 1988-90. With another winning season in 2009, the 11/09/02 vs. East Carolina* L 3 54-48 Cougars could match the 1978-81 streak of four consecutive on Sept. 5. However, he made the most of his time when 12/25/03 vs. Hawai’i^ L 3 54-48 winning seasons. he was in there. 10/07/04 at Southern Miss* L 1 35-29 Turner booted four punts for an average of 41.0 yards per 09/16/05 at UTEP* L 2 44-41 STAYING ON THE SCOREBOARD kick. However, he placed three of those punts within the 11/18/06 at Memphis* W 1 23-20 The Cougars have scored at least a field goal in 110 20-yard line and boomed a 52-yard kick as well. *–Conference USA game; ^–Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl consecutive games dating back to the 2000 season. The Against Oklahoma State Turner averaged 42.3 yards on last time Houston was shut out was on Sept. 23, 2000, when three punts and had a long of 48. RECORDS SET IN TULSA TRIUMPH Texas blanked the Cougars 48-0 in Austin. He finished the 2008 season with a 45.5 average, which A 70-30 Conference USA win over previously-ranked Tulsa That streak had some scary moments, though. UH came is a school single-season record. He also had 12 kicks was one for the record books. Hitting the 70-point plateau within nine seconds of being shut out against Rice on Sept. placed inside the 20-yard line and 14 punts of 50 or more is a major accomplishment for any team, and it had not oc- 5, 2004, at Reliant Stadium yards, including a career-best 71-yarder against Tulsa on curred for the Cougars since a 73-3 win over Louisiana Tech The Cougars also kept the scoring streak going with a Nov. 15, 2008. on Aug. 31, 1991, in the Astrodome. touchdown in a 20-7 road loss to UAB on Nov. 13, 2004. After two-plus seasons Turner’s career average is 43.6 The 70 points is the high water mark for the Cougars in Against Tulsa on Nov. 10, 2007, the Cougars scored its ypp....also a UH record. Conference USA games, besting the 56 points they scored on only points with 2:25 left in the game, when running back Because he has averaged fewer than 3.6 punts per game four other times since joining the league in 1996. Terrance Ganaway scored from five yards out. during his career, he is not listed among the NCAA active career leaders. However, his current career average of 43.60 Pts Opponent (Result) Date yards per kick would lead all active punters this season. 70 vs. Tulsa (W, 70-30) Nov. 15, 2008 PACKING THE HOUSE 56 vs. Rice (W, 56-48) Oct. 13, 2007 With the start of the 2008 season, a first-class op- 56 vs. UAB (W, 56-28) Nov. 29, 2003 ponent from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and FBS Active Career Punting Leaders 56 vs. Army (W, 56-42) Oct. 19, 2002 ** Chase Turner, Houston Sr. 43.60 the beginning of the Kevin Sumlin era, Cougar fans had a 56 vs. Southern Miss (W, 56-49, OT) Nov. 9, 1996 1. Keenyn Crier, Arizona Jr. 43.50 lot of excitement heading into the season opener against 2. Kyle Hughes, New Mexico State So. 43.24 55 vs. TCU (L, 62-55) Oct. 25, 2003 Southern on Aug. 30. 3. Rob Long, Syracuse Jr. 42.88 51 vs. UCF (W, 51-31) Oct. 28, 2006 An historic crowd witnessed the Cougars take a 55-3 win 4. Matt Dodge, East Carolina Sr. 42.79 over the Jaguars. With an attendance of 26,555, it was the 5. Brian Anger, California So. 42.24 MANN-ING UP second-largest crowd to watch a Cougar home opener at 6. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan Sr. 42.18 Sophomore kicker Jordan Mannisto enjoyed a career 7. Brad Nortman, Wisconsin So. 42.14 game during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech Robertson Stadium. 8. Brent Bowden, Virginia Tech Sr. 42.04 On Sept. 4, 1999, 31,784 fans watched the Cougar take a 9. Clinton Durst, Auburn Sr. 42.02 on Sept. 26. 28-3 win over Rice at Robertson Stadium. 10. Derek Epperson, Baylor Jr. 42.02 He connected on a career-high three goals and added a More than that, the crowd was the sixth largest in the pair of PATs as the Cougars won their second straight game history of Robertson Stadium. However, that is just a continu- UH Career Punting Average (Min. 50 Punts) against a Big 12 Conference opponent. ation of a recent trend at home games. Player, Years Punts Yards Avg. The Westlake Village, Calif., drilled a career-long 50-yard 1. Chase Turner, 2007- 99 4,316 43.6 field goal on the final play of the first half to put the Cougars Of UH’s top-eight home attendances at Robertson Sta- 2. Robert Myers, 1983, 85 105 4,492 42.8 dium, six have come since the 2006 campaign. 3. Ken Hebert, 1965-67 157 6,630 42.2 to within 21-13 at the break. 4. Jason Stoft, 1993-94 66 2,754 41.7 He became only the seventh player in school history to NO ORDINARY ROBINSON 5. Charles Langston, 1990-91 99 4,093 41.3 boot a 50-yard field goal and the first since T.J. Lawrence One of the feel-good stories of the 2009 season has to be 6. Mike Parrott, 1968-70 136 5,472 40.2369 drilled a 50-yard effort against Conference USA-rival UCF Mike Clark, 1999-2000 108 4,345 40.231 in 2005. junior cornerback Jamal Robinson. 8. Ignacio Sauceda, 1995-97 195 7,814 40.1 Robinson has started the first three games of the 2009 9. Simon Rodriguez, 1986-89 245 9,789 40.0 Mannisto enters the Mississippi State game leading UH in season for the Cougars, and his 26-yard interception return 10. Jay Wyatt, 1975-78 197 7,809 39.6 scoring with 37 total points. He has made 19-20 extra-point for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter against No. attempts and has naield 6-of-9 field goals. 24 www.UHCougars.com GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct.10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HOGAN KNOWS BEST Dallas, after the game was moved from Robertson Stadium 08/31/96 vs. Sam Houston State W, 43-25 Redshirt freshman kicker Matt Hogan has become UH due to the threat of . The Falcons won that 09/10/05 vs. Sam Houston State W, 31-10 special teams coach Tony Levine’s go-to guy just three contest, 31-28. 09/16/06 vs. Grambling State W, 42-22 games into the 2009 season. The only other time UH had two face-to-face encounters 11/24/07 vs. Texas Southern W, 59-6 08/30/08 vs. Southern W, 55-3 Hogan has become the Cougars’ primary kickoff specialist with the same time twice in one season was two seasons ago, 09/05/09 vs. Northwestern State W, 55-7 with his debut against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. He when the Cougars fell to Southern Miss, 31-27, in Hattiesburg has averaged 56.0 yards on his kickoffs, but those numbers in the regular season but knocked off the Golden Eagles, are a bit misleading. 34-20, later in the year at home in the 2006 Conference Against the Cowboys Hogan was instructed to keep the USA Championship. ball out of the hands of OSU’s two dangerous kickoff return- ers: and Perrish Cox. OSU averaged just 16.25 TOPPING OUT IN LEAGUE ACTION yards per kickoff return. Again, the 70-30 win over No. 24 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008, was monumental for a variety of reasons. The 70-point total A RALLY FOR THE AGES was the 11th most ever scored by the Cougars; however, the Cougar fans have come to expect a spine-tingling, almost- total is the second most ever scored in a conference game, a-heart-attack, edge-of-your-seat game when Houston trailing only the 95-21 game against SMU in the Southwest hits the field. Conference in 1989. On Nov. 22, 2008, against UTEP, the Cardiac Coogs were Here are the totals: at it again. Late in the third quarter and trailing 28-9 to the Miners, UH mounted its comeback and erased the UTEP Most Points Scored 19-point lead. 1. 100 vs. Tulsa (W, 100-6), Nov 23, 1968 Houston scored 26 points in the fourth quarter, including 2. *95 vs. SMU (W, 95-21), Oct 21, 1989 a Case Keenum one-yard sneak with 41 seconds to play to 3. 84 vs. Eastern Washington (W, 84-21) Nov 17, 1990 rally past the Miners, 42-37. 4. 82 vs. Tulsa (W, 82-28) Oct 15, 1988 5. 77 vs. Idaho (W, 77-3) Nov 16, 1968 77 vs. Idaho (W, 77-6) Nov 18, 1967 A RALLY FOR THE AGES, PART II 7. 74 vs. Mississippi State (W, 74-0) Oct 4, 1969 The Cougars’ thrilling come-from-behind win over Confer- 8. 73 vs. Louisiana Tech (W, 73-3) Aug 31, 1991 ence USA rival UAB on Oct. 9, 2008, did much more than push 73 vs. Tulsa (W, 73-14) Nov 5, 1966 the team’s league record to 2-0. It established the 2008 team 10. 71 vs. Cincinnati (W, 71-33) Oct 4, 1968 in the UH records book. 11. ^70 vs. Tulsa (W, 70-30) Nov 15, 2008 Trailing 20-3 midway through the third quarter, the Cou- gars scored 42 unanswered points on the way to a 45-20 win. ^–Conference USA game; *–Southwest Conference game It tied as the biggest comeback in UH history. The Cougars trailed 24-7 with 7:56 remaining in the second quarter vs. CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION against Texas A&M before rallying for a 36-31 win on Oct. For the fifth straight season, Houston faced a team from 13, 1990. the Football Championship Subdivision, claiming a 55-7 win against Northwestern State on Sept. 5. A RALLY FOR THE AGES, PART III Houston opened the 2008 campaign against a FCS team, Houston is gaining a reputation as being the Car- enjoying a 55-3 win over Southern on Aug. 30. diac Cougars... on Oct. 18, at SMU, the Cougars used their In 2007, Houston played Texas Southern on Nov. 24 at John come-from-behind skills once in again in knocking off the O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. In the Second Annual Cougar Mustangs, 44-38. Classic, Houston knocked off the Tigers, 59-6. The Cougars trailed the Mustangs not once, but twice by In 2006, the Cougars knocked off Grambling State, 42-22, 14 points and entered the fourth quarter down by 12, 35-23. on Sept. 16 in the first encounter between the two schools. Houston outscored SMU, 21-3, in the final quarter, get- In 2005, the Cougars defeated Sam Houston State, 31-10, ting a nine-yard touchdown by Case Keenum to cut into after a nine-year hiatus playing a Championship Subdivision the lead, 35-30. After a SMU field goal, the Cougars hit pay squad. dirt again with 2:34 left to play, as freshman Bryce Beall As a matter of fact, since major college football was split bulled his way in from one yard out. into two divisions prior to the 1978 season, the Cougars are After stopping SMU, the Cougars moved 85 yards to the undefeated in their brief encounters with Championship winning score, as Keenum found Tyron Carrier behind an Subdivision teams. SMU linebacker for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Below are the games Houston has played against Cham- pionship Subdivision teams since 1978: HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE? Date Opponent Result For only the second time in its 63-year history, Houston 09/27/80 vs. North Texas State W, 24-20 played a team twice in a season, when the Cougars knocked 09/25/82 vs. Lamar W, 48-3 off the Air Force Falcons on Dec. 31, in the Bell Helicopter 09/17/83 vs. Lamar W, 42-35 Armed Forces Bowl. 09/26/87 vs. Sam Houston State W, 38-34 Back on September 13, 2008, UH and Air Force played in 11/17/90 vs. Eastern Washington W, 84-21 25 www.UHCougars.com 2008 UH FOOTBALL NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS 2009 COUGAR HONORS Records Set: Most Yards, Season: 7,316 #57 Carl Barnett, Sr., Center (old record: 6,874, 1989) • Rimington Trophy Watch List Pass Completions, Season: 397, Case Keenum Most First Downs, Season: 355 • Lombardi Award Watch List (old record: 374, David Klingler, 1990) (old record: 333, 2007) • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) Total Offense, Season: 5,241 (5,020 pass/221 rush), Most Passing First Downs, Season: 225 • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) Case Keenum (old record: 208, 1990) (old record: 5,221 [5,140/81] David Klingler, 1990) Highest Punting Average: 45.5 #25 Bryce Beall, So., Running Back Most Consecutive 300-yard Passing Games: (old record: 44.4, 1967) • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) 13, Case Keenum, 2007-2008 • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) (old record: 8, David Klingler, 1990) Other Numbers of Note: Consecutive Passing Attempts without an INT: #21 Brandon Brinkley, Sr., Cornerback 219, Case Keenum, 2007-08 • Offense finished No. 2 in both total offense (562.8 ypg.) • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) (old record: 191, Kevin Kolb, 2006) and passing yards (401.6 ypg.), No. 4 in first downs (355), Punting Average, Season: 45.5, Chase Turner No. 10 in scoring (40.6 ppg.) and No.10 in 3rd-down #35 Tyron Carrier, So., Wide Receiver (old record: 43.6, Ken Hebert, 1967) percentage (51.0). • Biletnikoff Award Watch List Quarterback Sacks, Season: 14, Phillip Hunt • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) (old record: 13, Mack Mitchell, 1973 & Craig Veasey, 1989) • Case Keenum finished No. 1 in total offense (403.2 ypg.) • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) Most Rushing Attempts by a Freshman, Season: and No. 2 in passing yards per game (386.2 ypg.). 198, Bryce Beall #95 David Hunter, So., Defensive Tackle (old record: 146, Ketric Sanford, 1996) • Phillip Hunt finished No. 2 in sacks per game (1.08) • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) Most Rushing Yards by a Freshman, Season: 1,247, Bryce Beall • Mark Hafner finished No. 22 in receptions per game #83 Patrick Edwards, So., Wide Receiver (old record: 747, Ketric Sanford, 1996) (6.6), and Tyron Carrier finished No. 30 in receptions per • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) Most Rushing Touchdowns by a Freshman, Season: game (6.2) and No. 36 in receiving yards per game (78.9) 13, Bryce Beall #7 Case Keenum, Jr., Quarterback (old record: 9, Jackie Battle, 2003 & Case Keenum, 2007) • Bryce Beall finished No. 27 in rushing (95.9 ypg.) • Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Most Receptions by a Freshman, Season: • Manning Award Watch List 80, Tyron Carrier • Largest comeback in Houston history, 19 points against • Maxwell Award Watch List (old record: 35, Robbie Wheeler, 1995) UTEP on Nov. 22. (28-9, 3:46, 3rd Quarter; Won, 42-37 • Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches) Most Receiving Yards by a Freshman, Season: • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) 1,026, Tyron Carrier • Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Media) (old record: 529, Orlando Iglesias, 1997) • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) Most Receiving Touchdowns by a Freshman, Season: • National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) 9, Tyron Carrier • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) (old record: 5, Robbie Wheeler, 1995) • Davey O’Brien Player of the Week (Sept. 28) Most Touchdowns by a Freshman, Season: • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) 17, Bryce Beall (old record: 9, Jackie Battle, 2003 & Case Keenum, 2007) #55 Marcus McGraw, So., Linebacker Most 100-yard Rushing Games by a Freshman, Season: • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) 6, Bryce Beall (old record: 2, Ketric Sanford, 1996) #32 Jamal Robinson, Jr., Cornerback Consecutive Games Scoring a TD: 9 (15 TDs), • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) Bryce Beall (old record: 6, Manny Hazard, 1989) #80 Chase Turner, Sr., Punter Most Sacks, Career: 34, Phillip Hunt, 2005-08 • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) (old record: 33, Mack Mitchell, 1972-74) Most Games Played, Career: 52, Kenneth Fontenette & Phillip Hunt, 2005-08 (old record: 51, Roshawn Pope, 2002-06) Most Consecutive Games Played, Career: 52, Kenneth Fontenette & Phillip Hunt, 2005-08 (old record: 50, Kevin Kolb & Vincent Marshall, 2003-06)

26 www.UHCougars.com 2009 CONFERENCE USA BOWL TIE-INS AUTO ZONE LIBERTY BOWL Ticket Operations: Trisha Branch BOWL NOTES Memphis, Tennessee Phone: 817/810-0012; FAX: 817/810-0252 Conference USA participated in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl last Date: January 2, 2010 Mailing Address: 505 Main Street, Suite 270, Fort Worth, TX 76102 December, as Memphis faced Big East Conference member South Florida Time: 4:30 p.m. CST Media Relations Director: Tim Simmons in the game….This season, the C-USA representative will once again play Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (62,380) Phone: 303/678-8484 an opponent from the Big East Conference at Tropicana Field in downtown Network: ESPN Website: www.armedforcesbowl.com St. Petersburg. The 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl will be played on Saturday, Opponent: SEC Selection December 19 and will be televised in prime-time by ESPN, beginning at 8 Executive Director: Steve Ehrhart BOWL NOTES p.m. EST….Last year marked the first time that C-USA has been a part of President: Kevin Kane Conference USA has been a part of the Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl a bowl game in Florida. The St. Petersburg Bowl is one of six postseason Associate Executive Director: Harold Graeter in all but one year of the bowl’s six-year existence…Last season, C-USA games that take place in the Sunshine State….The bowl is owned and Chief Financial Officer: Perry Winstead returned to the Fort Worth Texas game as Houston defeated Air Force, operated by ESPN. Phone: 901/795-7700; FAX: 901/795-7826 34-28….The C-USA representative will again face an opponent from the Mailing Address: 3767 New Getwell Road, Memphis, TN 38118 in this year’s game….Conference USA was a Website: www.libertybowl.org part of the first four Armed Forces Bowls (known as the Fort Worth Bowl EAGLE BANK BOWL during its first three years)….Tulsa appeared in the 2006 game, losing to Washington, D.C. BOWL NOTES Utah….Houston also represented C-USA in the 2005 game, falling to Big Date: December 29, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. EST The AutoZone Liberty Bowl celebrated its 50th Anniversary with last year’s 12 foe Kansas….The 2004 game featured a matchup of current and future Stadium: RFK Stadium game between East Carolina and Kentucky….Now in its 51st year, the C-USA members as Cincinnati posted a 32-14 win over Marshall in what (52,000) AZLB is college football’s seventh-oldest bowl game….Conference USA’s proved to be the final game for Thundering Herd head coach Bob Pruett, Network: ESPN representative has won seven of the last12 Liberty Bowl games and have who retired several weeks after the game….The inaugural game in 2003 Executive Director: Steve Beck sent seven different schools to the game over the past seven years….C-USA featured a battle of Top 20 Teams when No. 19 TCU battled No. 16 Boise State. Director of Teams and Events: Marie Rudolph teams have an all-time record of 10-8 in the game….The game has drawn The Broncos won the game, 34-31, in one of the highest scoring games of Media Relations Director: Teri Washington a crowd of more than 50,000 in each of the last 11 years, including a bowl- the 2003-2004 bowl season. Phone: 202/785-BOWL record crowd of 63,816 for the 2007 UCF-Mississippi State’s matchup…. In Mailing Address: 1629 K St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006 2009, C-USA will face a team from the SEC in the game for the fourth straight Website: www.EagleBankBowl.com year….Over the years the Liberty Bowl has seen legendary coaches such R+L CARRIERS BOWL as Paul “Bear” Bryant, , Johnny Majors and Joe Paterno coach in New Orleans, La. the game, while outstanding players such as Ernie Davis, , Bo Date: December 20, 2009 BOWL NOTES Jackson, and Randy White have participated in the bowl. Time: 7:15 p.m. CST Conference USA has a conditional agreement to be a part of the 2009 Eagle- Stadium: Louisiana Superdome Bank Bowl in Washington, D.C….C-USA will earn a spot in the game if Army (69,767) is unable to become bowl-eligible….Last season, Wake Forest defeated SHERATON HAWAI’I BOWL Network: ESPN Navy, 29-19 in the inaugural game….The EagleBank Bowl is played at Honolulu, Hawai’i Opponent: Champion historic RFK Stadium, the former home of the Washington Redskins. Date: December 24, 2009 President/CEO: Jay Cicero Time: 7 p.m. CST Executive Director: Billy Ferrante Stadium: Aloha Stadium (50,000) Media Relations Director: Sam Joffray TEXAS BOWL Network: ESPN Operations Director: Alison Comeaux Houston, Texas Opponent: WAC Selection Phone: 504/525-5678; FAX: 504/529-1622 Date: December 30, 2009 Executive Director: Dave Matlin Mailing Address: 2020 St. Charles Avenue, 4th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70130 Time: 7:00 p.m. CST Assoc. Executive Director: Daryl Garvin Website: www.neworleansbowl.org Stadium: Reliant Stadium (68,000) Director of Ticketing and Operations: Brad Motooka Network: NFL Network Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi BOWL NOTES President: Jamey Rootes Phone: 808-983-1124; FAX: 808-955-0505 Conference USA will be a part of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Bowl Manager: Heather Houston Mailing Address: 841 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 for the eighth-consecutive season, facing the champion of the Sun Belt Media Relations Director: Bill Cousins Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com Conference….Last season, Southern Miss won its third New Orleans Bowl, Phone: 832/667-2220; FAX: 832/667-2057 defeating Troy, 30-27 in the first overtime game in the bowl’s history. Mailing Address: Reliant Stadium, Two Reliant Park, Houston, TX 77054 BOWL NOTES The Golden Eagles also captured back-to-back games in 2005 and 2004, Website: www.TexasBowl.org After a one-year hiatus, Conference USA returns to provide a team for the defeating SBC Champions Arkansas State and North Texas, respectively…. Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl….This will be the sixth time in eight years that In 2007, Memphis made its fourth bowl appearance in five years when it BOWL NOTES C-USA will be a part of the game….In its first seven years, the Sheraton fell to Florida Atlantic….Rice represented C-USA in the 2006 game, ending Conference USA has a conditional agreement to be a part of the 2009 Texas Hawai’i Bowl has gained a reputation for offensive shootouts, with the win- a 45-year bowl drought, losing to Troy… In 2003, Memphis, armed with Bowl in Houston. C-USA will earn a spot in the game if the Big 12 Confer- ning team topping the 40-point mark in each of the last six years, while the over 10,000 of its fans, made its first bowl appearance since 1971….The ence is unable to fill its spot in the game or if Navy is not bowl-eligible to losing team has scored 38 or more points four times….East Carolina won Tigers defeated North Texas, 27-17, to cap off their first nine-win season fill the other side of the game….Conference USA was a part of the Texas the 2007 game, as current star RB Chris Johnson led the since 1963….In 2002, C-USA co-champion Cincinnati battled North Texas, Bowl in 2007 and 2008….Last season, Rice capped off its magical season Pirates to a 41-38 win over No. 22 Boise State ….UCF and UAB each made dropping a 24-19 decision to the Mean Green….The New Orleans Bowl is by defeating Western Michigan, 38-14, to tie the school record for victories their first bowl appearances in school history in the . UCF fell played at the Louisiana Superdome, home of and site of in a season….In 2007, Houston faced old C-USA and Southwest Confer- to Nevada, 49-48, in 2005 and UAB battled home-standing Hawai’i in 2004, six games. ence rival TCU in the game, falling 20-13….In the inaugural Texas Bowl falling 59-40….In 2003, Hawaii prevailed, 54-48, in triple overtime over in 2006, nationally-ranked Rutgers defeated Kansas State, 37-10, in front Houston….In 2002, Tulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai’i of a crowd of 52,210, the largest crowd to watch a bowl game in , upsetting Hawaii on their home field, 36-28. ST.PETERSBURG BOWL not involving a Texas team since 1972…. Operated by Lone Star Sports & St. Petersburg, Fla. Entertainment, the bowl is played at the state-of-the-art Reliant Stadium, Date: December 19 home of the NFL’s . BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL Time: 7 p.m. CST Fort Worth, : Tropicana Field (43,000) Date: December 31, 2009 Network: ESPN Time: 11:00 a.m. CST Opponent: Big East Selection Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,008) Executive Director: Brett Dulaney Network: ESPN Assistant Executive Director: Nikki Godfrey Opponent: MWC Selection Manger, Event Sponsorship & Marketing: Carlos Padilla II Executive Director: Brant Ringler Media Relations Director: John Gerdes Sales and Marketing: TBA Mailing Address: 100 Second Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL Operations: Scott Pomeroy Website: www.StPetersburgBowl.com 27 www.UHCougars.com ADDITIONAL BIOS #13 THOMAS #44 tyler #1 a.j. BATES chambers DUGAT

DEFENSIVE BACK tight end WIDE RECEIVER FR.-HS • 5-9 • 170 fr.-hs • 6-4 • 247 fR.-hs • 6-0 • 188 BAYTOWN, texas san antonio, texas dAYTON, texas LEE hs mACARTHUR hs dAYTON hs

ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL MacARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL Competed for head coach Dick Oline... ranked No. 43 Safety by Ranked as No. 83 tight end by Scout.com... named First-Team All- A member of the 46th Parade All-America Team... selected First Scout.com... shared MVP honors at team banquet... won Henry District as a senior... ranked by ESPN as No. 24 tight end nationally Team All-State 4A... ranked No. 69 Wide Receiver by Rivals.com... Armstrong Award for top defensive back, as well as Pi-Yi Kern and No. 73 overall... also ranked as high as No. 2 tight end in Texas... ranked No. 97 on Rivals.com Texas Preseason Top 100... ranked No. “Spirit and Determination” Award and one of four winners of the participated in the 2008 Army Combine... Second-Team All-State 17 wide receiver by Scout.com... ranked No. 66 for Texas by SuperPrep Michael Clement Scholarship Award... was a First-Team All-Dis- by the Texas Sports Writers Association... as a junior rushed for 179 Magazine... member of the Top 100... ranked No. trict selection at defensive back, kick returner and punt returner... yards and one score, threw for 572 yards and two scores and had 86 in Dallas Morning News State Top 100... three-time First Team ... posted a 4.45 in the 40-yard dash. 30 catches for 311 yards and five touchdowns... won district track All-District wide receiver... also named the District 19-4A MVP title in the discus. twice... as a senior registered 1,755 receiving yards and 642 rushing PERSONAL yards and a combined 28 touchdowns... had 22 combined TDs as a Full name is Thomas Edwards Bates... born July 20, 1990, in Bay- PERSONAL junior while rushing for 311 yards and hauling in 957 yards... wass town, Texas... son of Thomas and Rita Bates... undecided major. Fulll name is Tyler Austin Chambers... born April 11, 1991, in Lincoln, a First Team All-District point guard in basketball and ran track. Nebraska... son of Melony and Jack Chambers of San Antonio... #93 AMEEN undecided on major. PERSONAL BEHBAHANI Born Aug. 9, 1990, in Baytown, Texas... son of Lolita Brooks and #19 james Alonzo Dugat, Jr. NOSE TACKLE cleveland FR.-HS • 6-2 • 282 #15 BARRY PLANO, texas WIDE RECEIVER LAIRD PLANO WEST hs jr.-JC • 6-2 • 205 houston, texas TIGHT END PLANO WEST HIGH SCHOOL lee hs/iowa sR.-hs • 6-4 • 235 Competed for head coach Mike Hughes... helped lead team to trinity valley JC bAYTOWN, texas playoffs as a senior... earned All-District First-Team honors as a ju- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEE hs nior and senior... member of All-County Second Team as a senior... Named to the SWJCFC All-Conference First Team... had 23 catches also competed for the track and field team... member of PALS and for 440 yards and four touchdowns. LEE HIGH SCHOOL served as STAND president. Was a two-time All-District First-Team selection in football. Senior PRE-HOUSTON (2004): Began the season at quarterback but was moved to tight PERSONAL Named to Freshman All-Big Ten team at Iowa... had 36 catches end... finished the year with 21 catches for 265 yards and a pair of Full name is Ameen Behbahani... Born Sept. 14, 1990, in Dallas... for 464 yards in one season for Hawkeyes... top game was seven- touchdowns... hauled in eight catches for 143 yards and a touch- Son of Heby Afsaunch Behbahani... undecided major. catch, 101-yard output at Purdue... led team with 61 yards on three down against No. 8 Spring High. Junior (2003): Earned All-District receptions, including a long of 40 yards against Northern Illinois... honors as a pitcher. #56 TYRONE finished with four receptions for 77 yards at Wisconsin. campbell PERSONAL LEE HIGH SCHOOL Full name is Barry Weston Laird... born Oct. 7, 1986, in Houston... son of Scott Laird and Robin Sheppard... younger brother of former DEFENSIVE TACKLE Two-time First Team All- and All-District... Honorable Mention All-State as a senior... recorded 135 receptions UH punter Justin Laird... consumer sciences and merchandising FR.-HS • 6-1 • 283 major. ..has spent four seasons with the UH baseball team. channelview, texas for 1,928 yards and 16 touchdowns in high school career... led 7-on-7 team to a state championship as a senior... recorded 135 channelview hs receptions for 1,928 yards and 16 touchdowns... had 46 receptions #28 jeffery for 719 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior... posted 73 receptions lewis CHANNELVIEW HIGH SCHOOL for 985 yards and four touchdowns as a junior. Ranked as No. 52 Defensive Tackle by Scout.com... named Second- Team All-Area... twice selected First-Team, All-District 21-5A.... PERSONAL safety participated in P.A.L.S. Full name is James Lee Cleveland... Born March 7, 1988, in FR.-HS • 5-9 • 175 Baytown, Texas... Son of Anne Cleveland and James Eggleston. houston, texas PERSONAL madison hs Full name is Tyrone William Campbell... Born January 27, 1990, in Houston... Son of Angela Banks and Darvin Godfrey... undecided MADISON HIGH SCHOOL major. Competed for head coach Ray Seals... helped lead the Marlins to a 9-3 record and District 20-5A co-championship... named District 20-5A MVP... also picked up First Team All-District honors... named the Team MVP and Offensive MVP as well... helped lead senior team to a 9-3 record under the direction of head coach Ray Seals... high school teammate of another member of the Class of 2009, Broderick 28 www.UHCougars.com ADDITIONAL BIOS Thomas, Jr... also ran track and competed in the 300-meter hurdles #90 zeke PERSONAL and 400-meters. Full name is Charles Edward Sims... born September 19, 1990, in riser Houston, Texas... son of Willie and Dinetta Burnett of Houston... PERSONAL undecided on major. Full name is Jeffery Jamail Lewis... Born Dec. 14, 1990, in Houston... defensive end son of Bobbie Estelle of Houston... undecided major. FR.-HS • 6-4 • 250 #42 phillip lavernia, texas steward #20 devin lavernia hs mays LAVERNIA HIGH SCHOOL outside linebacker Helped lead team to a 10-2 record and was an area finalist... picked FR.-HS • 6-2 • 220 cornerback up First Team All-District honors as a junior and was an All-Region missouri city, texas jr.-jc • 5-11 • 173 underclassman... named the 27-3A Defensive MVP as a senior... hightower hs stockton, calif. recorded 68 tackles with 12 sacks, four forced fumbles and two lincoln hs/ fumble recoveries... also garnered First Team All-Area Sub-5A ac- HIGHTOWER HIGH SCHOOL san francisco cc colades and was a Honorable Mention All-State pick... also played Competed for head coach Shane Hallmark and helped lead the LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL basketball and competed in track and field and powerlifting... Rebels to a 15-1 record and berth in the state championship As a freshman in 2007 recorded 36 total tackles with 13 pass Regional finalist and school record holder in the discus... also a game...All-District and All-State honoree... competed in the Space breakups... followed that up with two interceptions, 41 tackles, one Regional Finalist in powerlifting... member of A Honor Roll, FCA, City Classic and Texas-Louisiana All-Star games... finished as the fumble recovery and 10 pass break ups as a sophomore.... registered Who’s Who Among American High School Students and National second-leading tackler on the team with 150 solo stops, 12 sacks an interception for a touchdown in the state championship game... Honor Society. and three forced fumbles... a member of the Houston Chronicle Top rushed for 278 yards (9.3 avg.) and caught one pass for 51-yard 100... named First Team All-District 23-5A. score as a senior at Central Valley HS.... also accumulated 35 tackles PERSONAL (25 solo) and three interceptions... helped lead LHS to a share of Full name is Zeke Adams Riser... born Sept. 11, 1990, in India- PERSONAL the San Joaquin Athletic Association crown with a 9-2 record and napolis... son of Greg and Cindy Jendrusch... majoring in sports Full name is Phillip Deshawn Steward... Born Sept. 7, 1990, in finished ranked 25th in the Sac-Joaquin Section... was selected the administration. Houston... son of Joseph Phillip Stewart and Yushana Kincy... Athlete-of-the-Year... also named All-Area and All-Conference... undecided major. placed second in state in the 200-meters and sixth in state in the #91 radermon 100-meters... runs a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash. scypion #87 marcus PERSONAL williams Born June 26, 1988, in Fort Smith, Ark... son of Angela Mays and defensive end John Wiliford. FR.-HS • 6-4 • 235 wide receiver port arthur, texas FR.-rS • 5-10 • 175 #81 fendi memorial hs houston, texas onobun willowridge HS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Ranked as No. 27 defensive end by Rivals.com... ranked as No. WILLOWRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL tight end 54 defensive tackle by Scout.com... ranked as No. 91 in Dallas Was a two-sport athlete at Willowridge High School... played sr.-tr • 6-6 • 246 Morning-News State Top 100... posted a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash... football for Darrell Scurlock... given the Student-Athlete Award... houston, texas named First-Team All-District... named the Defensive Lineman of also named to the National Honor Society and picked up the alief taylor hs/arizona the Year... as a junior recorded five sacks, nine tackles for losses Academic Excellence Award... posted 40 tackles and three inter- and 88 total tackles. ceptions as senior. Signed with Arizona during the November Early Signing Period #5 charles PERSONAL ... ranked as the No. 13 small forward prospect in the nation by Full name is Marcus Duane Williams... born November 29, 1989, Rivals.com ... a three-year letterwinner at Alief Taylor High... aver- sims in Houston... son of Arthur and Diane Williams of Houston... aged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocked shots undecided on major. per game as a senior ... led Lions to a 28-9 record in 2004-05 for running back coach Jeff Dunford ... a three-time all-district honoree who also FR.-HS• 6-10 • 195 earned first-team all-city and all-region accolades as a senior ... houston, texas a McDonald’s All-America nominee ... played in the 2005 Global westbury hs Games and averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from the floor in six games ... averaged 15.3 WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game as a junior ... Ranked as the No. 74 Running Back by Rivals.com... three-star an honor roll student who was a cum laude graduate (top 15 percent recruit by Scout.com... ranked No. 101 for Texas by SuperPrep of his graduating class) ... member of the National Honor Society. Magazine... a member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100... named District 21-4A MVP and First-Team All-District... selected Third PERSONAL Team All-State running back by Texas Sports Writers Association... Full name is Fendi D’Erons Onobun... born Nov. 17, 1986, in as a junior rushed for 1,018 yards and 17 touchdowns, while Houston... son of James and Jolly Onobun... majoring in HRD as adding 37 receptions for 425 yards and two scores. Honorable a graduate student. Mention, All-State 4A... 20-5A Co-Offensive MVP and First-Team All-District in 2007.

29 www.UHCougars.com Head Coach KEVIN SUMLIN Second Year • Purdue ‘88 ntering his second year as the head football coach at the University of Houston, Kevin Sumlin has already put his stamp on the Cougar football program. Taking over the reigns of the program in December of 2007, E Sumlin guided the Cougars to their fourth-straight bowl appearance and became the first UH coach in 28 years to lead his team to a bowl victory, as Houston topped Air Force 34-28 in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.

The bowl victory was not the only highlight of Sumlin’s first season as head coach. In week five of the season, the Cougars knocked off No. 23 East Carolina, 41-24, posting Houston’s first road win over a ranked opponent in 24 years. Coupled with the team’s 70-30 victory over No. 24 Tulsa in November, it marked the first time since 1984 that Houston defeated two ranked teams in the same season.

Additionally, Sumlin guided the Cougars to a perfect 5-0 mark at home and a 6-2 finish in Conference USA action. He Prominent Pupils was one of only 10 first-year Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to guide his team to a bowl game, and one of only six ÑÑ Sebastian Vollmer (Houston), Patriots to win the bowl contest. And with their eight victories, Sumlin recorded ÑÑ Malcom Kelly (Oklahoma), Redskins the most wins by a first-year head coach in UH history. ÑÑ Allen Patrick (Oklahoma), Ravens 2009 FBS Minority ÑÑ Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Vikings Head Coaches Statistically it was an outstanding inaugural season for Sumlin as well, ÑÑ J.D. Runnels (Oklahoma), Bears Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin is one of ÑÑ Bethel Johnson (Texas A&M), Patriots only nine minority head coaches in Bowl Subdivi- as the Cougars established 22 new season and career records in 2008. ÑÑ Terrance Murphy (Texas A&M), Packers sion football. The Houston offense ranked No. 2 nationally in both total offense (562.8 ÑÑ Jammar Taylor (Texas A&M), Giants Here is the complete list ypg) and passing yards (401.6 ypg), No. 4 in first downs (355), and No. 10 ÑÑ Chris Daniels (Purdue), Buccaneers in both scoring (40.6 ppg) and 3rd down percentage (51.0). Sophomore ÑÑ Ike Jones (Purdue), Colts Head Coach School quarterback Case Keenum finished the year as the nation’s leader in ÑÑ Cory Sauter (Minnesota), Colts Mario Cristobal Florida International total offense (403.2 ypg) and No. 2 in passing yards per game (386.2 ÑÑ Vinnie Sutherland (Purdue), 49ers Ron English Eastern Michigan ypg), while senior defensive end Phillip Hunt finished No. 2 nationally ÑÑ (Minnesota), Broncos Turner Gill Buffalo in sacks per game (1.08 spg). Miami (Ohio) ÑÑ Ryan Yarborough (Wyoming), Jets Mike Locksley New Mexico Under Sumlin’s guidance, Keenum was named the Conference USA Navy Offensive Player of the Year, Hunt was named the Defensive Player of Randy Shannon Miami (Fla.) Bowl Games Coached (10) Kevin Sumlin Houston the Year, and freshman running back Bryce Beall was named the Confer- 2008 Armed Forces Houston DeWayne Walker New Mexico State ence USA Freshman of the Year. Overall, the Cougars garnered over 60 2008 Fiesta Oklahoma individual honors following the 2008 season. 2007 Fiesta Oklahoma 2005 Holiday Oklahoma Sumlin came to Houston after seven seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator in the Big 12. When 2005 Orange Oklahoma introduced to lead the Cougars in December of 2007, Sumlin became the 12th head coach in UH history and the first 2004 Sugar Oklahoma African-American to lead the prestigious Cougar Program. 2002 GalleryFurniture.com Texas A&M 2002 Rose Purdue With a reputation for engineering high-powered offenses and considered 2000 Outback Purdue SUMLIN vs. the Opposition 1998 Alamo Purdue Opponent W L Pct. one of the country’s top recruiters, Sumlin brought with him a wealth of col- Air Force 1 1 .500 legiate coaching experience and a penchant for innovative ideas and styles. Colorado State 0 1 .000 East Carolina 1 0 1.000 Bowl Games Played (1) The 44-year-old Sumlin spent the previous five seasons at the University of Marshall 0 1 .000 1984 Peach Purdue Memphis 0 0 .000 Oklahoma, where he served as both the co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers Mississippi State 0 0 .000 coach (2006-07) and special teams coordinator/tight ends coach (2003-05). Northwestern State 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma State 1 1 .500 Accomplishments as a Player Rice 0 1 .000 In 2007, the OU receivers recorded 19 touchdowns while and ÑÑ Four-year letterman for Purdue as a linebacker, Southern 1 0 1.000 Juaquin Iglesias provided one of the best 1-2 receiving punches in the nation, SMU 1 0 1.000 from 1983-86, and ended his career among the top Southern Miss 0 0 .000 ranking fifth and sixth in the OU record book for receiving yards in a season. 10 in tackles for the Boilermakers. Texas Tech 1 0 1.000 ÑÑ Named to ’s All-America walk- Tulane 1 0 1.000 Offensively, the Sooners finished fifth in the nation in scoring offense at on list as a freshman when he led Purdue with 91 Tulsa 1 0 1.000 UAB 1 0 1.000 42.3 points per game, while ranking 19th nationally in total offense averaging tackles. UCF 0 0 .000 448.9 yards per game. ÑÑ Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 1984 while UTEP 1 1 .500 helping the team reach the Peach Bowl. Also earned Totals 11 6 .647 The 2006 season saw OU’s receivers catch 17 touchdown passes while Kelly Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a senior, reached 1,000 career receiving yards faster than any player in school history. ranking No. 5 in the league with 114 tackles. 30 www.UHCougars.com HEAD COACH KEVIN SUMLIN The Sooner offense ranked 19th nationally in All-Time Houston Head Coaches scoring offense at 30.3 points per game. Through 17 Games Born: Aug. 3, 1964 Hometown: , Ind. Prior to becoming co-offensive coordinator, John Jenkins 1990-92 12-5 .706 High School: Brebeuf Prep (Ind.) Kevin Sumlin 2008- 11-6 .647 College: Purdue, 1988 Sumlin served as the Sooners’ special teams Wife: Charlene coordinator. Bill Meek 1955-56 10-6-1 .618 Children: daughters, Courtney and Shelby; sons, Jackson and Joey In 2005, sophomore punter Cody Freeby Harold Lahar 1957-61 9-7-1 .559 Clyde Lee 1948-54 8-8-1 .500 ranked 27th nationally with a 42.3 yard aver- Jack Pardee 1987-89 8-8-1 .500 age, while OU ranked 10th in the country in net 2003-07 8-9 .471 punting, averaging 37.8 yards per kick. 1946-47 7-10 .412 Breaking Down SUMLIN Bill Yeoman 1962-86 7-10 .412 Before his arrival in Norman, Sumlin spent 2000-02 3-14 .176 Overall Conference USA 1993-99 2-14-1 .147 W-L Pct. Home Away Neut. W-L Pct. Home Away two seasons at Texas A&M University, where 2008 8-5 .615 5-0 2-4 1-1 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 he served as the assistant head coach, offensive 2009 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-0 coordinator and wide receivers coach. Totals 11-6 .647 7-0 3-5 1-1 6-3 .667 4-0 2-3

5-3 (.625) vs. non-conf. teams 2-6 (.250) on artificial turf 0-0 (.000) vs. SEC Three games into the 2002 campaign, Sumlin was thrust into the offensive coordinator 3-0 (1.000) vs. non-conf. teams/home 1-0 (1.000) in bowl games 1-0 (1.000) vs. SLC 1-2 (.333) vs. non-conf. teams/road 6-3 (.667) vs. C-USA 0-0 (.000) in overtime role, and the Aggies averaged 33.0 points per game after posting just 16.0 ppg before he took 1-1 (.500) vs. non-conf. teams/neutral 2-1 (.667) vs. Big 12 0-0 (.000) in C-USA Championship control. The A&M offense also averaged 419 yards per game after netting an average of 286 2-0 (1.000) vs. Division I-FCS 1-2 (.333) vs. MWC 9-0 (1.000) on grass 1-0 (1.000) vs. SWAC yards in the season’s first three contests.

Sumlin also has stops at his alma mater, Purdue (1998-2001), Minnesota (1993-97) and Wyoming (1991-92).

Purdue’s 1998 receivers set school records with 377 receptions for 4,208 yards and 43 touchdowns. The Boilermakers’ Chris Daniels set a Big Ten record with 121 catches and The Sumlin File recorded another Big Ten record with 21 receptions in one game. Year School/Team Assignment 1989 Washington State (6-5) Graduate Assistant Sumlin began his career as a graduate assistant at Washington State for Mike Price On Mike Price’s first coaching staff (1989-90). He also has been an assistant coach under (Oklahoma), R.C. 1990 Washington State 3-8) Graduate Assistant Slocum (Texas A&M), (Purdue and Wyoming), (Minnesota) and 1991 Wyoming (4-6-1) Wide Receivers First assistant job; worked with HC Joe Tiller Glen Mason (Minnesota). 1992 Wyoming (5-7) Wide Receivers 1993 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers Sumlin has coached in nine bowl games, including all four BCS games. Five came 1994 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers 1995 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers during his time at Oklahoma (2008 Fiesta, 2007 Fiesta, 2005 Holiday, 2005 Orange, 2004 1996 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers Sugar), one at Texas A&M (2002 GalleryFurniture.com) and three with Purdue (2002 Rose, 1997 Minnesota (3-9) Quarterbacks 2000 Outback, 1998 Alamo). 1998 Purdue (9-4) Wide Receivers Reunited with HC Joe Tiller Alamo Bowl (W, 37-34 vs. Kansas State) A four-year letterman as a linebacker at Purdue (1983-86), Sumlin still ranks among 1999 Purdue (7-5) Wide Receivers the top 10 in Outback Bowl (L, 28-25 OT vs. Georgia) career tackles 2000 Purdue (8-4) Wide Receivers Tri-Conference Champions for the Boiler- (L, 34-24 vs. Washington) makers. He was 2001 Texas A&M (8-4) Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends named to Sports Galleryfurniture.com Bowl (W, 28-9 vs. TCU) 2002 Texas A&M (6-6) Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coor./Tight Ends Illustrated’s 2003 Oklahoma (12-2) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends All-America Big 12 Championship Runner-Up walk-on list as a (L, 21-14 vs. LSU) 2004 Oklahoma (12-1) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends freshman after Big 12 Champions leading Purdue BCS National Championship Runner-Up with 91 tackles. (L, 55-19 vs. USC) 2005 Oklahoma (8-4) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Holiday Bowl (W, 17-14 vs. Oregon) H e w a s 2006 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers named Honor- Big 12 Champions Fiesta Bowl (L, 43-42 OT vs. Boise State) able Mention All-Big Ten in 1984 and helped the team reach the Peach Bowl. Sumlin also 2007 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a senior, ranking No. 5 in the league Big 12 Champions with 114 tackles. Fiesta Bowl (L, 48-28, vs. West Virginia) 2008 Houston (8-5) Head Coach West Division Runner-Up The Indianapolis, Ind., native graduated from Purdue in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree Armed Forces Bowl (W, 34-28, vs. Air Force) in both criminology and criminal justice. Sumlin and his wife Charlene have four children: 2009 Houston (3-1) Head Coach daughters Courtney and Shelby, and sons Jackson and Joey. 31 www.UHCougars.com CONFERENCE USA Players of the Week 2009 TV Schedule 2009 Standings Date Offense CBS COLLEGE SPORTS Sat., Sept. 5 Buffalo at UTEP 8 p.m. C-USA Overall Sept. 7 Joe Webb, QB, UAB West W L W L Sat., Sept. 12 Kansas at UTEP 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Tulsa 2 0 4 1 Sat., Sept. 19 Virginia at Southern Miss 2:30 p.m. SMU 1 0 2 2 Sept. 21 Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SMU Thurs., Oct. 1 Southern Miss at UAB 7 p.m. UTEP 1 0 2 3 Sat., Oct. 3 East Carolina at Marshall 11 a.m. Houston 0 1 3 1 Sept. 28 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Tulane 0 1 2 2 Oct. 5 Sat., Oct. 3 Tulsa at Rice 6:30 p.m. Rice 0 2 0 5 Sat., Oct. 3 Tulane at Army 10:30 p.m.* Oct. 12 Sat., Oct. 10 Navy at Rice 2:30 p.m. C-USA Overall Oct. 19 Sat., Oct. 17 Houston at Tulane 2:30 p.m. East W L W L East Carolina 2 0 3 2 Oct. 26 Sat., Oct. 24 SMU at Houston 6:30 p.m. UAB 2 1 2 3 Sat., Nov. 7 Houston at Tulsa 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss 1 1 3 2 Nov. 2 Sat., Nov. 14 TBA 11 a.m. Marshall 1 1 3 2 Nov. 9 Sat., Nov. 21 TBA 6:30 p.m. UCF 1 2 3 2 Memphis 0 2 1 4 Nov. 16 Fri., Nov. 27 Memphis at Tulsa 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 28 TBA 12:30 p.m. Nov. 23 This Week (Oct. 10) *tape delayed Houston at Mississippi State Nov. 30 Navy at Rice Southern Miss at Louisville Dec. 7 ESPN * Marshall at Tulane Fri., Sept. 4 Tulsa at Tulane 7 p.m. * East Carolina at SMU Sun., Sept. 6 Ole Miss at Memphis 2:30 p.m. * UTEP at Memphis Date Defense Wed., Oct. 14 Boise State at Tulsa 7 p.m. Next Week (Oct. 17) Sept. 7 Rock Dennis, DB, SMU Wed., Oct. 21 Tulsa at UTEP 7 p.m. * Houston at Tulane Sun., Nov. 1 Marshall at UCF 7:15p.m. Boise State at Tulsa (10/14) Sept. 14 Jamal Robinson, CB, Houston UAB at Ole Miss Thurs., Nov. 5 Virginia Tech at East Carolina 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Albert McClellan, DE, Marshall * Rice at East Carolina Sun., Nov. 15 East Carolina at Tulsa 7:15p.m. Marshall at West Virginia Sept. 28 David Hunter, DT, Houston Sat., Dec. 19 St. Petersburg Bowl 7 p.m. * Memphis at Southern Miss Sun., Dec. 20 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 7:15p.m. Miami (Fla.) at UCF Oct. 5 Navy at SMU Thurs., Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Thurs., Dec. 31 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 11 a.m. Last Week Oct. 19 * at UTEP 58, Houston 41 Fri., Jan. 2 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 4:30 p.m. * at UAB 30, Southern Miss 17 Oct. 26 * East Carolina 21, at Marshall 17 * at UCF 32, Memphis 14 Nov. 2 ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 12 BYU at Tulane 2:30 p.m. * Tulsa 27, at Rice 10 Nov. 9 Tulane 17, at Army 16 Sat., Sept. 26 Texas Tech at Houston 8:15 p.m. at TCU 39, SMU 14 Nov. 16 Tues., Oct. 27 East Carolina at Memphis 7 p.m. Nov. 23 ESPN or ESPN2 Nov. 30 Sat., Sept. 19 East Carolina at North Carolina 11 a.m. Dec. 7 Sat., Dec. 5 C-USA Championship Game TBA ESPN 360 2008 Standings Date Special Teams Sat., Sept. 12 Marshall at Virginia Tech 12:30 p.m. C-USA Overall Sept. 7 Damris Johnson, KR, Tulsa West W L W L Sat., Sept. 12 East Carolina at West Virginia 2:30 p.m. x-Tulsa 7 1 11 3 Sept. 14 Michael Such, P, Tulsa Rice 7 1 10 3 Houston 6 2 8 5 Sept. 21 Freddie Parham, KOR, Southern Miss FOX SPORTS NET Sat., Sept. 12 Houston at Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m. UTEP 4 4 5 7 Sept. 28 Peter Boehme, P, Southern Miss Tulane 1 7 2 10 Sat., Sept. 19 Tulsa at Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. SMU 0 8 1 11 Oct. 5 Sat., Sept. 26 Southern Miss at Kansas 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 26 UTEP at Texas 2:30 p.m. C-USA Overall Oct. 12 East W L W L Oct. 19 x-East Carolina 6 2 9 5 THE MTN Memphis 4 4 6 7 Oct. 26 Sat., Sept. 12 Tulsa at New Mexico 7 p.m. Southern Miss 4 4 7 6 Nov. 2 Sat., Oct. 3 SMU at TCU 7 p.m. UAB 3 5 4 8 Marshall 3 5 4 8 Nov. 9 BIG EAST NETWORK UCF 3 5 4 8 Nov. 16 Sat., Oct. 17 Marshall at West Virginia 2:30 p.m. December 6 December 20 Nov. 23 C-USA Championship MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24 USF 41, Memphis 14 Nov. 30 COMCAST SPORTS SOUTHEAST (CSS) Sat., Sept. 12 Memphis at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. December 21 December 30 Dec. 7 Sat., Sept. 19 UAB at Troy 2:30 p.m. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Texas Bowl Sat., Sept. 26 Marshall at Memphis Noon Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT) Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 Sat., Sept. 26 Vanderbilt at Rice 7 p.m. December 31 January 2 Sat., Oct. 24 UAB at Marshall 11 a.m. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl AutoZone Liberty Bowl Sat., Oct. 31 Southern Miss at Houston Noon Houston 34, Air Force 28 Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 Sat., Nov. 14 UAB at Memphis Noon January 6 GMAC Bowl All times are listed as Central Tulsa 45, #22 Ball State 13 32 www.UHCougars.com CAREER 20-YARD PLAYS Bryce Beall (26) 20 Reception at UTEP 2009 Case Keenum (124) 26 Pass vs. Rice 2007 78 Rush vs. UAB 2008 20 KOR at UTEP 2009 86 Pass at Oregon 2007 26 Pass vs. TCU 2007 71 Rush vs. UTEP 2008 20 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 84 Pass at East Carolina 2008 25 Pass at UTEP 2009 70 Reception vs. UAB 2008 20 Rush vs. Tulsa 2008 70 Pass vs. UAB 2008 25 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 40 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 70 Pass vs. UAB 2008 25 Pass vs. Texas Tech 20090 36 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 L.J. Castile (13) 67 Pass vs. TCU 2007 25 Pass at Rice 2008 29 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 53 Reception at Rice 2008 66 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 25 Pass at UTEP 2007 29 Rush at East Carolina 2008 51 Reception vs. UAB 2008 64 Pass vs. East Carolina 2007 25 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 29 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 43 Reception at Rice 2008 62 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 24 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 28 Reception at SMU 2008 36 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 62 Pass vs. Marshall 2007 24 Pass vs. UAB 2008 27 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 35 Reception at Colorado State 2008 59 Pass at Marshall 2008 24 Pass vs. Texas Southern 2007 26 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 30 Reception vs. Southern 2008 53 Pass at Rice 2008 24 Pass at East Carolina 2008 25 Rush at Rice 2008 30 Reception vs. Colorado State 2007 50 Pass at Marshall 2008 24 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 24 Rush vs. Southern 2008 30 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 49 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 23 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 24 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 28 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 49 Pass vs. SMU 2007 23 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 23 Rush at UTEP 2009 22 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 48 Pass at Tulane 2007 23 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 23 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 22 Reception vs. Southern 2008 47 Pass vs. SMU 2007 23 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 23 Reception at Marshall 2008 22 Reception at Rice 2008 45 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 23 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 21 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 21 Reception at Tulane 2007 44 Pass at East Carolina 2008 23 Pass at Marshall 2008 21 Rush at East Carolina 2008 43 Pass at Rice 2008 23 Pass at Colorado State 2008 21 Rush at Marshall 2008 James Cleveland (1) 43 Pass at Rice 2008 23 Pass at Colorado State 2008 23 Pass vs. Rice 2007 21 Reception at East Carolina 2008 25 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 43 Pass at SMU 2008 21 Rush at Oklahoma State 2008 43 Pass at SMU 2008 22 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 42 Pass at Rice 2008 22 Pass at Rice 2008 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 A.J. Dugat (1) 40 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 22 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 20 Rush at Colorado State 2008 34 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 39 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 22 Pass vs. Southern 2008 20 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 38 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 22 Pass vs. Southern 2008 Patrick Edwards (32) 37 Rush vs. Air Force 2008 22 Rush at UAB 2007 Brandon Brinkley (2) 70 Reception vs. UAB 2008 36 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 22 Pass vs. SMU 2007 45 INT vs. UCF 2006 44 Reception at East Carolina 2008 36 Pass vs. Southern 2008 22 Pass at Tulsa 2007 35 INT vs. UAB 2008 43 Reception at SMU 2008 36 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 22 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 41 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 35 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Pass at UTEP 2009 34 Reception at East Carolina 2008 21 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 Tyron Carrier (43) 35 Pass vs. UAB 2008 29 Reception at SMU 2008 35 Pass at Colorado State 2008 21 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 93 KOR vs. Tulsa 2008 29 KOR at Colorado State 2008 34 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Pass at East Carolina 2008 66 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 28 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 34 Pass at Rice 2008 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 62 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 27 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008 34 Pass at East Carolina 2008 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 61 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 27 Reception vs. Southern 2008 33 Pass at Rice 2008 21 Rush at Oklahoma State 2008 50 Reception at Marshall 2008 27 KOR vs. Air Force 2008 33 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 45 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 25 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 32 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 21 Rush at UTEP 2007 40 KOR vs. Tulane 2008 25 Rush at East Carolina 2008 32 Rush at Rice 2008 21 Pass at Tulane 2007 35 Reception vs. UAB 2008 24 Reception at East Carolina 2008 32 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Pass at Tulane 2007 34 Reception at Rice 2008 24 KOR at Marshall 2008 32 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 21 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 34 KOR vs. Air Force (2) 2008 23 KOR at Colorado State 2008 31 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 20 Pass at UTEP 2009 33 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 23 Receptiona at Colorado State 2008 31 Pass vs. Texas Southern 2007 20 Pass at UTEP 2009 32 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 23 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 30 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 32 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 23 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 30 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 31 PR at Oklahoma State 2009 22 KOR aqt Marshall 2008 30 Pass vs. Southern 2008 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 31 KOR vs. Northwestern State 2009 22 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 30 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 20 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 31 KOR vs. UTEP 2008 22 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 30 Pass at Alabama 2007 20 Rush at UTEP 2007 30 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 22 Reception vs. Southern 2008 30 Pass vs. TCU 2007 20 Rush vs. Rice 2007 27 KOR at UTEP 2009 21 Reception at UTEP 2009 29 Pass at SMU 2008 20 Pass vs. Rice 2007 27 KOR at Rice 2008 21 KOR at SMU 2008 29 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 20 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 27 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 21 KOR at Colorado State 2008 29 Rush at East Carolina 2008 26 Rush vs. UTEP 2008 21 KOR at Colorado State 2008 29 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 26 Reception at Rice 2008 Andre Kohn (7) 21 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008 28 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 26 Reception at SMU 2008 67 Reception vs. TCU 2007 20 Reception at UTEP 2009 28 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 24 KOR at Rice 2008 32 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 28 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 24 KOR at Rice 2008 31 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 28 Pass at SMU 2008 24 Reception vs. UAB 2008 27 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 20 KOR vs. UAB 2008 28 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 24 KOR at Marshall 2008 25 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 28 Pass vs. Southern 2008 24 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 23 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 27 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 23 KOR at UTEP 2009 Kierrie Johnson (11) 20 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 27 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 23 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 84 Reception at East Carolina 2008 27 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 23 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 59 Reception vs. Southern 2008 27 Pass vs. Southern 2008 Devin Mays (1) 23 KOR at Marshall 2008 59 Reception vs. Marshall 2008 27 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 32 KOR at Oklahoma State 2009 23 KOR vs. Southern 2008 43 Reception at Rice 2008 27 Pass at Alabama 2007 22 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 42 Reception at Rice 2008 26 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 Loyce Means (3) 22 KOR vs. UTEP 2008 33 Reception at Rice 2008 26 Pass at Rice 2008 69 INT vs. Tulsa 2008 22 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 30 KOR vs. UAB 2008 26 Pass at SMU 2008 65 INT vs. UAB 2008 21 KOR vs. Tulsa 2008 26 KOR at SMU 2008 26 Pass at SMU 2008 26 INT vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 24 KOR at SMU 2008 26 Pass vs. Southern 2008 21 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 23 PR vs. Southern 2008 23 KOR at SMU 2008 26 Pass vs. Marshall 2007 33 www.UHCougars.com CAREER 20-YARD PLAYS Tim Monroe (3) 49 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 23 Reception at Colorado State 2008 20 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008

Jamal Robinson (1) 26 INT Return at Oklahoma State 2009

Chaz Rodriguez (6) 38 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 28 Reception vs. Southern 2008 26 Reception vs. Southern 2008 24 Reception vs. SMU 2007 23 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008

Wesley Scourten (1) 31 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008

Charles Sims (6) 35 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 28 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 26 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 25 Reception at UTEP 2009 24 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 23 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009

Cotton Turner (1) 30 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009

Chris Wilson (1) 30 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009

Bold indicates touchdown scored

34 www.UHCougars.com 2009 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yards Play Player(s) Opponent 61 KOR Carrier Texas Tech 20-Yard Plus Plays by Player 45 Pass Keenum-Carrier Texas Tech Player No. (Type) 35 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. Case Keenum, QB...... 23 (23 pass) 34 Pass Keenum-Dugat Northwestern St. Tyron Carrier, WR...... 14 (5 rec., 8 KOR, 1 PR) 32 KOR Mays Oklahoma State Charles Sims, RB...... 6 (6 rec.) 32 Pass Keenum-Carrier Oklahoma State Patrick Edwards, WR...... 6 (6 rec.) 31 PR Carrier Oklahoma State Bryce Beall, RB...... 2 (2 rec.) 31 KOR Carrier Northwestern St. James Cleveland, WR...... 1 (1 rec.) 30 Pass Keenum-Carrier Oklahoma State L.J. Castile, WR...... 1 (1 rec.) 30 Pass Turner-Wilson Northwestern St. Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 1 (1 rec.) 28 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech A.J. Dugat, WR...... 1 (1 rec.) 28 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. Chris Wilson, RB...... 1 (1 rec.) 27 KOR Carrier UTEP Devin Mays, CB...... 1 (1 KOR) 26 Pass Keenum-Sims Texas Tech Jamal Robinson, CB...... 1 (1 INT) 26 INT Return J. Robinson Oklahoma State Kierrie Johnson, WR...... 0 25 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech Tim Monroe, WR...... 0 25 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech Wesley Scourten, WR...... 0 25 Pass Keenum-Sims UTEP James Cleveland, WR...... 0 24 Pass Keenum-Sims Texas Tech Ronnie Williams, WR...... 0 23 Pass Keenum-Carrier Texas Tech 23 KOR Carrier Texas Tech 23 Pass Keenum-Beall Oklahoma State 23 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. 23 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Northwestern St. 23 Rush Beall UTEP 23 KOR Carrier UTEP 22 Pass Keenum-Castile Northwestern St. 22 KOR Carrier UTEP 21 Pass Keenum-Edwards UTEP 20 KOR Carrier Texas Tech 20 Pass Keenum-Beall Northwestern St. 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards Northwestern St. 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards Northwestern St. 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards UTEP 20 Pass Keenum-Carrier UTEP 20 KOR Carrier UTEP

Bold denotes Touchdowns Plays by Yards: 20 through 29 — 26; 30 through 39 — 8; 40 through 49 — 1; 50 through 59 — 0; 60 and up — 1. Plays by Type: Kickoff Returns — 9; Passing — 24; Rushing — 1; Punt Returns — 1; Interceptions — 1; Fumble Return — 0; Other –– 0. Touchdowns: 5 Total Plays over 20 yards: 36 20-Yard Plus Plays by Game Opponent No. (Type) Northwestern State...... 11 (10 pass, 1 KOR) at Oklahoma State...... 6 (3 pass, 1 INT, 1 KOR, 1 PR) Texas Tech...... 10 (7 pass, 3 KOR) at UTEP...... 9 (4 KOR, 4 pass, 1 rush) at Mississippi State...... 0 at Tulane...... 0 SMU...... 0 Southern Miss...... 0 at Tulsa...... 0 at UCF...... 0 Memphis...... 0 Rice...... 0

Drive Chart Drives Drives Ended By Points Pts./ Drive Quarterback Started TD FG FGM PUNT DOWN TURN CLOCK SAF Scored Drive Efficiency Case Keenum 48 20 5 3 12 1 5 1 0 156 3.3 52.1 Cotton Turner 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 2.3 33.3 Austin Elrod 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.00

35 www.UHCougars.com COUGAR DRIVES UH Players of the Week #1 Northwestern State #5 Mississippi State #9 Tulsa Game Offense NW State RB Charles Sims Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result 5 86 0:59 TD Okla. State RB Bryce Beall 4 63 1:12 TD 3 47 0:59 TD Texas Tech OG Jordan Shoemaker 8 58 2:22 TD UTEP 6 98 1:56 TD 3 -6 1:25 Punt Miss. State 3 8 1:12 Punt Tulane 1 7 0:18 TD 11 90 2:53 TD SMU 3 7 1:02 Punt Southern Miss 11 46 3:18 Punt 9 80 3:36 TD Tulsa 3 -8 1:48 Punt UCF 1 -4 0:32 Half Memphis Drives: 8 TDs, 4 punts, 1 fumble, 1 half Rice Drives: Drives: C-USA Champ. #2 Oklahoma State Bowl Plays Yds Time Result #10 UCF Game Defense 5 42 1:34 INT NW State DE Tyrell Graham 1 16 0:10 TD Plays Yds Time Result 13 66 4:59 FG Okla. State Entire Defense 9 60 2:54 Fumble #6 Tulane Texas Tech Entire Defense 9 96 3:33 TD UTEP 6 62 1:07 TD Plays Yds Time Result 4 14 2:13 Punt Miss. State 8 41 3:07 Punt Tulane 3 20 1:19 Punt SMU 7 33 2:25 TD 11 80 4:40 TD Southern Miss 5 13 1:41 Punt Tulsa 2 -2 0:51 Half UCF Drives: 6 TDs, 1 FG, 1 interception, 1 fumble, 4 punts, 1 half Memphis Rice Drives: C-USA Champ. #3 Texas Tech Bowl Plays Yds Time Result Drives: 8 34 3:13 TD #11 Memphis Game Special Teams 7 15 2:37 Missed FG NW State P Chase Turner 3 0 0:21 Punt Plays Yds Time Result 6 28 1:52 Punt Okla. State 10 69 4:15 FG #7 SMU Texas Tech S Roisean Haynes 5 19 2:09 Punt Plays Yds Time Result UTEP 5 28 0:59 FG Miss. State 7 45 3:12 Missed FG 7 87 2:23 TD Tulane 3 1 1:04 Punt SMU 11 65 2:26 FG Southern Miss 11 55 3:44 INT 16 95 4:58 TD Tulsa UCF Drives: 3 TDs, 3 FGs, 2 missed FGs, 4 punts, 1 interception Memphis Rice Drives: C-USA Champ. #4 UTEP Bowl Drives: Plays Yds Time Result #12 Rice 8 80 2:58 TD Game Scout Team 9 54 2:28 FG #8 Southern Miss Plays Yds Time Result NW State Crawford Jones, Doug Winfield, Jeremy Ulocha 8 48 2:53 Downs Okla. State Marc Woods, Jeremy Smith, Omar Amin 6 40 2:25 Fumble Plays Yds Time Result Texas Tech Brian Smelek, Creighton Wells, Marlon Smith 10 90 2:11 TD 14 62 2:21 Missed FG UTEP 4 21 1:59 Punt Miss. State 7 31 1:34 FG Tulane 3 7 0:58 Punt 7 73 2:00 TD SMU 10 85 1:59 TD Southern Miss 11 37 2:07 Fumble Tulsa 9 68 1:39 TD UCF Drives: 5 TDs, 2 FGs. 2 fumbles, 1 FG miss, 2 punts, 1 downs Memphis Drives: Rice C-USA Champ. Drives: Bowl

36 www.UHCougars.com GAME-BY-GAME STATS Rushing (Att-Yards-TD-Long) Game Beall Sims Wilson J. Johnson Keenum Carrier K. Johnson Co. Turner Edwards Dugat Northwestern State 9-58-1-17 3-2-1-2 8-35-0-9 0-0-0-0 2-0-1-7 1-2-0-2 INJ 2-9-0-13 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Oklahoma State 18-78-1-11 9-34-0-11 DNP 1-5-0-5 5-16-1-16 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 1-15-0-15 Texas Tech 19-75-1-13 7-30-0-9 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 8-27-1-17 2-12-0-7 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 UTEP 14-68-0-23 8-54-0-12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-8-0-8 1-9-0-9 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 DNP Mississippi State Tulane SMU Southern Miss Tulsa UCF Memphis Rice

Passing (Comp-Att-INT-Yards-TD-Long) Game Keenum Co. Turner Elrod Jones Northwestern State 23-30-0-359-4-35 9-14-0-88-1-30 0-0-0-0-0-0 DNP Oklahoma State 32-46-1-366-3-32 DNP DNP DNP Texas Tech 38-58-1-435-1-45 DNP DNP DNP UTEP 51-76-0-536-5-25 DNP DNP DNP Mississippi State Tulane SMU Southern Miss Tulsa UCF Memphis Rice

Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD-Long) Game Carrier Edwards Cleveland Castile K. Johnson Beall Sims J. Johnson Scourten Gilbert R. Williams Woods Monroe Collins Dugat NW State 3-24-0-11 4-52-0-20 2-18-0-10 2-26-1-22 INJ 2-35-1-20 6-128-1-35 1-7-0-7 INJ 0-0-0-0 1-7-1-7 3-30-0-14 0-0-0-0 DNP 2-42-0-34 Okla. State 7-111-1-32 7-69-1-17 6-62-0-19 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5-60-1-23 5-46-0-16 0-0-0-0 INJ 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-12-0-12 DNP 0-0-0-0 Texas Tech 8-99-0-45 7-92-0-28 8-85-1-25 1-6-0-6 0-0-0-0 4-31-0-14 10-122-0-26 0-0-0-0 INJ DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 UTEP 11-115-1-20 8-90-0-21 14-147-2-19 1-7-1-7 2-16-0-11 3-31-1-19 3-43-0-25 0-0-0-0 INJ DNP 0-0-0-0 DNP 2-24-0-17 DNP DNP Miss. State Tulane SMU Southern Miss Tulsa UCF Memphis Rice

Defensive (Solo Tackles-Total Tackles) DEFENSIVE LINE NCAA/C-USA Rankings Player NSU OSU TT UTEP MSU Tulane SMU S. Miss Tulsa UCF Memp Rice Bowl Campbell, DT 0-2 0-0 0-0 DNP Graham, DE 0-6 2-4 1-2 3-8 UH Team Stats (Avg.)...... NCAA...... C-USA Hunter, DT 0-5 3-3 2-4 1-1 Rushing Offense (127.2)...... 77th...... 6th Johnson, DE 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 Passing Offense (446.0)...... 1st...... 1st King, DE 1-3 0-0 0-0 DNP Ray, DE 0-1 INJ INJ DNP Passing Efficiency (154.04)...... 17th...... 2nd Riser, DE 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 Total Offense (573.2)...... 1st...... 1st Scypion, DE 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 Sims, DT DNP DNP DNP DNP Scoring Offense (42.5)...... 3rd...... 1st Thompson, DT 0-4 1-2 0-4 1-1 Rushing Defense (204.8)...... 113th...... 10th Pass Efficiency Defense (126.88)...... 66th...... 5th LINEBACKERS Player NSU OSU TT UTEP MSU Tulane SMU S. Miss Tulsa UCF Memp Rice Bowl Total Defense (440.5)...... 110th...... 9th Cavness, OLB 2-4 12-12 5-14 1-9 Scoring Defense (32.0)...... 104th...... 9th Johnston, OLB 4-7 0-1 1-5 2-4 McGraw, MLB 0-6 13-14 7-19 2-8 Net Punting (30.3)...... 116th...... 11th Nicholson, OLB 1-4 2-2 4-8 INJ Punt Returns (13.0)...... t-26th...... 5th Steward, OLB 2-13 2-3 0-0 2-4 Kickoff Returns (20.3)...... t-85th...... 10th Thurston, MLB 1-5 DNP DNP DNP Turnover Margin (+0.75)...... t-36th...... 5th SECONDARY Passing Defense (235.8)...... 86th...... 7th Player NSU OSU TT UTEP MSU Tulane SMU S. Miss Tulsa UCF Memp Rice Bowl Bates, R., CB DNP DNP DNP DNP Sacks (1.25)...... t-101st...... 10th Bates, T., CB DNP DNP DNP DNP Tackles For Loss (2.25)...... t-120th...... 12th Blackmon, CB 2-5 4-5 1-5 2-11 Sacks Allowed (1.0)...... 17th...... 1st Brinkley, CB 1-2 4-4 3-6 4-8 Haynes, SS 1-6 0-0 0-1 1-1 First Downs Offense (33.3)...... *...... 1st Johnson, B.K., CB 0-0 DNP DNP DNP First Downs Allowed (25.8)...... *...... 9th Lewis, FS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mays, CB 1-3 2-2 0-1 1-1 3rd-Down Conversions (.456)...... *...... 1st Means, CB 2-2 2-2 0-0 DNP 4th-Down Conversions (.867)...... *...... 1st Mercer, SS 3-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 Penalties (42.5)...... *...... 1st Robinson, CB 1-2 1-2 2-4 2-3 Saenz, FS 2-5 5-6 5-12 5-13 Def. 3rd-Down Conversions (.500)...... *...... 12th Def. 4th-Down Conversions (.400)...... *...... t-4th

37 www.UHCougars.com THE LAST TIME . . . By An Individual Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Four Consecutive Games Rushed for 80 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (154 yards, 31 carries, Nov. 4, 2007); UH: 86 (TD), Anthony Alridge, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) Scored on a Kickoff Return at UTEP (204 yards, 27 carries, Oct. 27, 2007); Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) UH: 93 yards, Tyron Carrier vs. Tulsa, (Nov. 15, 2008) at UAB (111 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 20, 2007); Opp: 97 yards, John Eubanks (Southern Miss), (Oct. 7, 2004) vs. Rice (205 yards, 24 carries, Oct. 13, 2007) Passed for 250 Yards UH: 536, Case Keenum, at UTEP (51-76, 5 TD; Oct. 3, 2009) Scored on a Punt Return Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Five Consecutive Games Opp: 276, Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP (19-30, 2 TD; Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 56 yards, Vincent Marshall at Mississippi State (Oct. 22, 2005) UH: Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (154 yards, 31 carries, Nov. 4, 2007); Opp: 71 yards, Dez Bryant, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) at UTEP (204 yards, 27 carries, Oct. 27, 2007); Passed for 300 Yards at UAB (111 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 20, 2007); UH: 536, Case Keenum, at UTEP (51-76, 5 TD; Oct. 3, 2009) Scored on an Interception Return vs. Rice (205 yards, 24 carries, Oct. 13, 2007); Opp: 321, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (30-45, 1 TD; Sept. 26, 2009) UH: 26 yards, Jamal Robinson at Oklahoma State, (Sept. 12, 2009) at Alabama (100 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 6, 2007) Opp: 11 yards, Emanuel Davis, East Carolina, (Sept. 27, 2008) Passed for 400 Yards 100-Yards Rushing by Two Players UH: 536, Case Keenum, at UTEP (51-76, 5 TD; Oct. 3, 2009) Scored on a Fumble Return UH: Anthony Alridge (157) & Terrance Ganaway (122), vs. TSU (Nov. 24, 2007) Opp: 475, , at Hawai’i, (26-42, 2 TD; Dec. 25, 2003) UH: 37 yards, Kenneth Fontenette vs. Colorado State, (Sept. 22, 2007) Opp: DeAngelo Williams (198) & Maurice Avery (105), Opp: 70 yards, Roddray Walker, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. Memphis (Oct. 15, 2005) Passed for 500 Yards UH: 536, Case Keenum, at UTEP (51-76, 5 TD; Oct. 3, 2009) Safety Recorded Rushed for Three Touchdowns UH: at Texas, (Oct. 24, 1992) UH: 3, Bryce Beall, at SMU (Oct. 18, 2008) Completed 20 Passes Opp: at Alabama (Oct. 6, 2007) Opp: 4, Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 51, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 30, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed for 100 Yards Rushed for Four Touchdowns UH: 135 (22 carries) Bryce Beall, vs. Air Force (Dec. 31, 2008) UH: 4, Anthony Alridge, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) Completed 25 Passes Opp.: 262 (32 carries) Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 4, Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 51, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 30, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed for 200 Yards Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Consecutive Games UH: 204 (27 carries) Anthony Alridge, at UTEP (Oct. 27, 2007) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 19 carries, Sept. 26, 2009); Completed 30 Passes Opp.: 262 (32 carries) Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) at Oklahoma State, (1 TD, 18 carries, Sept. 12, 2009); UH: 51, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Case Keenum, vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 8 carries, Sept. 26, 2009); Opp: 30, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed for 300 Yards at Oklahoma State, (1 TD, 5 carries, Sept. 12, 2009); UH: 300 (41 carries), vs. East Carolina, (Nov. 9, 2002) Attempted 30 Passes Opp: Has not happened Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Three Consecutive Games UH: 76, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 19 carries, Sept. 26, 2009); Opp: 30, Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Rushed 30 Times at Oklahoma State, (1 TD, 18 carries, Sept. 12, 2009); UH: 31 (154 yards), Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (Nov. 4, 2007) vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) Attempted 40 Passes Opp: 32, Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Case Keenum, vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 8 carries, Sept. 26, 2009); UH: 76, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) at Oklahoma State, (1 TD, 5 carries, Sept. 12, 2009); Opp: 45, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed 35 Times vs. Northwestern State, (1 TD, 2 carries, Sept. 5, 2009) UH: 35 (156 yards), Anthony Evans vs. East Carolina, (Nov. 6, 2004) Attempted 45 Passes Opp: 37, Cedric Benson, at Texas (Sept. 21, 2002) Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Four Consecutive Games UH: 76, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); Opp: 45, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed 40 Times at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) UH: 41 (300 yards), Joffrey Reynolds vs. Louisville, (Nov. 30, 2002) vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); Completed a Pass of at Least 50 Yards Opp: 40 (223 yards), Byron Morris, vs. Texas Tech, (Nov. 20, 1993) vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) UH: 53, Case Keenum to L.J. Castile at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 74 (TD), Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Recorded 100+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards in a game Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Five Consecutive Games UH: Chuck Weatherspoon (143 rush, 115 receiving), UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); Completed a Pass of at Least 60 Yards vs. Arkansas (Oct. 28, 1989) at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) UH: 62 (TD), Case Keenum to Tyron Carrier vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Opp.: James Sykes, Rice (100 rush, 157 receiving) (Nov. 27, 1976) vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); Opp: 74 (TD), Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) Had a 300-yard Passer, 100-yard Rusher at Rice (1 TD, 17 carries, Nov. 29, 2008) Completed a Pass of at Least 70 Yards and 100-yard Receiver in a Game UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); UH: Case Keenum (480 pass), Bryce Beall (167 rush), Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Five Consecutive Games 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008) Tyron Carrier (141 rec.) vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); Opp: 74 (TD), Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: Chase Clement (381 pass), C.J. Ugokwe (110 rush), at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) James Casey (172 rec.), at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); Completed a Pass of at Least 80 Yards vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) UH: 84 (TD), Case Keenum to Kierrie Johnson, vs. at ECU (Sept. 27, 2008) Scored a Rushing TD and a Receiving TD in a Game at Rice (1 TD, 17 carries, Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 80 (TD), Chase Clement to Quinton Smith, Rice (Sept. 2, 2006) UH: Bryce Beall, at Oklahoma State, (Sept. 12, 2009) vs. UTEP (1 TD, 19 carries, Nov. 22, 2008); Opp: James Casey, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2007) Completed a Pass of at Least 85 Yards Rushed for 40 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: 86 (TD), Case Keenum to Anthony Alridge, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) Scored a Rushing TD and a Receiving TD in Consecutive Games UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Opp: 92 yards (TD), Chris Simms to B.J. Johnson, Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); Opp: 47, C.J. Ugokwe, Rice, (Nov. 29, 2008) at Oklahoma State, (Sept. 12, 2009) Completed a Pass of at Least 90 Yards Rushed for 50 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: 95 yards (TD), David Klingler to Manny Hazard, Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Consecutive Games UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Arizona State (Dec. 1, 1990) UH: Bryce Beall, at SMU (105 yards, 22 carries, Oct. 18, 2008) Opp: 51, Spencer Armstrong, Air Force, (Sept. 13, 2008) Opp: 92 yards (TD), Chris Simms to B.J. Johnson, Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) vs. UAB (107 yards, 12 carries, Oct. 9, 2008); Rushed for 60 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 50 Yards in a Game Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Three Consecutive Games UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 50, Case Keenum to Tyron Carrier, at Marshall (Oct. 28, 2008); UH: Bryce Beall, at SMU (105 yards, 22 carries, Oct. 18, 2008) Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) 59 (TD), Case Keenum to Kierrie Johnson vs. UAB (107 yards, 12 carries, Oct. 9, 2008); at #23 East Carolina (132 yards, 22 carries, Sept. 27, 2008) Rushed for 70 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 60 Yards in a Game UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008)

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Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 70 Yards in a Game Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 11 Consecutive Games Opp: Has not happened UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) Passed for Seven Touchdowns vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) UH: 7, Jimmy Klingler, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 1992) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Consecutive Games vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) Opp: Has not happened UH: Case Keenum, at UTEP (536 yards, 51-76, Oct. 3, 2000) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) vs. Texas Tech (435 yards, 38-58, Sept. 26, 2009) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for Eight Touchdowns vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); UH: 9, David Klingler, vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31, 1991) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Three Consecutive Games at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: Has not happened UH: Case Keenum, at UTEP (536 yards, 51-76, Oct. 3, 2000) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); vs. Texas Tech (435 yards, 38-58, Sept. 26, 2009) vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); Passed for Nine Touchdowns at Oklahoma State (366 yards, 32-46, Sept. 12, 2009) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); UH: 9, David Klingler, vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31, 1991) Opp: Has not happened Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Four Consecutive Games Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 12 Consecutive Games UH: Case Keenum, at UTEP (536 yards, 51-76, Oct. 3, 2000) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Passed for 10 Touchdowns vs. Texas Tech (435 yards, 38-58, Sept. 26, 2009) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 11, David Klingler, vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 17, 1990) at Oklahoma State (366 yards, 32-46, Sept. 12, 2009) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Opp: Has not happened vs. Northwestern State (359 yards, 23-30, Sept. 5, 2009) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Passed for 11 Touchdowns Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Five Consecutive Games at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) UH: 11, David Klingler, vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 17, 1990) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Opp: Has not happened vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Caught Three Touchdowns vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); UH: 3, L.J. Castile, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); Opp: 3, James Casey, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Southern (392 yards, 33-43, Aug. 30, 2008); Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Six Consecutive Games Caught Four Touchdowns UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 13 Consecutive Games UH: 5, Manny Hazard vs. Baylor (Oct. 7, 1989) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 4, Lavell Boyd, at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Caught Five Touchdowns at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) UH: 5, Manny Hazard vs. Baylor (Oct. 7, 1989) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Opp: Has not happened at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Seven Consecutive Games vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Caught 10 Passes UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) UH: 14, James Cleveland, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); 11, Tyron Carrier, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); Opp: 12, James Casey, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) vs. Southern (392 yards, 33-43, Aug. 30, 2008); Caught for 100 Yards at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) vs. TCU (335 yards, 23-38, Dec. 28, 2007) UH: 147 (14 rec.), James Cleveland, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); 115 (11 rec.), Tyron Carrier, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Consecutive Games Opp: 127 (6 rec.), Jeff Moturi, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Eight Consecutive Games UH: Case Keenum, at UTEP (536 yards, 51-76, Oct. 3, 2000) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Texas Tech (435 yards, 38-58, Sept. 26, 2009) Caught for 200 Yards vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 346 (13 rec.), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Three Consecutive Games Opp: 236 (9 rec.), Dez Bryant, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) Caught for 300 Yards at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) UH: 346 (13 rec.), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Opp: Has not happened at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Four Consecutive Games UH: David Klingler, vs. UNLV (426 yards, 30-of-54, Sept. 8, 1990); 100-Yards Receiving by Two Players Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Nine Consecutive Games at Texas Tech (435 yards, 29-of-54, Sept. 13, 1990); UH: 147 (14 rec.), James Cleveland, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Rice (454 yards, 34-of-56, Sept. 29, 1990); 115 (11 rec.), Tyron Carrier, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) at Baylor (405 yards, 35-of-68, Oct. 6, 1990) Opp: 139 (8 rec.), Sidney Rice & 112 (3 rec.) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (Dec. 29, 2006) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) Passed for at Least 500 Yards in Consecutive Games at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) UH: David Klingler, vs. E. Washington (572 yards, 41-of-58, Nov. 17, 1990); 100-Yards Receiving by Three Players at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) vs. Arizona State (716 yards, 41-of-70, Dec. 1, 1990); UH: 144 (5 rec.) L.J. Castile, 144 (6 rec.) Kierrie Johnson vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); vs. Louisiana Tech (510 yards, 36-of-57, Aug, 31, 1991) & 101 (6 rec.) Tyron Carrier at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: N/A at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Passed for at Least 500 Yards in Three Consecutive Games UH: David Klingler, vs. E. Washington (572 yards, 41-of-58, Nov. 17, 1990); Caught for 100 Yards in Consecutive Games Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Ten Consecutive Games vs. Arizona State (716 yards, 41-of-70, Dec. 1, 1990); UH: Tyron Carrier, at UTEP (115 yards, 11 rec., Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Louisiana Tech (510 yards, 36-of-57, Aug, 31, 1991) vs. Texas Tech (104 yards, 8 rec., Sept. 26, 2009); vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Passed for Four Touchdowns Caught for 100 Yards in Three Consecutive Games vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) UH: 5, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Tyron Carrier, at Rice (101 yards, 6 rec., Nov. 29, 2008) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Opp: 5, Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. UTEP (141 yards, 9 rec., Nov. 22, 2008); at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) vs. Tulsa (127 yards, 6 rec., Nov. 15, 2008); vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Passed for Five Touchdowns at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) UH: 5, Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Caught for 100 Yards in Four Consecutive Games at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Opp: 5, Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) UH: Vincent Marshall, at Memphis (131 yards, 8 rec., Oct. 2, 2004); vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); at Southern Miss (190 yards, 4 rec., Oct. 7, 2004); Passed for Six Touchdowns at TCU (123 yards, 9 rec., Oct. 23, 2004); UH: 6, Case Keenum, vs. Tulsa (Nov. 15, 2008) vs. Tulane (110 yards, 7 rec., Oct. 30, 2004) 39 www.UHCougars.com THE LAST TIME . . . Caught at least One Touchdown in Consecutive Games Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown Earned Less than 100 Yards Rushing UH: James Cleveland, at UTEP (2 TD, 14 rec., Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Zack Chatman recovered a blocked Pete Raether punt in end zone UH: 91, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 8 rec., Sept. 26, 2009) (Oct. 12, 1991) Opp: 61, by Tulane (Nov. 8, 2008) Opp: Kinny Spotwood (Tulsa.) returned a blocked Justin Laird punt Caught at least One Touchdown in Three Consecutive Games 23 yards (Oct. 1, 2005) Earned Less than 100 Yards Passing UH: Tyron Carrier, at Rice (1 TD, 6 rec., Nov. 29, 2008) UH: 64, at Michigan (Sept. 6, 2003) vs. UTEP (1 TD, 9 rec., Nov. 22, 2008) Blocked a Punt Opp: 0, by Air Force (Sept. 13, 2008) vs. Tulsa (2 TD, 6 rec. Nov. 15, 2008) UH: Wesley Scourten, at Colorado State (Sept. 20, 2008) Opp: Patrick Chung, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) Earned Less than 200 Yards Total Offense Caught at least One Touchdown in Four Consecutive Games UH: 138, at Michigan (Sept. 6, 2003) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (1 TD, 8 rec., Nov. 22, 2008) Blocked a Field Goal Opp: 179, vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 24, 2007) vs. Tulsa (1 TD, 1 rec. Nov. 15, 2008) UH: Wesley Scourten, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Tulane (1 TD, 4 rec. Nov. 8, 2008); Opp: Brandon Jones, Tulsa, (Nov. 10, 2007) Made a Two-Point Conversion at Marshall (1 TD, 5 rec., Oct. 28, 2008); UH: Case Keenum-Mark Hafner (pass), at SMU (Oct. 18, 2008) Blocked an Extra Point Opp: Air Force, Tim Jefferson (rush) (Dec. 31, 2008) Caught at least One Touchdown in Five Consecutive Games UH: L.J. Castile, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: Mark Hafner, at East Carolina (43 yards, 6 rec., Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: Kasey Brown, Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) Recorded a Shutout at Houston at Colorado State (73 yards, 8 rec., Sept. 20, 2008); UH: UL Lafayette on Sept. 18, 1999 (45-0) vs. Air Force (64 yards, 7 rec., Sept. 13, 2008); Blocked a Punt and Field Goal in a Game Opp: Missouri, on Sept. 17, 1994 (16-0) at Oklahoma State (79 yards, 8 rec., Sept. 6, 2008); UH: Wesley Scourten, at Colorado State (Sept. 20, 2008) vs. Southern (103 yards, 7 rec., Aug. 30, 2008) Recorded a Shutout on Road By a Team UH: Rice on Dec. 2, 1989 (64-0) Gained 300 Yards in Total Offense Earned 25 First Downs Opp: Texas on Sept. 23, 2000 (48-0) UH: 544 yards (536 pass/8 rush), Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 42, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 439 yards (381 pass/58 rush), by Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 26, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Recorded Consecutive Shutouts UH: Has not happened Gained 400 Yards in Total Offense Earned 30 First Downs Opp.: L, 16-0, vs. Missouri (Sept. 17, 1994); UH: 544 yards (536 pass/8 rush), Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 42, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) L, 52-0, at Ohio State (Sept. 24, 1994) Opp: 439 yards (381 pass/58 rush), by Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 31, by Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Played an Overtime Game Gained 500 Yards in Total Offense Rushed for 250 Yards Houston (23) at Memphis (20), OT, (Nov. 18, 2006) UH: 544 yards (536 pass/8 rush), Case Keenum, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 299, vs. Tulane (Nov. 8, 2008) Opp: N/A Opp: 305, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Had three 100-Yard Rushers UH: John Housman (141 yards), Reggie Cherry (116 yards), Gained 200 All-Purpose Yards Rushed for 300 Yards Marshall Johnson (102 yards) vs. Cincinnati, (Oct. 25, 1974) UH: 235 yards (9 rush, 115 rec., 111 KOR), Tyron Carrier, UH: 377, vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 24, 2007) Opp: None at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 305, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 262 (262 rush), Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Held an Opponent Below 100 Total Yards Rushed for 400 Yards UH: 98 yards (79 rush, 19 pass), vs. Texas (Nov. 5, 1983) Gained 250 All-Purpose Yards UH: 496 vs. Louisville, (Sept. 28, 1985) Opp: 64 yards (47 pass, 17 rush), at Auburn (Sept. 19, 1954) UH: 265 yards (2 rush, 101 rec., 142 KOR, 20 PR), Tyron Carrier, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 445, at Louisville (Nov. 22, 2003) Opp: 262 (262 rush), Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Held Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Passed for 400 Yards UH: 80 yards (29 carries), vs. Tulane (Sept. 7, 2002); Gained 300 All-Purpose Running Yards UH: 536, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) 78 yards (25 carries), vs. UL Lafayette (Sept. 14, 2002) UH: 427 (346rec./81 KOR), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) Opp: 424, by Louisville (Nov. 20, 2004) Opp: 8 yards (25 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 5, 2004); Opp: 311 (236 rec., 75 KOR), Dez Bryant, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) 61 yards (37 carries), at Oklahoma (Sept. 11, 2004) Earned 500 Yards in Total Offense Gained 400 All-Purpose Running Yards UH: 664, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Held Three Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing UH: 427 yards (346rec./81 KOR), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) Opp: 581, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 52 yards (26 carries), vs. Army (Sept. 16, 2000); Opp: Has not happened 96 yards (32 carries), at Texas (Sept. 23, 2000); Earned 600 Yards in Total Offense 52 yards (18 carries), vs. SMU (Sept. 30, 2000) Kicked Three Field Goals UH: 664, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 29 yards (29 carries), vs. Louisville (Nov. 18, 2000); UH: 3 (5 att.), Jordan Mannisto, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Opp: 699, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) 7 yards (21 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 1, 2001); Opp: 3 (4 att.), Craig Ratanamorn, Marshall (Oct. 28, 2008) 68 yards (30 carries), vs. Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) Earned 700 Yards in Total Offense Kicked Four Field Goals UH: 700, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Held Four Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing UH: 4 (5 att.), Roman Anderson vs. Baylor (Oct. 7, 1989) Opp: 782, vs. TCU (Oct. 25, 2003) UH: 74 yards (27 carries), vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 9, 1999); Opp: 5 (6 att.), Reagan Schneider, UTEP (Sept. 16, 2005) 39 yards (30 carries), at North Carolina (Oct. 16, 1999); Scored 40 Points 88 yards (31 carries), at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999); Kicked Five Field Goals UH: 41, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) UH: 5 (5 att.), Mike Clendenen vs. SMU (Oct. 20, 1984) Opp: 58, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 71 yards (31 carries), at East Carolina (Nov. 11, 2000); Opp: 5 (6 att.), Reagan Schneider, UTEP (Sept. 16, 2005) 29 yards (29 carries), vs. Louisville (Nov. 18, 2000); Scored 50 Points 7 yards (21 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 1, 2001); Kicked a Field Goal of at least 40 Yards UH: 55, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) 68 yards (30 carries), vs. Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) UH: 50 and 44 yards, Jordan Mannisto, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Opp: 58, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 44 yards, by Ryan Harrison, Air Force (Dec. 31, 2008) Held Five Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Scored 60 Points UH: 84 yards (35 carries), at UAB (Sept. 25, 1999); Kicked a Field Goal of at least 45 Yards UH: 70, vs. Tulsa (Nov. 15, 2008) 74 yards (27 carries), vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 9, 1999); UH: 50 yards, Jordan Mannisto, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Opp: 65, by Louisville (Nov. 20, 2004) 39 yards (30 carries), at North Carolina (Oct. 16, 1999); Opp: 48 yards, by Craig Ratanamorn, Marshall (Oct. 28, 2008) 88 yards (31 carries), at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999); Scored 70 Points 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) Kicked a Field Goal of at least 50 Yards UH: 70, vs. Tulsa (Nov. 15, 2008) Opp: 13 yards (32 carries), at Texas (Sept. 23, 2000); UH: 50 yards, Jordan Mannisto, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) 67 yards (33 carries), vs. SMU (Sept. 30, 2000); Opp: 50 yards, by Swayze Waters, UAB (Oct. 9, 2008) Earned Less than 10 First Downs 77 yards (29 carries), at Cincinnati (Oct. 7, 2000); UH: 8, at Michigan, (Sept. 6, 2003) 64 yards (31 carries), at Memphis (Oct. 21, 2000); Opp: 9, by Texas Southern (Nov. 24, 2007) -2 yards (30 carries), vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 28, 2000)

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Held Six Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Offense WR WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB UH: 42 yards (44 carries), vs. UL Lafayette (Sept. 18, 1999); NW State Edwards Carrier Ashworth Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Beall 84 yards (35 carries), at UAB (Sept. 25, 1999); Okla. State Edwards Carrier Ashworth Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Sims (RB) Cleveland Keenum Beall 74 yards (27 carries), vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 9, 1999); Texas Tech Edwards Carrier Ashworth Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum J. Johnson 39 yards (30 carries), at North Carolina (Oct. 16, 1999); UTEP Edwards Carrier Ashworth Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Sims 88 yards (31 carries), at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999); Miss. State 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) Tulane SMU Held Consecutive Opponents to 175 Total Yards or Less S. Miss UH: 134 yards (61 rush, 73 pass), vs. Villanova (Oct. 19, 1974); Tulsa 166 yards (100 rush, 66 pass), vs. Cincy (Oct. 25, 1974) UCF Opp: 103 yards (14 rush, 89 pass), at Baylor (Oct. 4, 1986); 109 yards (48 rush, 61 pass), vs. A&M (Oct. 11, 1986) Memphis Rice Ran 100 Offensive Plays Bowl UH: 103, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: 100, vs. TCU (Nov. 3, 1990) Defense DE NT DT RUSH SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB NW State Riser Thompson Hunter Scypion Nicholson McGraw Cavness Means Blackmon Saenz Robinson Recorded Five Sacks Okla. State Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Nicholson McGraw Cavness Means Blackmon Saenz Robinson UH: 6, at SMU (Nov. 11, 2006) Texas Tech Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Nicholson McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Opp: 5, vs. TCU (Dec. 28, 2007) UTEP Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Johnston McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Miss. State Scored at Least 20 Points in the First Quarter Tulane UH: 28, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) SMU Opp: 23, at Alabama (Oct. 6, 2007) S. Miss Scored at Least 20 Points in Any Quarter Tulsa UH: 21 (4Q), at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UCF Opp: 21 (4Q), UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Memphis Rice Scored at Least 30 Points in the First Half Bowl UH: 41, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) Opp: 35, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Note – The following players missed games with injuries: RB Andre Kohn (4, knee), TE Fendi Onobun (2, ankle), TE Barry Laird (3, shoulder), DE Michael Ray (2, knee), LB Matt Nicholson (1, knee). Scored at Least 40 Points in the First Half UH: 41, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009) Opp: 49, at Oklahoma (Sept. 11, 2004) 2009 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS Rallied from a 10-Point Deficit to Win/Tie First Downs Rushing Passing Total Off. Punting Fum Penalty Third Time UH: 11 (down 21-10, 0:01 – 2Q), vs. Texas Tech (W, 29-28, Sept. 26, 2009) Game Score T-R-Pa-Pn A-Yds-TD C-A-I-Yds-TD Att-Yds No.-Avg. No-L No-Yds Downs Poss. Opp: 21 (down 21-0, 11:51 – 3Q), UL Lafayette (W, 31-28; Oct. 7, 2006) NW State 7 19-13-6-0 40-157-0 22-36-0-1 76-263 8-37.5 3-3 8-67 6-17 36:28 Houston 55 30-6-22-2 27-91-3 32-44-0-5 71-438 4-41.0 1-1 1-6 6-10 23:32 Rallied from a 20-Point Deficit to Win/Tie UH: 21 (down 21-0, 6:06 – 2Q), vs. SMU (T-28-28, Oct. 16, 1993) Houston 45 6-22-4 36-146-2 32-46-1-366-3 82-512 4-35.5 1-1 4-40 3-11 30:33 Opp: 21 (down 21-0, 11:51 – 3Q), UL Lafayette (W, 31-28; Oct. 7, 2006) Okla. State 35 11-15-1 41-194-3 18-31-1-240-1 72-434 2-49.0 4-3 9-81 9-14 29:27

Scored on the Opening Drive Texas Tech 28 31-12-17-2 32-163-3 30-47-0-321-1 79-484 5-46.4 3-2 8-57 6-12 26:47 UH: TD, at UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Houston 29 29-9-20-0 36-144-2 38-58-1-435-1 94-579 4-39.2 1-0 8-74 10-19 33:13 Opp: TD, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Houston 41 42-7-31-4 27-128-0 51-76-0-536-5 103-664 2-41.5 2-2 6-50 7-17 28:34 Recorded 40 Minutes or More of Possession Time UTEP 58 26-14-10-2 41-305-5 19-30-0-276-2 71-581 2-46.3 1-0 11-102 6-11 30:35 UH: 42:57, at Tulane (Oct. 11, 2003) Opp: 41:12, Texas Tech (Nov. 24, 1989) Houston Miss. State

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41 www.UHCougars.com 2009 PARTICIPATION CHART No. Name GP/GS NWLA OSU TTU UTEP MSU TLN SMU USM TLS UCF MEM RICE 60 ANDERSON, Jaryd 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 76 ASHWORTH, Jacolby 4/4 START START START START 57 BARNETT, Carl 4/4 START START START START 29 BATES, Ricardo 1/- XXX ...... 25 BEALL, Bryce 4/2 START START XXX XXX 93 BEHBAHANI, Ameen 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 BLACKMON, Carson 4/4 START START START START 21 BRINKLEY, Brandon 4/2 XXX XXX START START 56 CAMPBELL, Tyrone 3/- XXX XXX XXX 35 CARRIER, Tyron 4/4 START START START START 10 CASTILE, L.J. 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 CAVNESS, C.J. 4/4 START START START START 44 CHAMBERS, Tyler 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 19 CLEVELAND, James 4/4 START START START START 75 DEAN, Jarve 4/4 START START START START 1 DUGAT, A.J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 83 EDWARDS, Patrick 4/4 START START START START 17 ELROD, Austin 1/- XXX ...... 8 GILBERT, Chris 2/- XXX XXX ...... 43 GRAHAM, Tyrell 4/3 XXX START START START 79 HART, Matt 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 HARTSON, Brandon 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 39 HAYNES, Roisean 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 HOGAN, Matt 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 HUNTER, David 4/4 START START START START 50 JOHNSON, A.J. 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 JOHNSON, B.K. 1/- XXX ...... 3 JOHNSON, Justin 4/1 XXX XXX START XXX 84 JOHNSON, Kierrie 3/- ... XXX XXX XXX 31 JOHNSTON, Kris 4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 7 KEENUM, Case 4/4 START START START START 59 KING, Kelvin 3/- XXX XXX XXX 28 LEWIS, Jeffery 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 16 MANNISTO, Jordan 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 20 MAYS, Devin 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 55 McGRAW, Marcus 4/4 START START START START 47 McINTYRE, John 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 MEANS, Loyce 3/2 START START XXX 1D MERCER, Tim 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 24 MONROE, Tim 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 NICHOLSON, Matt 3/3 START START START INJ 81 ONOBUN, Fendi 1/- ...... XXX ... 99 RAY, Michael 1/- XXX ...... 90 RISER, Zeke 4/4 START START START START 32 ROBINSON, Jamal 4/4 START START START START 82 RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 4/3 START XXX START START 41 SAENZ, Nick 4/4 START START START START 77 SARGENT, Blake 1/- XXX ...... 91 SCYPION, Radermon 4/1 START XXX XXX XXX 73 SHOEMAKER, Jordan 4/4 START START START START 5 SIMS, Charles 4/2 XXX START XXX START 4A SMELEK, Brian 1/- XXX ...... 88 SMITH, E.J. 3/- XXX ... XXX XXX 2D SMITH, Jeremy 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 42 STEWARD, Phillip 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 66 TATUM, Ari 1/- XXX ...... 70 THOMPSON, Chris 4/4 START START START START 97 THOMPSON, Isaiah 4/4 START START START START 54 THURSTON, Nichola 1/- XXX ...... 80 TURNER, Chase 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 TURNER, Cotton 1/- XXX ...... 61 VAN HEULE, Ken 1/- XXX ...... 74 WATTS, Roy 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 33 WILLIAMS, Marcus 1/- XXX ...... 4 WILLIAMS, Ronnie 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 26 WILSON, Chris 3/- XXX ... XXX XXX 62 WINFIELD, Doug 1/- XXX ...... 9 WOODS, Demetrius 3/- XXX XXX XXX ... 48 WOODS, Marc 3/- XXX XXX XXX ...

42 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS Houston 55, Northwestern State 7 Houston 45, #5/6 Oklahoma State 35 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Sept. 5, 2009 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Okla. • Sept. 12, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Northwestern State 0 7 0 0 0 Houston 10 14 0 21 45 Houston 28 13 7 7 55 Oklahoma State 0 7 21 7 35

Junior quarterback Case Keenum threw for 359 yards and accounted for five touchdowns in just Quarterback Case Keenum was listening in on a conversation in the Houston locker room before more than one half of action as the University of Houston football team opened its 2009 campaign the game when someone suggested that the Cougars had worked hard enough that they didn’t need with a 55-7 victory against Northwestern State at Robertson Stadium. any luck to upset No. 5 Oklahoma State. On its first possession of the night, the Cougar offense picked up right where it did during the 2008 Keenum had to interject. He turned to running back Bryce Beall to say, “I wouldn’t mind some season when it finished second nationally in total offense. Keenum orchestrated a five-play, 86-yard luck.” drive that was capped off by a 23-yard touchdown reception by freshman running back Charles Sims. Hours later, the two teamed up on a connection Cougars fans will remember for a long time. On Sims enjoyed a breakout night in his Cougar debut, catching a team-high six passes for 128 yards fourth down, Beall went after a 6-yard pass from Keenum that got batted up into the air and came through the air. down with it for the go-ahead score in Houston’s 45-35 upset of Oklahoma State on Saturday. The offensive fireworks did not stop there with three more touchdown passes in the first half, The Cougars (2-0) took advantage of a series of favorable bounces to give second-year coach Kevin including one to sophomore running back Bryce Beall, who reached the end zone on a 17-yard rush. Sumlin his first marquee win with the program’s first victory over a Top 5 team since an upset of Keenum finished the half 17-of-21 passing for 293 yards, while Beall lead the way with 51 yards on third-ranked Texas in 1984. the ground. Jamal Robinson sealed the win SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY with a 26-yard interception return UH – Charles Sims 23 pass from Case Keenum (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q – 11:34 UH’s defense was stout in the first UH – Case Keenum 16 run (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q–12:01 UH – Bryce Beall 17 run (Mannisto kick), 1Q – 8:39 half, limiting the Demons to only 149 UH – Mannisto 31 FG, 1Q–2:20 for a touchdown with 3:14 remain- UH – L.J. Castile 22 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 1Q – 7:10 yards of offense in the first half. Most OSU – 9 run (Dan Bailey kick), 2Q–12:54 ing, also off a pass that tipped off an UH – Sims 1 run (Mannisto kick), 1Q – 2:30 of that on their lone scoring drive UH – Patrick Edwards 17 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q–1:37 Oklahoma State player first. UH – Beall 15 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q – 11:30 UH – Tyron Carrier 32 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q–0:30 NSU – Justin Aldredge 1 pass from John Hundley (John Shaughnessy kick), 2Q – 2:49 after converting a 16-play, 97-drive OSU – Keith Toston 9 run (Bailey kick), 3Q–10:47 Oklahoma State (1-1) was com- UH – Keenum 7 run (Mannisto kick blocked), 2Q – 1:19 with a 1-yard touchdown toss from OSU – Dez Bryant 82 punt return (Bailey kick), 3Q–8:34 ing off of perhaps the biggest open- UH – Chaz Rodriguez 8 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 3Q – 12:07 quarterback John Hundley to Justin OSU – Beau Johnson 37 run (Bailey kick), 3Q–3:48 ing win in the program’s history UH – Ronnie Williams 7 pass from Cotton Turner (Matt Hogan kick), 4Q – 5:26 UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Mannisto kick), 4Q–13:40 Aldredge. OSU – Josh Cooper 22 pass from Zac Robinson (Bailey kick), 4Q–11:22 last week against Georgia, earning TEAM STATISTICS Following the intermission, Kee- UH – Beall 6 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–6:42 a spot on the cover of Sports Illus- NSU UH num went back to work, picking UH – Jamal Robinson 26 interception return (Mannisto kick), 4Q–3:14 trated and a Top 5 ranking for the First Downs 19 30 apart the Demon defense and finding first time since 1985. Rushing-Yards 40-157 27-91 TEAM STATISTICS After overcoming a 17-point half- Passing-Yards 106 447 senior Chaz Rodriguez on an 8-yard UH OSU Total Offense 263 538 score to cap an 11-play, 90-yard First Downs 32 27 time lead, the Cowboys squandered Passing (C-A-I) 22-36-0 32-44-0 march down the field on the half’s Rushing-Yards 36-146 41-194 their final chances for a win. Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 opening possession. Passing-Yards 366 240 Quarterback Zac Robinson fum- Penalties-Yards 8-67 1-6 Total Offense 512 434 Punts-Avg. 8-37.5 4-41.0 Keenum, who was pulled early Passing (C-A-I) 32-46-1 18-31-1 bled a to end one OSU drive in in the third quarter, finished the Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-3 the fourth quarter, then threw his INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS contest 23-of-30 for 359 yards and Penalties-Yards 4-40 9-81 only interception to end the next. He Punts-Avg. 4-35.5 2-49.0 Rushing – NSU: Griffin 10-63, Harris 9-54, Hundley 10-21, Castille 8-12, four touchdowns to turn in his 14th finished with 240 yards on 18 for 31 Harvey 1-6, Riley 2-1. UH: Beall 9-58, Wilson 8-35, Turner 2-9, Carrier 1-2, Sims 3-2, Keenum 2-0, Team 1-(-4), Elrod 1-(-11). 300+ yard passing game in his last INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS passing with one touchdown. Passing – NSU: Hundley 22-35-0-106-1, Harris 0-1-0-0-0. UH: Keenum 15 contests. The Abilene, Texas, native Rushing – UH: Beall 18-78, Sims 9-34, Keenum 5-16, Dugat 1-15, Bryant returned a punt for a 23-30-0-359-4, Turner 9-14-0-88-1. also rushed for a score. Johnson 1-5, Team 2-(-2). OSU: Johnson 9-82, Toston 10-66, Hunter 9-29, touchdown against Houston for the Receiving – NSU: Duffy 5-39, Aldredge 4-7, Jackson 3-0, Edwards 2-14, Robinson 13-17. second straight year as Oklahoma Goodie 2-11, Brown 2-10, Reese 1-11, Jefferson 1-6, Castille 1-4, Williams Freshman linebacker Phillip Passing – UH: Keenum 32-46-1-366. OSU: Robinson 18-31-1-240. 1-4. UH: Sims 6-128, Edwards 4-52, Woods 3-30, Carrier 3-24, Dugat 2-42, Steward made an impact in his first Receiving – UH: Carrier 7-111, Edwards 7-69, Cleveland 6-62, Beall 5-60, State reeled off 21 straight third- Wilson 2-35, Beall 2-35, Rodriguez 2-31, Castile 2-26, Cleveland 2-18, E.J. contest in the scarlet and white, pac- Sims 5-46, Monroe 1-12, Rodriguez 1-6. OSU: Bryant 5-85, Cooper 5-64, quarter points to surge ahead 28-21. Smith 1-8, R. Williams 1-7, J. Johnson 1-7, M. Williams 1-4. ing the UH defense with 13 tackles. Toston 3-21, Johnson 2-36, Blackmon 2-28, Hunter 1-6. It looked like a repeat of last year’s game, when Houston led 16-7 be- fore OSU’s offense came alive for a 56-37 win. Sumlin said he thought the Cougars had more depth and leadership than a season ago. Oklahoma State also ran out of weapons. Kendall Hunter, last year’s Big 12 rushing leader, didn’t play in the second half due to an apparent leg injury and Bryant also missed time. He lay sprawled out on the turf for a few moments after tip- ping the pass that led to Jamal Robinson’s return, suffering from cramps. The Biletnikoff Award finalist also didn’t return for Oklahoma State’s last-ditch drive in the final minutes. Keenum threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns, none bigger than the one that didn’t go to his intended receiver. Keenum was scrambling away from pressure when he fired the ball toward James Cleveland. Linebacker Donald Booker leaped to deflect the ball up in the air, and Beall was able to corral it. Houston also got a break late in the first half when Matt Hogan’s line-drive kickoff smacked off Taylor Sokolosky and was covered up by the Cougars’ Tim Monroe. Houston capitalized when Carrier, who’s also a sprinter on the track team, took a screen pass from Keenum and raced in for a 32-yard score to make it 24-7 at halftime. Carrier finished with seven receptions for 111 yards, and Beall added 78 yards on 18 carries. He had a 1-yard TD plunge on a fourth down with 13:40 to play that put Houston up 31-28 and provided an answer to Oklahoma State’s scoring surge.

43 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS #17/23 Houston 29, Texas Tech 28 UTEP 58, #12/15 Houston 41 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Sept. 26, 2009 Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas • Oct. 3, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Texas Tech 7 14 7 0 28 Houston 10 7 3 21 41 Houston 7 6 10 6 29 UTEP 3 14 20 21 58

Junior quarterback Case Keenum made sure a Robertson Stadium record crowd of 32,114 went home ecstatic Despite a career-high 536 yards passing from junior quarterback Case Keenum, the undefeated run for No. 12 as he lead a touchdown drive in the final minutes of a 29-28 victory over visiting Texas Tech, giving No. 17 Houston Houston came to an end at the Sun Bowl as the Cougars dropped their Conference USA opener at UTEP 58-41. a second straight win over a opponent from the Big 12 Conference. Keenum finished the night, completing a school-record 51 of a school-record-tying 76 attempts with five The signal caller from Abilene, Texas, completed 38-of-58 passes for 435 yards, but his biggest stat of the night touchdowns in the loss. His yardage total was the fifth-highest in UH history and was the most since Jimmy was the lone rushing touchdown he accounted for; a four-yard dash that put the Cougars up by one with just 49 Klingler threw for 613 yards against Rice in 1992. ticks left on the fourth quarter scoreboard. Keenum also threw at least one touchdown pass for the 20th consecutive game, extending his school record. “It was a great victory in light of what was happening in our stadium,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “For it to Despite recording 664 yards of total offense and outpacing the Miners by more than 80 yards, the Cougars be the largest crowd since we moved from the Astrodome, to do it for the alumni, the fans who showed up, for the saw their four-game overall winning streak and their three-game winning streak against UTEP snapped. It was students who lined up Monday, for the fans who were there when we showed up this morning. It means a lot to UH’s first loss to the Miners since a double-overtime setback in 2006. win this game in the last few seconds in front of them to a in-state rival.“ The Cougars had earned their first ranking since 1991 and were hoping to become a BCS spoiler after two Houston’s victory improves their record to 3-0 on the season, marking the first time the Cougars started a season 3-0 since their run to the Conference USA Championship during the 2006 campaign. wins over Big 12 South foes. Instead they watched UTEP fans storm the field seconds after the Miners beat a During the early minutes of the contest, which was touted as an offensive shootout, it was the Cougar defense ranked team for the first time in 12 years. that made it presence felt, as on just the UTEP’s Donald Buckram ran for a SCORING SUMMARY third play from scrimmage UH’s David SCORING SUMMARY career-best 262 yards, including 158 UH – James Cleveland 6 pass from Case Keenum (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q – 10:43 Hunter was able to reach Tech quarterback UH – Bryce Beall 19 pass from Case Keenum (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q – 11:56 yards and all four of his scores during TT – Baron Batch 6 run (Matt Williams kick), 1Q – 6:59 Taylor Potts and force and recover a fumble UH –Mannisto 31 FG, 1Q – 7:27 the second half when UTEP outscored UH – Manniso 30 field goal, 2Q – 8:52 that gave the ball to the Cougars on the UTEP – Logan Barrett 22 FG, 1Q –4:24 UH 41-24, breaking a 17-17 halftime TT – Batch 11 run (Williams kick), 2Q – 5:59 UTEP –Tufick Shadrawy 4 pass from Trevor Vittatoe (Barrett kick), 2Q–10:13 Tech 34-yard line. deadlock. It tied for the most rushing TT – Harrison Jeffers 13 run (Williams kick), 2Q – 0:59 UH – L.J. Castile 7 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q–7:56 UH – Mannisto 50 field goal, 2Q – 0:00 Keenum made the Red Raiders pay for UTEP –Jason Williams 5 run (Barrett kick), 2Q–3:00 yards gained by an opposing back UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Mannisto kick), 3Q – 7:13 the miscue, finding James Cleveland for a UTEP –Donald Buckram 8 run (Barrett kick), 3Q–11:41 against the Cougars. TT – Tramain Swindall 24 pass from Taylor Potts (Williams kick), 3Q – 4:19 six-yard touchdown reception that gave UH–Mannisto 39 FG, 3Q–6:11 The Cougars started quickly, taking UH – Mannisto 21 field goal, 3Q – 0:12 UH a 7-0 advantage. UTEP–Jeff Moturi 74 pass from Vittatoe (kick blocked), 3Q–5:53 an early 10-0 lead. After the Miners UH – Keenum 4 run (pass failed), 4Q – 0:49 Houston’s defense which forced two UTEP–Buckram 22 run (Barrett kick), 3Q–0:22 kicked a field goal, they stopped Hous- turnovers from the Red Raiders on the UH–James Cleveland 18 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–13:33 ton’s potent offense on fourth down at TEAM STATISTICS night was led by sophomore linebacker UTEP–Buckram 8 run (Barrett kick), 4Q–8:21 the UTEP 8-yard line. TT UH UH–Tyron Carrier 6 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–6:17 Marcus McGraw who racked a game-high The Miners tied the game in the First Downs 31 29 UTEP–Buckram 27 run (Barrett kick), 4Q–5:38 19 stops to go along with a sack. second quarter after forcing a fumble Rushing-Yards 32-163 36-144 The Cougars quick score was countered UTEP–Roddray Walker 70 fumble return (Barrett kick), 4Q–3:25 Passing-Yards 321 435 UH–Cleveland 19 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–1:40 near midfield. UTEP scored on a 4-yard Total Offense 484 579 by the Red Raiders high-powered offense pass from Trevor Vittatoe to senior Tufick Passing (C-A-I) 30-47-0 38-58-1 as Tech running back Baron Batch found TEAM STATISTICS Shadrawy. pay dirt to cap a nine-play, 75-yard scoring Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 UH UTEP UTEP outscored Houston 20-3 in drive. As a team, Tech ran for a season-best Penalties-Yards 8-57 8-74 First Downs 42 26 the third quarter to take the lead for Punts-Avg. 5-46.4 4-39.2 163 yards on the ground, led by Batch’s Rushing-Yards 27-128 41-305 good. Buckram rushed for his first two 114-yard, two-touchdown performance. Passing-Yards 536 276 touchdowns and Vittatoe hit Jeff Moturi INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Following the early fireworks, both Total Offense 664 581 Rushing – TT: Batch 19-114, Jeffers 4-57, Stephens 5-20, Postts 4-(-28). teams settled into a groove defensively, Passing (C-A-I) 51-76-0 19-30-0 with a 74-yard scoring pass. UH: Beal 19-75, Sims 7-30, Keenum 8-27, Carrier 2-12. resulting in six straight combined score- Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 The Cougars pulled to within 24-20 Passing – TT: Potts 30-45-0-321-1. UH: Keenum 38-58-1-435-1. less possessions until Jordan Mannisto’s Penalties-Yards 6-50 11-102 with 6:11 remaining in the third quarter Receiving – TT: Torres 6-90, Lewis 5-51, Batch 3-39, Swindall 3-38, 30-yard field goal at the 8:52 mark of the Punts-Avg. 2-41.5 2-46.3 on Jordan Mannisto’s 39-yard field goal Zouzalik 3-30, Franks 3-26, Jefferson 2-13, James 2-12, Leong 2-11, second quarter put UH up 10-7. but were unable to move any closer. The Stephens 1-11. UH: Sims 10-122, Carrier 8-99. Cleveland 8-85, Edwards The lead did not last for long as Red INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Miner offense scored touchdowns on 7-92, Beall 4-31, Castile 1-6. Rushing – UH: Beall 14-68, Sims 8-54, Carrier 1-9, Keenum, 3-8, Team Raiders marched down the field, and each of their next four possessions, and 1-(-11). UTEP: Buckram 32-262, McClure 1-16, Williams 2-16, Farrar 2-7, Batch made his second visit to the end zone, this time from 11 yards to give the visitors from Lubbock their first Vittatoe 1-3, Moturi 1-2, Team 2-(-1). UTEP senior Roddray Walker sealed the lead of the night at 14-10. Passing – UH: Keenum 51-76-0-536. UTEP: Vittatoe 19-30-0-276. win with a 70-yard touchdown return A third rushing touchdown of the half gave the Red Raiders a 21-10 lead as Harrison Jeffers scampered 13 yards Receiving – UH: Cleveland 14-147, Carrier 11-115, Edwards 8-90, after recovering a fumble on a wild snap over right tackle with just 59 seconds remaining before intermission, putting the finishing touches on a eight-play, Rodriguez 7-63, Sims 3-43, Beall 3-31, Monroe 2-24, K. Johnson 2-16, with 3:28 left in the game. 59-yard march down the field. Castile 1-7. UTEP: Moturi 6-127, Adams 4-88, Davis 3-25, McClure 3-21, Junior wide out James Cleveland With under a minute to work with, Keenum and the UH offense moved the ball into Tech territory, allowing Shadrawy 2-15, Buckram 1-0. had 14 receptions for 147 yards and Mannisto to boot a career-long 50-yard field goal as time expired, sending the teams to the locker room with two touchdowns for Houston to set Tech ahead 21-13. career highs in both categories, while After a missed field- goal attempt, Keenum engineered a seven-play, 87 yard drive allowing sophomore Bryce sophomore receiver Tyron Carrier Beall to put the Cougars within a point at 21-20 with a one-yard touchdown plunge. also topped the century mark with 115 yards on 11 catches. It was Carrier’s second straight game in triple digits. Beall paced the UH ground game with 76 yards on 19 carries, while fellow running back Charles Sims was a big Sophomore safety Nick Saenz led UH with 12 tackles on the night. factor in the Cougar passing attack, hauling down a game-high 10 catches for 122 yards. Sophomore Tyron Carrier added 99 yards receiving on eight catches, while junior James Cleveland chipped in with his first career receiving touchdown during his eight-catch, 85-yard receiving night. Potts and the Red Raiders countered as the junior gunslinger found Tramain Swindall, who weaved his way past several Cougar defenders and into the end zone, recapturing the 8-point visitor advantage at 28-20. Another Abilene quarterback product, Potts completed 30-of-45 passes for 321 yards and one score. In the waning seconds of the third quarter a career-best third Mannisto field goal, this one from 21 yards out, put the Cougars within a score of the lead at 28-23, but the Red Raider appeared on the verge of extending that lead to its biggest of the night when they drove down to the doorstep of the UH end zone. However, a valiant stand by the Cougars, highlighted by a goal line stop on a fourth down, as Potts’ sneak attempt was stuffed by Kris Johnston, David Hunter and a slew of UH defenders to put the ball back in Keenum’s hands. No stranger to late game comebacks, Keenum saved his most poised performance for last, as the Cougars got the ball, still trailing by five, with 5:47 to play in the contest. The junior signal-caller led the Cougars on an epic 11-play, 65-yard drive and put the exclamation point on the march by calling his own number by scrambling into the end zone. The second half comeback was the second for Keenum and the Cougars in as many games. 44 www.UHCougars.com

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