UH Athletics communications Chris Burkhalter, Assoc. AD/Communications email: [email protected] cell: 713-775-1542 Jeff Conrad, Director of Athletics Communications Houston 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 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2009 #25/RV Houston “Title Defense In Store For #25 Game #14 Schedule & Results Date: Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 (10-3 • 6-2 C-USA) Kickoff: 11 am (CST) Cougars As They Face Air Force in Location: Fort Worth, Texas 9/5 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 55-7 9/12 at #5/#6 Oklahoma State (FSN) W, 45-35 Stadium: Amon G. Carter (Grass) 9/26 TEXAS TECH (ESPN2) W, 29-28 Armed Forces Bowl” Capacity: 46,000 10/3 * at UTEP L, 41-58 10/10 at Mississippi State (ESPN U) W, 31-24 10/17 * at Tulane (CBS College Sports) W, 44-16 10/24 * SMU (CBS College Sports) W, 38-15 10/31 * SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) W, 50-43 11/7 * at Tulsa (CBS College Sports) W, 46-45 11/14 * at UCF (CBS College Sports) L,32-37 vs. 11/21 * MEMPHIS (CSS) W, 55-14 11/28 * RICE (CSS) W, 73-14 12/5 & vs. East Carolina (ESPN 2) L, 32-38 12/31 ^vs. Air Force (ESPN) 11 a.m. #25/RV Houston Cougars...... Air Force Falcons 10-3 Overall; 6-2 C-USA West...... 7-5 Overall; 5-3 Mountain West * – C-USA game. & –Conference USA Championhip Game, Greenville, N.C. 365-327-15 All-Time (64th year) ...... 327-274-13 All-Time (54th year) ^–Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas Head Coach Kevin Sumlin...... Head Coach Troy Calhoun Purdue 1988...... Air Force Academy 1989 HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Second year at UH and Overall, 18-8...... Third year at Air Force and Overall, 24-14 Kevin Sumlin, 2nd Year at Houston...... Head Coach B.J. Anderson, 1st Year...... Offensive Line Houston, Texas...... LOCATION...... Colorado Springs, Colo. (B) Leon Burtnett, 2nd Year...... Linebackers 1927...... FOUNDED...... 1955 Dana Holgorsen, 2nd Year...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 36,098...... ENROLLMENT...... 4,400 Jim Jeffcoat, 2nd Year...... Defensive Line Cougars...... NICKNAME...... Falcons Tony Levine, 2nd Year...Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Red, White and Navy Trim...... COLORS...... Blue and White (B) Clarence McKinney, 2nd Year...... Running Backs Dr. Renu Khator...... PRESIDENT...... Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould Jason Phillips, 7th Year...... Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Mack Rhoades...... DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS...... Dr. Hans Mueh John Skladany, 2nd Year...... Defensive Coordinator/Safeties (B) Zac Spavital, 2nd Year...... Cornerbacks Larry Jackson, 4th Year...... Strength & Conditioning (B) Kliff Kingsbury, 2nd Year...... Quality Control – Offense Fast Facts on the Series (B) Wesley Nurse, 2nd Year...... Quality Control – Defense/Special Teams Series Record Overall...... Series tied 1-1 (B) Jake Spavital, 1st Year...... Graduate Assistant – Offense Series Record in Colorado Springs...... N/A (B) Calvin Thibodeaux, 2nd Year...... Graduate Assistant – Defense Series Record at Robertson Stadium...... N/A First Meeting...... Sept. 13, 2008; Air Force 31, Houston 28 (Gerald J. Ford Stadium; Dallas, Texas) (B) – working from the coaches’ booth Last Meeting...... Dec. 31, 2008; Houston 34, Air Force 28 (Amon G. Carter Stadium; Fort Worth, Texas) Last Meeting at Amon G. Carter Stadium...... Dec. 31, 2008; Houston 34, Air Force 28 2009 AIR FORCE Schedule & Results (7-5 • 5-3 Mountain West) THE SERIES • Third meeting between the two schools. 9/5 NICHOLLS STATE W, 72-0 • Third meeting between the two schools in the last 16 months. 9/12 at Minnesota L, 13-20 9/19 * at New Mexico W, 37-13 • All three meetings have been held on neutral fields. 9/26 * SAN DIEGO STATE W, 26-14 • First meeting was originally scheduled for Robertson Stadium on the Houston campus but was forced to relocate to the SMU campus when Hurricane 10/3 at Navy L, 13-16 (OT) Ike threatened the upper Texas coast. 10/10 * TCU L, 17-20 • This is the 12th time Houston has faced one of the three United States service 10/17 * WYOMING W, 10-0 academies. ON THE AIR 10/24 * at Utah L, 16-23 (OT) • UH is 6-2 versus Army and 1-0 against Navy. 10/31 * at Colorado State W, 34-16 • Houston is 8-10-1 all-time in bowl games. Radio 11/7 ARMY W, 35-7 • The Cougars’ 34-28 win over Air Force last season was the Cougars’ first bowl win 10 am (CST) 11/14 * UNLV W, 45-17 since 1980. Tom Franklin, pxp 11/21 * at BYU L, 21-38 • With this bowl invite, the Cougars will have been to a school-record five straight bowl 12/31 ^ vs. Houston (ESPN) 10 a.m. games...also the sixth bowl game in seven seasons. Ted Pardee, analyst • UH head coach Kevin Sumlin is 1-0 in bowl games. Chuck Brown, sideline * – Mountain West Conference game; All times Mountain; ^–Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas Television UH Opponents IN THE POST-SEASON 11 am (CST) Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss (Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2); Texas Tech vs. Michigan Dave LaMont, pxp State (Alamo Bowl, Jan. 2); SMU vs. Nevada (Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24); J.C. Pearson, analyst Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee (New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 20); UCF vs. Rutgers (St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 19); East Carolina vs. Arkansas (Liberty Cara Capuano, sideline Bowl, Jan. 2) 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 (719) 457-2716 and Lufkin KSML-AM 1260 Wednesday, October 7 (Bubba’s) passcode is 8766724, and a playback of the teleconference Stephenville KSTV-FM 93.1 Wednesday, October 14 (Ragin Cajun, on Richmond) is available beginning at 5 pm CDT each Monday by dialing Waco KBW-AM 1010 Wednesday, October 21 (Chili’s Too) (402) 220-1009 with a replay passcode of 5064894. A tenta- Wednesday, October 28 (Bubba’s) tive schedule is listed below. Athletics Communications Staff Wednesday, November 4 (Ragin Cajun on Westheimer) Associate A.D./Football SID: Chris Burkhalter Wednesday, November 11 (Chili’s Too) 1 p.m. (CT) Players of the Week/Notes Work Number: 713-743-9409 Wednesday, November 18 (Chili’s Too) 1:05 p.m. Skip Holtz, East Carolina Cell Phone: 713-775-1542 Wednesday, November 25 (Bubba’s) 1:12 p.m. Mark Snyder, Marshall Email: [email protected] Wednesday, December 2 (Ragin Cajun on Richmond) 1:19 p.m. George O’Leary, UCF 1:26 p.m. Larry Fedora, Southern Miss Director/#2 FB: Jeff Conrad Each show will take place from 7-8 pm live and be broad- 1:33 p.m. Kevin Sumlin, Houston Work Number: 713-743-9410 cast on 790 The Sports Animal. 1:40 p.m. David Bailiff, Rice Cell Phone: 713-557-3841 1:47 p.m. June Jones, SMU Email: [email protected] Cougar Gameday on Television 1:54 p.m. Bob Toledo, Tulane Friday, September 4 Friday, October 23 2:01 p.m. Neil Callaway, UAB Assistant Director/Publications: Adam Quisenberry Friday, September 11 Friday, October 30 2:08 p.m. Todd Graham, Tulsa Work Number: 713-743-9391 Friday, September 18 Friday, November 6 2:15 p.m. Mike Price, UTEP Cell Number: 713-582-5135 Friday, September 25 Friday, November 13 2:22 p.m. Tommy West, Memphis Email: [email protected] Friday, October 2 Friday, November 20 Friday, October 9 Friday, November 27 2009 Opponent Football SIDs Assistant Director: Jamie Zarda Friday, October 16 Northwestern State...... Doug Ireland (318-357-6467) Work Number: 713-743-9406 email...... [email protected] Cell Number: 713-582-5138 Cougar Gameday, featuring head coach Kevin Sumlin and Oklahoma State...... Kevin Klintworth (405-744-7714) Email: [email protected] hosted by the Voice of the Cougars Tom Franklin, will air at email...... [email protected] 6:30 p.m., Fridays on CSS (Comcast channel 129) and at 1 Press Box...... 405-744-5757 Communications Assistant: Jillian Rogers p.m., Fridays on Fox Sports Houston. The show also will be Texas Tech...... Chris Cook (806-742-2770) Work Number: 713-743-9408 broadcast on Channel 55 The Tube at 10:30 a.m., Saturdays. email...... [email protected] Cell Number: 404-713-5698 UTEP ...... Jeff Darby (915-747-6652) Email: [email protected] Kevin Sumlin Weekly Press Luncheons email...... [email protected] Tuesday, September 1 Tuesday, October 20 Press Box...... 915-747-5154 FAX Number: 713-743-9411 Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday, October 27 Mississippi State...... Joe Galbraith (662-325-2703) Robertson Stadium Press Box: 713-743-0550 Tuesday, September 22 Tuesday, November 3 email...... [email protected] Main Line: 713-743-9404 Tuesday, September 29 Tuesday, November 10 Press Box...... 662-325-3776 Conference USA Number: 214-774-1300 Tuesday, October 6 Tuesday, November 17 Tulane...... Roger Dunaway (504-862-8240) Tuesday, October 13 Tuesday, November 24 email...... [email protected] Press Box...... 504-587-3868 Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with Coach Sumlin and SMU ...... Brad Sutton (214-768-2883) three or four Cougar players to speak at noon. email...... [email protected] Southern Miss...... Jack Duggan (601-266-4503) Kevin Sumlin On The Radio email...... [email protected] CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Confer- Head coach Kevin Sumlin is slated to be a weekly regular UCF ...... Leigh Torbin (407-823-0994) ence USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, guest on 790 AM The Sports Animal at 7:45 a.m. every email...... [email protected] statistics, media guides and more for the conference and Monday with Ted DeLuca and John Lopez on the “Monsters Press Box...... 407-823-6885 each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login in the Morning.” Also, Sumlin will make appearances at 8:15 Tulsa ...... Don Tomkalski (918-631-3200) information will be distributed by the conference office to a.m., Wednesdays on 1560 The Game with sports director email...... [email protected] accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending John Granato, as well as an 8:30 a.m., Thursdays on Sports Press Box...... 918-631-2492 an e-mail to [email protected]. Radio 610 with Marc Vandermeer. This season Sumlin will Memphis...... Jennifer Rodrigues (901-678-2397 be a regular with Ralph Cooper and the longest-running email...... [email protected] Cougars On The Internet sports show in Houston, Sports Rap, at 6:20 p.m., Thursdays. Rice...... Chuck Pool (713-348-4034) All Cougar football games can be heard and seen on the email...... [email protected] internet by logging onto the UH web site atUHCougars. com. Catch all the action by subscribing to All-Access where Case Keenum Teleconference Other Notes you’ll get both audio and video streaming of Cougar football • UH players are not to be contacted at home ... interviews games and Kevin Sumlin press luncheons. Houston junior quarterback Case Keenum will be will be arranged through the UH Sports Information Office. available to the out-of-town media ONLY on Tuesday • Offensive players are available on Mondays between 2-2:30 Opponent Radio afternoon via teleconference from 1-1:30 pm CT. You pm and defensive players are available on Tuesdays only Coach Sumlin will be available for the opponent’s radio on can access this teleconference by calling 1-800-793-6775 between 2-2:30 pm. Tuesdays only between 11-11:30 a.m. or 1-212-812-4494 and enter access code 9120 9222, or • During the season Coach Sumlin also will be available after go to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/91209222. practice ONLY...please contact the UH Sports Information His entire teleconference will be available later in the Office to set up an interview. afternoon by accessing www.UHCougars.com. 2 www.UHCougars.com MORE ON THE GAME 2009 Opponents Northwestern State Stats Comparison Two-Deep Comparison 0-11 • 0-7 SLC Houston Air Force Weight Averages This Week: SEASON OVER Last Week: SEASON OVER 43.9 Points Per Game 28.2 Houston...... Air Force 406 First Downs 234 183.5...... Wide Receivers (Inc. TE)...... 193.3 1,706 Rushing Yards 3,283 209.5...... Backfield...... 198.3 Oklahoma State 131.2 Avg./Game 273.6 298.0...... Offensive Line...... 261.0 9-3 • 6-2 Big 12 5,850 Passing Yards 988 240.3...... Total Offense...... 225.5 This Week: vs. Ole Miss (1/2/10) 501-706-9 C-A-I 67-139-3 Last Week: OFF 450.0 Avg./Game 82.3 266.3...... Defensive Line...... 258.3 216.7...... Linebackers...... 225.0 7,556 Total Yards 4,271 185.3...... Secondary...... 192.5 Texas Tech 581.2 Avg./Game 355.9 223.3...... Total Defense...... 222.3 16-11 Fumbles/Lost 20-8 8-4 • 5-3 Big 12 20 Total Turnovers 11 202.0...... Special Teams...... 195.0 This Week: vs. Michigan State (1/2/10) 57-526 Penalties-Yds. 59-535 229.3...... TOTAL TEAM...... 221.5 Last Week: OFF 43-41.8 Punts-Avg. 50-43.0 27:28 TOP-Game 31:36 Class Breakdown 94-181 3rd Down Conversions 90-207 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. UTEP Houston Offense (inc. K) 6 9 7 2 28.8 Points Allowed Per Game 15.3 4-8 • 3-5 C-USA Houston Defense (inc. P) 7 5 6 6 This Week: SEASON OVER 2,770 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,633 Houston Totals 13 14 13 8 213.1 Avg./Game 136.1 Last Week: SEASON OVER 2,985 Passing Yards Allowed 1,784 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. 258-414-11 C-A-I 165-287-14 AFA Offense (inc. K) 7 9 6 1 Mississippi State 229.6 Avg./Game 148.7 AFA Defense (inc. P) 7 5 9 3 AFA Totals 14 14 15 4 5-7 • 3-5 SEC 5,755 Total Yards Allowed 3,417 This Week: SEASON OVER 442.7 Avg./Game 284.8 29 Turnovers Forced 28 HOUSTON vs. AIR FORCE Last Week: SEASON OVER Series tied 1-1 Tulane 3-9 • 1-7 C-USA Individual Comparison Date AFA UH Site W/L Att. Rushing Yards 9/13/08 31 28 Dallas L 2,546 This Week: SEASON OVER Houston Air Force 12/31/08 28 34 Fort Worth W 50,593 Last Week: SEASON OVER Beall 55.8 Tew 66.4 Overall Record 1-1 Home Record Sims 48.6 Clark 61.3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, Texas) 0-1 SMU Keenum 10.2 Dietz 52.7 Average Home Attendance 2,546 7-5 • 6-2 C-USA Road Record 0-0 Average Road Attendance This Week: vs. Nevada (12/24) Passing Yards Neutral Record Last Week: OFF Houston Air Force Armed Forces Bowl 1-0 Keenum 419.2 Jefferson 76.3 LAST MEETING Southern Miss Turner 93.2 Dietz 28.1 7-5 • 5-3 C-USA Cochran 17.6 1 2 3 4 Final This Week: vs. Middle Tennessee (12/20) Houston 17 0 7 10 34 Last Week: OFF Receiving Yards East Carolina 7 10 3 8 28 Houston Air Force SCORING SUMMARY Tulsa Cleveland 107.5 Fogler 39.8 UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q–13:27 Carrier 76.8 Warzeka 16.8 AFA – Jared Tew 2 run (Ryan Harrison kick), 1Q–11:28 5-7 • 3-5 C-USA Edwards 75.8 Halderman 12.4 UH – Case Keenum 1 run (Mannisto kick), 1Q–8:10 This Week: SEASON OVER UH – Mannisto 22 FG, 1Q–0:04 Last Week: SEASON OVER Sims 54.0 Quintana 6.5 AFA – Tim Jefferson 5 run (Harrison kick), 2Q–9:52 Rodriguez 39.2 Tew 6.1 AFA – Harrison 44 FG, 2Q–2:28 UH – Keenum 4 run (Mannisto kick), 3Q–12:28 UCF AFA – Harrison 37 FG, 3Q–3:51 8-4 • 6-2 C-USA Points Scored UH – Andre Kohn 13 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–10:58 Houston Air Force AFA – Tew 2 run (Jefferson rush), 4Q–6:06 This Week: vs. Rutgers (12/19) Cleveland 7.6 Solderberg 7.8 UH – Mannisto 37 FG, 4Q–3:24 Last Week: OFF Mannisto 6.0 Tew 3.6 TEAM STATISTICS Hogan 5.5 Fogler 2.7 UH AFA Memphis Carrier 5.1 Clark 2.5 First Downs 20 21 2-10 • 1-7 C-USA Rushing-Yards 32-163 67-243 This Week: SEASON OVER Passing-Yards 252 109 Tackles Total Offense 415 352 Last Week: SEASON OVER Houston Air Force Passing (C-A-I) 22-33-1 8-18-0 McGraw 10.2 Falgout 8.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2 Rice Cavness 9.7 Moore 6.3 Penalties-Yards 4-25 3-11 Punts-Avg. 4-44.2 3-43.7 2-10 • 2-6 C-USA Saenz 7.8 Morris 5.4 This Week: SEASON OVER Steward 6.5 Davis 4.7 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Last Week: SEASON OVER Brinkley 5.6 Ricketts 4.3 Rushing – UH: Beall 22-135, Carrier 3-26, Kohn 3-7, Team 1-(-1), Keenum 3-(-4). AFA: Tew 27-149, Clark 16-57, Jefferson 14-14, Lumpkin 6-12, Armstrong 1-10, Southworth 1-8, Halderman 2-(-7). East Carolina Interceptions Passing – UH: Keenum 22-33-1-252. AFA: Jefferson 7-14-0-98, Smith Houston Air Force 1-4-0-11. 9-4 • 7-1 C-USA Robinson 5 Wright 4 Receiving – UH: Carrier 5-49, Rodriguez 5-19, Beall 4-92, Kohn 3-32, Smith This Week: vs. Arkansas (1/2/10) 2-25, Castile 2-20, Hafner 1-15. AFA: Armstrong 2-60, Cousins 2-12, Madsen Last Week: OFF Brinkley 4 Thomas/Rembert 3 1-14, Paffett 1-11, Halderman 1-10, Dekker 1-2. 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) 34 Marcel Bates RB 6 Andrew Stewart WR 6-1 205 Jr.-SQ 07/25/88 Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek/Texas Lutheran) 29 Ricardo Bates S 7 Case Keenum QB 6-2 210 R-Jr.-2L 02/17/88 Abilene, Texas (Wylie) 13 Thomas Bates DB 8 Chris Gilbert WR 5-10 175 R-Sr.-2L 11/25/86 Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest) 25 Bryce Beall RB 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) 93 Ameen Behbahani NT 12 Tim Mercer S 5-10 187 R-Sr.-2L 10/02/86 Spring, Texas (Spring) 14 Ben Bell K 12 Cotton Turner QB 6-1 199 So.-JC 08/09/88 Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles/Blinn JC) 23 Carson Blackmon CB 13 Thomas Bates DB 5-9 170 Fr.-HS 07/20/90 Baytown, Texas (Lee) 82 Chance Blackmon WR 13 Crawford Jones QB 6-1 193 Fr.-RS 12/23/89 Keller, Texas (Keller) 21 Brandon Brinkley CB 14 Ben Bell K 6-0 175 R-Sr.-3L 02/18/87 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville) 68 James Burden OL 16 Jordan Mannisto K/P 6-1 205 So.-1L 10/18/89 Westlake Villlage, Calif. (Westlake) 56 Tyrone Campbell DT 16 James Jones DB 6-0 180 Fr.-HS 06/28/90 Houston, Texas (Willowridge) 27 Jacky Candy S 17 Austin Elrod QB 6-1 185 R-So.-SQ 06/07/89 Ovilla, Texas (Redoak) 35 Tyron Carrier WR 17 Omar Amin CB 5-11 175 Fr.-HS 11/27/90 Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Clements) 10 L.J. Castile WR 18 Wesley Scourten TE 6-6 210 R-Jr.-2L 05/30/87 Richardson, Texas (Berkner) 52 Philip Causey LB 19 James Cleveland WR 6-2 205 Jr-JC 03/07/88 Houston, Texas (Lee/Iowa/Trinity Valley CC) 20 Devin Mays CB 5-11 173 Jr.-JC 06/26/88 Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) 40 C.J. Cavness OLB 21 Brandon Brinkley CB 6-0 180 R-Sr.-3L 09/20/86 Bay City, Texas (Bay City) 36 Chris Cermin DB 22 Loyce Means CB 5-11 179 Jr.-2L 03/31/89 Houston, Texas (Madison) 44 Tyler Chambers TE 23 Carson Blackmon CB 5-11 191 Sr.-3L 08/22/88 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 19 James Cleveland WR 24 Tim Monroe WR 6-2 188 R-Sr.-3L 09/24/86 Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon) 64 Ty Cloud OL 24 Brian Williams DB 6-1 214 Jr.-TR 10/10/88 Eagle Lake, Texas (Rice Consolidated/Texas State) 36 Gino Collins WR 25 Bryce Beall RB 5-11 209 So.-1L 08/20/90 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 65 Jonathan Coleman OL 25 Jeremy Smith S 6-0 205 Jr.-TR 05/23/88 Austin, Texas (Austin/Blinn JC/Midwestern State) 31 Lewis Crawford RB 26 Chris Wilson RB 5-11 214 Fr.-RS 01/18/90 Sugar Land, Texas (Austin) 75 Jarve Dean OL 26 Marlon Smith MLB 5-11 217 R-So.-SQ 06/07/89 Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny) 45 Emmanuel Drummond LB 27 Jacky Candy S 5-11 193 Jr.-JC 07/20/87 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Stranahan/Coffeyville CC) 27 Marc Haynes DB 5-10 190 Fr.-HS 04/14/89 Houston, Texas (Taylor) 1 A.J. Dugat WR 28 Jeffery Lewis S 5-9 175 Fr-HS 12/14/90 Houston, Texas (Madison) 83 Patrick Edwards WR 29 Ricardo Bates S 5-11 175 R-So.-SQ 12/09/88 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville) 17 Austin Elrod QB 30 Matt Nicholson OLB 6-3 230 Sr.-3L 09/29/87 Plano, Texas (Plano) 37 Tarance Farmer WR 31 Kris Johnston OLB 6-0 218 Fr.-RS 09/12/89 Texas City, Texas (Texas City) 63 Kevin Forsch OL 31 Lewis Crawford RB 5-10 181 Fr.-RS 05/23/89 Houston, Texas (Jersey Village) 71 Ross Forsythe OL 32 Jamal Robinson CB 5-11 185 R-Jr.-1L 09/03/88 Schertz, Texas (Clemens) 77 Charles Foster NT 33 Marcus Williams WR 5-10 175 Fr.-RS 11/29/89 Houston, Texas (Willowridge) 35 Devin Garza LB 33 Denzel Kennedy DB 5-2 152 Fr.-RS 08/19/90 Houston, Texas (Sterling) 8 Chris Gilbert WR 34 Marcell Bates RB 5-10 170 Fr.-RS 01/23/90 Sugar Land, Texas (Austin) 43 Tyrell Graham DE 35 Tyron Carrier WR 5-8 163 R-So.-1L 12/19/87 Houston, Texas (Worthing) 79 Matt Hart OL 35 Devin Garza LB 5-11 190 Fr.-RS 10/27/89 Clute, Texas (Brazoswood) 36 Gino Collins WR 5-11 187 Fr.-RS 11/22/89 Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 86 Brandon Hartson LS 36 Chris Cermin DB 5-10 188 Fr.-RS 03/16/90 Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 27 Marc Haynes DB 37 Tarance Farmer WR 6-0 200 So.-TR 02/02/89 Houston, Texas (St. Pius X/Alabama) 39 Roisean Haynes S 38 George Bamfo LB 5-11 200 Fr.-HS 11/15/90 Rockwall, Texas (Heath) 42 Sean Haynes RB 39 Roisean Haynes S 5-11 191 R-So.-1L 06/12/89 Converse, Texas (Judson) 46 Matt Hogan K/P 40 C.J. Cavness OLB 6-1 220 R-Sr.-2L 07/24/87 Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) 2 Drew Hollingshead QB 41 Nick Saenz S 6-1 185 So.-1L 02/23/90 Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 95 David Hunter DT 42 Phillip Steward LB 6-2 220 Fr.-HS 09/07/90 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 50 A.J. Johnson DE 42 Sean Haynes RB 5-9 195 So.-SQ 04/14/89 Katy, Texas (Taylor) 2 B.K. Johnson CB 43 Tyrell Graham DE 6-3 238 Sr.-1L 01/04/87 Houston, Texas (Yates/Arkansas) 94 Cory Johnson LS 43 Brian Smelek TE 6-4 210 Sr.-SQ 04/15/87 Tomball, Texas (Rosehill Christian) 44 Tyler Chambers TE 6-4 237 Fr.-HS 04/11/91 San Antonio, Texas (MacArthur) 3 Justin Johnson RB 44 Miles Lacy DL 6-1 200 Fr.-RS 01/12/90 Houston, Texas (Lamar) 84 Kierrie Johnson WR 45 Emmanuel Drummond LB 5-11 220 So.-RS 05/14/84 Alvin, Texas (Alvin) 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 46 Matt Hogan K/P 6-1 196 Fr.-RS 01/17/90 Keller, Texas (Keller) 31 Kris Johnston OLB 47 John McIntyre OLB 6-0 223 R-So.-1L 04/05/89 Bryan, Texas (Bryan) 13 Crawford Jones QB 48 Marc Woods RB 5-9 197 R-So.-SQ 01/24/89 Houston, Texas (Wheatley) 16 James Jones DB 50 A.J. Johnson DE 6-1 220 Sr.-SQ 06/27/87 Sacramento, Calif. (Cordova/College of the Sequoias) 52 Philip Causey LB 5-10 190 So-RS 12/06/89 San Antonio, Texas (Stevens) 7 Case Keenum QB 54 Nicholas Thurston MLB 6-0 240 Sr.-1L 10/02/86 Oakland, Calif. (Edison/San Francisco CC) 33 Denzel Kennedy DB 55 Marcus McGraw MLB 6-0 210 So.-1L 10/05/89 Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 59 Kelvin King DE 56 Tyrone Campbell DT 6-1 283 Fr.-HS 01/27/91 Channelview, Texas (Channelview) 6 Andre Kohn RB 57 Carl Barnett OL 6-2 290 R-Sr.-3L 09/03/86 Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) 44 Miles Lacy LB 58 Jeremy Uluocha LB 6-0 225 Jr.-JC 11/15/87 Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner/Blinn JC) 28 Jeffery Lewis S 59 Kelvin King DE 6-2 256 Fr.-HS 11/27/90 Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 16 Jordan Mannisto K/P 60 Jaryd Anderson OL 6-4 288 R-Jr.-1L 07/10/88 Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) 20 Devin Mays CB 61 Ken Van Heule DL 6-3 265 Fr.-RS 11/28/89 Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) 55 Marcus McGraw MLB 62 Doug Winfield DT 6-1 260 So.-SQ 11/10/87 Spring, Texas (Klein) 47 John McIntyre OLB 63 Kevin Forsch OL 6-5 301 Fr.-HS 02/02/91 Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak) 64 Ty Cloud OL 6-4 315 Fr.-HS 09/04/90 Highland Village, Texas (Flower Mound Marcus) 22 Loyce Means CB 65 Jonathan Coleman OL 5-11 305 Fr.-HS 01/07/91 Diboll, Texas (Diboll) 12 Tim Mercer S 66 Ari Tatum OL 6-5 265 Fr.-RS 07/12/90 Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) 24 Tim Monroe WR 67 Creighton Wells DE 6-2 229 Sr.-SQ 04/10/87 Crockett, Texas (Crockett) 30 Matt Nicholson OLB 68 James Burden OL 6-2 240 Fr.-HS 03/22/91 Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park) 81 Fendi Onobun TE 69 Ralph Oragwu OL 6-3 285 Fr.-HS 04/16/92 Missouri City, Texas (Marshall) 69 Ralph Oragwu OL 70 Chris Thompson OL 6-2 285 R-So.-1L 05/04/89 Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock) 99 Michael Ray DE 71 Ross Forsythe OL 6-2 265 Fr.-RS 04/02/90 Tomball, Texas (Tomball) 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 6-3 290 Fr.-RS 10/03/89 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 77 Blake Sargent OL 77 Charles Foster NT 5-11 320 R-So.-SQ 06/08/89 Cameron, Texas (Yoe) 18 Wesley Scourten TE 79 Matt Hart OL 6-6 300 R-Sr.-3L 09/08/86 Huffman, Texas (Hargrave) 91 Radermon Scypion DE 80 Chase Turner P 6-4 229 Sr.-2L 09/08/86 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 73 Jordan Shoemaker OL 81 Fendi Onobun TE 6-6 246 Sr.-TR 11/17/86 Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor/Arizona) 5 Charles Sims RB 82 Chaz Rodriguez WR 6-2 191 R-Sr.-2L 11/10/86 San Antonio, Texas (Warren/Texas Lutheran) 92 DeAnthony Sims DT 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) 88 E.J. Smith WR 6-1 187 R-So.-1L 09/14/88 Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson) 42 Phillip Steward OLB 89 Isaiah Sweeney WR 5-9 170 So.-SQ 08/01/90 Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 6 Andrew Stewart WR 90 Zeke Riser DE 6-4 250 Fr.-HS 09/11/90 LaVernia, Texas (LaVernia) 89 Isaiah Sweeney WR 91 Radermon Scypion DE 6-4 235 Fr.-HS 07/14/90 Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) 66 Ari Tatum OL 92 DeAnthony Sims DT 6-3 305 Fr.-HS 12/18/90 Houston, Texas (Westbury) 70 Chris Thompson OL 93 Ameen Behbahani NT 6-2 282 Fr.-HS 09/14/90 Plano, Texas (Plano West) 97 Isaiah Thompson NT 94 Cory Johnson LS 6-0 230 So.-1L 10/07/89 East Springfield, Ohio (Edison) 54 Nicholas Thurston MLB 95 David Hunter DT 6-2 285 So.-1L 09/19/89 Waller, Texas (Waller) 80 Chase Turner P 97 Isaiah Thompson DT 6-4 295 R-Jr.-2L 12/12/87 Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 12 Cotton Turner QB 99 Michael Ray DE 6-3 262 R-So.-SQ 02/13/88 LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) 58 Jeremy Uluocha LB 61 Ken Van Heule DL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 74 Roy Watts OL Omar AMIN...... ah-MEEN Kevin FORSCH...... forsh Radermon SCYPION...... SIP-ee-on 67 Creighton Wells DE OGE ANOLIEFO...... OH-gay ah-nah-LEEF-oh TYRELL Graham...... TIE-rel Wesley SCOURTEN...... SCORE-ten JACOLBY Ashworth...... juh-COAL-bee ROISEAN Haynes...... roh-SHAWN John SKLADANY...... skluh-DANE-ee 24 Brian Williams DB George BAMFO...... bam-FOE KIERRIE Johnson...... key-AIR Zac/Jake SPAVITAL...... SPA-vih-tahl 33 Marcus Williams WR Bryce BEALL...... BELL Andre KOHN...... CONN ARI Tatum...... R-ee 4 Ronnie Williams WR Ameen BEHBAHANI...... beh-buh-hah-NEE Tony LEVINE...... luh-VEEN Calvin THIBODEAUX...... TIH-buh-doe 26 Chris Wilson 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 62 Doug Winfield DT GINO Collins...... ghee-NOE Ralph ORAGWU...... oh-ROG-woo 9 Demetrius Woods WR JARVE Dean...... jhar-VAY Zeke RISER...... rie-ZER 48 Marc Woods RB A.J. DUGAT...... DOO-got Nick SAENZ...... SIE-nz 5 www.UHCougars.com DEPTH CHART FOR AIR FORCE GAME • DEC. 31, 2009 OFFENSE WR (X) 83 Patrick Edwards 5-9 175 So.-1L Hearne, Texas (Hearne) Had 5th 100-yd output with 176 rec. yds at Tulsa (11/7); 19 career starts 10 L.J. Castile 6-3 214 Jr.-2L LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) Blocked 2 kicks in ‘09;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); played on ST vs. Memphis (11/21) WR (H) 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) 99-yd TD KOR vs. Rice (11/28); 9 career 100-yd games; 98-yd TD KOR at Tulsa (11/7) 1 A.J. Dugat 6-1 193 Fr.-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton) 1st career TD vs. Southern Miss; had 3 rec., 38 yds, at Tulane (10/17) 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) 19 rec for 241 in C-USA Champ; missed UM/RU gms with INJ; 3 TD rec at Tulsa (11/7), ECU (12/5) 24 Tim Monroe 6-2 188 Sr.-3L Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon) 55-yd TD vs. USM; 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; member of special teams WR (Z) 82 Chaz Rodriguez 6-2 191 Sr.-2L San Antonio, Texas (Warren) 18 career starts; Career-high 98 rec. yds vs. Memphis; Career-high 8 rec.vs. UTEP (11/22/08) 84 Kierrie Johnson 5-10 170 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas (Westfield/Blinn JC) 142 yds vs. Rice (11/29/08); 5 career starts; 84-yard TD vs. ECU (9/27/08) 88 E.J. Smith 6-1 187 So.-1L Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson) Had 47-yd rec. vs. UM (11/21); 1st career start vs. Tulane (11/8/08); only Cougar from Mississippi LT 74 Roy Watts 6-6 315 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas (Worthing/Texas/Navarro JC) 9 career starts; 1st career start at Miss. State (10/10); redshirted at U of Texas ‘07 60 Jaryd Anderson 6-4 288 Jr.-1L Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Can play OG and OT LG 73 JORDAN SHOEMAKER 6-3 280 Jr.-2L Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian) Missed 4 games w/ankle inj.; 15 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; 1st start at Tulane (10/17); 4 career starts C 57 Carl Barnett 6-2 290 Sr.-3L Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) Has 39 career starts; named to the Rimington and Lombardi Award 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) 24 career starts; played both OT and OG in ‘08; ‘08 C-USA All-Freshman 77 Blake Sargent 6-3 290 Fr.-RS Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Redshirted in ‘08 RT 75 Jarve Dean 6-3 320 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas (Kashmere/Coffeyville CC) 13 career starts; 2nd Team, All-C-USA; Juco transfer 60 Jaryd Anderson 6-4 288 Jr.-1L Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Walk on; only player on roster from Alaska; 1st start at Tulane (10/17); 4 career starts QB 7 Case Keenum 6-2 210 Jr.-2L Abilene, Texas (Wylie) Leads FBS in passing & total offense; Sammy Baugh Award winner; 33 career starts 12 Cotton Turner 6-1 199 So.-JC Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles/Blinn JC) Career-high 173 yds, 1 TD vs. Memphis (11/21);88 yds., 1 TD on 9-of-14 passing vs. NW 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) ‘09 C-USA Frosh of the Year; 105 rushing vs. SMU (10/24); 10 catches/122 yards vs. Texas Tech (9/26/09) 3 Justin Johnson 6-1 223 So.-1L Richardson, Texas (Berkner) Scored 14 pts (2 TDs/1 2-pt) at Tulane (10/17); 1st scores of his career 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) C-USA All-Freshman Team; 13 career starts; true freshman; FR vs. NW State (9/5/09) 59 Kelvin King III 6-2 256 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) True freshman; recorded 3 stops vs. Memphis (11/21/09) NT 97 Isaiah Thompson 6-4 295 Jr.-2L Tatum, Texas (Tatum) 23 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; had big 12-yd sack at Miss. State (10/10); missed 3 games w/illness 92 DeAnthony Sims 6-3 300 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Westbury) True freshman; saw 1st action of season at Tulane (10/17) 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; made 1st career start at Tulane (10/17) RUSH 43 Tyrell Graham 6-3 238 Sr.-1L Houston, Texas (Yates/Arkansas) 12 career starts; 2nd Team, All-C-USA; 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 42 Phillip Steward 6-1 203 Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) C-USA All-Freshman Team; 8 career starts; true freshman; 13 stops vs. NW State 47 John McIntyre 6-0 223 r-So.-1L Bryan, Texas (Bryan) Plays significant time on special teams MLB 55 Marcus McGraw 6-0 210 So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 26 career starts; career-high 19 stops vs. Texas Tech (9/26); 2nd Team, All-C-USA 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) Had 18 stops, 2 FR, 1 FF vs. SMU (10/24);15 career starts; missed ‘06 season 25 Jeremy Smith 6-0 205 Jr.-TR Austin, Texas (Austin/Blinn JC/Midwestern St.) Blocked punt at Tulane (10/17); switched to LB from S LCB 21 Brandon Brinkley 6-0 180 Sr.-3L Bay City, Texas (Bay City) Pick 6 vs. Rice (11/28); career-high two INTs at Miss. St. (10/10/09); has 32 career starts 2 B.K. Johnson 5-10 180 So.-SQ Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee) Special team performer; had 5 stops vs. Rice (11/28) 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; 13 career starts 20 Devin Mays 5-11 173 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) JC transfer; seen more time on special teams SS 23 Carson Blackmon 5-11 191 Sr.-3L Tatum, Texas (Tatum) Missed 2 games with leg injury; played both CB and S; Special Teams MVP in ‘07 39 Roisean Haynes 5-11 191 So.-1L Converse, Texas (Judson) 1st career start at SS at Tulane (10/17); played in all 13 games in ‘08; FS 41 Nick Saenz 6-1 185 So.-1L Pearland, Texas (Pearland) Team-high 13 stops at UTEP (10/3); 2-pt Def. PAT vs. USM (10/31); 14 career starts 12 Tim Mercer 5-10 187 Sr.-2L Spring, Texas (Spring) Former HS quarterback; played on special teams in ‘08

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 46 Matt Hogan 6-1 196 Fr.-RS Keller, Texas (Keller) Nailed 51 FG to beat Tulsa (11/7); took over PK chores vs. SMU (10/24); 10-of-10 on FGs 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 14 Ben Bell 6-0 175 Sr.-3L Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville) 241 career points; 9-9 PATs vs. Tulsa (11/15/08) KO 80 Chase Turner 6-4 229 Sr.-2L Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood/Alvin CC) Taken over full-time KO role; averaging 62.2 yds on kickoffs 46 Matt Hogan 6-1 196 Fr.-RS Keller, Texas (Keller) Redshirted in ‘08 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 17 Austin Elrod 6-1 185 So.-SQ Ovilla, Texas (Redoak) Held in the 2nd half vs. Memphis (11/21/09) KOR 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) 4 career KOR TDs; averaging 27.2 in ‘09; First-Team, All-C-USA as KOR 20 Devin Mays 5-11 173 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln/San Francisco CC) Tied a NCAA, C-USA and UH record with 100-yd KOR at UCF (11/14); JC transfer PR 1 A.J. Dugat 6-1 193 Fr.-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton) Averaging 6.1 ypr. 35 Tyron Carrier 5-8 163 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Worthing) Averaging 10.4 ypr.; has 160.5 all-purpose yds./game

6 www.UHCougars.com HOW THE COUGARS WERE BUILT OFFENSE (50) Freshman (20) Sophomores (11) Juniors (11) Seniors(0) 5th Year Seniors (8) WR Oge Anoliefo *RB Bryce Beall *OL Jaryd Anderson ***OL Carl Barnett OL Jacolby Ashworth *WR Tyron Carrier **WR L.J. Castile **WR Chris Gilbert OL James Burden *WR Patrick Edwards WR James Cleveland ***OL Matt Hart TE Tyler Chambers QB Austin Elrod OL Jarve Dean TE Barry Laird OL Ty Cloud WR Tarance Farmer *WR Kierrie Johnson ***WR Tim Monroe WR Gino Collins *RB Justin Johnson **QB Case Keenum TE Fendi Onobun RB Lewis Crawford *WR E.J. Smith **RB Andre Kohn **WR Chaz Rodriguez WR A.J. Dugat WR Isaiah Sweeney **TE Wesley Scourten TE Brian Smelek OL Kevin Forsch *OL Chris Thompson **OL Jordan Shoemaker QB Drew Hollingshead QB Cotton Turner WR Andrew Stewart QB Crawford Jones RB Marc Woods OL Roy Watts 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 (43) Freshman (16) Sophomores (11) Juniors (7) Seniors (4) 5th Year Seniors (5) CB Omar Amin S Ricardo Bates S Jacky Candy ***CB Carson Blackmon ***CB Brandon Brinkley LB George Bamfo NT Charles Foster CB Devin Mays DE A.J. Johnson **OLB C.J. Cavness S Thomas Bates *S Roisean Haynes **CB Loyce Means ***OLB Matt Nicholson LB Desmon Chatman DL Ameen Behbahani *DT David Hunter *CB Jamal Robinson MLB Nicholas Thurston *DE Tyrell Graham DT Tyrone Campbell CB B.K. Johnson S Jeremy Smith **S Tim Mercer CB Chris Cermin *OLB Marcus McGraw **NT Isaiah Thompson DL Creighton Wells OLB Kris Johnston *OLB John McIntyre LB Jeremy Uluocha DE Kelvin King DE Michael Ray CB Jeffery Lewis *S Nick Saenz LB Jordan Magee MLB Marlon Smith DE Zeke Riser DT Doug Winfield DE Radermon Scypion DT DeAnthony Sims OLB Phillip Steward

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”

1.000: Winning percentage against ranked teams by UH head coach Kevin 2: Times the Cougars faced a team from the Big 12 Conference this season. The Cougars Sumlin after the 45-35 win against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. He also defeated defeated No. 5 Oklahoma State, 45-35, in Stillwater, Okla., on Sept. 12, and knocked off No. 23 East Carolina (41-24) and No. 24 Tulsa (70-30) in 2008. Texas Tech 29-28 on Sept. 26 at Robertson Stadium.

1: Number of opponents on this year’s schedule that the Cougars will face for the first 3: Yards needed by sophomore wide receiver Tyron Carrier to reach 1,000 yards time in their history (Northwestern State on Sept. 5.). receiving in 2009.

2: Times in NCAA history that a team has produced a 5,000-yard passer and three 3: Number of former Cougars now in the College Football Hall of Fame with the induction 1,000-yard receivers... Texas Tech in 2003 and Tulsa in 2007... Houston can become the of Wilson Whitley this fall. He joins Bill Yeoman and Andre Ware in the illustrious hall. third team if Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards reach 1,000 yards against Air Force... the duo needs two and 15 yards, respectively. Case Keenum has 5,449 passing yards and 3: Times in NCAA history that a team has produced three 1,000-yard receivers... Texas James Cleveland has 1,182 yards receiving. Tech in 2003, Hawaii in 2007 and Tulsa in 2007... Houston can become the fourth team if Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards reach that total against Air Force... the duo needs 2: Receiving yards needed by sophomore Tyron Carrier to reach 1,000 yards receiving two and 15 yards, respectively. for the second straight season. Carrier had 1,026 yards receiving in 2008. 3: Wins by the Cougars against BCS conference teams in 2009... The Cougars enjoyed a 2: Number of quarterbacks in FBS history who have recorded multiple 5,000-yard pass- pair of wins against Big 12 members No. 5/6 Oklahoma State (45-35, Sept. 12) and Texas ing seasons during their careers… Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell threw for 5,705 Tech (29-28, Sept. 26) and enjoyed a 31-24 win at Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi yards in 2007 and for 5,111 yards in 2008… UH quarterback Case Keenum threw for 5,020 State on Oct. 10. yards in 2008 and has 5,449 yards heading into the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. 3: Consecutive 400-yard games by quarterback Case Keenum posted against Texas 2: Number of blocked kicks against Southern Miss by senior tight end Fendi Onobun. Tech, UTEP and Mississippi State... This was the second time Keenum has accomplished the Onobun blocked two extra points, one of which was returned for a defensive PAT. feat after doing it during the final three regular-season games of 2008... He became the first UH quarterback since Jimmy Klinger in 1992 to have three straight 400-yard games. 2: Number of Football Bowl Subdivision schools that have produced multiple quarter- backs who have thrown for at least 5,000 yards in a season… Houston has produced David 5: Number of opponents (Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Southern Miss, Tulsa, Rice) on Klingler (5,140 yards, 1990) and Case Keenum (5,020 yards, 2008 and 5,449 in 2009)… the 2009 schedule who competed in a bowl game a year ago. Texas Tech leads the way with three 5,000-yard quarterbacks in B.J. Symons (5,833 yards in 2003), Graham Harrell (5,704 in 2007 and 5,111 in 2008) and Kliff Kingsbury (5,017 in 6: Number of home games for the Cougars in 2009 at the friendly confines of John 2002)… Ironically, Kingsbury is now an offensive quality control coach for the Cougars. O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium.

2: Number of defensive PATs in the history of Cougar football after sophomore safety 6: Touchdown passes for sophomore quarterback Case Keenum during the 70-30 Nick Saenz returned a blocked extra-point 100 yards in the Cougars 50-43 win over win over No. 24 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008... It was a career high for Keenum and the most Southern Miss on Oct. 31. touchdown passes in a game since Jimmy Klingler threw seven vs. Rice on Nov. 28, 1992.

2: Number of quarterback-running back-wide receiver combinations in NCAA FBS history 6: Rank of running back Bryce Beall on the UH single-season rushing chart with that have recorded at least 5,000 passing yards, 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving 1,247 yards in 2008… He became the first freshman in school history to reach 1,000 yards… The Cougars’ combination of quarterback Case Keenum (5,020 yards), running yards in one season. back Bryce Beall (1,247 rushing yards) and wide receiver Tyron Carrier (1,026 receiving yards) became only the second trio to accomplish that feat… They joined Tulsa’s Paul Smith 7: Receptions by senior wide receiver Tim Monroe in the Cougars’ 55-14 win over (5,065 pass), Tarrion Adam (1,225 rush), Brennan Marion (1,244 receive), Trae Johnson Memphis on Nov. 21, 2009, a career-high for Monroe. Making his first career start, Monroe (1,088 receive) and Charles Clay (1,024 receive) as the only group to reach that milestone. set a career high with the seven receptions.

2: Wins against ranked opponents by the Cougars in 2008… The Cougars smashed 8: Number of former Cougars playing or coaching in the NFL in 2009 with Jackie Battle East Carolina on the road with a 41-24 decision on Sept. 27, 2008, and followed that with and Thomas Gafford with the Kansas City Chiefs joining Rex Hadnot, Cleveland Browns; a 70-30 win against Tulsa in Houston on Nov. 15, 2008… It was the first time since 1984 Stanford Routt, Oakland Raiders; Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia Eagles; Donnie Avery, St. that the Cougars defeated multiple ranked teams in a single season. Louis Rams; Sebastian Vollmer, New England Patriots; head coach Wade Phillips, Dallas Cowboys. 2: Times the Cougars have captured the Conference USA Championship. Houston has won both the 1996 and 2006 league titles. 8: All-time bowl wins for the Cougars. Overall, Houston is 8-10-1 in postseason bowls. 8 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS” UH has not lost on John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium since a 37-35 setback to 8: Wins for the Cougars from 2008…. Led by head coach Kevin Sumlin, it was the C-USA rival East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007… That is the Cougars’ only home loss in their most wins by a first-year head coach in school history. last 21 home games.

9: Points scored by Houston in the final 21 seconds against Tulsa on Nov. 7, to capture 16: Months in which the Cougars and Falcons have met three times. Houston and Air a thrilling 46-45 come-from-behind victory over the Golden Hurricane. Force played twice in 2008 and now matchup again in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.

9: Number of starters lost (Offense: 3; Defense: 6; Specialists: 0) for the Cougars in 2009. 18: Yards needed by junior wide receiver James Cleveland to reach 1,200 yards receiving in 2009, becoming only the seventh UH receiver to do so. 10: Wins for the Cougars in 2009. It is the second most wins in school history, tying the 10 wins posted during the 1976, 1990 and 2006 seasons. The Houston record for most 18: Years since the last time the Cougars were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 wins in a season is 11 set in both 1973 and 1979. 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. 11: Consecutive Saturdays that the Cougars played during the 2009 regular season… After enjoying their bye weekend on Sept. 19, the Cougars played on 11 straight weekends 19: Number of receptions by junior wide receiver James Cleveland in the Conference to close out the season, including the Conference USA Championship game on Dec. 5. USA Championship game at East Carolina on Dec. 5. The total tied the school record set by Manny Hazard who did it twice in 1989 against TCU and Texas 11: Jersey number worn by quarterback Andre Ware in 1989, the year he became the only Cougar to win the Heisman Trophy. 19: Deficit (28-9) that the Cougars overcame in its 42-37 win over UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008. It was the largest come-from-behind win in school history. 12: Times the Cougars will play on television this season. The Cougars faced Oklahoma State on Sept. 12 in a game televised by Fox Sports, played host to Texas Tech in a game 19: Number of lettermen lost (Offense: 6; Defense: 142; Specialists: 1) for the Cougars broadcast by ESPN2 (Sept. 26) and took on East Carolina in the Conference USA Champi- from 2008. onship on the Deuce, and faced Mississippi State on ESPN U on Oct. 10… The Cougars competed on CBS College Sports against Conference USA rivals Tulane (Oct. 17), SMU (Oct. 20: Bowl games in which the Cougars will have played after taking on Air Force in the 24), at Tulsa (Nov. 7) and at UCF (Nov. 14), and played on CSS three times, facing Southern Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31, 2009. Miss (Oct. 31), Memphis (Nov. 21) and Rice (Nov. 28). .. the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is slated for an ESPN broadcast on Dec. 31. 20-5: 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 12: Number of true freshmen that have played for the Cougars so far this season. The only losses during this stretch are in double overtime at UTEP in 2005, a 2005 home loss list includes NT Ameen Behbahani, DT Tyrone Campbell, TE Tyler Chambers, WR A.J. to SMU, a 2007 loss at Tulsa, a 56-42 setback at Rice on Nov. 29, 2008, and the 58-21 loss Dugat, DE Kelvin King III, S Jeffery Lewis, DE Zeke Riser, DE Radermon Scypion, RB to UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. Charles Sims, DT DeAnthony Sims and LB Phillip Steward. 21: Years between wins over top-10 teams after Cougars knocked off No. 5 Oklahoma 12: Tackles by freshman linebacker Phillip Steward during his collegiate debut State, 45-35, on Sept. 12, 2009... the last win against a top-10 team came on Nov. 12, 1988, against Northwestern State in the season opener on Sept. 5, 2009. when UH beat No. 10 Wyoming, 34-10, in the Astrodome.

12: Wins vs. zero losses against Division I-FCS teams after the Cougars claimed a 55-7 25: Years between wins against top-5 teams after the Cougars knocked off No. 5 win against Northwestern State on Sept. 5. Oklahoma State, 45-35, on Sept. 12, 2009... the previous win against a top-5 team came on Nov. 10, 1984, when UH beat No. 3 Texas 29-15 in Austin. 13: Number of all-time wins against the Big 12. The Cougars are 13-18-1 (.421) against the Big 12 after a 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. 25: Consecutive completions thrown by sophomore quarterback Case Keenum from the 4th quarter against UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008, through the first series against Rice on Nov. 13: Streak of consecutive 300-yard games by quarterback Case Keenum to open the 29, 2008. His 25 straight completions over two games was the second-longest streak in 2008 season, establishing a school record in the process. David Klingler held the previous NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history. record of eight straight 300-yard games in 1990. 26: Times the Cougars have defeated Rice after a 73-14 win on Nov. 28, 2009. The 26 15: Receiving yards needed by sophomore Patrick Edwards to reach 1,000 yards wins are the most victories UH has against any single opponent. receiving for the first time in his career. 26: Length in yards of the interception return for a touchdown by junior cornerback 15: Home winning streak for the Cougars after a 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28… Jamal Robinson with 3:14 left in the 4th quarter against No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 9 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS” 12, sealing the Cougars’ 45-35 win. against East Carolina on Dec. 5. His completions broke the record of 51 he had set earlier in the season at UTEP. 29: Consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass by junior quarterback Case Keenum after he threw five touchdown passes against East Carolina on Dec. 5. He topped 57: Games since the Cougars last returned a punt for a touchdown. On Oct. 22, 2005, the previous school record of 18 held by Andre Ware from 1988 to 1991. Vincent Marshall returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown at Mississippi State.

31: Number of first downs via the pass in the 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009, eclipsing 59: Margin of victory against Rice on Nov. 28, 2009, was the biggest since UH enjoyed the old record of 27 set against Arizona State on Dec. 1, 1990. a 59-6 win over Texas Southern on Nov. 24, 2007.

33: Length in yards of the first career touchdown reception by freshman wide receiver 59: Points scored by Houston in the first half in its 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, 2009. A.J. Dugat in the 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, 2009. The 59 first-half points tied the school record (59-14 at the half vs. SMU in 1989).

40: Games between blocked extra points after junior L.J. Castile blocked a PAT against 64: Years that the University of Houston has competed in football including the 2009 UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. Prior to Castile’s effort, the last blocked extra point was on Sept. 2, season. 2006, when Marquay Love blocked an extra point at Rice. Castile blocked another PAT vs. SMU on Oct. 24. 67.4: Pass completion percentage of Case Keenum in 2008, completing 397-of- 589 passes. 42: Number of first downs generated by the Cougars in their 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. The total is a UH record, breaking the old mark of 37 set against Tulsa on Nov. 23, 1968. 68.5: 2007 pass completion percentage of Case Keenum, who completed 187-273 passes en route to being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year. 45: Length in yards of the interception return for a touchdown by senior cornerback Brandon Brinkley in the Cougars’ 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, 2009. It was the second 71.0: 2009 pass completion percentage of Case Keenum, who has completed INT for a touchdown for Brinkley. 468-of-659 pass attempts..

45.5: Punting average (41 punts, 1,864 yards) of punter Chase Turner in 2008. His 73: Points scored by the Cougars in their season-ending win against Rice on Nov. 28, mark topped the previous single-season record of 43.6 by Ken Hebert in 1967. 2009... It was the most points scored against Rice...it was also the most points scored by the Cougars in a Conference USA game, besting the 70 scored last season versus Tulsa. 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 76: Number of pass attempts by junior quarterback Case Keenum against UTEP on Oct. to boot a 50-yard field goal. 3, tying the school record held by David Klingler in a game against SMU on Oct. 20, 1990.

51: Length of game-winning field goal by redshirt freshman Matt Hogan in the 78: Jersey number worn by defensive lineman Wilson Whitley in 1976, the year he Cougars’ thrilling 46-45 win over Tulsa on Nov. 7. Hogan was a perfect 4-for-4 in field goals became the first Cougar to win the Lombardi Award. against the Golden Hurricane and nailed all four of his PATs as well. 88.7: Percentage of the 2009 Houston roster that hails from the state of Texas. (93 51: Number of completions by junior quarterback Case Keenum in 76 attempts against of 105) UTEP on Oct. 3. His completions were a then UH single-game record, eclipsing the 48 set by David Klingler against SMU on Oct. 20, 1990. 92: Distance of kickoff return by sophomore wide receiver Tyron Carrier vs. SMU on Oct. 24, 2009. It tied for the eighth-longest return in UH history. 51: Yards needed by sophomore wide receiver Patrick Edwards to reach 1,000 yards receiving in 2009. 93: Distance of kickoff return by freshman wide receiver Tyron Carrier vs. No. 24 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008. It was the sixth-longest return in UH history. 55: Length of touchdown reception by senior wide receiver Tim Monroe in the 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, 2009 It was the longest reception of Monroe’s career. 98: Distance of kickoff return by freshman wide receiver Tyron Carrier at Tulsa on Nov. 7, 2009. It was the third of his career and the fourth-longest KOR in UH history. 55: Points scored by the Cougars in their season-opening win against Northwestern State on Sept. 5, 2009... Ironically, it was the Cougars’ same point total from the 2008 season 99: Distance of kickoff return by sophomore wide receiver Tyron Carrier vs. Rice on opener against Southern, the first game of the Kevin Sumlin era. Houston matched that Oct. 24, 2009. It tied for second longest in UH history and is the fourth of his career. total on Nov. 21, 2009, in a 55-14 win over Memphis. 100: Distance of kickoff return by junior cornerback Devin Mays at UCF on Nov. 14, 56: Number of completions by junior quarterback Case Keenum in 75 attempts 2009. It tied for the longest in NCAA, Conference USA and UH history. 10 www.UHCougars.com HOUSTON “BY THE NUMBERS”

101: Career touchdowns by quarterback Case Keenum, establishing a UH record by 365: All-time number of wins by the Houston football program since 1946. breaking the former record of David Klingler who had 91 from 1989-91. 385: Yards needed by junior quarterback Case Keenum to break the NCAA record 101:30: Ratio of touchdowns-to-interceptions for quarterback Case Keenum for passing yards in a season. Keenum enters the Air Force game with 5,449 yards, with the during his UH career. Keenum threw for 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2007 and 44 record of 5,833 yards set by Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons in 2003. touchdowns and 11 picks in 2008, and has 43 TDs and nine INTs in 2009. 396: Yards needed by junior quarterback Case Keenum to break the NCAA record 101: Receptions by junior wide receiver James Cleveland in 2009, a total that ranks for total offense in a season. Keenum enters the Air Force game with 5,581 total yards, with him sixth-best all-time for a single season Houston receiver. the record of 5,976 yards set by Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons in 2003.

105: Yards rushing by freshman running back Charles Sims in the Cougars’ 38-15 403.2: Total offense yards per game averaged by quarterback Case Keenum in win over SMU on Oct. 24. It was a career-best rushing performance for Sims. 2008. He finished as the national leader in that category, topping his closest competitor by more than 11 yards per game. 121: Career touchdowns responsible for (101 passing/20 rushing) by quarterback Case Keenum, setting the UH school record in the process. He broke the record previously 435: Passing yards by junior quarterback Case Keenum during the Cougars’ 29-28 held by Kevin Kolb, who held the record of 106. win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26.

122: Yards receiving by sophomore wide receiver Patrick Edwards in the Cougars’ 468: Number of completions by quarterback Case Keenum in 2009, a school record. 38-15 win over SMU on Oct. 24, 2009. It was the first 100-yard game for Edwards since The previous record was 397 set by Keenum in 2008. breaking his leg at Marshall on Oct. 28, 2008. 536: Yards passing by junior quarterback Case Keenum against UTEP on Oct. 3, 129: Games between the two defensive PATs registered in Houston history. Sopho- setting a career high in the process. Keenum became the first UH quarterback to top 500 more safety Nick Saenz registered a two-point defensive PAT in the 50-43 win over Southern yards passing since 1992 (Jimmy Klingler had 613 against Rice), and his total is the fifth Miss on Oct. 31, 2009. The previous defensive PAT was registered by David Williams against best in Houston history. Cincinnati on Nov. 14, 1998. 544: Yards of total offense (536 passing/8 rushing) for quarterback Case Keenum 159.27: Passing efficiency rating of Case Keenum in 2009, as he completed in the 58-41 loss to UTEP on Oct. 3, 2009. 468-of-659 passes for 5,449 yards and 43 touchdowns. 559: Yards passing by junior quarterback Case Keenum against Southern Miss on 160: Wins by former head coach Bill Yeoman from 1962 to 1986, the most in Oct. 31, setting a career high in the process and eclipsing the 536 yards thrown against UTEP school history. earlier this season. It was Keenum’s eighth career 400-yard-plus game, and he trails both David Klingler (13) and Andre Ware (9). 190: Yards receiving by junior wide receiver James Cleveland in the Cougars’ 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, 2009. It was the third 100-yard receiving game of his 569: Yards of total offense (559 passing/10 rushing) for quarterback Case Keenum in career. the 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, 2009. The total is the sixth-best total offense output in school history. 207: Games since the Cougars last recorded a safety on Oct. 24, 1992 at Texas. 5,241: Yards of total offense (5,020 pass/221 rush) in 2008 by quarterback Case 216: Games since the Cougars last returned a blocked punt for a touchdown. On Keenum, moving past the previous record of 5,221 by David Klingler in 1990. Oct. 12, 1991, Zack Chatman recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Arkansas. 12,728: Passing yards by quarterback Case Keenum during his career. 232: Games since the Cougars last shut out an opponent on the road. On Dec. 2, 1989, the Cougars traveled over to Rice Stadium and posted a 64-0 shutout of the Owls. 13,493: Yards of total offense by quarterback Case Keenum during his career.

241: Yards receiving by junior wide receiver James Cleveland in the Conference USA 32,114: Attendance during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. Championship game at East Carolina on Dec. 5. The total was a championship record and 26, setting a facility record... It topped the previous best of 31,818 when the Cougars defeated ranks as the sixth-best performance in UH history. Southern Miss, 34-20, on Dec. 1 in the Conference USA Championship Game.

241: Points in his career scored by junior kicker Ben Bell after finishing with three points against UTEP on Nov. 22, 2008. 11 www.UHCougars.com QUARTERBACK JUNIOR • 2L #7 CASE KEENUM ABILENE, TEXAS WYLIE HS

• 2009 Sammy Baugh Award Winner quarterbacks and a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate. • 2009 C-USA Most Valuable Player Currently, Keenum is ranked among the nation’s best in several • 2009 C-USA First Team career Football Bowl Subdivision categories, including passing • 2009 Davey O’Brien Award Finalist • 2009 Manning Award Finalist efficiency, completion percentage, passing yards per game, • 2009 Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of total yards per game, TDs responsible for and completions and the Year Finalist attempts per game. • C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 23) Here is where Keenum ranks entering the Bell Helicopter • C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9) Armed Forces Bowl game versus Air Force on Dec. 31: • C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2) • C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19) FBS Active Career Passing Efficiency Leaders • Davey O’Brien Player of the 1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 175.62 Week (Sept. 28) 2. Tim Tebow, Florida Sr. 168.54 • C-USA Offensive Player of 3. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 162.15 the Week (Sept. 28) 4. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 157.43 • Walter Camp Offensive 5. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 155.03 Player of the Week (Sept. 14) • C-USA Offensive Player of FBS Active Career Completion Percentage Leaders the Week (Sept. 14) 1. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 70.30 • 2009 Maxwell Award Watch 2. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 69.17 List 3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 67.64 • 2009 Maxwell Award Semi- 4. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 67.13 finalist 5. Riley Skinner, Wake Forest Sr. 66.94 • 2009 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List FBS Active Career Passing Yards Per Game Leaders • 2009 Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 326.4 • 2009 Manning Award 2. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 294.0 Watch List 3. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 273.0 • 2009 Preseason C-USA 4. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Jr. 271.1 Offensive POY 5. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP Jr. 269.0 • 2008 C-USA Offensive POY • 2008 All-Conference USA FBS Active Career Total Yards Per Game Leaders Second Team 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 346.0 • 2007 CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman 2. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 299.5 All-America Honorable Mention 3. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan Sr. 297.0 • 2007 The Sporting News Freshman All- America Honorable Mention 4. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 288.8 • 2007 C-USA Freshman of the Year (Coaches 5. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 284.9 & Media) • 2007 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention FBS Active Career Leaders TDs Responsible For (Coaches) Rk. Player, School Cl. Gms TDR • 2007 C-USA All-Freshmen Team (Coaches & Media) 1. Dan LeFevour, Central Mich Sr. 52 148 • Walter Camp Offensive POW (Nov. 16, 2008) 2. Tim Tebow, Florida Sr. 54 141 • CollegeSportsReport.com FBS National 3. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 52 132 Performer of the Week (9/2407) 4. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 39 121 • 2008 Conference USA All-Academic Team 5. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 41 105 UNDER CENTER Case Keenum returned in 2009 as one of the nation’s top KREEPING PAST KOLB With another 300-yard performance at East Carolina on Dec. 5, junior quarterback Case Keenum’s Career Statistics Keenum now has 25 300-yard Passing Rushing Year GP Att. Comp. INT Pct. Yards TD Lg Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg passing performances during his 2007 13 273 187 10 68.5 2,259 14 86 103 412 4.0 9 22 career. In the C-USA Champion- 2008 13 589 397 11 67.4 5,020 44 84 76 221 2.9 7 37 ship game Keenum passed for 2009 13 659 468 9 71.0 5,449 43 58 56 132 2.4 4 17 Totals 39 1,521 1,052 29 69.2 12,728 101 86 235 765 3.3 20 37 527 yards in the 38-32 loss to the Pirates, registering his 11th Keenum’s Career Total Offense Statistics 400-yard-plus passing game of Year GP Plays Rush Pass Total TDR 2007 13 290 412 2,259 2,671 23 his Cougar career. 2008 13 665 221 5,020 5,241 51 With 434 yards at Mississippi 2009 13 715 132 5,449 5,581 47 State, Keenum set a UH career Totals 39 1,756 765 12,728 13,493 121 record, moving out of a tie with 12 www.UHCougars.com #7 CASE KEENUM Kevin Kolb, who threw for 17 300-yard games from 2003 UH Career Records to 2006. Pass Completions Here are the school’s all-time leaders in both 300-yard- Rk. Player, Years Complete plus and 400-yard-plus passing games: 1. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,052 2. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 964 UH All-Time 300-Yard-Plus Passing Performances 3. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 786 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 726 1. 25 Case Keenum 2007- 5. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 683 2. 17 Kevin Kolb 2003-06 6. André Ware, 1987-89 660 3. 16 David Klingler 1989-91 4. 14 Andre Ware 1987-88 Pass Attempts ALL-TIME NCAA FBS 5,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS Rk. Player, Years Attempts UH All-Time 400-Yard-Plus Passing Performances 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 1,565 B .J. Symons Texas Tech 5,833 2003 2. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,521 1. 11 David Klingler 1989-91 Graham Harrell Texas Tech 5,705 2007 3. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 1,388 11 Case Keenum 2007- Colt Brennan Hawai’i 5,549 2006 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 1,262 3. 9 Andre Ware 1987-88 Case Keenum Houston 5,449 2008 5. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 1,192 Ty Detmer BYU 5,188 1990 6. André Ware, 1987-89 1,074 4. 4 Jimmy Klingler 1992-93 David Klingler Houston 5,140 1990 Passing Yards UH Single-Game Passing Performances Graham Harrell Texas Tech 5,111 2008 Paul Smith Tulsa 5,065 2007 Rk. Player, Years Yards 1. 716 David Klingler Arizona State 1990 Case Keenum Houston 5,020 2008 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 12,964 2. 613 Jimmy Klingler Rice 1992 2. Case Keenum, 2007- 12,728 Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech 5,017 2002 3. David Klingler, 1988-91 9,430 3. 572 David Klingler E. Washington 1990 4. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 8,694 4. 563 David Klingler TCU 1990 Schools with 5,000-Yard Single-Season Passers 5. André Ware, 1987-89 8,202 5. 559 Case Keenum Southern Miss 2009 1. 3 Houston 6. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 7,112 6. 536 Case Keenum UTEP 2009 3 Texas Tech (done four times) 7. 533 David Klingler Texas Tech 1991 3. 1 Hawai’i Touchdown Passes 1 BYU Rk. Player, Years TDs 8. 527 Case Keenum East Carolina 2009 1 Tulsa 1. Case Keenum, 2007- 101 9. 522 Case Keenum Tulsa 2009 2. David Klingler, 1988-91 91 10. 517 Andre Ware SMU 1989 Quarterbacks with Multiple 5,000-Yard Seasons 3. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 85 1. Graham Harrell Texas Tech 4. André Ware, 1987-89 75 2. Case Keenum Houston 5. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 46 UH Single-Game Total Offense Performances 1. 732 David Klingler Arizona State 1990 Plays 2. 625 David Klingler TCU 1990 In 2008, Keenum reached the 300-yard mark in the first 12 Rk. Player, Years Plays 3. 612 Jimmy Klingler Rice 1992 games before falling short against Air Force during the Bell 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 2,037 4. 578 David Klingler E. Washington 1990 Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. However, that milestone was 2. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,756 forgotten after he led the Cougars to their first bowl victory 3. Jason McKinley, 1997-00 1,533 578 Kevin Kolb TCU 2003 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 1,432 6. 569 Case Keenum Southern Miss 2009 in nearly three decades. 5. Chuck Clements, 1993-96 1,284 7. 544 Case Keenum UTEP 2009 With his 13-game streak, Keenum set a school record for 6. Gerald Landry, 1983-86 1,260 8. 543 Case Keenum Tulsa 2009 most consecutive games with at least 300 yards passing, 7. André Ware, 1987-89 1,183 9. 539 Case Keenum East Carolina 2009 eclipsing the record of eight David Klingler had set from TDs Responsible For 10. 527 David Klingler Louisiana Tech 1991 Sept. 8 to Oct. 27, 1990. Rk. Player, Years TDs 1. Case Keenum, 2007- 121 STARTING IT UP AGAIN Keenum Receives Sammy Baugh Award 2. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 106 University of Houston junior quarterback Case Keenum 3. David Klingler, 1988-91 93 After throwing for at least 300 yards in all but one game 4. André Ware, 1987-89 81 in 2008, junior quarterback Case Keenum picked up where was the winner of the 2009 Sammy Baugh Award as an- 5. Gary Mullins, 1969-71 52 he left off with 359 yards in the Cougars’ season-opening win nounced by The Touchdown Club of Columbus on December against Northwestern State on Sept. 5. 7. Career Passing Efficiency The accolade is presented to the top passer in collegiate Rk. Player, Years Comp-Att Yards TD INT Rating Keenum reached that mark in just more than a half of play 1. Case Keenum, 2007- 1,052-1,521 12,728 101 29 157.4 after helping stake the Cougars to a 41-0 lead at halftime. football. Keenum completed more than 70 percent of his 2. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 964-1,565 12,964 85 31 145.2 On Sept. 12, at No. 5 Oklahoma State Keenum topped passes and threw for more than 500 yards in four games 3. André Ware, 1987-89 660-1,074 8,202 75 28 143.5 300 yards again, this time tossing for 366 yards in leading during the 2009 season. The Abilene, Texas native led 4. David Klingler, 1988-91 726-1,262 9,430 91 38 138.0 5. Dick Woodall, 1965-67 106-219 1,836 15 10 132.3 the Cougars to a 45-35 upset of the Cowboys. Keenum fol- the Cougars to the Conference USA Championship game lowed up with 435 yards against Texas Tech (Sept. 26) and a against defending champions East Carolina. Keenum con- Total Offense career-best 536 at UTEP on Oct. 3. nected on 43 touchdown passes and threw a single season Rk. Player, Years Games Plays Rush Pass Total In two outings versus Southern Miss (Oct. 31) and Tulsa record of 5,449 yards. 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003-06 50 2,037 751 12,964 13,715 2. Case Keenum, 2007- 39 1,756 765 12,728 13,493 (Nov. 7), Keenum not only broke his personal best with 559 First presented in 1959, the award has been held by 3. David Klingler, 1988-91 32 1,432 -103 9,430 9,327 yards, but he also had 522 yards against Tulsa to post the first legendary passers including Steve Young, John Elway, Bob 4. Jason McKinley, 1997-2000 44 1,533 -417 8,694 8,277 back-to-back 500-yard games of his career. Griese and fellow Cougar David Klingler. 5. André Ware, 1987-89 27 1,183 -144 8,202 8,058 On Nov. 21, against Memphis, Keenum threw for 405 yards The award marks the second honor Keenum has received in just over a half in leading the Cougars to a 55-14 victory. 13 www.UHCougars.com #7 CASE KEENUM from The Touchdown Club of Columbus. In 2008, he was so far in 2009, an average of 21.33 per game. named a “Player to Watch.” 2009 FBS Single Game Performances The Sammy Baugh Award will be presented during the 2009 Points Responsible For Leaders Total Offense Rk. Player, Team Cl. Pts Avg./gm Rk. Player Opp. Date Yards Touchdown Club of Columbus 55th Annual Sports Banquet 1. Case Keenum, Houston USM Oct. 31 569 scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at the Lifestyle Com- 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 286 22.00 2. Zach Collaros, Cincinnati UConn Nov. 7 555 munities Pavilion in Downtown Columbus. For additional 2. Tony Pike, Cincinnati Sr. 172 19.11 3. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 544 information, visit www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. 3. Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. Sr. 246 18.92 4. Case Keenum, Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 543 4. Kellen Moore, Boise State So. 244 18.77 5. Case Keenum, Houston ECU Dec. 5 539 5. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. 220 18.33 TOP 10 FINISH FOR KEENUM IN THE HEISMAN Total Plays With his eighth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy vot- Rk. Player Opp. Date Plays KEENUM’S TD NUMBERS ADDING UP 1. Case Keenum, Houston ECU Dec. 5 82 ing earlier this month, junior quarterback Case Keenum Junior quarterback Case Keenum threw for 44 touch- 2. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 79 became only the third Houston player to be ranked in the downs as a sophomore last season and has 43 in 13 games t-3. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Kent State Oct. 10 71 Heisman Top 10. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 71 in 2009. He joins 1989 winner Andre Ware (1,073 total points) Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Marshall Sept. 19 71 Overall, he enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 6. Zac Dysert, Miami, Ohio Kent St. Sept. 26 70 and David Klingler (5th place in 1990 with 125 points) in with 101 career passing touchdowns, a total that ranks him t-7. Diondre Borel, Utah State Texas A&M Sept. 19 69 this illustrious group. Jameel Sewell, Virginia USM Sept. 19 69 tied for second nationally among active FBS quarterbacks. Here is how the 2009 Heisman Balloting finished: Cody Hawkins, Colorado Toledo Sept. 11 69 Here are the latest NCAA statistical rankings. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan C. Michigan Oct. 17 69 10. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Arkansas Oct. 3 68 1st 2nd 3rd Total Rk. Team Games TDs TDs/gm t-11. Case Keenum, Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 66 1. Mark Ingram, Alabama 227 236 151 1,304 Case Keenum, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 66 1. Colt McCoy, Texas 52 112 2.15 2. Toby Gerhart, Stanford 222 225 160 1,276 Tyler Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 66 2. Case Keenum, Houston 39 101 2.59 3. Colt McCoy, Texas 203 188 160 1,145 Zac Dysert, Miami, Ohio Cincinnati Oct. 3 66 Dan LeFevour, Central Michgian 52 101 1.94 4. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska 161 105 122 815 4. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan 44 99 2.25 Passing Yards 5. Tim Tebow, Florida 43 70 121 390 5. Max Hall, BYU 38 91 2.39 Rk. Player Opp. Date Yards 6. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 26 31 83 223 1. Case Keenum, Houston USM Oct. 31 559 6. Todd Reesing, Kansas 41 90 2.20 7. Kellen Moore, Boise State 10 20 30 100 2. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 544 7. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 31 88 2.84 8. Case Keenum, Houston 2 9 13 37 3. Case Keenum, Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 522 8. Tim Tebow, Florida 54 85 1.58 9. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 2 2 13 23 4. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP Marshall Nov. 28 517 9. Rusty Smith, Fla. Atlantic 45 76 1.69 5. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Kent State Oct. 10 505 10. Golden Tate, Notre Dame 2 3 9 21 10. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP 36 75 2.08 6. Todd Reesing, Kansas Missouri Nov. 28 498 7. Steven Sheffield, Texas Tech Kansas St. Oct. 10 490 NCAA ATTEMPTS, COMPLETIONS HAS A KEENUM FLAIR 8. Zach Collaros, Cincinnati UConn Nov. 7 480 A STREAK FOR KEENUM Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus 9. Greg Alexander, Hawaii UNLV Sept. 19 477 With five touchdown passes versus East Carolina on Dec. Levi Brown, Troy Fla. Atl. Nov. 21 477 Air Force on Dec. 31, junior quarterback Case Keenum also 5, junior quarterback Case Keenum threw a touchdown in is ranked among the FBS active career leaders in both pass- Pass Completions his 29th consecutive game, adding to his UH record. ing attempts and completions. Rk. Player Opp. Date Comp. Earlier in the year, he broke out of a tie with Andre Ware 1. Case Keenum, Houston ECU Dec. 5 56 Keenum ranks fourth in attempts with 1,521 and is the (1988-89) for the school record at 18. 2. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 51 leading junior on the list. Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour 3. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 46 Keenum owns the nation’s longest current streak after is the leader with 1,708 attempts in his four-year career. 4. Case Keenum, Houston S. Miss Oct. 31 44 Texas’ Colt McCoy saw his streak stopped at 29 in the Big 12 Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Kent State Oct. 10 44 As for completions, Keenum ranks third and is the top ju- Championship game win over Nebraska. nior on the list. With 39 games under his belt, Keenum has Pass Attempts The NCAA FBS record is 36 straight games set by Graham 1,052 completions and is averaging 27.0 per game, which Rk. Player Opp. Date Att. Harrell of Texas Tech, who set his record from Sept., 2006 1. Case Keenum, Houston UTEP Oct. 3 76 leads all FBS quarterbacks. through the Red Raiders’ bowl game on Jan. 2, 2009. 2. Case Keenum, Houston ECU Dec. 5 75 The leader is Texas’ Colt McCoy with 1,155. 3. Aaron Opelt, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 67 The last time Keenum did not find the end zone via the 4. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan C. Michigan Oct. 17 66 pass came on Nov. 10, 2007, in a 56-7 loss at Tulsa. As a KEENUM KREATES POINTS 5. Cody Hawkins, Colorado Toledo Sept. 11 64 matter of fact, Keenum has at least one touchdown pass in 6. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Kent State Oct. 10 63 Either with his arm or his legs, junior quarterback Case 30 of the 32 games he has played in. The only other game, t-7. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Texas Sept. 19 62 Keenum can find ways to get into the end zone. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Marshall Sept. 19 62 besides the Tulsa contest, that Keenum was unable to throw After 13 games Keenum has rushed for four scores and Tim Hiller, Western Michigan Ball State Nov. 24 62 a touchdown pass was the Oct. 13, 2007, 56-48 win over 10. Case Keenum, Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 60 thrown for 43 touchdowns. He is responsible for 256 points archrival Rice. 14 www.UHCougars.com #7 CASE KEENUM A REPEAT PERFORMANCE 8. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2008 5,096 In 2008, quarterback Case Keenum was ranked in the 9. Ty Detmer, BYU 1990 5,022 Top 10 in total offense, passing yards per game and passing 10. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 2002 4,903 efficiency all season. So far in 2009, the reigning FBS Total Offense leader is NCAA FBS Total Offense All-Time Leaders Rk. Player, School Years Yards off to the same start. 1. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 16,910 As of Dec. 13, Keenum ranks first in both total offense and 2. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 15,599 passing yards per game, and is sixth in passing efficiency 3. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 2006- 15,446 with 13 solid games under his belt. 4. Colt McCoy, Texas 2006- 14,815 Keenum is vying to become the only the seventh quar- 5. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 14,740 terback in FBS history to lead the nation in total offense in 6. Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 14,665 consecutive seasons. He would become the first since Ha- 7. Kevin Kolb, Houston 2003-06 13,715 waii’s Colt Brennan led the nation in total offense in 2005-06. 8. Philip Rivers, NC State 2000-03 13,582 9. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 13,493 10. Chase Daniel, Missouri 2005-08 13,486 2009 FBS Total Offense Leaders Rk. Player, School Cl. Yards Avg/gm 1. Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 5,581 429.31 NCAA FBS Passing Yardage All-Time Leaders 2. Levi Brown, Troy Sr. 3,887 323.92 Rk. Player, School Years Yards 3. Christian Ponder, Florida State Jr. 2,896 321.78 1. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 17,072 4. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 3,735 311.25 2. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 15,793 5. Joe Webb, UAB Sr. 3,726 310.50 3. Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 15,031 6. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M Jr. 3,672 306.00 4. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 14,193 7. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Sr. 3,631 302.58 5. Philip Rivers, N.C. State 2000-03 13,484 8. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jr. 3,637 302.25 6. Colt McCoy, Texas 2006- 13,244 9. Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn Jr. 3,580 298.33 7. Kevin Kolb, Houston 2003-06 12,964 10. Colt McCoy, Texas Sr. 3,860 296.92 8. Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 12,746 9. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 12,728 10. Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 2000-03 12,666 2009 FBS Passing Yardage Leaders Rk. Player, School Cl. Yards Avg/gm NCAA FBS Pass Attempts All-Time Leaders 1 Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 5,449 419.15 Rk. Player, School Years Yards 2. Levi Brown, Troy Sr. 3,868 322.33 1. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 2,436 3. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jr. 3,722 310.17 2. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 2,010 4. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech Jr. 3,068 306.80 3. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 1999-02 1,883 5. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green Sr. 3,664 305.33 4. Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 2000-03 1,775 6. Christian Ponder, Florida State Jr. 2,717 301.89 5. Philip Rivers, N.C. State 2000-03 1,710 7. Todd Reesing, Kansas Sr. 3,616 301.33 6. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 2006- 1,708 8. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas So. 3,422 285.17 7. Chris Redman, Louisville 1996-99 1,679 9. Max Hall, BYU Sr. 3,368 280.67 8. Curtis Painter, Purdue 2005-08 1,648 10. Thaddeus Lewis, Duke Sr. 3,330 277.50 9. Colt McCoy, Texas 2006- 1,643 10. Chase Daniel, Missouri 2005-08 1,609 STACKING UP AGAINST THE ALL-TIME GREATS Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 1,521 With back-to-back seasons with eye-popping statistical numbers, junior quarterback Case Keenum is moving in on NCAA FBS Pass Completions All-Time Leaders the all-time seasonal mark of 5,976 yards of total offense set Rk. Player, School Years Yards by B.J. Symons of Texas Tech in 2003. 1. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 1,403 Also, Keenum is moving up the NCAA FBS all-time charts 2. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 1,388 in several total offense and passing categories, entering 3. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 1999-02 1,231 the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl game either in the 4. Colt McCoy, Texas 2006- 1,155 5. Philip Rivers, N.C. State 2000-03 1,147 Top 10 in most categories or within shouting distance of 6. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 2006- 1,138 cracking the top 10. 7. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 1,115 8. Chase Daniel, Missouri 2005-08 1,094 NCAA FBS Total Offense Season Leaders 9. Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State 2005-08 1,087 Rk. Player, School Year Yards 10. Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 2000-03 1,063 1. B.J. Symons, Texas Tech 2003 5,976 11. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 1,052 2. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2006 5,915 3. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2007 5,614 Keenum Selected as Nominee for Allstate 4. Case Keenum, Houston 2009 5,581 AFCA Good Works Team 5. Case Keenum, Houston 2008 5,241 Junior quarterback Case Keenum was nominated for 6. David Klingler, Houston 1990 5,221 the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good 7. Paul Smith, Tulsa 2007 5,184 Works Team, which honors college football players who 15 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 0 359 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 39 52 2 434 4 58 55 447 4 Tulane 33 46 0 371 2 34 48 383 2 SMU 25 36 0 233 1 47 43 221 1 Southern Miss 44 54 1 559 5 55 59 569 5 Tulsa 40 60 0 522 3 49 66 543 3 UCF 33 56 1 377 3 51 61 385 3 Memphis 29 39 0 405 5 57 40 414 5 Rice 25 31 0 323 2 44 33 331 3 East Carolina 56 75 3 527 5 57 82 539 5 Air Force Totals 468 659 9 5,449 43 58 715 5,581 47 2008 CONFERENCE USA CAREER LEADERS Passing Total Offense TOTAL OFFENSE PASSING Passing Yards Opponent A C I Yds. TD Lg Plays Yds. TD Plays Attempts 12,964 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 Southern 43 33 0 392 5 36 46 384 5 2,037 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 1,679 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 12,728 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- Oklahoma State 61 35 0 387 4 27 70 468 4 1,857 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 1,565 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 12,541 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 Air Force 57 34 1 362 4 28 67 437 4 1,836 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 1,556 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 11,453 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 Colorado State 55 38 3 385 3 35 60 380 3 10,639 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 East Carolina 45 37 1 401 3 84 54 424 3 1,791 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 1,521 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- UAB 35 26 0 360 2 70 39 350 3 1,756 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 1,469 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 SMU 36 28 1 404 2 43 38 412 2 Touchdown Passes Marshall 41 22 2 317 2 59 49 322 2 Yards Gained Completions 101 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- Tulane 40 29 1 384 4 49 43 383 4 13,715 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 1,052 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 99 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 Tulsa 37 24 0 402 6 66 41 445 7 85 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 UTEP 51 41 0 480 3 62 58 475 5 13,493 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 1,031 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 Rice 54 30 1 494 5 53 55 496 5 12,129 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 964 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 84 Chris Redman, Louisville, 1996-99 Air Force 33 22 1 252 1 40 36 248 3 11,661 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 880 Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati, 2001-04 82 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 Totals 589 397 11 5,020 44 84 665 5,241 51 11,526 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 832 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 2007 TD Responsibility Completion Percentage Passing Total Offense 125 Chase Clement, Rice, 2005-08 69.2 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- Opponent A C I Yds. TD Lg Plays Yds. TD 121 Case Keenum, Houston, 2007- 66.0 Stefan LeFors, Louisville, 2004 Oregon 27 14 1 179 1 86 36 226 1 109 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 63.9 Kyle Israel, UCF, 2005-06 Tulane 21 13 2 185 1 47 24 180 1 106 Kevin Kolb, Houston, 2003-06 63.0 Chuck Clements, Houston, 1996 Colorado State 22 18 0 197 2 32 34 254 4 93 Danny Wimprine, Memphis, 2001-04 62.6 Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2005-07 East Carolina 11 6 2 95 1 64 13 91 1 Alabama 17 11 2 132 1 30 27 166 2 Rice 18 15 1 156 0 26 23 186 1 make outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteer- Armed Forces Bowl; Terry Elston in 1980 Garden State Bowl; UAB 16 11 0 100 1 18 24 147 2 ism and civic involvement. Delrick Brown in 1980 Cotton Bowl; Danny Davis in 1977 Cot- UTEP 20 13 0 116 1 25 30 188 3 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominees distinguish ton Bowl; D.C. Nobles in 1973 Bluebonnet Bowl; Gary “Moon” SMU 27 19 0 264 2 49 40 321 2 Tulsa 15 12 1 81 0 22 23 105 0 themselves among the more than 50,000 student-athletes Mullins in 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl; Billy Roland in 1962 Marshall 32 24 1 298 2 62 40 342 3 participating in the sport at all four-year collegiate institu- Tangerine Bowl; and, Bobby Clatterbuck in 1951 Salad Bowl. Texas Southern 9 8 0 121 1 31 11 132 2 tions through off-the-field accomplishments. TCU 38 23 0 335 1 67 51 332 1 Keenum also will become only the second player in school Totals 273 187 10 2,259 14 86 290 2,259 23 The total of 106 nominations submitted by sports infor- history to start three bowl games, joining Kevin Kolb (2003, mation directors across the country on behalf of their teams 2005 and 2006) as the only players to accomplish that feat. surpasses all previous single-season nominee totals in the 18-year history of the award. The 2009 class of nominees STREAKING FOR KEENUM represents 41 states, including Washington, D.C., and 45 With Texas quarterback Colt McCoy unable to throw a college athletic conferences. touchdown pass against Nebraska in the Big 12 Champion- From these nominees, a special voting panel consist- ship game, UH quarterback Case Keenum now owns the ing of former Good Works Team members and prominent college football media members will be responsible for nation’s longest streak at consecutive games with a TD pass. selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams - one composed Current FBS Consecutive Games With TD Pass of players from the NCAA FBS and a combined team repre- senting players from the NCAA FCS Subdivision, Divisions II, 29 Case Keenum, Houston III, and the NAIA. 18 Tony Pike, Cincinnati 17 Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M BOWLING FOR RECORDS 13 Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State Junior quarterback Case Keenum can make history with 13 Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame a win over Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. 12 Austin Davis, Southern Miss (injured) In the eight Cougar bowl victories, a different quarterback 11 Kellen Moore, Boise State has guided Houston to victory: Keenum in ‘08 Bell Helicopter 10 Levi Brown, Troy 16 www.UHCougars.com Case Keenum Comebacks

• 14 comebacks in which UH trailed at any point in the game. • 11 comebacks in which UH trailed or were tied in the second half • 8 comebacks in which UH trailed or were tied in the fourth quarter • 5 comebacks in which UH trailed or were tied with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game • 5 comebacks in which UH trailed or were tied with less than a minute remaining in the game 2007 colorado state • Win 38-27 • FOURTH QUARTER Cougars down 24-10 • 3:46 – 3Q Cougars down 27-24 • 6:19 – 4Q Back-to-back touchdown drives in fourth quarter Game winning drive: 4-of-4, 42 yds, 3 rushes 10 yards 1 TD (1:54 left after drive)

Rice • Win 56-48 • FOURTH QUARTER Cougars down 48-35 • 14:10 – 4Q Cougars down 48-42 • 8:17 – 4Q Game winning drive: 3-of-4, 28 yards, 1 rush, 6 yards

at UAB • Win 49-10 • GAME #7 CASE KEENUM Cougars down 3-0 • 5:05 – 1Q at utep• Win 34-31 • FOURTH QUARTER Keenum Versus The Competition Cougars down 31-27 • 7:02 – 4Q Game winning drive: 3-of-3, 36 yards, 1 rush, 1 yard Oklahoma State Passing SMU • Win 38-28 • GAME Cmp Att. Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Sack Cougars down 14-7 • 13:04 – 2Q Case Keenum 32 46 1 .696 366 3 32 0 marshall • Win 35-28 • GAME Colt McCoy 16 21 0 .761 171 1 44 2 Cougars down 7-3 • 5:18 – 2Q Rushing No Yards TD Avg. Long 2008 uab • Win 45-20 • SECOND HALF Case Keenum 5 16 1 3.2 16 Cougars down 20-3 • 10:25 – 3Q Colt McCoy 11 34 0 3.1 19 6 TDs in 8 second-half possessions Total Offense at smu • Win 44-38 • FINAL MINUTE Plays Yards TDR Cougars down 35-23 • 9:23 – 4Q Case Keenum 51 382 4 Game-winning TD with 24 seconds left Colt McCoy 32 205 1 Game winning drive: 5-of-6, 67 yards, 1 TD; 1 rush, 10 yards (1:58 left after drive done)

texas tech utep • Win 42-37 • FINAL MINUTE Passing Cougars down 28-9 • 3:46 – 3Q Cmp Att. Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Sack Cougars down 35-23 • 9:35 – 4Q Case Keenum 38 58 1 .655 435 1 45 2 Game-winning TD with 41 seconds left Colt McCoy 24 34 2 .706 205 1 25 1 Game winning drive: 4-of-4, 33 yards, 1 rush, 1 yard, 1 TD (0:41 left after drive done) Rushing 2009 No Yards TD Avg. Long at oklahoma state • Win 45-35 • FOURTH QUARTER Case Keenum 8 27 1 3.4 17 Cougars down 35-31 • 6:43 – 4Q Colt McCoy 8 5 0 0.6 6 Game winning drive: 5-of-6, 75 yards, 1 TD

Total Offense texas tech • Win 29-28 • FINAL MINUTE Plays Yards TDR Cougars down 28-23 • 0:50 – 4Q Case Keenum 66 462 2 Game-winning TD with 50 seconds left Colt McCoy 42 210 1 Game winning drive: 4-of-7, 51 yards; 3 rushes, 20 yards, 1 TD (0:49 left after drive done)

MISSISSIPPI STATE at mississippi state • Win 31-24 • SECOND HALF Passing Cougars down 17-14 • 6:40 – 3Q Cmp Att. Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Sack Case Keenum 39 52 2 .750 434 4 58 1 at TULANE • Win 44-16 • GAME Tim Tebow 12 22 2 .545 127 0 21 3 Cougars down 6-3 • 8:26 – 2Q

Rushing SOUTHERN MISS • Win 50-43 • FINAL MINUTE No Yards TD Avg. Long Cougars tied 43-43 • 0:57 – 4Q Case Keenum 3 13 0 4.3 12 Game-winning TD with 21 seconds left Tim Tebow 22 88 1 4.0 26 Game winning drive: 5-of-5, 77 yards (0:49 left after drive done)

Total Offense at TULSA • Win 46-45 • FINAL MINUTE Plays Yards TDR Cougars down 45-43 • 0:21 – 4Q Case Keenum 55 447 4 Game-winning FG with 0 seconds left Tim Tebow 44 215 1 Game winning drive: 2-of-3, 27 yards (0:00 left after game-winning 51-yard field goal)

17 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES AP Top 25 HAVEN’T I SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE? ONE OF A HANDFUL One thing Houston and Air Force have going into the The Houston-East Carolina matchup was part of the Rk Team Record Pts Pvs 1 Alabama (58) 13-0 1498 2 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is that both teams Football Bowl Subdivision championship weekend. The 2 Texas (2) 13-0 1425 3 are quite familiar with one another. weekend started off with the Mid-American Championship 3 TCU 12-0 1376 4 4 Cincinnati 12-0 1302 5 For the third time in 16 months, the Cougars and Falcons when Central Michigan defeated Ohio. 5 Florida 12-1 1253 1 meet on the gridiron, and this matchup marks the second Alabama captured the SEC title over Florida, Georgia Tech 6 Boise State 13-0 1237 6 7 Oregon 10-2 1128 7 time the two teams have squared off in the Armed Forces knocked off Clemson for the ACC crown, and Texas snuck past 8 Ohio State 10-2 1080 8 Bowl. Nebraska to win the Big 12 championship. 9 Georgia Tech 11-2 952 12 10 Iowa 10-2 925 9 In 2008, Houston and Air Force played a regular season 11 Penn State 10-2 883 10 contest in Dallas after the game was relocated to the KEENUM CREEPING CLOSER TO HISTORY 12 Virginia Tech 9-3 866 11 13 LSU 9-3 686 15 Metroplex when Hurricane Ike was bearing down on the It has been a record-breaking season and career for 14 Miami (FL) 9-3 660 17 Texas coast. The Falcons junior quarterback Case Keenum. After a 527-yard, 15 Brigham Young 10-2 658 16 prevailed, 31-28, at SMU’s Record by Months five-touchdown effort against East Carolina last time out, 16 Oregon State 8-4 524 13 Months W-L-T Pct. 17 Pittsburgh 9-3 514 14 Gerald J. Ford Stadium. August 5-1-0 .833 Keenum now has 5,449 yards passing in 13 games...an 18 West Virginia 9-3 447 24 September 82-90-3 .477 19 Stanford 8-4 390 23 In the rematch in average of 419.2 ypg. October 124-122-6 .504 20 Nebraska 9-4 371 21 Fort Worth, the Cougars November 127-98-5 .563 Keenum became just the second quarterback to top 5,000 21 Oklahoma State 9-3 349 22 December 24-12-1 .662 22 Arizona 8-4 323 NR snapped their 28-year yards twice in his career, joining Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell 23 Utah 9-3 151 NR drought in bowl wins by January 3-2-0 .600 in this exclusive club. 24 Wisconsin 9-3 133 NR 25 Central Michigan 11-2 64 NR claiming a hard-fought Keenum needs just 385 yards to break the NCAA record 34-28 win over Air Force. of 5,833 set by Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons in 2003, and with an USA Today Coaches Top 25 Now, Houston is back in the Armed Forces Bowl to defend epic performance of 551 yards, he could become the only Rk Team Record Pts Pvs its title, taking on an Air Force team that lost four of its five quarterback in NCAA history to reach 6,000 yards passing 1 Alabama (54) 13-0 1470 3 2 Texas (4) 13-0 1409 2 games this season by a touchdown or less. in one season. 3 TCU 12-0 1336 4 4 Cincinnati (1) 12-0 1280 5 5 Florida 12-1 1240 1 A BACK-TO-BACK RARITY HONORS GALORE FOR THE COUGARS 6 Boise State 13-0 1216 6 Returning to a bowl in consecutive seasons doesn’t hap- Despite coming up short in its attempt at its third Confer- 7 Oregon 10-2 1096 8 pen often, but add in a return trip agains the same opponent, ence USA title, Houston was quite prominent in the C-USA 8 Ohio State 10-2 1077 7 9 Penn State 10-2 950 9 and the occurrence is definitely a rarity. post-season awards. 10 Georgia Tech 11-2 921 12 For only the seventh-time in the history of collegiate Junior quarterback Case Keenum was named the C-USA 11 Iowa 10-2 918 10 12 Virginia Tech 9-3 829 11 football bowl competition, two schools will face each other Most Valuable Player, just one year removed from being 13 LSU 9-3 718 14 in back-to-back post-season games when Houston and Air tabbed the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. 14 Brigham Young 10-2 702 13 15 Miami (FL) 9-3 611 17 Force meet again. For the third straight season a Houston player went home 16 Pittsburgh 9-3 506 15 Previous bowl games with back-to-back match-ups were with the freshman hardware, as running back Charles 17 West Virginia 9-3 429 23 18 Oklahoma State 9-3 404 21 the Cotton (1970-1971, Notre Dame and Texas; 1993-1994, Sims was the C-USA Freshman of the Year. Keenum was 19 Nebraska 9-4 391 20 Notre Dame and Texas A&M), Rose (1973-1974-1995, USC the 2007 honoree, while running back Bryce Beall was 20 Oregon State 8-4 368 16 21 Stanford 8-4 253 24 and Ohio State), Orange (1990-1991, Notre Dame and the 2008 winner. 22 Wisconsin 9-3 247 NR Colorado; 1993-1994, Florida State and Nebraska) and the Junior wide receiver James Cleveland was named the 23 Arizona 8-4 237 NR 24 Utah 9-3 183 25 Outback (2001-2002, South Carolina and Ohio State). C-USA Newcomer of the Year, after leading the conference 25 Houston 10-3 106 18 Three of the previous six match-ups featured splits with and ranking second BCS Standings Notre Dame (Texas A&M), Florida State and South Carolina RECORD BY DAYS in the nation with completing two-game sweeps. Day Record Pct. 9.2 receptions per Rk Team Record Pts Pvs Sunday 3-3 .500 game with his 101 1 Alabama 13-0 .9978 2 Monday 1-1-1 .500 2 Texas 13-0 .9433 3 HOUSTON’S RETURN VISITS receptions for 1,182 3 Cincinnati 12-0 .8878 5 Tuesday 3-2 .600 4 TCU 12-0 .8836 4 With its Dec. 31 trip to the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Wednesday 2-0 1.000 yards and 14 touch- 5 Florida 12-1 .8637 1 Bowl, Houston makes its third appearance in the Fort Worth- Thursday 6-10 .375 downs. 6 Boise State 13-0 .8106 6 based bowl and second in a row. Friday 20-9 .690 Finally, head 7 Oregon 10-2 .7568 7 Non-Sat. Totals 35-24-1 .592 8 Ohio State 10-2 .6568 8 The last time the Cougars went back-to-back to a bowl coach Kevin Sum- 9 Georgia Tech 11-2 .6471 10 10 Iowa 10-2 .6180 9 game in 1978-79, when UH won the Southwest Conference COACHES RECORDS lin was named the 11 Virginia Tech 9-3 .5675 12 arnd represented the league in the Cotton Bowl. The Cougars IN NON-SATURDAY GAMES C-USA Coach of the 12 LSU 9-3 .5375 13 Coach Record Pct. 13 Penn State 10-2 .5319 11 dropped the ‘78 Cotton Bowl, 35-34, to Notre Dame, before Year. Sumlin has 14 Brigham Young 10-2 .4531 14 rebounding in the ‘79 Cotton Bowl with a 17-14 win over Bill Meek 1-0 1.000 the Cougars at 10-3 15 Miami (FL) 9-3 .4419 17 Nebraska. Clyde Lee 8-1 .889 entering the bowl 16 West Virginia 9-3 .3357 23 Bill Yeoman 18-5-1 .771 17 Pittsburgh 9-3 .3141 15 The Cougars also went to consecutive Bluebonnet Bowls Art Briles 3-6 .333 game, and Houston 18 Oregon State 8-4 .2876 16 back in 1973-74, knocking off Tulane, 47-7, in the ‘73 contest has been ranked 11 19 Oklahoma State 9-3 .2628 20 Harold Lahar 1-1 .500 20 Arizona 8-4 .2248 NR and tying North Carolina State, 31-all, in the ‘74 game. John Jenkins 1-2 .333 of 14 weeks this 21 Stanford 8-4 .1803 24 As for multiple trips, Houston has made four trips each Jewell Wallace 1-3 .250 season. 22 Nebraska 9-4 .1655 22 to the Bluebonnet and Cotton Bowls, and now three trips to Kim Helton 0-4 .000 Sumlin becomes 23 Utah 9-3 .1245 25 Jack Pardee 0-1 .000 24 USC 8-4 .1207 18 the Armed Forces/Fort Worth Bowl. only the third UH 25 Wisconsin 9-3 .1203 NR Chris Thurmond 0-1 .000 Kevin Sumlin 2-1 .667 head coach to grab 18 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

11/15/08 Tulsa 6 127 2 W 9/5/09 Northwestern St. 6 128 1 W SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES 10/28/08 Marshall 6 104 0 L 10/9/08 UAB 7 108 1 W 300-Yard Passing Games 100-Yard Rushing Games Case Keenum (16-8) Bryce Beall (6-0) James Cleveland (3-2) Date Opponent A-C-I Yds. TD W/L Date Opponent Att. Yds. TD W/L Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 12/5/09 at East Carolina 75-56-3 527 5 L 12/31/08 Air Force 22 135 1 W 12/5/09 at East Carolina 19 241 3 L 11/28/09 vs. Rice 25-31-0 323 2 W 11/22/08 UTEP 19 167 1 W 11/7/09 at Tulsa 12 167 3 W 11/21/09 vs. Memphis 39-29-0 405 5 W 11/8/08 Tulane 21 176 2 W 10/31/09 vs. Southern Miss 13 190 2 W 11/14/09 at UCF 56-33-1 377 3 L 10/18/08 SMU 22 105 3 W 10/10/09 at Mississippi State 11 131 2 W 11/7/09 at Tulsa 60-40-0 522 3 W 10/9/08 UAB 12 107 1 W 10/3/09 at UTEP 14 147 2 L 10/31/09 vs. Southern Miss 44-54-1 559 5 W 9/27/08 East Carolina 21 130 2 W 10/17/09 at Tulane 46-33-0 371 2 W Patrick Edwards (4-1) 10/10/09 at Mississippi State 39-52-2 434 4 W Charles Sims (1-0) Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 10/3/09 at UTEP 76-51-0 536 5 L Date Opponent Att. Yds. TD W/L 11/7/09 at Tulsa 11 176 0 W 9/26/09 Texas Tech 58-38-1 435 1 W 10/24/09 SMU 15 105 2 W 10/24/09 SMU 9 122 1 W 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma St. 46-32-1 366 3 W 10/18/08 at SMU 5 103 1 W 9/5/09 Northwestern St. 30-23-0 359 4 W 100-Yard Receiving Games 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 11 146 1 W 11/29/08 at Rice 54-30-1 494 5 L L.J. Castile (0-1) 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 8 106 0 L 11/22/08 UTEP 51-41-0 480 3 W Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 11/15/08 Tulsa 37-24-0 402 6 W 11/29/08 Rice 5 144 3 L Kierrie Johnson (1-1) 11/8/08 Tulane 40-29-1 384 4 W Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 10/28/08 at Marshall 41-22-2 317 2 L Tyron Carrier (5-4) 11/29/06 Rice 6 142 1 L 10/18/08 at SMU 36-28-1 404 2 W Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 4 104 1 W 10/9/08 UAB 36-24-0 360 2 W 11/14/09 at UCF 9 149 2 L 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 45-37-1 401 3 W 10/3/09 at UTEP 11 115 1 L 9/20/08 at Colorado State 54-37-3 380 3 L 9/26/09 Texas Tech 8 104 0 W Charles Sims (2-0) 9/13/08 vs. Air Force 57-34-1 362 4 L 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma State 7 111 1 W Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 61-35-0 387 4 L 11/29/08 Rice 6 101 1 L 9/26/09 Texas Tech 10 122 0 W 8/30/08 Southern 43-33-0 392 5 W 11/22/08 UTEP 9 141 1 W coach-of-the-year accolades. Kim Helton won in 1996 and No. 18 Washington State. except for four...a remarkable 48-out-of-52 after 13 games. Art Briles captured the award in 2006. In 1978 and 1979, the Cougars entered the Cotton Bowl The Cougars have a quarter-scoring percentage of 92.3...the as a nationally ranked team. In 1978, No. 9 UH lost to No. best among all FBS schools. TRIO SET TO MAKE HISTORY 10 Notre Dame, 35-34, but in 1979, No. 8 Houston defeated Here is where Houston ranks among its peers: Seniors Carl Barnett, Carson Blackmon and Bran- No. 7 Nebraska, 17-14. don Brinkley will join a select group of Cougars in the his- In 1976, No. 6 Houston knocked off No. 4 Maryland, 30- 2009 FBS Leaders In Scoring Quarters tory of the University of Houston football program. 21, in the Cotton Bowl, and in back-to-back Bluebonnet Only 10 other UH former players played in four bowl Bowls in 1973-74, No. 14 Houston pounded Tulane, 47-7, Total Quarters Scoring games in their careers, and if Barnett, Blackmon and Brin- and then No. 15 UH tied No. 13 North Carolina State, 31-31. Team Quarters Scored Percentage Houston 52 48 92.3 kley take part in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, the Finally, No. 17 Houston knocked off No. 12 Auburn, 36- Boise State 52 46 88.5 trio will join this illustrious club. 7, in the 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl, and No. 8 Colorado squad Georgia Tech 53 46 86.8 The other four-time bowl participants include Michael beat back a No. 15 Houston team, 29-17, in the 1971 Blue- Florida 52 45 86.5 Bloesch (2005-08), Kenneth Fontenette (2005-08), Phillip bonnet Bowl. Oregon State 48 41 85.4 TCU 48 41 85.4 Hunt (2005-08), Donnie Love (1978-81), Cody Lubojasky Arizona 50 42 84.0 (2005-08), Ernest Miller (2005-08), Lonell Phea (1978-81), TAKING BACK THE BUCKET Arkansas 48 40 83.3 Chris Pilot (2005-08), Cody Pree (2005-08) and Quinte Wil- It was only gone for a year, but for the Cougars it seemed Notre Dame 51 42 82.4 liams (2005-08). more like an eternity. With its 73-14 win over archrival Rice Troy 48 39 81.3 Navy 50 40 80.0 on Nov. 28, Houston grabbed the Bayou Bucket and returned Air Force 44 35 79.5 STAYING IN THE SPOTLIGHT it to Cullen Blvd after a year away. Ohio State 49 39 79.5 Despite dropping a heartbreaking 38-32 decision at East Since the Cougars and Owls started playing for the Bayou Carolina in the Conference USA Championship game on Bucket, Houston is 26-10 in the annual Bayou City battle. UNLEASHED AGAINST THE EAST Dec. 5, the Cougars enter the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Last season, the Cougars lost the Bucket to Owls, 56-42... Houston wrapped up its three regular season contests Bowl ranked No. 25 in the most recent USA Today Coaches’ their first loss in the series since 2004. against the East Division with a 55-14 win over Memphis on Poll. Not only did the Cougars knock off the Owls, it set several Nov. 21. With the win the Cougars finished with a 2-1 record Houston is just outside the Associated Press poll, ranking records in the process. The 73 points is the most scored in against the other division in 2009 in the regular season. No. 27 with 50 points, trailing No. 25 Central Michigan (64) the series by the Cougars, and the 59 points at the half was With its 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31 and and No. 26 East Carolina (54). a series as well as a school record. losses to UCF on Nov. 7 and at East Carolina on Dec. 5, Houston This marked the 11th week that the Cougars have been is now 10-7 against teams from the East Division and have ranked during the 2009 regular season, the most since OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY at least one win over all six teams. 1990. As the nation’s No. 1 offense, the Cougars success rides on Houston has defeated Southern Miss three times and moving the chains and scoring points. This season Houston Memphis and UAB twice since 2005. RANKINGS AND BOWLS has scored at least 31 points in every game this season, The Cougars have played East Carolina twice in divisional For the first time since the 1988 Eagle Aloha Bowl, the including four games of at least 50 points. play, with each team winning on the other’s home field. Cougars enter the post-season as a ranked team, heading Being able to score a lot means scoring often and in into the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ranked No. 25 in bunches, something that the Cougars have done quite ef- REMARKABLE COMEBACK FOR THE COUGARS the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. fectively this season. Another game...another cardiac finish for the Cougars in In that Dec. 25, 1988, game, the Cougars lost, 24-22, to Houston has scored points in every quarter this season 2009. For the second straight week and the third time this 19 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES longest field goal in school history... It equaled the 51- while Ware registered three during the 1989 season when 2009 FBS True Freshmen yard kicks by Chip Browndyke (vs. Rice, Nov. 30, 1985; vs. he won the Heisman Trophy. Playing and Starting Arkansas, Oct. 26, 1985) and Roman Anderson (vs. Baylor, (Ranked by Number of True Freshmen Who Have Played) Oct. 7, 1989). KEENUM’S COMPLETIONS REGISTER IN RECORD BOOK True Freshmen True Freshmen • His 51-yard field goal as time expired was the longest For the third time this season junior quarterback Case School Who Have Played Who Have Started since Dustin Bell kicked a 53-yard field goal against Southern Keenum placed his name once again in the UH record books Air Force 20 2 Miss on Oct. 7, 2004. for pass completions in a game. Texas A&M 18 11 • With four field goals, Hogan became the first Cougar to In the Conference USA Championship game Keenum com- Tulane 18 5 accomplish that feat since Roman Anderson did it against pleted 56 passes to break his old record set earlier this season. Fla. International 17 6 Baylor on Oct. 7, 1989. Back on Oct. 3 at UTEP, Keenum broke the old record of Auburn 15 4 • His 51-yard field goal as time expired was the Cougars’ 48 completions set by David Klingler back in 1990 against Arkansas 13 4 second 50-yard field goal of the season... Sophomore Jordan SMU, when Keenum had 51 completions in the 58-41 loss Miami (Ohio) 13 7 Mannisto booted a 50-yard field goal against Texas Tech on to the Miners. North Carolina 13 2 Houston 12 6 Sept. 26, 2009. Against Southern Miss on Oct. 31, Keenum completed Florida State 12 4 Hogan is perfect on the season so far, having nailed all 44-of-54 pass attempts in leading Houston to a 50-43 win Kent State 12 5 seven of his field goals and all 16 of his conversions. He is over the Golden Eagles. Keenum now has two of the top five Tennessee 12 4 fourth on the team in scoring with 37 points. single-game completions records in UH history. Virginia 12 1 Wyoming 12 7 STAYING PRODUCTIVE UH Top Single-Game Pass Completions Performances In order for the Houston offense to click on all cylinders, 2009 FBS True Freshmen an upbeat, quick-paced attack is a must. A “three-and-out” Comp Player Opponent Year Playing and Starting tends to slow down the Cougars, and so far, UH has kept 1. 56 Case Keenum East Carolina 2009 2. 51 Case Keenum UTEP 2009 (Ranked by Number of True Freshmen Who Have Started) those at a minumum this season. Houston has had only 22 “Three-and-Outs” all season, 3. 48 David Klingler SMU 1990 4. 46 Jimmy Klingler Rice 1992 and its 1.69 per game is eighth best in the nation. True Freshmen True Freshmen 5. 44 Case Keenum Southern Miss 2009 School Who Have Played Who Have Started 6. 42 Andre Ware TCU 1989 Texas A&M 18 11 Least Amount of Offensive 3 & Outs 42 Jimmy Klingler TCU 1992 Eastern Michigan 10 8 Miami (Ohio) 13 7 Team per gm Totals SHOOTOUT WITH THE GOLDEN EAGLES Wyoming 12 7 Georgia Tech 1.08 14/13 After three straight games against the West Division, the Houston 12 6 Florida 1.25 15/12 Fla. International 17 6 Notre Dame 1.33 16/12 Cougars squared off against an East Division foe on Oct. 31, Ball State 9 5 Texas Tech 1.40 17/12 hosting Southern Miss on Oct. 31. Kent State 12 5 Idaho 1.42 17/12 In a matchup of the league’s No. 1 offense (Houston) Louisiana Tech 10 5 Hawaii 1.50 18/12 against C-USA’s No. 1 defense (Southern Miss), the game Mississippi State 9 5 Nevada 1.50 18/12 turned into an offensive shoot out, with the game not Rice 9 5 Houston 1.69 22/13 decided until Case Keenum hit Patrick Edwards with a 28- Tulane 18 5 BYU 1.75 21/12 yard touchdown pass with just 21 seconds left in the game. UAB 8 4 Northwestern 1.83 22/12 Houston and Southern Miss had not faced each other East Carolina 1.92 23/12 since the 2006 Conference USA Championship, a game won season, Houston trailed in the waning seconds of a game, Navy 2.08 25/12 only to have junior quarterback Case Keenum work his Arizona 2.25 27/12 34-20 by the Cougars. magic and guide the Cougars to victory. UCLA 2.25 27/12 After losing six straight to Southern Miss earlier in the On Nov. 7 at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane had Houston on Texas A&M 2.42 29/12 series, Houston has now won two straight and three of the the ropes, holding a 45-37 lead with just seconds to play. Utah State 2.58 31/12 last four match-ups. The Cougars knew a touchdown and a two-point conversion TCU 2.67 32/12 would knot the game up and send it into overtime. USC 2.82 31/11 GETTING BOWL ELIGIBLE AGAIN Keenum connected with James Cleveland for the Troy 2.91 35/12 The 38-15 win over SMU on Oct. 24 not only helped the touchdown with 21 seconds, but Keenum was sacked on the Cougars improve to 2-1 in Conference USA play, but it also two-point conversion, thus the Cougars still trailed by two. RODE THE 500 allowed Houston to reach win No. 6 on the season, thus After a successful onsides kick, Keenum moved the Junior quarterback Case Keenum topped 500 yards becoming bowl eligible for 2009. Cougars into field goal range where redshirt freshman Matt passing for the fourth time this season when he tossed for Houston enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Hogan nailed a 51-yard field goal with no time left on the 527 yards in the Conference USA Championship loss at East with a 10-3 overall mark and 6-2 in league action. clock for a 46-45 win. Carolina on Dec. 5. This season marks the fifth straight season and six out With the fourth 500-yard passing day of his career, Kee- of the last seven years that Houston was eligible for the HOGAN NAILS THE KICK OF HIS CAREER num moved past Andre Ware into second place in Houston post-season. This streak is the longest such streak since the Redshirt freshman kicker Matt Hogan picked the right career history with four 500-yard games. 1976-81 Cougars reached at least six wins in each season... time to have the game of his career. Here are a couple of He joined David Klingler (1990) and Ware (1989) as Houston went to five bowl games in those six years. points about Hogan’s “Instant Classic” kick against Tulsa the only players to record at least three 500-yard games in on Nov. 7. a single season. KEENUM ETCHES NAME IN NCAA RECORD BOOK • His 51-yard field goal as time expired tied as the fourth Klingler finished his career with five 500-yard games, Despite falling 58-41 to UTEP back on Oct. 3, junior 20 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES quarterback Case Keenum stamped his name in the NCAA It marked the first time the Cougars went undefeated in Houston’s Record When Football Bowl Subdivision record books in the loss. non-conference play since the 1990 season, when Houston Cougars lead after 1st quarter...... 5-2 .714 Keenum had 76 attempts (51 completions and five knocked off UNLV (37-9), Eastern Washington (84-21) and Cougars trail after 1st quarter...... 1-0 1.000 Score is tied after 1st quarter...... 4-1 .800 touchdowns) without throwing an interception, breaking Arizona State (62-45) en route to a 10-1 record and a No. 10 Cougars lead at halftime...... 8-2 .800 the record set by Eastern Michigan’s Andy Schmitt against final ranking in the Associated Press poll. Cougars trail at halftime...... 2-0 1.000 Temple on Nov. 22, 2008. Schmitt completed 50 of his Houston has posted only four undefeated marks in non- Score is tied at halftime...... 0-1 .000 record attempts. conference play in its history: all 3-0 marks in 1990, 1989, Cougars lead after 3rd quarter...... 6-0 1.000 1988 and 1979. Cougars trail after 3rd quarter...... 3-3 .500 LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY Score is tied after 3rd quarter...... 1-0 1.000 With junior quarterback Case Keenum having thrown LIGHTNING QUICK Score is tied after regulation...... 0-0 .000 for 5,449 yards entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Just like a season ago, the Cougar offense scores a lot and Schedule Breakdown Bowl, and junior wide receiver James Cleveland having does it quickly. So far in 2009, Houston has posted an FBS Overall...... 10-3 .769 hauled in 1,182 yards receiving prior to playing Air Force, best 35 touchdown scoring drives of two minutes or less and September...... 3-0 1.000 October...... 4-1 .800 the Cougars are just two and 15 yards, respectively, away 41 total two-minute scoring drives that resulted in either a November ...... 3-1 .750 from making history. touchdown or field goal. December...... 0-1 .000 If sophomore wide receivers Tyron Carrier (998 yards) Here is where Houston ranks nationally: Conference USA Games...... 6-2 .750 and Patrick Edwards (985 yards) break through against the Home...... 4-0 1.000 Falcons and cross the 1,000-yard receiving plateau, Houston Two Minute Scoring Drives (TDs only) Road...... 2-2 .500 will join a very select group of a 5,000-yard passer with three Non-Conference Games...... 4-0 1.000 1,000-yard receivers. 35 Houston Home...... 2-0 1.000 This phenomenon has occurred only twice in NCAA 26 Nevada Road...... 2-0 1.000 Football Bowl Subdivision history...in 2003 with Texas Tech 25 Tulsa vs. Ranked Opponents...... 1-0 1.000 25 TCU (quarterback B.J. Symons, 5,833 yards; receivers Carlos Home...... 0-0 .000 24 BYU Road...... 1-0 1.000 Francis, 1,177 yards, Wes Welker, 1,099 yards & Nehemiah 23 Auburn Glover, 1,081 yards) and in 2007 with Tulsa (quarterback 23 Middle Tennessee Games Decided by TD or less...... 4-2 .667 Paul Smith, 5,065 yards; receivers Brennan Marion, 1,244 23 Troy Games Decided by FG or less...... 2-0 1.000 yards, Trae Johnson, 1,088 yards & Charles Clay, 1,024 yards). 22 Arkansas Games Played on Natural Grass...... 7-2 .778 21 Florida Games Played on Artificial Turf...... 3-1 .750 LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY, PART II 19 Missouri Day Games on Natural Grass...... 3-2 .600 As mentioned the Cougars are looking to join the 5,000- 19 Texas Tech Night Games on Natural Grass...... 4-0 1.000 yard pass, three 1,000-yard receiver illustrious group. UH 18 Southern Miss 18 Texas A&M Day Games on Artificial Turf...... 2-0 1.000 could join another group as well. Night Games on Artificial Turf...... 1-1 .500 17 California If sophomore wide receivers Tyron Carrier (998 yards) Day Games, Overall...... 5-2 .714 17 Colorado Night Games, Overall...... 5-1 .833 and Patrick Edwards (985 yards) break through against 17 Georgia Tech the Falcons and cross the 1,000-yard receiving plateau, UH –300 yards on total offense...... 0-0 .000 Houston will join a very select group of teams with three Two Minute Scoring Drives (Both TDs and FGs) UH +300 yards total offense...... 10-3 .769 1,000-yard receivers. UH +400 yards total offense...... 9-3 .750 This phenomenon has occurred only three times in NCAA 41 Houston (35 TDs, 6 FGs) UH +500 yards total offense...... 9-2 .818 Football Bowl Subdivision history...in 2003 with Texas Tech 33 Middle Tennessee (23 TDs, 10 FGs) UH –200 yards passing...... 0-0 .000 (Carlos Francis, 1,177 yards, Wes Welker, 1,099 yards & 30 Troy (23 TDs, 7 FGs) UH +200 yards passing...... 10-3 .769 Nehemiah Glover, 1,081 yards); and in 2007 with Hawaii 29 Tulsa (25 TDs, 4 FGs) 26 Arkansas (22 TDs, 4 FGs) UH +250 yards passing...... 9-3 .750 (Ryan Grice-Mullen, 1,372 yards, Davone Bess, 1,266 yards & UH +300 yards passing ...... 9-3 .750 26 Auburn (23 TDs, 3 FGs) Jason Rivers, 1,174 yards) and Tulsa (Brennan Marion, 1,244 UH +350 yards passing ...... 9-3 .750 26 BYU (24 TDs, 2 FGs) UH –100 yards rushing ...... 1-2 .333 yards, Trae Johnson, 1,088 yards & Charles Clay, 1,024 yards). 26 Nevada (26 TDs, 0 FGs) UH +100 yards rushing...... 9-1 .900 26 TCU (25 TDs, 1 FGs) UH +150 yards rushing...... 3-0 1.000 START ME UP FOR KEENUM 24 Missouri (19 TDs, 5 FGs) UH +200 yards rushing ...... 1-0 1.000 Junior quarterback Case Keenum recorded his 20th win 22 Florida (21 TDs, 1 FG) UH +250 yards rushing...... 0-0 .000 as the starting quarterback in the Cougars’ 46-45 win over 22 Southern Miss (18 TDs, 4 FGs) UH allow –300 yards offense...... 1-0 1.000 Tulsa on Nov. 7. 21 California (17 TDs, 4 FGs) UH allow –400 yards offense...... 4-1 .800 He joined Kevin Kolb (26, 2003-06), Gary Mullins (25-5, 21 Purdue (15 TDs, 6 FGs) 21 West Virginia (16 TDs, 5 FGs) UH allow +400 yards offense...... 6-2 .750 1969-71) and Danny Davis (20, 1976-78) as the only players 20 Texas A&M (18 TDs, 2 FG) UH allow +500 yards offense...... 2-1 .667 in school history to reach that milestone. UH allow –200 yards passing...... 4-0 1.000 20 Texas Tech (19 TDs, 1 FG) With the 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, Keenum now UH allow +200 yards passing...... 6-3 .667 20 Central Michigan (16, TDs, 4 FGs) UH allow +250 yards passing ...... 4-2 .667 has 22 wins as a starter and moves into third place all-time. 20 Georgia Tech (17 TDs, 3 FGs) UH allow +300 yards passing ...... 3-0 1.000 19 Ohio State (16 TDs, 3 FGs) UH allow –100 yards rushing...... 0-0 .000 PERFECT IN NON-CONFERENCE UH allow +100 yards rushing ...... 10-3 .769 With a 31-24 win at Mississippi State on Oct. 10, the MASTERS OF THE NON-CONFERENCE UH allow +150 yards rushing...... 10-3 .769 Cougars ended the 2009 regular season with a perfect 4-0 With their 31-24 win at Southeastern Conference foe UH allow +200 yards rushing...... 5-1 .833 record against non-conference opponents. Mississippi State on Oct. 10, the Cougars won their fourth 21 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

games against BCS qualifying teams. Top 10 Crowds at Robertson Stadium Houston’s Record When However, the Cougars can boast of the most wins against 1. 32,114 Sept. 26, 2009 Texas Tech W, 29-28 those BCS qualifying teams. TCU is the only other non-BCS 2. 31,818 Dec. 1, 2006 Southern Miss W, 34-20 Scoring under 10 points...... 0-0 .000 school with wins against multiple BCS qualifying teams, t-3. 31,784 Sept. 22, 2001 Texas L, 26-53 Scoring 10-19 points...... 0-0 .000 31,784 Sept. 4, 1999 Rice W, 28-3 posting victories against Virginia and Clemson. 5. 28,260 Sept. 23, 2006 Oklahoma State W, 34-25 Scoring 20-29 points...... 1-0 .000 6. 28,243 Nov. 28, 2009 Rice W, 73-14 Scoring 30-39 points...... 2-2 .500 7. 27,302 Sept. 16, 2006 Grambling State W, 42-22 Scoring 40-49 points...... 4-1 .800 Most Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifiers 8. 26,889 Oct. 24, 2009 SMU W, 38-15 Scoring 50 or more points...... 2-0 1.000 Rk. W Team BCS opponents 9. 26,555 Aug. 30, 2008 Southern W, 55-3 Scoring 60 or more points...... 1-0 1.000 t-1 4 Army Duke, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Rutgers 10. 26,514 Oct. 13, 2007 Rice W, 56-48 Allowing under 10 points...... 1-0 1.000 4 Navy Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Notre Dame Allowing 10-19 points...... 4-0 1.000 since the 1978 squad won four consecutive games. t-3. 3 Houston Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, Mississippi St. Allowing 20-29 points...... 2-0 1.000 It also was the first win by a Conference USA school Allowing 30-39 points...... 1-2 .333 t-3. 3 15 teams tied at against a top-5 team since 2002 and was the second- Allowing 40-49 points...... 2-0 1.000 highest ranked team that any C-USA school has defeated Allowing 50 or more points...... 0-1 .000 Most Wins vs. BCS Automatic Qualifiers Allowing 60 or more points...... 0-0 .000 Rk. W Team BCS opponents since the league’s inception in 1995 (Louisville defeated No. 1 3 Houston Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, Mississippi St. 4 Florida State in September 2002. With 100-yard rusher...... 1-0 .000 2 2 TCU Virginia, Clemson Allow 100-yard rusher...... 7-2 .778 t-3 1 Boise State Oregon ONE MORE THING ON THE BCS With 300-yard passer...... 9-3 .750 Allow 300-yard passer...... 3-0 1.000 1 Central Michigan Michigan State Houston’s impressive wins over BCS Automatic Qualifers With 100-yard receiver...... 7-3 .700 1 Colorado State Colorado had led to the Cougars’ 4-1 start in 2009. But, the three wins Allow 100-yard receiver...... 2-2 .500 1 Hawaii Washington State against the BCS marked just the fourth time since 1998 that 1 UL Lafayette Kansas State a BCS Non-AQ team has posted at least three wins against No turnovers...... 4-0 1.000 1 Middle Tennessee Maryland BCS squads. Louisville in 2003, Utah in 2004 and Utah again Less than three turnovers...... 6-1 .857 1 Northern Illinois Purdue Three or more turnovers...... 1-2 .333 1 Southern Miss Virginia in 2008 are the others. No takeaways...... 0-1 .000 1 Toledo Colorado Three or more takeaways...... 7-0 1.000 2003 Louisville (Kentucky, Syracuse, Temple) Fewer turnovers...... 8-0 1.000 2004 Utah (Texas A&M, Arizona, North Carolina, *Pittsburgh) Equal turnovers...... 0-0 .000 TAKING ON (AND OUT) THE BCS 2008 Utah (Michigan, Oregon State, *Alabama) More turnovers...... 2-3 .400 Houston has made a habit of facing and defeating teams 2009 Houston (Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, Mississippi St.) Control time of possession...... 3-0 1.000 from the country’s biggest conference. With their win at Opp controls time of possession...... 7-3 .700 Mississippi State on Oct. 10, the Cougars earned their third Houston also is just one of 10 teams to play at least two Wins coin flip and takes the ball...... 3-1 .750 straight victory against a BCS qualifying school this season. games against a BCS AQ school and go undefeated, joining Wins coin flip and defers to the 2nd half...... 0-0 .000 The Cougars’ win at No. 5/6 Oklahoma State on Sept. 12 2001 BYU, 2004 Hawaii, 2003 TCU, 2005 TCU, 2006 TCU, 2009 Loses coin flip and kicks off...... 4-1 .800 was the program’s first against a BCS qualifying team since Loses coin flip and receives...... 3-1 .750 TCU, 2008 UNLV, 2004 Utah and 2008 Utah. 2006. Houston then followed that BCS win with a 29-28 victory over Texas Tech on Sept. 26. straight non-conference game to open the 2009 season. TAKING ON THE SEC The Cougars other two BCS wins came against Missis- That total tied for the second-most non-conference wins One conference the Cougars have not been shy to face has sippi State in 2003 at home and 2005 in Starkville, Miss. in a single-season. Only the 1952 team, which won five been the Southeastern Conference. The Cougars’ 31-24 win Houston’s six BCS wins ranks seventh -best among non- non-conference games as a member of the Missouri Valley at Mississippi State on Oct. 10 marked the 67th time that BCS schools. Here are the other BCS Busters: Conference, earned more out-of-league victories. Houston faced an SEC team. The Cougars’ 2009 total also was the most since the 1999 The last SEC team faced by Houston was Alabama in 2007, team won four non-conference games and equaled the totals Rk. Wins Team 1. 15 Utah a game the Crimson Tide held onto for a 30-24 win. of the 1988, 1979, 1955, 1941 and 1949 teams. 2. 14 Navy With the win against the Bulldogs, Houston improved to The Mississippi State win also was the program’s fifth 3. 12 TCU 20-45-1 against the SEC. straight non-conference win after taking a 34-28 win against 4. 9 Fresno State Here is how the Cougars have fared against the SEC: Air Force during the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on 5. 8 BYU 8 Hawai’i Dec. 31, 2008, in Fort Worth Texas. 7. 6 Houston Team W L T Pct. The Cougars have not lost a non-conference game since a 6 East Carolina Alabama 0 10 0 .000 28-25 setback at Colorado State on Sept. 20, 2008. 9. 5 Toledo Auburn 1 5 0 .1667 10. 4 Bowling Green Florida 1 3 0 .250 4 New Mexico Georgia 2 1 1 .625 BRING THEM ON 4 Boise State Kentucky 2 0 0 1.000 With a 10-3 record, the Cougars are wrapping up one of 4 Northern Illinois LSU 1 2 0 .333 their most successful seasons. As impressive as their record Ole Miss 3 15 0 .167 Mississippi State 9 6 0 .625 is, the quality of the Cougars’ early opponents is just as good. UNAFRAID OF THE BEST South Carolina 0 1 0 .000 In addition to the season-opening win against North- As exciting as the Cougars’ win at No. 5/6 Oklahoma Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 western State, the Cougars earned two wins against Big 12 State on Sept. 12 was, it should be nothing new for Cougar TOTALS 20 45 1 .311 members (at No. 5/6 Oklahoma State and Texas Tech) and fans. Southeastern Conference rival (Mississippi State). With the victory against the Cowboys, the Cougars post- ANYTHING BUT A YAWNER Among non-BCS schools, the Cougars are tied with 15 ed their third straight win against a ranked team, dating Although it came at a late hour, nobody was able to fall other teams for the most games against a BCS automatic back to 2008. It was the first time that the Cougars reeled asleep during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on qualifier. With four games, only Army and Navy have more off a three-game winning streak against ranked teams Sept. 26 at Robertson Stadium. 22 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES After its 73-14 win against Rice on Nov. 28, 2009, the Inside The Red Zone Cougars have posted a 23-2 record at home. Even more OPPONENT turnovers and results Ending Field Drive Opp. No. TD FG Fgm# TO Dn* Pnt Score% impressive, the Cougars’ margin of victory in those 23 wins vs. Northwestern St. 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .857 is a remarkable 24.0 points per game Opponent Quarter Turnover Position Result Demons 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 NW State 2nd Fumble NSU 29 Punt at Oklahoma State 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 .833 Also, UH came within five points of winning the two NW State 2nd ^Fumble NSU 7 Touchdown Cowboys 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 games it dropped: NW State 3rd Fumble UH 35 Punt vs. Texas Tech 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 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 Date Opponent Result +/- Okla. State 4th ^Interception OSU 20 Touchdown Miners 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 at Mississippi State 7 5 0 1 1 0 0 .714 9/9/06 Tulane W, 45-7 +38 Texas Tech 1st Fumble TTU 6 Touchdown Bulldogs 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 .500 9/16/06 Grambling State W, 42-22 +20 Texas Tech 3rd Fumble TTU 4 Field Goal at Tulane 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 .875 Mississippi State 1st Interception UH 30 Punt Green Wave 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .750 9/23/06 Oklahoma State W, 34-25 +9 Mississippi State 3rd Fumble MSU 3 Interception vs. SMU 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 10/7/06 UL Lafayette L, 28-31 -3 Mississippi State 4th * Interception MSU 3 Touchdown Mustangs 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 10/21/06 UTEP W, 34-17 +17 Mississippi State 4th Fumble MSU 18 Touchdown vs. Southern Miss 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Tulane 2nd Interception UH 36 Punt Golden Eagles 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 .857 10/28/06 UCF W, 51-31 +20 SMU 1st Fumble UH 45 Touchdown at Tulsa 8 3 3 0 1 1 0 .750 Golden Hurricane 7 5 1 0 1 0 0 .857 11/4/06 Tulsa W, 27-10 +17 SMU 1st ^Fumble SMU 1 Touchdown at UCF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .750 12/1/06 Southern Miss W, 34-20 +14 SMU 3rd *Fumble UH 2 Punt Knights 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 9/22/07 Colorado State W, 38-27 +11 Southern Miss 2nd Fumble UH 42 Half vs. Memphis 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Tulsa 2nd *Interception UH 2 Half Tigers 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 9/29/07 East Carolina L, 35-37 -2 Tulsa 3rd *Interception UH 15 Punt vs. Rice 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 10/13/07 Rice W, 56-48 +8 Tulsa 4th Fumble TU 48 Downs Owls 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 UCF 1st Fumble UH 39 FG vs. East Carolina 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .800 10/4/07 SMU W, 38-28 +10 Pirates 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 11/17/07 Marshall W, 35-28 +7 UCF 3rd Interception UCF 44 FG vs. Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Memphis 4th *Interception UH 0 Punt Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11/24/07 Texas Southern W, 59-6 +53 Rice 1st Interception RU 45 Touchdown Totals 81 55 15 3 6 2 0 .864 8/20/08 Southern W, 55-3 +52 Rice 2nd *Interception UH 9 Touchdown TD Pct...... 679 10/8/08 UAB W, 45-20 +25 Rice 2nd Interception UH 40 Touchdown Opp. 54 33 9 4 4 4 0 .778 East Carolina 2nd Fumble ECU 38 Touchdown TD Pct...... 611 11/8/08 Tulane W, 42-14 +28 11/15/08 Tulsa W, 70-30 +40 Bold indicates opponent turnover resulted in Houston score (12 TDs, 3 FG) Fgm: (field goals missed; # denotes blocked); TO: (turnovers); Dn: (lost ball on downs, *game ends or end of half); Pnt: (punted) 11/22/08 UTEP W, 42-37 +5 *–indicates opponent turnover inside Houston’s 20-yard line (6); 9/5/09 Northwestern State W, 55-7 +48 ^–indicates opponent turnover inside opponent’s 20-yard line (4) Junior quarterback Case Keenum’s 7-yard touchdown 9/26/09 Texas Tech W, 29-28 +1 plunge with 49 seconds remaining in the game gave the 10/24/09 SMU W, 38-15 +23 Cougar turnovers and results 10/31/09 Southern Miss W, 50-43 +7 Cougars the lead for good and helped lead the team to their Field Drive fourth straight win. 11/21/09 Memphis W, 55-14 +41 Opponent Quarter Turnover Position Result 11/28/09 Rice W, 73-14 +59 NW State 4th *Fumble NSU 19 FG Miss The game, which was broadcast live on ESPN2 did not Okla. State 1st *Interception OSU 9 Fumble kickoff until 8:26 p.m., and did not finish until 12:08 a.m., Okla. State 2nd *Fumble OSU 20 Punt Sunday. According to the UH records, it was only the fourth WHAT A NIGHT Texas Tech 4th Interception UH 48 Punt The Cougars enjoyed a record-setting night during their UTEP 2nd Fumble UTEP 49 Touchdown time in school history that a game was played over two days. UTEP 4th *Fumble UH 19 Touchdown It also was the fifth-latest time that a Cougar game has 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. A crowd of 32,114 Mississippi State 1st Interception UH 00 Touchdown watched the Cougars improve to 3-0 in 2009 in a game that Mississippi State 3rd Interception MSU 29 Punt started. Southern Miss 1st ^Fumble UH 19 Touchdown lasted beyond midnight. Southern Miss 2nd *Interception USM 00 Field Goal STREAKING AT THE ROB It was the largest crowd in the history of Robertson Southern Miss 4th Fumble USM 22 Touchdown Stadium, topping the previous record of 31,818 against Tulsa 2nd *Fumble TU 2 Interception With its 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, 2009, the Tulsa 3rd ^Fumble UH 8 Touchdown Houston Cougars have now won 15 straight home games Southern Miss during the 2006 Conference USA Champion- UCF 1st *Fumble UCF 9 Punt ship game on Dec. 1, 2006. UCF 1st *Fumble UCF 20 FG dating back to the 2007 season. The streak ties the longest UCF 4th Interception UH 29 Touchdown in school history, the 15-game streak set over the span of East Carolina 2nd *Interception ECU 0 Touchdown four seasons (1988-91). STILL AMONG THE BEST East Carolina 3rd Fumble ECU 26 Field Goal With the 38-32 loss at East Carolina in the Conference East Carolina 4th Interception UH 37 Touchdown The 1972-73 and the 1977-78 teams each won 10 straight East Carolina 4th *Interception ECU 0 Game Over home games during their respective seasons. USA Championship, the Cougars dropped to 90-31-3 (.738) when ranked among the top-25 in the Associated Press poll. Bold indicates UH turnover resulted in opponent score (9 TDs, 3 FG) Here are the home winning streaks and who stopped it: *–indicates UH turnover inside opponent’s 20-yard line (9) The Cougars also dropped to 87-30-3 (.738) all-time when ^–indicates UH turnover inside Houston’s 20-yard line (2) Streak Year(s) Who Stopped It ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll. 15 2007- The Texas Tech game on Sept. 26 was the first time that the DUAL THREAT 15 1988-1991 Oct. 5, 1991, 38-21 to Baylor Cougars appeared as a ranked team in front of the hometown Although he is listed as a running back on the roster, fresh- 10 1972-73 Sept. 21, 1973, 20-3 to Miami (Fla.) fans at Robertson Stadium. man Charles Sims may as well be listed as a wide receiver 10 1977-78 Nov. 10, 1978, 21-13 to Texas October 24th’s contest against SMU marked the first in 2009. It is his versatility that led to his being voted as the 9 1965-66 Nov. 26, 1966, 14-13 to Memphis time Houston had been ranked in consecutive games while 2009 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. 9 1969-70 Oct. 24, 1970, 31-21 to Alabama playing at home since 1990, when the Cougars knocked off 9 1971-72 Sept. 16, 1972, 33-28 to Arizona State Through 13 games, the Houston native and Westbury TCU (56-35) and Eastern Washington (84-21) in consecutive High product is fourth on the team with 64 receptions and games in the Astrodome. TOUGH TO BEAT AT THE ROB is fourth on the squad with 702 receiving yards. He also has As a matter of fact, the Cougars played 12 straight home Since the beginning of the 2006 season, the Cougars have a receiving average of 11.0 yards per reception. games (1988-90) as a ranked team. taken advantage of playing at home in John O’Quinn Field He posted 10 catches for 122 yards in the Cougars’ 29-29 at Robertson Stadium. win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. However, that was his second 100-yard receiving 23 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES game after finishing with a career-high 128 yards and a Louisiana Tech, Sept. 10, 1988; 69-0, vs. UNLV, Sept. 2, 1989). season. touchdown during the Overall, the bowl game was the 19th bowl trip for the 3rd Down Conversions season opener – his col- ROOKIE RUSHING EFFORTS Houston football program, dating back to the first post- Yards Made/Att. Pct. legiate debut – against After showing his receiving skills through the first six season trip in the 1952 Salad Bowl in Phoenix (a 26-21 win 1-3 42-63 .667 Northwestern State on games, freshman running back Charles Sims showcased over Dayton.) 4-6 22-42 .524 Sept. 5. his running skills on Oct. 24 in leading the Cougars to a 7-9 19-32 .594 Houston looks to start another streak in 2009... a bowl 10+ 11-44 .250 38-15 win over SMU. winning streak!! The Cougars will have their chance on Total 94-181 .519 DAZZLING DEBUT Sims topped the 100-yard plateau for the first time, Dec. 31 in a rematch with the Air Force Falcons in the Bell 4th Down Conversions It certainly did not rushing for a career-high 105 yards on just 15 carries. He Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Yards Made/Att. Pct. take long for freshman also had two rushing scores. 1-3 8-11 .727 running back Charles It was the 14th time in Houston history that a freshman VS. THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE 4-6 2-3 .667 Sims to impress Cougar rushed for over 100 yards, and Sims became just the eighth 7-9 1-2 .333 The Cougars earned their second straight win against a 10+ 2-2 1.000 fans. freshman runner to record a 100-yard rushing output. Big 12 Conference opponent with their 29-28 win against Total 13-18 .722 During the Cougars The 2009 Confererence USA Freshman of the Year is second Texas Tech on Sept. 26. 55-7 season-opening on the team in rushing with 632 yards on 118 carries. He It also was the program’s second straight win against a Big win against Northwestern State on Sept. 5, Sims led all leads the team with nine rushing touchdowns, as well as 12 school in as many games and marked the first time since players with six catches for 128 yards, including a 23-yard his 5.4 yards per carry. 1989-90 that the Cougars won back-to-back games against touchdown reception for the first points of the season. current members of the Big 12 Conference. He became the only sixth player in school history to reach Freshman 100-yard Rushing Games During the last six seasons the Cougars have played the triple digits in receiving yards during his Cougar debut while 176 Bryce Beall (21 att., 2 TD) 11/8/08 Tulane Big 12 four times, knocking off Oklahoma State twice but his yardage total was the fourth-highest single-game mark 167 Bryce Beall (19 att., 1 TD) 11/22/08 UTEP falling to Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl as well as Oklahoma by a Cougar rookie. 144 Kevin Kolb (14 att., 1 TD) 10/25/03 TCU in Norman. 135 Bryce Beall (22 att., 1 TD) 12/31/08 Air Force 133 Gerald Landry (29 att., 2 TD) 10/29/83 TCU Team W L T Pct. 100-Yard Receiving Games in Cougar Debut 130 Bryce Beall (21 att., 2 TD) 9/27/08 East Carolina 1. 180 Freddie Gilbert vs. Louisiana Tech Aug. 31, 1991 Baylor 13 14 1 .482 125 *Jackie Battle (19 att., 3 TD) 12/25/03 Hawaii 2. 168 Verland Brown at UNLV Sept. 2, 1989 Colorado 0 1 0 .000 122 Terrance Ganaway (10 att., 2 TD) 11/24/07 Texas Southern Kansas 0 3 0 .000 3. 162 Elmo Wright vs. Tulane Sept. 14, 1968 121 Ketric Sanford (14 att., 1 TD) 8/31/96 Sam Houston St. Missouri 1 1 0 .500 4. 128 Charles Sims vs. Northwestern St. Sept. 5, 2009 115 Sloan Hood (22 att., 0 TD) 9/22/84 Washington Nebraska 1 0 0 1.000 5. 103 Anthony Alridge vs. Oregon Sept. 1, 2005 107 Bryce Beall (12 att., 1 TD) 10/9/08 UAB Oklahoma 0 2 0 .000 6. 100 Manny Hazard at UNLV Sept. 2, 1989 105 Bryce Beall (22 att., 3 TD) 10/18/08 SMU Oklahoma State 10 9 1 .525 Texas 7 16 2 .320 105 Charles Sims (15 att., 2 TD) 10/24/09 SMU OPENING UP FOR THE COACH Texas A&M 12 19 3 .397 105 Ketric Sanford (20 att., 1 TD) 10/19/96 Cincinnati Texas Tech 18 10 1 .638 With the Cougars’ impressive 55-7 win against Northwest- TOTALS 62 75 8 .455 ern State on Sept. 5, head coach Kevin Sumlin moved into *–Redshirt freshman rare company in school history. BREAKING THE STREAK, PART II Sumlin joined Bill Meek and John Jenkins as the Sims has also had a penchant in finding the endzone, The Cougars’ 45-35 win over No. 5 Oklahoma State only coaches in school history to win their first two season having registered nine rushing touchdowns as well as one stopped another streak of significance: Houston had lost openers. through the air. Sims’ nine rushing scores rank him among 11 straight games to teams ranked in the Top 5. His Cougar squad opened the 2008 campaign with a domi- the nation’s top freshmen. As a matter of fact, the last win over a Top 5 prior to the nating 55-3 win against Southern at Robertson Stadium. In Here is where ranks nationally: win over the Cowboys on Sept. 12, was a 29-15 victory over 1955, Meek led the Cougars to a 54-12 win over Montana then No. 3 Texas on Nov. 10, 1984, in Austin. 2009 FBS Freshman Rushing TDs Leaders and followed that season-opening win with a 18-7 triumph Here is the streak that was snapped: over Mississippi State in 1956. 19 Ryan Williams Virginia Tech 16 Dion Lewis Pittsburgh As for Jenkins, his teams knocked off UNLV 37-9 in 1990 Ranking Outcome Opponent Date 15 Bernard Pierce Temple and pounded Louisiana Tech 73-3 in 1991. #5 W, 45-35 at Oklahoma State Sept. 12, 2009 14 LaMichael James Oregon #4 L, 38-13 Miami (Fla.) Sept. 23, 2004 11 Charles Ross Rice #2 L, 63-13 at Oklahoma Sept. 11, 2004 WE LIKE TO DRIVE 55 10 Shawn Southward Troy #5 L, 50-3 at Michigan Sept. 6, 2003 For the second straight year, the Cougars opened the 9 Charles Sims Houston #3 L, 41-11 at Texas Sept. 21, 2002 season with a 55-point outburst against their opponent. On 9 Christine Michael Texas A&M #5 L, 53-26 Texas Sept. 22, 2001 Sept. 5, the Cougars enjoyed a 55-7 win against Northwest- 8 Matthew Tucker TCU #4 L, 42-7 at Tennessee Sept. 26, 1998 #4 L, 42-24 UCLA Sept. 19, 1998 ern State at Robertson Stadium. #5 L, 45-21 at Florida Sept. 2, 1995 UH claimed a 55-3 win against Southern in Houston to BREAKING THE STREAK #4 L, 38-30 Texas A&M Nov. 12, 1992 open the 2008 campaign. The Houston Cougars have been quite proud of their rich #4 L, 61-7 at Michigan Sept. 26, 1992 With a combined 110 points in those games, the Cougars history and tradition. Recently, the Cougars have reached #2 L, 40-10 at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 12, 1991 #3 W, 29-15 at Texas Nov. 10, 1984 tied for the second-most points in consecutive season open- five consecutive bowl games and six in the last seven years. ers in school history. They equaled the 1989-90 Cougar teams Streaks to be proud of. NATIONAL RECOGNITION which defeated Louisiana Tech 73-3 on Aug. 3, 1991, and But, a streak that was ended on Dec. 31, 2008, was one Finishing with a 8-5 record and posting its first bowl win knocked off UNLV 37-9 on Sept. 8, 1990. that made the UH football program much more proud. The in 28 years, the University of Houston football team took a The 1988-89 teams hold the school record for most points win over Air Force, 34-28, snapped an eight-game losing step back to national prominence in 2008. People started in back-to-back season openers, tallying 129 (60-0, vs. streak in bowl games for Houston, dating back to the 1980 24 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES in a season. talking about the Cougars. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week Career Starts Bruce Feldman, a writer for ESPN The Magazine, had the Houston was honored as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Na- The NCAA record for Jaryd Anderson, OT...... 4 Cougars ranked No. 20 in his preseason poll... in front of Geor- tional Team of the Week for the weekend of Sept. 12. This games played in a season is Jacolby Ashworth, OT...... 4 (4) 15, accomplished by BYU in Carl Barnett, OL...... 39 (39) gia, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Nebraska and Florida State. marked the second time Houston was selected for this Bryce Beall, RB...... 11 award. The other award followed Houston’s last victory over 1996 and again by Kansas Carson Blackmon, S...... 11 (4) a ranked team against No. 23 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008. State in 2003. Brandon Brinkley, DB...... 33 (11) HOME SWEET HOME Tyrone Campbell, DT...... 1 With their 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, the Cougars Tyron Carrier, WR...... 19 (1) earned their record-tying 15th straight home game victory Conference USA Players of the Week KEEPING THE CONSIS- L.J. Castile, WR...... 4 C.J. Cavness, LB...... 17 (17) on John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. Conference USA recognized two Houston players for TENCY Tyler Chambers, TE...... 3 The Cougars have not lost a home game since a 37-35 their outstanding individual efforts following the Okla- When he was hired as the James Cleveland, WR...... 11 (11) new head football coach at Jarve Dean, OT...... 13 (13) setback against C-USA rival East Carolina on Sept. 29, 2007. homa State game. Junior quarterback Case Keenum was Patrick Edwards, WR...... 19 (5) That was the program’s only home setback in their last 19 named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, while cor- the University of Houston in Chris Gilbert, WR...... 3 nerback Jamal Robinson was selected as the C-USA De- Dec. 2007, Kevin Sumlin Tyrell Graham, DE...... 12 (12) games dating back to the middle of the 2006 season. Roisean Haynes, S...... 3 The Cougars have completed a perfect home slate only fensive Player of the Week. emphasized that he was go- David Hunter, DT...... 12 (12) seven times in school history. Keenum threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns in ing to surround himself with Justin Johnson, RB...... 5 Kierrie Johnson, WR...... 5 addition to his 16-yard rushing score. The junior quarter- some outstanding assistant Kris Johnston, LB...... 2 (2) Home Final back led his team on an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive to coaches. Case Keenum, QB...... 33 (27) Year Record Record Head Coach take the lead for good in the fourth quarter against Okla- He certainly did. Andre Kohn, RB...... 4 1956 4-0-1 7-2-1 Bill Meek Marcus McGraw, OLB...... 26 (26) homa State. On that game-winning drive, Keenum went The good thing for Sum- Loyce Means, CB...... 9 1969 5-0 9-2 Bill Yeoman 5-of-6 for 55 yards and a touchdown. This marked the sev- lin is that he had minimal Tim Monroe, WR...... 2 (2) *1971 6-0 9-3 Bill Yeoman Matt Nicholson, SLB...... 12 (12) enth time that Keenum received this award. turnover from 2008, only 1973 6-0 11-1 Bill Yeoman Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 18 (1) Robinson added the final score of the game and sealed adding B.J. Anderson to Zeke Riser, DE...... 13 (13) 1978 5-0 9-3 Bill Yeoman Jamal Robinson, CB...... 13 (13) 1989 5-0 9-2 Jack Pardee the victory for Houston on his brilliant interception return the full-time staff to coach Nick Saenz, FS...... 15 (14) 1990 6-0 10-1 John Jenkins of 26 yards. It was the Schwertz native first interception the offensive line (replac- Wesley Scourten, TE...... 3 2008 5-0 8-5 Kevin Sumlin ing Joe Gilbert who left for Radermon Scypion, DE...... 1 of his career as well as his first touchdown. Tulsa punter Jordan Shoemaker, OL...... 15 (15) 2009 6-0 ??? Kevin Sumlin Michael Such was se- Illinois), and Jake Spavi- Charles Sims, RB...... 8 (6) lected as the C-USA tal, younger brother of Zac E.J. Smith, WR...... 4 *Had a loss in the Bluebonnet Bowl, which was played in the Astrodome. Turnovers Phillip Steward, LB...... 8 (8) Special Teams Player Takeaways 29, Giveaways 20 Spavital, as the new of- Chris Thompson, OL...... 24 (17) of the Week. (Diff. +0.69) fensive graduate assistant. Isaiah Thompson, NT...... 23 (13) Awards Pour in for Cougar Football Roy Watts, LT...... 9 (9) ()-indicates consecutive and active After an impressive victory at No. 5 Oklahoma State on, Rivals.com Player Points Off Turnovers LIGHTS... CAMERA... AC- awards continued to pile up for the Cougars on Sept. 14. UH 91 (TD 12, FG 3) of the Week Opponent 71 (TD 9, FG 3) TION Career Games In addition to be- If Cougar coaches and Carl Barnett, OL...... 52 IMPRESSIVE FINISHES IN CONFERENCE PLAY Brandon Brinkley, CB...... 52 For the fourth consecutive season, the Houston ing named the C-USA Points Off Turnovers Per Game players look around sta- Carson Blackmon, CB...... 50 Cougars finished with a winning record in Conference Offensive Player of UH 7.0 diums during the 2009 Ben Bell, K...... 39 Opponents 5.5 Tim Monroe, WR...... 39 USA play, after wrapping up league play by capturing the Week and the season and ask where the L.J. Castile, WR...... 39 the West Division with a 6-2 mark. Walter Camp Foun- cameras are, they have a C.J. Cavness, LB...... 39 With five-straight wins to conclude the 2006 regular dation Player of the Week, Keenum was selected by Rivals. good reason. Case Keenum, QB...... 39 season, UH matched its best conference record with its Tim Mercer, S...... 39 Houston has 12 of its 7-1 stanza. com as its national Player of the Week. Chase Turner, P...... 39 games on television this fall, Matt Nicholson, LB...... 38 Houston posted a 7-1 mark in league play on four Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 36 other occasions, recorded 6-2 four times and one GAMES ADDED UP including the ESPN telecast Jordan Shoemaker, OL...... 31 5-2-1 mark. Five times those finishes resulted in the For the fourth time in the last six years, the Cougars are of the Bell Helicopter Armed Matt Hart, OL...... 30 Wesley Scourten, TE...... 25 Cougars winning the conference championship. On playing more than 12 games in a season. Once Houston steps Forces Bowl on Dec. 31. That Andre Kohn, RB...... 23 two occasions – including this past season – Houston on the field with Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces would leave only North- reached the post-season. The other two times in 1989- Bowl on Dec. 31, it will have played in 14 games for only the western State and UTEP 90, Houston was on probation and finished second to with no television exposure in 2009. Texas. second time in school history. Houston–along with Alabama, Boise State, Central The Cougars have had four games on CBS C, a network BEST All-Time Conference Finishes Michigan, Clemson, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida, that Houston enjoys playing on with a 13-3 record, after Year Finish Place Postseason Navy, Nebraska, Ohio and Texas–enter the post-season knocking off Tulane, 44-16, on Oct. 17, SMU, 38-15, on Oct. 2009 6-2 # 1st West Armed Forces Bowl having already played 13 games. 24, and Tulsa, 46-45, on Nov. 7. 2008 6-2 # 2nd West Armed Forces Bowl In 2006, after UH knocked off Southern Miss, 34-20, in the Houston also played at Oklahoma State on Fox Sports 2007 6-2 # T1st West Texas Bowl Conference USA Championship Game on Dec. 1 and squared Net and hosted Texas Tech on ESPN 2. For the first time in 2006 7-1 # 1st West Liberty Bowl off against South Carolina in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the school history, the Cougars played a game on Comcast Sports 1990 7-1 $ 2nd None 1989 6-2 $ 2nd None Cougars played a school-record 14 games, making them one Southwest (CSS), knocking off Southern Miss at home, 50-43, 1984 6-2 $ T1st Cotton Bowl of only 13 teams in Bowl Subdivision that played that many on Halloween. UH also played Memphis and Rice on CSS, its 1981 5-2-1 $ 3rd Sun Bowl games (Arkansas, Central Michigan, Florida, Georgia Tech, new TV partner. 1979 7-1 $ T1st Cotton Bowl Hawai’i, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Nebraska, Purdue, The Mississippi State game on Oct. 10 marked the first 1978 7-1 $ 1st Cotton Bowl Southern Miss and Wake Forest). TV exposure on ESPNU for the Cougars, and with Houston 1976 7-1 $ T1st Cotton Bowl Prior to 2003, UH had never played more than 12 games reaching the Conference USA Championship game, UH will 25 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES square off on ESPN 2 for the second time this season. 2009 FBS Receptions Per Game Leaders Top Houston Single-Game Receiving Yards Leaders Media members and fans are encouraged to visit UHCou- Player, Team G Rec. Yds TD Rec/gm Player Opp. Year Yards gars.com for the team’s latest television schedule. 1. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 12 138 1,551 16 11.50 1. Donnie Avery Rice 2007 346 2. James Cleveland, Houston 11 101 1,182 14 9.18 2. Elmo Wright Wyoming 1969 262 3. Danario Alexander, Missouri 12 107 1,644 13 8.92 IT’S CONFERENCE USA TIME 3. Paul Smith SMU 1989 255 4. Kerry Meier, Kansas 12 102 985 8 8.50 4. Elmo Wright Idaho 1968 249 For the fourth straight season Houston finished the 2009 5. Greg Salas, Hawaii 13 106 1,590 8 8.15 5. Elmo Wright Cincinnati 1968 244 league slate with a winning record, posting a 6-2 record in Jordan Shipley, Texas 13 106 1,363 11 8.15 6. James Cleveland East Carolina 2009 241 capturing Conference USA’s West Division. Even more impres- 7. Golden Tate, Notre Dame 12 93 1,496 15 7.75 7. Brandon Middleton TCU 2003 232 sive, UH is 25-7 in their last 32 league contests dating back 8. Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas 11 84 1,337 9 7.64 8. Robert Ford San Diego State 1972 231 to the 2006 season. 9. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU 12 91 1,215 6 7.58 9. Manny Hazard Texas 1989 224 Houston posted a 7-1 mark in its championship season Keith Smith, Purdue 12 91 1,100 6 7.58 Jason Phillips Louisiana Tech 1988 224 in 2006, knocking off Rice, Tulane, UTEP, UCF, Tulsa, SMU and Memphis, then racked up a 6-2 record in 2007 while 18. Tyron Carrier, Houston 13 86 998 7 6.62 ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS 26. Patrick Edwards, Houston 13 81 985 5 6.23 capturing a share of the West Division by defeating Tulane, The 2008 season broke and set several Houston and Con- Rice, UAB, UTEP, SMU and Marshall. ference USA records, but more impressively, several Cougars 2009 FBS Top Single Game Reception Leaders In 2008, UH posted wins over East Carolina, UAB, SMU, now find their names in the NCAA Record Books. Player Opp. Date Rec. Quarterback Case Keenum set career highs in every Tulane, Tulsa and UTEP with losses to Rice and Marshall. 1. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green Kent St. Oct. 10 22 2. James Cleveland, Houston E. Carolina Dec. 5 19 total offense and passing category, and his 5,241 yards of HELLO CLEVELAND 3. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU Wash. St. Sept. 19 18 total offense is a new season record by a FBS sophomore, as Junior-college transfer wide receiver James Cleveland t-4. Freddie Barnes, BGSU Marshall Sept. 19 17 is his 403.2 yards per game. He also set the record for most has acclimated quickly to the wide-open Houston offense Damaris Johnson, Tulsa S. Miss Nov. 21 17 passing yards by a sophomore with 5,020. and has fast become one of Case Keenum’s top targets. t-6. Kerry Meier, Kansas Iowa State Oct. 10 16 Keenum also teamed with running back Bryce Beall Even though he has missed the last two regular-season Zeke Markshausen, NW Mich. State Oct. 17 16 (1,247 rushing yards) and wide receiver Tyron Carrier (1,026 games with an ankle injury, Cleveland enters the bowl game Greg Salas, Hawaii NM State Nov. 14 16 receiving yards) to become just the second trio in NCAA FBS t-9. Stephen Williams, Toledo Purdue Sept. 5 15 ranked second in the nation with 9.18 catches per game. history to post a 5,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and Chris McGaha, Ariz. State Ore. State Oct. 3 15 1,000-yard receiver in the same year. The winner of the 2009 Conference USA Newcomer of the Freddie Barnes, BGSU Troy Sept. 3 15 Year award, Cleveland had 19 catches for 241 yards and three DeMarco Sampson, SDSU Colo. State Oct. 24 15 That group also is just the 40th to have a 3,000-yard scores in the C-USA Championship game at East Carolina. His Danario Alexander, Mizzou Kansas Nov. 28 15 passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the 19 catches tied a school record held by Manny Hazard who Keith Smith, Purdue Mich. State Nov. 14 15 same season, while Keenum and Beall become just the third did it twice in 1989 (vs. Texas & vs. TCU.) 15. James Cleveland, UH UTEP Oct. 3 14 tandem to have 5,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher In the crucial 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green C. Michigan Oct. 24 14 and just the 11th 4,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher. Cleveland had a career-high 190 yards receiving on 13 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas Missouri Nov. 28 14 cataches with two touchdowns. Damaris Johnson, Tulsa E. Carolina Nov. 15 14 ANOTHER CENTURY MARK FOR CARRIER Brayden Coombs, Miami Buffalo Nov. 18 14 He followed up that performance with another 100-yard Against No. 5/6 Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Confer- effort, hauling in 12 catches for 167 yards and a career-best ence USA-rival UTEP, sophomore wide receiver Tyron Carrier 2009 FBS Top Single Game Receiving Yards Leaders three touchdowns in Houston’s improbable 46-45 win over racked up back-to-back-to-back 100-yard receiving games, Player Opp. Date Yards which are his sixth, seventh and eighth in his UH career. Tulsa on Nov. 7. 1. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green Kent St. Oct. 10 278 Cleveland posted 11 catches for 131 yards and two 2. Jordan Shipley, Texas UCF Nov. 7 273 On Nov. 14, Carrier led all Houston receivers with 149 touchdowns in the Cougars’ 31-24 at Mississippi State on Oct. 3. DeMarco Sampson, SDSU Colo. State Oct. 24 257 yards receiving and two touchdowns on just nine catches. 10. It marked the second straight game he finished with at 4. Golden Tate, Notre Dame Washington Oct. 3 244 Carrier is now tied with Marcus Grant (1990-91) for least 10 receptions, at least 100 yards and two touchdowns. 5. Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas Missouri Nov. 28 242 eighth place on the all-time Houston list for 100-yard games. He posted 14 catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns 6. James Cleveland, UH E. Carolina Dec. 5 241 Vincent Marshall holds the UH record with 15. in the Cougars’ heartbreaking loss at UTEP on Oct. 3. 7. Danario Alexander, Mizzou Kansas Nov. 28 233 He is currently 18th in the nation in receptions per game In the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, 8. Stephen Williams, Toledo Ball State Oct. 3 231 at 6.62 per game. (see chart with James Cleveland) He enters 9. Jeremy Williams, Tulane McNeese St. Sept. 26 222 Cleveland set career highs with eight catches for 85 yards and the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Air Force ranked 10. Danario Alexander, Missou Baylor Nov. 7 214 scored his first points with a 6-yard touchdown catch on the 15th nationally with 160.54 all-purpose yards per game. Here is where he ranks in UH history for 100-yard games Cougars’ opening possession of the game. Top Houston Single-Game Reception Leaders as well as nationally in 2009 for all-purpose runners. Against Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, Cleveland had a Player Opp. Year Rec. career-high six catches for 62 yards in helping Houston 1. James Cleveland East Carolina 2009 19 knock off the Cowboys. Manny Hazard TCU 1989 19 Houston All-Time 100-Yard Receiving Leaders A former Big 10 All-Freshman Team member at Iowa as a Manny Hazard Texas 1989 19 Player Years freshman, Cleveland transferred to Trinity Valley Community 4. Manny Hazard Arizona State 1989 16 15 Vincent Marshall 2003-06 College for his sophomore year before signing with Houston Jason Phillips Louisiana Tech 1988 16 14 Manny Hazard 1989-90 Freddie Gilbert Miami (Fla.) 1991 16 14 Elmo Wright 1968-70 this past spring. 11 Donnie Avery 2004-07 Cleveland ranks sixth nationally with his 107.45 yards Freddie Gilbert Texas Tech 1991 16 8. Jason Phillips TCU 1987 15 11 Brandon Middleton 1999-03 receiving per game. James Dixon Rice 1988 15 11 Jason Phillips 1987-88 His 19 catches rank second-best this fall, and his 15-catch Sherman Smith SMU 1992 15 10 Orlando Iglesias 1997-01 game ranks in a tie for 15th. Brian Robinson Army 2000 15 9 Marcus Grant 1990-91 9 Tyron Carrier 2008- 26 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MORE ON CARRIER STARTING OFF include freshman defensive lineman Ameen Behbahani, With three straight wins to open the season, the Despite being only a sophomore, wide receiver Tyron freshman defensive lineman Tyrone Campbell, freshman Cougars started 3-0 for only the 11th time in their history Carrier already finds himself among the national leaders tight end Tyler Chambers, freshman wide receiver A.J. and their first since the Conference USA championship in some career categoris. Dugat, freshman kicker Matt Hogan, freshman linebacker season of 2006. Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. Kris Johnston, freshman defensive end Kelvin King, On 10 of the 11 occasions Houston finished the season 31 versus East Carolina, Carrier is ranked in the Top 10 in freshman defensive back Jeffery Lewis, junior cornerback with a winning record, and UH concluded the year with a receptions per game, kickoff return touchdowns and all- Devin Mays, freshman offensive lineman Blake Sargent, bowl appearance five times. purpose yards. freshman running back Charles Sims, junior safety Jeremy Here are the other quick starts in Houston history: His teammate, Patrick Edwards, is ranked fourth in Smith, freshman linebacker Phillip Steward, freshman receptions per game right behind Carrier at second. offensive lineman Ari Tatum, sophomore quarterback Cot- Season Season Here is how he stands. Year Start Ends Postseason ton Turner, freshman defensive lineman Ken Van Heule, 1947 3-0 3-8 None freshman wide receiver Marcus Williams, freshman wide 1958 3-0 5-4 None FBS Career Receptions Per Game Leaders receiver Ronnie Williams, freshman running back Chris 1966 4-0 8-2 None Player, Team G Rec. Yds TD Rec/gm Wilson, freshman wide receiver Demetrius Woods and 1967 3-0 7-3 None 1. Antonio Brown, C. Michigan 40 292 3,021 22 7.3 sophomore running back Marc Woods. 1973 6-0 11-1 Bluebonnet Bowl 2. Tyron Carrier, Houston 26 166 2,024 6 6.4 1979 8-0 11-1 Cotton Bowl 3. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 46 281 3,080 27 6.1 1988 3-0 9-3 Aloha Bowl 4. Patrick Edwards, Houston 21 127 1,619 9 6.0 MISTAKES AT A MINIMUM 1989 4-0 9-2 None Emmanuel Sanders, SMU 46 278 3,667 33 6.0 Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 1990 8-0 10-1 None Ryan Wolfe, UNLV 47 283 3,495 15 6.0 31, the Cougars are 19th nationally in turnover margin at a 2006 4-0 10-4 Liberty Bowl 7. Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas 37 219 3,240 31 5.9 remarkable +0.62. 2009 3-0 ??? Armed Forces Bowl 8. Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo 49 268 3,551 28 5.5 As a matter of fact, in the 44-16 win over Tulane on Oct. 2009 FBS All-Purpose Running Leaders 9. Bryan Anderson, C. Michigan 53 283 3,564 27 5.3 17, the Cougars did not have a turnover for the first time since Rk. Player, Team G Yds Yds/gm 10. Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State 28 147 2,425 29 5.2 the 2007 Texas Bowl versus TCU. One week later against SMU 1. Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 12 2,693 224.42 on Oct. 24, the Cougars again protected the football and did 2. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 12 2,442 203.50 FBS Career All-Purpose Yards Per Game Leaders not suffer a turnover. 3. Brandon West, Western Mich 12 2,358 196.50 Rk. Player, Team G Yds Yds/gm Last two times out in the regular season versus Memphis 4. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 12 2,207 183.92 1. Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 26 5,168 198.8 and Rice, the Cougars did it again...NO TURNOVERS! 5. James Rodgers, Oregon State 12 2,213 184.42 2. Antonio Brown, Central Mich. 40 6,761 169.0 More importantly, the Cougars are forcing turnovers 3. Brandon Banks, Kansas State 24 3,828 159.5 6. Torrey Smith, Maryland 12 2,195 182.92 along the way. 7. Bobby Rainey, Western Ky. 12 2,101 175.08 4. Brandon West, Western Mich. 49 7,764 158.4 8. Brandon Banks, Kansas State 12 2,097 174.75 5. Tyron Carrier, Houston 26 3,931 151.2 Rk. Team Games TO Gain TO Lost Margin 9. Darius Marshall, Marshall 9 1,553 172.56 6. Bobby Rainey, Western Ky. 20 2,971 148.6 1. Rutgers 12 32 12 +1.67 10. Donald Buckram, UTEP 12 2,047 170.58 7. Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St. 23 3,386 147.2 8. Darius Marshall, Marshall 33 4,846 146.8 2. Boise State 12 32 13 +1.46 3. Air Force 12 28 11 +1.42 15. Tyron Carrier, Houston 13 2,087 160.54 9. T.Y. Hilton, FIU 24 3,513 146.4 10. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 51 7,416 145.4 4. Ohio State 12 33 1 +1.33 5. Alabama 12 26 10 +1.23 THE BLAZING FEET OF CARRIER 6. Arkansas 12 27 14 +1.08 Tyron Carrier is more than a wide receiver. He is a very FBS Career Kickoff Touchdown Returns Leaders 7. East Carolina 13 33 19 +1.08 fast wide receiver. The sophomore is one of the Cougars’ top Player, Team G Ret. Yds TD 8. Ohio 13 36 22 +1.08 sprinters on the UH track and field team, and has performed 1. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 51 72 2,005 7 9. Texas 13 35 23 +0.92 2. Brandon Banks, Kansas State 24 57 1,625 5 10. Middle Tennessee 12 31 20 +0.92 at an elite level on the track. 3. Tyron Carrier, Houston 26 60 1,508 4 After getting warmed up in the indoor season, taking Southern Miss 12 26 15 +0.92 Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 47 85 2,457 4 19. Houston 13 28 20 +0.62 third place in the 2008 Conference USA Championships in the Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State 49 117 2,804 4 200 meters in a time of 21.42, Carrier blazed a path during 6. Torrey Smith, Maryland 25 93 2,398 3 the outdoor season that saw him qualify for both the NCAA Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech 37 72 1,896 3 WELCOME TO HOUSTON, PART II Championships and the Olympic Trials. A.J. Jefferson, Fresno State 38 82 2,417 3 In the Cougars’ 44-16 win over Tulane on Oct. 17, two more Carrier clocked a 20.60 time in the 200 meters and a 10.51 Warren Norman, Vanderbilt 12 40 1,050 3 new faces saw action for Houston. With injuries sidelining in the 100 meters, which were the first and fifth fast times, Chris Owusu, Stanford 17 48 1,432 3 some members of the defensive line, true freshman DeAn- respectively, in C-USA. Then, he took silver at the 2008 NCAA Chris Garrett, Ohio 48 81 2,158 3 thony Sims played at defensive tackle for the first time this Midwest Regionals and reached the semifinals of the 200 Dwayne Harris, East Carolina 36 58 1,467 3 season. Sims did not record any tackles. meters at the 2008 NCAA Championships. Senior tight end Barry Laird played for the first time At the 2009 C-USA Indoor Championships, Carrier placed WELCOME TO HOUSTON this season, seeing action on the Cougars’ kickoff returns. A third in the 200-meters (22.04) and sixth in the 60 meters As the Cougars enjoyed their 55-7 season-opening win former football signee, Laird came to Houston and switched (6.96). At the Outdoor Championships, Carriers took third against Northwestern State on Sept. 5, they always wel- to baseball, where he was a middle relief pitcher for the in the 200 meters with a 21.12 clocking. comed several new players to the program. Cougars for three seasons. October 17’s action was the first At the 2009 NCAA Midwest Regional he clocked a 20.74 Freshman defensive ends Zeke Riser and Radermon time Laird had played football since his senior season at in the 200 meters and for the second straight year qualified Scypion, junior wide receiver James Cleveland, junior Baytown Lee High School in 2004. for the NCAA Championships. offensive lineman Jarve Dean and sophomore offensive lineman Jacolby Ashworth each made their first career BY LAND AND BY AIR starts in Cougar uniforms. Sophomore running back Bryce Beall (pronounced Other players making their debuts in the scarlet and white Bell) has established himself as one of the Cougars’ most 27 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES well-rounded players during his young career. for 30 yards...but the production was tremendous. Johnson in total offense. The Tatum, Texas, native rushed for a team-high 58 yards scored two touchdowns for the Cougars, the first time he has on nine carries with a 17-yard touchdown run midway found the endzone in his UH career. Rk. Team Games Net Yds/gm through the first quarter during the season-opening win He capped his day by scoring a six-yard touchdown and 1. Houston 13 7,556 581.23 against Northwestern State on Sept. 5. then catching the subsequent two-point conversion from 2. Nevada 12 6,259 521.58 3. Troy 12 5,742 478.50 In addition, Beall hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass Case Keenum. 4. TCU 12 5,629 469.08 and finished with two catches for 35 yards. Johnson has rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns 5. Texas A&M 12 5,584 465.33 In the crucial upset of No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept 12, this season on just 18 carries. He has added 10 catches for 6. Cincinnati 12 5,571 464.25 Beall pulled the double-double once again. Beall had a 101 yards. Against Memphis on Nov. 21, Johnson posted 7. Texas Tech 12 5,541 461.75 one-yard plunge early in the fourth quarter to give Houston career highs in both receptions (4) and yards (45) and had 8. Boise State 13 5,986 460.46 a 31-28 lead, but it was his 6-yard tipped touchdown catch a career-long 32-yarder on a screen pass. 9. Notre Dame 12 5,421 451.75 on fourth down that gave Houston a 38-35 lead. 10. Idaho 12 5,416 451.33 It marked the fourth and fifth times in his career that STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Beall posted a rushing and a receiving touchdown in the With three of five starters returning on an offensive line 2009 Top Single Game Total Offense Performances same game. that helped the Cougars finish second nationally in both Team Opp. Date Yards Beall continued his dual threat capability against UTEP on total offense and passing offense, Houston looks pretty 1. Nevada UNLV Oct. 3 773 2. Houston Southern Miss Oct. 31 750 Oct. 3, opening the Houston scoring with a 19-yard screen strong in this area of the offense; however, UH must find 3. Texas Tech Kansas State Oct. 10 739 a replacement for departed tackle Sebastian Vollmer, a pass touchdown from Case Keenum. 4. Michigan Delware State Oct. 17 727 After not seeing the end zone against Mississippi State second-round draft pick of the New England Patriots, and 5. Cincinnati UConn Nov. 7 711 on Oct. 10, Beall struck paydirt twice on the ground in the guard Michael Bloesch, who started 36 straight games 6. Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 697 Cougars’s 44-16 win over Tulane. for Houston. Troy North Texas Oct. 24 697 Beall banged and bruised his way for 82 yards and The Cougars return senior center Carl Barnett, a member Hawaii Utah State Nov. 7 697 added 39 through the air in Houston’s 46-45 win over Tulsa of the both the Rimington Award and Lombardi Award watch 9. Houston Memphis Nov. 21 689 on Nov. 7. lists and a starter in 39 straight games, as well as guards 10. Houston Rice Nov. 28 684 After missing the Memphis game with a knee injury, Jordan Shoemaker and Chris Thompson, who made the 11. Nevada New Mexico State Nov. 21 670 12. Nevada San Jose State Nov. 8 665 Beall returned against Rice and rushed for 65 yards on just 2008 Conference USA All-Freshman team. 13. Houston UTEP Oct. 3 664 six carries, and he found the endzone for the first time in Redshirt freshman Jacolby Ashworth appeared to be Vollmer’s replacement at left tackle until an ankle injury over a month 2009 Top Single Game Total Plays Performances sidelined him for the season. A pair of highly-touted junior- Entering the bowl game versus Air Force, Beall leads Team Opp. Date Plays Houston with 669 rushing yards and and is second on the college transfers, Jarve Dean and Roy Watts, have settled 1. Houston UTEP Oct. 3 103 squad with seven touchdowns. Beall is fifth in receiving in as the Cougars’ starting tackle duo. 2. Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 100 with 31 catches for 302 yards and three scores. Dean did such a bang-up job for the nation’s top offense 3. Oklahoma Baylor Oct. 10 99 that he was named Second Team Conference USA. Both 4. Vanderbilt Western Carolina Sept. 5 95 GROUND GAME JUST AS LETHAL AS PASS ATTACK Barnett and Thompson were named honorable mention. t-5. Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 94 The Houston passing attack gets most of the ink, but the Houston East Carolina Dec. 5 94 potency of the Cougars offense would be less if not for a very BEALL BANGS OUT A HUNDRED...AGAIN AND AGAIN Utah State Texas A&M Sept. 19 94 Troy North Texas Oct. 24 94 solid running game. Sophomore running back Bryce Beall had a freshman season worthy of the record books. He led the Cougars in Louisiana Tech Idaho Oct. 31 94 Sophomore Bryce Beall was named the Conference t-10. Bowling Green Kent State Oct. 10 93 rushing with 1,247 and 13 touchdowns on just 198 carries, USA Freshman of the Year in 2008 after rushing for 1,247 Texas A&M Arkansas Oct. 3 93 yards and 13 carries in his FBS debut. But, he is not the only becoming the first freshman in UH history to rush for 1,000 rushing star for Houston in 2009. yards. Beall also had 34 catches for 496 and four scores. A REPLACEMENT FROM THE GREAT FRONTIER True freshman Charles Sims has seen significant action The 2008 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, Beall Junior guard Jaryd Anderson has paid his dues as a for Houston this fall as Beall’s backup, and like Beall, he is capped his rookie campaign by being selected the MVP of the walk-on offensive lineman, and earned the first start of very good at both running and catching out of the backfield. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl when he rushed for 135 his career at Tulane on Oct. 17 and returned to the starting Because of his first-year exploits, Sims followed in yards and one score and chipped in 92 yards through the air. lineup again versus SMU on Oct. 24, Southern Miss on Oct. Beall’s shoes by being named the C-USA Freshman of the Beall’s six 100-yard outputs are a UH freshman single sea- 31 and Tulsa on Nov. 7. Year for 2009. son record and his rushing yardage is 6th-best in UH history. In those games the Cougars averaged 44 points per game Also, redshirt freshman Chris Wilson could be used for Beall also scored 17 touchdowns and this season returned and jumped out to a 8-2 record. rushing yards, and sophomore Justin Johnson provides as one of the top rushers and scorers in FBS. After four straight starts, Anderson relinquished his spot another dual-purpose threat out of the backfield. So far in 2009, Beall has scored six touchdowns on the to Jordan Shoemaker, who had missed the four games with The Cougars are averaging 131.2 yards per game on the ground and chipped in three via the air. ankle injury. ground entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Anderson has played versus Air Force. offense is TOPS AMONG ITS PEERS primarily on special teams in his first three years, but had With six straight weekends of 500-plus yards in total worked his way into backup role with a strong spring and DRINKING THE JUICE offense to start the season, as well as back-to-back-to-back fall practice. Sophomore running back Justin Johnson spends most games of 600-plus total yards, the Cougars roll into the Bell of his time in the shadows of Bryce Beall and Charles Sims; Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl as the nation’s most prolific AIRING IT OUT however, on Oct. 17 at Tulane, it was Johnson’s turn to shine. offense with 581.23 yards per game. Ranked among the 2008 national leaders in passing yards The rushing numbers weren’t spectacular...five carries A year ago, the Cougars finished second in the nation per game, the Cougars wasted little time in putting their 28 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES names at the top of that list in 2009. Houston finished the 2008 season ranked 10th in the he was named Second Team Conference USA earlier this The Cougars recorded 447 passing yards against North- nation in scoring at 40.62 points per game: month. western State on Sept. 5, 366 yards at No. 5/6 Oklahoma Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl he needs State on Sept. 12 , 435 yards against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, Rk. Team Games Points Pts/gm just 15 yards to reach 1,000 yards receiving this season. He and 536 at UTEP on Oct. 3. 1. Boise State 13 574 44.15 also has 81 catches on the season. On Oct. 31 versus Southern Miss--Conference USA’s No. 2. Houston 13 571 43.92 1 defense--Houston passed for 559 yards in the 50-43 win. 3. Texas 13 529 40.69 PUTTIN’ UP THE POINTS, PART II 4. TCU 12 488 40.67 One week later Houston posted another 500-yard effort with Houston is 13 games into the 2009 season, but it certainly 5. Nevada 12 487 40.58 522 in the come-from-behind 46-45 win at Tulsa on Nov. 7 6. Cincinnati 12 478 39.83 appears that the Cougars will challenge school records for As a result, the Cougars enter the Bell Helicopter Armed 7. Oregon 12 452 37.67 total points scored and points per game. Forces Bowl versus Air Force ranked No. 1 with 450.00 passing 8. Arkansas 12 448 37.33 In 2008, the Cougars racked up more than 500 points yards per game. 9. Texas Tech 12 440 36.67 (528) for only the third time and the first time since 1990. A year ago, the Cougars finished second nationally with 10. Stanford 12 434 36.17 As a matter of fact, the 528 points scored in 2008 is the 401.6 passing yards per game. second most in the UH annals, trailing only the 589 posted KOHN GROUNDED IN ‘09 in 1989. The points per game average of 40.69 was only the Rk. Team Games Net Yds/gm The news is not-so-good for junior running back Andre fourth time the Cougars averaged over 40 points per game 1. Houston 13 5,850 450.00 Kohn. The 2008 season-opening starter at running back and ranked fourth all-time. 2. Texas Tech 12 4,568 380.67 will miss all of the 2009 season with a knee injury suffered 3. Hawaii 13 4,381 337.00 during the spring. 4. Troy 12 3,972 331.00 Most Points In A Season 5. Notre Dame 12 3,882 323.50 This is the second time Kohn has missed a season due to Year Games Avg. Points 6. Cincinnati 12 3,844 320.33 an injury. He missed his freshman season in 2006 with a 1. 1989 11 53.55 589 7. Kansas 12 3,724 310.33 knee injury but returned to play as a redshirt freshman in 2. 2009 13 43.92 571 8. Bowling Green 12 3,722 310.17 2007 and a sophomore last year. 3. 2008 13 40.69 528 9. Duke 12 3,660 305.00 In 2008, Kohn rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns 4. 1990 11 46.45 511 5. 1988 12 39.50 474 10. Arkansas 12 3,640 303.33 and added 25 receptions for another two TDs and 301 yards. 6. 2006 14 33.00 462 7. 2007 13 34.54 449 PUTTIN’ UP THE POINTS GETTING THE MOST OUT YOUR COVERAGE 8. 2003 13 34.46 448 The Cougars have put their name among the nation’s The Cougar special teams have truly been special in 9. 1968 10 42.50 425 elite scoring offenses through 13 games of the 2009 season. 2009, blocking kicks, returning kickoffs for touchdowns and 10. 1969 11 35.09 386 The Cougars have scored at least 29 points in all 13 games, returning a blocked PAT for a two-point defensive converion. including 55 points in the season-opening win against But, the one thing that UH Special Teams Coach Tony Most Points Averaged Per Game In A Season Northwestern State on Sept. 5 and then again versus Levine stresses is coverage on kickoffs. Year Games Points Avg. Memphis on Nov. 21. Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Air 1. 1989 11 589 53.55 Houston topped those totals with a 73-point outburst Force, the Cougars are currently ranked 28th in the nation 2. 1990 11 528 46.45 against Rice on Nov. 28. in kickoff coverage. Houston has kicked off 100 times this 3. 1968 10 425 42.50 4. 2008 13 528 40.69 As a matter of fact, the Cougars have topped 40 points season, with 90 of them being returned for just an average 5. 1988 12 474 39.50 on eight occassions this season and reached 50 or more of 20.12 yards per return. 6. 1969 11 386 35.09 four times. 7. 2007 13 449 34.54 In the latest NCAA statistical rankings, the Cougars ranked MARKING A MILESTONE 8. 2003 13 448 34.46 No. 2 in the nation with 43.92 points per game, trailing only Almost one year to the date of his horrific broken leg on 9. 1992 11 378 34.36 Bose State with 44.15 ppg. national TV at Marshall on Oct. 28, sophomore wide receiver 10. 1966 10 335 33.50 A year ago, UH topped 25 points in all but one game (at Patrick Edwards picked the right time for his first 100-yard * 2009 13 571 43.92 Marshall, Oct. 28), including nine games of at least 37 points game of the year, hauling in nine passes for 122 yards and and eight with more than 40. one touchdown in the No. 17/18 Cougars 38-15 win over TURNER GETS SOME P-T SMU on Oct. 24. Sophomore quarterback Cotton Turner has been a lone- Come-from-Behind Wins some person this season, with a Heisman Trophy candidate Rk. Deficit Score (Time) Opponent Final Score Date Edwards has shown no effects of 1. 19 28-9 (3:46, 3rd Qtr.) vs. UTEP 42-37 Nov. 22, 2008 the leg injury, ranking second on the in junior Case Keenum in front of him on the depth chart. 2. 17 20-3 (10:25, 3rd Qtr.) vs. UAB 45-20 Oct. 9, 2008 team with 62 catches for 740 yards. He However, against Memphis on Nov. 21, Turner played 24-7 (7:55, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Texas A&M 36-31 Oct. 13, 1990 almost the entire second half when Keenum went to the 4. 16 30-14 (6:20, 3rd Qtr) at Rice 31-30 Sept. 2, 2006 also has three receiving touchdowns, 16-0 (10:19, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Tulsa 35-16 Dec. 1, 1973 including hauling in the winning bench early in the fourth quarter and the Cougars up 49-14. 6. 15 22-7 (1:42, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Rice 24-22 Sept. 29, 1990 28-yarder from Case Keenum in the 7. 14 21-7 (2:18, 2nd Qtr.) at SMU 44-38 Oct. 18, 2008 17-3 (0:03, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Army 31-30 Sept. 16, 2000 Cougars’ 50-43 win over Southern Miss 28-14 (11:44, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Southern Miss 56-49 (OT) Nov. 9, 1996 on Oct. 31. 21-7 (6:48, 2nd Qtr.) at Pittsburgh 42-35 (OT) Sept. 14, 1996 He posted his second 100-yard game 21-7 (9:47, 2nd Qtr.) vs. TCU 49-46 Oct. 31, 1992 14-0 (12:53, 2nd Qtr.) at Rice 41-21 Nov. 16, 1991 of the season when he led all Houston 34-20 (5:48, 3rd Qtr.) vs. Texas 60-40 Nov. 7, 1987 receivers with 176 yards on 11 catches 14-0 (2:20, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Lamar 42-35 Sept. 17, 1983 in the Cougars’ 46-45 win over Tulsa 14-0 (14:52, 4th Qtr.) vs. Georgia 15-14 Nov. 4, 1967 14-0 (1:55, 2nd Qtr.) vs. Texas Tech 22-17 Nov. 29, 1958 on Nov. 7. Home games in Bold His comeback was complete when

29 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES up 30 first downs and followed that performance with 32 CONVERTING ON FOURTH DOWN Special Teams Tally against Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. When it comes to taking calculated risks, the Cougars have The Cougars moved the chains 29 times during their 29- been quite successful in doing so in 2009. Blocked Kicks (11) 28 win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, and also had 31 first Heading into the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus downs in their 44-16 win over Tulane on Oct. 17. Air Force, the Cougars are 10th in the nation in converting Block Player Opponent Date Versus Southern Miss on Oct. 31, Houston posted 39 first on fourth-down attempts, having failed just five in 18 tries PAT L.J. Castile UCF 11/14/09 downs in its 50-43 win, and followed that up with 34 in the in 13 games. PAT Fendi Onobun Southern Miss 10/31/09 46-45 win at Tulsa on Nov. 7. Here is how the Cougars fare nationally: PAT Fendi Onobun Southern Miss 10/31/09 Houston ranks first nationally in the latest NCAA statistical PAT L.J. Castile SMU 10/24/09 4th Down 4th Down Punt Jeremy Smith Tulane 10/17/09 rankings with 31.23 first downs per game. Rk. Team Attempts Conv. Pct. PAT L.J. Castile UTEP 10/3/09 1. Toledo 20 16 80.00 FG Wesley Scourten UTEP 11/22/08 1st 2. UL Monroe 9 7 77.78 FG Wesley Scourten Tulane 11/8/08 Rk. Team Games Downs dns/gm 3. Boise State 20 15 75.00 Punt Wesley Scourten Colorado State 9/20/08 1. Houston 13 406 31.23 Kentucky 20 15 75.00 FG Wesley Scourten Colorado State 9/20/08 2. Texas A&M 12 313 26.08 UConn 16 12 75.00 Punt Chaz Rodriguez Southern 8/30/08 3. Texas Tech 12 304 25.33 4. TCU 12 294 24.50 Oregon State 12 9 75.00 UCF 12 9 75.00 Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns (5) 5. Florida Atlantic 12 293 24.42 Nevada 12 293 24.42 8. Kansas 15 11 73.33 Notre Dame 12 293 24.42 Nevada 15 11 73.33 Yds Player Opponent Date 8. Texas 13 315 24.23 10. Houston 18 13 72.22 99 Tyron Carrier Rice 11/28/09 9. Central Michigan 13 310 23.85 100 Devin Mays UCF 11/14/09 10. Kansas 12 281 23.42 NO YELLOW FLAGS ON THE FIELD 98 Tyron Carrier Tulsa 11/7/09 Troy 12 281 23.42 Head coach Kevin Sumlin has emphasized to his team 92 Tyron Carrier SMU 10/24/09 93 Tyron Carrier Tulsa 11/15/08 about playing mistake-free football, and penalties, or the CONVERTING ON THIRD DOWN lack thereof, is part of this focus. Special Teams/Defensive PAT (1) An offense can be extremely lethal if it can move the The Cougars are currently ranked fifth in the latest NCAA chains, convert third downs and score points. Right now, the statistical rankings averaging just 4.50 penalties per game PAT Player Opponent Date Cougars can do all three and is a big reason why Houston is after 13 contests. The squad ranks eighth in fewest yards PAT Block Nick Saenz Southern Miss 10/31/09 ranked in the Top 25 while boasting the nation’s top offense. penalized per game with just 40.46. The Cougars are converting almost 52 percent of their As a matter of fact, Houston’s high this season was nine Turner led Houston on a scoring drive and completed third-down tries, a total that ranks them in the Top 10. against Memphis on Nov. 21, and have had four or less in 13-of-16 passes for 173 yards. He connected with senior Here is how the Cougars fare nationally: eight of 13 games in 2009. tight end Fendi Onobun on an 18-yard touchdown for the second scoring toss of his career. 3rd Down 3rd Down 2009 FBS Fewest Penalties Per Game In the season finale versus Rice, Turner again saw plenty Rk. Team Attempts Conv. Pct. Rk. Team Games Penalties Pen/gm of action, connecting on eight-of-10 passes for 112 yards and 1. BYU 155 86 55.48 1. Navy 12 42 3.50 2. Georgia Tech 187 100 53.48 one touchdown, a 19-yard pass to junior Kierrie Johnson. 2. UCF 12 47 3.92 3. Houston 181 94 51.93 3. UConn 12 51 4.25 4. Nevada 147 75 51.02 4. Fresno State 12 52 4.33 PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK 5. Central Michigan 169 86 50.89 5. Houston 13 57 4.38 One of the question marks entering the 2009 season 6. Texas A&M 186 94 50.54 6. Iowa 12 53 4.42 was replacing two starters on the offensive line. So far, the 7. Penn State 163 81 49.69 7. Penn State 12 54 4.50 replacements, along with the entire line, have done a great 8. Florida 165 81 40.09 8. Kentucky 12 55 4.58 job in creating running lanes and protecting the quarterback. 9. Idaho 145 70 48.28 9. Western Michigan 12 57 4.75 The end result has been the nation’s top offense in total yards 10. Northwestern 198 95 47.98 10. Clemson 13 62 4.77 and passing and second in scoring. The Cougars quarterbacks have been sacked only 18 POSSESSION IS A MISCONCEPTION 2009 FBS Fewest Yards Penalized Per Game times this season on 706 passing attempts, and enter the If time of possession was an indicator of your offensive Yards Air Force game 33rd in the nation with just 1.38 sacks al- success, the Houston Cougars would not have won 10 games Rk. Team Games Penalized Yds/gm 1. Navy 12 360 30.00 lowed per game. and reached a bowl game for the fifth straight season. Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus 2. UConn 12 386 32.17 Boise State leads the nation by allowing just five sacks 3. Penn State 12 396 33.00 in 13 games, which averages out to 0.38 sacks per game. Air Force on Dec. 31, the Cougars rank No. 110 in time of possession with just an average of 27:27 per game. 4. Iowa 12 422 35.17 5. UCF 12 444 37.00 Now, Houston is better in this category than 10 other THAT’S ANOTHER COUGAR FIRST DOWN! 6. Fresno State 12 454 37.83 The Cougars ranked among the national leaders in first teams: Middle Tennessee (111, 27:26), Baylor (112, 27:24), 7. Ole Miss 12 482 40.17 downs in 2008, and with one game remaining in 2009, Virginia (113, 27:14), Akron (114, 27:13), Oregon (115, 8. Houston 13 526 40.46 Houston shows no signs of falling in that category. 26:58), Florida International (116, 26:51), Michigan (117, 9. Kentucky 12 487 40.58 In the 58-41 loss at UTEP on Oct. 3, the Cougars set a UH 26:25), Washington State (118, 26:18), Vanderbilt (119, 10. Tennessee 12 488 40.67 record with 42 first downs, including another school-record 26:11) and Cincinnati (120, 25:37). 31 through the air. HEADY PLAYS FOR BRINKLEY In the 55-7 win against the Demons, the Cougars racked Senior cornerback Brandon Brinkley led the Cougars 30 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES with two interceptions during the team’s 31-24 win at Mis- of the league’s top defenders. Freshman Season Records sissippi State on Oct. 10. As a true freshman from Arlington, Texas, McGraw started A Second Team Conference USA selection in 2009, Brinkley all 13 games last season and led the team in tackles with 103, Pass Attempts posted a career high in that category. However, that kind of including 48 solo and 6.5 for losses. 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003 360 2. Jason McKinley, 1997 314 play is nothing new for Cougar fans. In the Cougars’ season-opening win against Northwestern 3. Case Keenum, 2007 273 He saved his best performance for crunch time against State on Sept. 5, McGraw finished with six tackles, including 4. Chuck Clements, 1993 239 SMU on Oct. 18, 2008. With the Mustangs holding on to a an assist for a loss of two yards. 5. Andre Ware, 1987 140 slim 38-36 lead with slightly over two minutes to play and McGraw followed that up with a team-high 14 tackles in 6. Gerald Landry, 1983 120 7 Barrick Nealy, 2002 84 with Houston exhausting all of its timeouts, Brinkley broke the 45-35 upset at Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. 8. Bubba Teague, 2000 43 up a SMU pass on third-and-four to prevent an SMU first McGraw posted a career-high 19 tackles, including seven 9. Jimmy Klingler, 1990 20 down and forcing a punt. solo stops, against Texas Tech on Sept. 26. He enters the Air 10. Tim McCauley, 1990 16 Setting up shop from its 15-yard-line, Houston marched Force game 14th in the nation with 10.23 tackles per game. Completions 85 yards on eight plays to take the lead with a 24-yard He has 133 total tackles for the Cougars this season, passing 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003 220 touchdown pass. the century mark in stops for the second straight season. 2. Case Keenum, 2007 187 Then, with just seconds left on the clock, Brinkley inter- 3. Jason McKinley, 1997 166 4. Chuck Clements, 1993 124 cepted Bo Levi Mitchell’s desperation heave in the end zone 2009 FBS Total Tackles Leaders 5. Andre Ware, 1987 83 to seal the 44-38 win for the Cougars. Rk. Player, Team G Solo Asst Total PG 6. Gerald Landry, 1983 56 He recorded the first touchdown on his career when 1. Carmen Messina, New Mexico 12 80 82 162 13.50 7. Barrick Nealy, 2002 45 he returned a Joe Webb pass 35 yards for the score in the 2. Luke Kuechly, Boston College 12 81 61 142 11.83 8. Bubba Teague, 2000 22 Cougars’ 45-20 win over UAB on Oct. 9. 3. Greg Jones, Michigan State 12 62 79 141 11.75 9. Tim McCauley, 1990 12 4. Lawrence Wilson, UConn 12 76 60 136 11.33 Brinkley tied Loyce Means for the team lead in intercep- 10. Jimmy Klingler, 1990 8 5. Pat Angerer, Iowa 12 41 94 135 11.25 tions last season with four and registered 74 total tackles, 6. Brian Hendricks, Wyoming 12 41 69 110 11.00 Passing Yards including a remarkable 45 unassisted. 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003 3,131 Brian Wagner, Akron 12 72 60 132 11.00 2. Case Keenum, 2007 2,259 He led the team with 15 pass breakups, and his total of 8. Alex Wujciak, Maryland 12 58 73 131 10.92 3. Jason McKinley, 1997 1,910 19 passes defended was third in FBS football. 9. Chris Prosinski, Wyoming 12 67 63 130 10.83 4. Chuck Clements, 1993 1,216 This season, Brinkley has 12 total passes defended, and 10. D. Cromartie-Smith, UTEP 10 48 60 108 10.80 5. Andre Ware, 1987 996 his average of 1.23 per game ranks him in a tie for 11th 11. Jesse Smith, Iowa State 12 66 62 128 10.67 6. Gerald Landry, 1983 957 12. Noah Keller, Ohio 13 60 78 138 10.62 7. Barrick Nealy, 2002 542 place among FBS defenders. He recorded the second “Pick 13. Chase Kennemer, SMU 12 76 50 126 10.50 8. Bubba Teague, 2000 261 6” of his career versus Rice on Nov. 28, returning his fourth 14. Marcus McGraw, Houston 13 69 64 133 10.23 9. Jimmy Klingler, 1990 134 interception of the season for a 45-yard touchdown. 20. C.J. Cavness, Houston 13 56 70 126 9.69 10. Daryl Shepard, 1977 100 Brinkley also has posted 44 career pass breakups, needing only one more PBU in 2009 to pass former teammate Willie Touchdown Passes FBS Active Career Tackles Leaders 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003 25 Gaston (45; 2003-06) for the all-time UH record: 2. Case Keenum, 2007 14 Rk. Player, Team G Solo Asst Total PG 3. Jason McKinley, 1997 9 1. Alex Wujciak, Maryland 25 114 150 264 10.6 4. Gerald Landry, 1983 5 ALL-TIME PASSES BROKEN UP 2. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma 26 125 119 244 9.4 5. Chuck Clements, 1993 4 Rk. Player, Years Breakups 3. Nick Bellore, Central Mich. 40 180 188 368 9.2 Andre Ware, 1987 4 1. Willie Gaston, 2003-06 45 4. Greg Jones, Michigan State 38 182 164 346 9.1 7. Bubba Teague, 2000 3 2. Brandon Brinkley, 2006- 44 5. Marcus McGraw, Houston 26 117 119 236 9.1 Barrick Nealy, 2002 3 3. Kenneth Fontenette, 2005-08 33 6. Chris Marve, Vanderbilt 25 113 113 226 9.0 9. Daryl Shepard, 1977 1 4. Jason Parker, 1998-2001 32 7. Davonte Shannon, Buffalo 38 193 147 340 8.9 5. Johnny Jackson, 1985-88 31 TDs Responsible For 8. Joe Pawelek, Baylor 48 191 231 422 8.8 1. Kevin Kolb, 2003 32 9. Gabe Knapton, Wyoming 24 67 142 209 8.7 2. Case Keenum, 2007 23 2009 FBS Passes Defended Leaders 10. Lawrence Wilson, UConn 38 171 151 322 8.5 3. Bryce Beall, 2008 13 Rk. Player, Team G PBU INT Total PG 4. Jason McKinley, 1997 9 1. Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State 11 15 4 19 1.73 2009 FBS Top Single Game Tackles Leaders Jackie Battle, 2003 9 2. Brian Logan, BYU 12 14 3 17 1.42 Rk. Player Opp. Date Tackles Charles Sims, 2009 9 3. Earl Thomas, Texas 13 10 8 18 1.38 7. Gerald Landry, 1983 7 1. Brian Hendricks, Wyoming Air Force Oct. 17 23 4. Rahim Moore, UCLA 12 7 9 16 1.33 8. Terrance Ganaway, 2007 6 2. Joe Pawelek, Baylor UConn Sept. 19 21 Brandon Harris, Miami,Fla. 12 14 2 16 1.33 9. Barrick Nealy, 2002 5 3. Marcus McGraw, Houston Texas Tech Sept. 26 19 6. Mark Barron, Alabama 13 10 7 17 1.31 10. Chuck Clements, 1993 4 D. Cromartie-Smith, UTEP Buffalo Sept. 5 19 Marquis Johnson, Alabama 13 16 1 17 1.31 Andre Ware, 1987 4 Carmen Messina, UNM Air Force Sept. 19 19 8. Miguel Graham, Akron 12 12 3 15 1.25 Carmen Messina, UNM Utah Nov. 7 19 Rush Attempts Patrick Peterson, LSU 12 13 2 15 1.25 Luke Kuechly, BC N. Carolina Nov. 21 19 1. Bryce Beall, 2008 198 Jalil Brown, Colorado 12 13 2 15 1.25 8. C.J. Cavness, Houston SMU Oct. 24 18 2. Ketric Sanford, 1996 146 11. Brandon Brinkley, Houston 13 12 4 16 1.23 3. Kevin Kolb, 2003 139 Chase Kennemer, SMU TCU Oct. 3 18 4. Sloan Hood, 1984 138 Brian Hendricks, Wyoming Colorado Sept. 19 18 5. Charles Sims, 2009 118 QUICK DRAW MCGRAW Cobrani Mixon, Kent St. BGSU Oct. 10 18 6. Jackie Battle, 2003 102 Sophomore linebacker Marcus McGraw has become the DeAundre Brown, Tulsa Boise State Oct. 14 18 7. Terrance Ganaway, 2007 109 Chris Marve, Vanderbilt Ga. Tech Oct. 31 18 8. Case Keenum, 2007 103 anchor on the Cougar defense this season. A starter since his 9. Gerald Landry, 1983 100 first game as a true freshman in 2008, McGraw was named Kion Wilson, USF Rutgers Nov. 12 18 10. Jay McGuire, 1994 81 Second Team All-Conference USA this year after being one Archie Donald, Toledo FIU Sept. 26 18 31 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SOLID IN THE MIDDLE trailed 24-7 with 7:56 remaining in the second quarter Freshman Season Records Sophomore defensive tackle David Hunter turned in a against Texas A&M before rallying for a 36-31 win on Oct. top performance against No. 5 Oklahoma State back on Sept. 13, 1990. Rushing Yards 12. Despite suffering from the lingering effects of the flu, 1. Bryce Beall, 2008 1,247 Hunter had two key fumble recoveries and one tackle for loss HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE?...DEJA VU´ EDITION 2. Ketric Sanford, 1996 747 3. Charles Sims, 2009 632 in the big 45-35 win over the Cowboys. For only the second time in its 63-year history, Houston 4. Jackie Battle, 2003 560 In the Cougars’ win against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, Hunter played a team twice in a season, when the Cougars knocked 5. Terrance Ganaway, 2007 550 forced one fumble and recovered another loose ball while off the Air Force Falcons on Dec. 31, in the Bell Helicopter 6. Sloan Hood, 1984 526 posting four tackles, including a 10-yard sack. Armed Forces Bowl. 7. Case Keenum, 2007 412 8. Kevin Kolb, 2003 346 Despite missing the first game of his career against Tulane Back on September 13, 2008, UH and Air Force played in 9. Jay McGuire, 1994 329 on Oct. 17, Hunter is still a force in the Cougar defensive Dallas, after the game was moved from Robertson Stadium 10. Gerald Landry, 1983 246 front and is ranked among his peers and returning to action due to the threat of Hurricane Ike. The Falcons won that against SMU on Oct. 24. contest, 31-28. Rushing Touchdowns 1. Bryce Beall, 2008 13 He enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Now, the Cougars and Falcons square off for the third time 2. Jackie Battle, 2003 9 Air Force tied for 14th in the nation in fumble recoveries with in the last 16 months. Case Keenum, 2007 9 0.25 per game or a total of three in 12 games. The only other time UH had two face-to-face encounters Charles Sims, 2009 9 C.J. Cavness is tied for 20th nationally with three fumble with the same time twice in one season was two seasons ago, 5. Kevin Kolb, 2003 7 Ketric Sanford, 1996 7 recoveries in 13 games (0.25 average). when the Cougars fell to Southern Miss, 31-27, in Hattiesburg 7. Terrance Ganaway, 2007 6 in the regular season but knocked off the Golden Eagles, 8. Sloan Hood, 1984 4 MAKING THE MOST OF IT 34-20, later in the year at home in the 2006 Conference 9. Raymond Tate, 1983 3 With the high-powered Houston offense held in check by 10. Gerald Landry, 1983 2 USA Championship. Kimble Anders, 1985 2 the SMU defense, it took an outstanding defensive effort by Barrick Nealy, 2002 2 the Cougars to hold back the Mustangs, and senior linebacker CARRIER TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE Anthony Evans, 2002 2 C.J. Cavness led the way. For the third time this season and fourth time in his Andre Kohn, 2007 2 Cavness had a career game in Houston’s 38-15 win, forcing career, sophomore Tyron Carrier returned a kickoff for a Receptions one fumble, recovering two more fumbles inside Houston’s touchdown, this time racing a career-best 99 yards in the 1. Tyron Carrier, 2008 80 five-yard line and racking up a career-best 18 tackles. Cav- 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28. 2. Charles Sims, 2009 64 ness also added 1.5 sacks in the game en route to being Earlier in the season against SMU, he returned a kickoff 3. Patrick Edwards, 2008 46 4. Robbie Wheeler, 1995 35 named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week 92 yards for a score and followed that up with a 98 yarder 5. Bryce Beall, 2008 34 for the first time in his career. against Tulsa on Nov. 7. Carrier had a 93-yarder against 6. Orlando Iglesias, 1997 33 Stepping in for injured teammate Matt Nicholson a year Tulsa in 2008. 7. Jay McGuire, 1994 28 ago, Cavness made the most of his opportunity, earning a Entering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Air 8. Leonard Gibson, 2003 25 9. Teric Williams, 2007 19 spot in the starting lineup. Force, Carrier is ranked 15th in the nation in kickoff returns. Perry McDaniel, 2004 19 In the season opener against Northwestern State on Sept. He also has one of the nation’s longest returns in 2009 and 5, Cavness posted four tackles, including two solo stops. one of Houston top returns as well: Receiving Yards Known as one of the most fundamentally sound tacklers 1. Tyron Carrier, 2008 1,026 2. Charles Sims, 2009 702 on the team, this former walk-on, who has battled a knee Rk. Player, Team Games Ret Yards Avg. 3. Patrick Edwards, 2008 634 injury of his own, stepped into the starting lineup against 1. Ray Fisher, Indiana 9 17 635 37.35 4. Orlando Iglesias, 1997 529 Tulsa on Nov. 15, 2008, and started every game after that. 2. D.J. Monroe, Texas 11 14 501 35.79 5. Bryce Beall, 2008 496 Cavness made the most of his first career start against the 3. Dyrell Robertson, Virginia Tech 12 15 517 34.47 6. Robbie Wheeler, 1995 387 4. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 13 21 708 33.71 nation’s No. 1 offense, leading the Cougars in tackles with a 7. Brian Williams, 1987 309 5. Chris Owusu, Stanford 12 34 1,106 32.53 8. Leonard Gibson, 2003 307 career-high 16 stops, including six solo and one for a loss, as 6. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 12 34 1,074 31.59 9. Donnie Avery, 2004 293 UH knocked off previously-ranked Tulsa, 70-30. 10. Brandon Middleton, 2000 222 7. Keshawn Martin, Mich. State 12 17 516 30.35 Despite having started only four games, Cavness finished 8. Derrick Locke, Kentucky 11 19 563 29.63 Receiving Touchdowns fourth on the team in total tackles with 77, and his average 9. Tracy Lampley, Southern Miss 12 15 444 29.60 1. Tyron Carrier, 2008 9 of 5.9 tackles per game placed him fifth. 10. James Nixon, Temple 12 17 497 29.24 2. Robbie Wheeler, 1995 5 After 13 games in 2009, Cavness has posted 126 tackles, 15. Tyron Carrier, Houston 13 33 907 27.48 3. Patrick Edwards, 2008 4 Bryce Beall, 2008 4 including 14 stops against Texas Tech on Sept 26 and nine 5. Don Bass, 1974 3 against UTEP on Oct. 3. He is currently 20th in the nation 2009 FBS Longest Kickoff Returns 6. Donnie Avery 2 with 9.69 tackles per game. Leonard Gibson, 2003 2 Rank Name Opponent Date Brian Williams, 1987 2 100 Devin Mays, Houston UCF Nov. 14 Orlando Iglesias, 1997 2 A RALLY FOR THE AGES, PART II 100 Robbie Frey, Connecticut Rutgers Oct. 31 Carl Hilton, 1982 2 The Cougars’ thrilling come-from-behind win over Confer- 100 James, Nixon, Temple Navy Oct. 31 Randy Love, 1975 2 ence USA rival UAB on Oct. 9, 2008, did much more than push 100 Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech Utah St. Oct. 24 the team’s league record to 2-0. It established the 2008 team 100 B. Boykin, Georgia Tennessee Oct. 10 in the UH records book. 100 Kenjon Barner, Oregon UCLA Oct. 10 Trailing 20-3 midway through the third quarter, the Cou- 100 Derrick Locke, Kentucky Louisville Sept. 19 gars scored 42 unanswered points on the way to a 45-20 win. 100 Freddie Parham, Southern Miss. Virginia Sept. 19 It tied as the biggest comeback in UH history. The Cougars 100 D. Williams, Cincinnati SE Mo. St. Sept. 12 100 Brandon Boykin, Georgia South Carolina Sept. 12 32 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 99 Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M Colorado Nov. 7 Unfortunately, Johnston, too, has been sidelined by a knee five interceptions. 99 Warren Norman, Vanderbilt South Carolina Oct. 24 injury and will miss the remainder of the 2009 campaign. Robinson has already set a career-high in tackles, as he 99 Tyron Carrier Rice Nov. 28 He will be replaced by true freshman Phillip Steward, who enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Air Force 98 Tyron Carrier, Houston Tulsa Nov. 7 made his first career start at Tulane on Oct. 17, and finished with 55 total stops, including 37 unassisted. He is second on 98 Brandon Banks, Kansas St. Oklahoma Oct. 31 98 Devin McCourty, Rutgers Connecticut Oct. 31 with five total stops. the team with seven pass breakups. 98 Dashan Miller, Akron Syracuse Oct. 24 Steward, who has started five straight games, has 64 total 98 Tavon Austin, West Virginia Connecticut Oct. 24 tackles on the season. MAYS MOVING FAST 98 Dyrell Robertson, Virginia Tech Alabama Sept. 5 As mentioned in the above statstics, sophomore Tyron ANOTHER BAD BREAK FOR NICHOLSON Carrier has been the Cougars’go-to guy when it comes to Houston Career Longest Kickoff Returns For the second straight season senior linebacker Matt kickoff returns. Try kicking away from him? Nicholson had his season cut short due to an injury. Not a good idea. On Nov. 14 at UCF, the Knights did kick Yds Name Opponent Date Against Texas Tech on Sept. 26, Nicholson injured his knee away from Carrier, only to have junior Devin Mays take 100 Ronnie Powledge Detroit 11/2/63 and will miss the rest of the 2009 season. He missed most the ball four yards deep in the endzone, and proceed to 100 Ricky Wilson Louisville 11/22/03 of the 2008 season after injuring his other knee against outrace the UCF special teams for a 100-yard kickoff return 100 Donnie Avery East Carolina 9/29/07 Marshall on Oct. 28. for a touchdown. 100 Devin Mays UCF 11/14/09 99 Tyron Carrier Rice 11/28/09 Since he played as a true freshman, Nicholson is eligible Mays’ jaunt not only tied the UH record, but, of course, it 98 Tyron Carrier Tulsa 11/7/09 to receive a medical hardship for 2010. Nicholson finished tied the Conference USA and NCAA record for longest kickoff 95 Larry Jefferson Virginia Tech 10/12/73 this season with 13 total tackles. return for a touchdown. 94 James Dixon Sam Houston St. 9/26/87 93 Tyron Carrier Tulsa 11/15/08 HUNTING FOR HUNT’S REPLACEMENT MOVING IN ON A MILESTONE 93 Claude King Miami, Fla. 11/21/58 The most imposing question on the defensive side of the Following its 50-43 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 31, 92 Tyron Carrier SMU 10/24/09 ball in 2009, is how does Houston replace its all-time sack 2009, the Cougars registered win No. 7, thus guaranteeing 92 Jimmy Dickey Villanova 10/22/54 leader and 2008 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Houston a winning record in 2009 and the fourth straight. 92 Warren McVea Florida State 11/20/65 Year, Phillip Hunt. With a 10-4 record in 2006, and 8-5 marks in both 2007 92 Mike Smith North Texas 10/24/98 Heading out of spring practice, the heir apparent looked to and 2008, the Cougars now have posted four straight win- be senior Tyrell Graham, a former linebacker who converted ning seasons for the first time since 1978-81. GETTING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT to rush end last year. Houston enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl The Cougars have returned four kickoffs for touchdowns Early in fall camp Graham was sidelined with an injury, versus Air Force with a 10-3 record. this season, including three by Tyron Carrier and one by thus opening the door for true freshmen Zeke Riser and The Houston record for consecutive winning seasons is Devin Mays, Radermon Scypion. nine set from 1966 until 1974. Then, the Cougars started a Is it any wonder why the Cougars as a team are ranked Riser has started all 13 games to date in 2009, and came six season winning streak from 1976 until 1981. 27th in the nation in kickoff returns. Houston enters the up with the first sack of his career against Tulane on Oct. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl versus Air Force averaging 17. Riser was recently named to the Conference USA All- STAYING ON THE SCOREBOARD 23.78 yards per return. Freshman Team. The Cougars have scored at least a field goal in 119 Here is where the stack up nationally: Scypion started the season opener against Northwestern consecutive games dating back to the 2000 season. The Rk. Team Returns Yards Avg. State and has backed up Graham for the 12 games since. last time Houston was shut out was on Sept. 23, 2000, when 1. TCU 29 888 30.62 Riser enters the Air Force game on Dec. 31 with 31 total Texas blanked the Cougars 48-0 in Austin. 2. Cincinnati 45 1,314 29.20 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. That streak had some scary moments, though. UH came 3. Stanford 52 1,492 28.69 within nine seconds of being shut out against Rice on Sept. 4. Texas 37 1,013 27.38 NO ORDINARY ROBINSON 5, 2004, at Reliant Stadium 5. Boise State 41 1,118 27.27 One of the feel-good stories of the 2009 season has to be The Cougars also kept the scoring streak going with a 6. Michigan State 47 1,253 26.66 junior cornerback Jamal Robinson. touchdown in a 20-7 road loss to UAB on Nov. 13, 2004. 7. Kansas State 50 1,316 26.32 Robinson has started all 13 games of the 2009 season for Against Tulsa on Nov. 10, 2007, the Cougars scored its 8. Southern Miss 57 1,487 26.09 the Cougars, and his 26-yard interception return for a touch- only points with 2:25 left in the game, when running back 9. Florida 36 939 26.08 10. UConn 51 1,326 26.00 down late in the fourth quarter against No. 5/6 Oklahoma Terrance Ganaway scored from five yards out. 11. Arizona 46 1,172 25.48 State sealed the win. Robinson picked up Conference USA 12. Alabama 31 774 24.97 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance. THE CHASE IS ON 13. Mississippi State 61 1,514 24.82 But, many did not think Robinson would get to this Senior punter Chase Turner had limited work in the 14. UCLA 43 1,058 24.60 point. Robinson has had surgery on his left knee twice and Cougars’ season-opening win against Northwestern State 15. UCF 45 1,106 24.58 has missed two seasons because of it. With an incredible on Sept. 5. However, he made the most of his time when 27. Houston 60 1,427 23.78 preseason, Robinson earned a starting nod at cornerback... he was in there. the first of his career. Turner booted four punts for an average of 41.0 yards per YOUNGSTER STEPS IN FOR VETERAN Robinson racked up the second interception of his career kick. However, he placed three of those punts within the Speaking of stepping in for an injured Matt Nicholson, against Tulane on Oct. 17, and he enters the Memphis 20-yard line and boomed a 52-yard kick as well. redshirt freshman Kris Johnston had the unenviable task game with 40 total tackles and six pass breakups. Robinson Against Oklahoma State Turner averaged 42.3 yards on of doing so last time out against UTEP on Oct. 3. recorded his third interception of the season with a third- three punts and had a long of 48. With Nicholson sidelined with a knee injury again, John- quarter pick against Tulsa on Nov. 7. On Nov. 7 at Tulsa Turner had his best day in 2009, averag- ston earned the first start of his career against the Miners. In the season finale versus Rice, Robinson stopped two ing 53.7 yards per kick. In his last time out at UCF on Nov. Johnston finished the evening with four tackles and has Owl drives with interceptions, increasing his team-lead to 14, Turner averaged 44.5 ypp. on four kicks. posted 23 total stops this season. 33 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES He finished the 2008 season with a 45.5 average, which MANN-ING UP vs. CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION is a school single-season record. He also had 12 kicks Sophomore kicker Jordan Mannisto enjoyed a career For the fifth straight season, Houston faced a team from placed inside the 20-yard line and 14 punts of 50 or more game during the Cougars’ 29-28 win against Texas Tech the Football Championship Subdivision, claiming a 55-7 win yards, including a career-best 71-yarder against Tulsa on on Sept. 26. against Northwestern State on Sept. 5. Nov. 15, 2008. He connected on a career-high three goals and added a Houston opened the 2008 campaign against a FCS team, After almost three seasons Turner’s career average is pair of PATs as the Cougars won their second straight game enjoying a 55-3 win over Southern on Aug. 30. 43.5ypp....also a UH record. against a Big 12 Conference opponent. In 2007, Houston played Texas Southern on Nov. 24 at John Because he has averaged fewer than 3.6 punts per game The Westlake Village, Calif., drilled a career-long 50-yard O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. In the Second Annual Cougar during his career, he is not listed among the NCAA active field goal on the final play of the first half to put the Cougars Classic, Houston knocked off the Tigers, 59-6. career leaders. However, his current career average of 43.49 within 21-13 at the break. In 2006, the Cougars knocked off Grambling State, 42-22, yards per kick would be third among all active punters this He became only the seventh player in school history to on Sept. 16 in the first encounter between the two schools. season. boot a 50-yard field goal and the first since T.J. Lawrence In 2005, the Cougars defeated Sam Houston State, 31-10, drilled a 50-yard effort against Conference USA-rival UCF after a nine-year hiatus playing a Championship Subdivision FBS Active Career Punting Leaders in 2005. squad. 1. Scott Kozlowski, West Virginia Sr. 43.64 Mannisto enters the East Carolina game sixth on the UH As a matter of fact, since major college football was split 2. Matt Dodge, East Carolina Sr. 43.50 squad in scoring with 42 total points. He has made 24-26 into two divisions prior to the 1978 season, the Cougars are ** Chase Turner, Houston Sr. 43.49 extra-point attempts and has nailed 6-of-10 field goals. undefeated in their brief encounters with Championship 3. Jeremy Boone, Penn State Sr. 43.17 Subdivision teams. 4. Rob Long, Syracuse Jr. 43.10 FENDI ENJOYS BLOCK PARTY 5. Keenyn Crier, Arizona Jr. 43.06 Date Opponent Result 6. Bryan Anger, California So. 42.97 Senior tight end Fendi Onobun has really progressed 09/27/80 vs. North Texas State W, 24-20 7. Kyle Delahooke, Navy Jr. 42.57 as a football player since walking on the Cougar football 09/25/82 vs. Lamar W, 48-3 8. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan Sr. 42.47 team during fall camp after playing Division I-A basketball 09/17/83 vs. Lamar W, 42-35 9. Derek Epperson, Baylor Jr. 42.41 at nationally-ranked Arizona for four years. 09/26/87 vs. Sam Houston State W, 38-34 10. Brad Langley, Nevada Jr. 42.40 Even though he has not played competitive football since 11/17/90 vs. Eastern Washington W, 84-21 eighth grade, Onobun has taken to football quite quickly, 08/31/96 vs. Sam Houston State W, 43-25 UH Career Punting Average (Min. 50 Punts) and has worked his way into playing time on both offense 09/10/05 vs. Sam Houston State W, 31-10 Rk. Player, Years Punts Yards Avg. and special teams. 09/16/06 vs. Grambling State W, 42-22 1. Chase Turner, 2007- 128 5,567 43.5 Playing in just the sixth game of football since middle 11/24/07 vs. Texas Southern W, 59-6 2. Robert Myers, 1983, 85 105 4,492 42.8 school, Onobun stepped up at the right times in foiling the 08/30/08 vs. Southern W, 55-3 3. Ken Hebert, 1965-67 157 6,630 42.2 09/05/09 vs. Northwestern State W, 55-7 4. Jason Stoft, 1993-94 66 2,754 41.7 Southern Miss PAT game. Onobun blocked two extra-points, 5. Charles Langston, 1990-91 99 4,093 41.3 one in which Nick Saenz returned 100 yards for a two-point 6. Mike Parrott, 1968-70 136 5,472 40.2369 defensive conversion, giving UH two points and taking two RING MY BELL Mike Clark, 1999-2000 108 4,345 40.231 points away from the Golden Eagles. Entering his final season in the Red and White, senior 8. Ignacio Sauceda, 1995-97 195 7,814 40.1 If Onobun’s blocks didn’t occur, Southern Miss would have kicker Ben Bell has a chance to attain some career goals. 9. Simon Rodriguez, 1986-89 245 9,789 40.0 needed just a field goal late in the game to force overtime Bell is currently second all-time in career kick scoring 10. Jay Wyatt, 1975-78 197 7,809 39.6 with Houston. Instead, down by seven, 50-43, USM was with 241 points. forced to go into the endzone on its final three snaps. Also, with just six points he can move past Ken Hebert (246 WORKING OVERTIME Onobun added to his senior season by hauling in the first points; 1965-67) and into second place in all-time scoring. The Cougars snapped a four-game losing streak in touchdown of his career, an 18-yard pass from Cotton Turner overtime affairs with a 23-20 overtime win at Memphis in the Cougars’ 55-14 win over Memphis on Nov. 21. Houston Career Kick Scoring on Nov. 18, 2006. The Cougars now stand at 5-4 (.556) in Rk. Player, Years PAT FG Total overtime games. SAENZ MAKES EPIC RUN 1. Roman Anderson, 1988-91 213-216 70-101 423 The Cougars are 2-1 in home overtime games and 3-3 Speaking of Fendi Onobun’s blocked PATs, sophomore 2. Ben Bell, 2005- 139-146 34-48 241 3. Dustin Bell, 2001-04 109-115 39-55 226 when on the road. To break it down even further, the Cougars safety Nick Saenz was the beneficiary of one of those blocks. are 3-1 in single overtime, 1-1 in double overtime and 1-2 4. Mike Clendenen, 1981-84 84-88 41-59 207 In the second quarter with Southern Miss looking to cut 5. Chip Browndyke, 1985-87 69-71 37-52 180 when the game goes to three overtime periods. into the Cougar lead after having just scored a touchdown to 6. Sebastian Villarreal, 1995-96 76-79 31-44 169 Here are all the Houston overtime games since the policy make the score 21-19 in favor of Houston, Onobun blocked 7. Kenny Hatfield, 1977-79 104-112 19-33 161 was adopted for Bowl Subdivision football prior to the 1996 his second extra-point, and Saenz was off. 8. Trace Craft, 1992-94 72-75 21-36 135 season: Saenz looped back around in the endzone and started 9. Lennard Coplin, 1974-76 76-89 19-29 133 running up the visitor’s sidelines en route to a defensive PAT 10. Ken Hebert, 1965-67 89-103 7-20 110 Date Opponent W/L #OT Result to make the score 23-19 instead of 21-20. 09/14/96 at Pittsburgh W 1 42-35 It was only the second time in UH history that the Cougars 11/09/96 vs. Southern Miss* W 1 56-49 10/18/97 vs. Cincinnati* W 2 41-38 have scored a defensive PAT off a blocked kick. On Nov. 14, 10/21/00 at Memphis* W 3 33-30 1998, David Williams turned the trick against Cincinnati. 11/09/02 vs. East Carolina* L 3 54-48 Saenz is doing it in the secondary as well, having racked 12/25/03 vs. Hawai’i^ L 3 54-48 up 101 tackles this season...a total that is third best on the 10/07/04 at Southern Miss* L 1 35-29 Cougars. 09/16/05 at UTEP* L 2 44-41 11/18/06 at Memphis* W 1 23-20 *–Conference USA game; ^–Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl 34 www.UHCougars.com GAME 14 • AIR FORCE • Dec. 31, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Houston Career Scoring COUGARS’ POINT TOTAL RANKS NO. 1 TOPPING OUT IN LEAGUE ACTION Rk. Player, Years TDs PAT 2PT FG Total The Cougars’ monumental win over Rice on Saturday set Again, the 73-14 win over Rice on Nov. 28, was monumen- 1. Roman Anderson, 1988-91 0 213-216 0 70-101 423 several records in the process. tal for a variety of reasons. The 73-point total was the eighth 2. Ken Hebert, 1965-67 22 89-104 2 7-20 246 The 73 points scored by Houston is also the highest point most ever scored by the Cougars; however, the total is the 3. Ben Bell, 2005- 0 139-146 0 34-48 241 total scored by a Football Bowl Subdivision teams in 2009, second most in a conference game, trailing only the 95-21 4. Dustin Bell, 2001-04 0 109-115 0 39-55 226 besting the 72 points the Air Force Academy posted against game against SMU in the Southwest Conference in 1989. 5. ChuckWeatherspoon, 1987-90 37 0-0 1 0-0 224 6. Elmo Wright, 1968-70 35 0-0 3 0-0 216 Nicholls State back on Sept. 5. Here is the totals: 7. Mike Clendenen, 1981-84 0 84-88 0 41-59 207 8. Anthony Alridge, 2005-07 32 0-0 1 0-0 194 Pts Team Opponent Date Most Points Scored 9. Manny Hazard, 1989-90 31 0-0 1 0-0 192 73 Houston Rice Nov. 28 10. Jackie Battle, 2003-06 31 0-0 1 0-0 188 72 Air Force Nicholls State Sept. 5 1. 100 vs. Tulsa (W, 100-6) Nov. 23, 1968 70 Nevada Idaho Oct. 24 2. *95 vs. SMU (W, 95-21) Oct. 21, 1989 FIRST HALF MAKES HISTORY 70 Cincinnati SE Missouri State Sept. 12 3. 84 vs. Eastern Washington (W, 84-21) Nov. 17, 1990 The Cougars exploded for 59 first-half points against Rice 68 North Texas Western Kentucky Oct. 31 4. 82 vs. Tulsa (W, 82-28) Oct. 15, 1988 68 Baylor Northwestern St. Sept. 26 on Nov. 28, and tied the school record in the process. 5. 77 vs. Idaho (W, 77-3) Nov. 16, 1968 66 Texas Tech Kansas State Oct. 10 Back on Oct. 21, 1989, Houston held a 59-14 halftime lead 77 vs. Idaho (W, 77-6) Nov. 18, 1967 65 Oklahoma Texas A&M Nov. 14 7. 74 vs. Mississippi State (W, 74-0) Oct. 4, 1969 over SMU, a game eventually won by the Cougars, 95-21. 65 NC State Murray State Sept. 12 8. ^73 vs. Rice (W, 73-14) Nov. 28, 2009 It was the 17th time in school history that the Cougars 64 Texas UTEP Sept. 26 73 vs. Louisiana Tech (W, 73-3) Aug. 31, 1991 have scored at least 40 points in the first half. It also was 64 Oklahoma Idaho State Sept. 12 73 vs. Tulsa (W, 73-14) Nov. 5, 1966 the third time Houston had jumped out to a large first half 11. 71 vs. Cincinnati (W, 71-33) Oct. 4, 1968 lead this season, having headed into the locker room up 41-7 COUGARS SET RECORD IN WIN OVER RICE 12. ^70 vs. Tulsa (W, 70-30) Nov. 15, 2008 versus Northwestern State on Sept. 5, and up 42-14 on Nov. Houston not only finished its regular season on a high 21 against Memphis. note, a convincing 73-14 win over Rice, but it also established ^–Conference USA game; *–Southwest Conference game The largest halftime point totals for the Cougars are as a new school mark for most points scored in a Conference follows: USA contest. Last season, UH set the mark with a 70-30 win over Tulsa, Points Opponent Year Final and it was the first time since 1991 that Houston had topped 59-0 Rice 2009 73-14 70 points (73-3 win over Louisiana Tech on Aug. 31.) 59-14 SMU 1989 95-21 56-0 UNLV 1989 69-0 Pts Opponent (Result) Date 49-0 Idaho 1967 77-6 73 vs. Rice (W, 73-14) Nov. 28, 2009 49-7 UL Lafayette 1992 63-7 70 vs. Tulsa (W, 70-30) Nov. 15, 2008 48-0 Tulsa 1988 82-28 56 vs. Rice (W, 56-48) Oct. 13, 2007 47-0 Texas Southern 2007 59-6 56 vs. UAB (W, 56-28) Nov. 29, 2003 45-0 Rice 1989 64-0 56 vs. Army (W, 56-42) Oct. 19, 2002 45-3 Louisiana Tech 1991 73-3 56 vs. Southern Miss (W, 56-49, OT) Nov. 9, 1996 45-6 Tulsa 1966 73-14 55 vs. TCU (L, 62-55) Oct. 25, 2003 55 vs. Memphis (W, 55-14) Nov. 21, 2009 51 vs. UCF (W, 51-31) Oct. 28, 2006 50 vs. Southern Miss (W, 50-43) Oct. 31, 2009

35 www.UHCougars.com UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SEASON RECORDS Pass Completions 5. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 544 James Cleveland, 2009 14 Punting Average Player, Year Complete 6. Kevin Kolb, 2006 543 6. Ron Peters, 1992 11 (Minimum 20 Punts) 1. Case Keenum, 2009 468 7. André Ware, 1989 528 James Dixon, 1988 11 Player, Year Punts Yards Avg. 2. Case Keenum, 2008 397 8. Kevin Kolb, 2005 524 Elmo Wright, 1968 11 1. Chase Turner, 2008 41 1,864 45.5 3. David Klingler, 1990 374 9. Jason McKinley, 2000 504 Ken Hebert, 1966 11 2. Ken Hebert, 1967 42 1,830 43.6 4. André Ware, 1989 365 10. Kevin Kolb, 2003 499 Mark Hafner, 2008 11 3. Robert Myers, 1985 63 2,740 43.5 5. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 303 11. Marcus Grant, 1991 10 4. Charles Langston, 1991 52 2,246 43.2 6. Kevin Kolb, 2006 292 Average Per Play Patrick Cooper, 1990 10 5. Mike Clark, 1999 32 1,373 42.9 7. David Klingler, 1991 278 (Minimum 100 plays) 6. Chase Turner, 2007 45 1,921 42.7 8. Jason McKinley, 2000 254 Player, Year Plays Yards Avg. Touchdowns 7. Chase Turner, 2009 42 1,782 42.4 Kevin Kolb, 2005 254 1. Chuck Weatherspoon, 1989 120 1,146 9.55 Player, Year TDs 8. Ken Hebert, 1965 75 3,147 42.0 10. Chuck Clements, 1995 245 2. Chuck Weatherspoon, 1988 118 1,004 8.51 1. Manny Hazard, 1989 22 9. Jimmy McClary, 2003 61 2,560 42.0 3. Case Keenum, 2008 665 5,241 7.88 2. Anthony Alridge, 2007 19 10. Jay Wyatt, 1977 57 2,387 41.9 Pass Attempts 4. Case Keenum, 2009 715 5,581 7.81 3. Bryce Beall, 2008 17 Player, Year Attempts 5. Lamar Smith, 1992 111 845 7.61 4. Jason Phillips, 1988 15 Total Tackles 1. Case Keenum, 2009 659 6. David Klingler, 1990 704 5,221 7.41 Antowain Smith, 1996 15 Player, Year Tackles 2. David Klingler, 1990 643 7. André Ware, 1989 528 4,661 7.40 Jackie Battle, 2006 15 1. Frank Ditta, 1970 177 3. Case Keenum, 2008 589 8. Kevin Kolb, 2006 543 3,963 7.30 7. Kimble Anders, 1987 14 2. Hanik Milligan, 2001 174 4. André Ware, 1989 578 9. Gene Shannon, 1951 143 1,036 7.25 Elmo Wright, 1969 14 3. Bryant Winn, 1984 167 5. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 504 10. Case Keenum, 2007 376 2,671 7.10 Paul Gipson, 1968 14 4. Gary McGuire, 1986 163 6. David Klingler, 1991 498 Brandon Middleton, 2003 14 5. Ryan McCoy, 1993 157 7. Chuck Clements, 1995 437 Touchdowns Responsible For James Cleveland, 2009 14 6. Gary McGuire, 1985 155 8. Kevin Kolb, 2006 432 Player, Year TDs 7. Hanik Milligan, 2002 149 9. Jason McKinley, 2000 431 1. David Klingler, 1990 55 Kickoff Return Average 8. Gary McGuire, 1987 148 10. Kevin Kolb, 2005 420 2. Case Keenum, 2008 51 (Minimum 10 Returns) 9. Kenny Hill, 1999 140 3. André Ware, 1989 49 Player, Year Returns Yards Avg. 10. Greg Brezina, 1967 139 Passing Yards 4. Case Keenum, 2009 47 1. Claude King, 1958 10 291 29.1 Marcus McGraw, 2009 133 Player, Year Yards 5. Kevin Kolb, 2006 34 2. Mike Smith, 1998 12 349 29.08 C.J. Cavness, 2009 126 1. Case Keenum, 2009 5,449 6. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 32 3. Donnie Avery, 2007 15 424 28.3 2. David Klingler, 1990 5,140 7. David Klingler, 1990 30 4. Ketric Sanford, 1997 19 530 27.9 Fumble Recoveries 3. Case Keenum, 2008 5,020 Kevin Kolb, 2003 30 5. Tyron Carrier, 2009 33 907 27.5 Player, Year Number of Recoveries 4. André Ware, 1989 4,699 9. André Ware, 1988 27 6. James Dixon, 1987 33 903 27.4 1. Chuck Weatherspoon, 1988 5 5. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 3,818 10. Bo Burris, 1966 26 7. Joe Lopasky, 1963 16 430 26.9 2. Ronnie Peacock, 1970 4 6. Kevin Kolb, 2006 3,809 8. Ricky Wilson, 2003 23 600 26.1 Leo Truss, 1981 4 7. David Klingler, 1991 3,388 Pass Receptions 9. Warren McVea, 1965 17 428 25.2 Craig Veasey, 1989 4 8. Kevin Kolb, 2005 3,258 Player, Year Catches 10. Willie Roberts, 1969 20 502 25.1 C.J. Cavness, 2009 4 9. Kevin Kolb, 2003 3,131 1. Manny Hazard, 1989 142 Vernell Ramsey, 1986 20 502 25.1 6. 27 Players Tied 3 10. Kevin Kolb, 2004 2,766 2. Jason Phillips, 1988 108 David Hunter, 2009 3 3. Freddie Gilbert, 1991 106 Touchdown Passes 4. Sherman Smith, 1992 103 Player, Year TDs 5. James Dixon, 1988 102 1. David Klingler, 1990 54 6. James Cleveland, 2009 101 2. André Ware, 1989 46 7. Jason Phillips, 1987 99 3. Case Keenum, 2008 44 8. Donnie Avery, 2007 91 9. Mark Hafner, 2008 86 Passing Efficiency 4. Case Keenum, 2009 43 (Based on NCAA Formula, Min. 50 Atts.) Tyron Carrier, 2009 86 5. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 32 Player, Year C-A Yds TD INT Rating 11. Patrick Edwards, 2009 81 6. Kevin Kolb, 2006 30 1. Rusty Clark, 1968 32-58 650 7 1 185.7 7. David Klingler, 1991 29 2. Kevin Kolb, 2006 292-432 3,809 30 4 162.7 8. André Ware, 1988 25 Receiving Yards 3. Case Keenum, 2008 397-589 5,020 44 11 159.9 Kevin Kolb, 2003 25 Player, Year Catches Yards 4. Case Keenum, 2009 468-659 5,449 43 9 159.3 10. Bo Burris, 1966 22 1. Manny Hazard, 1989 142 1,689 5. Kevin Kolb, 2003 220-360 3,131 25 6 153.8 2. Donnie Avery, 2007 91 1,456 6. André Ware, 1989 365-578 4,699 46 15 152.5 Total Offense 3. Jason Phillips, 1988 108 1,444 7. Blake Joseph, 2007 100-155 1,324 9 4 150.3 Player, Year Plays Rush Pass Total 4. Elmo Wright, 1969 63 1,275 8. Case Keenum, 2007 187-273 2,259 14 10 147.6 1. Case Keenum, 2009 715 132 5,449 5,581 5. Marcus Grant, 1991 78 1,262 9. David Klingler, 1990 374-643 5,140 54 20 146.8 2. Case Keenum, 2008 665 221 5,020 5,241 6. Brandon Middleton, 2003 55 1,250 10. David Klingler, 1989 68-114 865 8 1 144.7 3. David Klingler, 1990 704 81 5,140 5,221 7. Elmo Wright, 1968 43 1,198 11. Jack Skog, 1964 30-55 436 6 4 142.6 4. André Ware, 1989 528 -38 4,669 4,661 8. James Cleveland 101 1,182 5. Kevin Kolb, 2006 543 154 3,809 3,963 9. James Dixon, 1988 102 1,103 All-Purpose Yards 6. Jimmy Klingler, 1992 544 -50 3,818 3,768 10. Vincent Marshall, 2004 61 1,040 Player, Year Plays Rush Rec KR PR Total 7. Kevin Kolb, 2003 499 346 3,131 3,477 11. Tyron Carrier 80 1,026 1. Chuck Weatherspoon, 1989 226 1,146 735 95 415 2,391 8. Kevin Kolb, 2005 524 200 3,258 3,458 Tyron Carrier 86 998 2. Anthony Alridge, 2007 310 1,597 428 233 0 2,258 9. David Klingler, 1991 590 -162 3,388 3,226 Patrick Edwards 81 985 3. Tyron Carrier, 2009 135 109 998 907 73 2,087 10. Kevin Kolb, 2004 471 51 2,766 2,817 4. Chuck Weatherspoon, 1990 229 1,097 560 185 196 2,038 5. Robert Newhouse, 1971 286 1,757 35 196 0 1,988 Plays Touchdown Catches 6. Donnie Avery, 2007 106 0 1,456 424 0 1,880 Player, Year Plays Player, Year TDs 7. Tyron Carrier, 2008 127 140 1,026 601 77 1,844 1. Case Keenum, 2009 715 1. Manny Hazard, 1989 22 8. Anthony Alridge, 2006 141 959 274 603 0 1,836 2. David Klingler, 1990 704 2. Jason Phillips, 1988 15 9. Bryce Beall, 2008 233 1,247 496 9 0 1,752 3. Case Keenum, 2008 665 3. Elmo Wright, 1969 14 10. Paul Gipson, 1968 253 1,550 9 227 0 1,786 4. David Klingler, 1991 590 Brandon Middleton, 2003 14 36 www.UHCougars.com 2009 COUGAR HONORS #76 Jacolby Ashworth, Fr., Offensive Lineman • College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver, Honorable • Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9) • Midseason C-USA Second Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Mention, Week 10 • AT&T National Player of the Week (Nov. 4) • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback Performer of #57 Carl Barnett, Sr., Center #75 Jarve Dean, Jr., Offensive Lineman the Week 5 • Honorable Mention, All-Conference USA • Conference USA Second Team • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback Performer of • Conference USA Third Team, Phil Steele’s College Football #43 Tyrell Graham, Sr., Defensive Lineman the Week 9 • Rimington Trophy Watch List • Conference USA Second Team • Midseason C-USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview • Lombardi Award Watch List • Midseason All-America, Fourth Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) #95 David Hunter, So., Defensive Tackle Preview • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) • Conference USA Third Team, , Phil Steele’s College Football • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback, Honorable • Midseason C-USA Third Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) Mention, Week 7 • Midseason C-USA Third Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback, Honorable #25 Bryce Beall, So., Running Back Mention, Week 10 • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) #83 Patrick Edwards, So., Wide Receiver • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) • All-America Sophomore Honorable Mention, College Football News #20 Devin Mays, Jr., Cornerback/Kick Returner • Midseason C-USA Second Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Conference USA Second Team • College Football Performance Awards Kick Returner Performer of • Conference USA Third Team, 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College Football News • Conference USA All-Freshman Team • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) • All-America Second Team, Rivals.com • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) • All-America Second Team, Phil Steele’s College Football #32 Jamal Robinson, Jr., Cornerback • Midseason C-USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview • All-America Second Team, CBSSports.com • Conference USA Third Team, , Phil Steele’s College Football • Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 26) • Honorable Mention All-America, Sports Illustrated • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) • College Football Performance Awards Kick Returner Performer of • Conference USA Offensive MVP, The Sporting News the Week 8 • Conference USA Most Valuable Player #5 Charles Sims, Fr., Running Back • College Football Performance Awards Kick Returner Performer of • Conference USA First Team • Conference USA Freshman of the Year the Week 10 • Conference USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Conference USA All-Freshman Team • College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver, Honorable • Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List • Third Team, Freshman All-American by College Football News Mention, Week 11 • Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Semifinalist • Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Finalist #42 Phillip Steward, Fr., Linebacker #40 C.J. Cavness, Sr., Linebacker • Manning Award Watch List • Conference USA All-Freshman Team • Conference USA Second Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Manning Award Finalist • Midseason C-USA Third Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Maxwell Award Watch List Head Coach Kevin Sumlin • College Football Performance Awards Linebacker, Honorable • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Conference USA Coach of the Year Mention, Week 8 • Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year Finalist • Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Semifinalist • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26) • Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches) • Munger Coach of the Year Semifinalist • Preseason Conference USA (Head Coaches) #19 James Cleveland, Jr., Wide Receiver • Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Media) #70 Chris Thompson, So., Offensive Lineman • All-America Third Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • Preseason Conference USA First Team (Media) • Honorable Mention, All-Conference USA • All-America Honorable Mention, College Football News • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback, Honorable • Conference USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • All-America Honorable Mention, Sports Illustrated Mention, Week 1 • Midseason C-USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview • Conference USA Newcomer of the Year • National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) • Conference USA First Team • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) #80 Chase Turner, Sr., Punter • Conference USA First Team, Phil Steele’s College Football • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback, Honorable • Preseason Conference USA Second Team (Media) • Midseason C-USA Second Team, Phil Steele’s College Football Mention, Week 2 • College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver, Honorable • Davey O’Brien Player of the Week (Sept. 28) Mention, Week 5 • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) • College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver, Honorable • College Football Performance Awards Quarterback, Honorable Mention, Week 8 Mention, Week 4 • College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver, Honorable • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct 19) Mention, Week 9 • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2)

37 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 Mountain West Conference 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 NEW ORLEANS BOWL as Paul “Bear” Bryant, Lou Holtz, Johnny Majors and Joe Paterno coach in New Orleans, La. the game, while outstanding players such as Ernie Davis, Doug Flutie, Bo Date: December 20, 2009 BOWL NOTES Jackson, Archie Manning 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, Hawaii Opponent: Sun Belt Conference 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 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 Tennessee Titans 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 Hawaii Bowl. UCF fell played at the Louisiana Superdome, home of Tulane University 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 Super Bowl 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 Houston Bowl, 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, 2009 home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL Time: 7 p.m. CST Fort Worth, Texas Stadium: Tropicana Field (43,000) Date: December 31, 2009 Network: ESPN Time: 11 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 38 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. Prominent Pupils ÑÑ Sebastian Vollmer (Houston), Patriots He was one of only 10 first-year Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to guide his team to a bowl game, and one of only ÑÑ Malcom Kelly (Oklahoma), Redskins six to win the bowl contest. And with their eight victories, Sumlin recorded the most wins by a first-year head coach ÑÑ Allen Patrick (Oklahoma), Ravens in UH history. ÑÑ Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Vikings ÑÑ J.D. Runnels (Oklahoma), Bears Statistically it was an outstanding inaugural season for Sumlin as well, as the Cougars established 22 new season and ÑÑ Bethel Johnson (Texas A&M), Patriots career records in 2008. The Houston offense ranked No. 2 nationally in both total offense (562.8 ypg) and passing yards ÑÑ Terrance Murphy (Texas A&M), Packers rd (401.6 ypg), No. 4 in first downs (355), and No. 10 in both scoring (40.6 ppg) and 3 down percentage (51.0). Sophomore ÑÑ Jammar Taylor (Texas A&M), Giants quarterback Case Keenum finished the year as the nation’s leader in total offense (403.2 ypg) and No. 2 in passing yards ÑÑ Chris Daniels (Purdue), Buccaneers per game (386.2 ypg), while senior defensive end Phillip Hunt finished No. 2 nationally in sacks per game (1.08 spg). ÑÑ Ike Jones (Purdue), Colts ÑÑ Cory Sauter (Minnesota), Colts Under Sumlin’s guidance, Keenum was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, Hunt was named the ÑÑ Vinnie Sutherland (Purdue), 49ers Defensive Player of the Year, and freshman running back Bryce Beall was named the Conference USA Freshman of the ÑÑ Ryan Thelwell (Minnesota), Broncos ÑÑ Ryan Yarborough (Wyoming), Jets Year. Overall, the Cougars garnered over 60 individual honors following the 2008 season.

Sumlin came to Houston after seven seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator in the Big 12. When Bowl Games Coached (10) introduced to lead the Cougars in December of 2007, Sumlin became the 12th head coach in UH history and the first 2008 Armed Forces Houston African-American to lead the prestigious Cougar Program. 2008 Fiesta Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta Oklahoma With a reputation for engineering high-powered offenses and considered one of the country’s top recruiters, Sumlin 2005 Holiday Oklahoma brought with him a wealth of collegiate coaching experience and a penchant for innovative ideas and styles. 2005 Orange Oklahoma 2004 Sugar Oklahoma The 44-year-old Sumlin spent the previous five seasons at the University of Oklahoma, where he served as both the 2002 GalleryFurniture.com Texas A&M co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach (2006-07) and special teams 2002 Rose Purdue coordinator/tight ends coach (2003-05). 2000 Outback Purdue SUMLIN vs. the Opposition 1998 Alamo Purdue Opponent W L Pct. Air Force 1 1 .500 In 2007, the OU receivers recorded 19 touchdowns while Malcolm Kelly and Colorado State 0 1 .000 East Carolina 1 0 1.000 Juaquin Iglesias provided one of the best 1-2 receiving punches in the nation, Bowl Games Played (1) Marshall 0 1 .000 ranking fifth and sixth in the OU record book for receiving yards in a season. 1984 Peach Purdue Memphis 1 0 1.000 Mississippi State 1 0 1.000 Northwestern State 1 0 1.000 Offensively, the Sooners finished fifth in the nation in scoring offense at Oklahoma State 1 1 .500 42.3 points per game, while ranking 19th nationally in total offense averaging Accomplishments as a Player Rice 1 1 .500 448.9 yards per game. ÑÑ Four-year letterman for Purdue as a linebacker, Southern 1 0 1.000 SMU 2 0 1.000 from 1983-86, and ended his career among the top Southern Miss 1 0 1.000 The 2006 season saw OU’s receivers catch 17 touchdown passes while Kelly 10 in tackles for the Boilermakers. Texas Tech 1 0 1.000 reached 1,000 career receiving yards faster than any player in school history. ÑÑ Named to Sports Illustrated’s All-America walk- Tulane 2 0 1.000 on list as a freshman when he led Purdue with 91 Tulsa 2 0 1.000 The Sooner offense ranked 19th nationally in scoring offense at 30.3 points tackles. UAB 1 0 1.000 per game. UCF 0 1 .000 ÑÑ Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 1984 while UTEP 1 1 .500 helping the team reach the Peach Bowl. Also earned Totals 18 7 .720 Prior to becoming co-offensive coordinator, Sumlin served as the Sooners’ Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a senior, special teams coordinator. ranking No. 5 in the league with 114 tackles.

39 www.UHCougars.com HEAD COACH KEVIN SUMLIN All-Time Houston Head Coaches In 2005, sophomore punter Cody Freeby Through 25 Games Born: Aug. 3, 1964 ranked 27th nationally with a 42.3 yard aver- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. age, while OU ranked 10th in the country in net Kevin Sumlin 2008- 18-7 .720 High School: Brebeuf Prep (Ind.) Jack Pardee 1987-89 15-9-1 .620 College: Purdue, 1988 punting, averaging 37.8 yards per kick. Wife: Charlene John Jenkins 1990-92 14-11 .560 Children: daughters, Courtney and Shelby; sons, Jackson and Joey Bill Yeoman 1962-86 12-13 .480 Before his arrival in Norman, Sumlin spent Harold Lahar 1957-61 11-13-1 .460 two seasons at Texas A&M University, where Clyde Lee 1948-54 11-13-1 .460 he served as the assistant head coach, offensive Art Briles 2003-07 10-15 .400 coordinator and wide receivers coach. Dana Dimel 2000-02 5-20 .200 Breaking Down SUMLIN Kim Helton 1993-99 2-22-1 .100 Overall Conference USA Three games into the 2002 campaign, Sumlin W-L Pct. Home Away Neut. W-L Pct. Home Away was thrust into the offensive coordinator role, and the Aggies averaged 33.0 points per game 2008 8-5 .615 5-0 2-4 1-1 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 2009 10-2 .833 6-0 4-2 0-0 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 after posting just 16.0 ppg before he took control. The A&M offense also averaged 419 yards Totals 18-7 .720 11-0 6-6 1-1 12-4 .750 8-0 4-4 per game after netting an average of 286 yards in the season’s first three contests.

6-3 (.667) vs. non-conf. teams 4-6 (.400) on artificial turf 1-0 (1.000) vs. SEC 3-0 (1.000) vs. non-conf. teams/home 1-0 (1.000) in bowl games 1-0 (1.000) vs. SLC Sumlin also has stops at his alma mater, Purdue (1998-2001), Minnesota (1993-97) and 2-2 (.500) vs. non-conf. teams/road 12-4 (.750) vs. C-USA 0-0 (.000) in overtime Wyoming (1991-92). 1-1 (.500) vs. non-conf. teams/neutral 2-1 (.667) vs. Big 12 0-0 (.000) in C-USA Championship 2-0 (1.000) vs. Division I-FCS 1-2 (.333) vs. MWC 14-1 (.933) on grass 1-0 (1.000) vs. SWAC 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 recorded another Big Ten record with 21 receptions in one game.

Sumlin began his career as a graduate assistant at Washington State for Mike Price The Sumlin File (1989-90). He also has been an assistant coach under Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M), Joe Tiller (Purdue and Wyoming), Jim Wacker (Minnesota) and Year School/Team Assignment Glen Mason (Minnesota). 1989 Washington State (6-5) Graduate Assistant On Mike Price’s first coaching staff 1990 Washington State 3-8) Graduate Assistant Sumlin has coached in 10 bowl games, including all four BCS games. Five came during 1991 Wyoming (4-6-1) Wide Receivers First assistant job; worked with HC Joe Tiller his time at Oklahoma (2008 Fiesta, 2007 Fiesta, 2005 Holiday, 2005 Orange, 2004 Sugar), 1992 Wyoming (5-7) Wide Receivers one at Texas A&M (2002 GalleryFurniture.com) and three with Purdue (2002 Rose, 2000 1993 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers 1994 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers Outback, 1998 Alamo). 1995 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers 1996 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers A four-year letterman as a linebacker at Purdue (1983-86), Sumlin still ranks among 1997 Minnesota (3-9) Quarterbacks 1998 Purdue (9-4) Wide Receivers the top 10 in career tackles for the Boilermakers. He was named to Sports Illustrated’s Reunited with HC Joe Tiller All-America walk-on list as a freshman after leading Purdue with 91 tackles. Alamo Bowl 1999 Purdue (7-5) Wide Receivers Outback Bowl H e w a s 2000 Purdue (8-4) Wide Receivers Tri-Conference Champions named Honor- Rose Bowl able Mention 2001 Texas A&M (8-4) Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends A l l - B i g Te n Galleryfurniture.com Bowl 2002 Texas A&M (6-6) Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coor./Tight Ends in 1984 and 2003 Oklahoma (12-2) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends helped the team Big 12 Championship Runner-Up Sugar Bowl reach the Peach 2004 Oklahoma (12-1) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Bowl. Sumlin Big 12 Champions BCS National Championship Runner-Up also earned Orange Bowl H o n o r a b l e 2005 Oklahoma (8-4) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Mention All-Big Holiday Bowl 2006 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers Ten honors as Big 12 Champions a senior, rank- Fiesta Bowl 2007 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers ing No. 5 in the Big 12 Champions league with 114 tackles. Fiesta Bowl 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 in both criminology and criminal justice. Sumlin and his wife Charlene have four children: 2009 Houston (10-3) Head Coach West Division Champions daughters Courtney and Shelby, and sons Jackson and Joey. Armed Forces Bowl

40 www.UHCougars.com CONFERENCE USA Players of the Week 2009 TV Schedule 2009 Standings Date Offense CBS COLLEGE SPORTS C-USA Overall Sept. 7 Joe Webb, QB, UAB Sat., Sept. 5 Buffalo at UTEP 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 Kansas at UTEP 6:30 p.m. West W L W L Sept. 14 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Sat., Sept. 19 Virginia at Southern Miss 2:30 p.m. ^Houston 6 2 11 2 SMU 6 2 7 5 Sept. 21 Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SMU Thurs., Oct. 1 Southern Miss at UAB 7 p.m. Tulsa 3 5 5 7 Sat., Oct. 3 East Carolina at Marshall 11 a.m. Sept. 28 Case Keenum, QB, Houston UTEP 3 5 4 8 Sat., Oct. 3 Tulsa at Rice 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Donald Buckram, RB, UTEP Rice 2 6 2 10 Sat., Oct. 3 Tulane at Army 10:30 p.m.* Tulane 1 7 3 9 Oct. 12 Curtis Steele, RB, Memphis Sat., Oct. 10 Navy at Rice 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Sat., Oct. 17 Houston at Tulane 2:30 p.m. C-USA Overall Oct. 26 Donald Buckram, RB, UTEP Sat., Oct. 24 SMU at Houston 6:30 p.m. East W L W L Sat., Nov. 7 Houston at Tulsa 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Case Keenum, QB, Houston ^East Carolina 7 1 9 4 Sat., Nov. 14 Houston at UCF 11 a.m. UCF 6 2 8 4 Nov. 9 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Sat., Nov. 21 TBA 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss 5 3 7 5 Donald Buckram, RB, UTEP Fri., Nov. 27 Memphis at Tulsa 2:30 p.m. Marshall 4 4 6 6 Sat., Nov. 28 TBA 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16 Joe Webb, QB, UAB UAB 4 4 5 7 *tape delayed Memphis 1 7 2 10 Nov. 23 Case Keenum, QB, Houston Martevious Young, QB, Southern Miss ESPN December 5 December 19 Nov. 30 Trevor Vittatoe, QB, UTEP Fri., Sept. 4 Tulsa at Tulane 7 p.m. C-USA Championship St. Petersburg Bowl Sun., Sept. 6 Ole Miss at Memphis 2:30 p.m. at East Carolina 38, Houston 32 UCF vs. Rutgers Wed., Oct. 14 Boise State at Tulsa 7 p.m. Date Defense Wed., Oct. 21 Tulsa at UTEP 7 p.m. December 20 December 24 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Sept. 7 Rock Dennis, DB, SMU Sun., Nov. 1 Marshall at UCF 7:15p.m. Thurs., Nov. 5 Virginia Tech at East Carolina 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee SMU vs. Nevada Sept. 14 Jamal Robinson, CB, Houston Sun., Nov. 15 East Carolina at Tulsa 7:15p.m. Sept. 21 Albert McClellan, DE, Marshall Sat., Dec. 19 St. Petersburg Bowl 7 p.m. December 26 December 31 Sun., Dec. 20 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 7:15p.m. Little Caesars Bowl Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Sept. 28 David Hunter, DT, Houston Marshall vs. Ohio #25 Houston vs. Air Force Thurs., Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Hiram Atwater, S, UAB Thurs., Dec. 31 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 11 a.m. January 2 Oct. 12 Brandon Brinkley, CB, Houston Fri., Jan. 2 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 4:30 p.m. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Oct. 19 DeAundre Brown, DB, Tulsa East Carolina vs. Arkansas Oct. 26 C.J. Cavness, LB, Houston ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 12 BYU at Tulane 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Bruce Miller, DE, UCF Sat., Sept. 26 Texas Tech at Houston 8:15 p.m. Nov. 9 Chase Kennemer, LB, SMU Tues., Oct. 27 East Carolina at Memphis 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Emanuel Davis, CB, East Carolina ESPN or ESPN2 Nov. 23 Travis Bradshaw, S, Rice Sat., Sept. 19 East Carolina at North Carolina 11 a.m. Nov. 30 Bruce Miller, DE, UCF 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 Damaris Johnson, KR, Tulsa 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 Margus Hunt, DE, SMU East W L W L Oct. 19 Dwayne Harris, KR, East Carolina x-East Carolina 6 2 9 5 THE MTN Memphis 4 4 6 7 Oct. 26 Tyron Carrier, KR, Houston Sat., Sept. 12 Tulsa at New Mexico 7 p.m. Southern Miss 4 4 7 6 Nov. 2 Fendi Onobun, TE, Houston Sat., Oct. 3 SMU at TCU 7 p.m. UAB 3 5 4 8 Marshall 3 5 4 8 Nov. 9 Matt Hogan, K, Houston BIG EAST NETWORK UCF 3 5 4 8 Nov. 16 Tracy Lampley, PR, Southern Miss Sat., Oct. 17 Marshall at West Virginia 2:30 p.m. December 6 December 20 Nov. 23 Dwayne Harris, WR, East Carolina C-USA Championship MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24 USF 41, Memphis 14 Nov. 30 Ben Hartman, K, East Carolina COMCAST SPORTS SOUTHEAST (CSS) Sat., Sept. 12 Memphis at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. December 21 December 30 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 41 www.UHCougars.com CAREER 20-YARD PLAYS Bryce Beall (29) 27 PR at Tulane 2009 49 Reception at Tulsa 2009 57 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 78 Rush vs. UAB 2008 26 Rush vs. UTEP 2008 47 Reception vs. SMU 2009 57 Pass at East Carolina 2009 71 Rush vs. UTEP 2008 26 Reception at Rice 2008 44 Reception at East Carolina 2008 55 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 70 Reception vs. UAB 2008 26 Reception at SMU 2008 43 Reception at SMU 2008 53 Pass at Rice 2008 40 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 25 Reception vs. Rice 2009 41 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 51 Pass at UCF 2009 36 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 24 KOR at Rice 2008 39 Reception vs. Rice 2009 50 Pass at Marshall 2008 29 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 24 KOR at Rice 2008 37 Reception at UCF 2009 49 Pass at Tulsa 2009 29 Rush at East Carolina 2008 24 Reception vs. UAB 2008 36 Reception at Tulsa 2009 49 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 29 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 24 KOR at Marshall 2008 34 Reception at East Carolina 2008 49 Pass vs. SMU 2007 28 Reception at SMU 2008 24 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 29 Reception vs. SMU 2009 48 Pass at Tulane 2007 27 Reception at Tulsa 2009 23 KOR at Mississippi State 2009 29 Reception at SMU 2008 47 Passt vs. SMU 2009 27 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 23 KOR at UTEP 2009 29 KOR at Colorado State 2008 47 Pass vs. SMU 2007 26 Rush vs. Rice 2009 23 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 28 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 45 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 26 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 23 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 28 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 44 Pass at East Carolina 2008 25 Reception at Mississippi State 2009 23 KOR at Marshall 2008 27 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008 44 Pass vs. Rice 2009 25 Rush at Rice 2008 23 KOR vs. Southern 2008 27 Reception vs. Southern 2008 43 Pass at Rice 2008 24 Rush vs. Southern 2008 22 Reception at Tulsa 2009 27 KOR vs. Air Force 2008 43 Pass at Rice 2008 24 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 22 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 25 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 43 Pass at SMU 2008 23 Rush at UTEP 2009 22 KOR vs. UTEP 2008 25 Rush at East Carolina 2008 43 Pass at SMU 2008 23 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 22 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 24 Reception at East Carolina 2008 42 Pass at Rice 2008 23 Reception at Marshall 2008 21 Reception at East Carolina 2009 24 KOR at Marshall 2008 40 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 21 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 21 Reception at East Carolina 2009 23 KOR at Colorado State 2008 39 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Rush at East Carolina 2008 21 Reception vs. Rice 2009 23 Receptiona at Colorado State 2008 39 Pass vs. Rice 2009 21 Rush at Marshall 2008 21 Reception vs. SMU 2009 23 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 38 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 21 Reception at East Carolina 2008 21 KOR vs. Tulsa 2008 23 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 37 Pass at Mississippi State 2009 21 Rush at Oklahoma State 2008 21 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 22 KOR aqt Marshall 2008 37 Rush vs. Air Force 2008 21 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 21 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 22 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 37 Pass at UCF 2009 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 20 KOR at East Carolina 2009 22 KOR at Oklahoma State 2008 36 Pass at Tulsa 2009 20 Rush at Colorado State 2008 20 KOR at Mississippi State 2009 22 Reception vs. Southern 2008 36 Pass at Tulsa 2009 20 Rush vs. Air Force (2) 2008 20 Reception at UTEP 2009 21 Reception at Tulsa 2009 36 Pass at Mississippi State 2009 20 KOR at UTEP 2009 21 Reception at UTEP 2009 36 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 Brandon Brinkley (5) 20 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 21 KOR at SMU 2008 36 Pass vs. Southern 2008 45 INT vs. Rice 2009 20 Rush vs. Tulsa 2008 21 KOR at Colorado State 2008 36 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 45 INT vs. UCF 2006 20 KOR at Tulane 2009 21 KOR at Colorado State 2008 35 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 35 INT vs. UAB 2008 21 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008 35 Pass vs. UAB 2008 33 INT at Tulsa 2009 L.J. Castile (14) 20 Reception at UTEP 2009 35 Pass at Colorado State 2008 21 INT at Mississippi State 2009 53 Reception at Rice 2008 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 34 Pass at UCF 2009 51 Reception vs. UAB 2008 20 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 34 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 20 KOR vs. UAB 2008 34 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 Tyron Carrier (76) 44 Reception vs. Rice 2009 43 Reception at Rice 2008 20 Reception at Tulane 2009 34 Pass at Rice 2008 99 KOR vs. Rice 2009 34 Pass at East Carolina 2008 98 KOR at Tulsa 2009 36 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 35 Reception at Colorado State 2008 Justin Johnson (1) 34 Pass at Tulane 2009 93 KOR vs. Tulsa 2008 33 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 92 KOR vs. SMU 2009 30 Reception vs. Southern 2008 32 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 30 Reception vs. Colorado State 2007 33 Pass at Rice 2008 66 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 33 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 62 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 30 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 Kierrie Johnson (14) 28 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 32 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 61 KOR vs. Texas Tech 2009 84 Reception at East Carolina 2008 22 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 32 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 51 Reception at UCF 2009 59 Reception vs. Southern 2008 22 Reception vs. Southern 2008 32 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 50 Reception at Marshall 2008 59 Reception vs. Marshall 2008 22 Reception at Rice 2008 32 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 45 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 44 Reception vs. Rice 2009 21 Reception at Tulane 2007 32 Rush at Rice 2008 40 KOR vs. Memphis 2009 43 Reception at Rice 2008 32 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 40 KOR vs. Tulane 2008 42 Reception at Rice 2008 James Cleveland (7) 32 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 37 Rush vs. Rice 2009 33 Reception at Rice 2008 31 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 57 Reception at East Carolina 2009 36 Rush vs. Southern Miss 2009 30 KOR vs. UAB 2008 31 Pass at UCF 2009 36 Reception at Tulsa 2009 35 Reception vs. UAB 2008 26 KOR at SMU 2008 31 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 36 Reception at Mississippi State 2009 34 Reception at UCF 2009 24 KOR at SMU 2008 31 Pass vs. Texas Southern 2007 34 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 34 KOR at Mississippi State 2009 23 Reception at Tulsa 2009 30 Pass at East Carolina 2009 25 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 34 Reception at Rice 2008 23 PR vs. Southern 2008 30 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 24 Reception at East Carolina 2009 34 KOR vs. Air Force (2) 2008 23 KOR at SMU 2008 30 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 24 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 33 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 21 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 30 Pass vs. Southern 2008 32 KOR vs. SMU 2009 30 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 32 Rush vs. Tulane 2008 A.J. Dugat (7) Case Keenum (170) 30 Pass at Alabama 2007 32 Reception at Oklahoma State 2009 34 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 86 Pass at Oregon 2007 30 Pass vs. TCU 2007 31 Reception at UCF 2009 33 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 84 Pass at East Carolina 2008 29 Pass vs. SMU 2009 31 PR at Oklahoma State 2009 23 KOR vs. Southern Miss 2009 70 Pass vs. UAB 2008 29 Pass at SMU 2008 31 KOR vs. Northwestern State 2009 31 KOR at Tulane 2009 70 Pass vs. UAB 2008 29 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 31 KOR vs. UTEP 2008 23 KOR vs. Southern Miss 2009 67 Pass vs. TCU 2007 29 Rush at East Carolina 2008 30 Reception at Oklahoma State 2009 22 KOR vs. Southern Miss 2009 66 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 29 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 29 KOR at UCF 2009 20 PR vs. Memphis 2009 64 Pass vs. East Carolina 2007 28 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 28 KOR at Tulsa 2009 62 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 28 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 27 KOR at UTEP 2009 Patrick Edwards (42) 62 Pass vs. Marshall 2007 28 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 27 KOR at Rice 2008 70 Reception vs. UAB 2008 59 Pass at Marshall 2008 28 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 27 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 57 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 58 Pass at Mississippi State 2009 28 Pass at SMU 2008

42 www.UHCougars.com CAREER 20-YARD PLAYS 28 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 20 Pass vs. Rice 2009 25 Reception at UTEP 2009 28 Pass vs. Southern 2008 20 Pass at Tulsa 2009 24 Rush vs. Southern Miss 2009 27 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 20 Pass at UTEP 2009 24 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 27 Pass at Tulsa 2009 20 Pass at UTEP 2009 23 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 27 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 22 Reception vs. Rice 2009 27 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 20 Rush vs. SMU 2009 27 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 20 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 27 Pass vs. Southern 2008 20 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 E.J. Smith (2) 27 Pass vs. Colorado State 2007 20 Rush at UTEP 2007 47 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 27 Pass at Alabama 2007 20 Rush vs. Rice 2007 20 Reception vs. Rice 2009 26 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 20 Pass vs. Rice 2007 26 Pass at Rice 2008 20 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 Cotton Turner (4) 26 Pass at SMU 2008 20 Pass at Tulane 2009 47 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 26 Pass at SMU 2008 44 Pass vs. Rice 2009 26 Pass vs. Southern 2008 Andre Kohn (7) 30 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 26 Pass vs. Marshall 2007 67 Reception vs. TCU 2007 28 Pass vs. Memphis 2009 26 Pass vs. Rice 2007 32 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 26 Pass vs. TCU 2007 31 Reception vs. UTEP 2008 Chris Wilson (1) 25 Pass vs. Rice 2009 27 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 30 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 25 Pass at Mississippi State 2009 25 Reception vs. Air Force 2008 25 Pass at UTEP 2009 23 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 25 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 20 Reception vs. Air Force (2) 2008 25 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 Bold indicates touchdown scored 25 Pass at Rice 2008 25 Pass at UTEP 2007 Devin Mays (4) 25 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 100 KOR at UCF 2009 24 Pass at East Carolina 2009 35 KOR at Tulane 2009 24 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 32 KOR at Oklahoma State 2009 24 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 21 KOR at Tulane 2009 24 Pass vs. UAB 2008 24 Pass vs. Texas Southern 2007 Loyce Means (3) 24 Pass at East Carolina 2008 69 INT vs. Tulsa 2008 24 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 65 INT vs. UAB 2008 23 Pass at Tulsa 2009 26 INT vs. Tulsa 2008 23 Pass vs. Texas Tech 2009 23 Pass at Oklahoma State 2009 Tim Monroe (5) 23 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 55 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 23 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 49 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 23 Pass vs. Tulane 2008 27 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 23 Pass at Marshall 2008 23 Reception at Colorado State 2008 23 Pass at Colorado State 2008 20 Reception at Oklahoma State 2008 23 Pass at Colorado State 2008 23 Pass vs. Rice 2007 22 Pass vs. Rice 2009 Jamal Robinson (1) 22 Pass at Tulsa 2009 26 INT Return at Oklahoma State 2009 22 Pass vs. Northwestern State 2009 22 Pass at Rice 2008 Chaz Rodriguez (12) 22 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 38 Reception vs. Tulane 2008 22 Pass vs. Southern 2008 37 Reception at Mississippi State 2009 22 Pass vs. Southern 2008 34 Reception at Tulane 2009 22 Rush at UAB 2007 32 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 22 Pass vs. SMU 2007 28 Reception vs. Southern 2008 22 Pass at Tulsa 2007 28 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 22 Pass vs. Air Force 2008 26 Reception vs. Southern 2008 22 Pass vs. Rice 2009 24 Reception vs. SMU 2007 21 Pass at East Carolina 2009 23 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Pass at East Carolina 2009 22 Reception vs. Rice 2009 21 Pass at East Carolina 2009 21 Reception at East Carolina 2009 21 Pass at Tulsa 2009 21 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Pass vs. Southern Miss 2009 20 Reception at Tulsa 2009 21 Pass vs. SMU 2009 21 Pass at UTEP 2009 Wesley Scourten (1) 21 Pass vs. UTEP 2008 31 Reception vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Pass vs. Tulsa 2008 21 Pass at East Carolina 2008 Charles Sims (14) 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 58 Reception at Mississippi State 2009 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 35 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Rush at Oklahoma State 2008 32 Reception vs. Southern Miss 2009 21 Pass at Oklahoma State 2008 31 Reception vs. Memphis 2009 21 Rush at UTEP 2007 31 Rush vs. Southern Miss 2009 21 Pass at Tulane 2007 30 Reception at East Carolina 2009 21 Pass at Tulane 2007 28 Reception vs. Northwestern State 2009 21 Pass vs. Air Force (2) 2008 26 Reception vs. Texas Tech 2009 21 Pass vs. Rice 2009 43 www.UHCougars.com 2009 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yards Play Player(s) Opponent 25 Pass Keenum-Carrier Rice 100 KOR Mays UCF 25 Pass Keenum-Beall Mississippi State 20-Yard Plus Plays by Game 99 KOR Carrier Rice Opponent No. (Type) 25 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech 98 KOR Carrier Tulsa Northwestern State...... 11 (10 pass, 1 KOR) 25 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech 92 KOR Carrier SMU at Oklahoma State...... 6 (3 pass, 1 INT, 1 KOR, 1 PR) 25 Pass Keenum-Sims UTEP 61 KOR Carrier Texas Tech Texas Tech...... 10 (7 pass, 3 KOR) 24 Pass Keenum-Cleveland East Carolina 58 Pass Keenum-Sims Mississippi State at UTEP...... 9 (4 KOR, 4 pass, 1 rush) 24 Pass Keenum-Sims Texas Tech 57 Pass Keenum-Edwards Memphis at Mississippi State...... 8 (4 pass, 3 KOR, 1 INT) 24 Pass Keenum-Cleveland Southern Miss 57 Pass Keenum-Cleveland East Carolina at Tulane...... 7 (2 pass, 4 KOR, 1 PR) 24 Rush Sims Southern Miss 55 Pass Keenum-Monroe Southern Miss SMU...... 6 (3 pass, 2 KOR, 1 rush) 23 Pass Keenum-K. Johnson Tulsa 51 Pass Keenum-Carrier UCF Southern Miss...... 13 (7 pass, 3 KOR, 3 rush) 23 KOR Dugat Southern Miss 49 Pass Keenum-Edwards Tulsa at Tulsa...... 11 (8 pass, 2 KOR, 1 INT) 23 KOR Dugat Southern Miss 47 Pass Keenum-Edwards SMU at UCF...... 6 (4 pass, 2 KOR) 23 KOR Carrier Mississippi State 47 Pass Turner-Smith Memphis Memphis...... 9 (7 pass, 1 KOR, 1 PR) 23 Pass Keenum-Carrier Texas Tech 45 INT Brinkley Rice Rice...... 12 (8 pass, 2 rush, 1 INT, 1 KOR) 23 KOR Carrier Texas Tech 45 Pass Keenum-Carrier Texas Tech East Carolina...... 7 (6 pass, 1 KOR) 23 Pass Keenum-Beall Oklahoma State 44 Pass Keenum-K. Johnson Rice Air Force...... 0 23 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. 44 Pass Turner-Castile Rice 23 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Northwestern St. 40 KOR Carrier Memphis 23 Rush Beall UTEP 39 Pass Keenum-Edwards Rice 23 KOR Carrier UTEP 20-Yard Plus Plays by Player 37 Rush Carrier Rice Player No. (Type) 22 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Rice 37 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Mississippi State Case Keenum, QB...... 69 (69 pass) 22 Pass Keenum-Sims Rice 37 Pass Keenum-Edwards UCF Tyron Carrier, WR...... 38 (14 rec., 20 KOR, 2 PR, 2 rush) 22 Pass Keenum-Carrier Tulsa 36 Pass Keenum-Cleveland Tulsa Patrick Edwards, WR...... 16 (16 rec.) 22 Pass Keenum-Castile Northwestern St. 36 Pass Keenum-Edwards Tulsa Charles Sims, RB...... 14 (11 rec., 3 rush) 22 KOR Dugat Southern Miss 36 Rush Carrier Southern Miss Chaz Rodriguez, WR...... 8 (8 rec.) 22 KOR Carrier UTEP 36 Pass Keenum-Cleveland Mississippi State A.J. Dugat, WR...... 7 (2 rec., 4 KOR, 1 PR) 21 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez East Carolina 35 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. James Cleveland, WR...... 7 (7 rec.) 21 Pass Keenum-Carrier East Carolina 35 KOR May Tulane Bryce Beall, RB...... 6 (4 rec., 2 rush) 21 Pass Keenum-Carrier East Carolina 34 Pass Keenum-Carrier UCF Devin Mays, CB...... 4 (4 KOR) 21 Pass Keenum-Carrier Rice 34 Pass Keenum-Cleveland Southern Miss Brandon Brinkley, CB...... 3 (3 INT) 21 Pass Keenum-Edwards Tulsa 34 KOR Carrier Mississippi State Kierrie Johnson, WR...... 3 (3 rec.) 21 Pass Keenum-K. Johnson Southern Miss 34 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Tulane Tim Monroe, WR...... 2 (2 rec.) 21 Pass Keenum-Carrier SMU 34 Pass Keenum-Dugat Northwestern St. L.J. Castile, WR...... 2 (2 rec.) 21 INT Brinkley Mississippi State 33 INT Brinkley Tulsa E.J. Smith, WR...... 2 (2 rec.) 21 Pass Keenum-Edwards UTEP 33 Pass Keenum-Dugat Southern Miss Chris Wilson, RB...... 1 (1 rec.) 21 KOR Mays Tulane 32 KOR Mays Oklahoma State Jamal Robinson, CB...... 1 (1 INT) 20 KOR Carrier East Carolina 32 Pass Keenum-Sims Southern Miss Justin Johnson, RB...... 1 (1 rec.) 20 Pass Keenum-Smith Rice 32 KOR Carrier SMU 20 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Tulsa 32 Pass Keenum-Rodriguez Memphis 20 Rush Sims SMU 32 Pass Keenum-J. Johnson Memphis 20 KOR Carrier Mississippi State 32 Pass Keenum-Carrier Oklahoma State 20 KOR Carrier Texas Tech 31 Pass Keenum-Carrier UCF 20 Pass Keenum-Beall Northwestern St. 31 Rush Sims Southern Miss 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards Northwestern St. 31 PR Carrier Oklahoma State 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards Northwestern St. 31 KOR Carrier Northwestern St. 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards UTEP 31 KOR Dugat Tulane 20 Pass Keenum-Carrier UTEP 31 Pass Keenum-Sims Memphis 20 KOR Carrier UTEP 30 Pass Keenum-Sims East Carolina 20 Pass Keenum-Edwards Tulane 30 Pass Keenum-Carrier Oklahoma State 20 KOR Carrier Tulane 30 Pass Turner-Wilson Northwestern St. 20 PR Dugat Memphis 29 KOR Carrier UCF 29 Pass Keenum-Edwards SMU Bold denotes Touchdowns 28 KOR Carrier Tulsa Plays by Yards: 20 through 29 — 65; 30 through 39 — 32; 40 through 28 Pass Keenum-Edwards Southern Miss 49 — 8; 50 through 59 — 5; 60 and up — 5. 28 Pass Keenum-Edwards Texas Tech Plays by Type: Kickoff Returns — 24; Passing — 71; Rushing — 7; Punt 28 Pass Keenum-Sims Northwestern St. Returns — 2; Interceptions — 4; Fumble Return — 0; Other –– 0. 28 Pass Turner-Rodriguez Memphis Touchdowns: 19 27 Pass Keenum-Beall Tulsa Total Plays over 20 yards: 115 27 KOR Carrier UTEP 27 PR Carrier Tulane 27 Pass Keenum-Monroe Memphis 26 Rush Beall Rice 26 Pass Keenum-Sims Texas Tech 26 INT Return J. Robinson Oklahoma State Drive Chart Drives Drives Ended By Points Pts./ Drive Quarterback Started TD FG FGM PUNT DOWN TURN CLOCK SAF Scored Drive Efficiency Case Keenum 153 65 17 5 36 4 18 7 0 502 3.3 53.6 Cotton Turner 11 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 27 2.5 36.4 Austin Elrod 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.00

44 www.UHCougars.com COUGAR DRIVES UH Players of the Week #1 Northwestern State #6 Tulane #10 UCF Game Offense NW State RB Charles Sims Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result 5 86 0:59 TD 10 50 4:13 FG 8 45 2:30 FG Okla. State RB Bryce Beall 4 63 1:12 TD 4 18 1:42 Punt 2 51 0:41 TD 3 47 0:59 TD Texas Tech OG Jordan Shoemaker 8 58 2:22 TD 10 63 2:38 TD 8 63 2:27 Fumble UTEP 6 98 1:56 TD 12 72 3:13 Missed FG 1 17 0:00 Fumble 3 -6 1:25 Punt 3 8 0:26 Punt 4 11 1:12 Half Miss. State WR James Cleveland 3 8 1:12 Punt 8 60 1:58 TD 3 8 1:52 Punt Tulane RB Justin Johnson 1 7 0:18 TD 2 6 0:27 TD 3 -10 1:21 Punt SMU WR Patrick Edwards 11 90 2:53 TD 9 83 2:43 TD 6 17 2:04 Punt 3 7 1:02 Punt 11 74 3:05 TD 9 36 1:54 FG Southern Miss OL Jarve Dean & OL Chris Thompson 11 46 3:18 Punt 9 80 3:36 TD 11 73 4:36 TD 3 0 0:19 INT Tulsa K Matt Hogan 3 -8 1:48 Punt 1 -1 0:24 Half 3 6 0:42 Punt UCF 1 -4 0:32 Half 12 94 2:23 TD Drives: 6 TDs, 1 FG, 1 missed FG, 2 punts, 1 half 12 80 2:23 TD Memphis WR Chaz Rodriguez Drives: 8 TDs, 4 punts, 1 fumble, 1 half Rice Drives: 3 TDs, 2 FGs, 4 punts, 2 fumbles, 1 INT, 1 half #2 Oklahoma State #7 SMU C-USA Champ. #11 Memphis Bowl Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result 5 42 1:34 INT 3 -1 1:13 Punt Plays Yds Time Result Game Defense 1 16 0:10 TD 6 55 1:38 TD 8 51 2:16 TD 13 66 4:59 FG 9 19 4:07 Punt NW State DE Tyrell Graham 9 60 2:54 Fumble 1 1 0:05 TD 4 70 1:00 TD 9 96 3:33 TD 7 58 1:58 FG 7 70 2:14 TD Okla. State Entire Defense 6 62 1:07 TD 8 68 2:51 TD 3 6 1:09 Punt Texas Tech Entire Defense 4 14 2:13 Punt 3 -1 1:19 Punt 14 87 3:52 TD 8 41 3:07 Punt 4 27 0:27 Half 6 91 1:11 TD UTEP 3 20 1:19 Punt 9 56 2:50 Punt 8 73 1:58 TD Miss. State CB Brandon Brinkley 7 33 2:25 TD 8 30 3:10 Punt 7 52 1:35 TD 11 80 4:40 TD 3 1 1:55 Punt Tulane LB Phillip Steward 5 13 1:41 Punt 11 75 4:04 TD 10 83 3:46 TD SMU LB CJ Cavness 2 -2 0:51 Half 2 -4 4:04 Half 5 55 1:44 Punt 7 41 3:39 Punt Southern Miss LB Marcus McGraw Drives: 6 TDs, 1 FG, 1 interception, 1 fumble, 4 punts, 1 half Drives: 4 TDs, 1 FG, 6 punts, 2 halves Tulsa DE Tyrell Graham Drives: 8 TDs, 3 punts UCF #3 Texas Tech Memphis CB Brandon Brinkley Plays Yds Time Result #8 Southern Miss #12 Rice Rice 8 34 3:13 TD C-USA Champ. 7 15 2:37 Missed FG Plays Yds Time Result Plays Yds Time Result 3 0 0:21 Punt 1 2 0:14 Fumble 10 56 3:31 TD Bowl 6 28 1:52 Punt 5 14 1:45 Punt 9 63 3:05 FG 10 69 4:15 FG 7 86 2:20 TD 7 88 1:55 TD Game Special Teams 5 19 2:09 Punt 8 29 3:07 Punt 7 76 1:29 TD 5 28 0:59 FG NW State P Chase Turner 7 45 3:12 Missed FG 7 74 1:50 TD 5 59 1:22 TD 7 87 2:23 TD 6 86 1:37 TD 7 47 1:51 TD Okla. State 3 1 1:04 Punt 5 24 2:05 INT 5 66 1:10 TD Texas Tech S Roisean Haynes 11 65 2:26 FG 9 80 1:51 TD 5 57 1:41 TD 11 55 3:44 INT 2 -14 0:21 Half 4 20 1:58 Punt UTEP 16 95 4:58 TD 12 63 4:24 FG 3 2 1:00 Punt Miss. State LB John McIntyre 5 67 1:50 TD Drives: 3 TDs, 3 FGs, 2 missed FGs, 4 punts, 1 interception 9 98 2:49 TD 8 63 2:13 FG 4 31 1:48 Punt Tulane S Tim Mercer & WR Tim Monroe 5 58 1:49 Fumble 9 47 4:35 Downs SMU KR Tyron Carrier #4 UTEP 5 77 0:36 TD Southern Miss TE Fendi Onobun & S Nick Saenz Drives: 8 TDs, 1 FG, 3 punts, 1 downs Plays Yds Time Result Drives: 6 TDs, 2 FGs, 2 punts, 2 fumbles, 1 INT, 1 half Tulsa LS Brandon Hartson 8 80 2:58 TD UCF 9 54 2:28 FG #13 East Carolina 8 48 2:53 Downs Memphis S Tim Mercer 6 40 2:25 Fumble Plays Yds Time Result Rice 10 90 2:11 TD #9 Tulsa 5 22 2:30 Punt 14 62 2:21 Missed FG 3 -3 0:49 Punt C-USA Champ. Plays Yds Time Result 4 21 1:59 Punt 8 88 3:13 TD 7 31 1:34 FG 4 13 2:05 Punt Bowl 3 7 0:58 Punt 8 65 2:36 TD 3 6 1:40 Punt 7 73 2:00 TD 7 41 1:56 Downs 5 38 1:43 TD 10 85 1:59 TD 5 81 1:58 TD 10 54 2:31 INT Game Scout Team 11 37 2:07 Fumble 14 79 4:08 FG 13 74 3:56 TD NW State Crawford Jones, Doug Winfield, Jeremy Ulocha 9 68 1:39 TD 4 77 0:59 TD 9 57 3:06 Fumble Okla. State Marc Woods, Jeremy Smith, Omar Amin 6 47 2:00 Fumble 5 12 2:05 Punt Drives: 5 TDs, 2 FGs. 2 fumbles, 1 FG miss, 2 punts, 1 downs 2 0 0:12 Half 2 6 0:34 INT Texas Tech Brian Smelek, Creighton Wells, Marlon Smith 11 71 3:27 FG 12 80 3:25 TD UTEP Ken Van Heule, Charles Foster, Marc Haynes #5 Mississippi State 7 32 2:07 Punt 13 83 3:15 TD 3 -2 1:58 Punt 6 30 1:05 INT Miss. State Andrew Stewart, Marlon Smith, Miles Lacy Plays Yds Time Result 9 47 3:18 Downs Tulane Drew Hollingshead, BK Johnson, Devin Garza 10 36 4:02 Downs 7 37 1:56 FG Drives: 5 TDs, 4 punts, 3 INTs, 1 fumble 7 43 3:17 INT 13 61 3:02 TD SMU Marc Woods, Doug Winfield, Marcell Bates 7 62 2:20 TD 4 27 0:20 FG Southern Miss 3 8 1:27 Punt 6 66 1:20 TD Tulsa Demetrius Woods, Chris Cermin, Brian Williams 11 55 2:30 Missed FG Drives: 4 TDs, 4 FGs, 3 punts, 2 downs, 1 fumble, 1 half UCF 12 60 3:38 FG 5 65 1:50 INT Memphis Marc Woods, James Jones, Devin Garza 3 4 1:15 Punt Rice 10 78 3:11 TD 2 76 0:36 TD C-USA Champ. 3 -7 1:22 Half Bowl Drives: 4 TDs, 1 FG, 1 missed FG, 2 INTs, 2 punts, 1 downs, 1 half 45 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 15-94-0-15 3-16-0-10 0-0-0-0 1-3-0-3 3-13-0-12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Tulane 16-64-2-14 2-11-0-8 6-32-0-17 5-30-2-8 2-12-0-7 1-(-3)-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 SMU 12-61-1-10 15-105-2-20 0-0-0-0 1-11-0-11 7-(-12)-0-7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Southern Miss 6-15-0-6 14-95-1-31 0-0-0-0 1-13-0-13 5-10-0-11 2-47-0-36 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Tulsa 17-82-0-13 15-63-1-18 0-0-0-0 2-7-0-4 6-21-0-15 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 DNP UCF 3-3-0-2 6-33-0-12 0-0-0-0 1-2-0-2 5-8-0-14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Memphis DNP-INJ 15-90-2-14 5-26-0-7 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-9 1-5-0-5 0-0-0-0 1-(-5)-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Rice 6-65-1-26 12-87-2-18 5-12-0-4 1-2-0-2 2-8-1-7 1-37-1-37 0-0-0-0 1-(-6)-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 East Carolina 3-6-0-4 9-12-0-10 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 7-12-0-14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Air Force 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 39-52-2-434-4-58 DNP DNP DNP Tulane 33-46-0-371-2-34 0-0-0-0-0-0 DNP DNP SMU 25-36-0-233-1-47 DNP DNP DNP Southern Miss 44-54-1-559-5-55 DNP DNP DNP Tulsa 40-60-0-522-3-49 DNP DNP DNP UCF 33-56-1-377-3-51 DNP DNP DNP Memphis 29-39-0-405-5-57 13-16-0-173-1-47 DNP at QB DNP Rice 25-31-0-323-2-44 8-10-0-112-1-44 3-6-0-28-0-14 DNP East Carolina 56-75-3-527-5-57 DNP DNP DNP Air Force Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD-Long) Game Carrier Edwards Cleveland Castile K. Johnson Beall Sims J. Johnson Gilbert R. Williams Woods Monroe Chambers 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 0-0-0-0 1-7-1-7 3-30-0-14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-12-0-12 0-0-0-0 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 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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 0-0-0-0 DNP 2-24-0-17 0-0-0-0 DNP Miss. State 7-83-2-18 6-39-0-11 11-131-2-36 1-7-0-7 1-7-0-7 2-31-0-25 7-77-0-58 1-5-0-5 INJ 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-6-0-6 Tulane 4-46-0-15 3-44-0-20 4-31-1-10 3-26-1-10 3-34-0-16 5-48-0-16 0-0-0-0 1-13-0-13 INJ 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-7-0-7 3-38-0-13 SMU 3-28-0-21 9-122-1-47 4-22-0-7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-24-0-12 1-13-0-13 INJ DNP DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-5-0-5 Southern Miss 10-88-018 7-61-1-28 13-190-2-34 0-0-0-0 2-30-0-21 3-23-0-10 3-40-0-32 0-0-0-0 INJ DNP DNP 1-55-0-55 0-0-0-0 2-42-1-33 Tulsa 5-53-0-22 11-176-0-49 12-167-3-36 0-0-0-0 2-27-0-23 3-39-0-27 3-14-0-10 2-18-0-10 INJ DNP DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP UCF 9-149-2-51 4-60-0-37 8-88-0-17 1-18-0-18 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 8-28-0-8 0-0-0-0 INJ DNP DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Memphis 5-49-0-15 4-81-1-57 DNP-INJ 4-38-2-18 1-17-0-17 DNP-INJ 3-55-0-31 4-45-0-32 INJ DNP 0-0-0-0 7-92-1-27 0-0-0-0 4-29-0-15 Rice 3-54-0-25 4-68-1-39 DNP-INJ 6-76-1-44 3-66-1-44 1-(-3)-0-0 4-28-0-22 0-0-0-0 INJ 1-9-0-9 0-0-0-0 1-14-0-14 0-0-0-0 1-8-0-8 East Carolina 11-94-1-21 7-36-0-8 19-241-3-57 1-6-1-6 0-0-0-0 2-5-0-9 9-97-0-30 2-4-0-3 INJ 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 INJ 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Air Force 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 ECU AFA Campbell, DT 0-2 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 Graham, DE 0-6 2-4 1-2 3-8 4-5 4-6 2-3 2-5 4-8 2-5 1-1 0-2 0-4 UH Team Stats (Avg.)...... NCAA...... C-USA Hunter, DT 0-5 3-3 2-4 1-1 2-3 INJ 2-4 0-8 3-7 2-2 0-4 2-6 0-5 Rushing Offense (131.23)...... 83rd...... 9th Johnson, DE 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Passing Offense (450.00...... 1st...... 1st King, DE 1-3 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-4 0-0 Ray, DE 0-1 INJ INJ DNP 0-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 DNP Total Offense (581.23)...... 1st...... 1st Riser, DE 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 5-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-3 1-4 0-5 Scoring Offense (43.92)...... 2nd...... 1st Scypion, DE 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 Rushing Defense (213.08)...... 112th...... 12th Sims, DT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 Thompson, DT 0-4 1-2 0-4 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-1 2-8 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-5 Pass Efficiency Defense (129.51)...... 65th...... 4th Total Defense (442.69)...... 108th...... 8th LINEBACKERS Player NSU OSU TT UTEP MSU Tulane SMU S. Miss Tulsa UCF Memp Rice ECU AFA Scoring Defense (28.77)...... 88th...... 6th Cavness, OLB 2-4 12-12 5-14 1-9 5-7 5-8 8-18 5-8 2-9 4-11 1-6 2-5 4-15 Net Punting (33.95)...... 90th...... 10th Johnston, OLB 4-7 0-1 1-5 2-4 6-6 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Punt Returns (7.06)...... 84th...... 9th McGraw, MLB 0-6 13-14 7-19 2-8 11-13 6-10 1-5 5-12 5-8 11-14 2-6 2-8 4-10 Nicholson, OLB 1-4 2-2 4-8 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Kickoff Returns (23.78)...... 27th...... 3rd Steward, OLB 2-13 2-3 0-0 2-4 2-2 2-5 3-7 5-10 3-8 9-12 1-8 0-5 1-7 Turnover Margin (+0.62)...... 19th...... 5th Thurston, MLB 1-5 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 1-4 3-7 0-0 Passing Defense (229.42)...... 77th...... 2nd SECONDARY Passing Efficiency (159.56)...... 7th...... 1st Player NSU OSU TT UTEP MSU Tulane SMU S. Miss Tulsa UCF Memp Rice ECU AFA Sacks (1.69)...... 77th...... 7th Bates, R., CB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 DNP Bates, T., CB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tackles For Loss (4.77)...... 99th...... 10th Blackmon, CB 2-5 4-5 1-5 2-11 2-4 INJ INJ 2-4 2-2 5-6 3-9 0-0 1-6 Sacks Allowed (1.38)...... 33rd...... 3rd Brinkley, CB 1-2 4-4 3-6 4-8 7-7 3-4 3-6 4-6 6-6 11-14 1-5 1-1 0-4 First Downs Offense (31.2)...... *...... 1st Haynes, SS 1-6 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 7-11 1-2 0-3 2-2 1-2 0-3 2-6 3-13 Johnson, B.K., CB 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 First Downs Allowed (24.1)...... *...... 12th Lewis, FS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-6 4-8 0-1 3rd-Down Conversions (.519)...... *...... 1st Mays, CB 1-3 2-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-5 0-3 0-3 4th-Down Conversions (.722)...... *...... 2nd Means, CB 2-2 2-2 0-0 DNP DNP 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP Mercer, SS 3-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 1-1 2-3 0-0 5-8 2-3 2-2 Penalties (40.5)...... *...... 2nd Robinson, CB 1-2 1-2 2-4 2-3 5-5 3-7 6-7 6-7 1-1 1-2 3-4 1-2 5-9 Def. 3rd-Down Conversions (.420)...... *...... 6th Saenz, FS 2-5 5-6 5-12 5-13 7-8 6-8 7-10 5-9 9-10 5-8 1-7 2-5 0-0 Def. 4th-Down Conversions (.385)...... *...... 2nd 46 www.UHCougars.com THE LAST TIME . . . By An Individual Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Three Consecutive Games Rushed for 80 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: Bryce Beall, at SMU (105 yards, 22 carries, Oct. 18, 2008) UH: 86 (TD), Anthony Alridge, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) Scored on a Kickoff Return vs. UAB (107 yards, 12 carries, Oct. 9, 2008); Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) UH: 99 yards, Tyron Carrier vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) at #23 East Carolina (132 yards, 22 carries, Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: 97 yards, John Eubanks (Southern Miss), (Oct. 7, 2004) Passed for 250 Yards Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Four Consecutive Games UH: 527, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (56-75, 5 TD; Dec. 5, 2009) Scored on a Punt Return UH: Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (154 yards, 31 carries, Nov. 4, 2007); Opp: 262, Patrick Pinkney (21-34, 1 TD; Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 56 yards, Vincent Marshall at Mississippi State (Oct. 22, 2005) at UTEP (204 yards, 27 carries, Oct. 27, 2007); Opp: 71 yards, Dez Bryant, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) at UAB (111 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 20, 2007); Passed for 300 Yards vs. Rice (205 yards, 24 carries, Oct. 13, 2007) UH: 527, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (56-75, 5 TD; Dec. 5, 2009) Scored on an Interception Return Opp: 334, G.J. Kinne, Tulsa (19-25, 3 TD; Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 45 yards, Brandon Brinkley, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Five Consecutive Games Opp: 71 yards, Charles Mitchell, at Mississippi State (Oct. 10, 2009) UH: Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (154 yards, 31 carries, Nov. 4, 2007); Passed for 400 Yards at UTEP (204 yards, 27 carries, Oct. 27, 2007); UH: 527, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (56-75, 5 TD; Dec. 5, 2009) Scored on a Fumble Return at UAB (111 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 20, 2007); Opp: 475, Timmy Chang, at Hawai’i, (26-42, 2 TD; Dec. 25, 2003) UH: 37 yards, Kenneth Fontenette vs. Colorado State, (Sept. 22, 2007) vs. Rice (205 yards, 24 carries, Oct. 13, 2007); Opp: 70 yards, Roddray Walker, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) at Alabama (100 yards, 17 carries, Oct. 6, 2007) Passed for 500 Yards UH: 527, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (56-75, 5 TD; Dec. 5, 2009) Scored a Defensive PAT 100-Yards Rushing by Two Players Opp: NA UH: Nick Saenz (blocked PAT) vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) UH: Anthony Alridge (157) & Terrance Ganaway (122), vs. TSU (Nov. 24, 2007) Opp: Josh Ferguson (PAT interception), UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Opp: DeAngelo Williams (198) & Maurice Avery (105), Completed 20 Passes vs. Memphis (Oct. 15, 2005) UH: 56, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Safety Recorded Opp: 21, Brett Hodges, at UCF (Nov. 14, 2009) UH: at Texas, (Oct. 24, 1992) Rushed for Three Touchdowns Opp: at Alabama (Oct. 6, 2007) UH: 3, Bryce Beall, at SMU (Oct. 18, 2008) Completed 25 Passes Opp: 4, Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 56, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Rushed for 100 Yards Opp: 30, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) UH: 105 (15 carries) Charles Sims, vs. SMU (Oct. 24, 2009) Rushed for Four Touchdowns Opp.: 113 (21 carries) Tyler Smith, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) UH: 4, Anthony Alridge, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) Completed 30 Passes 105 (10 carriers) Charles Ross, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Opp: 4, Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) UH: 56, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 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: Charles Sims, vs. Rice (2 TD, 12 carries, Nov. 28, 2009) Attempted 30 Passes Opp.: 262 (32 carries) Donald Buckram, UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) vs. Memphis (2 TD, 15 carries, Nov. 21, 2009); UH: 75, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Opp: 34, Patrick Pinkney, East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Rushed for 300 Yards Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Three Consecutive Games UH: 300 (41 carries), Joffrey Reynolds vs. East Carolina, (Nov. 9, 2002) UH: Charles Sims, at Tulsa (1 TD, 15 carries, Nov. 7, 2009) Attempted 40 Passes Opp: Has not happened vs. Southern Miss (1 TD, 14 carries, Oct. 31, 2009); UH: 75, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. SMU, (2 TD, 15 carries, Oct. 31, 2009); Opp: 45, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed 30 Times UH: 31 (154 yards), Anthony Alridge, vs. SMU (Nov. 4, 2007) Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Four Consecutive Games Attempted 45 Passes Opp: 35 (139 yards), Brynn Harvey, UCF (Nov. 14, 2009) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); UH: 75, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) Opp: 45, Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009) Rushed 35 Times vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); UH: 35 (156 yards), Anthony Evans vs. East Carolina, (Nov. 6, 2004) vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) Completed a Pass of at Least 50 Yards Opp: 35 (139 yards), Brynn Harvey, UCF (Nov. 14, 2009) UH: 57 (TD), Case Keenum to James Cleveland, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Five Consecutive Games Opp: 60 (TD), G.J Kinne to Charles Clay, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Rushed 40 Times UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); UH: 41 (300 yards), Joffrey Reynolds vs. Louisville, (Nov. 30, 2002) at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) Completed a Pass of at Least 60 Yards Opp: 40 (223 yards), Byron Morris, vs. Texas Tech, (Nov. 20, 1993) vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); UH: 62 (TD), Case Keenum to Tyron Carrier vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) Opp: 60 (TD), G.J Kinne to Charles Clay, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Recorded 100+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards in a game at Rice (1 TD, 17 carries, Nov. 29, 2008) UH: Chuck Weatherspoon (143 rush, 115 receiving), Completed a Pass of at Least 70 Yards vs. Arkansas (Oct. 28, 1989) Rushed for at least One Touchdown in Five Consecutive Games UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); Opp.: James Sykes, Rice (100 rush, 157 receiving) (Nov. 27, 1976) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 26, 2009); 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008) at Oklahoma State (Sept. 12, 2009) Opp: 70 (TD), Martevious Young to Gerald Baptiste, Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) Had a 300-yard Passer, 100-yard Rusher vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); and 100-yard Receiver in a Game vs. Air Force (1 TD, 22 carries, Dec. 31, 2008) Completed a Pass of at Least 80 Yards UH: Case Keenum (480 pass), Bryce Beall (167 rush), at Rice (1 TD, 17 carries, Nov. 29, 2008) UH: 84 (TD), Case Keenum to Kierrie Johnson, vs. at ECU (Sept. 27, 2008) Tyron Carrier (141 rec.) vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) vs. UTEP (1 TD, 19 carries, Nov. 22, 2008); Opp: 80 (TD), Chase Clement to Quinton Smith, Rice (Sept. 2, 2006) Opp: G.J. Kinne (334 pass), G.J. Kinne (100 rush), Damaris Johnson (144 rec.), at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Rushed for 40 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage Completed a Pass of at Least 85 Yards UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 86 (TD), Case Keenum to Anthony Alridge, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) Scored a Rushing TD and a Receiving TD in a Game Opp: 48, Charles Ross, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Opp: 92 yards (TD), Chris Simms to B.J. Johnson, Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) UH: Bryce Beall, at Oklahoma State, (Sept. 12, 2009) Opp: Charles Clay, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Rushed for 50 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage Completed a Pass of at Least 90 Yards UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 95 yards (TD), David Klingler to Manny Hazard, Scored a Rushing TD and a Receiving TD in Consecutive Games Opp: 50, Anthony Dixon, at Mississippi State (Oct. 10, 2009) vs. Arizona State (Dec. 1, 1990) UH: Bryce Beall, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 5, 2009); Opp: 92 yards (TD), Chris Simms to B.J. Johnson, Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) at Oklahoma State, (Sept. 12, 2009) Rushed for 60 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 50 Yards in a Game Rushed for at least 100 Yards in Consecutive Games Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007) UH: 50, Case Keenum to Tyron Carrier, at Marshall (Oct. 28, 2008); UH: Bryce Beall, at SMU (105 yards, 22 carries, Oct. 18, 2008) 59 (TD), Case Keenum to Kierrie Johnson vs. UAB (107 yards, 12 carries, Oct. 9, 2008); Rushed for 70 Yards on One Play from Scrimmage UH: 71 (TD), Bryce Beall, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) Opp: 80 (TD), Dennis Dixon, at Oregon (Sept. 1, 2007)

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Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 60 Yards in a Game vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); Passed for Six Touchdowns UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); UH: 6, Case Keenum, vs. Tulsa (Nov. 15, 2008) 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 11 Consecutive Games Opp: Has not happened UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Completed 2+ Passes of at Least 70 Yards in a Game vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) Passed for Seven Touchdowns UH: 70, Case Keenum to Bryce Beall, vs. UAB (Oct. 9, 2008); vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) UH: 7, Jimmy Klingler, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 1992) 70 (TD), Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Oct. 9, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) Opp: Has not happened at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Consecutive Games at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for Eight Touchdowns UH: Case Keenum, at East Carolina (527 yards, 56-75, Dec. 5, 2009) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); UH: 9, David Klingler, vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31, 1991) vs. Rice (323 yards, 25-31, Nov. 28, 2009) at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: Has not happened at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Three Consecutive Games vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); Passed for Nine Touchdowns UH: Case Keenum, at East Carolina (527 yards, 56-75, Dec. 5, 2009) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); UH: 9, David Klingler, vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31, 1991) vs. Rice (323 yards, 25-31, Nov. 28, 2009) Opp: Has not happened vs. Memphis (405 yards, 29-39, Nov. 21, 2009) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 12 Consecutive Games UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Passed for 10 Touchdowns Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Four Consecutive Games vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) UH: 11, David Klingler, vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 17, 1990) UH: Case Keenum, at East Carolina (527 yards, 56-75, Dec. 5, 2009) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Opp: Has not happened vs. Rice (323 yards, 25-31, Nov. 28, 2009) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. Memphis (405 yards, 29-39, Nov. 21, 2009) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Passed for 11 Touchdowns at UCF (377 yards, 33-56, Nov. 14, 2009) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) UH: 11, David Klingler, vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 17, 1990) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Opp: Has not happened Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Five Consecutive Games at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at East Carolina (527 yards, 56-75, Dec. 5, 2009) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Caught Three Touchdowns vs. Rice (323 yards, 25-31, Nov. 28, 2009) vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); UH: 3, James Cleveland, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. Memphis (405 yards, 29-39, Nov. 21, 2009) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); Opp: 3, Gerald Baptiste, Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) at UCF (377 yards, 33-56, Nov. 14, 2009) vs. Southern (392 yards, 33-43, Aug. 30, 2008); at Tulsa (522 yards, 40-60, Nov. 7, 2009) Caught Four Touchdowns Passed for at Least 300 Yards in 13 Consecutive Games UH: 5, Manny Hazard vs. Baylor (Oct. 7, 1989) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Six Consecutive Games UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Opp: 4, Lavell Boyd, at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999) UH: Case Keenum, at East Carolina (527 yards, 56-75, Dec. 5, 2009) vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) vs. Rice (323 yards, 25-31, Nov. 28, 2009) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) Caught Five Touchdowns vs. Memphis (405 yards, 29-39, Nov. 21, 2009) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) UH: 5, Manny Hazard vs. Baylor (Oct. 7, 1989) at UCF (377 yards, 33-56, Nov. 14, 2009) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) Opp: Has not happened at Tulsa (522 yards, 40-60, Nov. 7, 2009) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) vs. Southern Miss (559 yards, 44-54, Oct. 31, 2009) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); Caught 10 Passes at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) UH: 19, James Cleveland & 11, Tyron Carrier, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Seven Consecutive Games at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); Opp: 10, Damaris Johnson, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Air Force (362 yards, 34-57, Sept. 13, 2008); vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) at Oklahoma State (387 yards, 35-61, Sept. 6, 2008); Caught for 100 Yards vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) vs. Southern (392 yards, 33-43, Aug. 30, 2008); UH: 241 (19 rec.), James Cleveland, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. TCU (335 yards, 23-38, Dec. 28, 2007) Opp: 123 (9 rec.), Dwayne Harris, East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Consecutive Games Caught for 200 Yards vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); UH: Case Keenum, at Tulsa (522 yards, 40-60, Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 241 (19 rec.), James Cleveland, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. Southern Miss (559 yards, 44-54, Oct. 31, 2009) Opp: 236 (9 rec.), Dez Bryant, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 6, 2008) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Eight Consecutive Games UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Three Consecutive Games Caught for 300 Yards vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at Mississippi State (434, 39-52, Oct. 10, 2009) UH: 346 (13 rec.), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) at UTEP (536 yards, 51-76, Oct. 3, 2000) Opp: Has not happened vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. Texas Tech (435 yards, 38-58, Sept. 26, 2009) at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) 100-Yards Receiving by Two Players at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for at Least 400 Yards in Four Consecutive Games UH: 176 (11 rec.), Patrick Edwards, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); UH: David Klingler, vs. UNLV (426 yards, 30-of-54, Sept. 8, 1990); 167 (12 rec.), James Cleveland, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) at Texas Tech (435 yards, 29-of-54, Sept. 13, 1990); Opp: 139 (8 rec.), Sidney Rice & 112 (3 rec.) vs. Rice (454 yards, 34-of-56, Sept. 29, 1990); Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (Dec. 29, 2006) Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Nine Consecutive Games at Baylor (405 yards, 35-of-68, Oct. 6, 1990) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) 100-Yards Receiving by Three Players vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) Passed for at Least 500 Yards in Consecutive Games UH: 144 (5 rec.) L.J. Castile, 144 (6 rec.) Kierrie Johnson vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at Tulsa (522 yards, 40-60, Nov. 7, 2009) & 101 (6 rec.) Tyron Carrier at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) vs. Southern Miss (559 yards, 44-54, Oct. 31, 2009) Opp: N/A at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Passed for at Least 500 Yards in Three Consecutive Games Caught for 100 Yards in Consecutive Games vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); UH: David Klingler, vs. E. Washington (572 yards, 41-of-58, Nov. 17, 1990); UH: James Cleveland, at Tulsa (167 yards, 12 rec., Nov. 7, 2009); at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) vs. Arizona State (716 yards, 41-of-70, Dec. 1, 1990); vs. Southern Miss (190 yards, 13 rec., Oct. 31, 2009) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); vs. Louisiana Tech (510 yards, 36-of-57, Aug, 31, 1991) Caught for 100 Yards in Three Consecutive Games Passed for at Least 300 Yards in Ten Consecutive Games Passed for Four Touchdowns UH: Tyron Carrier, at Rice (101 yards, 6 rec., Nov. 29, 2008) UH: Case Keenum, at Rice (494 yards, 30-54, Nov. 29, 2008) UH: 5, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. UTEP (141 yards, 9 rec., Nov. 22, 2008); vs. UTEP (480 yards, 41-51, Nov. 22, 2008) Opp: 5, Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) vs. Tulsa (127 yards, 6 rec., Nov. 15, 2008); vs. Tulsa (402 yards, 24-37, Nov. 15, 2008) vs. Tulane (384 yards, 29-40, Nov. 8, 2008) Passed for Five Touchdowns Caught for 100 Yards in Four Consecutive Games at Marshall (317 yards, 22-41, Oct. 28, 2008) UH: 5, Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) UH: Vincent Marshall, at Memphis (131 yards, 8 rec., Oct. 2, 2004); at SMU (404 yards, 28-36, Oct. 18, 2008) Opp: 5, Chase Clement, Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) at Southern Miss (190 yards, 4 rec., Oct. 7, 2004); vs. UAB (360 yards, 24-36, Oct. 9, 2008); at TCU (123 yards, 9 rec., Oct. 23, 2004); at #23 East Carolina (401 yards, 37-45, Sept. 27, 2008) vs. Tulane (110 yards, 7 rec., Oct. 30, 2004) at Colorado State (380 yards, 37-54, Sept. 20, 2008); 48 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: L.J. Castile, at East Carolina (1 TD, 1 rec., Dec. 5, 2009) UH: Zack Chatman recovered a blocked Pete Raether punt in end zone UH: 30, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) vs. Rice (1 TD, 6 rec., Nov. 28, 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: L.J. Castile, at East Carolina (1 TD, 1 rec., Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 64, at Michigan (Sept. 6, 2003) vs. Rice (1 TD, 6 rec., Nov. 28, 2009) Blocked a Punt Opp: 0, by Air Force (Sept. 13, 2008) vs. Memphis (2 TD, 4 rec., Nov. 21, 2009) UH: Jeremy Smith, at Tulane (Oct. 17, 2009) 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: James Cleveland, at Tulane (1 TD, 4 rec., Oct. 17, 2009) Blocked a Field Goal Opp: 179, vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 24, 2007) at Mississippi State (2 TD, 11 rec., Oct. 10, 2009) UH: Wesley Scourten, vs. UTEP (Nov. 22, 2008) at UTEP (2 TD, 14 rec., Oct. 3, 2009) Opp: K.J. Wright, at Mississippi State (Oct. 10, 2009) Made a Two-Point Conversion vs. Texas Tech (1 TD, 8 rec., Sept. 26, 2009) UH: Case Keenum-Justin Johnson (pass), at Tulane (Oct. 17, 2009) 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 UCF (Nov. 14, 2009) UH: Mark Hafner, at East Carolina (43 yards, 6 rec., Sept. 27, 2008) Opp: Jay Ross, East Carolina (Dec. 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: 539 yards (527 pass/12 rush), Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 33, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Opp: 434 yards (334 pass/100 rush), by G.J Kinne, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Opp: 27, by Tulsa (Nov. 7, 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: 539 yards (527 pass/12 rush), Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 33, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) L, 52-0, at Ohio State (Sept. 24, 1994) Opp: 434 yards (334 pass/100 rush), by G.J Kinne, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) 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: 539 yards (527 pass/12 rush), Case Keenum, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 299, vs. Tulane (Nov. 8, 2008) Opp: N/A Opp: 330, at Mississippi State (Oct. 10, 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: 241 yards (241 rec.), James Cleveland, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) UH: 377, vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 24, 2007) Opp: None Opp: 203 (4 rush, 77 rec., 122 KOR), Q. McDuffie, UCF (Nov. 14, 2009) UH: 31, at Mississippi State (Oct. 10, 2009) Held an Opponent Below 100 Total Yards Gained 250 All-Purpose Yards Rushed for 400 Yards UH: 98 yards (79 rush, 19 pass), vs. Texas (Nov. 5, 1983) UH: 265 yards (2 rush, 101 rec., 142 KOR, 20 PR), Tyron Carrier, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) UH: 496 vs. Louisville, (Sept. 28, 1985) Opp: 64 yards (47 pass, 17 rush), at Auburn (Sept. 19, 1954) Opp: 324 (5 rush, 144 rec., 175 KOR), Damaris Johnson, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Opp: 445, at Louisville (Nov. 22, 2003) Held Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Gained 300 All-Purpose Running Yards Passed for 400 Yards UH: 80 yards (29 carries), vs. Tulane (Sept. 7, 2002); UH: 427 (346rec./81 KOR), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) UH: 527, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) 78 yards (25 carries), vs. UL Lafayette (Sept. 14, 2002) Opp: 324 (5 rush, 144 rec., 175 KOR), Damaris Johnson, Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Opp: 424, by Louisville (Nov. 20, 2004) Opp: 8 yards (25 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 5, 2004); 61 yards (37 carries), at Oklahoma (Sept. 11, 2004) Gained 400 All-Purpose Running Yards Earned 500 Yards in Total Offense UH: 427 yards (346rec./81 KOR), Donnie Avery, vs. Rice (Oct. 13, 2007) UH: 557, at East Carolina (Dec. 5, 2009) Held Three Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Opp: Has not happened Opp: 534, by Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 52 yards (26 carries), vs. Army (Sept. 16, 2000); 96 yards (32 carries), at Texas (Sept. 23, 2000); Kicked Three Field Goals Earned 600 Yards in Total Offense 52 yards (18 carries), vs. SMU (Sept. 30, 2000) UH: 4 (4 att.), Matt Hogan, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 684, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Opp: 29 yards (29 carries), vs. Louisville (Nov. 18, 2000); Opp: 3 (3 att.), Ross Thevenot, at Tulane (Oct. 17, 2009) Opp: 608, by Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) 7 yards (21 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 1, 2001); 68 yards (30 carries), vs. Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) Kicked Four Field Goals Earned 700 Yards in Total Offense UH: 4 (4 att.), Matt Hogan, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 750, vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) Held Four Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Opp: 5 (6 att.), Reagan Schneider, UTEP (Sept. 16, 2005) Opp: 782, vs. TCU (Oct. 25, 2003) UH: 74 yards (27 carries), vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 9, 1999); 39 yards (30 carries), at North Carolina (Oct. 16, 1999); Kicked Five Field Goals Scored 40 Points 88 yards (31 carries), at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999); UH: 5 (5 att.), Mike Clendenen vs. SMU (Oct. 20, 1984) UH: 73, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) Opp: 5 (6 att.), Reagan Schneider, UTEP (Sept. 16, 2005) Opp: 45, by Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) Opp: 71 yards (31 carries), at East Carolina (Nov. 11, 2000); 29 yards (29 carries), vs. Louisville (Nov. 18, 2000); Kicked a Field Goal of at least 40 Yards Scored 50 Points 7 yards (21 carries), vs. Rice (Sept. 1, 2001); UH: 51 yards, Matt Hogan, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 73, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) 68 yards (30 carries), vs. Texas (Sept. 22, 2001) Opp: 43 yards, by Ross Thevenot, at Tulane (Oct. 17, 2009) Opp: 58, by UTEP (Oct. 3, 2009) Held Five Consecutive Opponents Below 100 Yards Rushing Kicked a Field Goal of at least 45 Yards Scored 60 Points UH: 84 yards (35 carries), at UAB (Sept. 25, 1999); UH: 51 yards, Matt Hogan, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 73, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) 74 yards (27 carries), vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 9, 1999); Opp: 48 yards, by Craig Ratanamorn, Marshall (Oct. 28, 2008) Opp: 65, by Louisville (Nov. 20, 2004) 39 yards (30 carries), at North Carolina (Oct. 16, 1999); 88 yards (31 carries), at Louisville (Oct. 23, 1999); Kicked a Field Goal of at least 50 Yards Scored 70 Points 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) UH: 51 yards, Matt Hogan, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) UH: 73, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2000) Opp: 13 yards (32 carries), at Texas (Sept. 23, 2000); Opp: 50 yards, by Swayze Waters, UAB (Oct. 9, 2008) 67 yards (33 carries), vs. SMU (Sept. 30, 2000); 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 Edwards Chambers (TE) Watts Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Sims 67 yards (38 carries), vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30, 1999) Tulane Castile Carrier Watts Anderson Barnett Thompson Dean Johnson (RB) Cleveland Keenum Beall SMU Edwards Carrier Watts Anderson Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum J. Johnson Held Consecutive Opponents to 175 Total Yards or Less S. Miss Smith Chambers (TE) Watts Anderson Barnett Thompson Dean Sims (RB) Cleveland Keenum Beall UH: 134 yards (61 rush, 73 pass), vs. Villanova (Oct. 19, 1974); Tulsa Edwards Carrier Watts Anderson Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Sims 166 yards (100 rush, 66 pass), vs. Cincy (Oct. 25, 1974) UCF Edwards Chambers (TE) Watts Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Sims Opp: 103 yards (14 rush, 89 pass), at Baylor (Oct. 4, 1986); Memphis Edwards Carrier Watts Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Monroe Keenum Sims 109 yards (48 rush, 61 pass), vs. A&M (Oct. 11, 1986) Rice Edwards K. Johnson Watts Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean J. Johnson (RB) Monroe Keenum Sims East Carolina Edwards Carrier Watts Shoemaker Barnett Thompson Dean Rodriguez Cleveland Keenum Sims Ran 100 Offensive Plays Air Force UH: 100, at Tulsa (Nov. 7, 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: 5, vs. SMU (Oct. 24, 2009) 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 Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Johnston McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Scored at Least 20 Points in the First Quarter Tulane Riser Thompson Campbell Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Haynes Saenz Robinson UH: 24, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) SMU Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Haynes Saenz Robinson Opp: 23, at Alabama (Oct. 6, 2007) S. Miss Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Tulsa Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Haynes Saenz Robinson Scored at Least 20 Points in Any Quarter UCF Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson UH: 35 (2Q), vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Memphis Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Opp: 21 (4Q), Southern Miss (Oct. 31, 2009) Rice Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson East Carolina Riser Thompson Hunter Graham Steward McGraw Cavness Brinkley Blackmon Saenz Robinson Scored at Least 30 Points in the First Half Air Force UH: 59, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009) Opp: 35, at Rice (Nov. 29, 2008) Note – The following players missed games with injuries: RB Andre Kohn (13, knee), TE Wesley Scourten (13, foot), WR Oge Anoleifo (13, knee), TE Fendi Onobun (2, ankle), DE Michael Ray (2, knee), LB Matt Nicholson (10, knee), OT Jacolby Ashworth (9, ankle), LB Kris Johnston (8, knee), WR Chris Gilbert (9, knee), OG Jordan Scored at Least 40 Points in the First Half Shoemaker (4, ankle), DT David Hunter (1, ankle), Carson Blackmon (2, shin), Ameen Behbahani (4, flu; strep), RB Bryce Beall (1, leg), WR James Cleveland (2, ankle). UH: 59, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 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 38-27, 1:59 – 3Q), at Tulsa (W, 46-45, Nov. 7, 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 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 UH: TD, vs. Rice (Nov. 28, 2009)

Opp: TD, by Tulsa (Nov. 7, 2009) 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 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 Recorded 40 Minutes or More of Possession Time

UH: 42:57, at Tulane (Oct. 11, 2003) Houston 31 31-11-20-0 25-119-0 39-52-2-434-4 77-553 2-42.5 0-0 2-32 6-12 27:10 Opp: 41:12, Texas Tech (Nov. 24, 1989) Miss. State 24 26-14-11-1 51-330-2 15-25-2-160-0 76-490 2-30.0 2-2 8-60 6-12 32:50

Houston 44 31-13-17-1 36-182-4 30-43-0-334-2 79-516 2-40.0 1-0 5-40 9-13 25:25 Tulane 16 26-13-11-2 43-187-0 22-34-1-250-1 77-437 4-30.0 1-0 7-52 6-15 34:35

SMU 15 19-13-5-1 34-197-1 18-30-0-200-1 64-397 5-41.4 3-3 6-65 0-10 33:17 Houston 38 21-1-0-9-2 37-161-3 25-36-0-233-1 73-394 6-41.0 0-0 4-50 9-16 25:50

Southern Miss 43 28-13-14-1 47-248-3 21-35-0-360-3 82-608 4-45.8 2-1 4-40 5-12 32:59 Houston 50 39-12-26-1 33-191-1 44-54-1-559-5 87-750 2-41.5 3-2 4-55 6-11 27:01

Houston 46 34-9-25-0 40-173-1 40-60-0-522-3 100-695 3-53.7 3-2 5-56 7-18 32:35 Tulsa 45 27-10-14-3 42-200-3 19-26-2-334-3 68-534 5-44.8 4-2 1-10 5-11 27:25

Houston 32 21-4-16-1 15-46-0 33-57-1-377-3 72-423 4-44.5 2-2 5-21 7-15 20:30 UCF 37 21-10-11-0 50-152-4 21-25-1-241-1 75-393 5-37.6 2-1 1-11 7-15 39:30

Memphis 14 22-16-3-3 45-243-2 15-28-1-101-0 73-344 7-48.1 1-0 6-45 6-15 35:36 Houston 55 33-6-26-1 24-111-2 42-55-0-578-5 79-689 3-31.7 1-0 9-67 7-11 24:24

Rice 14 18-12-6-0 45-243-2 17-33-3-134-0 78-377 7-40.6 0-0 2-10 3-16 32:30 Houston 73 30-10-20-0 31-221-5 36-47-0-463-3 78-684 3-42.7 0-0 1-10 5-11 27:30

Houston 32 33-4-29-0 19-30-0 56-75-3-527-5 94-557 4-48.8 2-1 3-25 12-17 29:52 East Carolina 38 23-8-15-0 38-151-4 21-34-0-262-1 72-413 3-47.0 1-1 5-25 8-14 30:08 50 www.UHCougars.com 2009 PARTICIPATION CHART No. Name GP/GS NWLA OSU TTU UTEP MSU TLN SMU USM TLS UCF MEM RICE ECU AFA 60 ANDERSON, Jaryd 13/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 76 ASHWORTH, J. 4/4 START START START START INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 57 BARNETT, Carl 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 29 BATES, Ricardo 2/- XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP 25 BEALL, Bryce 12/4 START START XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX INJ XXX XXX 93 BEHBAHANI, A. 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX INJ INJ INJ INJ XXX XXX XXX DNP 14 BELL, Ben 3/- DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP 23 BLACKMON, C. 11/10 START START START START START INJ INJ START XXX START START START START 21 BRINKLEY, B. 13/11 XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START START START 56 CAMPBELL, T. 13/1 XXX XXX XXX DNP XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 CARRIER, Tyron 13/9 START START START START XXX START START XXX START XXX START XXX START 10 CASTILE, L.J. 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 CAVNESS, C.J. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 36 CERMIN, Chris 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP 44 CHAMBERS, Tyler 13/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX 19 CLEVELAND, J. 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START INJ INJ START 75 DEAN, Jarve 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 1 DUGAT, A.J. 11/- XXX XXX XXX DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX 83 EDWARDS, P. 13/11 START START START START START XXX START XXX START START START START START 17 ELROD, Austin 3/- XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX XXX DNP 77 FOSTER, Charles 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP DNP 8 GILBERT, Chris 2/- XXX XXX DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 43 GRAHAM, Tyrell 13/12 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START 79 HART, Matt 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 86 HARTSON, B. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 39 HAYNES, Roisean 13/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 HOGAN, Matt 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 HUNTER, David 12/12 START START START START START INJ START START START START START START START 50 JOHNSON, A.J. 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2 JOHNSON, B.K. 6/- XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP DNP DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 JOHNSON, Justin 13/4 XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 84 JOHNSON, K. 12/1 DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 31 JOHNSTON, Kris 5/2 XXX XXX XXX START START INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 7 KEENUM, Case 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 59 KING, Kelvin 12/- XXX XXX XXX DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 28 LEWIS, Jeffery 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 16 MANNISTO, J. 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP XXX DNP 20 MAYS, Devin 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 55 McGRAW, Marcus 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 47 McINTYRE, John 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 MEANS, Loyce 7/2 START START XXX DNP DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP DNP 12 MERCER, Tim 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 24 MONROE, Tim 12/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START INJ 30 NICHOLSON, Matt 3/3 START START START INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 81 ONOBUN, Fendi 10/- DNP DNP XXX DNP XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 99 RAY, Michael 4/- XXX DNP DNP DNP XXX XXX DNP DNP DNP 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51 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 7 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 – Kendall Hunter 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 snap 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.

52 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), 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 1Q – 11:56 the second half when UTEP outscored UH – Manniso 30 field goal, 2Q – 8:52 that gave the ball to the Cougars on the UH –Mannisto 31 FG, 1Q – 7:27 UH 41-24, breaking a 17-17 halftime TT – Batch 11 run (Williams kick), 2Q – 5:59 UTEP – Logan Barrett 22 FG, 1Q –4:24 Tech 34-yard line. deadlock. It tied for the most rushing TT – Harrison Jeffers 13 run (Williams kick), 2Q – 0:59 UTEP –Tufick Shadrawy 4 pass from Trevor Vittatoe (Barrett kick), 2Q–10:13 UH – Mannisto 50 field goal, 2Q – 0:00 Keenum made the Red Raiders pay for UH – L.J. Castile 7 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q–7:56 yards gained by an opposing back UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Mannisto kick), 3Q – 7:13 the miscue, finding James Cleveland for a UTEP –Jason Williams 5 run (Barrett kick), 2Q–3:00 against the Cougars. TT – Tramain Swindall 24 pass from Taylor Potts (Williams kick), 3Q – 4:19 six-yard touchdown reception that gave UTEP –Donald Buckram 8 run (Barrett kick), 3Q–11:41 The Cougars started quickly, taking UH – Mannisto 21 field goal, 3Q – 0:12 UH a 7-0 advantage. UH–Mannisto 39 FG, 3Q–6:11 an early 10-0 lead. After the Miners UH – Keenum 4 run (pass failed), 4Q – 0:49 Houston’s defense which forced two UTEP–Jeff Moturi 74 pass from Vittatoe (kick blocked), 3Q–5:53 kicked a field goal, they stopped Hous- turnovers from the Red Raiders on the UTEP–Buckram 22 run (Barrett kick), 3Q–0:22 ton’s potent offense on fourth down at TEAM STATISTICS night was led by sophomore linebacker UH–James Cleveland 18 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–13:33 the UTEP 8-yard line. TT UH UTEP–Buckram 8 run (Barrett kick), 4Q–8:21 Marcus McGraw who racked a game-high The Miners tied the game in the First Downs 31 29 UH–Tyron Carrier 6 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–6:17 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–Buckram 27 run (Barrett kick), 4Q–5:38 Passing-Yards 321 435 UTEP–Roddray Walker 70 fumble return (Barrett kick), 4Q–3:25 near midfield. UTEP scored on a 4-yard Total Offense 484 579 by the Red Raiders high-powered offense UH–Cleveland 19 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q–1:40 pass from Trevor Vittatoe to senior Tufick Passing (C-A-I) 30-47-0 38-58-1 as Tech running back Baron Batch found Shadrawy. pay dirt to cap a nine-play, 75-yard scoring Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 TEAM STATISTICS UTEP outscored Houston 20-3 in drive. As a team, Tech ran for a season-best Penalties-Yards 8-57 8-74 UH UTEP 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 First Downs 42 26 good. Buckram rushed for his first two 114-yard, two-touchdown performance. Rushing-Yards 27-128 41-305 touchdowns and Vittatoe hit Jeff Moturi INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Following the early fireworks, both Passing-Yards 536 276 Rushing – TT: Batch 19-114, Jeffers 4-57, Stephens 5-20, Postts 4-(-28). teams settled into a groove defensively, Total Offense 664 581 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- Passing (C-A-I) 51-76-0 19-30-0 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 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 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 Penalties-Yards 6-50 11-102 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. Punts-Avg. 2-41.5 2-46.3 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 Miner offense scored touchdowns on 7-92, Beall 4-31, Castile 1-6. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Raiders marched down the field, and each of their next four possessions, and Rushing – UH: Beall 14-68, Sims 8-54, Carrier 1-9, Keenum, 3-8, Team Batch made his second visit to the end zone, this time from 11 yards to give the visitors from Lubbock their first 1-(-11). UTEP: Buckram 32-262, McClure 1-16, Williams 2-16, Farrar 2-7, UTEP senior Roddray Walker sealed the lead of the night at 14-10. Vittatoe 1-3, Moturi 1-2, Team 2-(-1). 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 Passing – UH: Keenum 51-76-0-536. UTEP: Vittatoe 19-30-0-276. 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, Receiving – UH: Cleveland 14-147, Carrier 11-115, Edwards 8-90, with 3:28 left in the game. 59-yard march down the field. Rodriguez 7-63, Sims 3-43, Beall 3-31, Monroe 2-24, K. Johnson 2-16, Junior wide out James Cleveland With under a minute to work with, Keenum and the UH offense moved the ball into Tech territory, allowing Castile 1-7. UTEP: Moturi 6-127, Adams 4-88, Davis 3-25, McClure 3-21, 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 Shadrawy 2-15, Buckram 1-0. 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. 53 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS #RV/RV Houston 31, Mississippi State 24 #23/23 Houston 44, Tulane 16 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Miss. • Oct. 10, 2009 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La. • Oct. 17, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 7 7 3 14 31 Houston 3 6 20 15 44 Mississippi State 7 10 0 7 24 Tulane 3 3 0 10 16

Junior quarterback Case Keenum threw four touchdown passes – two to James Cleveland and two to Tyron Carrier Case Keenum’s lowest passing total of the season was still pretty good, and more than enough to help No. 23 – as Houston rebounded to beat Mississippi State 31-24 in front of more than 48,000 fans at Davis Wade Stadium. Houston win its first conference game of the season. With the score tied entering the final period, the Cougars took advantage of two Mississippi State turnovers Keenum was 30 of 43 for 334 yards and two touchdowns, and the Cougars defeated Tulane 44-16 on Saturday. and converted them into touchdowns to win for the seventh time in their last nine games against the Bulldogs. Bryce Beall and Justin Johnson each ran for two touchdowns for Houston (5-1, 1-1 Conference USA), which Keenum, who finished with 434 yards and four touchdowns on 39-of-52 passing, was especially dominating in pulled away after leading only 9-6 at halftime. the final period, completing 9-of-10 passing for 154 yards. Keenum eclipsed 300 yards passing for the 19th time in his career and the sixth straight game this season. His It was the Abilene, Texas, native’s third straight 400-yard game, marking the second time during his career he scoring passes went to James Cleveland and L.J. Castile. accomplished that feat. Tulane (2-4, 0-3) now has lost 37 straight to ranked teams since 1982. Houston, coming off a loss at Conference USA-rival UTEP that knocked the Cougars from their first Top 25 ranking Green Wave starting quarterback Joe Kemp had another inconsistent outing, going 10 of 15 for 124 yards, an in 18 years, overcame a slow start. On the Cougars’ second possession, Charles Mitchell picked off a Keenum pass and interception and drive-stalling sack. For a second straight game, he was pulled in favor of redshirt freshman Ryan raced to the end zone to MSU a 7-0 lead. It was the first time in 2009 that an opponent scored first against the Cougars. Griffin, who produced Tulane’s only touchdown on a 3-yard pass to Antoine Duplessis in the back of the end zone However, the Cougars wasted little time in putting their own mark on the scoreboard. After a 34-yard kickoff early in the fourth quarter. return by Carrier, Keenum led the Cougars Houston was in command by then, SCORING SUMMARY on a 7-play, 62 yard drive that was capped SCORING SUMMARY however, and responded with another MSU – Charles Mitchell 71 interception return (Derek DePasquale kick), 1Q – 5:07 on Cleveland’s 5-yard touchdown catch. UH – Ben Bell 22 FG, 1Q – 9:09 touchdown of its own on Johnson’s 6-yard UH – James Cleveland 5 pass from Case Keenum (Jordan Mannisto kick), 1Q – 2:38 Early in the second quarter, the Bull- TU – Ross Thevenot 43 FG, 1Q – 3:24 run to make it 37-13. MSU – Anthony Dixon 50 run (DePasquale kick), 2Q – 9:30 dogs regained the lead when running TU – Thevenot 35 FG, 2Q – 11:03 Tulane’s Andre Anderson ran for 108 UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Bell kick failed), 2Q – 8:25 UH – Tyron Carrier 16 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 2Q – 8:03 back Anthony Dixon took a handoff and yards on 18 carries. Griffin finished 12 of MSU – DePasquale 34 field goal, 2Q – 3:30 UH – Justin Johnson 3 run (Jordan Mannisto kick failed), 3Q – 13:02 UH – Ben Bell 23 field goal, 3Q – 6:39 rushed 50 yards to the end zone, carrying UH – James Cleveland 6 pass from Case Keenum (Mannisto kick), 3Q – 9:32 18 for 126 yards. UH – Cleveland 7 pass from Keenum (Bell kick), 4Q – 6:23 and pushing several Cougar defenders for UH – Beall 1 run (Mannisto kick), 3Q – 3:19 Cougars receiver Chaz Rodriguez UH – Carrier 18 pass from Keenum (Bell kick), 4Q – 4:14 the final few yards. TU – Antoine Duplessis 4 pass from Ryan Griffin (Thevenot kick), 4Q – 14:09 had six catches for 84 yards, including a MSU – Dixon 1 run (DePasQuale kick), 4Q – 1:22 But again, the Cougars answered UH – Johnson 6 run (Keenum pass to Johnson), 4Q – 11:04 34-yarder that was Houston’s longest gain on their next possession. Keenum hit TU – Thevenot 27 FG, 4Q – 7:19 from scrimmage. TEAM STATISTICS Cleveland on a 17-yard pass to start the UH – L.J. Castile 7 pass from Keenum (Mannisto kick), 4Q – 2:43 Houston entered the game averaging UH MSU drive and, five players later, Carrier snared 569.2 yards and 40.2 points per game, but TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 31 26 a 16-yard touchdown strike from Keenum Tulane’s defense, rated first against the Rushing-Yards 25-119 51-330 UH TU Passing-Yards 434 160 to knot the game again at 14-14. First Downs 31 26 pass in Conference USA coming in, slowed Total Offense 553 490 Following Chad Bumphis’ 30-yard Rushing-Yards 33-145 43-187 the Cougars substantially in the first half. Passing (C-A-I) 39-52-2 15-25-2 kickoff return, the Bulldogs embarked on Passing-Yards 371 250 Clock-eating drives powered by Ander- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 an 11-play, 44-yard drive that ended with Total Offense 516 437 son’s hard running led to Ross Thevenot’s Penalties-Yards 2-32 8-60 Derek DePasquale nailed a 34-yard field Passing (C-A-I) 33-46-0 22-34-1 field goals of 43 and 35 yards, the second Punts-Avg. 2-42.5 2-30.0 goal with 3:30 remaining in the first half. Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 putting Tulane ahead 6-3 with 11:03 left Penalties-Yards 5-40 7-52 The score remained that way for the in the first half. Punts-Avg. 2-40.0 4-30.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rest of the half, although the Cougars Houston got going after that, though, Rushing – UH: Beall 15-94, Sims 3-16, Keenum 3-13, Johnson 1-3, Team 3-(-7). MSU: Dixon 21-134, Ducre 9-87, Lee 12-68, Stallworth 3-24, Elliott had a chance to tie the game before the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS responding with a 12-play, 66-yard 5-16, Heavens 1-1. break. Sophomore kicker Jordan Mannisto Rushing – UH: Beall 16-64, Wilson 6-32, J. Johnson 5-30, Keenum 2-12, touchdown drive capped by Beall’s 1-yard Passing – UH: Keenum 39-52-2-434-4. MSU: Lee 15-23-2-160-0. lined up for a 29-yard field goal with 54 Sims 2-11, 1 (-3), Team 1-(-1). TU: Anderson 18-108, Williams 8-45, Kemp run. The series demonstrated how quickly Receiving – UH: Cleveland 11-131, Carrier 7-83, Sims 7-77, Edwards seconds left, but the kick was blocked to 6-24, Griffin 3-6, Williams 1-3, Barnett 1-3, Duplessis 1-1, Team 1-(-1), the Cougars can move the ball with their 6-39, Rodriguez 2-52, Beall 2-31, Castile 1-7, Dugat 1-6, J. Johnson 1-5, end the threat. McDonald 3-(-2). no-huddle attack. They consumed just Smith 1-3. MSU: Green 4-37, Bumphis 3-43, Berry 2-34, Heavens 2-10, Senior kicker Ben Bell provided the Passing – UH: Keenum 33-46-0-371-2. TU: Griffin 12-18-0-126-1, Kemp 2:38 on the drive. Ben Bell’s point-after 10-15-1-124-0, Williams 0-1-0-0-0. McRae 1-18, Ducre 1-12, Dixon 1-5, Smith 1-1. lone points of the third quarter for either try missed, keeping Houston’s lead at 9-6. Receiving – UH: Rodriguez 6-84, Beall 5-48, Cleveland 4-31, Edwards team with a 23-yard field goal on the 3-44, Carrier 4-46, Dugat 3-38, K. Johnson 3-34, Castile 3-26, J. Johnson Houston drove deep into Tulane ter- Cougars’ first possession of the period. 1-13, Chambers 1-7. TU: Williams 6-63, Anderson 4-38, Banks 3-43, Helm ritory again on its next drive, but Bell The Bulldogs appeared to seize the momentum early in the final period, marching to the Cougar 28. However, 3-23, Robottom 2-51, Duplessis 2-11, Figaro 1-11, Barnett 1-10. hooked a short field goal try wide left a senior cornerback Brandon Brinkley picked off a Tyson Lee pass at the UH 1 – his second interception of the game few minutes before halftime. – and returned it 21 yards to start the Cougars in solid field position The Cougars went up 15-6 on the opening drive of the second half, this time needing only 1:58 to cover 60 yards From there, Keenum led the Cougars on a 10-play, 78-yard drive that consumed more than three minutes off in eight plays. The drive ended with Johnson’s 3-yard run for his first career touchdown. the clock. With 6:23 remaining in the game,Keenum and Cleveland hooked up for the second time – this one a Houston struck again after Jeremy Smith blocked Thevenot’s punt deep in Green Wave territory. Two plays later, 3-yard touchdown – to give the Cougars the lead for good. Keenum rolled right and found Cleveland in the back of the end zone to make it 22-6. MSU threatened to tie the game on the next possession, moving to the Houston 16. Dixon appeared to tie the Beall’s second touchdown, a 1-yard run late in the third quarter, capped a 9-play, 83-yard scoring drive that put game with 4:57 remaining with a 16-yard touchdown run, but the play was negated by a holding call. On the next Houston up 29-6, leaving little doubt about the result. play, Lee fumbled a handoff, and freshman defensive end Zeke Riser jumped on the loose ball to thwart the drive. It was the fourth and final MSU giveaway in the game. Houston wasted little time in icing the game. Keenum hit freshman running back Charles Sims on a 58-yard pass and then connected with Carrier for an 18-yard touchdown with just more than four minutes remaining. MSU pulled to within a touchdown on Dixon’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1:22 left, but the Cougars recovered the ensuing onsides kick to end the contest. Cleveland led all players with 11 catches for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It was the second straight game he finished with at least 10 catches, 100 yards and two touchdowns after hauling in 14 catches for 147 yards and a pair of scores against UTEP a week earlier. Beall finished with 94 rushing yards on 15 carries to pace the Cougar ground attack. Dixon led MSU with 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.

54 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS #17/18 Houston 38, SMU 15 #15/16 Houston 50, Southern Miss 43 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Oct. 24, 2009 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Oct. 31, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final SMU 0 3 0 12 15 Southern Miss 13 9 0 21 43 Houston 14 10 7 7 38 Houston 7 23 3 17 50

For the second straight game an efficient Cougar offense did not commit a turnover as the University of Houston Case Keenum’s 28-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Edwards with just 21 seconds remaining broke a 43-43 football team defeated SMU 38-15 in front of a homecoming crowd at Robertson Stadium. The Cougars improved deadlock and lifted No. 15 Houston to a 53-43 win over upset-minded Southern Miss at Robertson Stadium Saturday to 6-1 on the season, marking their best start since an 8-0 beginning to the 1990 season. afternoon. The offensive shootout was marked by 1,358 yards of combined total offense, including a season-high 750 by the Cougars, who improved to 7-1 on the year and 3-1 in Conference USA play. Junior quarterback Case Keenum did not put up the spectacular numbers that UH fans have grown accustomed Keenum’s performance was highlighted by five touchdowns and a career-best 559 yards as the junior signal to but was solid and efficient on the night, completing 25-of-36 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown. As an caller from Abilene completed 44-of-54 passing attempts. The 500-yard passing performance was the second of offensive unit, the Cougars produced 394 yards on 73 plays. his career and surpassed his previous best of 536 set on Oct. 3 at UTEP. Freshman running back Charles Sims passed the century mark in rushing for the first time in his collegiate career, Junior wide receiver James Cleveland also enjoyed a career game, setting personal best marks with 13 catches piling up 106 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. and 190 yards to go along with a pair of touchdowns. After Houston was forced to punt on its opening possession of the night, senior linebacker C.J. Cavness quickly The game got off to a rough start for the Cougars, as on the first play from scrimmage sophomore running gave the ball back to his offense by forcing a fumble that was snapped up by UH’s Marcus McGraw. back Bryce Beall coughed up a fumble that was quickly pounced on by USM’s Korey Williams. The miscue, the Houston did not let the SMU miscue go unpunished as Sims put the game’s first points on the board as he darted first turnover for UH since Oct. 10’s contest at Mississippi State, set the Golden Eagles up with a first-and-10 at the Houston 21-yard line. straight up the middle of the Mustang defense from 20 yards out. The score capped off a six-play, 55-yard drive. Southern Miss (5-4, 3-1 C-USA) did not let the opportunity go to waste as after an incompletion on first down, A second takeaway for the Cougar three straight runs by Damion Fletcher put SCORING SUMMARY defense set up another score as a Tyrell SCORING SUMMARY the ball in the end zone. The extra point UH – Charles Sims 20 run (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q – 8:10 Graham forced a SMU fumble that was USM – Damion Fletcher 6 run (kick blocked), 1Q – 13:38 attempt, however, was unsuccessful as UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Hogan kick), 1Q–1:58 pounced upon by Cavness on the SMU UH – Charles Sims 31 run (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q–6:29 UH’s Fendi Onobun got a hand on the kick. UH – Hogan 22 FG, 2Q–12:44 1-yard line. UH’s Bryce Beall made it 14-0 USM – Gerald Baptiste 70 pass from Martevious Young (Daniel Hrapman kick), 1Q – 1:00 Fletcher was solid in the ground game, UH – A.J. Dugat 33 pass from Case Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–14:10 SMU – Matt Szymanski 27 FG, 2Q – 8:05 Houston as he covered the short distance contributing to USM’s cause with a game- UH – Patrick Edwards 7 pass from Case Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–5:14 UH – Tim Monroe 55 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–11:41 high 136 yards on 26 carries. UH – Tyron Carrier 92 kickoff return (Hogan kick), 3Q–14:47 to the end zone at the 1:58 mark of the USM – Young 1 run (kick blocked), 2Q – 7:49 UH – Nick Saenz PAT return, 2Q–7:49 On their third possession of the ball SMU – Shawnbrey McNeal 4 run (kick blocked), 4Q – 14:21 first quarter. game, the Cougars got their first score, Cavness was a major force on the USM – Hrapman 29 FG, 2Q – 2:28 SMU – Aldrick Robinson 32 pass from Kyle Padron (pass failed), 4Q – 9:48 UH – James Cleveland 19 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–0:37 when they marched 86 yards on seven UH – Sims 6 run (Hogan kick), 4Q – 5:44 night for the Cougar defenders, recording UH – Hogan 34 FG, 3Q–4:03 plays to cash in on 31-yard run from a career-high 18 stops while forcing a UH – Cleveland 17 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 4Q–12:25 Charles Sims. A successful extra point TEAM STATISTICS fumble and recovering two others. USM – Tory Harrison 1 run (Hrapman kick), 4Q – 8:54 made it 7-6. SMU UH A 22-yard field goal by Matt Hogan UH – Hogan 23 FG, 4Q– 6:41 A miscommunication in coverage was USM – Baptiste 5 pass from Young (Hrapman kick), 4Q – 5:25 First Downs 19 21 stretched the lead to 17-0, but the Mus- the problem for the Cougars on a big play Rushing-Yards 34-197 37-161 USM – Baptiste 13 pass from Young (Hrapman kick), 4Q – 0:57 tang offense finally got in gear on their for the Golden Eagles, giving USM a 13-7 Passing-Yards 200 233 UH – Patrick Edwards 28 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 4Q–0:21 lead. After pulling off a play fake that Total Offense 397 394 subsequent possession. SMU drove deep lured in the UH defensive backs, USM’s Passing (C-A-I) 18-30-0 25-36-0 into UH territory and broke the ice on TEAM STATISTICS USM UH Martevious Young found a wide open Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 its side of the scoreboard with a 27-yard First Downs 28 39 Gerald Baptiste who streaked 70 yards Penalties-Yards 6-65 4-50 field goal from Matt Szymanski at the 8:05 Rushing-Yards 47-248 33-191 untouched for the score with just a minute Punts-Avg. 5-41.4 6-41.0 mark of the second quarter. Passing-Yards 360 559 remaining in the first quarter. Keenum would tack another touch- Total Offense 608 750 Keenum and the Cougar offense INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS down onto the Cougars’ lead as with just Passing (C-A-I) 21-35-0 44-54-1 answered quickly, finding A.J. Dugat for Rushing – SMU: McNeal 15-95, Smith 8-68, Line 3-20, Padron 7-19, Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 a 33-yard touchdown. The score was the 5:14 left before intermission, he connected Mitchell 1-(-5). UH: Sims 15-105, Beall 12-61, Johnson 1-11, Team 2-(-4), Penalties-Yards 4-40 4-55 first of Dugat’s career and marked the Keenum 7-(-12). with sophomore wide receiver Patrick Punts-Avg. 4-45.8 2-41.5 24th consecutive game that Keenum has Passing – SMU: Padron 11-16-0-141, Mitchell 5-9-0-40, Smith 2-5-0-19. Edwards on a 7-yard scoring strike. thrown a touchdown. UH: Keenum 25-36-0-233. Edwards put together a season-best INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The aerial assault continued on the Receiving – SMU: Sanders 6-47, McNeal 3-15, Robinson 2-40, Johnson Rushing – USM: Fletcher 26-136, Young 10-70, Harrison 10-38, Lampley nine reception, 122-yard night to lead 1-4. UH: Sims 14-95, Carrier 2-47, J. Johnson 6-24, Beall 6-15, Keenum next drive, as senior Tim Monroe pulled 2-35, Haynes 2-25, Wilkerson 2-20, Line 1-18. UH: Edwards 9-122, Cleve- all receivers. 5-10. down a career-long, 55-yard touchdown land 4-22, Carrier 3-28, Sims 3-24, Rodriguez 2-4, Onobun 1-15, Johnson The touchdown pass marked the 23rd Passing – USM: Young 20-34-0-334, Harrison 1-1-0-26. UH: Keenum reception from Keenum to leave the score 1-13, Dugat 1-5, Beall 1-0. consecutive game in which Keenum has 44-54-1-559. 21-13 with 11:41 to play in the half. Southern Miss got back in the end zone thrown for at least one score. Receiving – USM: Baptiste 8-186, Banks3-40, Pierce 3-7, Parham 2-69, Fletcher 2-26, Brown, 2-6, Young 1-26. UH: Cleveland 13-190, Carrier via the ground game, scoring on a one- Following halftime, it took just 14 seconds for Houston to put more points on the scoreboard when Tyron Carrier 10-88, Edwards 7-61, Sims 3-40, Rodriguez 3-30, Beall 3-23, Dugat 2-42, year run by Young, but again problems took the half’s opening kickoff and raced 92 yards down the sideline to make it 31-3. K. Johnson 2-30, Monroe 1-55. with the kicking game cost the visitors. The The Mustangs were able to reach the end zone in the opening minute of the fourth quarter as Shawnbrey extra point attempt was again blocked by McNeal scored on a 4-yard rumble. Onobun. The loose ball was scooped up by UH safety Nick Saenz who raced from his own goal line all the way down SMU’s comeback hope got a little brighter as quarterback Kyle Padron found Aldrick Robinson on a 32-yard the length of the field to give Houston two points. The rapid fire action made the score 23-19 in favor of the Cougars. touchdown pass. The Mustangs’ two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, leaving the score 31-15 Houston A 29-yard field goal by Daniel Hrapmann pulled Southern Miss within one point a 23-22 with 2:28 to go before with 9:48. intermission. Keenum’s third touchdown pass of the half, a 14-yard strike to James Cleveland gave the first half its final score Sims added his second scoring run of the night with 5:44 remaining in the contest to give the game its final and sent the team’s to the locker room with UH leading 30-22. score and end the SMU comeback hopes. After the fireworks of the first half, there was a lone field goal during the game’s third quarter; a 34-yard field Houston is back in action next Saturday when they play host to Southern Miss in a noon contest at Robertson goal from UH’s Matt Hogan that made it 33-22. Stadium. Keenum and Cleveland hooked up for the second time on the afternoon during the Cougar’s first drive of the fourth quarter. Cleveland hauled in a 17-yard toss to cap off a nine-play, 98-yard scoring drive. The Golden Eagles would not fade so easily, responding after the Cleveland score with a 10-play, 70-yard scoring drive of their own to cut the Cougar lead to 40-28 with 8:54 to play. Following another Hogan field goal, the Southern Miss comeback gained more momentum, as Baptiste hauled in his second touchdown pass of the afternoon to pull his team within a score at 43-36 and 5:25 left in the contest. Young and Baptiste found each other one more time to complete the comeback as with just 57 seconds remaining in the contest, a 13-yard touchdown pass made it 43-43. The drive was set up by Beall’s second fumble of the day, as Houston was moving into the Golden Eagle red zone. Getting the ball back with under a minute left, UH was aided by a 23-year return and a facemask penalty against USM to get out of its own side of the field. However, it was Keenum who was a perfect 5-of-5 on the final drive and made the decisive play to find Edwards for the game-winning score. The Cougars’ defense prevented the Golden Eagles from pulling out the improbable, knocking three deep passes on the game’s final three plays harmlessly to the ground. 55 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS #13/15 Houston 46, Tulsa 45 UCF 37, #12/13 Houston 32 H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Nov. 7, 2009 Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Fla. • Nov. 14, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 14 10 10 12 46 Houston 10 7 0 15 32 Tulsa 14 7 17 7 45 UCF 0 10 13 14 37

Case Keenum walked off the field, his hands on his helmet, as Houston (No. 15 BCS, No. 13 AP) appeared No last-minute magic for Case Keenum and Houston (No. 15 BCS, No. 13 AP) this time. Central Florida made destined for defeat. sure of that. Moments later, the Cougars’ prolific quarterback was given a second chance. And he came through with another Brett Hodges outplayed the nation’s most prolific passer and Brynn Harvey rushed for 139 yards and three comeback to add to his Heisman Trophy resume. touchdowns Saturday, leading UCF to a 37-32 upset that stopped a five-game winning streak Keenum had kept Keenum hit back-to-back passes to put Houston in field-goal range and Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard field goal alive with a pair of last-minute rallies. as time expired to lift the Cougars to a 46-45 victory against Tulsa on Saturday night. Central Florida remained in contention for Conference USA’s East Division title. Houston (8-2, 4-2), which had It was the latest addition to a series of wild finishes for Keenum and the Cougars. not lost since a 58-41 setback at UTEP on Oct. 3, was a dealt a blow in its bid to represent the West in next month’s After getting sacked on a potential tying 2-point conversion with 21 seconds left, Keenum bounced back to C-USA championship game. complete a 14-yard pass to James Cleveland and a 13-yarder to Tyron Carrier to set up Hogan’s kick with just 3 Harvey scored on runs of 1, 41 and 7 yards, the last set up by an interception that stopped Keenum’s streak of seconds left. He drilled the ball just inside the left upright, igniting the Cougars’ celebration. consecutive passing attempts without a pick at 123. Hodges completed 21 of 25 passes for 241 yards and one TD. The Cougars (8-1, 4-1 Conference USA) rushed onto the field and hoisted Hogan into the air after he connected Keenum threw for two TDs in the closing minutes, cutting into a 37-20 deficit. He finished 33 of 56 for 377 on the longest kick of his career. He hadn’t made a field goal of longer than 34 yards before his game-winner. yards and three scores. He had more than 500 yards passing the previous two weeks against Southern Mississippi Tulsa (4-5, 2-3) players splayed out and Tulsa, and Houston won both games SCORING SUMMARY on the field after suffering their fourth SCORING SUMMARY by scoring in the final minute. TU – Charles Clay 3 run (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick), 1Q – 10:29 straight loss. UH – Matt Hogan 33 FG, 1Q–9:18 UCF entered the game leading the UH – James Cleveland 4 pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q–7:48 Keenum finished with 522 yards on UH – Tyron Carrier 51 pass from Case Keenum (Hogan kick), 1Q–6:55 conference in total defense and fewest TU – Clay 60 pass from G.J. Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick), 1Q – 6:37 40 for 60 passing with three touchdown UCF – Nick Cattoi 35 FG, 2Q – 7:03 points allowed despite ranking near the UH – Charles Sims 18 run (Hogan kick), 1Q–0:58 passes. It was the second straight game UH – Devin Mays 100 kickoff return, 2Q–6:51 bottom of the league against the pass. UH – Hogan 32 FG, 2Q–10:33 UCF – Jonathan Davis 4 run (Cattoi kick), 2Q – 1:18 with more than 500 yards passing for the UH – Cleveland 36 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–6:44 UCF – Brynn Harvey 1 run (kick blocked), 3Q – 8:51 The Knights gave up 470 yards passing TU – Ricky Johnson 15 pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick), 2Q – 3:11 nation’s most productive passer. UCF – Harvey 41 run (Cattoi kick), 3Q – 5:06 to Colt McCoy in a 35-3 loss to Texas the TU – Clay 8 pass from Kinne (Fitzpatrick kick), 3Q – 12:45 Charles Clay scored four touchdowns, UH – Hogan 21 FG, 4Q–14:53 previous week, but did a nice job against UH – Hogan 24 FG, 3Q–9:11 and G.J. Kinne threw for a career-best UCF – Quincy McDuffie 24 pass from Brett Hodges (Cattoi kick), 4Q – 9:03 Keenum after yielding a 51-yard TD TU – Fitzpatrick 25 FG, 3Q – 5:43 334 yards and three touchdowns and UCF – Harvey 7 run (Cattoi kick), 4Q – 8:27 throw to Tyron Carrier that gave Houston TU – Kinne 5 run (Fitzpatrick kick), 3Q – 2:13 also ran for a career-high 100 yards for UH – Carrier 31 pass from Keenum (kick failed), 4Q–3:39 a 10-0 lead. UH – Tyron Carrier 98 KOR (Hogan kick), 3Q–1:58 Tulsa (4-5, 2-3). The Golden Hurricane UH – Chaz Rodriguez 15 pass from Keenum (pass failed), 4Q–0:10 Keenum threw a 31-yard TD pass UH – Hogan 26 FG, 4Q–8:08 TU – Clay 1 run (Fitzpatrick kick), 4Q – 3:28 had kept Houston out of the conference to Carrier to finish a 94-yard drive that championship game the last two years as TEAM STATISTICS trimmed Houston’s deficit to 37-26, UH – Cleveland 1 pass from Keenum (Keenum rush failed), 4Q–0:21 UH UCF West Division champions. UH – Hogan 51 FG, 4Q–0:00 First Downs 21 21 then led an 80-yard to score again on a The Cougars remained tied for the Rushing-Yards 15-46 50-152 15-yard TD pass to Chaz Rodriguez with TEAM STATISTICS West lead with SMU with the win, but Passing-Yards 377 241 10 seconds left. UH TU only after more heroics from Keenum. Last Total Offense 423 393 Carrier had nine receptions for 149 First Downs 34 27 week against Southern Miss, he threw for Passing (C-A-I) 33-57-1 21-25-1 yards. The Cougars, who have been averag- Rushing-Yards 40-173 42-200 a career-high 559 yards and five touch- Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 ing 42.1 points and 577.9 yards per game Passing-Yards 522 334 downs -- including the game-winner with Penalties-Yards 5-21 1-11 total game, finished with 423 yards to Total Offense 695 534 Punts-Avg. 4-44.5 5-37.6 21 seconds left, coincidentally. Passing (C-A-I) 40-60-0 19-26-2 Central Florida’s 393. Patrick Edwards had 11 catches for Fumbles-Lost 3-2 4-2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS UCF had the ball for more than nine Penalties-Yards 5-56 1-10 a career-high 176 yards and Cleveland Rushing – UH: Sims 6-33, Keenum 5-8, Beall 3-3, J. Johnson 1-2. UCF: minutes of the opening quarter, but Punts-Avg. 3-53.7 5-44.8 had 12 catches for 167 yards and three Harvey 35-139, Davis 8-27, Guyton 1-5, McDuffie 1-4, Team 1-(-2), Hodges couldn’t take advantage. Houston pro- scores. Carrier had a kickoff return for a 4-(-21). duced a field goal and Keenum’s first TD INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS touchdown for the second straight year Passing – UH: Keenum 33-56-1-377, Team 0-1-0-0. UCF: Hodges pass on its first two possessions, then lost Rushing – UH: Beall 17-82, Sims 15-63, Keenum 6-21, J. Johnson 2-7. against Tulsa, but also had a muffed punt 21-25-1-241. fumbles at the Central Florida 9 and 20 on TU: Kinne 16-100, J. Williams 8-33, Clay 9-27, Opeseyitan 6-19, Carter that allowed Tulsa to take a 38-27 lead in Receiving – UH: Carrier 9-149, Cleveland 8-88, Sims 8-28, Edwards its next two drives. 2-16, D. Johnson 1-5. 4-60, Rodriguez 2-23, Castile 1-18, K. Johnson 1-11. UCF: McDuffie 4-77, the third quarter. Passing – UH: Keenum 40-60-0-522. TU: Kinne 19-25-2-334, Team Aiken 4-60, Guyton 4-30, Watters 4-20, Kay 2-15, Harvey 1-23, Kelly 1-10, Amazingly, the Cougars clung to a 0-1-0-0. The teams combined for 1,229 yards Nissley 1-6. 17-10 lead at the half after Central Florida’s Receiving – UH: Cleveland 12-167, Edwards 11-176, Carrier 5-53, Beall of total offense -- Houston with 695 and offense and special teams, which yielded 3-39, Sims 3-14, Rodriguez 2-28, K. Johnson 2-27, J. Johnson 2-18. TU: D. Tulsa a season-high 534. The Cougars lead Devin Mays’ 100-yard kickoff return, man- Johnson 10-144, Clay 2-68, Shelley 2-39, R. Johnson 2-38, Skillens 1-21, the nation in total offense this year, while aged to keep Keenum on the sideline for all but the final 1:18 of the second quarter. Kelley 1-18, J. Williams 1-6. Tulsa did so the past two seasons. Hodges was 6 of 6 for 45 yards passing on a 15-play, 62-yard drive that ended with Nick Cattoi’s 35-yard field The Golden Hurricane had kept the goal, then the Knights ran the ball nine times on a 10-play, 62-yard march that freshman Jonathan Davis finished Cougars at bay in the fourth quarter, getting a goal-line stand and then forcing Keenum & Co. to settle for a field with a 4-yard run for his first career touchdown. goal on their first two drives. UCF’s domination of time of possession continued in the third quarter, with the Knights forcing two three-and- Keenum handed off four straight times after reaching first-and-goal at the 10 with a chance to take the lead. outs to start the period and Harvey scoring after each stop to put Central Florida up 23-17. Tanner Antle and Dexter McCoil stood up Bryce Beall on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to get the ball back, but Tulsa Hodges, who was 12 of 12 for 135 yards on UCF’s first four scoring drives, threw 24 yards to Quincy McDuffie to then went three and out. make it 30-20. The Knights went up 17 midway through the fourth quarter when Harvey scored his third TD after Keenum found Cleveland for a 19-yard pickup on third-and-20 on the next drive, and Sumlin settled for Hogan’s Justin Boddie intercepted Keenum and ran the pick back 22 yards to the Houston 7. 26-yard field goal to get within 38-37 with 8:08 to play. For Keenum, who’s thrown for 31 TDs, it was only his sixth interception of the season. Clay jumped into the end zone from 1 yard out to put the Golden Hurricane ahead by eight in the final 3 1/2 UCF, which is now bowl eligible for the third time in four years, trailed 17-3 before forcing the first-quarter minutes, but that only set the stage for Keenum and Hogan. fumbles that help the Knights take control. Keenum led a 61-yard scoring drive, capped by his 1-yard TD throw to Cleveland, then tried to roll to his right to avoid the unblocked Antle. Tim Monroe recovered the onside kick, after it bounced off of McCoil.

56 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS #22/24 Houston 55, Memphis 14 #20/25 Houston 73, Rice 14 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Nov. 21, 2009 “The Quinn” • Houston, Texas • Nov. 28, 2009

1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 7 7 0 0 14 Rice 0 0 14 0 14 Houston 21 21 13 0 55 Houston 24 35 7 7 73

After suffering a setback against UCF last week, the Cougars remained in contention for the Conference USA The Houston Cougars scored at will on the Rice Owls to reclaim the Bayou Bucket, rolling to a 73-14 victory at West division title with their 55-14 victory over Memphis on Saturday. Robertson Stadium on Saturday. Junior quarterback Case Keenum threw five touchdown passes and broke David Klinger’s school record of career The Cougars notched their 10th win of the 2009 campaign, tying the program record for regular season wins touchdown passes (91). Keenum finished the day with 94 career touchdown passes and also broke Kevin Kolb’s in a single season. The Cougars posted 10-win regular seasons in 1973, 1979 and 1990. school record of pass completions (964) bumping his career total up to 971. Sophomore kick returner Tyron Carrier started the scoring frenzy when he returned the opening kickoff 99-yards After the Cougar defense forced Memphis to go three-and-out on its opening possession, freshman Charles for his third touchdown return of the year and the fourth of his career. Sims capped off a four-play, 70-yard scoring drive with a 13-yard touchdown run. The quick-strike offense needed Houston pushed the lead to 14-0 when the Cougars scored on their initial possession following a three-and-out just a minute to find the end zone as senior Tim Monroe and Sims added receptions of 27 and 31 yards on the drive. by Rice. Junior quarterback Case Keenum scampered for a one-yard touchdown to cap a 10-play, 56-yard drive. Sims finished the day with 90 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns and also accounted for 55 yards on Three-and-outs would plague the Rice offense throughout the opening half, as the Houston defense stifled the three receptions. Owls and did not allow a first down on five of eight first-half drives. The Cougars took advantage of the Tigers’ defensive woes when Keenum found Monroe for his third career The Houston defense contributed to the scoring barrage, extending the lead to 21-0 when senior cornerback touchdown reception on the following drive. Brandon Brinkley returned an interception 45 yards for a score. It was Brinkley’s second career interception return Monroe finished the game with 7 for a touchdown. SCORING SUMMARY catches for 92 yards and one touchdown. SCORING SUMMARY Of the Cougars’ nine drives in the first UH – L.J. Castile 7 pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q–12:44 Memphis started gaining traction UH – Tyron Carrier 99 kickoff return (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q–14:45 half, eight of them resulted in touch- UH – Charles Sims 13 run (Hogan kick), 1Q–10:11 with a solid ground game to get points UH – Case Keenum 1 run (Hogan kick), 1Q–10:10 downs. Freshman kicker Matt Hogan UH – Tim Monroe 9 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 1Q–6:50 UH – Brandon Brinkley 45 interception return (Hogan kick), 1Q–8:43 on the board on its subsequent possession. added a 22-yard field goal for the lone UM – Curtis Steele 2 run (Matt Reagan kick), 1Q – 2:27 Senior running back Curtis Steele picked UH – Hogan 22 FG, 1Q–3:26 UH – Chaz Rodriguez 4 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–10:10 UH – Charles Sims 5 run (Hogan kick), 2Q–14:18 exception. up two big third-down conversions and UH – Patrick Edwards 57 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–6:52 UH – Patrick Edwards 39 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–10:43 Freshman running back Charles Sims UM – Steele 25 run (Reagan kick), 2Q – 2:38 the touchdown score from the ‘Wildcat’ UH – Carrier 37 run (Hogan kick), 2Q–7:39 had touchdown runs of five and 18 yards. UH – Sims 5 run (Hogan kick), 2Q–0:40 formation. On the drive, Steele rushed for UH – Sims 18 run (Hogan kick), 2Q–4:29 He finished the game with 87 yards on 12 UH – Castile 18 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 3Q–11:05 48 yards on six carries. UH – L.J. Castile 5 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 2Q–1:10 carries, all coming in the first half. UH – Fendi Onobun 18 pass from Cotton Turner (kick failed), 3Q–5:38 The Cougars answered when senior re- UH – Kierrie Johnson 19 pass from Cotton Turner (Hogan kick), 3Q–11:54 Junior cornerback Jamal Robinson RU – Charles Ross 11 run (Clark Fangmeier kick), 3Q – 9:00 ceiver Chaz Rodriguez caught a touchdown added a pair of interceptions, increasing TEAM STATISTICS from Keenum to extend the score to 28-7. RU – Ross 4 run (Fangmeier kick), 3Q – 0:21 UH – Bryce Beall 1 run (Ben Bell kick), 4Q–13:31 his team-leading total to five. UM UH Rodriguez had 6 catches for 98 yards First Downs 22 33 Keenum extended his school record to and one touchdown on the afternoon. Rushing-Yards 45-243 24-111 TEAM STATISTICS 28-consecutive games with a touchdown Following a Memphis punt, Keenum Passing-Yards 101 578 RU UH pass, when he connected with sopho- Total Offense 344 689 and the offense took over on their own First Downs 18 30 more wide receiver Patrick Edwards on Passing (C-A-I) 15-28-1 42-55-0 nine-yard line. Keenum hit sophomore Rushing-Yards 45-243 31-221 a 39-yard deep corner route to put the Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 receiver Patrick Edwards in stride on a Passing-Yards 134 463 Cougars up 38-0. Penalties-Yards 6-45 9-67 deep post for a 57-yard touchdown pass. Total Offense 377 684 Keenum, who didn’t play the majority Punts-Avg. 7-48.1 3-31.7 The Tigers answered with another Passing (C-A-I) 17-33-3 36-47-0 of the second half for the second consecu- scoring drive of their own, with most of Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 2-10 1-10 tive week, finished the day with 323 yards their damage coming via their ground at- Rushing – UM: Steele 28-160, Pitts 12-54, Toney 2-17, Hall 1-12, Farr 1-8, Punts-Avg. 7-40.6 3-42.7 on 25-of-31 passing and two touchdown Hudgens 1-(-8). UH: Sims 15-90, Wilson 5-26, Keenum 1-9, Carrier 1-5, tack. Steele had three carries for 51 yards passes. He is just 78 passing yards shy of Turner 1-(-5), Team 1-(-14). on the drive and ended the possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS his second 5,000-yard passing season. Passing – UM: Hudgens 9-18-0-60, Hall 6-10-1-41. UH: Keenum 29-39- with a 25-yard touchdown scamper to Rushing – RU: Smith 21-113, Ross 10-105, Knox 6-20, Fanuzzi 5-8, Carrier recorded his first career rushing 0-405, Turner 13-16-0-173. cap the nine-play, 76-yard scoring drive. Shepherd 2-3, Lewis 1-(-6). UH: Sims 12-87, Beall 6-65, Carrier 1-37, Elrod touchdown on a 37-yard reverse in the Receiving – UM: Calhoun 5-17, Joachim 3-36, Singleton 2-21, Steele 2-7, Steele’s touchdown scamper tight- 3-16, Wilson 5-12, Keenum 2-8, J. Johnson 1-2, Co. Turner 1-(-6). second quarter, extending the Houston Farr 1-8, Baker 1-6, Rucker 1-6. UH: Monroe 7-92, Rodriguez 6-98, Carrier ened the score at 35-14, but it would be as Passing – RU: Keenum 33-56-1-377, Team 0-1-0-0. UH: Hodges 5-49, Edwards 4-81, J. Johnson 4-45, Castile 4-38, Dugat 4-29, Smith 3-56, lead to 45-0. Sims then tacked on his sec- close as the Tigers would get the rest of the 21-25-1-241. Sims 3-55, Onobun 1-18, K. Johnson 1-17. Receiving – RU: Ross 4-30, Dixon 3-29, Wardlow 2-19, Dupree 2-14, Pat- ond rushing score to increase the Cougar drizzling afternoon. The Cougars ended terson 1-14, Randolph 1-10, Willson 1-8, Beasley 1-5, Hotard 1-3, Smith lead to 52-0. the game with 20 unanswered points. 1-2. UH: Castile 6-76, Edwards 4-68, Smith 4-53, Rodriguez 4-53, Sims Junior wide receiver L.J. Castille caught The Cougars last possession of the half ended with Sims’ second rushing touchdown of the game and the seventh 4-28, K. Johnson 3-66, Carrier 3-54, Smelek 2-30, Monroe 1-14, R. Williams a five-yard fade pass with a minute of his career. On the drive, Sims had four rushes and 28 yards. 1-9, Dugat 1-8, M. Williams 1-5, Wilson 1-2, Beall 1-(-3). remaining in the first half to extend the The Cougar defense stuffed the Memphis offense to open the second half with their third three-and-out of the Houston lead to 59-0. The 59-point first game. Keenum made quick work in getting the Cougars into the endzone, connecting with Castile for the second half tied the mark set by the 1989 squad that put up 59 points against SMU for the most points scored in the time on the afternoon on an 18-yard pass. opening half. It was the third scoring drive of the day under two minutes, and the fifth under two minutes 30 seconds. With the offensive explosion in their annual rivalry game, the Cougars concluded the regular season with 539 Houston leads the nation with 26 touchdown drives for less than two minutes. That drive would end the afternoon points scored, trailing only the 1989 squad who scored 589 points for the program record. Ironically enough, the for Houston’s Heisman Trophy candidate. 1989 team was in attendance as they were honored during halftime for the 20th anniversary. Sophomore quarterback Cotton Turner came in relief for Keenum with 9:24 remaining in the third quarter and With the majority of the Cougars’ starters sitting the second half out, Houston still managed to tack on two connected with senior tight end Fendi Onobun for an 18-yard strike on his first drive. more scores. In the third quarter, backup quarterback Cotton Turner connected with Kierrie Johnson on a 19 yard Turner completed his first eight passes for 133 yards and one score, finishing 13-for-16 and 173 yards. touchdown strike, and after two Charles Ross rushing scores for the Owls, UH’s Bryce Beall capped the evening with Memphis picked up their first first-down of the half on a fake punt from their own 29-yard line. a one-yard plunge for the final points. Memphis punted to Houston four plays later and downed the ball at the Houston one-yard line. Turner found The 73 points posted by the Cougars in a Conference USA game are the most for Houston since joining the league sophomore receiver on a 47-yard post pattern but Houston was forced to punt for just the second time on the day. in 1996. The total also is the second-most points scored by a league team, trailing the 77 points Tulsa (vs. UTEP) and Rice (vs. North Texas) scored in big wins in 2008. Houston will try for its third C-USA title next week, traveling to Greenville, N.C., to take on East Carolina in the Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon ET on ESPN. The Cougars won the outright title in 1996, and later knocked off Southern Miss at home to win the 2006 crown.

57 www.UHCougars.com 2009 GAME RECAPS & STATISTICS East Carolina 38, #18/18 Houston 32 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, N.C. • Dec. 5, 2009 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 7 12 0 13 32 East Carolina 7 7 10 14 38

Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin each ran for two touchdowns while East Carolina’s defense hung in against Houston’s powerful offense to help the Pirates beat the No. 18 Cougars 38-32 in the Conference USA Championship game. Dwayne Harris also had a big day with 123 yards receiving and a 22-yard touchdown catch. He also had a 69-yard kickoff return to set up East Carolina’s first touchdown to earn MVP honors, helping the Pirates beat the Cougars for their second straight league title that will send them back to the Liberty Bowl. Case Keenum had a big day for Houston, completing 56-of-75 passes for title game-record 527 yards and five touchdowns. Most of those went to James Cleveland, who had a school single-game record-tying 19 catches for another game-record of 241 yards to go with three scores. But while Houston had stretches where it easily moved the ball, the Cougars repeatedly cost themselves with the kind of mistakes that East Carolina needed to hang around. Keenum threw three interceptions, including one in the end zone and a second while under pressure that Van Eskridge returned 30 yards to Houston’s seven to set up Lindsay’s score that gave East Carolina SCORING SUMMARY a 31-19 lead early in the fourth. UH – James Cleveland 57 pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick), 1Q–5:00 Houston also lost a fumble that East ECU – Dominique Lindsay 1 run (Ben Hartman kick), 1Q – 1:27 Carolina converted into a field goal, UH – Cleveland 4 pass from Case Keenum (kick failed), 2Q–13:04 while Matt Hogan missed two extra-point ECU – Giavanni Ruffin 5 run (Hartman kick), 2Q – 4:21 attempts and had a third blocked late in UH – Tyron Carrier 21 pass from Case Keenum (kick failed), 2Q–0:25 ECU – Dwayne Harris 22 pass from Patrick Pinkney (Hartman kick), 3Q – 12:03 the game. ECU – Hartman 37 FG, 3Q – 3:29 Then, after the Cougars defense ECU – Lindsay 7 run (Hartman kick), 4Q – 13:27 stopped Lindsay on a fourth-and-one to UH – L.J. Castile 6 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 4Q–10:02 get the ball back with 1:47 to play, Kee- ECU – Giavani 20 run (Hartman kick), 4Q – 6:39 num lofted a ball deep for L.J. Castile in the UH – Cleveland 24 from Keenum (kick blocked), 4Q–3:24 end zone that bounced off the shoulder pad of defender Travis Simmons and rico- TEAM STATISTICS cheted to Eskridge for a game-clinching UH ECU First Downs 33 23 interception with 42 seconds left. Rushing-Yards 19-30 38-151 The Pirates, meanwhile, turned in Passing-Yards 527 262 the kind of steady offensive performance Total Offense 557 413 they seemed unable to muster earlier Passing (C-A-I) 56-75-3 21-34-0 this season. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Coach Skip Holtz had said his offense Penalties-Yards 3-25 5-25 would have to do its part to help the de- Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 3-47.0 fense, whether it meant moving the chains INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS to keep Keenum on the sideline or getting Rushing – UH: Keenum 7-12, Sims 9-12, Beall 3-6. ECU: Lindsay 25-75, into the end zone. The Pirates did a little of Ruffin 7-55, Pinkney 3-17, Harris 2-6, Team 1-(-2). all of that, with Patrick Pinkney throwing Passing – UH: Keenum 56-75-3-527. UH: Pinkney 21-34-0-262. for 262 yards with no turnovers, Lindsay Receiving – UH: Cleveland 19-241, Carrier 11-94, Sims 9-97, Edwards running for 75 yards and Ruffin running 7-36, Rodriguez 4-38, Beall 2-5, J. Johnson 2-4, Castile 1-6, Smith 1-6. for 55 yards on seven carries. ECU: Harris 9-123, Freeney 4-49, Lindsay 3-37, Bodenheimer 2-27, Gidrey The Cougars beat the Pirates 41-24 on 2-21, Ruffin 1-5. the road last season, rolling up 621 yards in a dominating performance that left East Carolina’s defense gasping for air. Keenum threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns in that game, but East Carolina had won seven straight home games against league opponents since, including a win against Southern Miss to clinch another East Division title and homefield advantage for the C-USA title game. East Carolina got the clinching score when Ruffin had a brilliant scoring run, patiently waiting for the hole to develop before sprinting free to the right side and leaping for the pylon on a 20-yard run that made it 38-26 with 6:39 to play. Keenum connected with Cleveland on the next drive to cut the deficit to 38-32 with 3:24 to play, but couldn’t get the Cougars back to the end zone again.

58 www.UHCougars.com 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Game Results (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 5, 2009 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 55-7 1-0 0-0 3:12 22043 Sep 12, 2009 at #5 Oklahoma State W 45-35 2-0 0-0 3:23 50875 Sep 26, 2009 TEXAS TECH W 29-28 3-0 0-0 3:41 32114 * Oct 3, 2009 at UTEP L 41-58 3-1 0-1 3:39 26793 Oct 10, 2009 at Mississippi State W 31-24 4-1 0-1 3:00 48019 * Oct 17, 2009 at Tulane W 44-16 5-1 1-1 3:11 22891 * Oct 24, 2009 SMU W 38-15 6-1 2-1 3:28 26889 * Oct 31, 2009 SOUTHERN MISS W 50-43 7-1 3-1 3:15 20125 * Nov 7, 2009 at Tulsa W 46-45 8-1 4-1 3:52 20243 * Nov 14, 2009 at UCF L 32-37 8-2 4-2 3:20 34437 * Nov 21, 2009 MEMPHIS W 55-14 9-2 5-2 2:55 22036 * Nov 28, 2009 RICE W 73-14 10-2 6-2 3:15 28243 Dec 5, 2009 at East Carolina L 32-38 10-3 6-2 3:29 33048

$ - Conference USA Championship (Greenville, N.C.) * - Conference USA game 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

Team Statistics HOU OPP SCORING 571 374 Points Per Game 43.9 28.8 FIRST DOWNS 406 313 R u s h in g 104 159 P a s s in g 286 138 P e n a lt y 16 16 RUSHING YARDAGE 1706 2770 Yards gained rushing 1937 3071 Yards lost rushing 231 301 Rushing Attempts 383 549 Average Per Rush 4.5 5.0 Average Per Game 131.2 213.1 TDs Rushing 23 32 PASSING YARDAGE 5850 2985 C o m p - A t t - I n t 501-706-9 258-414-11 Average Per Pass 8.3 7.2 Average Per Catch 11.7 11.6 Average Per Game 450.0 229.6 TDs Passing 46 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 7556 5755 Total Plays 1089 963 Average Per Play 6.9 6.0 Average Per Game 581.2 442.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 60-1427 90-1811 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-141 12-155 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-170 9-142 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 20.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 12.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.5 15.8 FUMBLES-LOST 17-11 27-18 PENALTIES-Yards 57-526 76-625 Average Per Game 40.5 48.1 PUNTS-Yards 43-1797 60-2513 Average Per Punt 41.8 41.9 Net punt average 34.0 38.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 2 8 3 2 : 3 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 94/181 73/174 3rd-Down Pct 52% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/18 5/13 4th-Down Pct 72% 38% SACKS BY-Yards 23-195 18-136 MISC YARDS 0 13 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 75 50 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-23 10-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 2-4 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (70-81) 86% (42-54) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (55-81) 68% (33-54) 61% PAT-ATTEMPTS (63-71) 89% (44-49) 90% ATTENDANCE 151450 236306 Games/Avg Per Game 6/25242 7/33758 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Houston 162 171 83 155 0 571 Opponents 61 98 102 113 0 374 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BEALL, Bryce 12 138 678 9 669 4.8 7 26 55.8 DUGAT, A.J. 8 49 6.1 0 20 SIMS, Charles 13 118 651 19 632 5.4 9 31 48.6 CARRIER, Tyron 7 73 10.4 0 31 KEENUM, Case 13 56 261 129 132 2.4 4 17 10.2 SMITH, Jeremy 1 19 19.0 0 0 CARRIER, Tyron 13 9 112 3 109 12.1 1 37 8.4 Total 16 141 8.8 0 31 WILSON, Chris 12 24 107 2 105 4.4 0 17 8.8 Opponents 12 155 12.9 1 82 JOHNSON, Justin 13 18 84 0 84 4.7 2 11 6.5 DUGAT, A.J. 11 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.4 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg ELROD, Austin 3 4 16 11 5 1.2 0 13 1.7 ROBINSON, Jamal 5 42 8.4 1 26 TURNER, Cotton 5 4 13 15 -2 -0.5 0 13 -0.4 BRINKLEY, Brandon 4 108 27.0 1 45 Team 9 11 0 43 -43 -3.9 0 0 -4.8 BLACKMON, Carson 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total 13 383 1937 231 1706 4.5 23 37 131.2 MAYS, Devin 1 16 16.0 0 16 Opponents 13 549 3071 301 2770 5.0 32 50 213.1 Total 11 170 15.5 2 45 Opponents 9 142 15.8 1 71 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g KEENUM, Case 13 159.27 468-659-9 71.0 5449 43 58 419.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg TURNER, Cotton 5 178.08 30-40-0 75.0 373 3 47 74.6 CARRIER, Tyron 33 907 27.5 3 99 ELROD, Austin 3 89.20 3-6-0 50.0 28 0 14 9.3 MAYS, Devin 13 296 22.8 1 100 Team 9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 DUGAT, A.J. 8 157 19.6 0 31 Total 13 159.52 501-706-9 71.0 5850 46 58 450.0 JOHNSON, Kierrie 2 20 10.0 0 13 Opponents 13 129.53 258-414-11 62.3 2985 15 74 229.6 CHAMBERS, Tyler 2 24 12.0 0 13 JOHNSON, Justin 1 13 13.0 0 13 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g THURSTON, Nicholas 1 10 10.0 0 10 CLEVELAND, James 11 101 1182 11.7 14 57 107.5 Total 60 1427 23.8 4 100 CARRIER, Tyron 13 86 998 11.6 7 51 76.8 Opponents 90 1811 20.1 0 69 EDWARDS, Patrick 13 81 985 12.2 5 57 75.8 SIMS, Charles 13 64 702 11.0 1 58 54.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 13 41 510 12.4 3 37 39.2 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 BEALL, Bryce 12 31 302 9.7 3 27 25.2 Opponents 1 70 70.0 1 70 CASTILE, L.J. 13 20 210 10.5 7 44 16.2 JOHNSON, Kierrie 12 14 201 14.4 1 44 16.8 DUGAT, A.J. 11 14 170 12.1 1 34 15.5 MONROE, Tim 12 12 197 16.4 2 55 16.4 JOHNSON, Justin 13 12 105 8.8 0 32 8.1 SMITH, E.J. 12 10 126 12.6 0 47 10.5 WILSON, Chris 12 3 37 12.3 0 30 3.1 WOODS, Demetrius 8 3 30 10.0 0 14 3.8 ONOBUN, Fendi 10 2 33 16.5 1 18 3.3 SMELEK, Brian 8 2 30 15.0 0 16 3.8 WILLIAMS, Ronnie 8 2 16 8.0 1 9 2.0 WILLIAMS, Marcus 4 2 9 4.5 0 5 2.2 CHAMBERS, Tyler 13 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 Total 13 501 5850 11.7 46 58 450.0 Opponents 13 258 2985 11.6 15 74 229.6 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g CLEVELAND, James 14 ------84 KEENUM, Case 13 715 132 5449 5581 429.3 HOGAN, Matt - 10-10 36-41 - - - - - 66 BEALL, Bryce 12 138 669 0 669 55.8 CARRIER, Tyron 11 ------66 SIMS, Charles 13 118 632 0 632 48.6 BEALL, Bryce 10 ------60 TURNER, Cotton 5 44 -2 373 371 74.2 SIMS, Charles 10 ------60 CARRIER, Tyron 13 9 109 0 109 8.4 MANNISTO, Jordan - 6-10 24-26 - - - - - 42 WILSON, Chris 12 24 105 0 105 8.8 CASTILE, L.J. 7 ------42 JOHNSON, Justin 13 18 84 0 84 6.5 EDWARDS, Patrick 5 ------30 ELROD, Austin 3 10 5 28 33 11.0 KEENUM, Case 4 - - 0-1 - 1-3 - - 24 DUGAT, A.J. 11 1 15 0 15 1.4 RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 3 ------18 Team 9 12 -43 0 -43 -4.8 JOHNSON, Justin 2 - - - 1 - - - 14 Total 13 1089 1706 5850 7556 581.2 MONROE, Tim 2 ------12 Opponents 13 963 2770 2985 5755 442.7 BELL, Ben - 2-3 3-4 - - - - - 9 WILLIAMS, Ronnie 1 ------6 ONOBUN, Fendi 1 ------6 BRINKLEY, Brandon 1 ------6 JOHNSON, Kierrie 1 ------6 DUGAT, A.J. 1 ------6 MAYS, Devin 1 ------6 ROBINSON, Jamal 1 ------6 SAENZ, Nick ------1 - 2 Total 75 18-23 63-71 0-1 1 1-3 1 - 571 Opponents 50 10-16 44-49 - - 0-1 - - 374

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk MANNISTO, Jordan 6-10 60.0 0-0 1-2 4-5 0-2 1-1 50 1 TURNER, Chase 42 1782 42.4 60 9 9 14 9 0 BELL, Ben 2-3 66.7 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 23 0 KEENUM, Case 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 1 0 0 HOGAN, Matt 10-10 100.0 0-0 6-6 3-3 0-0 1-1 51 0 Total 43 1797 41.8 60 9 9 15 9 0 Opponents 60 2513 41.9 60 2 10 25 13 1 FG Sequence Houston Opponents Northwestern State - 37 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Oklahoma State (31) 37 TURNER, Chase 64 3983 62.2 4 1 Texas Tech 40,(30),(50),44,(21) - HOGAN, Matt 27 1341 49.7 1 1 UTEP (31),30,(39) (22) MANNISTO, Jordan 9 581 64.6 0 1 Mississippi State 29,(23) (34),51 Total 100 5905 59.0 5 3 20.1 39.9 30 Tulane (22),25 (43),(35),(27) Opponents 71 4395 61.9 10 1 23.8 39.0 31 SMU (22) (27) Southern Miss (34),(23) (29),32 Tulsa (32),(24),(26),(51) (25) UCF (33),(21) (35) Memphis - - Rice (22) 37 East Carolina - 48,(37)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g CARRIER, Tyro 13 109 998 73 907 0 2087 160.5 SIMS, Charles 13 632 702 0 0 0 1334 102.6 CLEVELAND, J 11 0 1182 0 0 0 1182 107.5 EDWARDS, Patr 13 0 985 0 0 0 985 75.8 BEALL, Bryce 12 669 302 0 0 0 971 80.9 RODRIGUEZ, C 13 0 510 0 0 0 510 39.2 DUGAT, A.J. 11 15 170 49 157 0 391 35.5 MAYS, Devin 13 0 0 0 296 16 312 24.0 JOHNSON, Kier 12 0 201 0 20 0 221 18.4 CASTILE, L.J. 13 0 210 0 0 0 210 16.2 JOHNSON, Justi 13 84 105 0 13 0 202 15.5 MONROE, Tim 12 0 197 0 0 0 197 16.4 WILSON, Chris 12 105 37 0 0 0 142 11.8 KEENUM, Case 13 132 0 0 0 0 132 10.2 SMITH, E.J. 12 0 126 0 0 0 126 10.5 BRINKLEY, Bra 13 0 0 0 0 108 108 8.3 ROBINSON, Ja 13 0 0 0 0 42 42 3.2 ONOBUN, Fendi 10 0 33 0 0 0 33 3.3 CHAMBERS, Ty 13 0 7 0 24 0 31 2.4 WOODS, Demet 8 0 30 0 0 0 30 3.8 SMELEK, Brian 8 0 30 0 0 0 30 3.8 SMITH, Jeremy 13 0 0 19 0 0 19 1.5 WILLIAMS, Ron 8 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0 THURSTON, Ni 8 0 0 0 10 0 10 1.2 WILLIAMS, Mar 4 0 9 0 0 0 9 2.2 ELROD, Austin 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.7 BLACKMON, Ca 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 TURNER, Cotto 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.4 Team 9 -43 0 0 0 0 -43 -4.8 Total 13 1706 5850 141 1427 170 9294 714.9 Opponents 13 2770 2985 155 1811 142 7863 604.8 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 55 McGRAW, Marcus 13 65 68 133 8.0-54 4.0-42 . 5 1 1-0 3 . . 40 CAVNESS, C.J. 13 56 70 126 5.0-30 2.5-21 . 5 . 4-0 1 . . 41 SAENZ, Nick 13 58 43 101 1.0-1 . . 6 . . 1 . . 42 STEWARD, Phillip 13 32 52 84 4.0-9 . . 2 . . . . . 21 BRINKLEY, Brandon 13 48 25 73 3.0-9 . 4-108 12 . 2-0 2 . . 43 GRAHAM, Tyrell 13 24 34 58 10.5-65 7.0-51 . 4 1 2-0 1 . . 23 BLACKMON, Carson 11 24 33 57 2.0-4 . 1-4 3 . 1-0 . . . 32 ROBINSON, Jamal 13 37 18 55 5.0-17 . 5-42 7 1 . 1 . . 95 HUNTER, David 12 18 35 53 7.5-36 3.0-27 . 4 2 3-0 2 . . 39 HAYNES, Roisean 13 19 33 52 0.5-0 . . 2 . . 1 . . 97 THOMPSON, Isaiah 13 9 29 38 ...... 47 McINTYRE, John 13 11 22 33 2.5-6 ...... 90 RISER, Zeke 13 13 18 31 3.5-13 2.5-12 . 2 1 2-0 . . . 1D MERCER, Tim 13 19 10 29 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 31 JOHNSTON, Kris 5 13 10 23 . . . 1 . . . . . 54 THURSTON, Nicholas 8 7 12 19 2.0-9 1.0-8 ...... 20 MAYS, Devin 13 6 13 19 0.5-5 . 1-16 1 . . . . . 2D SMITH, Jeremy 13 6 13 19 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . 1 . 28 LEWIS, Jeffery 13 11 7 18 1.0-1 ...... 30 NICHOLSON, Matt 3 7 6 13 ...... 59 KING, Kelvin 11 6 6 12 1.0-3 ...... 24 MONROE, Tim 12 8 3 11 ...... 56 CAMPBELL, Tyrone 12 2 8 10 1.0-7 0.5-6 . 1 . . . . . 22 MEANS, Loyce 7 5 5 10 ...... 91 SCYPION, Radermon 12 4 6 10 1.0-3 ...... 26 WILSON, Chris 12 . 8 8 ...... 93 BEHBAHANI, Ameen 8 2 4 6 1.5-15 1.5-15 ...... 2 JOHNSON, B.K. 6 2 3 5 ...... 50 JOHNSON, A.J. 4 . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 3B CERMIN, Chris 1 . 3 3 ...... 92 SIMS, DeAnthony 8 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 99 RAY, Michael 4 . 2 2 0.5-3 ...... 84 JOHNSON, Kierrie 12 . 2 2 ...... 82 RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 13 1 1 2 ...... 80 TURNER, Chase 13 2 . 2 ...... 35 CARRIER, Tyron 13 1 1 2 ...... 57 BARNETT, Carl 13 1 . 1 ...... 7D FOSTER, Charles 1 . 1 1 ...... 33 WILLIAMS, Marcus 4 . 1 1 ...... 46 HOGAN, Matt 12 1 . 1 ...... 67 WELLS, Creighton 2 . 1 1 ...... 48 WOODS, Marc 12 1 . 1 ...... 3 JOHNSON, Justin 13 . 1 1 ...... 9 WOODS, Demetrius 8 1 . 1 ...... 81 ONOBUN, Fendi 10 ...... 2 . 10 CASTILE, L.J. 13 ...... 3 . 86 HARTSON, Brandon 12 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 13 520 612 1132 62-291 23-195 11-170 60 6 16-0 13 6 . Opponents 13 556 576 1132 46-205 18-136 9-142 46 47 11-70 11 3 . 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STATE 27 91 3 17 32 447 5 35 32-44-0 447 5 35 2 41 0 31 0 0 0 0 538 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 36 146 2 16 32 366 3 32 32-46-1 366 3 32 1 32 0 32 1 31 0 31 512 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 36 144 2 17 38 435 1 45 38-58-1 435 1 45 3 104 0 61 2 8 0 8 579 Oct 3 at UTEP 27 128 0 23 51 536 5 25 51-76-0 536 5 25 10 148 0 27 0 0 0 0 664 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 25 119 0 15 39 434 4 58 39-52-2 434 4 58 4 95 0 34 0 0 0 0 553 Oct 17 at Tulane 33 145 4 17 33 371 2 34 33-46-0 371 2 34 5 124 0 35 2 46 0 27 516 Oct 24 SMU 37 161 3 20 25 233 1 47 25-36-0 233 1 47 4 159 1 92 1 16 0 16 394 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 33 191 1 36 44 559 5 55 44-54-1 559 5 55 7 121 0 23 0 0 0 0 750 Nov 7 at Tulsa 40 173 1 18 40 524 3 49 40-60-0 524 3 49 5 165 1 98 2 -9 0 0 697 Nov 14 at UCF 15 46 0 14 33 377 3 51 33-57-1 377 3 51 7 172 1 100 2 0 0 0 423 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 24 111 2 14 42 578 6 57 42-55-0 578 6 57 3 61 0 40 2 24 0 20 689 Nov 28 RICE 31 221 5 37 36 463 3 44 36-47-0 463 3 44 3 127 1 99 2 20 0 18 684 Dec 5 at East Carolina 19 30 0 14 56 527 5 57 56-75-3 527 5 57 6 78 0 20 2 5 0 5 557 Houston 383 1706 23 37 501 5850 46 58 501-706-9 5850 46 58 60 1427 4 100 16 141 0 31 7556 Opponents 549 2770 32 50 258 2985 15 74 258-414-11 2985 15 74 90 1811 0 69 12 155 1 82 5755

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 11.7 Pass efficiency: 159.52 Kick ret avg: 23.8 Punt ret avg: 8.8 All purpose avg/game: 714.9 Total offense avg/gm: 581.2 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STAT 30 72 102 4.0-36 1.0-20 0 3-0 0-0 1 2 0 7-8 0 0 0 55 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 48 18 66 3.0-9 2.0-5 0 2-0 1-26 0 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 32 62 94 2.0-28 2.0-28 3 2-0 0-0 0 8 0 2-2 0 0 0 29 Oct 3 at UTEP 30 50 80 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 5 1 5-5 0 0 0 41 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 63 10 73 5.0-24 2.0-15 0 2-0 2-30 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct 17 at Tulane 54 32 86 5.0-22 2.0-12 0 0-0 1-0 0 3 1 3-5 0 1 0 44 Oct 24 SMU 35 40 75 7.0-44 5.0-36 3 3-0 0-0 0 6 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 40 52 92 3.0-11 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 10 2 6-6 0 0 0 50 Nov 7 at Tulsa 44 30 74 7.0-35 4.0-26 2 1-0 2-33 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 46 Nov 14 at UCF 59 26 85 9.0-36 2.0-18 2 1-0 1-4 2 1 1 2-3 0 0 0 32 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 31 72 103 7.0-21 1.0-8 1 0-0 1-16 0 4 0 7-8 0 0 0 55 Nov 28 RICE 33 76 109 8.0-22 1.0-6 0 0-0 3-61 0 6 0 10-10 0 0 0 73 Dec 5 at East Carolina 21 72 93 2.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 2 0 2-5 0 0 0 32 Houston 520 612 1132 62.0-291 22.0-182 13 16-0 11-170 6 60 6 63-71 0 1 0 571 Opponents 556 576 1132 46.0-205 18.0-136 11 11-70 9-142 47 46 3 44-49 0 0 0 374

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STAT 4 164 41.0 52 00013 0-000956562.8 1 1 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 4 142 35.5 48 0 2 0 0 1 1-1 31 0 7 355 50.7 0 0 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 4 157 39.2 49 00201 3-5500634357.2 0 1 Oct 3 at UTEP 2 83 41.5 53 0 0 1 1 2 2-3 39 0 8 398 49.8 0 0 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 2 85 42.5 46 00100 1-2231637462.3 1 0 Oct 17 at Tulane 2 80 40.0 42 0 0 1 0 2 1-2 22 0 8 500 62.5 1 0 Oct 24 SMU 6 246 41.0 60 02011 1-1220741859.7 0 0 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 2 83 41.5 43 0 1 0 0 1 2-2 34 0 9 526 58.4 1 1 Nov 7 at Tulsa 3 161 53.7 59 02020 4-4510850062.5 0 0 Nov 14 at UCF 4 178 44.5 52 0 0 2 1 1 2-2 33 0 6 348 58.0 0 0 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 3 95 31.7 35 00102 0-000957664.0 0 0 Nov 28 RICE 3 128 42.7 44 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 22 0 12 776 64.7 1 0 Dec 5 at East Carolina 4 195 48.8 57 01131 0-000522645.2 0 0 Houston 43 1797 41.8 60 0 9 9 9 15 18-23 51 1 100 5905 59.0 5 3 Opponents 60 2513 41.9 60 1 2 10 13 25 10-16 43 0 71 4395 61.9 10 1 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STATE 40 157 0 20 22 106 1 16 22-36-0 106 1 16 7 140 0 48 2 0 0 0 263 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 41 194 3 37 18 240 1 29 18-31-1 240 1 29 8 130 0 33 1 82 1 82 434 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 32 163 3 35 30 321 1 31 30-47-0 321 1 31 5 93 0 21 0 0 0 0 484 Oct 3 at UTEP 41 305 5 32 19 276 2 74 19-30-0 276 2 74 6 156 0 36 0 0 0 0 581 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 51 330 2 50 15 160 0 23 15-25-2 160 0 23 5 131 0 32 1 6 0 6 490 Oct 17 at Tulane 43 187 0 25 22 250 1 38 22-34-1 250 1 38 7 116 0 25 1 0 0 0 437 Oct 24 SMU 34 197 1 29 18 200 1 32 18-30-0 200 1 32 7 128 0 27 2 15 0 15 397 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 47 248 3 36 21 360 3 70 21-35-0 360 3 70 7 112 0 26 0 0 0 0 608 Nov 7 at Tulsa 42 200 3 23 19 334 3 60 19-26-2 334 3 60 9 175 0 34 0 0 0 0 534 Nov 14 at UCF 50 152 4 41 21 241 1 31 21-25-1 241 1 31 5 122 0 32 2 -3 0 20 393 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 45 243 2 25 15 101 0 18 15-28-1 101 0 18 9 169 0 27 0 0 0 0 344 Nov 28 RICE 45 243 2 48 17 134 0 30 17-33-3 134 0 30 11 236 0 30 1 20 0 20 377 Dec 5 at East Carolina 38 151 4 20 21 262 1 37 21-34-0 262 1 37 4 103 0 69 2 35 0 16 413 Opponents 549 2770 32 50 258 2985 15 74 258-414-11 2985 15 74 90 1811 0 69 12 155 1 82 5755 Houston 383 1706 23 37 501 5850 46 58 501-706-9 5850 46 58 60 1427 4 100 16 141 0 31 7556

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 5.0 Avg per catch: 11.6 Pass efficiency: 129.53 Kick ret avg: 20.1 Punt ret avg: 12.9 All purpose avg/game: 604.8 Total offense avg/gm: 442.7 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STAT 31 34 65 3.0-19 1.0-7 0 1-0 0-0 1 0 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 56 12 68 3.0-9 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 4 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 44 58 102 4.0-20 2.0-17 0 0-0 1-0 0 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 28 Oct 3 at UTEP 43 76 119 1.0-1 1.0-1 1 2-70 0-0 17 4 0 7-8 0 0 0 58 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 52 18 70 2.0-8 1.0-7 0 0-0 2-90 8 2 1 3-3 0 0 0 24 Oct 17 at Tulane 49 24 73 2.0-5 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 Oct 24 SMU 27 60 87 6.0-26 4.0-23 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 0-1 0 0 0 15 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 51 50 101 6.0-21 1.0-12 2 2-0 1-0 0 4 0 4-6 0 0 0 43 Nov 7 at Tulsa 48 56 104 2.0-14 2.0-14 2 2-0 0-0 4 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Nov 14 at UCF 42 18 60 4.0-22 2.0-17 2 2-0 1-22 3 4 0 4-5 0 0 0 37 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 31 62 93 4.0-13 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Nov 28 RICE 35 52 87 2.0-9 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Dec 5 at East Carolina 47 56 103 7.0-38 2.0-27 2 1-0 3-30 10 3 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Opponents 556 576 1132 46.0-205 18.0-136 11 11-70 9-142 47 46 3 44-49 0 0 0 374 Houston 520 612 1132 62.0-291 22.0-182 13 16-0 11-170 6 60 6 63-71 0 1 0 571

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 5 NORTHWESTERN STAT 8 300 37.5 44 00102 0-100213266.0 0 0 Sep 12 at Oklahoma State 2 98 49.0 58 0 0 0 1 1 0-1 0 0 6 414 69.0 5 0 Sep 26 TEXAS TECH 5 232 46.4 54 00124 0-000533567.0 1 1 Oct 3 at UTEP 3 139 46.3 57 0 0 3 1 1 1-1 22 0 10 576 57.6 0 0 Oct 10 at Mississippi State 2 60 30.0 46 00000 1-2340424962.2 0 0 Oct 17 at Tulane 4 120 30.0 51 1 1 1 1 1 3-3 43 0 5 306 61.2 0 0 Oct 24 SMU 5 207 41.4 54 00212 1-1270425463.5 0 0 Oct 31 SOUTHERN MISS 4 183 45.8 60 0 0 0 1 3 1-2 29 0 8 486 60.8 1 0 Nov 7 at Tulsa 5 224 44.8 53 00013 1-1250743161.6 2 0 Nov 14 at UCF 5 188 37.6 51 0 1 1 1 1 1-1 35 0 7 451 64.4 0 0 Nov 21 MEMPHIS 7 337 48.1 54 00033 0-000317056.7 0 0 Nov 28 RICE 7 284 40.6 59 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 3 168 56.0 0 0 Dec 5 at East Carolina 3 141 47.0 49 00002 1-2370742360.4 1 0 Opponents 60 2513 41.9 60 1 2 10 13 25 10-16 43 0 71 4395 61.9 10 1 Houston 43 1797 41.8 60 09991518-23 51 1 100 5905 59.0 5 3 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 BEALL, Bryce vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Rushing 105 SIMS, Charles vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) TD Rushes 2 BEALL, Bryce at Tulane (Oct 17, 2009) 2 JOHNSON, Justin at Tulane (Oct 17, 2009) 2 SIMS, Charles vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) 2 SIMS, Charles vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) 2 SIMS, Charles vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Long Rush 37 CARRIER, Tyron vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Pass attempts 76 KEENUM, Case at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Pass completions 56 KEENUM, Case at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Yards Passing 559 KEENUM, Case vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) TD Passes 5 KEENUM, Case at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) 5 KEENUM, Case vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) 5 KEENUM, Case vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) 5 KEENUM, Case at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Long Pass 58 KEENUM, Case at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) Receptions 19 CLEVELAND, James at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Yards Receiving 241 CLEVELAND, James at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) TD Receptions 3 CLEVELAND, James at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) 3 CLEVELAND, James at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Long Reception 58 SIMS, Charles at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) Field Goals 4 HOGAN, Matt at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Long Field Goal 51 HOGAN, Matt at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Punts 6 TURNER, Chase vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) Punting Avg 53.7 TURNER, Chase at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Long Punt 60 TURNER, Chase vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) Long Punt Return 31 CARRIER, Tyron at Oklahoma State (Sep 12, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 100 MAYS, Devin at UCF (Nov 14, 2009) Tackles 19 McGRAW, Marcus vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Sacks 2.5 GRAHAM, Tyrell at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Tackles For Loss 3.0 McGRAW, Marcus at UCF (Nov 14, 2009) Interceptions 2 BRINKLEY, Brandon at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) 2 ROBINSON, Jamal vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 40 at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Yards Rushing 221 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Yards Per Rush 7.1 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) TD Rushes 5 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Pass attempts 76 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Pass completions 56 at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Yards Passing 578 vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) Yards Per Pass 10.5 vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) TD Passes 6 vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) Total Plays 103 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Total Offense 750 vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Yards Per Play 8.8 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Points 73 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) Sacks By 5 vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) First Downs 42 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Penalties 9 vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) Penalty Yards 74 vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Turnovers 4 at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Interceptions By 3 vs Rice (Nov 28, 2009) 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 35 HARVEY, Brynn, at UCF (Nov 14, 2009) Yards Rushing 262 BUCKRAM, Donald, at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) TD Rushes 4 BUCKRAM, Donald, at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Long Rush 50 Anthony Dixon, at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) Pass attempts 45 Potts, Taylor, vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Pass completions 30 Potts, Taylor, vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Passing 334 YOUNG, M., vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) 334 KINNE, G.J., at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) TD Passes 3 YOUNG, M., vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) 3 KINNE, G.J., at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Long Pass 74 VITTATOE,Trevor, at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Receptions 10 JOHNSON, D., at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Yards Receiving 186 BAPTISTE, G., vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) TD Receptions 3 BAPTISTE, G., vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Long Reception 74 MOTURI, Jeff, at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Field Goals 3 THEVENOT, Ross, at Tulane (Oct 17, 2009) Long Field Goal 43 THEVENOT, Ross, at Tulane (Oct 17, 2009) Punts 8 Russo, Bradley, vs Northwestern State (Sep 5, 2009) Punting Avg 49.0 Sharp,Quinn, at Oklahoma State (Sep 12, 2009) Long Punt 60 BOEHME, Peter, vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Long Punt Return 82 Bryant,Dez, at Oklahoma State (Sep 12, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 69 HARRIS, Dwayne, at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) Tackles 18 HUGHES,Jamon, vs Memphis (Nov 21, 2009) Sacks 2.0 Howard, Daniel, vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) 2.0 LOCKETT, J., at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Lavine,Patrick, at Oklahoma State (Sep 12, 2009) Interceptions 2 ESKRIDGE, Van, at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Game Superlatives (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 51 at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Rushing 330 at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Per Rush 7.4 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) TD Rushes 5 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Pass attempts 47 vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Pass completions 30 vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Passing 360 vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Yards Per Pass 12.8 at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) TD Passes 3 vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) 3 at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Total Plays 82 vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Total Offense 608 vs Southern Miss (Oct 31, 2009) Yards Per Play 8.2 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Points 58 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Sacks By 4 vs SMU (Oct 24, 2009) First Downs 31 vs Texas Tech (Sep 26, 2009) Penalties 11 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Penalty Yards 102 at UTEP (Oct 3, 2009) Turnovers 4 at Oklahoma State (Sep 12, 2009) 4 at Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2009) 4 at Tulsa (Nov 7, 2009) Interceptions By 3 at East Carolina (Dec 5, 2009) 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Games Played (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS NWLA OSU TT UTEP MS TLN SMU USM TLS UCF MEM RICE ECU 60 ANDERSON, Jaryd 13/4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START X X X X X X X X X X X X 76 ASHWORTH, J. 4/4 START START START START ...... 57 BARNETT, Carl 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 29 BATES, Ricardo 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . 25 BEALL, Bryce 12/4 START START X X X X X X X X X START X X X START X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 93 BEHBAHANI, A. 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X . . . 14 BELL, Ben 3/- ...... X X X X X X ...... X X X . . . 23 BLACKMON, C. 11/10 START START START START START ...... START X X X START START START START 21 BRINKLEY, B. 13/11 X X X X X X START START START START START START START START START START START 56 CAMPBELL, T. 12/1 X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 35 CARRIER, Tyron 13/9 START START START START X X X START START X X X START X X X START X X X START 10 CASTILE, L.J. 13/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 40 CAVNESS, C.J. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 3B CERMIN, Chris 1/- ...... X X X . . . 44 CHAMBERS, Tyler 13/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X START X X X START X X X X X X X X X 19 CLEVELAND, J. 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START ...... START 75 DEAN, Jarve 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 1 DUGAT, A.J. 11/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 83 EDWARDS, P. 13/11 START START START START START X X X START X X X START START START START START 17 ELROD, Austin 3/- X X X ...... X X X X X X . . . 7D FOSTER, Charles 1/- ...... X X X ...... 8 GILBERT, Chris 2/- X X X X X X ...... 43 GRAHAM, Tyrell 13/11 X X X START START START START X X X START START START START START START START 79 HART, Matt 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 86 HARTSON, B. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 39 HAYNES, Roisean 13/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X 46 HOGAN, Matt 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 95 HUNTER, David 12/12 START START START START START . . . START START START START START START START 50 JOHNSON, A.J. 4/- X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 2 JOHNSON, B.K. 6/- X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 JOHNSON, Justin 13/4 X X X X X X START X X X X X X START START X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X 84 JOHNSON, K. 12/1 . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X 31 JOHNSTON, Kris 5/2 X X X X X X X X X START START ...... 7 KEENUM, Case 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 59 KING, Kelvin 11/- X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15 LAIRD, Barry 1/- ...... X X X ...... 28 LEWIS, Jeffery 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 MANNISTO, J. 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X . . . 20 MAYS, Devin 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 55 McGRAW, Marcus 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 47 McINTYRE, John 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 MEANS, Loyce 7/2 START START X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 1D MERCER, Tim 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 MONROE, Tim 12/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START . . . 30 NICHOLSON, Matt 3/3 START START START ...... 81 ONOBUN, Fendi 10/- ...... X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 99 RAY, Michael 4/- X X X ...... X X X X X X ...... X X X . . . 2009 Houston Cougars Football Houston Games Played (as of Dec 07, 2009) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS NWLA OSU TT UTEP MS TLN SMU USM TLS UCF MEM RICE ECU 90 RISER, Zeke 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 32 ROBINSON, Jamal 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 82 RODRIGUEZ, Chaz 13/9 START X X X START START START X X X START X X X START START START X X X START 41 SAENZ, Nick 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 77 SARGENT, Blake 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . 18 SCOURTEN, W. 1/- ...... X X X ...... 91 SCYPION, R. 12/2 START X X X X X X X X X . . . START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 73 SHOEMAKER, J. 9/9 START START START START START ...... START START START START 5 SIMS, Charles 13/9 X X X START X X X START START X X X X X X START START START START START START 92 SIMS, DeAnthony 8/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4A SMELEK, Brian 8/- X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 88 SMITH, E.J. 12/1 X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2D SMITH, Jeremy 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 42 STEWARD, P. 13/8 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START START START START START 66 TATUM, Ari 1/- X X X ...... 70 THOMPSON, Chris 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 97 THOMPSON, I. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 54 THURSTON, N. 8/- X X X ...... X X X . . . X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X 80 TURNER, Chase 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 TURNER, Cotton 5/- X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X 61 VAN HEULE, Ken 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . 74 WATTS, Roy 13/9 X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START START START START START START 67 WELLS, C. 2/- ...... X X X ...... X X X . . . 33 WILLIAMS, M. 4/- X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X . . . 4 WILLIAMS, R. 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X 26 WILSON, Chris 12/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 62 WINFIELD, Doug 1/- X X X ...... 9 WOODS, D. 8/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X 48 WOODS, Marc 12/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X