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HOUSTON Football 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS U 27 BOWL APPEARANCES U 138 ALL-AMERICANS U 2018 OUTLAND TROPHY U 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY U 1976 LOMBARDI TROPHY HOUSTON FOOTBAlL 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS u 27 BOWL APPEARANCES u 138 ALL-AMERICANS u 2018 OUTLAND TROPHY u 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY u 1976 LOMBARDI TROPHY 2019 HOUSTON SCHEDULE HOUSTON (1-2, 0-0 AAC) at [--/RV] TULANE (2-1, 0-0 AAC) Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 n 7 p.m. CT n New Orleans, La. n Yulman Stadium (30,000) Sept. 1 . at #4/4 Oklahoma....... ABC . L, 31-49 Sept. 7...Prairie View A&M .....ESPN3 . W, 37-17 COUGARS GREEN WAVE 2019 Record: 1-2, 0-0 AAC 2019 Record: 2-1, 0- 0 AAC Sept. 13...vs. #20/20 Washington State . ESPN . L, 24-31 Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen Head Coach: Willie Fritz Sept. 19...at Tulane .............. ESPN . .7 p.m. GAME 4 Record at UH: 1-2 (1st Year) Record at Tulane: 18-22 (4th year) Sept. 28...at North Texas.......... Facebook ...7 p.m. Overall Record: 62-43 (9th Year) Overall Record: 211-96-1 (27th year) Oct. 12 . Cincinnati ...........TBA . TBA Oct. 19 ....at UConn .............. TBA . .TBA WHAT TO WATCH FOR Oct. 24 . SMU ................ESPN . 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 ....at UCF................. TBA . .TBA « Houston travels to New Orleans to face Tulane on Thursday night inside Yulman Nov. 16 ..Memphis (H) .........TBA . TBA Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN Nov. 23 ...at Tulsa................ TBA . .TBA with Adam Amin (pxp), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst), Pat McAfee (analyst) and Nov. 30 ..Navy ................TBA . TBA Molly McGrath (sideline) on the call. Radio coverage on KPRC 950-AM begins at 6 p.m. CT. Dec. 1....The American Champ.....ABC . .TBA All times Central | Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll « Houston is 17-6 all-time against Tulane and won 13 out of the last 15 meetings (H) - Homecoming dating back to 2003. Since the formation of the American Athletic Conference, Houston is 3-2 against the Green Wave. SERIES HISTORY | TULANE « The Cougars are 5-1 all-time in conference openers as a member of the American Overall............................Houston leads 17-6 Athletic Conference and Houston is also 6-0 in conference road openers during The In New Orleans......................Houston leads 6-3 American era. UH has won its last eight conference road openers dating back to 2011 Last Meeting...... Houston 48, Tulane 17 (Nov. 15, 2018) and its last road loss to open conference play came at Rice (31-14) in 2010. « Senior quarterback D'Eriq King is tied for the lead nationally among quarterbacks CAPTAINS with five rushing touchdowns this season after scoring twice on the ground against Senior quarterback D'Eriq King has thrown and ran for a touchdown in 14 straight games, To be announced at game time Washington State. One of the nation's top dual threat signal callers, King has also thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of the last 16 games he has played in. which is tied for the longest streak in FBS history with Tim Tebow (Florida, 2006-08). TELEVISION (ESPN) King enters Thursday's game tied with former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow « King is tied for first among FBS quarterbacks for the most consecutive games (14) in FBS history with at least one passing and Adam Amin.............................play-by-play and ranks fourth among all players this season rushing touchdown. Matt Hasselbeck..............................analyst with five rushing touchdowns. King is also Pat McAfee ..................................analyst « The UH offense returns 91.2 percent of its 2018 rushing yards, 99.8 percent of its 16th nationally in points responsible for (16). Molly McGrath ...............................sideline passing yards, 82.3 percent of its receiving yards and 85.3 percent of its scoring. The * - Houston is 17-22 when playing on ESPN Cougars have plenty of experience on that side of the ball with five players owning at least 18 career starts: offensive linemanJosh Jones (39 career starts), offensive lineman Braylon Jones (33), quarterback D’Eriq King RADIO (KPRC 950 AM) (25), wide receiver Keith Corbin (19), offensive lineman Jarrid Williams (19). Kevin Eschenfelder.......................play-by-play « The Cougar defense has recorded at least one takeaway in 20 straight games, the longest active streak in the country. Since Jeremy Branham .............................analyst 2013, Houston has recorded 103 interceptions, the most of any team in the country. The only other team to record at least 100 Matt Thomas ...................................sideline interceptions since 2013 is Ohio State (101). * - Streamed live on the TuneIn app « In its last game, Houston jumped out to a 14-7 halftime lead against No. 20/20 Washington State, but two second-half turnovers and missed opportunities ended the upset chance in a 31-24 loss at NRG Stadium. COMMUNICATIONS « Tulane improved to 2-1 as it relied heavily on its ground game in a 58-6 win over Missouri State. The Green Wave defense scored Tyler Pigg ..............................Associate AD once and forced three turnovers. Sophomore safety Larry Brooks recorded two interceptions as Tulane limited Missouri State to . [email protected] just 182 yards of total offense. Kyle Rogers..................................Director . [email protected] FIVE THINGS TO KNOW #GOCOOGS « Houston has won 12 out of its last 15 conference openers dating back to th 2005 season. The Cougars are 5-1 in conference openers as a member of the American Athletic Conference with a +13.8 margin of victory in those five wins. UH's only loss in an Official Site .....................UHCougars.com American Athletic Conference opener came against UCF in 2015 (lost 17-12). Facebook................ HoustonCougarFootball The Cougars have won all six conference road openers during The American era and Houston has won its last eight conference Twitter.......................... @UHCougarFB « road openers overall. Thursday night's game marks the first time Houston has opened their conference slate with Tulane since 2007 Instagram ....................... @UHCougarFB when both teams were members of Conference USA. « Houston's D'Eriq King and Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts lead all active quarterbacks with 27 career rushing touchdowns. King has recorded his 27 rushing touchdowns in just 34 games (Hurts has played in 43 career contests between Oklahoma and Alabama). King's 27 career rushing touchdowns rank sixth in program history. « Six Cougars hail from the state of Louisiana: defensive lineman Atlias Bell, running back Terrell Brown, safety Darius Gilbert, wide receiver Jeremy Singleton, wide receiver Marquez Stevenson and tight end Christian Trahan. Singleton caught a 37-yard touchdown pass in Houston's 48-17 victory over Tulane inside TDECU Stadium. « Houston has scored at least 30 points in 14 out of its last 16 games dating back to the beginning of the 2018 season. The Cougars have also scored in 239 consecutive games dating back to Sept. 30, 2000. GAME 4: HOUSTON AT TULANE GAME NOTES UH COMMUNICATIONS STAFF SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Dana Holgorsen AND Tyler Pigg* Associate Athletics Director Press Conference WEDNESDAY Email [email protected] Jeff Conrad Assistant Athletics Director (11 a.m.), Carl Lewis Auditorium. No availability Postgame availability Email [email protected] No availability No availability Kyle Rogers* Director of Communications Assistant Coaches Email [email protected] & Student-athletes Alex Brown Asst. Communications Dir. available pre-practice Email [email protected] Ryan Levine Asst. Communications Dir. Estimated time 4 p.m. Email [email protected] Katie Sellards Communications Assistant WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE [email protected] Each Monday during the season Houston hosts a press conference inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the Athletics/ Alumni Center. The press conference begins at 11 a.m. CT, as Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen steps to the podium. * denotes football contacts Office Phone 713-743-9404 Press Box 713-743-0550 CREDENTIALS Website UHCougars.com Requests for credentials are accepted online at UHCougars.com/credentials. Requests must be submitted by a sports director/editor at least eight days prior to the contest. Media must show government issued photo identification upon HOUSTON QUICK FACTS entering the stadium. If the name on the credential and the photo ID do not match, the credential is void. HEAD COACH DANA HOLGORSEN INTERVIEWS Alma Mater: Iowa Weslayan, 1993 « Head coach Dana Holgorsen will hold his weekly press conference each Monday at 11 a.m. in the Carl Lewis Career Record: 62-43 (.590); 9th Year Auditorium. Record at UH: 1-2 (.333), 1st year « Assistant Coaches: Assistant coaches are available prior to Tuesday's practice at 4 p.m. in the Carl Lewis Auditorium. The American Record: 0-0 (.000) « Players: All interviews with players will take place prior to practice on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Carl Lewis ASSISTANT COACHES LOCATION Auditorium. Marquell Blackwell (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB) SL « Post-Game: The Houston locker room is closed at all times. Head coach Dana Holgorsen and selected student- Brandon Jones (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Off. Line) SL athletes will be brought to designated postgame interview areas. Joe Cauthen (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) PB Doug Belk (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) SL THE DANA HOLGORSEN SHOW Tyron Carrier (Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receviers) SL The weekly one-hour radio show will air on KPRC 950 AM locally and kickoff this Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT. Join Houston Shannon Dawson (Tight Ends) PB Brian Early (Defensive Line) SL head coach Dana Holgorsen and host Jeremy Branham for each show at Little Woodrow's (720 Sheperd Drive). Zac Etheridge (Cornerbacks) SL Blake Gideon (Special Teams Coordinator/Nickels) SL HOUSTON FOOTBALL ON AT&T SPORTSNET Houston Football Central airs Thursdays at 6 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet. Coach Dana Holgorsen is joined by host Kevin TEAM HISTORY Eschenfelder as they break down Houston’s previous game and preview upcoming games.
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