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UH Cougar Scoreboard Sept. 3 . .UCLA ...... W . . . . . 38-34 GAME 14 Sept. 10 . .at North Texas . . . . . W ...... 48-23 Sept. 17 . .at Louisiana Tech . . . . W ...... 35-34 Monday, Jan. 2 Sept. 24 . Georgia State . . . . W ...... 56-0 Sept. 29 . .at UTEP ...... W ...... 49-42 11 a.m. CDT Oct. 8 . . .East Carolina . . . . W ...... 56-3 Dallas, Texas Oct. 22 . . . .Marshall (HC) . . . . .W . . . . . 63-28 Oct. 27 . . . .Rice ...... W . . . . . 73-34 Cotton Bowl Stadium Nov. 5 . . .at UAB ...... W ...... 56-13 Nov. 10 . . at Tulane ...... W ...... 73-17 HOUSTON (12-1, 8-0 C-USA) (Capacity 92,158) Penn State (9-3, 6-2 Big Ten) Nov. 19 . .SMU ...... W ...... 37-7 Cougars #17/20/19 Nittany Lions #23/24/22 Nov. 25 . . at Tulsa ...... W ...... 48-16 Dec. 3 . . .Southern Miss . . . . L . . . . . 28-49 Jan. 2 . . Penn State . . . . 11 a.m. . . . ESPNU The coaches * all times Central Tony Levine...... INTERIM HEAD COACH...... Tom Bradley Minnesota, 1996...... ALMA MATER...... Penn State, 1979 Houston COACHING STAFF 4th year at UH / 1st as Interim, 0-0...... EXP/RECORD...... 1st year at Penn State, 1-2 Tony Levine, Interim Head Coach/Inside Receivers Special Teams Coordinator...... 4th Season Fast Facts on the Series Jason Phillips, Off. Coordinator / Wide Receivers...... 9th Season Series Record Overall...... Penn State leads 2-0 Brian Stewart, Def. Coordinator/ Cornerbacks ...... 2nd Season Series Record at Houston...... Penn State leads 1-0 B.J. Anderson, Offensive Line...... 3rd Season Series Record at Penn State...... Penn State leads 1-0 Jamie Bryant, Linebackers [B]...... 1st Season Series Record at Neutral...... 0-0 Carlton Hall, Defensive Line...... 1st Season First Meeting...... Penn State 24, Houston 7 (Nov. 14, 1964; at Houston, Texas - Rice Stadium) Kliff Kingsbury, Co-Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks....4th Season Last Meeting...... Penn State 31, Houston 14 (Sept. 17, 1977; at Penn State) Clarence McKinney, Running Backs [B]...... 4th Season Zac Spavital, Safeties [B] ...... 4th Season THE SERIES [B] - denotes coaches in the press box « Houston makes its 21st bowl game appearance in school history and plays its sixth January bowl game when it takes on Penn State in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas ... Houston played in four Cotton Bowls during their member- CAPTAINS ship in the Southwest Conference, winning following the 1976 (Maryland) and 1979 (Nebraska) seasons ... They also faced Joe Patrick Edwards, Sr., WR; Case Keenum, Sr., QB; Marcus McGraw, Montana and Notre Dame in 1978 and Doug Flutie’s Boston College team in 1984. Sr., LB; Derrick Mathews, Fr., LB « Houston and Penn State will meet for the third time and Penn State has won both previous meetings ... Penn State won at Houston (Rice Stadium), 24-7, on Nov. 14, 1964 and then in State College, Pa., 31-14 on Sept. 17, 1977 ... That most recent meeting RADIO (SPORTSTALK 790 AM) pitted No. 9 Houston vs. No. 10 Penn State. Tom Franklin ...... play-by-play « Houston is actually looking to snap a little bit of a bowl skid ... The Cougars have won just one bowl game since 1980 ... The 2008 Ted Pardee ...... analyst Cougars defeated Air Force, 34-28, in the 2008 Armed Forces Bowl, but are just 1-9 in their last 10 bowl appearances. Chuck Brown ...... sideline « Houston looks for its 13th win of the season, which would extend this season’s school-record total ... The Cougars are also facing a Big Ten foe for the first time since falling at Michigan in 2003. ON THE WEB Official Site ...... UHCougars.com Twitter ...... UHCougarFB Facebook ...... HoustonCougarFootball PLAYERS TO WATCH YouTube ...... UHAthletics CASE KEENUM, QB, SR. Case Keenum finishes a record-breaking collegiate career in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl against Penn State ... Keenum owns virtually every NCAA career passing mark ... He is the all-time leader for passing yardage (18,685), total offense (19,572), completions (1,501), touchdown passes (152), total touchdowns (175), 300-yard games (38) and 5,000-yard seasons (3) ... He is also Houston’s career record holder for victories (36) and has led UH to four consecutive bowl games as a starter.

sammy brown, lB, sR. Sammy Brown is the nation’s leader in tackles for loss this season (28.0) and averages 2.2 stops behind the line of scrimmage per game in Houston’s exciting 3-4 defense ... One of the country’s most improved players, Brown also ranks No. 5 nationally with 12.5 quarterback sacks ... The junior college transfer had two tackles for loss in UH’s most recent contest vs. No. 23 Southern Miss in the Conference USA Championship Game and is the school’s single-season leader for TFLs and is 1.5 sacks shy of that single-season school record as well.

University of Houston Football 9 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 FOR OPENERS Stats Comparison « Houston returns to action on Jan. 2 as it faces Penn State in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl ... It’s the first trip to the bowl for both Houston and Penn State ... The TicketCity Bowl began last year, with Texas Tech claiming a 45-38 victory over Northwestern. Houston Penn State « Houston is playing in its 21st bowl game in school history ... The Cougars are 8-11-1 all-time in postseason play ... The first bowl game 50.8 Points Per Game 19.8 in school history was the Salad Bowl in 1951, with UH winning 26-21 vs. Dayton ... UH has never faced a Big Ten opponent in a bowl 28.3 First Downs 18.6 game, but it did beat Nebraska (then Big Eight and now Big 10), 17-14, in the Cotton Bowl following the 1978 season. 1,018 Rushing Yards 1,973 « Tony Levine will direct the UH program as interim head coach ... Levine takes over for Kevin Sumlin, who left on Dec. 10 to become 155.2 Avg./Game 164.4 the head coach at Texas A&M University ... Levine entered the season as the UH assistant head coach and has appeared on numerous lists 5,769 Passing Yards 2,164 434-613-6 C-A-I 174-349-9 ranking the top assistant coaches in the country. 443.8 Avg./Game 180.3 « This is Levine’s first game as a head coach, however he brings lengthy professional and collegiate coaching experience to the sidelines 7,787 Total Yards 4,137 for the Cougars and had two special team stars, Tyron Carrier (career kickoff returns for TD) and Matt Hogan (consecutive extra points 599.0 Avg./Game 344.8 made in one season) tie/break NCAA records this year. 12-9 Fumbles/Lost 29-13 « Houston is playing its fifth bowl game in the Cotton Bowl Stadium ... UH played at the Cotton Bowl following the 1976, 1978, 1979 15 Total Turnovers 22 and 1984 seasons and is 2-2 in Cotton Bowls. 79-644 Penalties-Yds. 59-510 « How much improvement has Houston made over the years? From 1988-2003, UH played in just one bowl game, but from 2003 through 45-40.9 Punts-Avg. 63-41.6 today, UH has played in seven bowl games, a stretch of seven games in nine years. 26:27 TOP-Game 29:54 97-186 / 52% 3rd Down Conversions 64-174 / 37% « Keenum and the Cougars are approaching the one-year anniversary of when he received word on being granted a sixth year of 23.1 Points Allowed Per Game 15.7 eligibility ... That call came Jan. 14, 2011. 2,233 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,665 « Following the 2012 TicketCity Bowl, UH will be preparing for its final season in Conference USA ... UH will join the BIG EAST Conference 171.8 Avg./Game 138.8 for the 2013-14 season, along with new members Boise State, UCF, San Diego State and SMU ... It will give the league 10 football-playing 2,785 Passing Yards Allowed 1,946 programs and greatly enhance the national exposure for the Cougars, with 10 of the nation’s Top 20 television markets being home to a 251-442-18 C-A-I 193-358-14 BIG EAST program. 214.2 Avg./Game 162.2 « Did you know that Houston is the most improved team in college football this season? ... UH went 5-7 last year, but has improved 5,018 Total Yards Allowed 3,611 seven games on that total en route to its current 12-1 record. 386.0 Avg./Game 300.9 28 Turnovers Forced 26 « UH has won a school-record 12 games this season ... The Cougars are also angling for a rare 13th win to the year, which would be the most by any team in Conference USA history ... Since the modern era, only six teams have won more than 13 games in a season. « Houston opened the year 12-0, which is the best start in school history ... The 12 wins were a school record, as were the 12 consecutive Individual Comparison victories. « A 13th win would also be the most ever by a Conference USA member ... The current record for wins is 12 by Tulane (12-0) in 1998. Rushing Yards « In fact not many teams have ever won a 13th game and the NCAA record for wins in a season in the modern era is 14. Houston Penn State « Prior to this season only two UH teams had ever won 11 games (1973 and 1979) in one season. Sims 65.2 Woodyard 59.4 « This 2011 Houston offense is one of the most prolific in NCAA history ... This year’s club is averaging 599.0 yards per game in total Hayes 58.9 Lampley 31.6 offense, just behind another UH team, the 1989 Cougars, who averaged 625 yards ... The 1990 Cougars are actually No. 3 in NCAA history Beall 31.1 Hester 24.2 as well, averaging 587 yards of offense. « This year’s Houston offense is the seventh highest scoring team in NCAA history ... UH is chasing the 1944 Army team led by Mr. Inside Passing Yards and Mr. Outside for the highest scoring team in NCAA history ... The Cougars are averaging 50.8 points, while Army averaged 56.0 tallies. Houston Penn State « Houston football has scored 378 points the last seven weeks ... That’s more than 81 teams in college football have scored ALL SEASON. Keenum 392.2 McGloin 130.9 « The Houston defense has been among the most improved in America this season ... From 2008-10 the Cougars allowed 31.1 points Turner 72.4 Bolden 60.9 per game and ranked anywhere from No. 92-96 in scoring defense, however in 2011, under the direction of second year defensive co- ordinator Brian Stewart, Houston is allowing just 23.1 points per game and ranks No. 41 nationally in scoring defense ... That 55-spot Receiving Yards improvement makes Houston one of the nation’s Top 10 most-improved scoring defenses in America. Houston Penn State « Houston was 8-0 during the regular season of Conference USA play, marking the program’s first undefeated regular season in the Edwards 117.2 Moye 65.4 league. Johnson 83.2 J. Brown 37.3 « Houston scored at least 35 points in each of their first 12 games before being limited to 28 points vs. Southern Miss ... UH also topped Carrier 70.3 D. Smith 29.4 500 yards of total offense in nine consecutive games and 10 times (overall) this season. Sims 45.4 Kersey 10.8 « In 2011, Houston has posted 47 scoring drives of six plays or less ... In addition, Houston has recorded 52 scoring drives lasting two Points Scored minutes or less. Houston Penn State « Houston has 102 plays of 20+ yards this season, the highest total in America ... The Cougars also have 27 plays of 50+ yards, including Hogan 9.1 Fera 5.0 16 passes of 50+ yards from Case Keenum ... If you count throws of 40+ yards Keenum has 24. Edwards 8.8 Redd 3.5 « The Cougars have been ranked each of the final nine weeks of the college football season ... Houston has been ranked (at least one Hayes 7.5 Green 2.5 week) each of the last three seasons, a first for the Cougars since the 1989-91 campaigns. « By accepting a bid to the 2012 TicketCity Bowl, the Cougars have now been to seven bowl games in the last nine seasons and are Tackles playing in their first January bowl game since the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1985. Houston Penn State « Houston leads Conference USA in eight offensive categories this season, pacing the league with 28.3 first downs per game and third- McGraw 10.1 Hodges 8.1 down conversions with a rate of 52 percent. Mathews 7.5 Astorino 6.4 « In a note to show the offensive line some love, the Cougars lead Conference USA having allowed just 16 sacks through 13 games and Brown 7.3 Carson 6.2 are fourth in C-USA with 155.2 yards rushing per game ... The team’s 5.0 yards per carry leads the league. Steward 5.7 Stupar 5.7 « The University of Houston has led the nation in total offense seven times, which is the most in the NCAA, tied with Arizona State and Tulsa ... UH has been the national total offense leader in 2009, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1968, 1967 and 1966. Interceptions « The Cougars’ offense is led by coordinators Jason Phillips and Kliff Kingsbury ... Both enjoyed illustrious collegiate careers which Houston Penn State led to time in the NFL ... Phillips was an All-America receiver at the University of Houston, leading the nation in receiving yards in both Steward 5 Sukay 3 1987 and ‘88 ... He was drafted by Detroit in 1989 and went on to an eight-year career in the NFL ... Kingsbury recorded more than 12,000 T. Bates / D. Mathews 3 Stupar / Powell 2 yards passing in his All-America career at Texas Tech ... He was a sixth-round draft pick by the New England Patriots.

10 University of Houston Football most improved team in college football 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 2011 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS C-USA EAST oVERALL ASSOCIATED PRESS = Week 14 TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK NEXT Rk Team Record Pvs Southern Miss 6 2 .750 11 2 .846 W, 49-28 at Houston vs. Nevada (Dec. 24) 1 LSU (60) 13-0 1500 Marshall 5 3 .625 6 6 .500 W, 34-27 vs. East Carolina vs. Florida Int’l (Dec. 20) 2 Alabama 11-1 1418 East Carolina 4 4 .500 5 7 .417 L, 34-27 at Marshall 3 Oklahoma State 11-1 1400 UAB 3 5 .375 3 9 .250 L, 38-35 at Florida Atlantic 4 Stanford 11-1 1283 UCF 3 5 .375 5 7 .417 W, 31-14 vs. UTEP 5 USC 10-2 1179 Memphis 1 7 .125 2 10 .167 L, 44-7 at Southern Miss 6 Oregon 11-2 1170 7 Arkansas 10-2 1148 C-USA WEST oVERALL 8 Boise State 11-1 1107 TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK NEXT 9 Wisconsin 11-2 1038 Houston 8 0 1.000 12 1 .923 L, 49-28 vs. Southern Miss vs. Penn State (Jan. 2) 10 South Carolina 10-2 946 Tulsa 7 1 .875 8 4 .667 W, 48-16 vs. Houston vs. BYU (Dec. 30) 11 Kansas State 10-2 829 SMU 5 3 .625 7 5 .583 W, 27-24 vs. Rice vs. Pitt (Jan. 7) 12 Michigan State 10-3 733 Rice 3 5 .375 4 8 .333 L, 27-24 at SMU 13 Michigan 10-2 707 UTEP 2 6 .250 5 7 .417 L, 31-14 at UCF (Fri.) 14 Clemson 10-3 663 Tulane 1 7 .125 2 11 .154 L, 35-23 at Hawaii 15 Baylor 9-3 656 16 TCU 10-2 632 2011 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 17 Virginia Tech 11-2 591 CONFERENce oVERALL 18 Georgia 10-3 566 TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK 19 Oklahoma 9-3 386 UCLA 5 4 .625 6 7 .500 L, 49-31 vs. Oregon vs. Illinois (Dec. 31) 20 Houston 12-1 370 North Texas 3 4 .429 5 7 .363 W, 59-7 vs. Middle Tennessee State 21 Nebraska 9-3 363 Louisiana Tech 6 1 .857 8 4 .667 BYE vs. TCU (Dec. 21) 22 Southern Miss 11-2 336 Georgia State - - --- 3 8 .272 BYE 23 West Virginia 9-3 199 24 Penn State 9-3 129 COUGAR OFFENSIVE PLAYER TIDBITS 25 Florida State 8-4 49 « Case Keenum leads the country in several offensive categories and continues to shatter NCAA career marks in the process ... Keenum is the NCAA’s career leader in passing yardage (18,685), total offense (19,572), touchdown passes (152) and touchdowns accounted for (175). Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 23, Cincinnati 22, Arkansas « Keenum added to his incredible list of accomplishments, winning the 2011 Sammy Baugh Award as the top passer in college football, State 18, Georgia Tech 7, Northern Illinois 7, Virginia 5, Missouri while also being named a finalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Manning Award ... Keenum 5, Tulsa 2, Louisville 1. is a two-time winner of the Baugh Award, claiming the honor in 2009 as well. USA TODAY/COACHES = Week 14 « Keenum was named the 2011 Conference USA MVP for his efforts ... He is the first two-time winner of that award. Rk Team Record Pvs « over his last eight games Keenum has 31 TD passes... That’s more than (or equal to) 109-of-120 Division I teams this 1 LSU (59) 13-0 1475 entire season. 2 Alabama 11-1 1399 « Keenum is among the Top Six nationally in virtually every passing category, including ranking first in touchdown passes (45), first in 3 Oklahoma State 11-1 1367 yards (5,099), first in touchdown-to-interception ratio (45-to-5), first in total offense (394.2), third in pass efficiency (177.9), second in 4 Stanford 11-1 1286 yards per attempt (9.5) and sixth in completion percentage (71.7). 5 Oregon 11-2 1232 « Keenum produced a performance for the ages against Rice, throwing for 534 yards and nine touchdowns ... It’s the top performance 6 Boise State 11-1 1128 (overall) in college football this season and the nine TDs is second in school history to David Klingler’s 11 vs. Eastern Washington in 1990. 7 Arkansas 10-2 1112 « Keenum is completing a career high 71.7 percent of his passes in 2011, which also ranks No. 6 in the country ... In fact every time Keenum 8 Wisconsin 11-2 1085 9 South Carolina 10-2 971 drops back to pass the Cougars average 9.5 yards per attempt ... He also averages 13.3 yards per completion. 10 Kansas State 10-2 878 « Speaking of completions, Keenum (1,501 completions) is the NCAA record holder for that statistic as well ... He passed former Texas Tech 11 Virginia Tech 11-2 835 QB Graham Harrell (2005-08) with his 30 completions vs. SMU. 12 Michigan 10-2 789 « Keenum owns the NCAA record for touchdowns responsible for (currently 175) and career points responsible for (currently 1,050). 13 Michigan State 10-3 735 « Keenum has three career 5,000-yard passing seasons, becoming the first player in NCAA history to boast that accomplishment. 14 Clemson 10-3 657 « Keenum was named one of three finalists for the Davey O’Brien Award. 15 TCU 10-2 631 « Thanks to his strong senior season, Keenum is also a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 16 Baylor 9-3 599 « Keenum was named the Walter Camp National Player of the Week on Oct. 30 for his performance vs. Rice. 17 Houston 12-1 542 « Keenum was named the Rivals.com National Player of the Week on Oct. 30 for his performance vs. Rice. 18 Georgia 10-3 538 « Keenum was named a semifinalist (one of 16) for the 75th Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top player. 19 Oklahoma 9-3 437 20 Nebraska 9-3 402 « With the win over Louisiana Tech, Keenum became the University of Houston’s all-time winningest quarterback, passing former UH 21 Southern Miss 11-2 366 and current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb ... Keenum has now won 36 games in 50 starts. 22 West Virginia 9-3 278 « Keenum has 18 career 400-yard games and 38 games of 300+ yards ... He recently passed Timmy Chang (Hawaii) for the most 300- 23 Penn State 9-3 189 yard games in a career. 24 Cincinnati 9-3 94 « Keenum has topped 300 yards passing in every game this season. 25 Florida State 8-4 68 « Keenum has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week three times this season ... The first came for his 310-yard, two touchdown performance vs. UCLA in the season opener when he completed 75 percent of his passes ... The second was after he led Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 14, Missouri 11, Georgia UH from a 27-point deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech, 35-34 ... In that game, he passed for 351 yards and three touchdowns ... Keenum also Tech 10, Arkansas State 9, Notre Dame 9, Virginia 5, Louisiana won the award with his 534-yard, nine-TD effort vs. Rice. Tech 2, Rutgers 1. « Houston boasts a talented trio of running backs and the collection of Charles Sims (65.2 ypg), Michael Hayes (58.9 ypg) and Bryce Beall (31.1) are averaging a combined 155.2 rushing yards per game this season. « Sims earned First Team All-Conference USA honors with his incredible productivity (782 yards and nine rushing TDs on just 104 carries). « Sims enjoyed a career game at Tulane, rushing just 10 times for 207 yards and a pair of scores ... He now leads the team with 782 rushing yards this season and his nine TDs is tops on the club ... The 207 yards is a season high and the first 200-yard effort for a Cougar since 2007.

University of Houston Football 11 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 « Sims broke the school record in the Tulane win, averaging 20.7 yards per carry for the game and had three first-half runs of 50+ yards, including a career long 72-yarder to close out the second quarter. 2011 NCAA AND CONFERENCE USA RANKINGS « Sims, a Houston native, also has four receiving scores, including a pair of TD grabs vs. Rice. TEAM RANKINGS « He has scored at least one TD in seven of his last nine games, with three scores coming at UTEP and two more vs. East Carolina. CATEGORY...... STAT...... NCAA...... C-USA « Hayes, an honorable mention All-C-USA pick, leads the team with 11 rushing scores ... Hayes has 15 total TDs in 2011 Rushing Offense...... 155.23...... 62nd...... 4th with his four receiving touchdowns. Passing Offense...... 443.77...... 1st...... 1st « Hayes had two rushing scores in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. Southern Miss. Total Offense...... 599.00...... 1st...... 1st « Hayes has scored at least one TD in 11 of his last 12 games this year, including four games with multiple TDs ... He had two Scoring Offense...... 50.77...... 1st...... 1st Rushing Defense...... 171.77...... 77th...... 7th rushing scores vs. UCLA and one rushing TD and one receiving TD at North Texas before his two TD catches vs. Marshall. Pass Efficiency Defense...... 115.02...... 24th...... 3rd « Patrick Edwards continues to be one of the country’s top receivers, ranking No. 5 nationally at 117.2 ypg. Total Defense...... 386.00...... 64th...... 5th « Edwards was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year as a wide receiver and was a second team Scoring Defense...... 23.08...... 41th...... 3rd all-league pick as a punt returner. Net Punting...... 36.42...... 60th...... 5th « Edwards, who began his career as a walk-on at UH, is a finalist for the 2011 Burlsworth Trophy, presented annually Punt Returns...... 14.14...... 9th...... 1st Kickoff Returns...... 21.89...... 55th...... 5th to the top collegiate player who began his career as a walk-on. Turnover Margin...... +1.00...... T-8th...... 1st « Edwards has 41 career TD grabs, which ranks among the Top 10 all-time in NCAA history and he is the NCAA’s active Pass Defense...... 214.23...... 48th...... 3rd leader in TD grabs. Passing Efficiency...... 175.35...... 3rd...... 1st « Edwards has 1,524 yards receiving this season, which is third nationally for total receiving yardage. Sacks...... 2.23...... 35th...... 1st « Edwards owns the country’s best receiving day in 2011, making seven catches for 318 yards and five TDs vs. Rice ... Tackles For Loss...... 7.85...... 4rd...... 2nd Sacks Allowed...... 1.31...... 33th...... 3rd The yardage is tops in college football, as are the five TDs ... His 318 yards is the second most in school history (Donnie Avery had 346 in 2007) and the five TDs tied Manny Hazard’s school record of five TD grabs vs. Baylor in 1989 ... And NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS for good measure, his 45.4 yards per catch against Rice was a Conference USA record. CATEGORY...... PLAYER...... STAT...... RANK « He nearly equaled that five TD day at Tulane, catching five passes for 129 yards and three TDs, but also added a 70- Passing Efficiency...... Case Keenum...... 177.87...... 3rd yard punt return for a score. Total Offense...... Case Keenum...... 394.15...... 1st « Edwards enjoyed a second four-TD effort at Tulsa, grabbing eight passes for 181 yards and four scores ... Two of his Receptions Per Game...... Tyron Carrier...... 6.69...... 21st TDs came on fourth-down conversions...... Patrick Edwards...... 6.08...... 33rd ...... Justin Johnson...... 5.77...... 44th « Edwards now has 16 career 100-yard receiving games, the most in school history ... His 181 yards at Tulsa allowed him Receiving Yards Per Game...... Patrick Edwards...... 117.23...... 5th to top Vincent Marshall’s old school record total of 15...... Justin Johnson...... 83.15...... 37th « Edwards also owns the school record for career TD catches with 41 ... He surpassed the total of 34 previously held by ...... Tyron Carrier...... 70.31...... 56th Elmo Wright (1968-70). Interceptions...... Phillip Steward...... 0.38...... 20th Kickoff Returns...... Tyron Carrier...... 24.82...... 40th « Edwards recorded a reception in his 47th consecutive game vs. Southern Miss and has caught a touchdown pass in Field Goals...... Matt Hogan...... 0.77...... t-82nd six of his last nine outings. Scoring...... Matt Hogan...... 9.08...... 15th « Edwards has 281 career receptions, which is second in school history ... His 4,279 career receiving yards is now the ...... Patrick Edwards...... 8.77...... 21st standard all-time at Houston ... He recently passed Vincent Marshall’s 3,770 career yards from 2003-06 ... Edwards ...... Michael Hayes...... 7.50...... t-55th has 16 career 100-yard games, which is tied for the Conference USA record ... His career receiving yardage is both the ...... Charles Sims...... 6.50...... t-95th All-Purpose Runners...... Patrick Edwards...... 133.38...... 37th school and C-USA standard for a career...... Tyron Carrier...... 124.92...... 52nd « Tyron Carrier is Houston’s and Conference USA’s all-time receptions leader ... Carrier broke the UH record vs. Rice ...... Charles Sims...... 110.58...... 78th and now has 311 career catches ... His nine grabs at Tulsa allowed him to pass Arnold Jackson’s (Louisville 1997-00) Sacks...... Sammy Brown...... 96...... 5th Conference USA mark of 300 ... OU’s Ryan Broyles is the NCAA all-time record holder with 349 career catches. Tackles...... Marcus McGraw...... 10.8...... t-20th Tackles For Loss...... Sammy Brown...... 2.15...... 1st « Carrier is five catches shy of No. 2 in NCAA records book ... Second all-time is Taylor Stubblefield of Purdue with 316. « The senior had a career high 12 catches for 105 yards and a score at UAB ... It was his 11th career 100-yard receiving CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS day and second of the year (vs. UCLA). CATEGORY...... PLAYER...... RANK « Carrier is No. 2 in the conference and No. 21 nationally with his 6.7 catches per game in 2011 ... He also enjoyed a Rushing...... Charles Sims...... 65.17...... 7th season high 138 yards receiving with a score in the season-opening win vs. UCLA...... Michael Hayes...... 58.92...... 8th Passing Efficiency...... Case Keenum...... 177.87...... 1st « Carrier is an explosive return man and has seven career kickoff returns for scores, tying C.J. Spiller’s (Clemson) NCAA Total Offense...... Case Keenum...... 394.15...... 1st record of seven ... His next kickoff return for a score will of course put him in sole possession of first place on that list. Receptions Per Game...... Tyron Carrier...... 6.69...... 2nd « Carrier was named the 2011 Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year for his outstanding work as a kick- ...... Patrick Edwards...... 6.08...... 4th returner...... Justin Johnson...... 5.77...... 8th Receiving Yards Per Game.... Patrick Edwards...... 117.23...... 1st « Carrier owns the NCAA’s longest active streak with a catch in 52 consecutive games (every game of his career), while ...... Justin Johnson...... 83.15...... 4th Edwards has at least one catch in 47 straight ... The NCAA record is 54 by Bryan Anderson of Central Michigan ... Carrier ...... Tyron Carrier...... 70.31...... 6th also owns the school record for consecutive games with a reception. Interceptions...... Phillip Steward...... 0.38...... 2nd « Carrier is the NCAA’s all-time leader in kickoff return yards (3,456) ... He recently passed Damaris Johnson (3,417) of ...... Thomas Bates...... 0.23...... t-11th ...... Derrick Mathews...... 0.23...... t-11th Tulsa. Kickoff Returns...... Tyron Carrier...... 24.82...... 4th « With five catches in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl, Carrier could finish his collegiate career No. 1 or No. 2 on four NCAA career Field Goals...... Matt Hogan...... 0.77...... 11th charts, kickoff return yards (first), career kick return TDs (first), career catches (second with five more grabs) and consecutive Scoring...... Matt Hogan...... 9.08...... 3rd games with a catch (second)...... Patrick Edwards...... 8.77...... 4th « Justin Johnson has 11 TD grabs in 2011 ... Johnson is second on the club with those 11 receiving scores, including ...... Michael Hayes...... 7.50...... 6th ...... Charles Sims...... 6.50...... 8th two scores on a career high 12 catches for 171 yards vs. Southern Miss. All-Purpose Runners...... Patrick Edwards...... 133.38...... 4th « Johnson has caught TD passes in six of his last seven games and ranks No. 12 nationally with his 11 scoring grabs...... Tyron Carrier...... 124.92...... 6th « Johnson was First Team All-C-USA as a tight end, but he really lines up all over the field ... He plays in the backfield, ...... Charles Sims...... 110.58...... 8th lines up at wide receiver and is an excellent blocker...... Michael Hayes...... 98.25...... 9th Sacks...... Sammy Brown...... 96...... 1st Tackles...... Marcus McGraw...... 10.8...... 4th ...... Derrick Mathews...... 7.46...... 16th Tackles For Loss...... Sammy Brown...... 2.15...... 1st ...... Marcus McGraw...... 1.04...... t-8th

12 University of Houston Football most improved team in college football 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL keepin’ keenum clean CAREER STARTS LIST « Houston’s offensive line has done an excellent job protecting its quarterbacks this season and has allowed just 16 total sacks in PLAYER 2011 Total Consec. 613 pass attempts, one sack for every 38.3 attempts on the year. Marcus McGraw, LB 13 52 52 « B.J. Anderson’s crew is one of the country’s top units in 2011 and boasts just one senior, first team all-league center Chris Thompson Case Keenum, QB 13 48 13 ... Thompson made the difficult transition from guard (First Team All-Conference in 2010) and repeated as a first team pick, this time at Chris Thompson, OL 13 48 41 center, in 2011 ... Thompson was named to Watch Lists for the Lombardi and Outland Awards this season. Patrick Edwards, WR 13 45 30 « Thompson was named to the Rimington Award Watch List on Nov. 11. Tyron Carrier, WR 12 41 4 « Thompson was one of three Cougar linemen honored on the all-league team ... Junior left tackle Jacolby Ashworth was named David Hunter, DL 11 36 3 to the second team, while sophomore guard Kevin Forsch was named Honorable Mention. Nick Saenz, DB 9 36 8 « Houston’s offense enjoyed a 558-yard effort at Tulsa ... Tulsa led C-USA in total defense coming into the game. Phillip Steward, LB 13 34 34 « That same offensive line helped UH pass for more than 400 yards and rush for 292 and four scores in the 73-17 win at Tulane. Jacolby Ashworth, OL 13 28 20 « Houston’s O-Line held a vaunted Marshall pass rush without a sack on Oct. 22 ... Marshall’s Vinny Curry entered the game with 9.5 Bryce Beall, RB 3 24 0 sacks through seven games, but had just three tackles and zero behind the line of scrimmage. Sammy Brown, LB 13 25 25 Justin Johnson, WR 13 24 13 Defensive Player notes Zeke Riser, DL 5 18 4 « Houston ranks No. 8 nationally in turnover margin (1.0) and paces Conference USA. E.J. Smith, WR 9 13 2 « Pressure on the quarterback is a huge reason for that number and the Cougars lead C-USA and rank No. 4 nationally with 7.9 Kelvin King, LB 3 10 0 tackles-for-loss per game in 2011 ... The Cougars also have 18 interceptions, which is tops in Conference USA. Ty Cloud, OL 13 13 13 « Houston has made some impressive second-half adjustments on defense and is allowing just 10.8 points per game in the second Kevin Forsch, OL 13 13 13 half this season. Rowdy Harper, OL 13 13 13 « In the fourth quarter that number gets even more impressive ... The UH “D” is allowing just 3.6 fourth-quarter points per game Derrick Mathews, LB 13 13 13 and hasn’t allowed a team to score more than seven points in the fourth period of any game this year ... Over the last 11 games Zach McMillian, CB 12 12 3 UH has allowed just 35 total fourth quarter points and is outscoring foes 151-35 during that stretch. Dominic Miller, DL 11 11 2 « Houston ranks No. 2 in Conference USA in scoring defense (23.1) and limited Tulsa’s high-powered offense to just one TD and Tyrone Campbell, DL -- 8 0 three long field goals en route to a 48-16 win ... The 16 points were the fewest scored by Tulsa at home all season. David Piland, QB -- 8 0 « Over its last eight games Houston is averaging an outstanding 8.8 tackles-for-loss per game ... Houston is coming off 10 TFLs Michael Hayes, RB 4 10 2 at UAB, 11 vs. Rice and 12 vs. East Carolina. Eric Braswell, DL 11 11 11 « Houston has really stepped up the defense the second half of 2011 and limited Tulsa, who ranked No. 2 in C-USA in total offense D.J. Hayden, CB 11 11 11 (465.1), to just 327 total yards ... That was the Golden Hurricane’s second lowest offensive output of the year(291 at Boise State) and Jacky Candy, DB -- 6 0 the 16 points scored were also the second fewest (14 at Oklahoma) ... The defense actually did a good job slowing down Southern Chevy Bennett, S 4 4 0 Miss, but a defensive score and a blocked punt for a score allowed USM to get to 49 points ... USM actually started five drives in Colton Valencia, S 4 4 0 “plus” territory. Charles Sims, RB 8 8 6 « The Cougar defense held SMU to just 24 rushing yards and 263 total yards in a 37-7 win Nov. 19 ... That was the fewest yards Kent Brooks, S 8 7 8 allowed by UH this season vs. a FBS opponent. Efrem Oliphant, LB -- 3 0 « Houston had four defenders named All-C-USA ... Sammy Brown was a first team pick, whileMarcus McGraw and D.J. Hayden Kris Johnston, LB -- 2 0 were second team selections ... Linebacker Derrick Mathews and defensive end Eric Braswell were All-Freshmen picks. Dewayne Peace 1 1 1 « Houston’s 56-0 victory over Georgia State was the Cougars’ first shutout since a 45-0 win against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. Thomas Bates, CB 2 2 1 18, 1999 - a streak of 146 games. Ronnie Williams, WR 1 1 0 « Georgia State’s 133 passing yards was the fewest by a Cougar opponent since Memphis recorded 92 yards on Oct. 30, 2010 ... GSU’s 241 yards of total offense (108 rush, 133 pass) was the fewest by a Cougar opponent since Texas Southern finished with 179 yards (48 rush, 131 pass) on Nov. 24, 2007. « Houston then held East Carolina to just 21 yards rushing in 30 attempts in that 56-3 victory, the fewest since limiting Army to FIRST DOWNS just 10 yards on Nov. 15, 2003. Player ...... Run . . Pass . . Rec . . Total « Houston has dialed up its defensive pressure and boasts 13 interceptions in games vs. East Carolina, Marshall, UAB, Tulane, SMU, Case Keenum, QB ...... 13 . . . 190 . . . .0 . . . .203 Tulsa and Southern Miss ... The Cougars picked off four passes vs. ECU and two more vs. the Thundering Herd, including one pick Michael Hayes, RB ...... 36 . . . . 0 . . . 21 . . . . 57 that was returned 20 yards by Derrick Mathews for a score ... The Coogs more recently picked off two passes vs. Southern Miss. Patrick Edwards, WR ...... 1 . . . . 0 . . . 54 . . . . 54 « Phillip Steward leads UH with five interceptions this season ... He ranks among the Top 10 nationally and leads all linebackers Charles Sims, RB ...... 35 . . . . 0 . . . 18 . . . . 53 Tyron Carrier, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . 48 . . . . 48 nationally with those five INTs. Justin Johnson, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . 47 . . . . 47 « Steward won C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 10 follow his two interceptions against East Carolina ... He also Cotton Turner, QB ...... 2 . . . .31 . . . .0 . . . . 33 ranks among team leaders with 8.0 tackles for loss. Bryce Beall, RB ...... 21 . . . . 0 . . . .4 . . . . 25 « Steward tied a season high with 12 tackles in the win vs. Rice, which included a stop for an 11-yard loss. E.J. Smith, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . 14 . . . . 14 « Mathews has three interceptions over his last seven games ... His 20-yard return for a score vs. Marshall was the first of his career Daniel Spencer, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .9 . . . . .9 ... Mathews is a candidate for Freshman All-America honors in 2011 and ranks second on the team and second among all C-USA Gino Collins, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .8 . . . . .8 freshmen with 97 total tackles ... He also leads all freshmen linebackers nationally with those three INTs. Mark Roberts, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .5 . . . . .5 « The C-USA All-Freshman Team member recorded 12 stops in the win over Rice, his second double-digit tackle effort of the year Dewayne Peace, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .5 . . . . .5 Darian Lazard, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .4 . . . . .4 ... The rookie enjoyed a career best 16 stops at Louisiana Tech. Ronnie Williams, WR . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . .4 . . . . .4 « One Cougar defender standing out with big plays is senior Sammy Brown ... Brown leads the country in tackles-for-loss (2.2 Braxton Welford, RB ...... 2 . . . . 0 . . . .2 . . . . .4 per game) and is fifth nationally with 1.0 sacks per contest ... Despite being in just his second season at UH, Brown is already fourth Crawford Jones, QB ...... 1 . . . . 1 . . . .0 . . . . .2 on the career list in TFLs with 48.0. Randall Hollimon, RB . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . .0 . . . . .1 « Brown was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week following his 10 tackles vs. SMU ... His afternoon Isaiah Sweeney, WR ...... 0 . . . . 0 . . . .1 . . . . .1 was highlighted by three sacks and 4.5 total tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Chance Blackmon, WR . . . . .0 . . . . 0 . . . .1 . . . . .1 « Dating back the last 19 games (to Rice in 2010), Brown has recorded 45.5 tackles for loss, an average of 2.4 TFL per game. Randall Hollimon, RB . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . .0 . . . . .1 TOTAL ...... 110 . . 239 . . 239 . . .351* « McGraw is moving up the UH career lists for tackles ... McGraw is second all-time with 500 total stops and is the school’s all-time * Total number of first downs, includes 19 from penalties leader in assisted tackles with 350, passing Wade Phillips for the mark ... McGraw needs just eight tackles to become the school’s

University of Houston Football 13 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 total tackles leader. SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES « The four-year starter is also third all-time at Houston with eight career fumbles forced. « McGraw is coming off two tremendous outings at Tulsa and vs. Southern Miss ... He has a combined 26 tackles, 16 solo stops and 500-Yard Passing Games Case Keenum (5) 4.5 tackles for loss in his last two games. Date opponent c-A-I Yds. TD W/L « Newcomer D.J. Hayden has been an outstanding addition at cornerback and has been a big-play machine ... Hayden has two 10/27/11 Rice 24-37-1 534 9 W interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries to go with six tackles for loss. 12/5/09 at East Carolina 56-75-3 527 5 L « Hayden was dominating at Tulsa, racking up eight tackles, a fumble forced, a fumble recovery, a tackle-for-loss and two passes 11/7/09 at Tulsa 40-60-0 522 3 W 10/31/09 Southern Miss 44-54-1 559 5 W broken up ... Hayden leads the club with nine total PBUs. 10/3/09 at UTEP 51-76-0 536 5 L « Hayden forced and recovered a fumble vs. Rice, while adding two TFLs and five total tackles in the win. « His second INT of the year was at UAB, which he returned 52 yards for a score. 400-Yard Passing Games Case Keenum (13) big things ahead for Houston athletics Date opponent c-A-I Yds. TD W/L Houston officially became a member of the BIG EAST Conference on Dec. 7 ... The Cougars will join the league in 2013-14 as an all- 11/25/11 at Tulsa 33-46-0 457 5 W sports member of the conference ... UH entered with UCF and SMU as all-sports members, while Boise State and San Diego State 11/5/11 at UAB 39-44-0 407 2 W 9/29/11 at UTEP 30-46-0 471 2 W entered as football only members, pushing the league’s football membership to 10. 9/24/11 Georgia State 29-34-0 415 2 W « Houston administrators also announced on Dec. 9 that the university will hire an architectural firm to begin designs for a new football 9/10/11 at North Texas 26-41-0 458 5 W stadium, which could be ready as soon as the 2014 season ... The plan also calls for a renovation to historic Hofheinz Pavilion, which has 11/21/09 Memphis 29-39-0 405 5 W served as the home to a number of Final Four men’s basketball teams at UH. 10/10/09 at Mississippi State 39-52-2 434 4 W 9/26/09 Texas Tech 38-58-1 435 1 W 11/29/08 at Rice 30-54-1 494 5 L uh receivers looking for rare feat 11/22/08 UTEP 41-51-0 480 3 W Houston’s receiving trio of Tyron Carrier, Patrick Edwards and Justin Johnson have combined for more catches than any three 11/15/08 Tulsa 24-37-0 402 6 W 10/18/08 SMU 28-36-1 404 2 W receivers in college football this season, but the group is also looking to become just the third trio of teammates to top 80+ catches 9/27/08 at East Carolina 37-45-1 401 3 W in the same season in NCAA history ... Carrier has already surpassed 80 grabs and leads the club with 87 catches ... Edwards (79) and Johnson (75) are on the doorstep as well. David Piland (1) Date opponent c-A-I Yds. TD W/L « That group would join the 2008 UH crew of James Cleveland (104), Carrier (91) and Edwards (85) and Hawaii’s 2007 trio of Davone 11/20/10 at Southern Miss 28-47-1 467 4 L Bess (108), Ryan Grice-Mullen (102) and Jason Rivers (92) as the only collection of receivers to catch 80+ passes in the same year.

300-Yard Passing Games January in familiar grounds Case Keenum (20) Houston is making its first trip to Cotton Bowl Stadium for postseason play since Jan. 1, 1985 ... The Cougars have played some Date opponent c-A-I Yds. TD W/L memorable games at Cotton Bowl Stadium winning titles after the 1976 (30-21 vs. Maryland) and 1979 seasons (17-14 vs. Nebraska), 12/3/11 Southern Miss 41-67-2 373 2 L while also playing in the famous “Chicken Soup” game vs. Notre Dame when Joe Montana found Kris Haines on an eight-yard TD pass 11/19/11 SMU 30-45-0 318 1 W 11/10/11 at Tulane 22-29-0 325 3 W with no time remaining ... UH is 2-2 all-time in the Cotton Bowl and has also played in five career January bowl games. 10/22/11 Marshall 24-28-0 376 6 W 10/8/11 East Carolina 30-37-0 304 3 W HOUSTON CLEANS UP IN C-USA POSTSEASON AWARDS 9/17/11 at Louisiana Tech 25-40-2 351 3 W 9/3/11 UCLA 30-40-0 310 2 W It was a banner year for Houston Football, and the C-USA postseason awards reflected that success ... UH had 17 different players 11/28/09 Rice 25-31-0 323 2 W honored for multiple awards ... Those awards included spots on the first, second and honorable mention squads as well as the 11/14/09 at UCF 33-56-1 377 3 L all-freshman team. 10/17/09 at Tulane 33-46-0 371 2 W 9/12/09 at Oklahoma State 32-46-1 366 3 W 9/5/09 NW State 23-30-0 359 4 W First Team: Case Keenum (QB), Charles Sims (RB), Patrick Edwards (WR), Justin Johnson (TE), Chris Thompson (C) and Sammy 11/8/08 Tulane 29-40-1 384 4 W Brown (LB). 10/28/08 at Marshall 22-41-2 317 2 L Second Team: Tyron Carrier (WR & KR), Jacolby Ashworth (OT), Marcus McGraw (LB), D.J. Hayden (DB) and Patrick Edwards (PR). 10/8/08 UAB 26-35-0 360 2 W Honorable Mention: Michael Hayes (RB), Kevin Forsch (OG), Matt Hogan (PK) and Richie Leone (P). 9/20/08 at Colorado State 38-55-3 385 3 L 9/13/08 vs. Air Force 34-57-1 362 4 L All-Freshman: Rowdy Harper (OT), Derrick Mathews (LB), Eric Braswell (DE). 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 35-61-0 387 4 L Individual Awards: Case Keenum (MVP), Patrick Edwards (Offensive Player of the Year), Tyron Carrier (Special Teams Player of the 8/30/08 Southern 33-43-0 392 5 W Year), D.J. Hayden (Newcomer of the Year) and Kevin Sumlin (Coach of the Year). 12/28/07 vs. TCU 23-38-0 335 1 L David Piland (2) COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING... KEENUM MORE THAN MEASURES UP Date opponent c-A-I Yds. TD W/L You can’t compare scores, but Houston and senior quarterback Case Keenum sure compared nicely to Oklahoma, Boise State and 11/5/10 UCF 27-44-2 334 4 L Oklahoma State during its 48-16 win on Nov. 25 at Tulsa ... TU’s four losses this season have all come to teams ranked in the Top 10, 10/9/10 Mississippi State 30-57-2 301 2 L but only Oklahoma State and Houston played on the road at Tulsa… The Golden Hurricane traveled to both Norman and Boise in the other Top 10 tilts ... Keenum’s numbers surpassed the throwing efforts of Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden and Oklahoma’s Landry Jones in the process as well:

Top QBs vs. Tulsa C-A-INT Yds TD outcome Location Case Keenum, Houston 33-46-0 457 5 W, 48-16 at Tulsa Kellen Moore, Boise State 23-29-0 279 4 W, 41-21 at Boise State Landry Jones, Oklahoma 35-47-0 375 1 W, 47-14 at Oklahoma Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State 29-39-2 369 3 W, 59-33 at Tulsa

Houston’s 32-point margin of victory (48-16) at Tulsa was also greater than both Boise State (41-21) and Oklahoma State (59-33) vs. TU and nearly identical to Tulsa’s 47-14 loss at Oklahoma ... When you take into account the fact UH won at Tulsa, it could be considered the most lopsided win over the Golden Hurricane this season.

14 University of Houston Football most improved team in college football 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES CHARTING THE COUGARS

100-Yard Rushing Games Longest Drives Bryce Beall (9) Drives Houston Opponent Date opponent att. Yds. TD W/L by # of plays 18 (69 yds, 5:58, FG) vs. SMU 18 (80 yds, 6:57, TD) SMU 10/16/10 at Rice 24 109 1 L by # of yards 98 (4 plays, 1:13, TD) at UTEP 99 (2 plays, 0:52, TD) Rice 9/25/10 Tulane 24 123 4 W TOP 7:04 (46 yds, 11 plays, End of Game) vs. Tulane 7:45 (45 yds, 15 plays, Punt) East Carolina 9/10/10 UTEP 19 195 3 W 12/31/08 Air Force 22 135 1 W Red Zone Stats 11/22/08 UTEP 19 167 1 W Team Total scores (TD / FG) Downs/TO Missed Fg end of Game/Half scoring Pct. TD Pct. Pct of Total Drives 11/8/08 Tulane 21 176 2 W Houston 62 52 (42 / 10) 6 1 2 84% 68% 37% 10/18/08 SMU 22 105 3 W Opponent 39 26 (23 / 3) 8 /1 punt 5 0 67% 59 % 23% 10/9/08 UAB 12 107 1 W 9/27/08 East Carolina 21 130 2 W Field Position Team Drives cumulative Starting Yd. Line avg. Field Position Inside 20 Plus Territory Michael Hayes (3) Houston 166 4,878 29.4 33 20 Date opponent att. Yds. TD W/L Opponent 171 4,893 28.6 24 14 9/29/11 at UTEP 10 104 1 W 11/5/10 UCF 20 110 0 L Points After Turnovers 10/30/10 at Memphis 20 123 1 W Team TO Forced Total Scores Scoring Pct. Points of TO Houston 26 18 69.2 97 Charles Sims (3) Opponent 15 8 53.3 52 Date opponent att. Yds. TD W/L 11/10/11 at Tulane 10 207 2 W Highest Scoring Quarters 9/29/11 at UTEP 12 111 2 W Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th oT Final 10/22/09 SMU 15 105 2 W 2011 21 (GSU) 35 (Tulane) 24 (Tulane) 21 (La Tech, UAB, Tulsa) -- (---) 73 (Rice, Tulane) Sumlin Era 28 (NW State, 2009) 35 (Rice, 2009, Tul. 2011) 28 (Rice, 2011) 26 (UTEP, 2008) -- (---) 73 (Rice, twice, Tulane 2011) 100-Yard Receiving Games Tyron Carrier (11) Date opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L KEENUM HAVING AWARD-WINNING SEASON: Claims sammy Baugh Award, Finalist For Walter Camp 11/5/11 at UAB 12 105 1 W Case Keenum won his first award of the 2011 campaign when he was named the winner of the 2011 Sammy Baugh Award, presented 9/3/11 UCLA 10 138 1 W to college football’s top passer by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio ... It’s the second time Keenum has won the award ... He 11/14/09 at UCF 9 149 2 L 10/3/09 at UTEP 11 115 1 L claimed the prize in 2009 as a junior. 9/26/09 Texas Tech 8 104 0 W Houston has a strong connection with the Sammy Baugh Award ... Former UH standout David Klingler won the award in 1990 and 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma State 7 111 1 W current UH offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury won in 2002 while starring on the gridiron at Texas Tech. 11/29/08 Rice 6 101 1 L Keenum was also named a finalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year award ... Keenum is one of five finalists, joining 11/22/08 UTEP 9 141 1 W 11/15/08 Tulsa 6 127 2 W quarterbacks Andrew Luck (Stanford) and Robert Griffin III (Baylor), as well as Alabama running back Trent Richardson and LSU defensive 10/28/08 Marshall 6 104 0 L back Tyrann Mathieu. 10/9/08 UAB 7 108 1 W IMPROVED DEFENSE KEY FOR COUGARS IN 2011 Patrick Edwards (16) Date opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L Houston’s defense is ranked among the most improved in college football this season, jumping from No. 96 in 2010 to No. 41 this season 11/25/11 at Tulsa 8 181 4 W ... UH is allowing just 23.1 points per game, a marked improvement from the 32.2 points it allowed in 2010. 11/10/11 at Tulane 5 129 3 W 10/27/11 Rice 7 318 5 W 2010 2011 Improvement 10/22/11 Marshall 7 109 1 W 10/8/11 East Carolina 12 133 2 W Michigan 107 9 98 9/29/11 at UTEP 8 144 0 W Arkansas State 91 18 73 9/10/11 at North Texas 8 187 1 W Vanderbilt 94 29 65 11/20/10 at USM 7 125 2 L Eastern Michigan 118 54 64 11/5/10 UCF 10 162 3 L 10/16/10 at Rice 9 169 3 L Southern Miss 81 25 56 9/10/10 UTEP 6 118 0 W Houston 96 41 55 11/7/09 at Tulsa 11 176 0 W Cincinnati 68 15 52 10/24/09 SMU 9 122 1 W 10/18/08 at SMU 5 103 1 W Florida Int’l 65 16 49 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina 11 146 1 W Western Kentucky 99 57 42 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State 8 106 0 L Penn State 49 8 41 Justin Johnson (3) Date opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L HOUSTON CREW AMONG TOP RECEIVING TRIOS IN NATION 12/3/11 Southern Miss 12 171 2 L Case Keenum has done a great job spreading the football around in 2011 and his top three receivers, Tyron Carrier, Patrick 11/25/11 at Tulsa 7 106 1 W Edwards and Justin Johnson have combined for 241 catches this year, making them the No. 1 receiving trio in America ... Carrier (87 9/17/11 at Louisiana Tech 5 100 0 W catches), Edwards (79) and Johnson (75) lead Western Michigan’s Jordan White (115), Robert Arnheim (56) and Chleb Ravenell (55) Charles Sims (2) for the top receiving trio (226) in college football ... Other top trios include San Jose State’s Noel Grigsby (89), Chandler Jones (61) and Date opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L Ryan Otten (52) and Arizona’s Juron Crizer (75), Gino Crump (65) and David Douglas (65). 9/5/09 NW State 6 128 1 L 9/27/09 UCF 10 122 0 W

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HISTORIC NIGHTS FOR KEENUM, EDWARDS 2011 HONORS Case Keenum and Patrick Edwards produced two of the top passing and receiving days in college football this season when Keenum threw for 534 yards and nine touchdowns and Edwards caught seven passes for 318 yards and Jacolby Ashworth, OL five scores during a 73-34 victory over Rice at Robertson Stadium on Oct. 27 ... Below are the top passing and receiving • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA nights in college football this season: • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason First Team All-Conference • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth-Team All-Conference

2011 Top Passing Efforts 2011 Top Receiving Efforts c-Yds-TD Bryce Beall, RB Alex Carder, W. Michigan 548 yards, 7 TDs vs. Toledo Patrick Edwards, Houston vs. Rice 7-318-5 • Doak Walker Award Watch List Case Keenum, Houston 534 yards, 9 TDs vs. Rice Paul Richardson, Colorado vs. Cal 11-284-2 • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference Tyler Wilson, Arkansas 510 yards, 3 TDs vs. Texas A&M Jarvis Wright, Arkansas vs. Texas A&M 13-281-2 • 2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason First-Team All-Conference Landry Jones, Oklahoma 505 yards, 5 TDs vs. Kansas State A.J. Jenkins, Illinois vs. Northwestern 12-268-3 • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team All-Conference Brandon Weeden, Okla. State 502 yards, 4 TDs vs. Kansas State Robert Woods, USC vs. Arizona 14-255-2 Thomas Bates, CB HOGAN CLAIMS EXTRA POINT RECORD • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-Conference Houston junior place kicker Matt Hogan owns an NCAA record of his own ... The Keller, Texas, native made 78 consecu- tive extra points this season, before having his 79th attempt blocked vs. Tulsa on Nov. 25 ... Hogan bested the previous Sammy Brown, LB NCAA record of 77 (77-of-77) set by former Louisville kicker Art Carmody ... Carmody made all 77 of his PATs throughout • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA the 2004 campaign and coincidentally, his special teams coach was current UH special teams guru, Tony Levine. • Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (11/20) The NCAA record for most PATs in a season is 94, held by former Oklahoma Sooner, Jimmy Stevens ... Stevens made • Rivals.com C-USA Player of the Week (11/20) • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-Conference 94-of-99 tries in 2008 ... Hogan has made 88 extra points this season, needing six more to equal Stevens’ NCAA mark. • Named mid-season addition to Bednarik Award Watch List • College Football Performance Honorable Mention Player of the Week (9/4) CARDIAC COOGS • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Third-Team All-Conference Three times this season Houston has rallied from double-digit deficits to earn victories, most recently during a 73-34 • 2011 College Football Performance Awards Linebacker Watch List win over Rice on Oct. 27 ... Falling behind 17-7 in the opening quarter, Houston outscored the Owls 45-3 to earn the resounding victory. Tyron Carrier, KR Houston also rallied for wins at UTEP and Louisiana Tech ... UH fell behind 14-0 in El Paso before surging to a 49-42 • 2011 Conference USA Postseason Special Teams Player of the Year victory ... Down two scores, the Cougars rallied with the next three touchdowns to take their first lead at UTEP ... Although • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA (WR) the Miners did rebound to grab a 28-24 lead midway through the third quarter, Houston scored the next two touchdowns • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA (KR) • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-Conference to build an advantage it would never relinquish ... It eventually resulted in the eighth-largest comeback in school history. • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Third-Team All-Conference In Houston’s 35-34 win over Louisiana Tech on Sept. 17, the Cougars overcame a 27-point deficit, the largest in school • 2011 College Football Performance Awards Kickoff Ret Specialist Watch List history ... It topped the previous record of 19 points (down 28-9, 3:46 left in 3rd quarter) vs. Conference USA-rival UTEP in a 42-37 win on Nov. 22, 2008 ... It was the biggest come-from-behind road win since a 31-30 win against Rice (down Patrick Edwards, WR 30-14, 6:20 left in 3rd quarter) on Sept. 2, 2006. • 2011 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year The comeback began with 4:27 in the third quarter when Case Keenum connected with Patrick Edwards for a • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA (WR) 50-yard touchdown in a drive which only took 44 seconds off the clock ... UH continued with three touchdowns in the • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA (PR) fourth quarter, including a back-of-the-endzone grab by Edwards with 1:36 left to go in the game ... The defense held • Burlsworth Trophy Finalist • Football Performance Awards National Player of the Week (10/30) Louisiana Tech to 69 yards in the fourth quarter and forced two turnovers, as well as a fourth-down stand. • College Football Madness National Player of the Week (10/30) With the win at UTEP, Keenum has engineered three of the top four biggest comebacks in Houston history as well as • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason First Team All-Conference four of the top 18: • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason All-American HM 1. 27 points down at Louisiana Tech in a 35-34 win (Sept. 17, 2011) • Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (9/12) 2. 19 points down vs. UTEP in a 42-37 win (Nov. 22, 2008) • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference (WR) t-3. 17 points down vs. UAB in a 45-20 win (Oct. 9, 2008) • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference (PR) t-8. 14 points down at UTEP in a 49-42 win (Sept. 29, 2011) • 2011 Athlon Preseason First-Team All-Conference (WR) • 2011 Athlon Preseason First-Team All-Conference (PR) EDWARDS NAMED BURLSWORTH FINALIST • 2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason First-Team All-Conference (WR) Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards was one of three finalists for the 2011 Brandon Burlsworth Trophy, presented • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason First-Team All-Conference (WR) • 2011 College Football Performance Awards Receiver Watch List by the Springdale (Ark.) Rotary Club ... The Burlsworth Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding college • 2011 College Football Performance Awards Punt Ret. Specialist Watch List football player in America who began his career as a walk on. • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team All-Conference (PR) Other finalists for the award included Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis (winner) and Stanford wide receiver Griff Whalen. D. J. Hayden, DB Edwards has been the country’s most explosive wide receiver in 2011, leading the country with 18 touchdown grabs, • 2011 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year while ranking third with 1,524 total receiving yards ... Edwards is the Conference USA all-time record holder with his • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA 4,228 career receiving yards and ranks No. 4 all-time in college football since 2000 in that category. • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth-Team All-Conference (CB) GROUND CHUCK Michael Hayes, RB Yes, UH is known for being a strong passing program and with the NCAA annals littered with former and current • 2011 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA Cougar passers / receivers, it’s a deserved reputation, however Charles Sims is enjoying an outstanding 2011 campaign • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason First Team All-Conference and leads the club with 782 yards and nine rushing TDs, despite sharing the load with talented seniors Michael Hayes David Hunter, DT (707 yards and 11 TDs) and Bryce Beall (317 yards and seven TDs). • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-Conference A First Team All-Conference USA pick, Sims leads the club with 7.5 yards per carry this season and has needed just 104 rushes to amass those 782 yards and nine scores ... He ran for a career high 207 yards on just 10 carries on Nov. 10 vs. Tulane and ripped off runs of 52, 56 and 72 yards en route to 199 yards in the first half alone (on just seven carries) ... The 207-yard effort was the most for Houston since Anthony Alridge in 2007 and he paced an offense that scored 73 points and racked up a season high 735 yards of total offense. Sims has scored at least one TD in eight of his last 10 games and actually has his 13 total TDs (also four receiving) during that incredible stretch.

16 University of Houston Football most improved team in college football 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL COOGS SYNONYMOUS WITH OFFENSE Case Keenum, QB • Sammy Baugh Award Winner Houston is the country’s top offensive team and the Cougars are moving the football and scoring at historic rates in • 2011 All-Conference USA - Most Valuable Player 2011 ... Below is a rundown of the top offensive teams all-time, many of which were led by Heisman Trophy finalists. • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA (QB) • Davey O’Brien Award Finalist NCAA All-Time Leaders in Scoring Offense • Walter Camp Award Finalist PPG Year Team heisman Finalist • Manning Award Finalist 56.0 1944 Army Glenn Davis • Rivals.com National Player of the Week (10/30) 53.5 1989 Houston Andre Ware • Walter Camp Football Foundation National Player of the Week (10/30) 52.4 1995 Nebraska Tommie Frazier • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason All-American HM • Rivals.com Conference USA Player of the Week (9/18) 52.0 1983 Nebraska Mike Rozier • Conference USA Player of the Week (9/4) 51.1 2008 Oklahoma Sam Bradford • Rivals.com Conference USA Player of the Week (9/4) 50.8 2011 houston - • Maxwell Award Watch List 50.1 2005 Texas Vince Young • 2011 Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year 49.8 2004 Louisville - • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference • 2011 Athlon Preseason First-Team All-Conference NCAA All-Time Leaders in Season Total Offense • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason First-Team All-Conference YPG Year Team heisman Finalist 625 1989 Houston Andre Ware Justin Johnson, WR/TE 599 2011 houston - • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA (TE) 587 1990 Houston - • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-Conference 584 1983 BYU Steve Young Richie Leone, P 583 2003 Texas Tech - • 2011 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA 580 2005 USC Reggie Bush • Ray Guy Award Semifinalist • College Football Performance Awards Punter of the Week (9/11) KEENUM CHASES NCAA RECORDS Marcus McGraw, LB « Where to begin? Case Keenum has shattered most of the NCAA’s career passing marks and is eyeing a few more • 2011 Second Team Postseason All-Conference USA for good measure ... On Nov. 5 at UAB Keenum threw for 407 yards to break the NCAA’s career passing yardage record • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-Conference of 17,072, which had been previously held by former Hawaii QB Timmy Chang ... Keenum currently has 18,685 career • Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List yards passing. • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference « Keenum is coming off a 373-yard performance vs. Southern Miss ... The effort gave him his 38th career 300-yard • 2011 Athlon Preseason First-Team All-Conference day, surpassing Chang’s NCAA record of 36. • 2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason First-Team All-Conference « He also broke Graham Harrell’s (2005-08) career completions mark ... Keenum currently has 1,501 completions, • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason First-Team All-Conference • 2011 College Football Performance Awards Linebacker Watch List topping Harrell’s career mark of 1,403. « Keenum became the first player in NCAA history with three 5,000-yard seasons in a career ... He just topped 5,000 Charles Sims, RB yards this season in the Southern Miss contest ... Keenum threw for 5,020 yards as a sophomore in 2008 and 5,671 • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA yards in 2009. • College Sports Madness C-USA Offensive Player of the Week by (10/13) « The Abilene, Texas, native (18,685 career passing yards) threw for 534 yards and a 2011 NCAA best nine touchdowns Phillip Steward, LB in the Oct. 27 victory against Rice ... He currently leads the country with his 5,099 yards passing and 45 total TD throws. • Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (10/10) « Earlier this season Keenum passed Timmy Chang (Hawaii) for the most total yards in F.B.S. history (Keenum has • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth-Team All-Conference 19,576) and will look to put that record out of reach with a one game remaining. Chris Thompson, OL « Keenum (175) also broke former Central Michigan QB Dan Lefevour’s record of 149 TDs accounted for mark ... • 2011 First Team Postseason All-Conference USA Keenum has 152 career TD throws and 23 career TD runs ... Lefevour set that record in 2010 ... Keenum has accounted • Rimington Award Midseason Watch List for 1,050 career points, also an NCAA record. • 2011 Phil Steele Midseason First Team All-Conference « The nine TD tosses vs. Rice gave him the career TD passing record as well ... He broke the previous mark of 134 career • Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List scoring tosses held by former Texas Tech signal caller Graham Harrell. • Outland Trophy Watch List « He is also the first player in NCAA history to top 18,000 passing yards in a career. • 2011 Preseason First-Team All-Conference • 2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason First-Team All-Conference • 2011 Phil Steele Preseason First-Team All-Conference NCAA FBS All-Time Total Offense Rk. Player, School Years Yards UH Players of the Week 1. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 19,576 2. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 16,910 Game offense Defense special Teams scout Team UCLA Offensive Line Phillip Steward Jordan Mannisto C. Jones (O), K. Wilson (D), B. Beasley (ST) NCAA FBS All-Time TD’s Accounted For @North Texas Justin Johnson D.J. Hayden Richie Leone M. Williams (O), M. Pierce (D), W. Moore (ST) Rk. Player, School Years Yards @Louisiana Tech E.J. Smith Derrick Mathews Jeffery Lewis A. Johnson (O), D. Winfield (D), M. Guidry (ST) 1. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 175 Georgia State Michael Hayes Marcus McGraw Derrick Mathews Z. Johnson (O), E. Foster (D), K. Wilson (ST) (152 passing, 23 rushing) @UTEP Charles Sims Marcus McGraw Jordan Mannisto C. Martin (O), D. Mason (D), M. Pierce (ST) 2. Dan Lefevour, Central Michigan 2007-10 149 East Carolina Patrick Edwards Sammy Brown Bryce Beall B. Kohlhausen (O), B. Beasley (D), W. Beadle (ST) (102 passing, 47 rushing) Marshall Starting O-Line Derrick Mathews The Punt Shield A. Johnson (O), M. Pierce (D), A. Harris (ST) Rice Keenum/Edwards Zach McMillian Kick-off Return Team B. Ellison (O), K. Farrow (D), E. Foster (ST) NCAA FBS All-Time Passing Yardage @UAB Tyron Carrier Lloyd Allen Place-Kicking Unit M. Bates (O), A. Hogan (D), R. Reynolds (ST) Rk. Player, School Years Yards @Tulane C. Turner / C. Sims Phillip Steward Punt Return / E. Daniels M. Guidry (O), K. Farrow (D), M. Owens (ST) 1. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 18,685 SMU M. Hayes / J. Johnson Sammy Brown Matt Hogan T. Campbell (O), K. Wilson (D), K. Farrow (ST) 2. Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 17,072 @Tulsa Keenum/Edwards Marcus McGraw Braxton Welford D. Perry (O), D. Winfield (D), D. Pullium (ST) 3. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 15,793

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NCAA FBS All-Time Touchdown Passes Rk. Player, School Years Yards BCS RANKINGS BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES = Week 14 1. Case Keenum, Houston 2007- 152 Rk Team Record Prev. 2. Kellen Moore, Boise State 2008- 140 1 LSU 13-0 1 3. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 134 2 Alabama 11-1 2 4. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 131 3 Oklahoma State 11-1 3 4 Stanford 11-1 4 SIXTH TIMES THE CHARM 5 Oregon 11-2 9 Case Keenum learned on January 14, 2011 he had been granted a sixth season of eligibility after suffering a torn ACL vs. UCLA in the third 6 Arkansas 10-2 8 game of the 2010 season ... Keenum returned to captain a UH team which has won 36 games with him at the helm in four years as a starter. 7 Boise State 11-1 7 8 Kansas State 10-2 11 KEENUM’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS 9 South Carolina 10-2 12 After leading the nation in total offense in 2008 and 2009, quarterback Case Keenum is back atop that list in 2011 with 394.2 total 10 Wisconsin 11-2 15 yards per game ... He also leads the country in passing offense with 392.2 yards per game. 11 Virginia Tech 11-2 5 In 2008, he ranked No. 1 with 403.2 yards per game and repeated in the category with 416.4 yards in 2009 ... He also led the nation in 12 Baylor 9-3 17 passing in 2009 ... Keenum is only the seventh quarterback in FBS history to lead the nation in total offense in consecutive seasons and 13 Michigan 10-2 16 the first since Hawaii’s Colt Brennan accomplished the feat in 2005-06 ... If Keenum matches that success in 2011, he could join Louisiana 14 Oklahoma 9-3 10 Tech’s Tim Rattay (1997-99) as the only quarterback to lead the nation in total offense three years in his career. 15 Clemson 10-3 20 Keenum is the school record holder in passing yards (also NCAA), total offense (also NCAA), passing touchdowns (also NCAA), attempts, 16 Georgia 10-3 14 completions (also NCAA) and 300-yard games (also NCAA)... He also holds Houston’s single-season records for completions, attempts, 17 Michigan State 10-3 13 passing yards and total offense. 18 TCU 10-2 18 Keenum finished eighth in the 2009 Heisman trophy voting, and led Houston to a No. 1 ranking in NCAA in passing offense, total offense 19 Houston 12-1 6 and scoring offense in 2009 ... He passed for 5,671 yards in 2009, the third-highest passing total in NCAA Division I-F.B.S. single-season 20 Nebraska 9-3 19 history. 21 Southern Miss 11-2 24 22 Penn State 9-3 21 START ME UP FOR KEENUM 23 West Virginia 9-3 23 Case Keenum has 36 wins as the starting quarterback for the Cougars, breaking Kevin Kolb’s (29) record for most wins by a UH 24 Texas 7-5 22 quarterback ... With the Oct. 8 win over East Carolina, Keenum improved to 30-13 as a starter, breaking Kolb’s career mark ... He also has 25 Auburn 7-5 NR the second-most wins of all active NCAA quarterbacks, behind only Kellen Moore’s 49 wins at Boise State.

Most Wins - Active FBS Quarterbacks Rk. Name, School Wins 1. Kellen Moore, Boise State 49 2. Case Keenum, Houston 36 3. Andrew Luck, Stanford 31 4. Russell Wilson, Wisconsin 30 (19 wins came at N.C. State / 11 at Wisconsin) 5. Austin Davis, Southern Miss 29 Tim Jefferson, Air Force 28 7. Landry Jones, Oklahoma 27 Matt Barkley, USC 27 Jordan Jefferson, LSU 27 10. Stephen Garcia, South Carolina 26 Kirk Cousins, Michigan State 26

Best Winning Percentage – Active FBS Quarterbacks Rk Name, School Pct. (W-L) 1. Kellen Moore, Boise State .942 (49-3) 2. Andrew Luck, Stanford .838 (31-6) 3. Landry Jones, Oklahoma .771 (27-8) 4. Jordan Jefferson, LSU .794 (27-7) 5. Matt Barkley, USC .759 (27-9) 6. Case Keenum, Houston .720 (36-14) 7. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State .684 (26-12) 8. Austin Davis, Southern Miss .659 (29-15) 9. Tim Jefferson, Air Force .651 (28-15) 10. G.J. Kinne, Tulsa .621 (23-14)

EDWARDS ENJOYING INCREDIBLE SENIOR CAMPAIGN Patrick Edwards is enjoying one of the greatest pass-catching seasons in Houston history and the senior ranks No. 3 nationally in receiv- ing yardage and is also No. 1 with 18 TD grabs through 13 games ... Edwards trails Western Michigan’s Jordan White by just 31 yards and his 18 TDs leads the country ... Edwards’ 19.3 yards per catch is No. 3 nationally, but tops among players with at least 50 receptions in 2011.

18 University of Houston Football most improved team in college football 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL Pos. Player, Team Rec. Yards YPC Long TD GOIN’ STREAKING 1 Jordan White, WMU 127 1,646 13.0 61 16 Senior receivers Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards have caught a pass in every game of their 2 Kendall Wright, BAY 101 1,572 15.6 87 13 college careers ... Carrier is on a streak of 52 consecutive games with a catch, which is tied for longest 3 Patrick Edwards, HOU 79 1,524 19.3 70 18 in the country ... Edwards ranks third nationally with 47 straight games played with a reception. 4 Nick Harwell, M-OH 97 1,425 14.7 71 9 52 — Tyron Carrier (Houston, Sr.) 5 Marquess Wilson, WSU 82 1,388 16.9 85 12 48 — Kendall Wright (Baylor, Sr.) 47 — Patrick Edwards (Houston, Sr.) GOING FOR THE TRI-FECTA 45— Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma, Sr.) Patrick Edwards became the first player in school history to catch for 1,000 yards in three 43 — B.J. Cunningham (Michigan State, Sr.) seasons when he hauled in seven catches for a career high 318 yards and five scores on Oct. 27 vs. 42 — Jeff Fuller (Texas A&M, Sr.) Rice ... Edwards is currently the lone Cougar to top 1,000 yards receiving in three consecutive years, but could be joined shortly by fellow senior, Tyron Carrier ... Carrier has 914 yards receiving this EDWARDS DEFYING THE ODDS season and leads the club with 87 catches. Houston receiver Patrick Edwards knows the word adversity ... He came to UH as a walk-on and Edwards, the former walk-on, missed four games of the 2008 season after a devastating leg injury earned a scholarship in 2008 ... That same year, he suffered a devastating broken leg in a game against ... One year later (2009), he posted 1,021 receiving yards on 85 catches ... In 2010 he followed up his Marshall ... However since that injury, Edwards has been one of the country’s most productive receivers performance with 1,100 yards (71 catches). and has 281 career catches for 4,279 yards ... That yardage total is both a school and Conference USA In 2011, he has 79 catches for 1,524 yards through 13 games and he ranks No. 1 nationally in TD record, while his 41 career TD grabs is the most in UH history (Top 10 all-time in NCAA). receptions (18), while ranking No. 3 in receiving yards (1,524) ... His 318 yards and five scores vs. Rice This season Edwards has been the country’s most explosive receiver, setting a career high with are tops in college football this season and the 318 is the second most in school history and eighth 1,524 receiving yards and those 18 TD grabs ... He leads the country in TD receptions and ranks No. all-time in NCAA history. 3 nationally in receiving yardage. Carrier recorded his two 1,000-yard seasons in 2008 and 2009 with 1,026 and 1,029, respectively Edwards recorded one of the greatest pass-catching days in NCAA history on Oct. 27 vs. Rice, ... He got off to a great start in 2011 with a 10-catch performance for 138 yards in the season opener catching seven passes for a career high 318 yards and a school-record tying five TDs ... The effort al- vs. UCLA and has a team high 87 grabs for 914 yards through 13 games ... His 6.7 receptions per lowed Edwards to become Houston’s career leader in receiving yardage (4,279) and receiving TDs (41). game ranks 21st nationally. Edwards has enjoyed several big days in 2011, catching five passes for 129 yards and three TDs, The duo both rank in the UH top-10 all-time receiving yards — Edwards first with 4,281 yards but also added a 70-yard punt return for a score in the 73-17 win ... He also caught eight passes for and Carrier fifth with 3,449 ... It’s the first time in school history two 3,000-yard receivers are playing 181 yards and four TDs at Tulsa on Nov. 25. together ... In fact, Carrier and Edwards are the top receiving tandem (catch-wise) in NCAA history ... Combined the pair have 592 career grabs. QUICK DRAW MCGRAW Linebacker Marcus McGraw has started 52 straight games, every contest of his collegiate career, Beall’s A Ringing dating back to his true freshman season in 2008 ... With 500 total career tackles, McGraw ranks second Senior running back Bryce Beall has 3,104 rushing yards in three-plus years at UH, which cur- in the UH record books, needing eight more stops to break the all-time mark held by Ryan McCoy rently ranks third on the school’s career rushing yards list ... He needs 565 yards in his senior season (1990-93) ... He has started his senior season with a bang, posting with 131 total tackles through to become Houston’s all-time leading rusher and surpass record-holder Ketric Sanford’s (1996-99) the first 13 games and earned second team All-C-USA honors for the second consecutive year ... He 3,636 yards ... Beall ran for 1,247 yards as a freshman, 670 as a sophomore in 2009 and 870 last year has topped the century mark in tackles in four consecutive seasons with 103 as a freshman, 156 as a ... He has rushed for 311 yards this season. sophomore and 110 in 2010 ... McGraw has also led the team in tackles four straight years, just the Beall earned All-Conference USA First-Team honors in 2010 and broke the UH career record for second player in school history to boast that accomplishment. total and rushing touchdowns after scoring 12 last season ... In three-plus seasons, he has rushed for As a sophomore he led the conference and ranked fifth in the NCAA in tackles with 11.1 per 39 touchdowns and has 45 total for his career ... He also has averaged 5.6 yards per rush. game ... McGraw was named Second Team All-Conference USA in both 2009 and 2010 as one of the league’s top defensive players. OFFENSIVE TOTALS AT UH Houston football has been one of the country’s top offensive units the last few years and are No. BLOCK PARTY 2 all-time in NCAA history in 2011. In three-plus seasons, the Cougars have blocked 18 kicks, fourth-most in the country during that Below is the list of UH offenses over the last four years and this current pace of 599 yards is No. 2 time span ... The 18 blocks have come from eight different players and include eight field goals, seven all-time just behind the 1989 Houston Cougars that logged 625 yards per game. extra-point attempts and three punts. In the 2011 season opener vs. UCLA, the Cougars had a crucial blocked kick on a Bruin extra-point Year Passing (Rk) Total (Rk) scoring (Rk) attempt in the fourth quarter ... UCLA had a chance to get the score within three points after a late 2011 443.8 (1st) 599.0 (1st) 50.8 (1st) touchdown, but the UH block kept the margin at four points, which was the final score difference for 2010 327.2 (5th) 480.5 (11th) 37.7 (13th) the win, 38-34 ... UH followed up that performance with another blocked extra point at North Texas. 2009 433.7 (1st) 563.4 (1st) 42.2 (1st) 2008 401.6 (2nd) 562.8 (2nd) 40.6 (10th) MOST BLOCKED KICKS SINCE 2008  24 — Fresno State Houston became only the third team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer and three 1,000- 23 — SMU yard receivers when it accomplished the feat in 2009 ... The other two teams are Texas Tech (2003) and 20 — Middle Tennessee Tulsa (2007) ... This 2011 Cougar team could accomplish that feat yet again ... Keenum has topped 5,000 18 — Houston and Florida yards and both Patrick Edwards (1,524) and Justin Johnson (1,081) have 1,000 yards receiving ... A 16 — USC third, Tyron Carrier, needs 86 yards vs. Penn State to join that group. Case Keenum is the first quarterback in NCAA history to pass for over 5,000 yards in three different seasons (2008, 2009, 2011) ... Only Keenum and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell (2007 and 2008) had accomplished that feat twice before this season. In 2008, Keenum passed for over 5,000 yards, running back Bryce Beall rushed for over 1,000 and receiver Tyron Carrier caught for over 1,000 yards, marking only the second time in NCAA history. UH became the fourth team in NCAA history to have three 1,000-yard receivers when Tyron Carrier, James Cleveland and Patrick Edwards each eclipsed the mark —the other teams were Texas Tech 2002, Hawaii in 2007 and Tulsa in 2007.

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CARRIER TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE Senior kick returner Tyron Carrier has seven returns for touchdowns over his four years at Houston, including four during the 2009 season ... In 2011 he added his seventh career KO return score, racing 100 yards vs. Rice on the opening kickoff to tie an NCAA record ... Carrier equaled the NCAA mark of Clemson running back C.J. Spiller, who had seven kickoff return touchdowns from 2006 to 2009 ... Carrier had the school’s most kickoff return yardage in a single season in 2010 with 1,174 yards on 50 returns ... He has 7,284 all-purpose yards in four years, among the Top Five in NCAA history he is also the NCAA’s career leader with 3,456 kick return yards ... Here is a list of Carrier’s seven returns: 1st – 93 yards vs. Tulsa, 11/15/08 2nd – 92 yards vs. SMU, 10/24/09 3rd – 98 yards at Tulsa, 11/7/09 4th – 99 yards vs. Rice, 11/28/09 5th – 79 yards vs. Air Force, 12/31/09 (Bell Helicopter Armed Forced Bowl) 6th – 91 yds at SMU, 10/23/10 7th – 100 yds vs. Rice, 10/27/11

POSITION CHANGES After starting 36 games at offensive guard for Houston the past three years, senior Chris Thompson has moved to center ... He has started 48 career games at UH ... In the season opener vs. UCLA he scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery ... Thompson has been a part of offensive lines that led the nation in total offense in 2008 and 2009 and ranked in the top-15 in 2010 ... With 13 games played, UH is back as the NCAA’s No. 1 team in scoring, passing and total offense and Thompson was named a first team All-Conference USA pick at his center. Junior Kelvin King played two seasons at linebacker before being moved full-time to defensive end ... In two years at linebacker, he totaled 6.5 tackles for a loss of 34 yards and three sacks ... This season, he has 26.0 tackles, 4.0 for loss, including two sacks and an interception.

JUCO NATIONAL TITLES The Cougars have five players on the roster who are no strangers to winning national titles ... Junior college transfers DL Dominic Miller, RB Michael Hayes and OL Josh McNeil from Blinn (Brenham, Texas) won a title in 2009 ... Defensive backs Chevy Bennett and D.J. Hayden transferred from Navarro (Corsicana, Texas) after winning the title in 2010.

TOUGH TO BEAT AT THE ROB The Cougars have taken advantage of playing at home at Robertson Stadium ... Dating back to the 2006 season, UH is 32-6 record (.842) at home ... Even more impressive, the Cougars’ margin of victory in those 32 wins is a remarkable 25.0 points per game (800 in 32 wins).

RECORD CROWDS AT ROBERTSON Houston has enjoyed some of its largest attendance numbers in program history over the last few years, including a Robertson Stadium record 32,413 fans in the Dec. 3 Conference USA Championship Game ... UH finished the regular season with four consecutive sellouts and also sold out five of its six home games in 2010 ... Twelve of the top-15 attendance numbers have come during Sumlin’s four years as head coach. Top Crowds at Robertston Stadium 1. 32,413 vs. Southern Miss 12/3/11 Sumlin 2. 32,207 vs. SMU 11/19/11 Sumlin 3. 32,119 vs. UTEP 9/10/10 Sumlin 32,119 vs. Texas State 9/4/10 Sumlin 5. 32,114 vs. Texas Tech 9/26/09 Sumlin 6. 32,112 vs. Rice 10/27/11 Sumlin 7. 32,107 vs. Marshall 10/22/11 Sumlin 8. 32,067 vs. Mississippi State 10/9/10 Sumlin 9. 32,009 vs. Tulane 9/25/10 Sumlin 10. 32,008 vs. UCF 11/5/10 Sumlin 11. 32,005 vs. Georgia State 9/24/11 Sumlin 12. 31,818 vs. Southern Miss 12/1/06 Briles 13. 31,784 vs. Texas 9/22/01 Dimel 31,784 vs. Rice 9/4/99 Helton 15. 31,144 vs. UCLA 9/3/11 Sumlin

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