11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY | 1976 LOMBARDI AWARD | 24 BOWL APPEARANCES | 136 ALL-AMERICANS HOUSTON FOOTBALL Athletics Communications // 3100 Cullen Blvd. // Houston, TX 77204 // www.uhcougars.com Football Contacts: David Bassity // (713) 743- 9409 // [email protected] // Allison McClain // (713) 743-9406 // [email protected] UH COUGAR SCOREBOARD Sept. 3 . .3/3 Oklahoma^........ABC ..............W, 33-23 The Game At A Glance Sept. 10... Lamar .............ASN/ESPN3.......W, 42-0 Sept. 15.....at NR/RV Cincinnati.....ESPN .............W, 40-16 Date:....Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 Sept. 24.....at Texas State..........ESPNU .............W, 64-3 Time: ...........2:30 p.m. CST Sept. 29... UConn .............ESPN...........W, 42-14 Location:.......Houston, Texas Oct. 8 .......at Navy ...............CBS Sports Network..L, 46-40 Oct. 15 . NR/RV Tulsa ........ESPN2..........W, 38-31 Venue: .........TDECU Stadium Oct. 22 ......at SMU................ESPN2 .............L, 38-16 Capacity: ............ 40,000 Oct. 29 . UCF................ESPNU..........W, 31-24 Nov. 12 ... Tulane (H) ..........CBS Sports Network . .2:30 p.m. Surface: ........Synthetic Turf Nov. 17 ... 5/6 Louisville .......ESPN.............7 p.m. TV: ........CBS Sports Network RV/RV Houston (7-2, 4-2 The American) Tulane (3-6, 0-5 The American) Nov. 25 .....at Memphis............TBA ...................TBA Live Stats:.....UHCougars.com Dec. 3..... The American Champ. ABC or ESPN......11 a.m. COUGARS GREEN WAVE * all times Central … rankings are AP/Coaches Poll (H) - Homecoming | ^ - Advocare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium THE COACHES Tom Herman ................................................................HEAD COACH ................................................................................Willie Fritz HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Cal Lutheran, 1997 ...................................................... ALMA MATER ................................................................Pittsburg State, 1983 Tom Herman, Head Coach .......................................2nd Season 20-3 (2nd season) ........................................................RECORD/EXP ....................3-6 (1st season at Tulane) / 196-80-1 (24th year) Todd Orlando, Defensive Coordinator ......................2nd Season Major Applewhite, Offensive Coordinator [B] ..........2nd Season FAST FACTS ON THE SERIES Series Record Overall ........................................................................................................................................Houston leads 15-5 Craig Naivar, Assoc. HC/Co-Def. Coord./Safeties .......2nd Season Series Record at Houston ...................................................................................................................................Houston leads 7-3 Oscar Giles, Asst. HC/Defensive Line ........................2nd Season Series Record at Tulane ......................................................................................................................................Houston leads 6-2 Jason Washington, Special Teams Coord./Corners [B] .2nd Season Last Meeting .................................................................................................... Houston 42, Tulane 7, Oct. 16, 2015 at New Orleans Darrell Wyatt, Recruiting Coord./Receivers ............... 1st Season Corby Meekins, Tight Ends [B] .................................2nd Season HITS ON HOUSTON Kenith Pope, Running Backs ....................................2nd Season « Houston (7-2, 4-2 The American) hosts the 2016 edition of Homecoming Saturday vs. Tulane (3-6, 0-5 The American) at 2:30 p.m. Houston is coming off a bye week after a 31-24 win over UCF on Oct. 29 while Tulane enters following a 37-6 loss to the same Knights. Saturday’s game Derek Warehime, Offensive Line ..............................2nd Season airs on CBS Sports Network (TV) and on KPRC 950 AM (radio) with radio pregame coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. [B] - denotes coaches in the press box « The 2016 Houston senior class is on the verge of history Saturday as a win would give the class its 37th victory and would give the class sole possession of the Houston record for wins for a class. CAPTAINS « Winners in 21 of its last 24 games, Houston started 5-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history before snapping its QB Greg Ward Jr. (Sr.), TE Tyler McCloskey (Sr.), eight-game winning streak at Navy. Houston’s 20 wins over 2015-16 rank third behind just Alabama (23) and Clemson (23). DE Cameron Malveaux (Sr.), CB Brandon Wilson (Sr.) « Houston’s Greg Ward Jr. and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson are the only two players nationally to average over 300 yards passing and over 50 yards rushing. Ward is fourth nationally in total offense (356.4 yards per game) and is 13th nationally in passing (302.4 yards) while rushing TELEVISION (CBS Sports Network) for 54.0 yards per game. Dave Ryan..................................play-by-play « Houston and Ohio State are the only teams nationally in the top 13 for both offensive first downs (No. 13 - 25.6 per game) & defensive Corey Chavous .................................. analyst first downs (No. 7 - 15.2). « The Houston defense is imposing its will, ranking third in the nation in rushing defense (92.0 yards per game) while ranking 10th in total Melanie Collins .................................sideline defense (299.1 yards per game). Houston leads The American in rushing defense while ranking second in total and scoring defense (21.7 * - Houston is 22-7 on CBS Sports Network points per game). « The group is led in part by true freshman defensive tackle Ed Oliver who leads all defensive linemen nationally with five pass breakups RADIO (KPRC 950 AM) and is fourth nationally among defensive linemen with 52 tackles. He also ranks second in The American and fourth nationally, regardless of Kevin Eschenfelder...........................play-by-play position, with 15 tackles for loss. Ted Pardee ..................................... analyst « When it held UConn to just 62 rushing yards, it recorded its seventh straight game with less than 100 yards rushing allowed. The Huskies Jeremy Branham ................................sideline joined Texas State (33), Cincinnati (30), Lamar (15 yards), Oklahoma (70 yards), Florida State (16 yards) and Temple (98 yards) in being held Matt “Whitecaps” Thomas .................... pregame host to less than 100 rushing yards. After ending the streak vs. Navy, the defense held Tulsa to less than 100 rushing yards in (94) in Saturday’s * - Streamed live on the Houston Cougars Gameday App & Tune-In win. « The defense set a program record in holding Lamar to 73 total yards, besting the previous record of 74 yards from Mississippi State in 1969. After Lamar ran for 237 yards in its season opener, they were held to just 15 yards by the Cougars. ON THE WEB « Even with 164 plays of at least 10 yards or more, 14th best in the nation, the Houston offense is controlling the clock and ranks seventh Official Site ..............................UHCougars.com nationally in time of possession with an average TOP of 34:10 per game. Twitter......................... UHCougars / UHCougarFB « No. 3 Oklahoma became the highest-ranked foe to fall to Houston since the Cougars defeated No. 3 Texas, 29-15, on Nov. 10, 1984. Houston Facebook........HoustonAthletics / HoustonCougarFootball also defeated No. 3 Michigan State, 37-7, on Sept. 23, 1967. With the win, Tom Herman joined College Football Hall of Famer Bill Yeoman as YouTube ................................... UHAthletics the only other Houston coach with a win against a top-3 opponent. Instagram ..................HoustonCougars / UHCougarFB « With its win over No. 3 Oklahoma, Houston has a program-record five straight wins over top-25 opponents, a number that also ranks second nationally among active streaks against ranked opponents behind just Alabama (12). « Houston is one of just three programs nationally with at least 13 wins on two different occasions over the last five years, joining Alabama and Florida State in accomplishing the feat. « The Cougars own the longest winning streak by a non-power 5 team against power 5 opponents with five consecutive wins over the last three seasons. Houston now owns wins over Oklahoma, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Louisville and Pitt in its last five power 5 matchups. The Cougars will look to extend their streak to six when they host Louisville on Nov. 17. UHCougarFB // #HTownTakeover 1 HoustonCougarFootball 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 1989 HEISMAN TROPHY | 1976 LOMBARDI AWARD | 24 BOWL APPEARANCES | 136 ALL-AMERICANS UH COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday^ Thursday- David Bassity* Associate Athletics Director Players and Coaches Media luncheon Players and Coaches Coaches available Saturday E-mail [email protected] available post practice (11:05 a.m.), Carl Lewis available post practice post practice No availability Jeff Conrad Director of Communications Estimated time: 5 p.m. Auditorium. Estimated time: 6:30 p.m. Estimated time: 6:30 p.m. E-mail [email protected] Allison McClain* Assoc. Communications Dir. E-mail [email protected] Roman Petrowski Asst. Communications Dir. E-mail [email protected] Kyle Rogers Asst. Communications Dir. E-mail [email protected] Willi Anderson Communications Assistant [email protected] ^Coach Herman’s radio show is on Wednesdays and he is not available after practice that evening. * denotes football contacts Office Phone 713-743-9404 WEEKLY