UH Sports Information Chris Burkhalter, Assoc. AD/Communications email: [email protected] cell: 713-775-1542 Jeff Conrad, Sports Information Director HouSTon FooTbALL email: [email protected] 3100 Cullen Blvd. • Suite 2008 • Houston, TX 77204-6002 • 713-743-9404 (P) • 713-743-9411 (F) • www.UHCougars.com cell: 713-557-3841 GAME 5 • MISSISSIPPI STATE • Oct. 10, 2009 HOUSTON COUGARS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2009 Houston Game #4 Schedule & Results “Cougars Look To Rebound After date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 (3-1 • 0-1 C-USA) Kickoff: 11:30 a.m. (CdT) Location: Starkville, Miss. 9/5 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 55-7 League Loss, Head To SEC Territory” 9/12 at #5/#6 Oklahoma State (FSN) W, 45-35 Stadium: Wade Stadium (Grass) 9/26 TEXAS TECH (ESPN2) W, 29-28 Capacity: 55,082 10/3 * at UTEP L, 41-58 10/10 at Mississippi State (ESPN U) 11:30 a.m. 10/17 * at Tulane (CBS College Sports) 2:30 p.m. 10/24 * SMU (CBS College Sports) 6:30 p.m. 10/31 * SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) Noon 11/7 * at Tulsa (CBS College Sports) 6:30 p.m. vs. 11/14 * at UCF 11 a.m. 11/21 * MEMPHIS (CSS) Noon 11/28 * RICE (CSS) 7 p.m. 12/5 & Conference USA Championship (ESPN) TBA Houston Cougars.................................................................... Mississippi State Bulldogs 3-1 Overall; 0-1 C-USA West ..........................................................................................................................................................2-3 Overall; 1-1 SEC West * – C-USA game. Times listed are Central; & –Site and time to be determined 358-325-15 All-Time (64th year) ....................................................................................................................................486-530-39 All-Time (110th year) Head Coach Kevin Sumlin ................................................................................................................................................................Head Coach Dan Mullen HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Purdue 1988 .....................................................................................................................................................................................................Ursinus 1994 Kevin Sumlin, 2nd Year at Houston ..........................................Head Coach Second year at UH and Overall, 11-6 ................................................................................................................................First year at MSU and Overall, 2-3 B.J. Anderson, 1st Year ........................................................Offensive Line (B) Leon Burtnett, 2nd Year ....................................................Linebackers Houston, Texas ...................................................................................... LOCATION .....................................................................................Starkville, Miss. Dana Holgorsen, 2nd Year .................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1927 ...................................................................................................... FOUNdEd ..................................................................................................... 1878 Jim Jeffcoat, 2nd Year ......................................................... Defensive Line 36,098 ................................................................................................ENROLLMENT ............................................................................................... 17,039 Tony Levine, 2nd Year ..Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Cougars ................................................................................................ NICKNAME ...............................................................................................Bulldogs (B) Clarence McKinney, 2nd Year ........................................Running Backs Red, White and Navy Trim .......................................................................COLORS ..................................................................................Maroon and White Jason Phillips, 7th Year ..............Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Dr. Renu Khator ....................................................................................PRESIdENT .................................................................................Dr. Mark Keenum John Skladany, 2nd Year ............................Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Mack Rhoades ...........................................................................dIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ................................................................................Greg Byrne (B) Zac Spavital, 2nd Year .......................................................Cornerbacks Larry Jackson, 4th Year ........................................Strength & Conditioning (B) Kliff Kingsbury, 2nd Year ..............................Quality Control – Offense Fast Facts on the Series Series Record Overall ....................................................................................................................................................................Houston leads 8-6 (B) Wesley Nurse, 2nd Year ........Quality Control – Defense/Special Teams Series Record in Starkville ...........................................................................................................................................................Houston leads 4-3 (B) Jake Spavital, 1st Year ............................Graduate Assistant – Offense Series Record at Houston ......................................................................................................................................................................Houston 4-3 (B) Calvin Thibodeaux, 2nd Year ..................Graduate Assistant – Defense First Meeting ................................................................................................Oct. 29, 1956; Houston 18, Mississippi State 7 (Rice Stadium, Houston) (B) – working from the coaches’ booth Last Meeting ......................................................................................................... Oct. 22, 2005; Houston 28, Mississippi State 16 (Starkville, Miss.) Last Meeting in Starkville ...............................................................................................................Oct. 22, 2005; Houston 28, Mississippi State 16 Last Meeting in Houston ..............................................................................Sept. 20, 2003; Houston 42, Mississippi State 35 (Robertson Stadium) 2009 mississippi state Schedule & Results THE SERIES (2-3 • 1-1 SEC) • Third time in the last six years the two teams have met. • Second time in the last four years the two teams have met in Starkville, Miss. 9/5 JACKSON STATE W, 45-7 • Teams are scheduled to meet at Robertson Stadium next year on Oct. 9. 9/12 *at Auburn L, 24-49 • Houston leads the series 8-6 after winning the last two games. 9/19 *at Vanderbilt W, 15-3 • Houston has won six of the last seven meetings, including three of the last four in 9/26 *LSU L, 26-30 Starkville. ON THE AIR 10/3 GEORGIA TECH L, 31-42 • The Cougars won the first two meetings in 1956 and 1960 and then lost the next five. 10/10 HOUSTON 11:30 am • In the the 1966, 1967 and 1969 games, all won by the Cougars, Houston outscored Radio 10/17 at Middle Tennessee 3 pm the Bulldogs, 145-6. 10:30 a.m. (CDT) 10/24 *FLORIdA TBA • Houston is 19-45-1 (.292) all-time against the Southeastern Conference. Tom Franklin, pxp 10/31 *at Kentucky TBA • Houston is 8-30-1 (.218) all-time on the road against the Southeastern Conference. 11/14 *ALABAMA TBA • Houston is 10-14 (.417) all-time at home against the SEC. Ted Pardee, analyst 11/21 *at Arkansas TBA • Houston is 1-1 (.500) all-time against the SEC on a neutral field. Chuck Brown, sideline 11/28 *OLE MISS TBA • Houston has single road win against Georgia (as well as the lone tie), Kentucky, LSU and Ole Miss and four wins at Mississippi State. * – Southeastern Conference game; All times Central Television 11:30 a.m. (CDT) UH Opponents This Week Eric Collins, pxp Central Arkansas at Northwestern State; Missouri at Oklahoma State; Kansas Brock Huard, analyst State at Texas Tech; UTEP at Memphis; Marshall at Tulane; East Carolina at SMU; Southern Miss at Louisville; Navy at Rice; Tulsa and UCF are OPEN 1 www.UHCougars.com MEdIA INFORMATION Houston/ISP Radio Network The Pulse with Kevin Sumlin Radio Show C-USA Coaches Teleconference Wednesday, September 2 (Chili’s Too, UH University Center) Conference USA coaches will be featured on a teleconference City Affiliate Frequency Wednesday, September 9 (Bubba’s) from 1-2:30 p.m. Central during the 2009 season. The call will Beaumont KLVI-AM 560 Wednesday, September 16 (Ragin Cajun, Sugarland) be held on Mondays, with the first call scheduled for August Corpus Christi KOPY-AM 1070 Wednesday, September 23 (Chili’s Too) 31. (There will NOT be a call on Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. Houston KBME-AM 790 Wednesday, September 30 (Chili’s Too) 26 or Nov. 9.) The call in number is (913) 312-1445, and a Lufkin KSML-AM 1260 Wednesday, October 7 (Bubba’s) playback of the teleconference is available beginning at 5 pm Stephenville KSTV-FM 93.1 Wednesday, October 14 (Ragin Cajun, on Richmond) CDT each Monday by dialing (402) 220-1009 with a replay Waco KBW-AM 1010 Wednesday, October 21 (Chili’s Too) passcode of 5064894. A tentative schedule is listed below. Wednesday, October 28 (Bubba’s) Sports Information Staff Wednesday, November 4 (Ragin Cajun on Westheimer) 1 p.m. (CT) Players of the Week/Notes Associate A.d./Football