2012 Houston Cougars football team
The 2012 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 67th year of season play for Houston. The season marked the last for the Cougars as a member of Conference USA as they moved to the American Athletic Conference in 2013. In addition, it was the final season for the team to host its home games at Robertson Stadium as the university announced plans to begin construction on TDECU Stadium in December 2012—following the conclusion of the season.[1][2] The 2012 season was the first full season under head coach Tony Levine as he took over for Kevin Sumlin after his departure following the 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
2012 Houston Cougars football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
2012 record | 5–7 (4–4 C-USA) |
Head coach | |
Offensive coordinator | Travis Bush Mike Nesbitt (Resigned after game 1) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Jamie Bryant |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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UCF xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At one time it was believed that the 2012 season would be the last for the foreseeable future with a Bayou Bucket Classic matchup against the Rice Owls. Both teams had relied on the game being on their respective conference schedules. However, with the American Athletic Conference move in 2013 for the Cougars, the matchup would have had to have been scheduled as a non-conference game. At the time of the Big East Conference announcement, Rice had its non-conference schedule completely booked for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[3] In April 2012, the two schools announced that they had come to an agreement to extend the series through the 2013 season. The 2012 and 2013 Bayou Bucket Classics were hosted at Reliant Stadium.[4]
Pre-season
Recruits
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Jacob Abels OG |
Sugar Land, Texas | Austin HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Apr 9, 2011 |
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Steven Aikens OLB |
Arlington, Texas | Seguin HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Mar 28, 2011 |
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Rex Dausin QB |
San Antonio, Texas | Warren HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 4.70 | Jan 28, 2012 |
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Deontay Greenberry WR |
Fresno, California | Washington Union HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 29, 2012 |
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Blake Herman OT |
Needville, Texas | Needville HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.10 | Mar 9, 2011 |
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Donald Hopkins DT |
Lago Vista, Texas | Lago Vista HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.90 | Jan 15, 2012 |
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Jarrett Irving WR |
Spring, Texas | Dekaney HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.45 | Jul 8, 2011 |
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Ryan Jackson RB |
Angleton, Texas | Angleton HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.50 | May 28, 2011 |
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William Jackson S |
Houston, Texas | Wheatley HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 27, 2012 |
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Thaddeus LaGrone OLB |
Allen, Texas | Allen HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 4.53 | Jan 25, 2012 |
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Mac Long OT |
Edna, Texas | Edna HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 276 lb (125 kg) | N/A | Apr 21, 2011 |
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Cameron Malveaux DE |
Hamshire, Texas | Hamshire-Fannett HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.80 | Aug 16, 2011 |
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Tomme Mark DT |
Lufkin, Texas | Lufkin HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | 4.85 | Nov 22, 2011 |
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Xavier Maxwell WR |
Humble, Texas | Blinn (JC) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 30, 2012 |
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Adrian McDonald CB |
Lawton, Oklahoma | Eisenhower HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 31, 2012 |
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Larry McDuffey WR |
Galena Park, Texas | North Shore Senior HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.45 | Sep 15, 2011 |
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Devin Parks RB |
Edna, Texas | Edna HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | 4.40 | Nov 9, 2011 |
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Andrew Rodriguez WR |
Allen, Texas | Allen HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 28, 2012 |
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Bryan Singleton DE |
Destrehan, Louisiana | Destrehan HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | 4.80 | Dec 1, 2011 |
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Trevon Stewart CB |
Patterson, Louisiana | Patterson HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.50 | Jul 30, 2011 |
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Steven Taylor MLB |
Cedar Hill, Texas | Cedar Hill HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.70 | Jan 21, 2012 |
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Terrence Taylor RB |
Diboll, Texas | Diboll HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.50 | Mar 10, 2011 |
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Davonte Thomas S |
Houston, Texas | Eisenhower HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 4.50 | Mar 24, 2011 |
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Jontrey Tillman WR |
Baldwin, Louisiana | West Saint Mary HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 4.40 | Jan 29, 2012 |
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Awards & award watch lists
Jacolby Ashworth
- Lombardi Award watch list[5]
- Jim Thorpe Award watch list[6]
- Ray Guy Award watch list[7]
- Maxwell Award watch list[8]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | Texas State* | CSS | L 13–30 | 32,207 | |
September 8 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* |
| CBSSN | L 49–56 | 29,142 |
September 15 | 9:30 pm | at No. 22 UCLA* | Pac-12 Network | L 6–37 | 53,723 | |
September 29 | 2:30 pm | vs. Rice |
| FSN | W 35–14 | 32,718 |
October 6 | 6:00 pm | North Texas* |
| CSS/CSNH | W 44–21 | 25,476 |
October 13 | 11:00 am | UAB |
| FSN | W 39–17 | 25,242 |
October 18 | 7:00 pm | at SMU | FSN | L 42–72 | 16,459 | |
October 27 | 3:30 pm | UTEP |
| CSS/CSNH | W 45–35 | 27,433 |
November 3 | 11:00 am | at East Carolina | FSN | L 28–48 | 45,455 | |
November 10 | 4:00 pm | Tulsa![]() |
| CBSSN | L 7–41 | 25,827 |
November 17 | 11:00 am | at Marshall | CSS/CSNH | L 41–44 | 18,831 | |
November 24 | 2:30 pm | Tulane |
| FSN | W 40–17 | 25,402 |
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Coaching staff
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Name | Position | Alma mater (Year) |
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Tony Levine | Head coach | Minnesota (1995) |
Travis Bush | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | Texas State (2000) |
Jamie Bryant | Defensive coordinator | Ohio Wesleyan (1993) |
Jamie Christian | Special teams coordinator/Inside receivers | Central Washington (1999) |
Lee Hays | Offensive line | Texas A&M–Kingsville (1996) |
Ricky Logo | Defensive line | North Carolina State (1992) |
Carlton Hall | Defensive line | Vanderbilt (1998) |
Ken McClintock | Running backs | Minnesota (1993) |
Brandon Middleton | Outside receivers | Houston (2004) |
Zac Spavital | Cornerbacks | Murray State (2004) |
Game summaries
Texas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
Cougars | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Louisiana Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
Cougars | 6 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
@ UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
#22 Bruins | 14 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Eric Kendricks 23-yard fumble recovery (K. Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Datone Jones 7-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 35-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 12-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 23-yard field goal; UCLA – Fairbairn 33-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: HOU – David Piland 86-yard run (Kenneth Farrow rush failed); UCLA – Steven Manfro 14-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
vs Rice
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
North Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Cougars | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
UAB
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Cougars | 10 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
@ SMU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 72 |
UTEP
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Cougars | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
@ East Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Pirates | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 48 |
Tulsa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Hurricane | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
@ Marshall
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Tulane
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Cougars | 17 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
Poll rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | Not released |
References
- Khan, Jr., Sam (December 9, 2011). "Amid Big East Celebration, UH Officials Talk New Football Stadium". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Khan, Jr., Sam (February 2, 2012). "UH Students Vote for Fee Increase to Help Athletics". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Duarte, Joseph (December 19, 2011). "Rice Casts Doubt on Bayou Bucket Game's Future". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Houston, Rice Extend Bayou Bucket Series Through 2013, UH Athletics, Retrieved April 28, 2012
- Duarte, Joseph (July 16, 2012). "UH Offensive Lineman Ashworth on Lombardi Award Watch List". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- Hayden Named to Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. Houston Cougars, July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- Duarte, Joseph (July 9, 2012). "UH Punter Leone Named to Ray Guy Watch List". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- Duarte, Joseph (July 11, 2012). "Cougars' Charles Sims Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- 2012 Houston Cougars football schedule, FBSchedules.com, Retrieved February 3, 2012
- Conference USA 2012 TV Schedule Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Matt Sarz Sports, Retrieved March 2, 2012
- Houston Sets Highly-Anticipated 2012 Football Schedule, University of Houston Athletics, Retrieved April 27, 2012
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