2019 Houston Cougars football team

The 2019 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

2019 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019 record4–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMarquel Blackwell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBrandon Jones (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDoug Belk (1st season)
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 –1     11 –3  
No. 24 UCF  6 –2     10 –3  
Temple  5 –3     8 –5  
South Florida  2 –6     4 –8  
East Carolina  1 –7     4 –8  
UConn  0 –8     2 –10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 –1     11 –2  
SMU  6 –2     10 –3  
Tulane  3 –5     7 –6  
Houston  2 –6     4 –8  
Tulsa  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018 season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the West Division in the AAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army by a score of 14–70, in the process tying records for the most points given up (70) and the largest margin-of-loss (56) in NCAA bowl game history.[1] On December 30, Houston fired Major Applewhite after two seasons.[2]

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Cougars predicted to finish second in the AAC West Division.[3]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Memphis165 (15)
2Houston162 (14)
3Tulane108
4SMU87 (1)
5Navy70
6Tulsa38
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1UCF169 (19)
2Cincinnati39 (11)
3South Florida107
4Temple101
5East Carolina66
6UConn30

Preseason All-AAC teams

Houston placed six players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.[4]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Davey O'Brien Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Biletnikoff Award Marquez Stevenson WR SR
Outland Trophy Josh Jones OT SR
Paul Hornung Award Marquez Stevenson WR SR
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award D'Eriq King QB SR
CFPA Performer of the Year Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Earl Campbell Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Manning Award D'Eriq King QB SR
Ted Hendricks Award Isaiah Chambers DL JR
Ray Guy Award Dane Roy P SR

References:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Roster
2019 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Bryson Smith So
WR 2 Keith Corbin Sr
QB 3 Clayton Tune So
QB 4 D'Eriq King Sr
WR 5 Marquez Stevenson Jr
QB 6 Logan Holgorsen Fr
RB 8 Chandler Smith Jr
WR 9 Courtney Lark Sr
WR 10 Bryson Jackson  Fr
WR 12 Ke'Andre Street Fr
WR 13 Jeremy Singleton So
QB 14 Ike Ogbogu So
WR 17 Terry Mark Sr
WR 19 Julon Williams  Fr
RB 21 Patrick Carr Sr
RB 22 Kyle Porter Jr
RB 23 James Fullbright III Fr
WR 26 Ja'Kori Morgan  Fr
WR 27 Henry Thomas  Fr
RB 34 Mulbah Car Sr
WR 36 Bryce Washington Jr
RB 37 Terrell Brown Fr
WR 39 Andrew Segovia Jr
RB 40 Kelan Walker  Fr
WR 41 Osby Mitchell III So
TE 45 Spencer Wells  Fr
TE 48 Bo Alexander Sr
OL 52 Braylon Jones Sr
OL 56 Dixie Wooten III So
OL 60 Kordell Snyder Jr
OL 62 Jarrid Williams Sr
OL 64 Dennis Bardwell Jr
OL 65 Gio Pancotti Jr
OL 67 Cam'Ron Johnson Fr
OL 70 Jordan Boatman So
OL 71 Max Banes  Fr
OL 73 Kameron Lewis  Fr
OL 74 Josh Jones Sr
OL 75 Jack Freeman  Fr
OL 76 Patrick Paul Fr
OL 77 Keenan Murphy Jr
OL 79 Chayse Todd Fr
WR 81 Tre'Von Bradley So
WR 83 Peyton Sawyer  Fr
WR 84 Cole McGowan Jr
TE 85 Christian Trahan So
WR 86 Quavon Beckford So
TE 88 Shane Creamer So
TE 89 Parker Eichenberger So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 1 Eyabi Anoma So
S 2 Deontay Anderson Jr
S 3 Grant Stuard Jr
DL 4 Leroy Godfrey Sr
DL 5 Aymiel Fleming Sr
CB 6 Damarion Williams Jr
LB 8 Jordan Carmouche Jr
CB 10 Colin Samuel Sr
DL 12 David Anenih Jr
CB 13 Marcus Jones Jr
S 14 Ronald Nunnery Fr
LB 15 Zamar Kirven So
CB 16 Ka'Darian Smith Sr
S 17 Hasaan Hypolite  Fr
CB 18 Kelvin Clemmons Jr
CB 19 Javian Smith Jr
S 20 Jordan Moore  Fr
S 21 Gleson Sprewell Jr
CB 22 Deondre Dansby Fr
DL 23 Willie Smith III So
LB 24 Donavan Mutin So
CB 25 D. J. Small So
LB 26 Elijah Gooden Jr
S 27 Amaud Willis-Dalton So
S 28 Thabo Mwaniki Jr
S 29 Darius Gilbert Sr
DL 30 Alexander Duke So
DL 31 Derek Parish So
S 32 Gervarrius Owens So
S 33 Garrison Vaughn  Fr
CB 34 Dylan Dixon Fr
CB 35 Johnathan Phenix  Fr
CB 39 Shaun Lewis So
DB 40 Brody Anderson  Fr
CB 41 Torey Richardson  Fr
LB 42 Terrance Edgeston Jr
LB 43 DeKalen Goodson  Fr
LB 45 Jordan Milburn Sr
LB 46 Melvin Larkins  Fr
DL 47 Taures Payne Jr
DL 50 Hakeem Ajijolaiya Fr
LB 52 Ken Savanah Fr
LB 59 Jacob Daulong So
DL 80 Noah Jones So
DL 90 Olivier Charles-Pierre Jr
DL 92 Logan Hall So
DL 93 Atlias Bell Jr
DL 94 Isaiah Chambers Jr
DL 95 Jamykal Neal So
DL 96 Nelson Ceasar Fr
DL 98 Payton Turner Jr
DL 99 Blake Young Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 38 Dane Roy Sr
LS 44 Anthony Cantu Sr
LS 46 Davis Beal Fr
K 47 Dalton Witherspoon Jr
P 49 Ryan Hanson Fr
K 51 Kyle Ramsey Fr
LS 97 Nick Wildberger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at No. 4 Oklahoma*
ABCL 31–4984,534
September 77:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
ESPN3W 37–1729,360
September 138:15 p.m.vs. No. 20 Washington State*
ESPNL 24–3140,523
September 197:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNL 31–3821,032
September 286:30 p.m.at North Texas*
CBSSN FacebookW 46–2530,123
October 122:30 p.m.No. 25 Cincinnati
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 23–3825,716
October 1911:00 a.m.at UConn
ESPNUW 24–1719,760
October 247:30 p.m.No. 16 SMU
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX (Rivalry)
ESPNL 31–3424,543
November 211:00 a.m.at UCF
ESPN2L 29–4441,361
November 162:30 p.m.No. 18 Memphis
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 27–4525,149
November 236:30 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNUW 24–1416,120
November 306:00 p.m.Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 41–5622,824
Schedule Source:[16]

Game summaries
StatisticsHoustonOklahoma
First downs2430
Total yards408686
Rushing yards241354
Passing yards167332
Turnovers02
Time of possession31:4028:20

at Oklahoma
See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Oklahoma–22.0
Houston at Oklahoma – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 10 71431
No. 4 Sooners 7 14 21749

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 84,534
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ABC
Game information
StatisticsPrairie View A&MHouston
First downs1820
Total yards318380
Rushing yards70236
Passing yards248144
Turnovers12
Time of possession26:2031:53

Prairie View A&M
See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Houston–36.0
Prairie View A&M at Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 7 0717
Cougars 24 10 3037

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
  • Game attendance: 29,360
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
StatisticsWashington StateHouston
First downs2522
Total yards489367
Rushing yards49239
Passing yards440128
Turnovers12
Time of possession32:0627:54

vs. Washington State
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team and AdvoCare Texas Kickoff
Pregame lineOver/under
Washington State–9.0
Washington State vs. Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 20 WSU Cougars 0 7 141031
HOU Cougars 0 14 01024

at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C); clear and humid
  • Game attendance: 29,360
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
StatisticsHoustonTulane
First downs2823
Total yards533511
Rushing yards304325
Passing yards229186
Turnovers11
Time of possession31:3628:24

at Tulane
See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Tulane–4.0
Houston at Tulane – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 14 0735
Green Wave 7 7 71738

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,032
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
StatisticsHoustonNorth Texas
First downs1720
Total yards359456
Rushing yards23596
Passing yards124360
Turnovers00
Time of possession27:0232:58

at North Texas
See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame lineOver/under
North Texas–8.0
Houston at North Texas – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 3 141546
Mean Green 0 6 12725

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,123
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: Facebook Live
Game information
StatisticsCincinnatiHouston
First downs1716
Total yards394424
Rushing yards131190
Passing yards263234
Turnovers15
Time of possession29:4030:20

Cincinnati
See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Cincinnati–9.0
Cincinnati at Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 25 Bearcats 14 7 01738
Cougars 3 7 7623

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 25,716
  • Referee: C. Lamertina
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
StatisticsHoustonUConn
First downs1623
Total yards284438
Rushing yards106168
Passing yards178270
Turnovers01
Time of possession24:0036:00

at UConn
See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Houston–22.0
Houston at Connecticut – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 7 7724
Huskies 0 7 3717

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); brisk
  • Game attendance: 19,760
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
StatisticsSMUHouston
First downs2222
Total yards385510
Rushing yards182103
Passing yards203407
Turnovers13
Time of possession28:1731:43

SMU
See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
SMU–12.5
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 16 Mustangs 7 14 10334
Cougars 0 13 71131

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,543
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
StatisticsHoustonUCF
First downs2016
Total yards419468
Rushing yards240164
Passing yards179304
Turnovers11
Time of possession41:3118:29

at UCF
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team
Pregame lineOver/under
UCF–22.0
Houston at Central Florida – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 17 6 0629
Knights 14 7 21244

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 41,361
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
StatisticsMemphisHouston
First downs2914
Total yards531256
Rushing yards16499
Passing yards367157
Turnovers11
Time of possession32:3027:30

Memphis
See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Memphis–9.5
Memphis at Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 18 Tigers 7 21 14345
Cougars 17 3 0727

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,149
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
StatisticsHoustonTulsa
First downs1218
Total yards231380
Rushing yards131-1
Passing yards100381
Turnovers14
Time of possession35:4224:18

at Tulsa
See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
Tulsa–6.0
Houston at Tulsa – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 14 3724
Golden Hurricane 7 0 0714

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 16,120
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
StatisticsNavyHouston
First downs2021
Total yards554527
Rushing yards447134
Passing yards107393
Turnovers05
Time of possession29:2630:34
See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Navy–9.5
Navy at Houston – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 21 7 141456
Cougars 14 13 7741

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,824
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
372Josh JonesOTArizona Cardinals

References
  1. "Army West Point dominates en route to 70–14 victory". Armed Forces Bowl. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. Sallee, Barrett. "Houston fires coach Major Applewhite after just two seasons with the Cougars". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. Lassan, Steven. "American Athletic 2019 All-Conference Team". AthlonSports.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. "King Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "King Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. "Stevenson Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. "Josh Jones Named to Outland Trophy Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. "Stevenson Named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. "King Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  11. "King Named to CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. "King Named to Earl Campbell Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  13. "King Named to Manning Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  14. "Chambers Named to Ted Hendricks Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  15. "Roy Added to Ray Guy Award Watch List". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  16. "2019 Houston Football Schedule Announced". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2019.


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