2016 Houston Cougars football team

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2016 Houston Cougars football
Logo of University of Houston Athletics.png
Conference American Athletic Conference
West Division
2016 record 0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coach Tom Herman (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Major Applewhite (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando (2nd year)
Home stadium TDECU Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Cincinnati   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Connecticut   0 – 0         0 – 0  
East Carolina   0 – 0         0 – 0  
South Florida   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Temple   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West Division
Houston   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Navy   0 – 0         0 – 0  
SMU   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Tulane   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Tulsa   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 3, 2016
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Houston Cougars football team will represent the University of Houston in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the 69th year of season play for Houston. The team will be led by second-year head coach Tom Herman and will play its home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston. The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division.

Previous season and offseason

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Main article: 2015 Houston Cougars football team

In the 2015 season, the Houston Cougars finished 13–1, one of the greatest seasons in school history. The Cougars beat #20 Temple in the AAC Championship game and advanced to beat #9 Florida State 38–24 in the Peach Bowl, one of the New Year's Six bowls. The Cougars were ranked #8 in the final AP poll.

Departures

Coaching departures

Incoming transfers

2016 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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Walk-on recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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National signing day was on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

Returning starters

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Offense

Defense

Special teams

Spring practice

The Houston Cougars football team held its annual Red and White Spring Game on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at TDECU Stadium. The defense (White) defeated the offense (Red) 74–72.[1]

2016 Red and White Spring Game
1 2 3 4 Total
White 0 0. 0 0 0
Red 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Houston, Texas

Fall camp

Personnel

Coaching staff

Depth chart

The list of starters is to be announced.

Schedule

Houston is to play UCF, Connecticut, Tulane and Tulsa at home and Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy and SMU on the road. The conference schedule was released February 9.[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 11:00 a.m. vs. Oklahoma* NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff) ABC      
September 10 Lamar* TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
September 15 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN      
September 24 at Texas State* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX      
September 29 Connecticut TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN      
October 8 2:30 p.m. at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN      
October 15 Tulsa TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)      
October 22 at SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry)      
October 29 UCF TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
November 12 Tulanedagger TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
November 17 Louisville* TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN      
November 25 at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[3]

Game notes

vs. Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Texas Kickoff
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2004 OKLA, 63–13

Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Lamar Cardinals 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1983 HOU, 42–35

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Bearcats 0

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See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–10 2015 HOU, 33–30

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Bobcats 0

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See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2015 HOU, 59–14

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Connecticut Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 UCONN, 20–17

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Midshipmen 0

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See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 HOU, 52–31

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–18 2015 HOU, 38–24

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Mustangs 0

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See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team and Houston–SMU football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–10–1 2015 HOU, 49–28

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2015 HOU, 59–10

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–5 2015 HOU, 42–7

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisville Cardinals 0
Cougars 0

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See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–8 2015 HOU, 34–31

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Tigers 0

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See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–9 2015 HOU, 35–34

Rankings

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Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released


References

  1. ↑ Ward Jr., Johnson shine in Houston spring game by Kevin Cook. Cypress Creek Mirror, 19 Apr 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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