The 2017 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2017 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 Major Applewhite. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Fresno State.
Roster
| 2017 Houston Cougars football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| QB
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1
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Bryson Smith
|
Fr
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| RB
|
2
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Duke Catalon
|
Jr
|
| QB
|
3
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Kyle Postma
|
Sr
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| QB
|
4
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D'Eriq King
|
So
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| WR
|
5
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Marquez Stevenson
|
So
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| WR
|
6
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Jeremy Singleton
|
Fr
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| RB
|
8
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Davion Mitchell
|
Fr
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| WR
|
9
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Courtney Lark
|
So
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| QB
|
10
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Kyle Allen
|
Jr
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| QB
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13
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Mason McClendon
|
Jr
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| WR
|
14
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Cole McGowan
|
Fr
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| WR
|
15
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Linell Bonner
|
Sr
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| WR
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16
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Joshua Hancock
|
Jr
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| WR
|
17
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Terry Mark
|
So
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| WR
|
18
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Keith Corbin
|
So
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| RB
|
20
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Kaliq Kokuma
|
Jr
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| WR
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21
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Ellis Jefferson
|
Sr
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| RB
|
23
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Chandler Smith
|
Fr
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| RB
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25
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Dillon Birden
|
Sr
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| RB
|
28
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Josh Burrell
|
So
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| WR
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30
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Timon Nolan
|
Jr
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| RB
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31
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Blake Hirsch
|
Jr
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| RB
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32
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Kevrin Justice
|
So
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| WR
|
33
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Kinte Hatton
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Sr
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| RB
|
34
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Mulbah Car
|
So
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| RB
|
35
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Patrick Carr
|
So
|
| WR
|
37
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Payton Pardee
|
So
|
| TE
|
40
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Shane Creamer
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Fr
|
| OL
|
51
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Na'Ty Rodgers
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
52
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Braylon Jones
|
So
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| OL
|
53
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Alex Fontana
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
56
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Dixie Wooten III
|
Fr
|
| OL
|
57
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Jordan Boatman
|
Fr
|
| OL
|
60
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Kordell Snyder
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Fr
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| OL
|
61
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Ryan Deshotel
|
So
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| OL
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62
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Jarrid Williams
|
So
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| OL
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63
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Colson Altman
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Fr
|
| OL
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64
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Dennis Bardwell
|
Fr
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| OL
|
66
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Cole Miller
|
Fr
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| OL
|
69
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Will Noble
|
Jr
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| OL
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71
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Deon Mix
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Sr
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| OL
|
72
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Mason Denley
|
Jr
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| OL
|
73
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Marcus Oliver
|
Sr
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| OL
|
74
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Josh Jones
|
So
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| OL
|
76
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Kameron Eloph
|
Jr
|
| OL
|
77
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Keenan Murphy
|
Fr
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| WR
|
80
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Colton Cerday
|
So
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| WR
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81
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Tre'Von Bradley
|
Fr
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| TE
|
82
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Romello Brooker
|
Jr
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| WR
|
83
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Derek McLemore
|
Sr
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| TE
|
84
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Kobe Idumwonyi
|
So
|
| WR
|
85
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John Leday
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
86
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Mason Tobola
|
Fr
|
| TE
|
87
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Alex Leslie
|
Sr
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| WR
|
88
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Steven Dunbar
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
89
|
Parker Eichenberger
|
Fr
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| DB
|
1
|
Garrett Davis
|
Jr
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| DB
|
2
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Khalil Williams
|
Sr
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| DL
|
3
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Reggie Chevis
|
Sr
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| DB
|
4
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Devodric Bynum
|
Fr
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| DB
|
5
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Collin Wilder
|
So
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| DB
|
6
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Khari Dotson
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
8
|
Emeke Egbule
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
9
|
Matthew Adams
|
Sr
|
| DT
|
10
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Ed Oliver
|
So
|
| LB
|
12
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D'Juan Hines
|
Sr
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| CB
|
13
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Joeal Williams
|
Jr
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| CB
|
14
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Isaiah Johnson
|
Jr
|
| CB
|
16
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Ka'Darian Smith
|
So
|
| DE
|
17
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Chauntez Jackson
|
Sr
|
| CB
|
18
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Alexander Myres
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
19
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Ralph Harvey Jr.
|
Sr
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| CB
|
19
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Javian Smith
|
So
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| LB
|
20
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Roman Brown
|
Jr
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| LB
|
22
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Austin Robinson
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
23
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Terrell Williams
|
Sr
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| CB
|
24
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Jeremy Winchester
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
26
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Elijah Gooden
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
27
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Brandon McDowell
|
Sr
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| LB
|
28
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Amaud Willis-Dalton
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
29
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Darius Gilbert
|
So
|
| DB
|
30
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Grant Stuard
|
So
|
| DB
|
31
|
D. J. Small
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
33
|
Ja'Von Shelley
|
Jr
|
| DB
|
34
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King Ekejija
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
35
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Jayson Price
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
36
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Nomluis Fruge
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
37
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Caemen Mayfield
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
41
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Derek Parish
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
43
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Leroy Godfrey
|
So
|
| LB
|
45
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Cameron Doubenmier
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
46
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Jordan Milburn
|
So
|
| LB
|
49
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David Anenih
|
Fr
|
| DT
|
50
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Aymiel Fleming
|
So
|
| LB
|
51
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Rasheed Tynes
|
Sr
|
| DE
|
52
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Jerard Carter
|
Jr
|
| DE
|
58
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Nnanna Ejiogu
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
75
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Jacoby Morrison
|
So
|
| DL
|
80
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Noah Jones
|
Fr
|
| DE
|
90
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Zach Vaughan
|
Jr
|
| DE
|
91
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Nick Thurman
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
93
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Colby Brignac
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
94
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Isaiah Chambers
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
95
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Alexander Duke
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
98
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Payton Turner
|
So
|
| DL
|
99
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Blake Young
|
So
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
38
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Dane Roy
|
So
|
| K
|
41
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Joel Scarbrough
|
So
|
| K
|
42
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Caden Novikoff
|
Jr
|
| LS
|
44
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Anthony Cantu
|
Jr
|
| K
|
47
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Dalton Witherspoon
|
So
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| LS
|
97
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Nick Wildberger
|
So
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020
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Schedule
Houston announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule originally consisted of six home games and six road games in the regular season, but the road game versus UTSA was canceled. The Cougars hosted AAC foes East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, and SMU, and traveled to South Florida, Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa.[1]
The Cougars hosted two of their three non-conference opponents, Rice from Conference USA (CUSA) and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference. They traveled to Arizona from the Pac-12 Conference. Houston was originally scheduled to travel to UTSA of CUSA but that game was canceled.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 2[a] | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* | | | canceled[a] | |
| September 9 | 9:30 p.m. | at Arizona* | | ESPNU | W 19–16 | 43,334 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice* | | ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 38,900 |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech* | | ABC/ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 36,383 |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Temple | | ESPNU | W 20–13 | 24,024 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU | | CBSSN | W 35–22 | 31,153 |
| October 14 | 2:45 p.m. | at Tulsa | | ESPNews | L 17–45 | 19,198 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Memphis | | ESPN | L 38–42 | 30,001 |
| October 28[b] | 2:45 p.m. | at No. 17 South Florida | | ESPNU | W 28–24 | 32,316 |
| November 4[b] | 11:00 a.m. | East Carolina | | CBSSN | W 52–27 | 29,810 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Tulane | | ESPNews | L 17–20 | 19,026 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Navy | | ESPN | W 24–14 | 29,252 |
| December 24 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Fresno State* | | ESPN | L 27–33 | 20,546 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- ^[a] The game between Houston and UTSA originally scheduled for September 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio was initially postponed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. However, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, officials from the two schools agreed that the previously postponed game would not be made up during the season.[2][3]
- ^[b] As a result of Hurricane Irma, Houston played at USF on Saturday, October 28 (instead of November 4), and hosted ECU on Saturday, November 4 (instead of October 28).
- Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
At Arizona
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cougars
|
3
|
14
|
2
|
0 |
19 |
| Wildcats
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
16 |
Rice
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Owls
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
| Cougars
|
17
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
38 |
Texas Tech
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Red Raiders
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
| Cougars
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
At Temple
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cougars
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
| Owls
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
13 |
SMU
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mustangs
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
0 |
22 |
| Cougars
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
At Tulsa
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cougars
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
| Golden Hurricane
|
0
|
7
|
17
|
21 |
45 |
Memphis
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #25 Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
21 |
42 |
| Cougars
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
At South Florida
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cougars
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
28 |
| #17 Bulls
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
East Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
| Cougars
|
21
|
7
|
17
|
7 |
52 |
At Tulane
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cougars
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
| Green Wave
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Navy
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Midshipmen
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
| Cougars
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Vs. Fresno State (Hawaii Bowl)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
13 |
33 |
| Cougars
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
Source:[5]
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