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2015 Houston Cougars football
The American champion
The American West Division co-champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Florida State
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record13–1 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMajor Applewhite (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
South Florida   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Cincinnati   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UConn   4 – 4     6 – 7  
East Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UCF   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Memphis   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Tulsa   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9  
SMU   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Herman and played 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. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head-to-head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game where they defeated Temple to become American Athletic Conference champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida State.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
ESPN3W 52–2430,479
September 1211:00 a.m.at Louisville*
ACCRSNW 34–3150,019
September 267:00 p.m.Texas State*
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 59–1435,257
October 311:00 a.m.at Tulsa
CBSSNW 38–2417,146
October 87:00 p.m.SMU
ESPN2W 49–2825,204
October 168:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 24
ESPNUW 42–721,522
October 2411:00 a.m.at UCFNo. 21
ESPNewsW 59–1028,350
October 316:00 p.m.Vanderbilt*No. 18
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 34–029,565
November 72:30 p.m.CincinnatidaggerNo. 25
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 33–3032,889
November 146:00 p.m.No. 21 MemphisNo. 24
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 35–3442,159
November 212:30 p.m.at UConnNo. 19
ESPNUL 17–2026,879
November 2711:00 a.m.No. 15 Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 52–3140,562
December 511:00 a.m.No. 22 TempleNo. 19
ABCW 24–1335,721
December 3111:00 a.m.vs. No. 9 Florida State*No. 18
ESPNW 38–2471,007
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
Cougars 14 10 7 21 52
See also: 2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 3 7 17 34
Cardinals 7 7 3 14 31
See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

Texas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 0 7 14
Cougars 14 28 10 7 59
See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 3 14 38
Golden Hurricane 10 0 7 7 24
See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 0 7 28
Cougars 7 21 14 7 49

At Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Cougars 7 21 14 0 42
Green Wave 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Cougars 7 17 28 7 59
Knights 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team

Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
#18 Cougars 7 13 14 0 34
See also: 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 14 8 8 30
#18 Cougars 7 7 16 3 33
See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 3 17 7 7 34
#16 Cougars 0 7 7 21 35
See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cougars 0 3 0 14 17
Huskies 7 3 3 7 20
See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Midshipmen 7 7 3 14 31
#21 Cougars 14 10 14 14 52
See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

Temple (The American Championship)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Owls 0 3 7 3 13
#17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team and 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

Vs. Florida State (Peach Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Cougars 7 14 0 17 38
#9 Seminoles 3 0 7 14 24
See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team and 2015 Peach Bowl

Rankings

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Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——RVRVRVRV2421181816132117148
Coaches——RVRVRVRVRV22191816142118168
CFPNot released252419—1918Not released

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.


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