2017 Houston Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (5–3 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMark D'Onofrio (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorClay Jennings (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTDECU Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 21 South Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Temple   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UConn   2 – 6     3 – 9  
East Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     7 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Bryson Smith Fr
RB 2 Duke Catalon Jr
QB 3 Kyle Postma Sr
QB 4 D'Eriq King So
WR 5 Marquez Stevenson So
WR 6 Jeremy Singleton Fr
RB 8 Davion Mitchell Fr
WR 9 Courtney Lark So
QB 10 Kyle Allen Jr
QB 13 Mason McClendon Jr
WR 14 Cole McGowan  Fr
WR 15 Linell Bonner Sr
WR 16 Joshua Hancock Jr
WR 17 Terry Mark So
WR 18 Keith Corbin So
RB 20 Kaliq Kokuma Jr
WR 21 Ellis Jefferson Sr
RB 23 Chandler Smith  Fr
RB 25 Dillon Birden Sr
RB 28 Josh Burrell So
WR 30 Timon Nolan Jr
RB 31 Blake Hirsch Jr
RB 32 Kevrin Justice So
WR 33 Kinte Hatton Sr
RB 34 Mulbah Car So
RB 35 Patrick Carr So
WR 37 Payton Pardee So
TE 40 Shane Creamer Fr
OL 51 Na'Ty Rodgers Sr
OL 52 Braylon Jones So
OL 53 Alex Fontana Sr
OL 56 Dixie Wooten III Fr
OL 57 Jordan Boatman Fr
OL 60 Kordell Snyder  Fr
OL 61 Ryan Deshotel So
OL 62 Jarrid Williams So
OL 63 Colson Altman Fr
OL 64 Dennis Bardwell Fr
OL 66 Cole Miller  Fr
OL 69 Will Noble Jr
OL 71 Deon Mix Sr
OL 72 Mason Denley Jr
OL 73 Marcus Oliver Sr
OL 74 Josh Jones So
OL 76 Kameron Eloph Jr
OL 77 Keenan Murphy  Fr
WR 80 Colton Cerday So
WR 81 Tre'Von Bradley Fr
TE 82 Romello Brooker Jr
WR 83 Derek McLemore Sr
TE 84 Kobe Idumwonyi So
WR 85 John Leday Sr
TE 86 Mason Tobola  Fr
TE 87 Alex Leslie Sr
WR 88 Steven Dunbar Sr
TE 89 Parker Eichenberger Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Garrett Davis Jr
DB 2 Khalil Williams Sr
DL 3 Reggie Chevis Sr
DB 4 Devodric Bynum Fr
DB 5 Collin Wilder So
DB 6 Khari Dotson Jr
LB 8 Emeke Egbule Jr
LB 9 Matthew Adams Sr
DT 10 Ed Oliver So
LB 12 D'Juan Hines Sr
CB 13 Joeal Williams Jr
CB 14 Isaiah Johnson Jr
CB 16 Ka'Darian Smith So
DE 17 Chauntez Jackson Sr
CB 18 Alexander Myres Sr
LB 19 Ralph Harvey Jr. Sr
CB 19 Javian Smith So
LB 20 Roman Brown Jr
LB 22 Austin Robinson Sr
DB 23 Terrell Williams Sr
CB 24 Jeremy Winchester Jr
LB 26 Elijah Gooden Fr
DB 27 Brandon McDowell Sr
LB 28 Amaud Willis-Dalton Fr
DB 29 Darius Gilbert So
DB 30 Grant Stuard So
DB 31 D. J. Small Fr
LB 33 Ja'Von Shelley Jr
DB 34 King Ekejija Fr
DB 35 Jayson Price Jr
LB 36 Nomluis Fruge Sr
DB 37 Caemen Mayfield Jr
LB 41 Derek Parish Fr
LB 43 Leroy Godfrey So
LB 45 Cameron Doubenmier Sr
LB 46 Jordan Milburn So
LB 49 David Anenih Fr
DT 50 Aymiel Fleming So
LB 51 Rasheed Tynes Sr
DE 52 Jerard Carter Jr
DE 58 Nnanna Ejiogu Jr
DL 75 Jacoby Morrison So
DL 80 Noah Jones Fr
DE 90 Zach Vaughan Jr
DE 91 Nick Thurman Sr
DL 93 Colby Brignac  Fr
DL 94 Isaiah Chambers  Fr
DL 95 Alexander Duke Fr
DL 98 Payton Turner So
DL 99 Blake Young So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 38 Dane Roy So
K 41 Joel Scarbrough So
K 42 Caden Novikoff Jr
LS 44 Anthony Cantu Jr
K 47 Dalton Witherspoon So
LS 97 Nick Wildberger So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2020

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2[a]6:00 p.m.UTSA*
canceled[a]
September 99:30 p.m.at Arizona*
ESPNUW 19–1643,334
September 167:00 p.m.Rice*
ESPN3W 38–338,900
September 2311:00 a.m.Texas Tech*
ABC/ESPN2L 24–2736,383
September 3011:00 a.m.at Temple
ESPNUW 20–1324,024
October 76:00 p.m.SMU
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSNW 35–2231,153
October 142:45 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNewsL 17–4519,198
October 197:00 p.m.No. 25 Memphis
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNL 38–4230,001
October 28[b]2:45 p.m.at No. 17 South Florida
ESPNUW 28–2432,316
November 4[b]11:00 a.m.East Carolinadagger
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSNW 52–2729,810
November 183:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNewsL 17–2019,026
November 2411:00 a.m.Navy
  • TDECU Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNW 24–1429,252
December 247:30 p.m.vs. Fresno State*
ESPNL 27–3320,546
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
^[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

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 14 2 0 19
Wildcats 3 7 3 3 16

See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 3 3
Cougars 17 21 0 0 38

See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 6 7 7 7 27
Cougars 0 10 0 14 24

See also: 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

At Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 7 0 20
Owls 0 0 3 10 13

See also: 2017 Temple Owls football team

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 9 3 10 0 22
Cougars 7 14 7 7 35

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team

At Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 7 0 7 17
Golden Hurricane 0 7 17 21 45

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 0 0 21 21 42
Cougars 7 10 14 7 38

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

At South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 14 14 28
#17 Bulls 0 7 7 10 24

See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 10 7 10 27
Cougars 21 7 17 7 52

See also: 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

At Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 7 7 17
Green Wave 3 10 0 7 20

See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 14 0 0 14
Cougars 7 0 7 10 24

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

Vs. Fresno State (Hawaii Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 13 7 13 33
Cougars 7 3 10 7 27

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and 2017 Hawaii Bowl

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Matthew Adams LB 7 221 Indianapolis Colts

References

  1. ^ "2017 Houston Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Houston Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "No Houston Teams to Compete This Weekend".
  3. ^ "UHCOUGARS.com :: UTSA Game Cancelled :: University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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