American college football season
The 2020 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas , and competed in the American Athletic Conference . They were led by second-year head coach Dana Holgorsen .
Preseason
Recruiting class References :[ 1]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Derek Bowman Offensive lineman
Magnolia, TX
Magnolia HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Nathaniel Dell Wide receiver
Daytona Beach, FL
Mainland HS Independence CC
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Darius Edmonds Wide receiver
Humble, TX
Atascocita HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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James Faminu Offensive lineman
London, UK
London Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
350 lb (160 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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D'Anthony Jones Linebacker
Long Beach, CA
Leuzinger HS Long Beach CC
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Sofian Massoud Quarterback
Katy, TX
Cypress Lakes HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Ugonna Nnanna Offensive lineman
Arlington, TX
Seguin HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Chidozie "Dot" Nwankwo Defensive Tackle
Richmond, TX
Foster HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
293 lb (133 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Dylan Robinson Wide receiver
Humble, TX
Atascocita HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Malik Robinson Linebacker
Snellville, GA
South Gwinnett HS North Carolina Fort Scott CC
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Jayce Rogers Cornerback
Valdosta, GA
Valdosta HS Northwest Mississippi CC
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Stacy Sneed Running back
Arlington, TX
Mansfield Timberview HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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JoVanni Stewart Safety
Katy, TX
Katy HS West Virginia
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Trevonte Sylvester Tight end
Breaux Bridge, LA
Breaux Bridge HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Khiyon Wafer Wide receiver
Frisco, TX
Independence HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Mike Welch Safety
Dickinson, TX
Dickinson HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Laine Wilkins Punter
Perth, Australia
ProKick Australia
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Sedrick Williams Defensive Tackle
Houma, LA
Ellender Memorial HS Kilgore College
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
302 lb (137 kg)
Dec 18, 2019
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Reuben Unije Offensive lineman
Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy Illinois
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
303 lb (137 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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The preseason Poll was released September 1[ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
UCF
204 (10)
2
Cincinnati
201 (7)
3
Memphis
192 (2)
4
SMU
146
5
Navy
125 (1)
6
Tulane
118
7
Houston
114
8
Temple
88
9
Tulsa
49
10
East Carolina
42
11
South Florida
41
Roster
Schedule The 2020 Houston schedule, as originally released, was to consist of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Cougars were to play host to conference foes Tulane , UCF , South Florida , and Tulsa , and to travel to conference opponents Memphis , Navy , Cincinnati , and SMU .
The Cougars were scheduled to host two non-conference games, against North Texas (C-USA ) and BYU (an FBS Independent). The home game against Rice was postponed on August 10, after Rice announced it was delaying the start of the season until September 26.[ 3]
Houston had a game scheduled against Washington State , which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 4]
On September 12 the American announced that the Houston/Memphis game scheduled for September 18 was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases at Memphis,[ 5] As a result of the Houston at Memphis game postponement, Houston was able to add a game at Baylor scheduled for September 19.[ 6] On September 18, Baylor announced that the Houston versus Baylor game would be postponed due to Baylor not meeting the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds.[ 7]
After experiencing several COVID-19 cases through September 23, the North Texas Mean Green canceled the September 26 game against the Cougars.[ 8]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:30 p.m. Tulane ESPN W 49–318,164
8:40 p.m. No. 14 BYU * ESPN L 26–4310,092
October 24 2:30 p.m. at Navy CBSSN W 37–213,600
October 31 1:00 p.m. UCF ESPN+ L 21–448,630
November 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Cincinnati ABC L 10–380
November 14 2:30 p.m. South Florida ESPN2 W 56–218,266
December 12 11:00 a.m. at Memphis ESPN+ L 27–309,475
2:30 p.m. vs. Hawaii * ESPN L 14–282,060
Schedule Source: [ 9]
Game summaries
Tulane
Tulane at Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
Green Wave
17
7 7 0
31
• Cougars
7
14 21 7
49
Scoring summary 1 13:42 TULN Macon Clark 64-yard interception returned (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 36 yards, 1:18) TULN 7–0
11:07 HOU Mulbah Car 5-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TIE 7–7
09:23 TULN Jeffrey Johnson 1-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick)(2 plays, −13 yards, 0:38) TULN 14–7
03:50 TULN Merek Glover 39-yard field goal(10 plays, 36 yards, 4:43) TULN 17–7
2 13:50 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 50 yards, 4:26) TULN 24–7
09:47 HOU Clayton Tune 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) TULN 24–14
03:53 HOU Ke'Andre Street 23-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 68 yards, 3:48) TULN 24–21
3 07:53 HOU Mulbah Car 3-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 57 yards, 5:09) HOU 24–28
05:53 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:00) TULN 31–28
05:36 HOU Marquez Stevenson 97-yard kickoff returned (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) HOU 31–35
00:46 HOU Kyle Porter 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) HOU 31–42
4 14:03 HOU Marquez Stevenson 41-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 43 yards, 0:38) HOU 31–49
Pregame line
Over/under
HOU −6.5
58[ 10]
Statistics
Tulane
Houston
First downs
16
22
Total yards
211
476
Rushing yards
70
157
Passing yards
141
319
Turnovers
0
5
Time of possession
28:47
31:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tulane
Passing
Michael Pratt
11/25, 141 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Cameron Carroll
18 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Duece Watts
2 receptions, 50 yards
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
20/33, 319 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Kyle Porter
11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Marquez Stevenson
5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
BYU
Brigham Young at Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 BYU Cougars
14
0 7 22
43
HOU Cougars
3
17 6 0
26
Date: October 16, 2020Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 8:40 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutesGame attendance: 10,092Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 3 MPH Referee: Kevin MarTV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 1 09:53 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goal(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:07) HOU 3–0
09:34 BYU Dax Milne 78-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(1 play, 78 yards, 0:19) BYU 7–3
04:42 BYU Lopini Katoa 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)(7 plays, 85 yards, 3:23) BYU 14–3
2 09:01 HOU Christian Trahan 20-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 91 yards, 4:01) BYU 14–10
04:42 HOU Nathaniel Dell 5-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:22) HOU 17–14
00:00 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 49-yard field goal(9 plays, 65 yards, 1:12) HOU 20–14
3 03:05 HOU Clayton Tune 5-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(16 plays, 98 yards, 6:48) HOU 26–14
00:53 BYU Dax Milne 2-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12) HOU 26–21
4 10:35 BYU Masen Wake 8-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Zach Wilson two-point conversion pass to Tyler Allgeier)(3 plays, 23 yards, 1:15) BYU 29–26
03:06 BYU Dax Milne 18-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(6 plays, 57 yards, 1:37) BYU 36–26
01:40 BYU Tyler Allgeier 14-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)(2 plays, 17 yards, 0:13) BYU 43–26
Pregame line
Over/under
BYU −3.0
62
Statistics
BYU
Houston
First downs
23
28
Total yards
478
438
Rushing yards
78
128
Passing yards
400
310
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
25:48
34:12
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Zach Wilson
25/35, 400 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Zach Wilson
9 carries, 40 yards
Receiving
Dax Milne
9 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
21/31, 310 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Kyle Porter
20 carries, 94 yards
Receiving
Christian Trahan
3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
At Navy
Houston at Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
3
13 7 14
37
Midshipmen
7
6 0 8
21
Scoring summary 1 06:04 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 33-yard field goal(13 plays, 33 yards, 4:31) HOU 3–0
00:08 NAVY Dalen Morris 6-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56) NAVY 7–3
2 10:47 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 53-yard field goal(11 plays, 39 yards, 4:21) NAVY 7–6
06:37 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 45-yard field goal(5 plays, 22 yards, 2:39) HOU 9–7
04:02 NAVY Ryan Mitchell 60-yard pass from Dalen Morris (Bijan Nichols PAT blocked)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) NAVY 13–9
01:53 HOU Marquez Stevenson 51-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 79 yards, 0:44) HOU 16–13
3 06:32 HOU Kyle Porter 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 20 yards, 2:27) HOU 23–13
4 14:06 HOU Kyle Porter 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 77 yards, 3:46) HOU 30–13
05:24 HOU Marquez Stevenson 24-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:08) HOU 37–13
01:07 NAVY CJ Williams 5-yard pass from Dalen Morris (Dalen Morris two-point conversion rush)(14 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) HOU 37–21
Pregame line
Over/under
HOU −15.5
56
Statistics
Houston
Navy
First downs
23
16
Total yards
420
372
Rushing yards
86
166
Passing yards
334
206
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
29:11
30:49
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
24/34, 316 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Kyle Porter
21 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Marquez Stevenson
9 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Navy
Passing
Dalen Morris
10/18, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Nelson Smith
11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Ryan Mitchell
2 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
UCF
Central Florida at Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
• Knights
10
13 0 21
44
Cougars
7
0 6 8
21
Date: October 31, 2020Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutesGame attendance: 8,630Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 3 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 07:59 UCF Daniel Obarski 31-yard field goal(9 plays, 63 yards, 2:55) UCF 3–0
04:03 HOU Grant Stuard 34-yard fumble returned (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 14 yards, 1:25) HOU 7–3
02:15 UCF Ryan O'Keefe 34-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(4 plays, 78 yards, 1:48) UCF 10–7
2 10:59 UCF Bentavious Thompson 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(7 plays, 70 yards, 1:40) UCF 17–7
05:20 UCF Daniel Obarski 24-yard field goal(13 plays, 89 yards, 3:46) UCF 20–7
00:19 UCF Daniel Obarski 38-yard field goal(9 plays, 59 yards, 1:19) UCF 23–7
3 06:16 HOU Kyle Porter 1-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(11 plays, 85 yards, 3:20) UCF 23–13
4 14:38 UCF Ryan O'Keefe 36-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(6 plays, 58 yards, 1:40) UCF 30–13
07:03 UCF Greg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:02) UCF 37–13
04:17 HOU Nathaniel Dell 10-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Clayton Tune two-point conversion pass to Chandler Smith)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:46) UCF 37–21
01:36 UCF Otis Anderson 28-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(6 plays, 47 yards, 2:41) UCF 44–21
Pregame line
Over/under
UCF –3.0
82
Statistics
UCF
Houston
First downs
32
26
Total yards
681
434
Rushing yards
353
165
Passing yards
328
269
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
27:19
32:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Dillon Gabriel
19/33, 328 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Otis Anderson Jr.
16 carries, 170 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaylon Robinson
5 receptions, 107 yards
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
21/41, 263 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Kyle Porter
13 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
At Cincinnati
Houston at Cincinnati
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
10 0 0
10
• No. 6 Bearcats
7
21 3 7
38
Scoring summary 1 08:51 CIN Gerrid Doaks 2-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(5 plays, 84 yards, 2:20) CIN 0–7
2 07:53 CIN Desmond Ridder 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:06) CIN 0–14
04:17 HOU Kyle Porter 3-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29) CIN 7–14
01:40 CIN Desmond Ridder 32-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37) CIN 7–21
00:38 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goal(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:02) CIN 10–21
00:13 CIN Josh Whyle 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(3 plays, 55 yards, 0:28) CIN 10–28
3 05:48 CIN Cole Smith 32-yard field goal(17 plays, 60 yards, 9:12) CIN 10–31
4 14:15 CIN Desmond Ridder 12-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 3:09) CIN 10–38
Pregame line
Over/under
CIN –12.5
51.5[ 11]
Statistics
Houston
Cincinnati
First downs
15
24
Total yards
282
510
Rushing yards
93
342
Passing yards
189
168
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
27:31
32:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
20/34, 189 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Kyle Porter
16 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
3 receptions, 60 yards
Cincinnati
Passing
Desmond Ridder
17/27, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Gerrid Doaks
16 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Michael Young Jr.
4 receptions, 47 yards
South Florida
South Florida at Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulls
0
0 7 14
21
• Cougars
14
14 14 14
56
Date: November 14, 2020Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutesGame attendance: 8,266Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN2 /ESPN+ ): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 14:04 HOU Bryson Smith 28-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56) HOU 7–0
02:05 HOU Clayton Tune 26-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05) HOU 14–0
2 10:06 HOU Clayton Tune 13-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)(6 plays, 56 yards, 2:19) HOU 21–0
07:16 HOU Keith Corbin 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)(3 plays, 53 yards, 1:05) HOU 28–0
3 13:51 HOU Marcus Jones 72-yard punt returned (Kyle Ramsey kick)(3 plays, 4 yards, 1:09) HOU 35–0
06:07 HOU Derek Parish 85-yard fumble returned (Kyle Ramsey kick)(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:59) HOU 42–0
03:37 USF Leonard Parker 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:30) HOU 42–7
4 11:50 USF Omarion Dollison 2-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)(11 plays, 83 yards, 4:25) HOU 42–14
10:22 USF Bentlee Sanders 38-yard interception returned (Spencer Shrader kick)(3 plays, 9 yards, 1:28) HOU 42–21
05:35 HOU Christian Trahan 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 5:00) HOU 49–21
05:15 HOU James Fullbright III 14-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)(1 play, 14 yards, 0:07) HOU 56–21
Pregame line
Over/under
HOU −14.5
58.5[ 12]
Statistics
South Florida
Houston
First downs
23
25
Total yards
359
505
Rushing yards
136
319
Passing yards
223
186
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
31:01
28:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Florida
Passing
Jordan McCloud
14–29, 180 yards, 1TD
Rushing
Brian Battie
13 carries, 86 yards
Receiving
Bryce Miller
5 receptions, 53 yards
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
14–25, 165 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Clayton Tune
10 carries, 120 yards, 2TDs
Receiving
Keith Corbin
4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
At Memphis
Houston at Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
3
3 0 21
27
• Tigers
3
14 10 3
30
Scoring summary 1 07:57 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 28-yard field goal(15 plays, 64 yards, 7:03) HOU 3–0
00:22 MEM Riley Patterson 34-yard field goal(14 plays, 56 yards, 4:59) TIE 3–3
2 08:14 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal(10 plays, 60 yards, 4:32) HOU 6–3
05:21 MEM Tahj Washington 4-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) MEM 10–6
00:31 MEM Jaylon Allen 85-yard fumble return (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 45 yards, 3:16) MEM 17–6
3 11:46 MEM Calvin Austin III 15-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) MEM 24–6
02:15 MEM Riley Patterson 49-yard field goal(12 plays, 55 yards, 6:30) MEM 27–6
4 13:01 HOU Marquez Stevenson 13-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09) MEM 27–13
08:07 HOU Clayton Tune 19-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 1:33) MEM 27–20
00:28 HOU Bryson Smith 18-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(15 plays, 70 yards, 4:46) TIE 27–27
00:00 MEM Riley Patterson 47-yard field goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 0:28) MEM 30–27
Pregame line
Over/under
HOU –6.0
65
Statistics
Houston
Memphis
First downs
26
20
Total yards
409
310
Rushing yards
139
64
Passing yards
270
246
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
33:29
26:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
30/49, 270 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Kyle Porter
15 carries, 70 yards
Receiving
Christian Trahan
5 receptions, 84 yards
Memphis
Passing
Brady White
22/35, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Asa Martin
11 carries, 27 yards
Receiving
Calvin Austin
7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Hawaii (New Mexico Bowl)
2020 New Mexico Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rainbow Warriors
14
7 7 0
28
Cougars
0
0 14 0
14
Scoring summary 1 10:43 HAW Dae Dae Hunter 3-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick)(2 plays,8 yards, 0:35) HAW 7–0
03:35 HAW Calvin Turner 75-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) HAW 14–0
2 08:05 HAW Jonah Laulu 4-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:17) HAW 21–0
3 07:39 HOU Nathaniel Dell 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(17 plays, 75 yards, 7:21) HAW 21–7
03:45 HOU Christian Trahan 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 83 yards, 2:03) HAW 21–14
03:29 HAW Calvin Turner 92-yard kickoff returned (Matthew Shipley kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:16) HAW 28–14
Pregame line
Over/under
HOU –7.0
61
Statistics
Hawaii
Houston
First downs
11
20
Total yards
267
307
Rushing yards
131
58
Passing yards
136
249
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
26:56
33:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Hawaii
Passing
Chevan Cordeiro
15/23, 136 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Dae Dae Hunter
12 carries, 44 yards
Receiving
Jared Smart
3 receptions, 33 yards
Houston
Passing
Clayton Tune
20/38, 216 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Mulbah Car
15 carries, 47 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
6 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — —* RV Coaches — —* — CFP Not released Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ "2020 National Signing Day" . University of Houston Athletics . Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
^ "UCF Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll" . theAmerican.org . Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Rice Delays Start of 2020 Football Season" . riceowls.com . Retrieved September 5, 2020 .
^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020" . Yahoo News . Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ "American Announces Postponement of Houston-Memphis Football Game" . theamerican.org . Retrieved September 13, 2020 .
^ "Baylor Football to host Houston Sept. 19" . baylorbears.com . Retrieved September 13, 2020 .
^ "Baylor-Houston Match-Up Postponed" . baylorbears.com . Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
^ "Houston–North Texas game canceled" . uhcougars.com . Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "2020 Houston Cougars Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs Houston Cougars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 14, 2020 .
^ "Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats" . OddsShark.com . Retrieved November 7, 2020 .
^ "USF Bulls vs Houston Cougars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 16, 2020 .
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