2019 Houston Cougars football team


The 2019 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2019 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 Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth-place in the West Division.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018 season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the West Division in the AAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army by a score of 14–70, in the process tying records for the most points given up and the largest margin-of-loss in NCAA bowl game history. On December 30, Houston fired Major Applewhite after two seasons.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Cougars predicted to finish second in the AAC West Division.
1Memphis165
2Houston162
3Tulane108
4SMU87
5Navy70
6Tulsa38

Preseason All-AAC teams

Houston placed six players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.
Offense
1st team
2nd team
Defensive
2nd team
Listed in the order that they were released
Maxwell AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
Davey O'Brien AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
Biletnikoff AwardMarquez StevensonWRSR
Outland TrophyJosh JonesOTSR
Paul Hornung AwardMarquez StevensonWRSR
Walter Camp Player of the Year AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
CFPA Performer of the Year AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
Earl Campbell AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
Manning AwardD'Eriq KingQBSR
Ted Hendricks AwardIsaiah ChambersDLJR
Ray Guy AwardDane RoyPSR

References:

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

at Oklahoma

Prairie View A&M

vs. Washington State

StatisticsHoustonTulane
First downs2823
Total yards533511
Rushing yards304325
Passing yards229186
Turnovers11
Time of possession31:3628:24

at Tulane

at North Texas

Cincinnati

at UConn

SMU

at UCF

Memphis

at Tulsa

StatisticsNavyHouston
First downs2021
Total yards554527
Rushing yards447134
Passing yards107393
Turnovers05
Time of possession29:2630:34

Navy

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
372Josh JonesOTArizona Cardinals