2014 Houston Cougars football team


The 2014 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 67th year of season play for Houston. The season was the second for the Cougars as a member of the American Athletic Conference and their first playing in their new stadium, TDECU Stadium in Houston. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh.
On December 8, head coach Tony Levine was fired. He finished with a record of 21–17 three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Gibbs led the Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Schedule

Game summaries

UTSA

Sources:
Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02013UH, 59–28

Grambling State

Sources:
Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02006UH, 42–22

BYU

Sources:
Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12013BYU, 47–46

UNLV

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–01990UH, 37–9

UCF

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–42013UCF, 19–14

Memphis

Overall recordLast meetingResult
13–92013UH, 25–15

Temple

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–02013UH, 22–13

South Florida

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–32013UH, 35–23

Tulane

Overall recordLast meetingResult
14–42012UH, 40–17

Tulsa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
20–182012Tulsa, 41–7

SMU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–10–12013UH, 34–0

Cincinnati

Overall recordLast meetingResult
13–92013CIN, 24–17

Pittsburgh (Armed Forces Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–11997PITT, 55–35