2013 Houston Cougars football team
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BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Vanderbilt, L 24–41
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| 2013 record | 8–5 (5–3 The American) |
| Head coach | Tony Levine |
| Offensive coordinator | Doug Meacham |
| Defensive coordinator | David Gibbs |
| Home stadium |
Reliant Stadium (5 games) BBVA Compass Stadium (2 games) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 UCF $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Louisville | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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8:40
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UTSA | Kam Jones 12-yard touchdown pass from Eric Soza, Sean Ianno kick good | UTSA 7–0 |
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1:42
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UH | Ryan Jackson 15-ard touchdown pass from John O'Korn, Richie Leone kick good | Tied 7–7 |
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13:07
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UH | Greg Ward Jr. 6-yard touchdown run, Richie Leone kick good | UH 14–7 |
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5:45
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UTSA | Eric Soza 1-yard touchdown run, Sean Ianno kick good | Tied 14–14 |
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2:30
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UH | Xavier Maxwell 7-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korne, Richie Leone kick good | UH 21–14 |
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1:18
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UTSA | Earon Holmes 6-yard touchdown pass from Eric Soza, Sean Ianno kick good | Tied 21–21 |
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7:22
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UH | Richie Leone 25-yard Field Goal | UH 24–21 |
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3:11
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UH | Brandon Wilson 78-yard touchdown return off of blocked Field Goal, Richie Leone kick good | UH 31–21 |
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0:47
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UTSA | David Glasco II 2-yard touchdown run, Sean Ianno kick good | UH 31–28 |
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14:12
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UH | Xavier Maxwell 22-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korne, Richie Leone kick good | UH 38–28 |
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7:12
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UH | Deontay Greenbury 20-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korne, Richie Leone kick good | UH 45–28 |
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3:09
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UH | Justin Hicks 15-yard touchdown run, Richie Leone kick good | UH 52–28 |
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0:46
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UH | William Jackson 96-yard Interception return for a touchdown, Richie Leone kick good | UH 59–28 |
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The 2013 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The season marked the first for the Cougars as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Due to construction of the new TDECU Stadium during the 2013 season, the team played its home games at other locations in Houston.
The season featured the Cougars’ continued Bayou Bucket Classic rivalry with the Rice Owls. The game again became a non-conference battle due to the departure from Conference USA for the Cougars following the 2012 season. The previous time the two teams met as non-conference foes was during the 2004 season when the Rice Owls was a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The 2013 Bayou Bucket Classic was played at Reliant Stadium.
They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the BBVA Compass Bowl where they were defeated by Vanderbilt.
With a 5–7 overall record, the 2012 season was a step backward for the program, as it compiled only its second losing season since 2005. The team suffered an early season humiliating loss against Texas State in Houston's season opener, and offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt was forced to resign after only one game. First year head coach Tony Levine promoted Travis Bush to fill the position. It was the final season that the team would play its home games at the on-campus Robertson Stadium, as it was closed and demolished soon after the season finished.
For the 2013 recruiting class, Houston attained its highest overall class ranking since 2010, and its second-highest ranking ever by Rivals.com. However, Scout.com only gave Houston its seventh-best overall ranking.
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