American college football season
The 2021 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, competing in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Dana Holgorsen.
Previous season [ edit] The Cougars finished the 2020 season 3–5, 3–3 in AAC play to finish sixth in the conference. They lost the New Mexico Bowl 14–28 against Hawaii.[1]
Preseason [ edit] American Athletic Conference preseason media poll [ edit] The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[2] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Cincinnati
262 (22)
2
UCF
241 (2)
3
SMU
188
4
Houston 181
5
Memphis
168
6
Tulsa
153
7
Tulane
132
T-8
East Carolina
85
T-8
Navy
85
10
Temple
46
11
South Florida
43
Schedule [ edit]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 4
6:00 p.m.
vs. Texas Tech*
ESPN
L 21–3843,478
September 11
5:30 p.m.
at Rice*
CBSSN
W 44–726,253
September 18
6:00 p.m.
Grambling State*
ESPN+
W 45–022,998
September 25
6:00 p.m.
Navy
ESPNU
W 28–2025,054
6:30 p.m.
at Tulsa
ESPN
W 45–1015,890
6:30 p.m.
at Tulane
ESPN
W 40–2215,026
October 23
8:20 p.m.
East Carolina
ESPNews α
W 31–24 OT 22,925
October 30
6:00 p.m.
No. 19 SMU
ESPN2
W 44–3725,676
November 6
6:30 p.m.
at South Florida
ESPNU
W 54–4228,667
November 13
11:00 a.m.
at Temple
ESPN+
W 37–818,440
8:00 p.m.
Memphis
No. 24
ESPN2
W 31–1328,712
November 27
11:00 a.m.
at UConn*
No. 24
CBSSN
W 45–1712,685
December 4
3:00 p.m.
at No. 4 Cincinnati
No. 21
ABC
L 20–3537,978
11:00 a.m.
vs. Auburn*
No. 20
ESPN
W 17–1347,100
[3]
^α [4]
Game summaries [ edit] vs. Texas Tech (Texas Kickoff) [ edit]
Texas Tech vs. Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
• Red Raiders
0
7
17
14
38
Cougars
14
7
0
0
21
Scoring summary
1
6:37 HOU Clayton Tune 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(16 plays, 75 yards, 8:23)
HOU 7–0
2:13 HOU Nathaniel Dell 23-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 54 yards, 4:24)
HOU 14–0
2
11:47 TTU Tahj Brooks 41-yard run (Jonaathan Garibay kick)(1 play, 41 yards, 0:10)
HOU 14–7
0:23 HOU Seth Green 9-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:52)
HOU 21–7
3
8:08 TTU Tyler Shough 8-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 3:06)
HOU 21–14
7:20 TTU Riko Jeffers 13-yard interception return (Jonathan Garibay kick)(2 plays, -7 yards, 0:48)
TIE 21–21
0:36 TTU Jonathan Garibay 34-yard field goal(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:15)
TTU 24–21
4
2:05 TTU Xavier White 3-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 2:52)
TTU 31–21
1:00 TTU Tahj Brooks 44-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick)(2 plays, 48 yards, 0:15)
TTU 38–21
Line
Over/under
HOU –2.563
Statistics
Texas Tech
Houston
First downs
15
15
Total yards
376
251
Rushing yards
145
77
Passing yards
231
174
Turnovers
1
4
Time of possession
23:23
36:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas Tech Passing
Tyler Shough
17/24, 231 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tahj Brooks
15 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Erik Ezukanma
7 receptions, 179 yards
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
27/38, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
Rushing
Mulbah Car
13 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
At Rice (Bayou Bucket Classic) [ edit]
Houston at Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
• Cougars
17
0
14
13
44
Owls
0
7
0
0
7
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Rice StadiumGame start: 5:30 p.m. CDTElapsed time: Game attendance: 26,253Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Desmond Purnell (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
10:08 HOU Alton McCaskill 35-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 84 yards, 3:30)
HOU 7–0
5:37 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 38-yard field goal(7 plays, 56 yards, 3:18)
HOU 10–0
2:19 HOU Jake Herslow 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:37)
HOU 17–0
2
0:13 RICE Jordan Myers 5-yard pass from Luke McCaffrey (Collin Riccitelli kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:01)
HOU 17–7
3
7:18 HOU Alton McCaskill 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(17 plays, 75 yards, 7:42)
HOU 24–7
0:01 HOU Alton McCaskill 2-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 4:29)
HOU 31–7
4
4:51 HOU Chandler Smith 14-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:49)
HOU 38–7
0:00 HOU Alex Hogan 91-yard interception return(9 plays, 60 yards, 4:51)
HOU 44–7
Line
Over/under
HOU –7.551
Statistics
Houston
Rice
First downs
23
15
Total yards
393
212
Rushing yards
144
126
Passing yards
249
86
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
32:01
27:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
22/30, 236 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Clayton Tune
9 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
7 receptions, 87 yards
Rice Passing
Luke McCaffrey
9/19, 86 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
Khalan Griffin
19 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving
Jorden Myers
5 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Grambling State [ edit]
Grambling State at Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
• Cougars
7
14
21
3
45
Date: September 18, 2021Location: TDECU StadiumGame start: 6:06 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 22,998Game weather: SunnyReferee: Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Del Barrio (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
Scoring summary
1
0:15 HOU Nathaniel Dell 16-yard pass from Ike Ogbogu (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 47 yards, 2:06)
HOU 7–0
2
10:40 HOU Marcus Jones 48-yard punt return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 3 yards, 1:57)
HOU 14–0
5:23 HOU Alton McCaskill 17-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:03)
HOU 21–0
3
11:54 HOU Alton McCaskill 34-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(4 plays, 48 yards, 0:59)
HOU 28–0
7:01 HOU Nathaniel Dell 10-yard pass from Ike Ogbogu (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 56 yards, 3:32)
HOU 35–0
2:03 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 58 yards, 3:06)
HOU 42–0
4
6:10 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 22-yard field goal(15 plays, 62 yards, 8:38)
HOU 45–0
Line
Over/under
HOU –41.052
Statistics
Grambling State
Houston
First downs
3
24
Total yards
102
422
Rushing yards
53
164
Passing yards
49
258
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
25:02
34:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Grambling State Passing
Aldon Clark
5/12, 49 yards
Rushing
Darqueze Brutton
9 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving
Greg White
1 reception, 37 yards
Houston Passing
Ike Ogbogu
14/22, 196 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
16 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
8 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Navy [ edit]
Navy at Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
7
10
0
3
20
• Cougars
7
0
7
14
28
Date: September 25, 2021Location: TDECU StadiumGame start: 6:02 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutesGame attendance: 25,054Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 6 MPHReferee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
Scoring summary
1
13:57 NAVY Xavier Arline 40-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)(3 plays, 76 yards, 0:58)
NAVY 7–0
1:35 HOU Marcus Jones 73-yard punt return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 4 yards, 2:03)
TIE 7–7
2
7:53 NAVY Bijan Nichols 30-yard field goal(15 plays, 62 yards, 8:42)
NAVY 10–7
0:52 NAVY Isaac Ruoss 1-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)(11 plays, 89 yards, 5:28)
NAVY 17–7
3
3:16 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 2-yard run (Kyle Ramsey kick)(7 plays, 43 yards, 4:23)
NAVY 17–14
4
14:53 HOU Marcus Jones 47-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)(7 plays, 81 yards, 1:55)
HOU 21–17
12:08 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Kyle Ramsey kick)(5 plays, 26 yards, 2:39)
HOU 28–17
6:12 NAVY Bijan Nichols 36-yard field goal(13 plays, 56 yards, 5:56)
HOU 28–20
Line
Over/under
HOU –20.047
Statistics
Navy
Houston
First downs
16
20
Total yards
300
384
Rushing yards
202
127
Passing yards
98
257
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
33:21
26:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Navy Passing
Xavier Arline
3/6, 83 yards
Rushing
Xavier Arline
19 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Mychal Cooper
3 receptions, 83 yards
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
22/30, 257 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
17 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving
Christian Trahan
4 receptions, 65 yards
At Tulsa [ edit]
Houston at Tulsa
1
2
3
4
Total
• Cougars
14
14
7
10
45
Golden Hurricane
0
3
0
7
10
Date: October 1, 2021Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumGame start: 6:30 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 15,890Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 2 MPHReferee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
4:23 HOU Alton McCaskill 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 81 yards, 4:29)
HOU 7–0
1:14 HOU Jeremy Singleton 47-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(4 plays, 85 yards, 1:21)
HOU 14–0
2
13:01 HOU Alton McCaskill 27-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 56 yards, 1:10)
HOU 21–0
9:33 HOU Alton McCaskill 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 32 yards, 2:01)
HOU 28–0
1:22 TLSA Zack Long 33-yard field goal(11 plays, 65 yards, 2:58)
HOU 28–3
3
14:06 HOU Gervarrius Owens 45-yard interception return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 10 yards, 0:54)
HOU 35–3
4
14:55 HOU Seth Green 8-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32)
HOU 42–3
9:26 TLSA Ezra Naylor II 41-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick)(6 plays, 72 yards, 1:46)
HOU 42–10
4:19 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 48-yard field goal(9 plays, 44 yards, 5:07)
HOU 45–10
Line
Over/under
TLSA –3.554
Statistics
Houston
Tulsa
First downs
22
14
Total yards
405
289
Rushing yards
144
31
Passing yards
261
258
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
32:26
27:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
17/24, 241 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
17 rushes, 77 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
6 receptions, 82 yards
Tulsa Passing
Davis Brin
20/39, 258 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
Anthony Watkins
8 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving
Sam Crawford Jr.
5 receptions, 101 yards
At Tulane [ edit]
Houston at Tulane
1
2
3
4
Total
• Cougars
14
3
9
14
40
Green Wave
0
15
7
0
22
Date: October 7, 2021Location: Yulman StadiumGame start: 6:30 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 15,026Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPHReferee: Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
8:04 HOU Christian Trahan 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 76 yards, 5:14)
HOU 7–0
0:22 HOU Jeremy Singleton 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 64 yards, 2:58)
HOU 14–0
2
10:45 TULN Tyrick James 13-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Christian Daniels Pass to Michael Pratt for two-point conversion)(5 plays, 73 yards, 1:53)
HOU 14–8
3:33 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal(7 plays, 20 yards, 2:26)
HOU 17–8
2:11 TULN Tyjae Spears 39-yard run (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22)
HOU 17–15
3
13:18 TULN Will Wallace 29-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(1 play, 29 yards, 0:08)
TULN 22–17
8:16 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal(5 plays, 28 yards, 1:17)
TULN 22–20
1:20 HOU Jeremy Singleton 29-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Two-point pass conversion failed)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:40)
HOU 26–22
4
9:28 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 8-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 39 yards, 3:20)
HOU 33–22
1:03 HOU Alton McCaskill 35-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 53 yards, 1:59)
HOU 40–22
Line
Over/under
HOU –6.560
Statistics
Houston
Tulane
First downs
18
17
Total yards
435
308
Rushing yards
147
94
Passing yards
288
214
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
31:34
28:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
23/36, 288 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
18 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
KeSean Carter
6 receptions, 69 yards
Tulane Passing
Michael Pratt
20/30, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Cameron Carroll
13 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving
Will Wallace
2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina [ edit]
East Carolina at Houston
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Pirates
10
0
0
14
0
24
• Cougars
17
7
0
0
7
31
Date: October 23, 2021Location: TDECU StadiumGame start: 3:00 p.m. CDT (Kicked at 8:20 p.m. – delayed 5 hours and 20 minutes to kickoff due to lightning) Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 22,925Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 9 MPHReferee: Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPNews): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
Scoring summary
1
11:39 ECU Owen Daffer 33-yard field goal(9 plays, 60 yards, 3:21)
ECU 3–0
6:56 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 21-yard field goal(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:43)
TIE 3–3
5:46 ECU Jsi Hatfield 40-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick)(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:10)
ECU 10–3
5:34 HOU Marcus Jones 98-yard kickoff return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12)
TIE 10–10
1:38 HOU Christian Trahan 2-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 32 yards, 2:47)
HOU 17–10
2
3:12 HOU Nathaniel Dell 14-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 13 yards, 0:22)
HOU 24–10
4
6:59 ECU Holton Ahlers 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick)(6 plays, 71 yards, 2:40)
HOU 24–17
5:43 ECU Audie Omotosho 13-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick)(2 plays, 16 yards, 1:01)
TIE 24–24
OT
HOU Alton McCaskill 25-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(1 play, 25 yards)
HOU 31–24
Line
Over/under
HOU –13.557
Statistics
East Carolina
Houston
First downs
20
16
Total yards
360
256
Rushing yards
82
87
Passing yards
278
169
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
29:13
30:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Holton Ahlers
23/37, 278 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Keaton Mitchell
11 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving
Tyler Snead
7 receptions, 114 yards
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
19/29, 169 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
12 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Christian Trahan
6 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
No. 19 SMU [ edit]
SMU at Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Mustangs
7
13
14
3
37
• Cougars
17
6
7
14
44
Date: October 30, 2021Location: TDECU StadiumGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutesGame attendance: 25,676Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPHReferee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN2): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
11:20 HOU Nathaniel Dell 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:40)
HOU 7–0
9:26 HOU Nathaniel Dell 48-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 56 yards, 0:33)
HOU 14–0
2:20 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 50-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 4:32)
HOU 17–0
0:00 SMU Jordan Kerley 43-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20
HOU 17–7
2
11:41 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal(7 plays, 69 yards, 3:19)
HOU 20–7
7:28 SMU Tre Siggers 50-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:09)
HOU 20–14
2:45 SMU Rashee Rice 6-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza PAT blocked)(7 plays, 35 yards, 3:07)
TIE 20–20
0:00 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 30-yard field goal(12 plays, 62 yards, 2:45)
HOU 23–20
3
14:45 SMU Bryan Massey 100-yard kickoff return (Blake Mazza kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:15)
SMU 27–23
9:22 HOU Nathaniel Dell 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:23)
HOU 30–27
5:46 SMU Tre Siggers 2-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36)
SMU 34–30
4
13:36 HOU KeSean Carter 4-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 7:10)
HOU 37–34
0:30 SMU Blake Mazza 45-yard field goal(10 plays, 58 yards, 1:34)
TIE 37–37
0:17 HOU Marcus Jones 100-yard kickoff return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13)
HOU 44–37
Line
Over/under
SMU –1.062
Statistics
SMU
Houston
First downs
18
23
Total yards
355
489
Rushing yards
50
77
Passing yards
305
412
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
24:37
35:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SMU Passing
Tanner Mordecai
24/37, 305 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Tre Siggers
13 rushes, 44 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Danny Gray
5 receptions, 73 yards
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
27/37, 412 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Ta’Zhawn Henry
21 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
9 receptions, 165 yards, 3 TDs
At South Florida [ edit]
Houston at South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
• Cougars
9
17
21
7
54
Bulls
14
14
7
7
42
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Raymond James StadiumGame start: 6:30 p.m. CDTElapsed time: Game attendance: 28,667Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: Tim RichTV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Scoring summary
1
14:47 USF Brian Battie 100-yard kickoff return (Spencer Shrader kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13)
USF 7–0
8:35 HOU Jake Herslow 18-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 56 yards, 2:51)
TIE 7–7
6:44 USF Brian Battie 29-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:51)
USF 14–7
3:34 HOU Atlias Bell safety(3 plays, -1 yard, 0:44)
USF 14–9
2
14:52 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 19-yard field goal(8 plays, 56 yards, 3:42)
USF 14–12
10:19 USF Mitchell Brinkman 33-yard pass from Timmy McClain (Spencer Shrader kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33)
USF 21–12
8:19 HOU Alton McCaskill 6-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 54 yards, 2:00)
USF 21–19
2:30 HOU Nathaniel Dell 55-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 87 yards, 0:40)
HOU 26–21
2:16 USF Brian Battie 100-yard kickoff return (Spencer Shrader kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14)
USF 28–26
3
12:50 HOU Alton McCaskill 2-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 67 yards, 2:10)
HOU 33–28
10:04 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 97-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(1 play, 97 yards, 0:14)
HOU 40–28
6:58 USF Chris Carter 14-yard pass from Timmy McClain (Spencer Shrader kick)(11 plays, 65 yards, 3:06)
HOU 40–35
4:44 HOU Jeremy Singleton 27-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14)
HOU 47–35
4
3:59 USF Timmy McClain 11-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(9 plays, 60 yards, 2:34)
HOU 47–42
2:27 HOU Alton McCaskill 16-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 44 yards, 1:32)
HOU 54–42
Line
Over/under
HOU –13.553
Statistics
Houston
South Florida
First downs
30
23
Total yards
646
399
Rushing yards
261
110
Passing yards
385
289
Turnovers
0
2
Time of possession
33:07
26:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
21/26, 385 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Ta’Zhawn Henry
10 rushes, 130 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
8 receptions, 164 yards, 1 TD
South Florida Passing
Timmy McClain
22/46, 289 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Timmy McClain
11 rushes, 46 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Xavier Weaver
6 receptions, 105 yards
At Temple [ edit]
Houston at Temple
1
2
3
4
Total
• Cougars
7
3
14
13
37
Owls
0
0
0
8
8
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Lincoln Financial FieldGame start: 11:00 a.m. CSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 18,440Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 13 MPHReferee: Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
Scoring summary
1
8:47 HOU Alton McCaskill 3-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 47 yards, 3:30)
HOU 7–0
2
7:46 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 39-yard field goal(13 plays, 58 yards, 7:09)
HOU 10–0
3
11:29 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 6-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:31)
HOU 17–0
4:00 HOU Alton McCaskill 34-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 52 yards, 2:05)
HOU 24–0
4
14:22 TEM Edward Saydee 1-yard run (Justin Lynch pass to Darius Pittman for two-point conversion)(4 plays, 45 yards, 0:56)
HOU 24–8
10:57 HOU Jaylen Erwin 35-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon PAT blocked)(7 plays, 77 yards, 3:23)
HOU 30–8
6:13 HOU Seth Green 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 42 yards, 2:28)
HOU 37–8
Line
Over/under
HOU –25.053
Statistics
Houston
Temple
First downs
24
10
Total yards
446
218
Rushing yards
217
99
Passing yards
229
119
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
39:22
20:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
21/34, 224 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
21 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Seth Green
7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing
Justin Lynch
11/24, 119 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Justin Lynch
14 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving
Randle Jones
5 receptions, 36 yards
Memphis [ edit]
Memphis at Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
3
7
3
13
• No. 24 Cougars
0
21
0
10
31
Date: November 19, 2021Location: TDECU StadiumGame start: 8:00 p.m. CSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutesGame attendance: 28,712Game weather: • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 4 MPHReferee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Scoring summary
2
14:03 HOU Alton McCaskill 36-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(1 play, 36 yards, 0:15)
HOU 7–0
5:40 HOU Nathaniel Dell 19-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 93 yards, 4:36)
HOU 14–0
2:55 MEM David Kemp 28-yard field goal(9 plays, 65 yards, 2:45)
HOU 14–3
0:53 HOU Clayton Tune 20-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:02)
HOU 21–3
3
4:31 MEM Asa Martin 5-yard pass from Seth Henigan (David Kemp kick)(11 plays, 60 yards, 4:16)
HOU 21–10
4
14:52 MEM David Kemp 22-yard field goal(8 plays, 86 yards, 2:30)
HOU 21–13
3:24 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal(5 plays, 29 yards, 2:15)
HOU 24–13
1:43 HOU Ta’Zhawn Henry 4-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 18 yards, 0:52)
HOU 31–13
Line
Over/under
HOU –9.559
Statistics
Memphis
Houston
First downs
24
25
Total yards
322
461
Rushing yards
106
197
Passing yards
216
264
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
25:34
34:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Memphis Passing
Seth Henigan
21/45, 208 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Rodrigues Clark
12 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Calvin Austin III
5 receptions, 103 yards
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
20/34, 264 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Ta’Zhawn Henry
13 rushes, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
At UConn [ edit]
Houston at UConn
1
2
3
4
Total
• No. 24 Cougars
7
14
17
7
45
Huskies
0
10
0
7
17
Scoring summary
1
10:21 HOU Alton McCaskill 31-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 55 yards, 3:02)
HOU 7–0
2
11:44 HOU Jake Herslow 49-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 52 yards, 0:50)
HOU 14–0
6:31 UCONN Kevens Clercius 34-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick)(3 plays, 25 yards, 1:09)
HOU 14–7
1:15 HOU Nathaniel Dell 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 52 yards, 0:50)
HOU 21–7
0:01 UCONN Joe McFadden 25-yard field goal(7 plays, 52 yards, 1:11)
HOU 21–10
3
11:08 HOU Nathaniel Dell 13-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(9 plays, 47 yards, 3:45)
HOU 28–10
6:02 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:36)
HOU 31–10
1:26 HOU Jeremy Singleton 34-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(3 plays, 55 yards, 1:18)
HOU 38–10
4
11:30 UCONN Malik Dixon 37-yard interception return (Joe McFadden kick)(2 plays, 12 yards, 0:46)
HOU 38–17
3:03 HOU Chandler Smith 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(4 plays, 27 yards, 1:50)
HOU 45–17
Line
Over/under
HOU –32.054.5
Statistics
Houston
UConn
First downs
21
16
Total yards
472
238
Rushing yards
149
82
Passing yards
323
156
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
31:16
28:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
21/30, 301 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
9 rushes, 54 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jake Herslow
5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
UConn Passing
Steven Krajewski
9/19, 79 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Steven Krajewski
8 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving
Kevens Clercius
2 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
At No. 4 Cincinnati (AAC Championship Game) [ edit]
2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Cougars
10
3
0
7
20
• No. 4 Bearcats
14
0
21
0
35
Scoring summary
1
11:55 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 37-yard field goal(7 plays, 50 yards, 2:57)
HOU 3–0
9:38 CIN Tyler Scott 25-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)(5 plays, 82 yards, 2:11)
CIN 7–3
4:23 HOU Nathaniel Dell 16-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 74 yards, 5:07)
HOU 10–7
4:06 CIN Jerome Ford 79-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)(1 play, 79 yards, 0:11)
CIN 14–10
2
11:40 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal(13 plays, 44 yards, 7:21)
CIN 14–13
3
12:02 CIN Leonard Taylor 8-yard pass from Desmond Ridder(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58)
CIN 21–13
11:04 CIN Alec Pierce 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)(2 plays, 23 yards, 0:41)
CIN 28–13
7:38 CIN Jerome Ford 42-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)(3 plays, 62 yards, 1:18)
CIN 35–13
4
6:06 HOU Jake Herslow 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(13 plays, 90 yards, 7:28)
CIN 35–20
Line
Over/under
CIN –10.552.5
Statistics
Houston
Cincinnati
First downs
22
14
Total yards
336
400
Rushing yards
86
210
Passing yards
250
190
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
40:19
19:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
17/26, 250 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
13 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
9 receptions, 152 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati Passing
Desmond Ridder
11/17, 190 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Jerome Ford
18 rushes, 187 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Alec Pierce
2 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
vs. Auburn (Birmingham Bowl) [ edit]
2021 Birmingham Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
• No. 20 Cougars
7
3
0
7
17
Tigers
0
3
10
0
13
Date: December 28, 2021Location: Protective StadiumGame start: 11:00 a.m. CSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 47,100Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind:Referee: Michael MothershedTV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
8:46 HOU Alton McCaskill 5-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(12 plays, 87 yards, 6:14)
HOU 7–0
2
6:58 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 52-yard field goal(9 plays, 45 yards, 4:10)
HOU 10–0
3:10 AUB Ben Patton 27-yard field goal(8 plays, 67 yards, 3:48)
HOU 10–3
3
12:12 AUB Ben Patton 35-yard field goal(7 plays, 57 yards, 2:48)
HOU 10–6
3:52 AUB Kobe Hudson 12-yard pass from T. J. Finley (Ben Patton kick)(11 plays, 78 yards, 6:20)
AUB 13–10
4
3:27 HOU Jake Herslow 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:20)
HOU 17–13
Line
Over/under
AUB –2.049
Statistics
Houston
Auburn
First downs
19
15
Total yards
398
352
Rushing yards
115
125
Passing yards
283
227
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
29:50
30:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Passing
Clayton Tune
26/40, 283 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
14 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving
Nathaniel Dell
10 receptions, 150 yards
Auburn Passing
T. J. Finley
19/37, 227 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tank Bigsby
16 rushes, 96 yards
Receiving
Tank Bigsby
5 receptions, 68 yards
Rankings [ edit]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
RV
—
—
—
—
—
—
RV
RV
20
17
17
19
16
21
17
Coaches
RV
—
—
—
—
—
RV
RV
RV
19
17
17
16
16
21
17
CFP
Not released
—
—
24
24
21
20
Not released
References [ edit]
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