2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Northwestern State | 1-0 (0-0) | W 55-7 |
| 9/12 | @ No. 5 Oklahoma State | 2-0 (0-0) | W 45-35 |
| 9/26 | Texas Tech | 3-0 (0-0) | W 29-28 |
| 10/03 | @ UTEP | 3-1 (0-1) | L 58-41 |
| 10/10 | @ Mississippi State | 4-1 (0-1) | W 31-24 |
| 10/17 | @ Tulane | 5-1 (1-1) | W 44-16 |
| 10/24 | Southern Methodist | 6-1 (2-1) | W 38-15 |
| 10/31 | Southern Miss | 7-1 (3-1) | W 50-43 |
| 11/07 | @ Tulsa | 8-1 (4-1) | W 46-45 |
| 11/14 | @ UCF | 8-2 (4-2) | L 37-32 |
| 11/21 | Memphis | 9-2 (5-2) | W 55-14 |
| 11/28 | Rice | 8:00 PM | |
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Headlines
Heisman Predictor: Tebow's Catch-22 
Ryan McCrystal | ESPN Stats & Information (17 hours ago)
Twelve weeks into the Heisman hunt, the great Tim Tebow finds himself in a bind.
Tebow, McCoy named Maxwell, O'Brien finalists
ESPN.com news services (1 day ago)
Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are set for at least one showdown off the field.
Nostra-Durrett: Trying to predict the bowl future
Richard Durrett | ESPNDallas.com (4 days ago)
Forecasting the bowl future for our college teams and area bowl games.
- LB Simmons on the rise (6 days ago)
- Heisman Predictor: Gerhart's chances (7 days ago)
- McShay: CFB Week 11 stock report (8 days ago)
- The rise of the Cardinal, the fall of USC (9 days ago)
- SMU defense holds, Mustangs bowl eligible (10 days ago)
- UTEP driving, less than minute to play (10 days ago)
- UTEP driving (10 days ago)
Week 13 - Saturday 11/28
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Rice Owls at Houston Cougars
| CONF | OVR | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | |
| RICE | 2-5 | 2-9 | 205 | 444 | 2-4 | 0-5 |
| HOU | 5-2 | 9-2 | 466 | 322 | 5-0 | 4-2 |
Houston 55, Memphis 14
| It was over when... The Cougars jumped out to a 21-0 lead halfway through the first quarter against the Tigers. Gameball goes to... Case Keenum. The Houston QB was 29-of-39 for 405 passing yards with 5 touchdowns. Stat of the game... 1,033. The two teams combined for more than 1,000 total yards, led by Houston's 689. | ||
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Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Davey O'Brien Award |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Heisman Memorial Trophy |
| 1976 | Wilson Whitley | Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award |
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Rankings
| BCS | AP | COACHES |
| #23 | #25 | #20 |
2009 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
| East Carolina | 6-1 | 7-4 |
| Southern Miss | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| UCF | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Marshall | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| UAB | 4-3 | 5-6 |
| Memphis | 1-6 | 2-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Houston #23 | 5-2 | 9-2 |
| Southern Methodist | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Tulsa | 2-5 | 4-7 |
| UTEP | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Rice | 2-5 | 2-9 |
| Tulane | 1-6 | 3-8 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| C. Keenum | 553 | 387 | 4599 | 36 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| B. Beall | 129 | 598 | 4.6 | 6 |
| C. Sims | 97 | 533 | 5.5 | 7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| J. Cleveland | 82 | 941 | 11.5 | 11 |
| T. Carrier | 72 | 850 | 11.8 | 6 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 132.3 | 441.8 | 574.1 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 42.4 | 29.3 | 13.1 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| B. Thomas Jr. | ATH | Signed | 78 |
| T. Chambers | TE | Signed | 78 |
| T. Bates | S | Signed | 77 |
| T. Cloud | OG | Signed | 76 |
| K. Forsch | OT | Signed | 75 |
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Houston's Charles Sims (5) scores on a 13-yard run during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game... (AP Photo/Bob Levey)