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#25 Houston Cougars (9-2)

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(AP) -- Case Keenum and Houston appeared to hit a major bump in their road to the Conference USA title game, but another superb passing performance coupled with a fortuitous loss by a rival put them back in control of the West Division.

Keenum will try to help the No. 25 Cougars clinch a spot in the conference championship game Saturday night when they host Rice in the matchup for the Bayou Bucket.

The Cougars (9-2, 5-2) suffered a seemingly major setback Nov. 14, falling 37-32 at Central Florida. However, they rebounded in strong fashion last week as Keenum passed for 405 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-14 win over Memphis. (MORE)

Cougars Headlines

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Rice
25
Houston
Head To Head
Conference USA
East
  Overall Conference
East Carolina 7-4 6-1
Southern Miss 7-4 5-2
UCF 7-4 5-2
Marshall 6-5 4-3
UAB 5-6 4-3
Memphis 2-9 1-6
West
  Overall Conference
25 Houston 9-2 5-2
Southern Methodist 6-5 5-2
Tulsa 4-7 2-5
UTEP 3-8 2-5
Rice 2-9 2-5
Tulane 3-8 1-6
Leaders
Passing Yards: C. Keenum4599
Passing TDs: C. Keenum36
Rushing Yards: B. Beall598
Rushing TDs: C. Sims7
Receiving Yards: J. Cleveland941
Receiving TDs: J. Cleveland11
Interceptions: B. Brinkley3
Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 6315 (1)
Passing Yards: 4860 (1)
Rushing Yards: 1455 (79)
Points per game: 42.4 (3)
Yards per game: 574.1 (1)
Touchdowns: 56 (3)
Field Goals: 17 (20)
Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 4965 (113)
Passing Yards: 2589 (82)
Rushing Yards: 2376 (113)
Points per game: 29.3 (91)
Yards per game: 451.4 (112)
Touchdowns: 40 (94)
Field Goals: 9 (21)
Schedule 2009
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/5 vs. Northwestern State W 55 - 7
9/12 at 5 Oklahoma State W 45 - 35
9/26 vs. Texas Tech W 29 - 28
10/3 at UTEP L 41 - 58
10/10 at Mississippi State W 31 - 24
10/17 at Tulane W 44 - 16
10/24 vs. Southern Methodist W 38 - 15
10/31 vs. Southern Miss W 50 - 43
11/7 at Tulsa W 46 - 45
11/14 at UCF L 32 - 37
11/21 vs. Memphis W 55 - 14
11/28 vs. Rice 5:00 PT6:00 MT7:00 CT8:00 ET
AP Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Alabama 11-0
3 Texas 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Pittsburgh 9-1
9 Ohio State 10-2
10 Oregon 9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Texas 11-0
3 Alabama 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Ohio State 10-2
9 Pittsburgh 9-1
10 Oregon 9-2
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