| Sat. 11/27 | Sat. 12/4 | Tue. 12/28 |
| @ UConn W 45-17 Box | Recap |
@ Cin L 20-35 Box | Recap |
@ Auburn W 17-13 Box | Recap |
No. 21 Houston edges Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham Bowl | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Clayton Tune and the Houston Cougars punctuated an impressive season with a win in Southeastern Conference country. Jake Herslow caught a 26-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass from Tune with 3:27 left to help lift No. 21 Houston to a 17-13 victory over Auburn on Tuesday in the Birmingham Bowl in front of a mostly orange-and-blue crowd at Protective Stadium. The Cougars (12-2) marched 80 yards in eight plays to cap the third season in program history with at least 12 wins. They snapped a four-game bowl losing streak and won 12 of their final 13 games, the only loss after the opener coming to No. 4 Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference championship game. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Tune | 3546 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Tune | 30 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | A. McCaskill | 961 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | A. McCaskill | 16 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | N. Dell | 1329 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | N. Dell | 12 | |||
| Interceptions: | M. Jones | 5 | |||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | vs. Texas Tech | L 21 - 38 | ||
| 9/11 | at Rice | W 44 - 7 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Grambling State | W 45 - 0 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. Navy | W 28 - 20 | ||
| 10/1 | at Tulsa | W 45 - 10 | ||
| 10/7 | at Tulane | W 40 - 22 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. East Carolina | W 31 - 24 | ||
| 10/30 | vs. 19 SMU | W 44 - 37 | ||
| 11/6 | at South Florida | W 54 - 42 | ||
| 11/13 | at Temple | W 37 - 8 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. Memphis | W 31 - 13 | ||
| 11/27 | at Connecticut | W 45 - 17 | ||
| 12/4 | at 4 Cincinnati | L 20 - 35 | ||
| 12/28 | at Auburn | W 17 - 13 | ||
| American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 4 Cincinnati | 8-0 | 13-1 | ||||||||||
| 20 Houston | 8-0 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| UCF | 5-3 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Tulsa | 5-3 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Southern Methodist | 4-4 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Memphis | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Navy | 3-5 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Tulane | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| South Florida | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5794 (30) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3802 (15) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1992 (71) | ||||
| Points per game: | 35.9 (16) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 413.9 (62) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 59 (14) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 16 (54) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4224 (19) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2721 (47) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1503 (16) | ||||
| Points per game: | 20.4 (20) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 301.7 (6) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 31 (26) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 11 (27) | ||||
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