Some facts about the 2008 Houston Cougars:
SCHOOL COLORS: Scarlet and white
FOUNDED: 1927
ENROLLMENT: 30,757
LOCATED: Houston
COACH: Kevin Sumlin, first season at Houston, first season overall
2007 RECORD: 8-5 (6-2, tied first Conference USA West)
LAST BOWL: 2007 Texas Bowl, lost to TCU 20-13
STADIUM: Robertson Stadium (32,000)
RETURNING STARTERS: 12 (5 offense, 7 defense)
KEY PLAYERS: QB Case Keenum, QB Blake Joseph, DE Phillip Hunt, CB Brandon Brinkley, SS Ernest Miller, FS Kenneth Fontenette.
KEY RECRUITS: LB Anthony Lewis, DB Jackie Hinton, LB Jarvis Smith, RB Bryce Beall, DE Mohammed Usman.
KEY DEPARTURES: RB Anthony Alridge, WR Donnie Avery, WR Jeron Harvey, LB Brendan Pahulu, LB Trent Allen, DB Rocky Schwartz.
COACHSPEAK: “We’ve got the support, we’ve got the leadership up top and as a coach I’ve come in here to win championships.”—Kevin Sumlin.
2008 SCHEDULE:
Aug. 30— Southern
Sept. 6— at Oklahoma St.
Sept. 13— Air Force
Sept. 20— at Colorado St.
Sept. 27— at East Carolina
Oct. 9— UAB
Oct. 18— at SMU
Oct. 28— at Marshall
Nov. 8— Tulane
Nov. 15— Tulsa
Nov. 22— UTEP
Nov. 29— at Rice
