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Houston Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:26 PST

One more win.

That's what stands between Houston and a berth in the Conference USA championship game.

The Cougars needed a little help heading into last weekend's action, and they got it in the form of Marshall's victory over first-place SMU, putting the Mustangs and Cougars in a tie for the top spot in the Western Division.

So now all Houston has to do is beat Rice this weekend to earn the Western Division berth in the title game, thanks to its tiebreaker edge it holds over SMU because of a victory earlier this season over the Mustangs.

Coach Kevin Sumlin and the Cougars aren't even looking that far ahead, though, preferring to instead focus on the Bayou Bucket, the trophy that goes to the annual...

Keenum has 5 TDs as Houston beats Memphis 55-14 (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:25:51 PST

Houston needed a win to stay alive in the Conference USA race. Case Keenum engineered it in record-setting fashion. Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters as Houston beat Memphis 55-14 on Saturday. The quarterback also set a school record for career touchdown passes with 94, surpassing David Klingler's 91.

Houston drops a tough one on the road. (Rivals.com)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:51:00 PST

The number 13 ranked Houston Cougars took their number one ranked offense on the road to play Central Florida...

UCF stops Keenum in 37-32 upset of No. 13 Houston (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:50:57 PST

No last-minute magic for Case Keenum and No. 13 Houston this time. Central Florida made sure of that. Brett Hodges outplayed the nation's most prolific passer and Brynn Harvey rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, leading UCF to a 37-32 upset that stopped a five-game winning streak Keenum had kept alive with a pair of last-minute rallies.