American Athletic
The 2017 season's largest margin: Houston 38, Rice 3. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Houston·American Athletic
2017 — The 2017 Season
Houston's 2017 season (7-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Lost the Hawaii Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- D'Eriq KingQB1,260 passing yards
- Kyle PostmaQB1,125 passing yards
- Duke CatalonRB637 rushing yards
- Mulbah CarRB388 rushing yards
- Dillon BirdenRB333 rushing yards
- Steven DunbarWR1,070 receiving yards
- Linell BonnerWR889 receiving yards
- Courtney LarkWR235 receiving yards
- D'Juan HinesLB110 tackles
- Matthew AdamsLB88 tackles
- Ed OliverDT73 tackles
- Emeke EgbuleLB2 sacks
- David AnenihDL2 sacks
- Nick ThurmanDE2 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Houston 17, Tulsa 45. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Houston fell to Fresno State 27-33 in the postseason.
"Eat 'em up"
2017 is a middle chapter for Houston — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.