2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Conference championship
Temple Owls Houston Cougars (10–2) (11–1) 13 24 Head coach:  Matt Rhule Head coach:  Tom Herman AP Coaches CFP 20 21 22 AP Coaches CFP 17 18 19
1 2 3 4 Total Temple 0 3 7 3 13 Houston 7 10 7 0 24
Date	December 5, 2015
Season	2015
Stadium	TDECU Stadium
Location	Houston, TX
Favorite	Houston by 5.5
Referee	Michael Roche
Attendance	35,721[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC/IMG
Announcers	Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, and Todd McShay (ABC) Tony Castricone and Tony Pike (IMG)

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1					10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2					8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4					7	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4					6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
#8 Houston xy$		7	–	1					13	–	1
#18 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was held on December 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first football championship game for The American, it was hosted by the Houston Cougars, West Division champion, and featured the Temple Owls, East Division champion. It was broadcast on ABC.

Teams

Houston

The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head to head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game.

Temple

The Temple Owls were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Temple Houston 1 10:05 10 36 2:55 Houston Webb, Javin 1 yd run (Cummings, Ty kick) 0 7 2 13:28 9 42 2:59 Houston Cummings, Ty 24 yd field goal 0 10 2 5:32 5 71 1:59 Houston Ward Jr., Greg 47 yd run (Cummings, Ty kick) 0 17 2 1:46 9 51 3:46 Temple Jones, Austin 40 yd field goal 3 17 3 6:40 7 71 3:38 Houston Ward Jr., Greg 10 yd run (Cummings, Ty kick) 3 24 3 2:26 10 75 4:14 Temple Anderson, Robby 13 yd pass from Walker, P.J. (Jones, Austin kick) 10 24 4 11:29 10 29 4:47 Temple Jones, Austin 39 yd field goal 13 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 24

Source: ^[2]

Statistics

Statistics	Houston	Temple
First Downs	16	19
Total offense	339	385
Rushing yards–TD	233–3	98–0
Passing yards–TD	106–0	287–1
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–22–0	26–44–1
Fumbles: Number–Lost	0–0	1–1
Penalties: Number–Yards	5–40	2–15
Punts: Average Yardage	36.5	33
Kickoffs: Average Yardage	63	59
Sacks: Number–Yards	1–4	0–0
Field Goals: Good–Att	1–1	2–2
Points off turnovers	7	0
Time of Possession	26:01	32:58

References

1. "Statistics: Temple vs. Houston (Dec. 5, 2015)". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "Statistics: Temple vs. Houston (Dec. 5, 2015)". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 24, 2015.