2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple x	7	–	1	10	–	4
South Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Cincinnati	4	–	4	7	–	6
UConn	4	–	4	6	–	7
East Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
UCF	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 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

Main article: 2015 Houston Cougars football team

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. This was their first conference championship game since 2011, when they were Conference USA. They were aiming for their first conference championship since 2006.

Temple

Main article: 2015 Temple Owls football team

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 Conference play to finish as champions of the East Division. This was their first division title since 2009, when they tied with Ohio for the MAC West title. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game. The Owls were aiming for their first conference title since winning the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1967 and their first major conference title in school history.

Game summary

Scoring summary

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

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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

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

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Years	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Venues	TDECU Stadium (2015) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (2016) Spectrum Stadium (2017–18) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (2019) Nippert Stadium (2020–21) Yulman Stadium (2022–2023) Michie Stadium (2024)

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Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Houston Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Baylor Rice SMU Texas Tech Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Veer option The Comeback Victory 2022 SMU game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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