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No. 25 Houston vs. Air Force Time/TV: Noon ET/ESPN. Surface: Artificial. Line: Houston by 41 2. Sagarin difference: Houston by 2.13. Bowl records: Air Force 8-10-1, Houston 7-10-1. Series: 1-1 . The Falcons, seeking their first win in three tries at this bowl, hope to keep the Mountain West Conference's perfect postseason intact.

With Asher Clark and Jared Tew grinding out yards and Air Force controlling the ball for more than 41 minutes, there were few chances for Case Keenum and Houston's potent offense.

Houston needed a sure-handed receiver to fill the shoes of graduated leading pass-catcher Mark Hafner.

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Houston , Dec. 5 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston sophomore wide receiver Patrick Edwards was named as a nominee for the Third Annual College Football Rudy Awards as it was announced by The Rudy Foundation on Saturday.

Cougars co-offensive coordinator Jason Phillips is one of six finalists for the Sam Houston State head coaching job.

Houston , Dec. 8 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Record-setting Houston quarterback , his top receiver, James Cleveland, and electrifying return man Tyron Carrier were named First Team All-Conference USA as announced by the league office in Irving, Texas .

Houston , Nov. 27 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Fresh off a dominating win, the 20th-ranked University of Houston football team wraps up its 2009 regular season at 7 p.m., Saturday, when it plays host to Conference USA- and crosstown-rival Rice on John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium.

Case Keenum has passed for 5,449 yards, 384 short of the NCAA single-season record set by Texas Tech's B.J. Symons in 2003 Share Share Maybe the Houston Cougars weren't the best Conference USA football team on paper after all.

This is the moment that Greenville, the Pirate Nation and the ECU athletic department has always looked forward to.

East Carolina s back in the Conference USA championship game for a second straight season and look to defend their conference superiority.

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Two weeks ago, Houston needed help just to reach the Conference USA championship game.

The Houston Cougars turned back the clock. They tended to the present and immediate future.

Kevin Sumlin kept wanting to talk about the next game. Those presumptuous people outside the Houston Cougars program kept insisting on talking about an unbeaten season and busting into the Bowl Championship Series.

Case Keenum threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, as 25th-ranked Houston walloped the Rice Owls, 73-14, to claim Conference USA's West division and a spot in the league championship game.

Case Keenum and Houston appeared to hit a major bump in their road to the Conference USA title game, but another superb passing performance coupled with a fortuitous loss by a rival put them back in control of the West Division.

HOUSTON - Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters, and No.

The 24th-ranked Houston Cougars open a regular- season ending two-game homestand this weekend, as they try to bounce back against the Memphis Tigers in Conference USA play at Robertson Stadium.

I'm trying to figure out a way for Houston's Case Keenum to win the Heisman. First, I'm trying to figure out a way for people to care enough for Case Keenum to win the Heisman.