Gallery: Cougars take silver against Golden Hurricane
October 16, 2017
A gut-wrenching defeat at the hands of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane left the Cougars and their fans wondering what went wrong. The 45-17 blowout marks the Cougars’ second loss of the season and first within the American Athletic Conference.
Now that you have had time to let the sting of defeat wear away, take a look at some of our best shots from the heart-breaking loss.

Houston struck first with just 49 seconds left in the first quarter when junior kicker Caden Novikoff split a 26-yard field goal through the uprights. The junior specialist is now a perfect 4-for-4 on kicks between 20-29 yards in 2017. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar

Junior Houston running back Duke Catalon dazzled fans against SMU a week earlier en route to career-high marks in both rushing yards and touchdowns. On Saturday, Catalon followed the performance with just 72 yards, however still accounting for nearly half of the offense’s ground game against the Golden Hurricane. | Thomas Dwyer/The Cougar