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REFERENCES Regional and World Maps Flags of the World Gallery of Covers Definitions and Notes Guide to Country Profiles Guide to Country Comparisons The World Factbook Users Guide APPENDICES A: abbreviations B: international organizations and groups C: selected international environmental agreements D: cross-reference list of country data codes E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes F: cross-reference list of geographic names G: weights and measures FAQs CONTACT Africa :: Guinea Page last updated on May 15, 2015 view 1 photo of Guinea Introduction :: GUINEA Background: Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five-year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy. Geography :: GUINEA Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone Geographic coordinates: 11 00 N, 10 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 245,857 sq km land: 245,717 sq km water: 140 sq km country comparison to the world: 79 Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon Land boundaries: total: 4,046 km border countries (6): Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km Coastline: 320 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Terrain: generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m Natural resources: bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt Land use: arable land: 12.21% permanent crops: 2.85% other: 84.94% (2012 est.) Irrigated land: 949.2 sq km (2003) Total renewable water resources: 226 cu km (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 0.55 cu km/yr (39%/10%/51%) per capita: 64.3 cu m/yr (2005) Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season Environment - current issues: deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: the Niger and its important tributary the Milo River have their sources in the Guinean highlands People and Society :: GUINEA Nationality: noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean Ethnic groups: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10% Languages: French (official) note: each ethnic group has its own language Religions: Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% Population: 11,474,383 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 Age structure: 0-14 years: 42% (male 2,437,142/female 2,387,105) 15-24 years: 19.5% (male 1,130,432/female 1,108,834) 25-54 years: 30.4% (male 1,748,867/female 1,739,881) 55-64 years: 4.4% (male 243,032/female 266,578) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 182,084/female 230,428) (2014 est.) population pyramid: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 82.4% youth dependency ratio: 76.7% elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% potential support ratio: 17.7% (2014 est.) Median age: total: 18.7 years male: 18.4 years female: 18.9 years (2014 est.) Population growth rate: 2.63% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 Birth rate: 36.02 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 Death rate: 9.69 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 Urbanization: urban population: 36.7% of total population (2014) rate of urbanization: 3.82% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major urban areas - population: CONAKRY (capital) 1.886 million (2014) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.) Mother's mean age at first birth: 19 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012 est.) Maternal mortality rate: 650 deaths/100,000 live births (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 13 Infant mortality rate: total: 55.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.17 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 30 Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.6 years male: 58.08 years female: 61.17 years (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 196 Total fertility rate: 4.93 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 18 Contraceptive prevalence rate: 5.6% (2012) Health expenditures: 4.7% of GDP (2013) country comparison to the world: 102 Physicians density: 0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005) Hospital bed density: 0.3 beds/1,000 population (2011) Drinking water source: improved: urban: 92.2% of population rural: 65% of population total: 74.8% of population unimproved: urban: 7.8% of population rural: 35% of population total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.) Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 32.7% of population rural: 11.2% of population total: 18.9% of population unimproved: urban: 67.3% of population rural: 88.8% of population total: 81.1% of population (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.74% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 125,800 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 36 HIV/AIDS - deaths: 5,400 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever animal contact disease: rabies (2013) Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 5.9% (2014) country comparison to the world: 165 Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 18.7% (2012) country comparison to the world: 33 Education expenditures: 2.5% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 156 Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 30.4% male: 38.1% female: 22.8% (2015 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 7 years (2011) Child labor - children ages 5-14: total number: 571,774 percentage: 25% (2003 est.) Government :: GUINEA Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Guinea conventional short form: Guinea local long form: Republique de Guinee local short form: Guinee former: French Guinea Government type: republic Capital: name: Conakry geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 13 42 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Administrative divisions: 7 regions administrative and 1 gouvenorat*; Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore Independence: 2 October 1958 (from France) National holiday: Independence Day, 2 October (1958) Constitution: previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2010) Legal system: civil law system based on the French model International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010) head of government: Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held on 27 June 2010 with a runoff held on 7 November 2010 election results: Alpha CONDE elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE 52.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO 47.5% Legislative branch: description: unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; 76 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 38 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 28 September 2013 (next scheduled for 2018) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, other 14 Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Constitutional, Civil, Penal, Commercial, and Administrative Chambers, and Chamber of Accounts; court consists of the first president, chamber presidents, and NA members); note - the court is due to be reorganized by the New National Assembly in accordance with the 2010 constitution and democratic transition judge selection and term of office: court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; member tenure NA subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; courts of first instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace Political parties and leaders: National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE] Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE] (ruling party) Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean Marie DORE] Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO] Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE] note: listed are the five most popular parties as of January 2014; overall, there are more than 140 registered parties Political pressure groups and leaders: National Confederation of Guinean Workers-Labor Union of Guinean Workers or CNTG-USTG Alliance (includes National Confederation of Guinean Workers or CNTG and Labor Union of Guinean Workers or USTG) Syndicate of Guinean Teachers and Researchers or SLECG International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Mamady CONDE (since 14 July 2014) chancery: 2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 986-4300 FAX: [1] (202) 986-3800 Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Alexander Mark LASKARIS (since 28 September 2012) embassy: Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle mailing address: B. P. 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry telephone: [224] 655-10-40-00 FAX: [224] 655-10-42-97 Flag description: three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal National symbol(s): national colors: red, yellow, green National anthem: name: "Liberte" (Liberty) lyrics/music: unknown/Fodeba KEITA note: adopted 1958 Economy :: GUINEA Economy - overview: Guinea is a poor country that possesses major mineral, hydropower, solar power, and agricultural resources. Historically Guinea was an exporter of agricultural commodities, but it has shifted to importing many food crops. Gold, bauxite, alumina, and diamonds are Guinea's main mineral exports. Guinea has the largest reserves of bauxite in the world. Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in a 2008 coup, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea, but the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government's ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013 the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014 Guinea complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. The biggest threats to Guinea's economy are political instability, the continuation of the Ebola epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues to fight the disease. GDP (purchasing power parity): $15.31 billion (2014 est.) $14.95 billion (2013 est.) $14.61 billion (2012 est.) note: data are in 2014 US dollars country comparison to the world: 150 GDP (official exchange rate): $6.77 billion (2014 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 2.5% (2014 est.) 2.3% (2013 est.) 3.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,300 (2014 est.) $1,300 (2013 est.) $1,300 (2012 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars country comparison to the world: 220 Gross national saving: -2.2% of GDP (2014 est.) -0.1% of GDP (2013 est.) -1.2% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 177 GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 101.3% government consumption: 12.4% investment in fixed capital: 14.5% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 26% imports of goods and services: -54.1% (2014 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 20.2% industry: 44.5% services: 35.3% (2014 est.) Agriculture - products: rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (manioc, tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber Industries: bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; alumina refining; light manufacturing, agricultural processing Industrial production growth rate: 4.4% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 Labor force: 5.045 million (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 76% industry and services: 24% (2006 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Population below poverty line: 47% (2006 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.7% highest 10%: 30.3% (2007) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 39.4 (2007) 40.3 (1994) country comparison to the world: 63 Budget: revenues: $1.52 billion expenditures: $1.812 billion (2014 est.) Taxes and other revenues: 22.5% of GDP (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -4.3% of GDP (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 Fiscal year: calendar year Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12.5% (2014 est.) 11.9% (2013 est.) Central bank discount rate: NA% (31 December 2010) 22.25% (31 December 2005) Commercial bank prime lending rate: 23% (31 December 2014 est.) 26% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 10 Stock of narrow money: $1.916 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $1.856 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 Stock of broad money: $2.199 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $2.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 Stock of domestic credit: $2.251 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $2.022 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 136 Market value of publicly traded shares: $NA Current account balance: -$1.05 billion (2014 est.) -$974.7 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 Exports: $1.754 billion (2014 est.) $1.784 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 Exports - commodities: bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products Exports - partners: India 26.6%, South Korea 7.7%, Spain 7.4%, Ireland 5.5%, Ukraine 5.2%, US 4.8%, Germany 4.7% (2013) Imports: $2.155 billion (2014 est.) $2.128 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 Imports - commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs Imports - partners: China 15.3%, Netherlands 9.8%, UK 4.2% (2013) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $185.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) $165.7 million (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 Debt - external: $843.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) $724.9 million (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 167 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $148 million (31 December 2014 est.) $148 million (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 Exchange rates: Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - 7,025 (2014 est.) 7,003.5 (2013 est.) 6,986 (2012 est.) 6,658 (2011 est.) 5,726.1 (2010 est.) Energy :: GUINEA Electricity - production: 950 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 Electricity - consumption: 883.5 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 Electricity - installed generating capacity: 398,000 kW (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 149 Electricity - from fossil fuels: 67.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 32.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 Electricity - from other renewable sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 Crude oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 181 Crude oil - proved reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 Refined petroleum products - production: 0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 Refined petroleum products - consumption: 8,810 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 159 Refined petroleum products - exports: 0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 Refined petroleum products - imports: 9,089 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 Natural gas - production: 0 cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 Natural gas - consumption: 0 cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 203 Natural gas - proved reserves: 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 146 Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 1.388 million Mt (2012 est.) Communications :: GUINEA Telephones - main lines in use: 18,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 188 Telephones - mobile cellular: 4.781 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 115 Telephone system: general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system domestic: Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) Broadcast media: government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011) Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006) Television broadcast stations: 6 (2001) Internet country code: .gn Internet hosts: 15 (2012) country comparison to the world: 223 Internet users: 95,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 157 Transportation :: GUINEA Airports: 16 (2013) country comparison to the world: 144 Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 12 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2013) Railways: total: 1,185 km standard gauge: 238 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 947 km 1.000-m gauge (2008) country comparison to the world: 87 Roadways: total: 44,348 km paved: 4,342 km unpaved: 40,006 km (2003) country comparison to the world: 79 Waterways: 1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft in the northern part of the Niger system) (2011) country comparison to the world: 53 Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Conakry, Kamsar Military :: GUINEA Military branches: National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009) Military service age and obligation: 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012) Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 2,359,203 females age 16-49: 2,329,784 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 1,493,991 females age 16-49: 1,535,418 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 118,443 female: 115,901 (2010 est.) Transnational Issues :: GUINEA Disputes - international: conflicts among rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in neighboring states have spilled over into Guinea resulting in domestic instability; Sierra Leone considers Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa Rivers excessive and protests Guinea's continued occupation of these lands, including the hamlet of Yenga, occupied since 1998 Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 6,494 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2014) Trafficking in persons: current situation: Guinea is a source, transit, and, to a lesser extent a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the majority of trafficking victims are Guinean children; Guinean girls are subjected to domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation, while boys are forced to beg or to work as street vendors, shoe shiners, or miners; some Guinean children are forced to mine in Senegal, Mali, and possibly other West African countries; Guinean women and girls are subjected to domestic servitude and sex trafficking in Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Senegal, Western Europe, the US, and the Middle East, while Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese women are forced into prostitution in Guinea tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List – Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government conducted six trafficking investigations in 2013 and prosecuted and convicted only one trafficking offender, which was an increase over the previous year; the government failed to provide victims with protective services and did not support NGOs that assisted victims but continued to refer child victims to NGOs on an ad hoc basis; Guinean law does not prohibit all forms of trafficking, excluding, for example, debt bondage (2014)


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Defensive back shines under the lights in Denver
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Seattle defensive back Jeron Johnson (32) intercepts a pass intended for Denver tight end Joel Dreessen (81) in the first half of the Seahawks' victory over the Broncos last Saturday. Johnson is having an impressive preseason in his battle for a spot on Seattle's roster.
And as far as reputations go, there are plenty of worse things to be known as than a gamer.
"One of the things we saw in him, when we heard about Jeron through the whole process, was that on game day he really showed up," defensive coordinator Gus Bradley said. "In practice he did some good things, but all of a sudden in games when he had a chance to play. ... he showed up."
Last weekend in Denver, Johnson was impressive once again when the lights came on. The second-year safety, who is far from a lock to make the roster, saw action early in the game with the starting defense, and made a very strong argument for why he should not just be on the team, but have a significant role on the defense.
Early in the second quarter, Johnson stuffed Broncos running back Lance Ball on second-and-one, a play that would have been solid in and of itself, but as he was taking Ball to the ground, Johnson stripped the ball for a fumble. On Denver's next possession, Johnson intercepted an errant Peyton Manning pass playing as a deep safety, giving him two turnovers in a span of four plays.
"It's always fun to just be playing football in general, but I got the opportunity to get in early, and I love it, man, I loved it," said Johnson, who signed with Seattle as an undrafted free agent last year. "I got out there with Earl (Thomas) and the other starters. ... I had fun out there."
Johnson was impressive during the preseason last year, too, which is how he made the roster as an undrafted rookie at the expense of, amongst others, fifth-round pick Mark LeGree. Although he was good enough to make the team last year and contribute primarily on special teams, Johnson feels like he has come a long, long ways since training camp a year ago.
"It's not too much different from what they asked of me last season," said Johnson, who like other rookies last year was behind thanks to the lockout, which eliminated offseason workouts.
"It's just I had time to understand the defense more this year. The OTAs and minicamps helped tremendously. The lockout was my rookie year, so just having OTAs and minicamp helped out. ... This year I'm playing a lot faster."
Yet improved or not, Johnson has his work cut out for him to earn a roster spot, as well as a more significant role on the defense.
When the Seahawks decided against re-signing Atari Bigby, that left an opening to be the team's third safety, a player who will see frequent playing time in certain packages. Seattle drafted Kentucky's Winston Guy to compete for that role, and Chris Maragos is also making his case.
So Johnson, despite last weekend's showing, knows he needs to continue to impress. And so far, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll likes what he has seen as Johnson transitions to his second season.
"He's had some big plays and he's way ahead of where he was a year ago," Carroll said. "This is a great freshman year, sophomore jump. We have seen him really take advantage of that. He's been active and we have gotten him involved in a lot of stuff.
"He's more effective and reliable in the kicking game as well. It's the kind of jump you could see, and in my mind I'm hoping that there's that level of improvement from all of our first-year to second-year guys. Jeron has been a good illustration of that for sure."
If past performance is any indication, expect Johnson to stand out again on Friday in Kansas City. And while he has been a gamer, so to speak, Johnson is also showing up more and more in practice. He had two interceptions in practice Wednesday and is making his case daily, not just on game days, to be the Seahawks' third safety ahead of Guy, Maragos and others.
"I think his practice habits are catching up with him and it's just really elevated his play," Bradley said. "... He knows it's a strong competition, it's one of the reasons we brought in Winston and (DeShawn Shead) and Maragos. All those guys are trying to compete for that spot."
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More pictures from the 2014 Gillings School of Global Public Health Summer Symposium are available to view. Please access them by going to the Public Health tab –> Summer Public Health Symposium for High School Students –> 2014 Summer Public Health Symposium.
HAPPI Allied Health Interprofessional Video
UNC's Department of Allied Health Sciences, with help from other Health Professional Schools at UNC, performed their 2nd Summer Bridge skit in July 2014. This performance much like the one seen last year (the 2013 video can be accessed in posts below) demonstrates the daily interactions of health care professionals when dealing with patients. A link to the video is provided below, we hope you enjoy!
2014 Allied Health Interprofessional Video
HAPPI 2014- Public Health Events
This summer, The UNC-CH Gillings School of Global Public Health has been very busy spreading the word about Public Health-a "hidden gem." On June 2nd, the UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health hosted a town hall style conversation about the School-to-Prison Pipeline. After watching a 15 minute clip, by the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, about the local impact of the School-to-Prison Pipeline there was an hour long conversation with professionals who work with people dealing with this issue. There was representation from juvenile centers, schools, and the judicial system who gave their perspective on how to fix the issue and alternative methods to punish students who misbehave. The following day, June 3rd, the 20th National Health Equity Research Webcast filmed live featured three key speakers: Anthony A. Peguero (Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech), Melina Angelos Healey(Judicial Clerk and Lawyer), and Gary Flowers (CEO of Gary Flowers and Associates). The three speakers each gave a 20 minute presentation and answered questions from the in-studio and web audience. The NHERW webcast, The School-to-Prison Pipeline: From Perceptions to Solutions, was a great success and started a discussion that will affect our future and . Hopefully the discussion will not end here. The following link leads to a video of the webcast: http://sph.unc.edu/webcast/sph-webcasts/?webcast_id=2014-06-03_wc2000sp2014
Later in the summer, GSGPH hosted the 3rd Annual Summer Public Health Symposium for High School Students. There were three sessions of the Symposium that lasted from Sunday-Tuesday. During the three days, the students went to sessions (including What is Public Health? Understanding Health Disparities, and Public Health Messages), went on a campus tour, and gave group presentations on the final day. The students were separated into groups of 3-4 and gave a 10-12 minute presentation to their peers, family, and Public Health faculty on a Public Health topic of their choice. This program, spear-headed by Trinnete Cooper and Charletta Sims-Evans, aims to target students early and expose them to options they may not have heard about previously. Once students know about Public Health, they can be recruited once they come to college. Feedback from the students show that they really enjoy and appreciate the Symposium and actually wish it lasted longer. Gillings School of Global Public Health will continue to host the program annually so look for it next year if you or someone you know may be interested. Visit sph.unc.edu for more information.
Explaining Health Care!
Last Summer, the partners of the HAPPI project put on a skit to provide a short explanation of the many aspects of the health field. Representatives from Public Health, Allied Health, Nursing, Medicine, and Social Work provide a quick look of what their job entails in this situation where a spring break trip goes terribly wrong. Please follow the link and take a look at the skit by playwright Nilan Johnson.
Spring Break Gone Wrong–HAPPI Skit
A Look Back at HAPPI's Events
HAPPI Diversity Recruitment Events 2013
On July 16th and 17th , in the UNC School of Social Work, Sharon Thomas led HAPPI's Diversity Recruitment Events for two groups of students. The McNair Scholars and Carolina Advising Corp Students got a chance to hear about the different health schools at UNC. Representatives from Allied Health, Social Work, Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, and NC-HCAP presented vital information to the students about their respective programs and the many opportunities within their studies. The "working lunch" (provided by Jason's Deli) provided a relaxed atmosphere where students were receptive to the information and appreciative for the presentation.
HAPPI Book Award!!
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
On Friday, June 21st, the S.E.P. and M.E.D. scholars at UNC had an opportunity to watch a documentary entitled Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed. The filmmaker, and author of the book with the same title, Dr. Wilbert Smith, attended the viewing as well. He spoke about his journey, which started in 2006, with Vertus Hardiman and how he was inspired to make the film and book. Hardiman was one of ten students who were irradiated in 1927, receiving over 35,000 times the amount of radiation recommended, at a Sanatorium in Lyles Station, Indiana. At the age of 85, he chose to share his story with Dr. Smith and share a painful secret. Smith and Hardiman documented the last two years of Mr. Vertus Hardiman's life as the effects of radiation continued to haunt him. The radiation caused the deterioration of Hardiman's head and skull. Cancer, caused by the radiation, was the ultimate cause of his death, but the radiation triggered burning and constant pain for Hardiman. The encouraging story of forgiveness and love shines through the documentary.
For more information or to order the story visit : http://www.holeinthehead.com
June 7th-9th…What a Weekend!
During the weekend of Friday June 7th through Sunday June 9th, the partners of HAPI were busy spreading the word about Heath Careers! Throughout the entire weekend, a Public Heath Symposium for High School Students was headed by Trinnette Cooper. Twenty students from all over North Carolina stayed on the campus of UNC to learn about Public Health through lectures and activities. The event culminated with the students presenting what they learned from their research on specific topics. The Symposium is an annual event we hope to continue to provide for years to come!
Also on Saturday, June 8th, S.E.P students and Public Health Scholars volunteered at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The participants' transitioned to their pre-assigned race locations. Truly the event was an eye opening experience for the students and they took away a lot with regard to learning about Breast Cancer, celebrating the women/men that are in remission and remembering those that we have lost. Trinnette Cooper, Paula Borden, Brenda Mitchell, and Chanel Blaylock are partners of HAPI who aided in the events' success.
SEP Students Learn About Allied Health!
On May 29th, 2013 students in the Science Enrichment Preparation Program (SEP) at UNC participated in a workshop where they learned about disciplines in Allied Health. Representatives from the Department of Allied Health Services came to speak to the students about their respective fields. The divisions of Allied Heath at UNC are: Clinical Laboratory Science, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Radiologic Science, Speech and Hearing Science, and Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology. SEP students actively listened to the presentations and answered questions about them to win prizes. Shadowing opportunities will be available for students to observe the careers in which they are interested. The afternoon was great and the Health Careers Partnership Initiative plans to provide more opportunities resembling this workshop.


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If you go
• What: "A Day in Haiti"
• When: Noon to 8 p.m. Saturday
• Where: 100 E. Crogan St., Rhodes Jordan Park, Lawrenceville
• Cost: Free
• For more information: Visit sosyetekoukouyatl.org
LAWRENCEVILLE -- What do you know about Haiti? It's a French-speaking Caribbean island that was ravaged by an earthquake in 2010. But there is much more.
Sosyete Koukouy of Atlanta Inc. is inviting the public to come experience "A Day in Haiti" at Rhodes Jordan Park on Saturday.
"We will take people to Haiti in one day through our old traditions, food, games, live music, cultural dances and a little bit of history about Haiti," said Mitou Charles, vice president of Sosyete Koukouy of Atlanta.
The organization is a nonprofit with a mission to "preserve, perpetuate and present Haitian cultural performances and exhibitions, to Creole and non-Creole speaking audiences."
Some of the artists to be a part of the event include Bentley Fortune, Soyamah, Harry-Moise, Olner Dieuveille, Jean-Marie Desir, Ernest Fabre, Wawa Jeremie and Ernie Lauture.
"We hope to expose the Haitian culture and the good side of Haiti to everyone," Charles said.
This is a family-friendly event for all ages. Admission is free, but the nonprofit is asking for donations at the door.
More like this story
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- GWINNETT GAB: AidWEST returns from first medical mission ( April 14, 2010 )
- Volunteers leave to help Haitian town ( March 5, 2010 )
- NFL hosts free children's event ( July 25, 2012 )
- Lovin Elementary develops partnership with community in Haiti ( April 2, 2014 )


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Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy, Jerry Newcombe
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The apostle Paul says, "the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ." We are called to be soldiers of the cross. Dr. Milton is an active U.S. Army chaplain. On this weekend of remembrance, he calls on his military background and helps us keep in step with the Spirit, as he gives a cadence call for Christians in his message, "Am I a Soldier of the Cross."
None Dare Call It Islam provides up-to-date information about the current failure to address the root causes of the murderous attacks by Muslim terrorists, which are growing in number and frequency all around the globe. And The Threat of Radical Islam explains why radical Islam poses a threat to our nation and our culture and what we need to do to stop its spread.
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LOS ANGELES, September 10 - It was going to be a November to remember for boxing fans, as Mexican knockout artist Alfredo Angulo was scheduled to make his return to the HBO airwaves for a WBC title elimination bout against unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan in a dynamite matchup of former Olympians...or so fight fans thought.
Instead, Angulo and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, are left looking for a new opponent after Martirosyan turned the fight down.
"On one hand I'm shocked, but on the other, this doesn't really surprise me," said Angulo, who returned to the ring in August after a year long layoff, knocking out Joseph Gomez in 84 seconds. "Vanes Martirosyan is a tough guy, but only on the internet. He calls everybody out, says he's not getting big fights, but then when he gets offered the opportunity of a lifetime, he turns it down. He needs to get out from behind his computer where he likes to talk about me and get into the ring where he can fight me."
The bout was tentatively scheduled to take place in Cancun, Mexico on November 5 and was slated to be aired by HBO, giving both fighters the platform every top level fighter craves. In this case however, it was only Angulo who craved it.
"We offered him everything in this fight, the winner would fight in a WBC world title fight, neutral officials so he wouldn't feel uncomfortable about fighting in Mexico and he would have made three times more for this fight than he's ever made before," said Angulo. "I guess he loves that 30-0 record more than actually fighting real fights against real fighters."
Team Martirosyan Explains Turning Down Angulo
Team Martirosyan would like to offer an explanation as to why an offer to face Alfredo Angulo was rejected. While it is always an honor to fight on HBO and to face a great fighter such as Angulo, the circumstances have to be right.
Serge Martirosyan, who is both Vanes' uncle and manager stated, "Both Angulo and Vanes are warriors. In my opinion they would both beat all of the belt holders at 154 pounds. Why should they fight each other now without a belt involved? They can fight later in a unification fight for a lot more money."
The elder Martirosyan understands the position of the fans and sees why they would want to see such an intriguing match up. He feels that Angulo and Vanes should both get shots at some of the other champions out there and then face each other in a fight that would really mean something. Serge went on to say that he would like to see the champions of the division step up and face the top contenders instead of fighters from other weight divisions.
"I think it would be a really good fight and I can see why the fans want to see it but these guys work their asses off their whole life to get to this point," explained Martirosyan. "Angulo and Vanes both deserve to get compensated accordingly for this fight. These other champs at 154 are fighting welterweights. They should be fighting top 10 ranked junior middleweights and not welterweights. They should fight Angulo and Vanes."
Vanes' manager explained the situation further by offering a timeline of events,
"First we were the number one contender for the WBC belt when they let (Saul) Alvarez fight a welterweight (Mathew Hatton) for the belt. To appease Vanes, they let him fight for the Silver belt. Vanes won the belt so he was again set to fight Alvarez. Then they ordered Vanes to fight Angulo in another eliminator. We said okay again and then they said that it would have to be in Mexico. We would have agreed but to top it off, they offered just a little more money to Vanes than what he got when he fought Joe Greene in New York so we had to say no."
The Glendale, CA based fighter's uncle believes that the proposed Martirosyan-Angulo eliminator was a set up from the beginning. He feels that it is just a way for Golden Boy to protect Alvarez from the top contenders in the division and that they were fully aware that Martirosyan would not be able to accept the terms of the fight.
"I think Golden Boy did well to protect their champion. They knew we were going to turn down the Angulo fight under these conditions beforehand," he said.
Martirosyan will be back in the ring soon. Another announcement will follow shortly.
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Untill next time... enjoy the movie that desensitizes you.
I hope you watch the last minute of this youtube clip.
Originally posted by Flighty
Just saw this youtube vid special and wasn't too sure where to put it.
It's about Illuminati HOllywood, though different to the OPs vid.
It also covers music and musicians and how some have admitted about selling their soul to you know who....


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No, seriously: You know who John Kasich looks like? May 19th, 2015
MP reax to Rand Paul's insane campaign announcement April 7th, 2015
Heartache: Ronda Rousey thinks Bill Maher is "sexy" March 28th, 2015
Alex Jones' son Rex Jones is so annoying March 21st, 2015
Mark Capra
Ew, gross!
Hey, you know who goofs on his political opponents and their families all the time based on their physical appearance? Jon Stewart does…
After tonight's Daily Show, we can add Jon Stewart to the ever-growing list of people who can't help but wonder if Marcus Bachmann, husband to Republican presidential candidate Michele and runner of a pray-the-gay-away facility, may be a little light in the loafers.
OMG I'm so offended! How would Jon Stewart feel if somebody did that to him?
/ flimsy moral justification
Ew, gross!
Via Wikipedia…
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian.
In 2000, Stewart married Tracey McShane, his girlfriend of four years. The couple met on a blind date set up by a production assistant on Stewart's film, Wishful Thinking. On June 19, 2001, Stewart and his wife filed a joint name change application and legally changed both of their surnames to "Stewart."
I know what you're thinking: "But maybe she just had a bad day. Or maybe she just ate dinner (or three)". WRONG.
I'm sure she was prettier before she had kids, but that's like saying a used car was nicer before it got driven off a cliff.
Flashback: Rachel Maddow's life partner overweight, unattractive


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Houston Cougars football
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Houston Cougars football
|First season
|Athletic director
|Mack Rhoades
|Head coach
|Kevin Sumlin
|2nd year, 18–9–0 (.667)
|Home stadium
|Robertson Stadium
|Year built
|Stadium capacity
|Stadium surface
|Houston, Texas
|NCAA Division I
|Conference USA
|Past conferences
|Southwest (1976-95)
Independent (1960-75)
Missouri Valley (1951-59)
Gulf Coast(1949-50)
Lone Star (1946-48)
|All-time record
|359–323–15 (.526)
|Postseason bowl record
|Conference titles
|Missouri Valley: 4
Southwest: 4
Conference USA: 2
|Heisman winners
|Consensus All-Americans
|Scarlet and White
|Fight song
|Cougar Fight Song
|Marching band
|Spirit of Houston
|Rice Owls
Texas Longhorns
The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" (spoken as "U of H"). The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by Kevin Sumlin. The team played its first season in 1946, and currently plays its home games on-campus at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Throughout the Cougars' history, the team has won 10 conference championships and has several players as members of the College Football Hall of Fame, including a Heisman Trophy winner.
Wallace era
In 1941, Johnny Goyen, then sports editor for The Cougar, and Jack Valenti, president of the sophomore class, began a petition for an official intercollegiate football team at the university. The next year, the two called a student body meeting to organize another petition.[1] This petition's purpose was to challenge Rice Institute (later known as Rice University) to a football game. The Rice Owls were an established program, having played since 1919 as a member of the Southwest Conference.
In August 1945, the University of Houston announced that the school would field a football team for the first time.[2] Following the announcement, the Lone Star Conference, spearheaded by Theron J. Fouts of North Texas and Puny Wilson of Sam Houston State, extended an invitation for Houston to join on October 25, 1945.[3]
In September 1946, the team became a reality after Harry Fouke, UH's first athletic director hired successful high school coach Jewell Wallace, and tryouts were held.[1] 130 students showed up, only ten of which had actually played college football before. Many of the married students lived on-campus at a makeshift village for World War II veterans, while some others lived in the university's recreation center in bunks for naval recruits training at UH during the war.[1] Prior to joining the Cougars, Wallace served as head coach for San Angelo High School.
During the spring training for the first team, Goyen and Valenti's petition was finally answered, as Coach Wallace arranged a small practice game between Rice and Houston.[1] The meeting was to be at Rice. When the team arrived at the field in their practice uniforms, they realized that the game was much more serious. Officials were there, and the stadium was full of spectators. The game ended with Rice demolishing the Houston Cougars. The game had an attendance of 11,000. It wouldn't be until 1971 that the Cougars and Owls competed again.
Playing in Houston Public School Stadium as a part of the Lone Star Conference on September 21, 1946, the Cougars played their first official game against Southwestern Louisiana Institute (later known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) using the Split-T offensive strategy.[4][5] Although Charlie Manichia, the Cougars' starting quarterback scored the first touchdown of the game (and in Cougar history), the team lost to SLI 13-7.[6]
The next game, the Cougars played against West Texas State Teachers College (later known as West Texas A&M University), and won their first game 14-12. The Cougars finished up their first season with a 4-6-0 record. Wallace continued as head coach for the Cougars until the end of the 1947 season, when Clyde Lee took over.
Lee era
Clyde Lee, a University of Tulsa assistant coach, became Houston's second head coach in February 1948.[7] To replace the remainder of Wallace's team that didn't return, Lee turned to junior colleges for the majority of his recruiting.[1] At this time, the University of Houston, along with Texas Tech University, attempted to join the established Southwest Conference, but were rejected.[8] In response, several universities from the Lone Star Conference formed the Gulf Coast Conference. This marked the Cougars' first time playing as an NCAA University division team (later known as simply Division I), and the first time Houston offered athletics scholarships. Also during this time, Lee setup formal housing facilities for students.[1]
In 1951, the Cougars began playing in the Missouri Valley Conference, moved into Houston Stadium, and made it to their first bowl game. The next season, proved to be a breakout one for the Cougars, and the team claimed the conference title. In addition to being ranked #19 in the nation by UPI (the first time the Cougars were nationally ranked), 1952 also marked the first meetings between UH and Texas A&M University, University of Arkansas, and Ole Miss.[9] J.D. Kimmel, a former player for the Army Cadets, became Houston's first All-American when the Associated Press chose him for the 1952 team. The year after, UH met with the University of Texas at Austin for the first time in football. Such events proved that the team was growing quickly. However, in 1954, Lee retired from coaching after a 37-32-2 overall record. Lee was credited with having transitioned the Cougars from a small-time team to a legitimate collegiate force in football.
Meek era
After a 45 day search for a head coach replacement, Bill Meek, a successful head coach from Kansas State University signed a contract with the Cougars. The Cougars' 1955 opening game against the University of Montana marked a 54-12 victory, the first opening victory since 1948. It was during this season that UH attempted to gain a membership to the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Ole Miss, UH's sponsor to the conference had played the Cougars in their ninth game of the season, and although the Cougars lost, Ole Miss felt the team was worthwhile. The SEC decided to wait a year to determine whether UH would be a member of the conference.
The 1956 season was thus an important one for the team. The Cougars won the Missouri Valley Conference title for the second time, and tied with the Southwest Conference's nationally ranked Texas A&M Aggies during their meeting. However, UH lost to both SEC scheduled teams during the season. Both Southwest Conference and Southeastern Conference bids by the Cougars were once again rejected. During the next season, Meek left UH for Southern Methodist University.
Lahar era
The Cougars' next coach, Hal Lahar, came from Colgate University, where he served as head coach. In college, Lahar had played for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was a part of the school's first bowl team. Under Lahar, during the 1958 season, the Cougars became a nationally recognized offensive leader, as the team scored a combined 117 points in their first three games. Lahar's offensive strategy was best characterized as Split-T.[10]
After winning the Missouri Valley Conference titles again in 1957 and 1959, Lahar left UH in 1961, and headed back to Colgate University.
Yeoman era
Under Hall of Fame coach Bill Yeoman, the Cougars compiled a record of 160-108-8. His 160 victories rank 51st on the NCAA all time list, and make him the winningest coach in Cougar history. He used the Veer offense in 1964 which quickly helped lead the Cougars to national prominence. Yeoman's Cougars finished the season ranked in the Top 10 four times and 10 times in the Top 20.
In 1964, Yeoman broke the color barrier for major Texas football programs when the University of Houston signed San Antonio's Warren McVea to a scholarship. On September 11, 1965 the Cougars played their first nationally televised game on NBC against Tulsa.[11]
For three straight years Houston led the nation in total offense, averaging 437 yards a game in 1966, 427 in 1967, and 562 in 1968. The 1968 total was an NCAA record at the time. Houston also led the nation in scoring, 42.5 points a game that year.
He guided the Cougars to four Southwest Conference Championships – 1976, 1978, 1979 & 1984 - and a 6-4-1 record in bowl games including Cotton Bowl Classic victories over the Maryland Terrapins in 1977 and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1980. In 1976, Houston's first year as a member of the SWC, Yeoman was named Texas Coach of the Year and runner-up for National Coach of the Year. Yeoman was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He coached 46 All-Americans and 69 NFL players. In 1978, the NCAA subdivided the Division I into Division I-A and Division I-AA with Houston being a part of the former (now known as Division I FBS).
However, his career was not without controversy. In 1986, allegations surfaced regarding illegal recruiting inducements and extra benefits for his players. Subsequently, in 1988, the program was placed on probation. Yeoman was alleged to have handed out cash to players and provided them with illegal transportation and lodging.
Yeoman is the longest-serving coach in Cougar history, having been with the team from 1962 to 1986. After retiring as head coach, Yeoman remained with the Cougars as a fundraiser, a position he still holds today.
Innovation and NCAA Probation - The Pardee Era
Following Bill Yeoman's retirement after the 1-10 campaign in 1986, the University of Houston hired Jack Pardee to be the program's sixth head coach. Pardee was a former NFL All-Pro linebacker who had previously held head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins and the USFL's Houston Gamblers. Pardee brought with him the Run & Shoot offense and a young offensive coordinator named John Jenkins. The Run & Shoot offense was a strongly pass-oriented system that called for throwing the ball on most downs and in almost any situation. The Cougars would become one of the top offensive teams in the country during the Run & Shoot years.
In 1987, Pardee's first season, the team struggled in adjusting to the new system but scored a 60-40 home upset of the Texas Longhorns on the way to a 4-6-1 finish. The 1988 season saw great improvement in all aspects of team play with the Cougars posting a 9-3 mark, ultimately finishing 2nd in the Southwest Conference standings. The team played in the Aloha Bowl but fell 24-22 to Washington State. The Cougars' offense was led by quarterback Andre Ware, who had been originally recruited to UH by Bill Yeoman as a Veer-option quarterback. UH finished the 1988 regular season at #18 in the AP Poll.
In 1988, the NCAA announced that it would levy sanctions against the University of Houston football program for rules violations during the Yeoman era.[12] The university was charged with around 250 violations, and carried some of the most charges for a program at the time.[13] The program was placed on probation for five years, banned from playing in bowl games for two years, and barred from appearing on television for the entire 1989 season. The lack of television exposure in 1989 was a setback but ultimately did not dampen the accolades UH would garner in a record-setting season.
The 1989 season was one of the most memorable in UH football history. Andre Ware continued his dramatic development as a passer and posted unprecedented passing statistics en route to winning the 1989 Heisman Trophy. Ware passed for 4,299 yards and threw 44 touchdown passes on the season. He posted one of his finest performances with 475 yards passing in the Cougars' 47-9 rout of archrival Texas in the Astrodome. The Cougars set many offensive records during the season. The Cougars finished the 1989 season at 9-2 and 2nd in the Southwest Conference but could not go to a bowl game. UH finished the season ranked #14 in the AP poll.
After the 1989 season, Jack Pardee was hired as the head coach of the Houston Oilers and John Jenkins was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach at UH. The Pardee era at UH had been the most successful period in Cougar football since the late 1970s. The program enjoyed consistent success on the field, and helped to usher in the explosion of passing offense in college football. The Cougars' prolific offense and Andre Ware's Heisman Trophy raised the program to a level of national recognition that it had perhaps never enjoyed before. Pardee was later considered as a returning head coach for the Cougars after Art Briles left the program, but was eventually passed up for Kevin Sumlin.[14] Pardee has not coached since 1995.
Jenkins era
John Jenkins ascended to the helm at UH as a brash, innovative young coach, considered by many the brains behind the high-powered Run & Shoot offense. Jenkins' offensive system reached its pinnacle in the 1990 season.
Led by new quarterback David Klingler, the Cougars' offense put up even more eye-popping numbers in the 1990 season than they had a year before. Klingler set a record by throwing 11 touchdown passes in a single game during an 84-21 rout of Eastern Washington University at the Astrodome. In a final-game victory over Arizona State University played in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, the two teams combined for 107 points and over 1,000 yards passing.
The Cougars achieved a high ranking of #3 in the AP poll but fell out of national championship contention following a late-season loss to the #14 Texas Longhorns. The Cougars finished the 1990 season with a 10-1 record and a #10 national ranking, again good for only 2nd in the conference standings. Klingler finished 3rd in Heisman balloting behind BYU's Ty Detmer and Notre Dame's Raghib Ismail. The program was serving its final season of probation and was again ineligible to play in a bowl game.
Despite returning David Klingler and many of their best players, the 1991 season saw a significant downturn from the Cougars' previous four-year arc of improvement. The season began in rousing fashion with a 73-3 home rout of Louisiana Tech, but the second game marked what would in hindsight be a decade-long fall from the successes of the late '80s. In a nationally televised game that had been billed as an intersectional meeting of powers, the Cougars were routed handily by the Miami Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl. The Cougars lost the game 40-10, and with it, a great deal of the mystique of their offense. Opposing defenses began to defend the Run & Shoot more effectively, following in Miami's pattern of frequent blitzes. Although the Cougars defeated Texas for the fourth time in five years, they finished the 1991 season 7th in conference with a 4-7 record. After the season, David Klingler was selected #6 overall in the 1992 NFL draft.
The 1992 season saw the program continue its slide. New quarterback Jimmy Klingler posted impressive performances against inferior competition, but the Cougars struggled against the better teams on the schedule. Jenkins increasingly came under fire for his teams' poor defensive performance and his propensity to "run up the score" in an unsportsmanlike manner against weaker opponents. The '92 season ended with the Cougars finishing 4-7 yet again.
The controversial Jenkins resigned under pressure on April 17, 1993. Jenkins finished his tenure with an 18-15 overall record. In the chaos surrounding the sudden resignation of Jenkins, Houston athletic director Bill Carr hired Kim Helton, a former NFL offensive line coach, to become the 8th head coach in the history of the program.
Dissolution, Disappointment, Renovation - The Helton Era
After the controversy and NCAA sanctions of the late '80s and early '90s, the UH athletics administration was determined to remake the football program into one founded on sound discipline and transparency. The tough talking Kim Helton seemed to fit this need perfectly. The no-nonsense former offensive line coach was nearly the diametric opposite of the brash, innovative John Jenkins. Where Jenkins believed in the primacy of passing offense above all else, Helton preached a hard-nosed brand of football centered on fundamentals that was a throwback to the 1970s.
Despite returning all 11 starters on offense for the 1993 season, Helton discarded the high-powered Run & Shoot offense in favor of a more traditional run-based attack. The personnel already in the program had not been recruited to excel in such a system and the team struggled mightily as a result of the offensive sea change. In Helton's first three seasons (1993-95), the Cougars limped to a combined 4-28 record for a winning percentage of just .125.
Helton eschewed the program's long-time reliance on local talent and instead began heavily recruiting junior college players from Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. By doing so, Helton effectively severed the program's ties to the local high schools that had long been the lifeblood of UH football. Many local high school coaches claimed that they never saw Helton during his seven-year tenure as head coach.
In 1994 the Big 8 Conference and four schools from the Southwest Conference announced that they would dissolve their respective conference affiliations and merge to form what would become the Big 12 Conference. Houston, along with TCU, SMU, and Rice, would not be invited to join the new association. After over 80 years of SWC play including 21 successful years of UH membership, the SWC ceased to exist at the end of the 1995 season.
UH joined the newly formed Conference USA for the 1996 season. In the inaugural season of C-USA play, led by future NFL running back Antowain Smith and quarterback Chuck Clements, the Cougars went 7-5 and won the 1996 C-USA Football Championship. The 1996 season marked the first winning campaign for the Cougars in six years. UH won that season's pivotal game against Southern Miss 56-49 in overtime. As part of a new trend, the game was played at on-campus Robertson Stadium rather than at their long-time home, the Astrodome. The Cougars also played in their first bowl game since 1988, losing to #21 Syracuse 30-17 in the Liberty Bowl.
UH posted consecutive 3-8 records in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. In 1999, the Cougars went 7-4, scoring an impressive late-season win at LSU. Four-year starter Ketric Sanford broke many Houston rushing records, but the team failed again to gain an invitation to a bowl game. Despite the winning season, Helton was dismissed as head coach after the season. In his seven years at UH, Helton had compiled a 24-53 overall record.
The decade of the 1990s had not been a good one for UH football. Since the almost magical 10-1 season of 1990 in which they held a #3 ranking into November, the Cougars had since failed to crack the AP Top 25 and had gone to only one bowl game. The team's poor on-field performance had not been kind to fan interest. Attendance had slipped slowly downward throughout the decade, and the team often played in front of home crowds of less than 20,000 fans. The program also lacked stability in the athletic department after several changes at athletic director. Clearly, significant change was needed for the program to break out of its cycle of apathy. In a move to alleviate the financial burden of paying rent to the Astrodome's operators, Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk began a drive to renovate Robertson Stadium and move all home football games back to campus for the first time since the 1940s. This idea became a reality in the 1998 season, and significant renovations to the 60 year-old stadium were completed the following year.
Also in 1999, the Houston–Rice rivalry was renewed after a three year hiatus when the Southwest Conference disbanded. The Cougars defeated the Owls in that season's Bayou Bucket.
Hoping to inject vitality into the program on the field, UH hired the successful 37 year-old head coach of Wyoming, Dana Dimel, to take over the program in late 1999.
A New Beginning - The Dimel Era
After coaching at Kansas State as an assistant under the legendary Bill Snyder, Dana Dimel was selected as the 9th headman of the Houston Cougars after a successful stint as the head coach at Wyoming. Dimel took over the program with fan support at an all-time low. The program's relationship and standing with local high school coaches was also at a nadir as a result of Helton's often dismissive attitude toward local programs. As part of Dimel's rebuilding program, he vowed to bring back the aggressive passing attack that the Cougars had featured during the successful Pardee/Jenkins years.
In the 2000 season, the Cougars opened with a 3-4 stretch before faltering late in the season to finish 3-8. During the off-season, Dimel brought in one of the program's best-rated recruiting classes in decades, and he began reestablishing positive relationships with local high school programs.
Despite the positive attention surrounding Dimel's first recruiting class, the 2001 season was the worst to date in the history of Cougar football. The Cougars went 0-11 on the season, the first winless campaign in the history of the program. Despite the poor season, Dimel again brought in the top-rated recruiting class in Conference USA. The class featured a number of players who would form the nucleus of future winning teams, players such as Jackie Battle, Willie Gaston, Will Gulley and Roshawn Pope.
The Cougars fared better in the 2002 season, but new athletic director Dave Maggard made it clear that he expected significant progress in the program's performance on the field. Late in the year, with the Cougars holding a 4-7 record, AD Maggard informed Dimel that he would not be asked to return as head coach for the 2003 season. The final game of the 2002 season was a rousing 27-10 upset win over Louisville that spoiled the Cardinals' chances of winning the conference title, but UH finished with a 5-7 record which was good for only 8th best in Conference USA.
Return to Prosperity - The Briles Era
Seeking a sense of stability in the coaching staff, Athletic Director Dave Maggard began the search for a new head coach who would stay and build the program over the long term. To this end, Maggard began searching for coaches with close ties to UH and Texas football in general. The candidate who jumped to the fore was Art Briles, a former Cougar player under Bill Yeoman and assistant at Texas Tech. Briles had earned a reputation as a top-flight offensive coach while the head coach at Stephenville High School of Stephenville, Texas, where he led the team to multiple state titles running his unique version of the spread offense. Briles became the 10th head coach in Cougar football history, and the first former UH player to hold the position.
Briles inherited a program that had lost its way on the field but was stocked with young talent from Dimel's exceptional recruiting classes. The Cougars had only won eight games in Dimel's three-year tenure, but things were about to change. In his first season, Briles led the Cougars to a 7–5 record and their first bowl appearance since the 1996 season. The Cougars lost the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to the Hawaii Warriors 54-48 in triple overtime on Christmas Day, 2003.
After a successful inaugural season under Briles, the Cougars fell back to 3–8 in 2004. Briles guided the Cougars to a 6–6 season in 2005 and an appearance in the Fort Worth Bowl. The Cougars' hopes for a winning season were ended in a 42-13 bowl-game rout at the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks.
The 2006 season was the most successful for UH in over 15 years. Led by senior quarterback Kevin Kolb, the Cougars romped to a 9–3 regular season record and a spot in the Conference USA Championship game against Southern Miss. The Cougars hosted the nationally televised game at Robertson Stadium and won 34-20 to claim the school's second C-USA Championship and 10th conference title overall. The Cougars finished the season with a loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Liberty Bowl that gave them a final won-loss record of 10-4.
In 2007, the Cougars went 8-4 and finished second in the Conference USA West Division to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. In late November the Cougars accepted an invitation to the Texas Bowl. Two days later, Art Briles interviewed for the vacant Baylor Bears head coaching position and was hired the next day. Despite criticism from many Houston fans, Briles promptly left Houston for Waco and did not return to coach the Cougars for their bowl game in December. Cornerbacks coach Chris Thurmond was named interim coach for the bowl game which the Cougars lost to TCU, 20-13.
Despite the rancor surrounding the departure of Art Briles, his coaching tenure had been the most successful at UH since Jack Pardee departed for the NFL almost 20 years before. Briles had recruited well and coached his teams to on-field success, compiling a 34-28 record in his five seasons. More importantly, Briles had helped to return the program to respectability, most notably with the 2006 C-USA Championship. Briles's close ties with Texas high school coaches helped him to strengthen the program's ties to its primary talent base, and several of his players had been prominent selections in the NFL draft. Fan interest increased in the Briles era, and talk began of expanding Robertson Stadium beyond its current capacity. It is not too much to say that Art Briles brought the program to heights it had not seen since the 1980s, but this success would have been unlikely without the talent that Dana Dimel had brought into the program before Briles arrived.
Into the Future - The Kevin Sumlin Era
On December 14, 2007, Kevin Sumlin, a co-offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners was named as the Houston Cougars' 11th head football coach. Sumlin became the first African-American head coach in Cougar history, and the eighth in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. In his final year with the Sooners, his offense was one of the best in the country, averaging 44 points per game. Sumlin's first game made history at UH, as it drew the second-largest crowd ever as a home opener at Robertson Stadium.[15] Topping Bill Meek's record, he scored the most points in Cougar history for a coaching debut. That season, the Cougars defeated two ranked teams, including one on the road. They also ended their twenty-eight year bowl game losing streak, as they won the 2008 Armed Forces Bowl. On September 12, 2009, the Sumlin-led Cougars defeated #5 ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater to win its first victory over a top 10 opponent in 21 years, and first victory over a top 5 opponent in 25 years. After defeating then #5 Oklahoma State, the Cougars were ranked (#21 on the AP Top 25) for the first time since September 17, 1991. The following game, in front of a sold-out crowd at Robertson Stadium, Houston would pull out yet another huge win, this time on Texas Tech 29-28 in the final minute. The Cougars continued to be nationally ranked throughout the majority of the season.
Conference affiliations
The Houston Cougars' football program started the same year as its basketball program in 1946. The Cougars played in the Lone Star Conference for their first few seasons through 1948. During this time the Cougars played as part of NCAA's College Division which was designated for small colleges. The university then decided to leave for the Gulf Coast Conference, where the team began playing in NCAA's University Division. From 1951 to 1959 Houston played in the Missouri Valley Conference, and in 1960 the Houston Cougars played independently of any athletic conference. In 1973, the Cougars continued with NCAA's football division changes as a Division I school where it continued as an independent team. In 1976, the Cougars began to play in its first athletic conference since 1959 when it joined the now defunct Southwest Conference. After the breakup of this specific conference in 1995, Houston became a charter member of then newly formed Conference USA, where it currently plays.
Records and awards
Bowl history
Prior to their 2008 Armed Forces Bowl win against Air Force, the Cougars had not won a bowl game since the Garden State Bowl in 1980. This puts the Cougars in second place, behind the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, for the all-time longest bowl game losing streak.[16] The following is the full bowl game history for the team. The AP Poll ranking, if any, is given before the team name in parentheses.
|Date Played
|Bowl game
|Winning team
|Losing team
|January 1, 1952
|Salad Bowl
|December 22, 1962
|Tangerine Bowl
|Miami (OH)
|December 31, 1969
|Bluebonnet Bowl
|(12) Houston
|(20) Auburn
|December 31, 1971
|Bluebonnet Bowl
|(3) Colorado
|(17) Houston
|December 29, 1973
|Bluebonnet Bowl
|(9) Houston
|December 23, 1974
|Bluebonnet Bowl
|(19) Houston
|North Carolina State
|January 1, 1977
|Cotton Bowl Classic
|(4) Houston
|(8) Maryland
|January 1, 1979
|Cotton Bowl Classic
|(7) Notre Dame
|(10) Houston
|January 1, 1980
|Cotton Bowl Classic
|(5) Houston
|(9) Nebraska
|December 14, 1980
|Garden State Bowl
|December 26, 1981
|Sun Bowl
|(3) Oklahoma
|January 1, 1985
|Cotton Bowl Classic
|(5) Boston College
|December 25, 1988
|Aloha Bowl
|(16) Washington State
|(18) Houston
|December 27, 1996
|Liberty Bowl
|(21) Syracuse
|December 25, 2003
|Hawaii Bowl
|December 23, 2005
|Fort Worth Bowl
|December 29, 2006
|Liberty Bowl
|South Carolina
|December 28, 2007
|Texas Bowl
|December 31, 2008
|Armed Forces Bowl
|Air Force
|December 31, 2009
|Armed Forces Bowl
|Air Force
Top 25 poll rankings
The Houston Cougars have finished in the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll fifteen times in the program's history. The team's highest ranking was during the 1976 season, where the Cougars were ranked fourth. Note: The AP Poll began in 1936, and the Coaches' Poll began in 1950. Before 1990, only the top 20 teams were ranked in the AP Poll.
|AP Poll ranking
|Coaches' Poll ranking
|ineligible (on probation)
|ineligible (on probation)
Conference championships
The Cougars have won ten conference championships in their history, half of which were outright championships. From 1960 to 1975, the Cougars were not affiliated with any conference, and did not participate in any conference championships.
|Overall Record
|Conference Record
|Clyde Lee
|Missouri Valley Conference
|Bill Meek
|Missouri Valley Conference
|Bill Meek/Hal Lahar
|Missouri Valley Conference
|Hal Lahar
|Missouri Valley Conference
|Bill Yeoman
|Southwest Conference
|Bill Yeoman
|Southwest Conference
|Bill Yeoman
|Southwest Conference
|Bill Yeoman
|Southwest Conference
|Kim Helton
|Conference USA
|Art Briles
|Conference USA
Individual awards
National award winners
Heisman Trophy winners
Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Jack Pardee, Coach, 1986
- Andre Ware, Quarterback, 2004
- Wilson Whitley, Defensive Tackle, 2007
- Bill Yeoman, Coach, 2001
Head coaching records
- Jewell Wallace, 7-14-0 (1946-47)
- Clyde Lee, 37-32-2 (1948-54)
- Bill Meek, 13-6-1 (1955-56)
- Harold Lahar, 24-23-2 (1957-61)
- Bill Yeoman, 160-108-8 (1962-86)
- Jack Pardee, 22-11-1 (1987-89)
- John Jenkins, 18-15-0 (1990-92)
- Kim Helton, 24-53-1 (1993-99)
- Dana Dimel, 8-26-0 (2000-02)
- Art Briles, 34-28-0 (2003-07)
- Chris Thurmond, 0-1-0 (2007)
- Kevin Sumlin, 18-9-0 (2008-Present)
Future non-conference opponents
|at UCLA[17]
|vs. UCLA
|vs. Louisiana Tech
|vs. Louisiana Tech
|at Louisiana Tech
|vs. Mississippi State
|at Louisiana Tech
|at UCLA
|vs. Texas State[18]
|at Navy
|at Texas Tech[19]
Robertson Stadium
From the program's inception, until the end of the 1950 season, the Cougars played their home games in the Houston Public School Stadium, which would eventually be renamed to Robertson Stadium in 1980. However, with the exception of occasional single games in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, the Cougars did not return to the stadium until the 1998 season following renovations. This remains their home stadium today. Along with the Cougars, the stadium is home to Houston's Major League Soccer team, the Houston Dynamo.
Houston Stadium
In 1951, Houston Stadium, a stadium subsidized by the city of Houston opened. Until 1964, the Cougars played their home games in Houston Stadium along with Rice University. During this time, President John F. Kennedy gave his famous address regarding the nation's space effort at the stadium. It is now simply known as Rice Stadium, and is only home to the Rice Owls.
In 1965, the Astrodome was officially opened, and the Cougars moved in the same year. In 1968, the Bluebonnet Bowl also changed its location to the stadium, and the Cougars regularly began to participate in the bowl. After the 1997 season, following renovations, the Cougars moved back into Robertson Stadium. The Astrodome remains the team's longest serving home stadium.
See also
- ^ a b c d e f Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 873971221.
- ^ "Sports Shavings". The Dallas Morning News. 1945-08-23. p. 6.
- ^ "Lone Star Conference Invites U. of Houston". The Dallas Morning News. 1945-10-26. p. 15.
- ^ "Facilities: John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium". University of Houston athletics. http://uhcougars.cstv.com/facilities/hou-robertson.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Houston Thumbs Down". Amarillo Globe-News. 1946-01-04. p. 12.
- ^ Carpenter, Tom (2003-09-10). ""Cougar '48 alum was UH's first sports hero"". The Daily Cougar. http://www.thedailycougar.com/static/vol69/12/sports/sports1.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Lee Houston Football Coach". The New York Times. 1948-02-18. p. 40.
- ^ "Southwest Loop May Admit Texas Tech". St. Petersburg Times. 1954-05-04. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2R4LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4364,1621137. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ Nelson, Lindsey (1953-07-26). "Michigan State Again Picked As Top Grid Power". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NeMSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4637,4237545. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "The Southwest". Sports Illustrated. 1958-09-22. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1002856/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "On Television". http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/hou-09-mg-section8.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Houston Is Placed on Probation". The New York Times. 1988-12-17. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/17/sports/football-houston-is-placed-on-probation.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Reed, J.D.; Coleman, Carolyn-Lawrence (1988-11-14). "The N.C.A.A. Calls "Foul!"". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968927,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (2007-12-06). "Yellow Jackets, Wolverines, Midshipmen earn high marks". ESPN.com. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3158996. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Loh, Zaneta (2008-09-02). ""Cougars trample Jaguars"". The Daily Cougar. http://media.www.thedailycougar.com/media/storage/paper1206/news/2008/09/02/Sports/Cougars.Trample.Jaguars-3410792.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Griffin, Tim. ""Sumlin ideal to recruit fertile Houston landscape"". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3276092. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ ""UCLA Adds University of Houston To Future Schedules"". UCLA Bruins athletics. 2008-05-16. http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051608aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "2010 Non-Conference Slate Set For Cougar Football". Houston Cougars athletics. http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010410aaa.html. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ ""Texas Tech, Houston Announce Two-Game Series"". Texas Tech Red Raiders athletics. 2008-07-11. http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071108aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
Further reading
- Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 873971221.
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Daily Hours:
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- 8:30am -4:00pm
- 8:30am -4:00pm
- 8:30am -4:00pm
- 8:30am -4:00pm
- 8:30am -4:00pm
Please Note:
Eastern Standard Time.
DMV Holidays
New Year's Day (includes day after holiday), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Spring Holiday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day (includes day after holiday), Christmas Day (includes day after holiday)
DMV Payment Options
- - Cash
- - Check
- - Money Order
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- County Clerk's Office/Sub-branch 10.8 miles
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- County Clerk's Office/Sub-branch 17.8 miles
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