University of Houston Athletics
Cougar Pride Hosts Tony Levine Classic
6/19/2012 12:00:00 AM | Football
June 19, 2012
University of Houston fans, alums and donors participated in the Tony Levine Golf Classic, held at Sweetwater Country Club on Monday afternoon. Despite a brief bout of inclement weather, over 250+ Houston faithful completed a round of golf before concluding the event with a live auction.
"We had a tremendous turnout with a lot of loyal Cougars. I want to thank all of those who came out plus all of our sponsors and Ken Baxter for organizing the event," said head coach Tony Levine. "This outing helps signify the period of the summer when we're all counting down the days until football season starts."
The tournament benefitted Cougar Pride scholarship funding for Houston student-athletes. This was the 15th straight year the event was hosted by the Sweetwater Country Club.
SEASON TICKETS
Houston Football season tickets are on sale now in the Athletics Ticket Office, and fans have options for as low as $140 when purchasing. To purchase season tickets, fans can call 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or 877-COUGAR-5 (268-4275) or visit the Athletics Ticket Office, located on the first floor of the Athletics/Alumni Center from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Fans can buy season tickets 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by clicking the Red and White Tickets tab at UHCougars.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
A year ago, the Cougars posted a 13-1 mark to set a school single-season record in wins and capped the campaign with a dominating 30-14 win against No. 22 Penn State during the TicketCity Bowl. Running back Charles Sims led the Cougars in 2011 with 821 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. The electrifying junior also was a receiving threat out of the backfield, hauling in 51 catches for 575 yards and four scores to rank fourth on the team.
Sophomore linebacker Derrick Mathews finished second among the Cougars with 106 tackles during his first collegiate season, while senior linebacker Phillip Steward led the team with six interceptions and added 77 tackles.
After sitting out as a redshirt a year ago, sophomore quarterback David Piland will take the reins from NCAA record-setting signal-caller Case Keenum. Starting most of the 2010 season, Piland threw for 2,641 yards and 14 touchdowns on 201-of-345 passing during his true freshman season.
