Houston continued its downward slide with a 59-49 homecoming loss against Temple on Saturday night.
With the loss, Houston has lost control of its destiny in the chase for the American Athletic Conference’s West Division title.
Houston must win the rest of its games and hope that SMU loses one or the Dallas team will head to the AAC Championship game.
Junior Ed Oliver missed his third game in a row with a knee injury, which meant the entire first string defensive line was out with senior Gerard Carter and sophomore Isaiah Chambers also injured for the season.