Team Timeline |
First Team: 1946 |
1967 - At this time, Houston was on probation from the NCAA, and therefore was not eligible to compete in any post-season bowl games. | 1977 - Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games. | 1989 - Under probation by the NCAA from rules violated in prior seasons, Houston was disallowed from participating in a bowl game, television appearances, and the Coaches Poll. | 2007 - After Briles resigned to accept the head coaching job at Baylor, Chris Thurmond served as interim head coach for the 2007 Texas Bowl. | 2011 - Sumlin left for Texas A&M University following the regular season. Tony Levine served as interim head coach for the Cougars in the TicketCity Bowl. | 2014 - David Gibbs coached the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl after Levine was fired. | 2016 - Herman left for Texas after the regular season; new head coach Major Applewhite coached the Cougars against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl. |
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Championships |
National Championships |
None
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Conference Championships |
1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1978, 1979 1984, 2006, 2015
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Division Championships |
2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
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Team Records |
Overall Record | 475-400-15 |
Winning Pct. | 54% |
Vacated Wins | 0 |
Forfeit Games | 0 |
Adjusted Record | 475-400-15 |
Winning Pct. | 54% |
National Championships | 0 |
Conference Titles | 10 |
Division Titles | 4 |
Conference Record | 209-175-4 |
All American Players | |
NFL Players (#2) | |
Home Record | 273-157-7 |
Away Record | 185-225-7 |
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By The Numbers |
Seasons | 79 |
Winning Seasons (#1) |
49 |
Losing Seasons (#1) | 30 |
Most Wins in A Season | 13 (2015) |
Most Loses in A Season | 11 (2001) |
10 Win Seasons | 9 |
Most Points Scored in a Game | 95 (10/21/1989) |
Most Points Scored in a Season | 690 (2011) |
Most Points Allowed in a Game | 77 (11/5/2022) |
Most Points Allowed in a Season | 483 (2018) |
Largest Margin of Victory | 74 (11/16/1968) |
Largest Margin of Defeat | 56 (10/4/1997) |
Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 140 (11/5/2022) |
Last Shutout | 9/18/2021 |
Last Time Shutout | 9/28/2024 |
Shutouts All-Time | 41 |
Been Shutout All-Time | 39 |
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Streaks |
Longest Win | 12 (9/3/2011-11/25/2011) |
Longest Losing |
15 (10/28/2000-12/1/2001) |
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Bowl Records |
Overall Record | 13-16-1
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Rose | 0-0-0 |
Cotton | 2-2-0 |
Orange | 0-0-0 |
Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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By the Decade |
2020-29 | 31-25 |
2010-19 | 80-48 |
2000-09 | 60-64 |
1990-99 | 42-68
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1980-89 | 57-54-3
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1970-79 | 80-33-2
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1960-69 | 55-41-5
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1950-59 | 53-43-3
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1940-49 | 17-24-1
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1930-39 | 0-0
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1920-29 | 0-0
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Next Game |
11/15/2024 (Fri)
@ Arizona
in a Conference Game
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Last Time: Houston won 45-18 in 2018. |
All-Time: |
Houston vs. Arizona |
3-1-0 |
75.0% |
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2024 Season |
Sat., Aug. 31 | vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
| 7-27 L | Sat., Sep. 7 | @
Oklahoma
| 12-16 L | Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Rice
| 33-7 W | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Cincinnati
| 0-34 L | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Iowa State
| 0-20 L | Fri., Oct. 4 | @
Texas Christian
| 30-19 W | Sat., Oct. 12 | OPEN | | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Kansas
| 14-42 L | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Utah
| 17-14 W | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Kansas State
| 24-19 W | Sat., Nov. 9 | OPEN | | Fri., Nov. 15 | @
Arizona
| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Baylor
| | Sat., Nov. 30 | @
Brigham Young
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2024 Season Totals |
Record | 4-5
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Scoring | 137-198 |
Conference Record | 2-2 |
Home Record | 3-2
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Away Record | 1-3
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Longest Running Rivalry |
Houston & Rice have played 46 games. |
Houston has won 34 games. |
Rice has won 12 games. |
with 0 tie games. |
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Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
Scoring | Record |
less than 10 | 0-15 |
10 or more | 171-122 |
20 or more |
166-83 |
30 or more | 141-40 |
40 or more | 80-19 |
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Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
Points Allowed | Record |
less than 10 | 23-1 |
10 or more | 148-136 |
20 or more | 88-131 |
30 or more | 35-110 |
40 or more | 7-63 |
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