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Houston Football Team History


Houston Cougars
University of Houston
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Willie Fritz
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Houston 
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.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1978, 1979
1984, 2006, 2015
Division Championships
  2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
 
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
 
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
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (9/3/2011-11/25/2011)
 Longest Losing  15 (10/28/2000-12/1/2001)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 13-16-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 2-2-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  31-25
 2010-19  80-48
 2000-09  60-64
 1990-99 42-68
 1980-89 57-54-3
 1970-79 80-33-2
 1960-69 55-41-5
 1950-59 53-43-3
 1940-49 17-24-1
 1930-39 0-0
 1920-29 0-0
Next Game
 11/15/2024 (Fri)  
@ Arizona in a Conference Game
Last Time: Houston won 45-18 in 2018.
All-Time:
 Houston vs. Arizona 3-1-0 75.0% 
 
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  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Scoring137-198
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Baylor 6-33-0
Brigham Young 7-13-0
Arizona State 6-22-1
Central Florida 4-52-3
Cincinnati 5-32-0
Colorado 5-32-1
Houston 4-52-2
Iowa State 7-12-1
Kansas State 7-22-1
Texas Tech 6-32-1
Texas Christian 5-41-2
Utah 4-41-2
West Virginia 4-41-2
Arizona 3-60-3
Kansas 2-60-2
Oklahoma State 3-60-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Houston & Rice have played 46 games.
Houston has won 34 games.
Rice has won 12 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
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
 
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
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.