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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: Dana Holgorsen
Conference: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024
2020 Season Highlights
 Dana Holgorsen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Oct. 8  vs. Tulane  49   31   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Brigham Young  26   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Navy  37   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Central Florida  21   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Cincinnati  10   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. South Florida  56   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 12  @ Memphis  27   30   L       
 Thu., Dec. 24   Hawaii  14   28   L    @ Frisco, TX   New Mexico Bowl
    
    
    
    
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored240
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average32.0
  Opponents Record49-34
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-2
2020 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2020 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cincinnati 9-1378171Lost  24-276-024890  Luke Fickell
Tulsa 6-3244194Lost  26-286-1211150  Philip Montgomery
Memphis 8-3341307Won  25-105-3223259  Ryan Silverfield
Central Florida 6-4422332Lost  23-495-3350262  Josh Heupel
Southern Methodist 7-3386309 4-3240243  Sonny Dykes
Tulane 6-6416337Lost  27-383-5258239  Willie Fritz
East Carolina 3-6272319 3-5243270  Mike Houston
Houston 3-5240256Lost  14-283-2173155  Dana Holgorsen
Navy 3-7166303 3-4156193  Ken Niumatalolo
Temple 1-6139260 1-6139260  Rod Carey
South Florida 1-8208359 0-7181301  Jeff Scott

2020 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2020 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.