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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: Major Applewhite
Conference: American Athletic-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights
 Major Applewhite enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Arizona  19   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Rice  38   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Texas Tech  24   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Temple  20   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Southern Methodist  35   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Tulsa  17   45   L       
 Thu., Oct. 19  vs. Memphis  38   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ South Florida  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. East Carolina  52   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Tulane  17   20   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Navy  24   14   W       
 Sun., Dec. 24   Fresno State  27   33   L    @ Honolulu, HI   Hawaii Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored339
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed286
  Defense Average23.8
  Opponents Record75-77
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 American Athletic-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 10-3592422Lost  20-217-2443296  Mike Norvell
Houston 7-5339286Lost  27-335-3231207  Major Applewhite
Navy 7-6396342Won  49-74-4227233  Ken Niumatalolo
Southern Methodist 7-6492477Lost  10-514-4290303  Chad Morris
Tulane 5-7330350 3-5242240  Willie Fritz
Tulsa 2-10352450 1-7198279  Philip Montgomery

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).