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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: Kevin Sumlin
Conference: Conference USA-West

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1946 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Kevin Sumlin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Southern	55	3	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Oklahoma State	37	56	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Air Force	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Colorado State	25	28	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ East Carolina	41	24	W
Thu., Oct. 9	vs. Alabama Birmingham	45	20	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Southern Methodist	44	38	W
Tue., Oct. 28	@ Marshall	23	37	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Tulane	42	14	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Tulsa	70	30	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Texas El Paso	42	37	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Rice	42	56	L
Wed., Dec. 31	Air Force	34	28	W	@ Fort Worth, TX	Armed Forces Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	528
Scoring Average	40.6
Points Allowed	402
Defense Average	30.9
Opponents Record	70-70
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-4

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	10-3	537	433	Won 38-14	6-1	304	234	David Bailiff
Houston	8-5	528	402	Won 34-28	6-2	349	256	Kevin Sumlin
Tulsa	11-3	661	391	Won 45-13	5-2	297	217	Todd Graham
Texas El Paso	5-7	395	444		4-4	295	302	Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham	4-8	273	375		3-5	178	255	Neil Callaway
Southern Methodist	1-11	256	458		0-7	178	261	June Jones

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.