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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record8-5
  Points Scored528
  Scoring Average40.6
  Points Allowed402
  Defense Average30.9
  Opponents Record70-70
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-4
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 10-3537433Won  38-146-1304234  David Bailiff
Houston 8-5528402Won  34-286-2349256  Kevin Sumlin
Tulsa 11-3661391Won  45-135-2297217  Todd Graham
Texas El Paso 5-7395444 4-4295302  Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham 4-8273375 3-5178255  Neil Callaway
Southern Methodist 1-11256458 0-7178261  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

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.