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
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
Record 7-5
Points Scored 339
Scoring Average 28.3
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 75-77
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.