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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: Art Briles
Conference: Conference USA-West

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1946 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Art Briles enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Houston.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 1	vs. Oregon	24	38	L	@ Houston, TX
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Sam Houston State	31	10	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Texas El Paso	41	44	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Tulsa	30	23	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Tulane	35	14	W	@ Lafayette, LA
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Memphis	20	35	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Mississippi State	28	16	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Central Florida	29	31	L
Sun., Nov. 13	vs. Southern Mississippi	27	24	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Southern Methodist	24	29	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Rice	35	18	W
Fri., Dec. 23	Kansas	13	42	L	@ Fort Worth, TX	Armed Forces Bowl

2005 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	337
Scoring Average	28.1
Points Allowed	324
Defense Average	27.0
Opponents Record	70-70
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2005 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulsa	9-4	430	305	Won 31-24	6-1	238	139	Steve Kragthorpe
Texas El Paso	8-4	382	311	Lost 13-45	5-3	269	236	Mike Price
Houston	6-6	337	324	Lost 13-42	4-4	241	218	Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	288	251		2-5	181	176	Watson Brown
Southern Methodist	5-6	229	280		2-4	109	122	Phil Bennett
Rice	1-10	234	437		1-5	144	209	Ken Hatfield

2005 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2005 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.