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
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 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.