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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: Tom Herman
Conference: American Athletic-West

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1946 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Tom Herman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	Oklahoma	33	23	W	@ Houston, TX
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Lamar	42	0	W
Thu., Sep. 15	@ Cincinnati	40	16	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas State	64	3	W
Thu., Sep. 29	vs. Connecticut	42	14	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Navy	40	46	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Tulsa	38	31	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Southern Methodist	16	38	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Central Florida	31	24	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Tulane	30	18	W
Thu., Nov. 17	vs. Louisville	36	10	W
Fri., Nov. 25	@ Memphis	44	48	L
Sat., Dec. 17	San Diego State	10	34	L	@ Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas Bowl

2016 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	466
Scoring Average	35.8
Points Allowed	305
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	82-71
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	2-3

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 American Athletic-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Navy	9-5	531	434	Lost 45-48	7-2	375	294	Ken Niumatalolo
Tulsa	10-3	552	388	Won 55-10	6-2	343	258	Philip Montgomery
Houston	9-4	466	305	Lost 10-34	5-3	281	235	Tom Herman
Memphis	8-5	505	375	Lost 31-51	5-3	291	249	Mike Norvell
Southern Methodist	5-7	332	435		3-5	253	327	Chad Morris
Tulane	4-8	289	332		1-7	148	241	Willie Fritz

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 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

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.