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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: Dana Holgorsen
Conference: American Athletic-

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1946 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Dana Holgorsen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Houston.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Texas San Antonio	37	35	W (3OT)
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Texas Tech	30	33	L (OT)
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Kansas	30	48	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Rice	34	27	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Tulane	24	27	L
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Memphis	33	32	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Navy	38	20	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. South Florida	42	27	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Southern Methodist	63	77	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Temple	43	36	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ East Carolina	42	3	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Tulsa	30	37	L
Fri., Dec. 23	Louisiana	23	16	W	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

2022 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	469
Scoring Average	36.1
Points Allowed	418
Defense Average	32.2
Opponents Record	83-84
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-2

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 American Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulane	12-2	504	311	Won 46-45	7-1	278	191	Willie Fritz
Central Florida	9-5	460	331	Lost 13-30	6-2	282	202	Gus Malzahn
Cincinnati	9-4	380	268	Lost 7-24	6-2	203	162	Luke Fickell
Houston	8-5	469	418	Won 23-16	5-3	315	259	Dana Holgorsen
Southern Methodist	7-6	486	438	Lost 23-24	5-3	309	312	Rhett Lashlee
East Carolina	8-5	423	353	Won 53-29	4-4	235	248	Mike Houston
Navy	4-8	263	292		4-4	197	210	Ken Niumatalolo
Memphis	7-6	459	338	Won 38-10	3-5	251	213	Ryan Silverfield
Tulsa	5-7	367	397		3-5	211	270	Philip Montgomery
Temple	3-9	263	351		1-7	191	291	Stan Drayton
South Florida	1-11	336	494		0-8	242	352	Jeff Scott

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).