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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: Kevin Sumlin
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024
2009 Season Highlights
 Kevin Sumlin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.
 The Cougars won the Conference USA Conference West Championship.
 
2009 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Northwestern State  55   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Oklahoma State  45   35   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Texas Tech  29   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Texas El Paso  41   58   L       
 Tue., Oct. 13  @ Mississippi State  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Tulane  44   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Southern Methodist  38   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Southern Mississippi  50   43   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Tulsa  46   45   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Central Florida  32   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Memphis  55   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Rice  73   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5   East Carolina  32   38   L       
 Thu., Dec. 31   Air Force  20   47   L    @ Fort Worth, TX   Armed Forces Bowl Bowl
 
2009 Season Totals
  Record10-4
  Points Scored591
  Scoring Average42.2
  Points Allowed421
  Defense Average30.1
  Opponents Record79-85
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-2
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2009 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston 10-4591421Lost  20-476-3411280  Kevin Sumlin
Southern Methodist 8-5380359Won  45-106-2228219  June Jones
Alabama Birmingham 5-7333388 4-4231228  Neil Callaway
Tulsa 5-7351328 3-5230242  Todd Graham
Texas El Paso 4-8358402 3-5289269  Mike Price
Rice 2-10219517 2-6154322  David Bailiff

2009 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2009 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.