| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1946 |
| 1967 - At this time, Houston was on probation from the NCAA, and therefore was not eligible to compete in any post-season bowl games. | | 1977 - Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games. | | 1989 - Under probation by the NCAA from rules violated in prior seasons, Houston was disallowed from participating in a bowl game, television appearances, and the Coaches Poll. | | 2007 - After Briles resigned to accept the head coaching job at Baylor, Chris Thurmond served as interim head coach for the 2007 Texas Bowl. | | 2011 - Sumlin left for Texas A&M University following the regular season. Tony Levine served as interim head coach for the Cougars in the TicketCity Bowl. | | 2014 - David Gibbs coached the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl after Levine was fired. | | 2016 - Herman left for Texas after the regular season; new head coach Major Applewhite coached the Cougars against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1978, 1979
1984, 2006, 2015
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| Division Championships |
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2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 475-403-15 |
| Winning Pct. | 54% |
| Vacated Wins | 0 |
| Forfeit Games | 0 |
| Adjusted Record | 475-403-15 |
| Winning Pct. | 54% |
| National Championships | 0 |
| Conference Titles | 10 |
| Division Titles | 4 |
| Conference Record | 210-179-4 |
| All American Players | |
| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 273-158-7 |
| Away Record | 185-227-7 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 79 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
49 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 30 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 13 (2015) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 11 (2001) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 9 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 95 (10/21/1989) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 690 (2011) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 77 (11/5/2022) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 483 (2018) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 74 (11/16/1968) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 56 (10/4/1997) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 140 (11/5/2022) |
| Last Shutout | 9/18/2021 |
| Last Time Shutout | 9/28/2024 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 41 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 39 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 12 (9/3/2011-11/25/2011) |
| Longest Losing |
15 (10/28/2000-12/1/2001) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 13-16-1
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| Rose | 0-0-0 |
| Cotton | 2-2-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 31-28 |
| 2010-19 | 80-48 |
| 2000-09 | 60-64 |
| 1990-99 | 42-68
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| 1980-89 | 57-54-3
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| 1970-79 | 80-33-2
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| 1960-69 | 55-41-5
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| 1950-59 | 53-43-3
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| 1940-49 | 17-24-1
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| 1930-39 | 0-0
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| 1920-29 | 0-0
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| 2024 Season |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
| 7-27 L | | Sat., Sep. 7 | @
Oklahoma
| 12-16 L | | Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Rice
| 33-7 W | | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Cincinnati
| 0-34 L | | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Iowa State
| 0-20 L | | Fri., Oct. 4 | @
Texas Christian
| 30-19 W | | Sat., Oct. 12 | OPEN | | | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Kansas
| 14-42 L | | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Utah
| 17-14 W | | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Kansas State
| 24-19 W | | Sat., Nov. 9 | OPEN | | | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Arizona
| 3-27 L | | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Baylor
| 10-20 L | | Sat., Nov. 30 | @
Brigham Young
| 18-30 L |
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 4-8
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| Scoring | 168-275 |
| Conference Record | 3-6 |
| Home Record | 3-3
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| Away Record | 1-5
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Houston & Rice have played 46 games. |
| Houston has won 34 games. |
| Rice has won 12 games. |
| with 0 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-16 |
| 10 or more | 171-124 |
| 20 or more |
166-83 |
| 30 or more | 141-40 |
| 40 or more | 80-19 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 23-1 |
| 10 or more | 148-139 |
| 20 or more | 88-134 |
| 30 or more | 35-111 |
| 40 or more | 7-63 |
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