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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: Major Applewhite
Conference: American Athletic-West

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1946 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Major Applewhite enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Arizona	19	16	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Rice	38	3	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Texas Tech	24	27	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Temple	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Southern Methodist	35	22	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Tulsa	17	45	L
Thu., Oct. 19	vs. Memphis	38	42	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ South Florida	28	24	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. East Carolina	52	27	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Tulane	17	20	L
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. Navy	24	14	W
Sun., Dec. 24	Fresno State	27	33	L	@ Honolulu, HI	Hawaii Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	339
Scoring Average	28.3
Points Allowed	286
Defense Average	23.8
Opponents Record	75-77
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 American Athletic-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Memphis	10-3	592	422	Lost 20-21	7-2	443	296	Mike Norvell
Houston	7-5	339	286	Lost 27-33	5-3	231	207	Major Applewhite
Navy	7-6	396	342	Won 49-7	4-4	227	233	Ken Niumatalolo
Southern Methodist	7-6	492	477	Lost 10-51	4-4	290	303	Chad Morris
Tulane	5-7	330	350		3-5	242	240	Willie Fritz
Tulsa	2-10	352	450		1-7	198	279	Philip Montgomery

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.