houston cougars football pass defense ranking

The Houston Cougars defended their most passes in a game against Tulane on September 30, 2022, with 5 passes defended.

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Data note: Passes Defended: team game data may be incomplete before 2013

	TEAM	PDEF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Houston	5	9/30/2022	HOU	vs	TULN	L 24-27	37	14	51	2.0	18	0	0	0	2	1	0
2	Houston	4	11/2/2024	HOU	vs	KSU	W 24-19	47	24	71	0.0	0	2	18	0	1	0	0
3	Houston	4	10/7/2022	HOU	@	MEM	W 33-32	48	30	78	4.0	21	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	Houston	3	11/22/2025	HOU	vs	TCU	L 14-17	40	36	76	1.0	14	3	0	0	1	1	0
5	Houston	3	11/23/2024	HOU	vs	BAY	L 10-20	52	28	80	2.0	14	3	61	1	1	0	0
6	Houston	3	9/2/2023	HOU	vs	UTSA	W 17-14	39	24	63	1.0	6	3	19	0	0	0	0
7	Houston	3	9/10/2022	HOU	@	TTU	L 30-33	65	26	91	5.0	42	3	115	1	2	0	0
8	Houston	3	11/13/2021	HOU	@	TEM	W 37-8	35	0	35	1.0	2	3	74	0	0	0	0
9	Houston	3	10/1/2021	HOU	@	TLSA	W 45-10	41	20	61	4.0	29	3	45	1	1	0	0
10	Houston	3	9/11/2021	HOU	@	RICE	W 44-7	44	4	48	4.0	30	3	91	1	0	0	0
11	Houston	2	10/24/2026	HOU	@	UTAH	L 13-21	50	0	50	1.0	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0
12	Houston	2	9/18/2026	HOU	@	TTU	L 26-28	31	30	61	1.0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Houston	2	11/7/2025	HOU	@	UCF	W 30-27	39	26	65	1.0	7	2	45	1	1	0	0
14	Houston	2	9/12/2025	HOU	vs	COLO	W 36-20	30	28	58	3.0	15	2	40	0	1	0	0
15	Houston	2	8/28/2025	HOU	vs	SFA	W 27-0	30	26	56	2.0	17	2	17	0	1	0	0
16	Houston	2	10/4/2024	HOU	@	TCU	W 30-19	43	11	54	3.0	18	2	7	0	2	2	0
17	Houston	2	10/22/2022	HOU	@	NAVY	W 38-20	49	32	81	1.0	8	2	56	0	0	0	0
18	Houston	2	9/3/2022	HOU	@	UTSA	W 37-35	35	38	73	3.0	8	1	32	0	0	0	0
19	Houston	2	11/19/2021	HOU	vs	MEM	W 31-13	46	20	66	2.0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0
20	Houston	2	11/6/2021	HOU	@	USF	W 54-42	42	12	54	0.0	0	2	23	0	0	0	0
21	Houston	1	10/17/2026	HOU	vs	OKST	W 35-32	50	0	50	1.0	9	1	1	0	2	1	0
22	Houston	1	10/10/2026	HOU	@	KSU	W 35-16	45	2	47	2.0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
23	Houston	1	10/3/2026	HOU	vs	UCF	W 27-17	38	14	52	2.0	10	1	17	0	0	0	0
24	Houston	1	9/12/2026	HOU	vs	SOU	W 77-6	27	12	39	1.0	10	1	5	0	1	2	0
25	Houston	1	11/29/2025	HOU	@	BAY	W 31-24	50	0	50	1.0	4	1	0	0	1	1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,053

Weigman

RUSH

516

Hughes

REC

620

Thomas

Team Rankings

PPG

36.0

24th

OPP PPG

21.0

48th

RUSH YDS/G

203.5

28th

PASS YDS/G

267.0

36th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Texas Tech	3-1	6-1
5	Oklahoma State	3-1	5-2
6	Houston	3-2	6-2
7	Baylor	2-2	4-3
8	Cincinnati	2-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/13	HOU	@	COLO	10:15 PM
Sat 11/21	HOU	@	WVU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	BAY	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

6 - 2

Final

Utah

7 - 0

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	MEM	@	CHAR	59-8
Sat 10/3	NAVY	@	AFA	9-14
Sat 10/3	ALA	@	MSST	56-23
Sat 10/3	UCF	@	HOU	17-27
Sat 10/3	WVU	@	ISU	42-45

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SHSU	@	MOSU	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	KENN	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	JVST	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM

The Houston Cougars defended their most passes in a game against Tulane on September 30, 2022, with 5 passes defended.

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