The Houston Cougars were 5-7 in 2012.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 389 | 5,755 | 984 | 5.8 | 1,814 | 393 | 4.6 | 3,941 | 591 | 6.7 | 292 | 91 | 176 | 176 | 74 | 643 | ||
Team Rank | 55th | 33rd | 28th | 49th | 82nd | 114th | 45th | 17th | 4th | 90th | 36th | 100th | 15th | 15th | 62nd | 60th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 432 | 5,796 | 5.6 | 2,313 | 521 | 4.4 | 3,483 | 510 | 6.8 | 316 | 132 | 160 | 160 | 80 | 726 | |||
Opponent Rank | 110th | 115th | 69th | 87th | 99th | 79th | 113th | 120th | 51st | 123rd | 99th | 118th | 118th | 39th | 31st | ||||
Net | -43 | -41 | +984 | +0.2 | -499 | -128 | +0.2 | +458 | +81 | -0.2 | -24 | -41 | +16 | +16 | -6 | -83 | |||
Net Rank | 84th | 73rd | 28th | 61st | 98th | 117th | 57th | 35th | 22nd | 71st | 94th | 107th | 43rd | 43rd | 51st | 43rd |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |