#14 Houston Cougars

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Houston Cougars	6	1	0	.857	4th
2025	Houston Cougars	9	3	0	.750	4th	Won Texas Bowl
2024	Houston Cougars	4	8	0	.333	12th
2023	Houston Cougars	4	8	0	.333	12th
2022	Houston Cougars	7	5	0	.583	4th	Won Independence Bowl
2021	Houston Cougars	11	2	0	.846	2nd	Won Birmingham Bowl
2020	Houston Cougars	3	4	0	.429	7th	Lost New Mexico Bowl
2019	Houston Cougars	4	8	0	.333	9th
2018	Houston Cougars	8	4	0	.667	4th	Lost Armed Forces Bowl
2017	Houston Cougars	7	4	0	.636	4th	Lost Hawai'i Bowl
2016	Houston Cougars	9	3	0	.750	4th	Lost Las Vegas Bowl
2015	Houston Cougars	12	1	0	.923	1st	Won Peach Bowl
2014	Houston Cougars	7	5	0	.583	5th	Won Armed Forces Bowl
2013	Houston Cougars	8	4	0	.667	4th	Lost BBVA Compass Bowl
2012	Houston Cougars	5	7	0	.417
2011	Houston Cougars	12	1	0	.923		Won Ticket City Bowl
2010	Houston Cougars	5	7	0	.417
2009	Houston Cougars	10	3	0	.769		Lost Armed Forces Bowl
2008	Houston Cougars	7	5	0	.583		Won Armed Forces Bowl
2007	Houston Cougars	8	4	0	.667		Lost Texas Bowl
2006	Houston Cougars	10	3	0	.769	1st	Lost Liberty Bowl
2005	Houston Cougars	6	5	0	.545		Lost Fort Worth Bowl
2004	Houston Cougars	3	8	0	.273
2003	Houston Cougars	7	5	0	.583		Lost Hawai'i Bowl
2002	Houston Cougars	5	7	0	.417
2001	Houston Cougars	0	11	0	.000
2000	Houston Cougars	3	8	0	.273
1999	Houston Cougars	7	4	0	.636
1998	Houston Cougars	3	8	0	.273
1997	Houston Cougars	3	8	0	.273
1996	Houston Cougars	7	4	0	.636	1st	Lost Liberty Bowl
1995	Houston Cougars	2	9	0	.182
1994	Houston Cougars	1	10	0	.091
1993	Houston Cougars	1	9	1	.136
1992	Houston Cougars	4	7	0	.364
1991	Houston Cougars	4	7	0	.364
1990	Houston Cougars	10	1	0	.909
1989	Houston Cougars	9	2	0	.818
1988	Houston Cougars	9	2	0	.818		Lost Aloha Bowl
1987	Houston Cougars	4	6	1	.409
1986	Houston Cougars	1	10	0	.091
1985	Houston Cougars	4	7	0	.364
1984	Houston Cougars	7	4	0	.636	1st	Lost Cotton Bowl
1983	Houston Cougars	4	7	0	.364
1982	Houston Cougars	5	5	1	.500
1981	Houston Cougars	7	3	1	.682		Lost Sun Bowl
1980	Houston Cougars	6	5	0	.545		Won Garden State Bowl
1979	Houston Cougars	10	1	0	.909	1st	Won Cotton Bowl
1978	Houston Cougars	9	2	0	.818	1st	Lost Cotton Bowl
1977	Houston Cougars	6	5	0	.545
1976	Houston Cougars	9	2	0	.818	1st	Won Cotton Bowl
1975	Houston Cougars	2	8	0	.200
1974	Houston Cougars	8	3	0	.727		Tied Bluebonnet Bowl
1973	Houston Cougars	10	1	0	.909		Won Bluebonnet Bowl
1972	Houston Cougars	6	4	1	.591
1971	Houston Cougars	9	2	0	.818		Lost Bluebonnet Bowl
1970	Houston Cougars	8	3	0	.727
1969	Houston Cougars	8	2	0	.800		Won Bluebonnet Bowl
1968	Houston Cougars	6	2	2	.700
1967	Houston Cougars	7	3	0	.700
1966	Houston Cougars	8	2	0	.800
1965	Houston Cougars	4	5	1	.450
1964	Houston Cougars	2	6	1	.278
1963	Houston Cougars	2	8	0	.200
1962	Houston Cougars	6	4	0	.600		Won Tangerine Bowl
1961	Houston Cougars	5	4	1	.550
1960	Houston Cougars	6	4	0	.600
1959	Houston Cougars	3	7	0	.300	1st
1958	Houston Cougars	5	4	0	.556
1957	Houston Cougars	5	4	1	.550	1st
1956	Houston Cougars	7	2	1	.750	1st
1955	Houston Cougars	6	4	0	.600
1954	Houston Cougars	5	5	0	.500
1953	Houston Cougars	4	4	1	.500
1952	Houston Cougars	8	2	0	.800
1951	Houston Cougars	5	5	0	.500		Won Salad Bowl
1950	Houston Cougars	4	6	0	.400
1949	Houston Cougars	5	4	1	.550
1948	Houston Cougars	0	2	0	.000
1947	Houston Cougars	0	1	0	.000
1946	Houston Cougars	1	1	0	.500

History


Seasons	81 (1946 to present)
Conference	Big 12
Regular Season	467-374-14 (.554)
Postseason	14-16-1 (.468)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

17,876

Case Keenum

RUSH YDS

3,636

Ketric Sanford

REC YDS

4,246

Patrick Edwards

More CFB News

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Oct 19, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

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Oct 18, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

867

Roberts

838

Burgess

837

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

784

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

20

Weigman

19

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

203.9

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

48.5

43.0

42.9

42.7

42.2

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

10.5

11.3

12.2

12.9

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

559.5

533.8

527.0

517.7

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

298.5

272.4

239.8

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

347.0

333.0

329.5

325.2

323.1

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

25.0

24.0

22.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	6	0	1.000
4	Houston	6	1	.857
5	Arizona	5	1	.833
6	Baylor	4	2	.667
7	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Kansas State	4	2	.667
11	Arizona State	3	3	.500
12	Iowa State	3	3	.500
13	TCU	3	3	.500
14	West Virginia	4	3	.571
15	Colorado	2	4	.333
16	Kansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	6	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	6	1	.857
4	USC	6	1	.857
5	Iowa	5	1	.833
6	Northwestern	5	1	.833
7	Minnesota	4	2	.667
8	Oregon	4	2	.667
9	Wisconsin	4	2	.667
10	Nebraska	5	2	.714
11	Purdue	3	4	.429
12	Michigan	4	2	.667
13	Illinois	3	3	.500
14	Rutgers	2	4	.333
15	Washington	4	3	.571
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Kentucky	6	1	.857
3	Tennessee	6	1	.857
4	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
5	Alabama	5	2	.714
6	Florida	5	2	.714
7	LSU	5	2	.714
8	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Auburn	4	2	.667
11	Oklahoma	3	3	.500
12	Texas	4	2	.667
13	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
14	South Carolina	3	3	.500
15	Arkansas	3	4	.429
16	Vanderbilt	3	4	.429

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	6	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
3	SMU	5	1	.833
4	Clemson	4	2	.667
5	North Carolina	4	2	.667
6	Louisville	4	3	.571
7	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
8	California	3	4	.429
9	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
10	Virginia	4	3	.571
11	Georgia Tech	2	4	.333
12	Duke	4	2	.667
13	Boston College	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Florida State	3	4	.429
16	Stanford	3	4	.429
17	Syracuse	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	5	1	.833
2	North Dakota State	6	1	.857
3	Air Force	5	1	.833
4	Wyoming	4	3	.571
5	San Jose State	4	3	.571
6	UNLV	4	3	.571
7	Nevada	2	4	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	6	.000
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Hawai'i	1	6	.143

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	5	2	.714
2	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
3	Eastern Michigan	4	4	.500
4	Buffalo	4	3	.571
5	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
6	Toledo	5	2	.714
7	Miami (OH)	4	3	.571
8	Kent State	2	5	.286
9	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
10	Ball State	2	5	.286
11	UMass	4	3	.571
12	Akron	1	6	.143
13	Sacramento State	1	6	.143

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	5	2	.714
2	Boise State	5	1	.833
3	San Diego State	3	4	.429
4	Texas State	3	3	.500
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Fresno State	4	3	.571
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	6	.143

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	6	1	.857
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Army	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Charlotte	1	6	.143
10	Temple	2	5	.286
11	South Florida	5	2	.714
12	Tulsa	4	3	.571
13	Navy	2	4	.333
14	Rice	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	Louisiana Tech	4	2	.667
3	South Alabama	4	2	.667
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	Louisiana	5	2	.714
6	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
7	Georgia State	4	2	.667
8	Troy	3	3	.500
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Arkansas State	3	4	.429
11	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
12	Southern Miss	1	5	.167
13	Louisiana-Monroe	0	6	.000
14	Marshall	3	3	.500