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Scouting UH Hoops heading into Big 12 play

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The Houston Cougars leave Friday for Cincinnati to open Big 12 play. There have been many highs this season, such as the road win...
Transfer Portal

Needs and potential targets in the transfer portal

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The transfer portal window for football has officially opened. The Houston staff has begun scheduling visits and offering players. Here's a look at each...
Basketball

Today, in 1983, Tommy Bonk created Phi Slama Jama

Ryan Monceaux -
Tommy Bonk searched for the words after watching a Sunday afternoon basketball game in which over half of UH's points came from dunks. It...
Cougar History

Cougars claw Nittany Lions to finish 13-1

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On January 2, 2012, the Houston Cougars pounded Penn State in the 2012 Ticket City Bowl, 30-14. The score does not accurately portray the...
Football

UH Football played its best game of 2025 in the Texas Bowl

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It is New Year’s Day, and I can’t stop thinking about UH’s Texas Bowl victory against LSU. I came to UH in the fall...
Football

Cougars beat undefeated Maryland to win the Cotton Bowl

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The 1976 Houston Cougars charged through the Southwest Conference en route to their first Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day, 1977. On their way...
Beginnings

Houston wins the 1952 Salad Bowl, the program’s first-ever bowl

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Houston traveled to Phoenix's Montgomery Stadium for the January 1, 1952, Salad Bowl, the school's first-ever bowl. The 1951 Cougars were 3-5 and on...
Champions

1980 Cotton Bowl: Cougars beat Huskers on 4th-down pass

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On a chilly New Years Day, the #8 Houston Cougars beat seventh-ranked Nebraska, 17-14 in the 1980 Cotton Bowl. With 12 seconds left, quarterback...
Cougar History

Pre- and postgame video & headlines: 1980 Cotton Bowl

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The 1980 Cotton Bowl is perhaps the greatest bowl win in school history. The #8 Cougars beat #7 Nebraska on a fourth-down touchdown pass...
Cougar History

Video highlights of the 1977 Cotton Bowl

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Houston ran through Maryland on January 1, 1977, to win its first Cotton Bowl. The Coogs got 21 first-quarter points from running backs Dyral...
Basketball Video

Kelvin Sampson media availability ahead of Big 12 play

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Kelvin Sampson talked with reporters about his team, defensive connectivity, the Cincinnati Bearcats, and more.
Rewind

Strong Cougars beat Auburn in ’69 Bluebonnet Bowl

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On December 31, 1969, #17 Houston beat twelfth-ranked Auburn in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 36-7. The Cougars held the Plainsmen to one rushing yard for...

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