How UT and Rice conspired to help UH join the SWC
Cover of the UH alumni magazine Extra This is a follow-up piece to UH is invited to the …
Author: Ryan Monceaux
Ryan is the publisher of GoCoogs. He is also a real estate agent and entrepreneur.
May 1971: UH is invited to the Southwest Conference
On the morning of May 3, 1971, in a conference room in College Station, the University of Houston …
DeJon, defense slay Syracuse in Sweet 16
With a hard-fought but comfortable win over Syracuse in the Sweet 16, the Houston Cougar basketball program took another …
Guy V. Lewis stories on his 99th birthday
Coach Guy V. Lewis would have turned 99 today. The Hall of Fame coach that won 592 games and …
Quick look: UH’s 2021 football schedule
The 2021 schedule is finally complete and the Houston Cougars will have five true home games for the third-straight …
Numbers: Houston has accelerated post-Caleb Mills
Losing a star player is not an easy thing for a basketball program to overcome. But losing him in …
1980: Houston wins a two-day game over the Aggies
The final score shows Houston 17, Texas A&M 13. But like everything else in UH’s 1980 season, the win …
9 stats: Kelvin’s culture of rebounding
Kelvin Sampson calls it the “relentlessness of rebounding” / Photo by Mario Puente Kelvin Sampson has built his Houston …
Week 5 bracketology and full AP voter totals
Justin Gorham slams it home / Photo by Mario Puente Joe Lunardi released his Bracketology this morning and had …
Chaney and Grimes power the Cougars over Alcorn
The short-handed Cougars controlled Sunday’s game against Alcorn State and won 88-55. Reggie Chaney stepped up and delivered 18 …
Remembering Coach Dave Williams
University of Houston legendary UH golf coach Dave Williams is known as the father of college golf. Coach Williams …
Beyond the box score: Memphis game
Marcus Jones is the #1 punt returner in the nation with 96 more yards than the man trailing him …
Photos: Cougar Hoops rolls by Lamar
The eyes of Marcus Sasser / photo by Mario Puente The Houston Cougars steamrolled the Lamar Cardinals, 89-45, on …
Houston ‘Edges’ Tulsa 100-6
“I even know the play I scored on,” Larry Gatlin told me in a 1998 interview for the Daily …
Magical Marcus Jones by the numbers
Marcus Jones in the Tulane game / Photo by Mario Puente Marcus Jones is the kind of transfer a …
In 1999, Houston throttles LSU in Death Valley
Tiger Stadium was not very intimidating in 1999. On this day in 1999, Kim Helton and the Houston Cougars …
The real problem with John Feinstein
John Feinstein has written 42 books John Feinstein is an excellent writer. He lifted the veil with Season on …
Dana Holgorsen discusses slow starts
Dana Holgorsen during the BYU game / Photo by Mario Puente A look at some of Dana Holgorsen’s comments in …
Cheers, jeers, & beers! The UCF game
Payton Turner strip-sacks Gabriel Stat Of The Game Scoring opportunities are defined as a drive where a team crosses the …
Clayton Tune: film study & spray chart from Navy
Trahan celebrates Clayton Tune’s incredible scramble / Photo by Mario Puente We’ve written several times about how important 2020 …
UH needs continuity on the offensive line
Tune takes the snap from Braylon Jones / photo by Mario Puente In 2018, UH’s starting offensive line of …
Archie Manning says UH was the best he ever faced
The Mad Dogs devour the Reb offense / The Houstonian Yearbook In his three seasons as the Ole Miss …
Beyond the box score: the Navy game
Owens and Williams on the PI call / Photo by Mario Puente How do you explain Houston’s slow starts …
Talkin’ bout that Navy win
Marquez Stevenson scores / Courtesy of Houston Athletics The guys are back and Talkin’ Bout Them Cougars! Houston beats …
Spray chart: Tune dominates the middle
Tune connected with 11 receivers in the BYU game. Photos in the illustration by Mario Puente (click to enlarge) …
Tennessee ’65: The day the Veer was born
Bo Burris eludes the rush at Neyland Stadium / The Houstonian Yearbook The Cougars began the 1965 season in …
The good, the bad, & the ugly vs. BYU
Porter on the first play of the 16-yard drive / photo by Mario Puente The Cougars had a chance …
Film Study: mistakes pile up on the pick-six
Clayton Tune, two holds, & a pancake / Photo by Mario Puente On the first two snaps of the Tulane …
Stevenson’s 97-yard return broke Tulane
Stevenson & entourage take it home / Photo by Mario Puente The biggest play of the Tulane game for the …
Spray Chart: Clayton Tune’s terrific 3rd quarter
Clayton Tune surveys the left side as Patrick Paul works at LT / Photo by Mario Puente Last season, UH …