Houston crushs Li’l Tulsa 100-6
Larry Gatlin down the right sideline for the TD / The Houstonian “I even know the play I scored …
Category: Cougar History
Relive some of UH’s glory days with articles, photos, and interviews with former UH players, coaches, and staff.
56-49: the Cougars clip the Golden Eagles in 1996
Antowain Smith scores 6 TDs / The Houstonian Yearbook On November 9, 1996, the Houston Cougars beat #20 Southern …
30-0: The Dad’s Day Massacre in Austin
The Memorial Stadium scoreboard after the 30-0 shutout / The Houstonian Yearbook On this day in 1976, the Houston …
Route 66: Ware, Spoon, and Phillips humiliate the Horns
Ron Franklin called the Route 66 on Raycom It was called Route 66. As in the Houston Cougars 66, …
Keenum, Carrier, & Edwards make history in Rice blowout
Case Keenum threw for 9 touchdowns the night he set the NCAA record for career TD passes “It was …
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 …
Houston runs it up against the Ponies, 95-21
The Astrodome ribbon board as the game went final. On this day in 1989, the Houston Cougars blew out the …
20 years after 100-6, the Cougars dismantle Tulsa again
Alton Montgomery blows up the Tulsa QB / AP file photo Today in 1988, the University of Houston football team …
Today is Greg Ward Day!
Greg Ward went 13-0 in 2015 including an AAC title and a Peach Bowl win. Very few players have …
Stick It In Your Pipe And Smoke It!
The 2009 Cougars had a big problem. UH went into Homecoming week struggling with their kickers. Jordan Mannisto …
Matt Hogan Reflects On The Kick
Matt Hogan, moments after the walk-on freshman kicked the game-winner. Editor’s note: two years ago, Matt Hogan wrote for …
Cougars pound the Aggies in first SWC ‘home’ game
Sold-out Rice Stadium for the Cougars vs. Aggies / The Battalion On this day in 1976, the Cougars returned …
Beating Michigan State in 1967 put UH on the map
Warren McVea evading tacklers on his way to the end zone The University of Houston defeated two-time defending national …
Bill Yeoman beat Baylor in his 1st game
Coach Yeoman (kneeling) and the 1962 football staff / The Houstonian Yearbook Bill Yeoman’s first game as UH’s head …
The University of Houston plays its first-ever football game
Charlie Manichia scores UH first TD / Eat em Up, Cougars by Jerry Wizig 75 years ago today, the …
UH’s 1968 trip to Austin results in a 20-20 tie
Paul Gipson 3 TDs at Texas 1968 / The Houstonian On September 21, 1968, the Houston Cougars went to …
The most Dana Dimel win of all-time
Dana Dimel at practice before the Army game / The Houstonian On this day in the year 2000, in …
50 years ago, UH finally met Rice on the field
Bill Yeoman and Bill Peterson / Rice Gameday Program 1971 50 years ago today, the Houston Cougars finally stepped …
Today in 1976, Houston Debuted In The SWC
On September 11, 1976, the University of Houston arrived on the big stage. Bill Yeoman and his Cougar football …
UH officially joins the Big 12
Touchdown for Nathaniel Dell / Photo by Mario Puente After a whirlwind of activity that started just 7 weeks …
UH is rewarded after a 30-year realignment odyssey
The University of Houston’s move to the Big 12 is the culmination of nearly 30 years of conference maneuvering. …
UH returns to campus fulltime at renovated Robertson
Robertson Stadium and those beautiful checkerboard endzones Renovation Earns Praise From Cougar Fans On this day in 1999, the Houston …
Former OL Ty Cloud Remembers UCLA 2011
Starting at left guard, Ty Cloud blockking for Case Keenum in 2011. Note: Ty Cloud started 28 games at …
UH’s first team begins fall practice
1946 football team picture / The Houstonian Seventy-five years ago today, the University of Houston football team held their …
UH wins the earliest SWC game in history
Donald Jordan ran for 3 TDs in the Bayou Bucket. / Houstonian Yearbook Today in 1983: The Cougars won the …
David Klingler sets an NCAA record with 6 TDs in a quarter
Klingler Breaks Another NCAA Record Today in 1991: The 8th-ranked Houston Cougars destroyed Louisiana Tech, 73-3, as David Klingler …
Coogs end 15-game losing streak in 2002
Joffrey Reynolds scores in the 2002 Bayou Bucket OTD in 2002: By the time the buses pulled into the …
Historically, it was UH’s worst baseball season
By virtually every account, including my own, UH baseball coach Todd Whitting is one of the most likable coaches …
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 …
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 …