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 …
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Cougar History Rewind explores UH’s gloried past both on and off the field using photos, old newspaper clippings, and more.
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
Guy V. Lewis Was Undefeated On His Birthday
Today would have been Guy V. Lewis’ 99th birthday. The father of Cougar basketball, college basketball on national television, …
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 …
Remembering Coach Dave Williams
University of Houston legendary UH golf coach Dave Williams is known as the father of college golf. Coach Williams …
Andre Ware wins the Heisman Trophy
Andre, his teammates, and head coach Jack Pardee celebrate when his name is called. Today in 1989, the University …
Houston ‘Edges’ Tulsa 100-6
“I even know the play I scored on,” Larry Gatlin told me in a 1998 interview for the Daily …
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 …
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 …
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 steamrolls the Ponies, 95-21
John Jenkins talks to Patrick Cooper. Cooper scored the last touchdown of the game / The Houstonian Yearbook On this …
Cougars Ware out Baylor, 66-10
Blast Baylor / The Houstonian Yearbook On October 7, 1989, #12 Houston destroyed Baylor, 66-10. Andre Ware threw for 514 …
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 …
Bill Yeoman moves to 2-0 after 6-3 win over Aggies
Joe Lopasky following a block from QB Billy Roland. 53 is Ron Yokubaitis / The Houstonian Yearbook In Bill …
Cougars Beat The Ags In 1st SWC Home Game
On this day in 1976, the Cougars returned “home” to Rice Stadium and rocked #9 Texas A&M, 21-10. The …
Coogs get 1st win in the Astrodome
Kenny Hebert scores UH’s first Astrodome TD / The Houstonian
Klingler & Spoon shred the Red Raiders
In week 2 of the 1990 season, the #18 Cougars traveled to Texas Tech to play in a Thursday night …