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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 had one of its biggest athletics...
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How UT and Rice conspired to help UH join the SWC
This is a follow-up piece to UH is invited to the Southwest Conference.
The University of Houston was admitted to the Southwest Conference on...
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Happy 40th Birthday, Chandi Jones. UH’s Greatest WBB Athlete
Chandi Jones is the greatest player in Lady Cougar Basketball history. A great case can be made that she's the greatest female athlete in...
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Big E Explodes In Wichita To Win The Midwest Regional
After an opening-round win over Loyola, the top-ranked Houston Cougars traveled to Wichita for back-to-back games in the 1968 Midwest Regional. UH beat #9...
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Game of the Century: #2 Houston upsets #1 UCLA
Today in 1968, the University of Houston beat UCLA in the Game of the Century, 71-69. 52,693 people were in the Astrodome to see...
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Strong Cougars beat Auburn in ’69 Bluebonnet Bowl
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...
Beginnings
UH’s Involvement In World War 2
For nearly 95 years, the University of Houston has evolved to suit the needs of its students and its city. UH grew from humble...
Beginnings
Part 2: UH Students Defend The Country in WW2
Read Part One: UH’s Involvement In World War 2.
The War's Effect on UH As the number of enlistees to the war effort grew, the...
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Andre Ware wins the Heisman Trophy
See every box score and game-by-game stats from Andre Ware's 1989 Heisman Trophy winning season.
Today in 1989, the University of Houston's Andre Ware...
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1st & 10 Day: championships and 10-win seasons
December 1st is a day of firsts for the University of Houston - first-place finishes, that is. On four separate occasions, UH has won...
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UH crushs Li’l Tulsa 100-6
"I even know the play I scored on," Larry Gatlin told me in a 1998 interview for the Daily Cougar. "It was 3rd-and-12 on...
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30-0: The Dad’s Day Massacre in Austin
On this day in 1976, the Houston Cougars beat Texas 30-0 at Memorial Stadium in Austin in what has become known as the Dad's...
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Beginnings
UH’s Involvement In World War 2
For nearly 95 years, the University of Houston has evolved to suit the needs of its students and its city. UH grew from humble...
Cougar History
Andre Ware wins the Heisman Trophy
See every box score and game-by-game stats from Andre Ware's 1989 Heisman Trophy winning season.
Today in 1989, the University of Houston's Andre Ware...
Big 12
Inside UH’s fight to join the Big 12
Over the last three months, the Houston Cougars joined a new conference, reeled off 11 wins in a row, and ended the regular season...
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Tennessee ’65: The day the Veer was born
The Cougars began the 1965 season in the sparkling-new Houston Astrodome. But after running onto the field against Tulsa in the opener, nothing else...
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Bill Yeoman beat Baylor in his 1st game
Bill Yeoman's first game as UH's head in 1962 was a 19-0 win over the Baylor Bears at Rice Stadium. Sophomore running back Joe...