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 …
Category: Featured
The Featured category is a sampling of different sports, themes, and more from across UH and the AAC. These are the most interesting stories and those that are vital to understanding what GoCoogs covers.
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 …
Diego’s travel log: game day at the Final Four
GoCoogs.com subscriber Diego Lopez is journaling his trip to the Final Four. You can read each of his posts on …
Travel log: getting settled in Indy & the JW bracket
JW Marriott Final Four Bracket GoCoogs.com subscriber Diego Lopez is journaling his trip to the Final Four. You can …
Travel log: my trip to the Final Four
Diego (3rd from left) and friends leaving Hobby Airport for Indy Hey everyone! My name is Diego Lopez and I’m …
Happy, frustrated, tense, elated: a Cougar fan’s Elite 8 rollercoaster
The Cougars celebrate their Final Four berth / NCAA Photos I don’t know if there has ever been a …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
A week in the life of Dane Roy
Dane Roy & family for Senior Day / Courtesy of Houston Athletics A typical game week starts straight after …
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 debut of the Dane Roy Podcast
Dane Roy during the Alma Mater / Photo by Mario Puente This is 2019 All-AAC First Team member Dane …
Beyond The Box Score: The Tulane Win
Marcus Jones on the return / Courtesy: Houston Athletics We go beyond the box score with Stats, Numbers, Oddities, Research, …
A timeline of Mack Rhoades’ rough week
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades on Monday Mack Rhoades has gone to the media three different times to deflect questions …
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 …
2020 is UH’s 75th Football Season
“From nothing, the University was “poor boyed” to its present respectable position. I am now firmly convinced that with …
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 …
Coach Yeoman has passed away
Coach Bill Yeoman has died. Perhaps no person in the University of Houston’s 93-year history has touched more lives in …
Wondrous Warren McVea Chooses Houston
Warren McVea signs with Houston: San Antonio Express-News McVea Broke The Color Barrier In Texas Football There were gasps all …
Oral History: Matt Hogan On The 2011 Season
Crawford Jones (13) and Matt Hogan (46). In this episode of Cougar History Conversations, Ryan Monceaux and Brad Towns chat …
Pre- And Post- Game Video & Headlines: 1980 Cotton Bowl
Terry Elston hands off in the 1980 Cotton Bowl / The Houstonian The 1980 Cotton Bowl is perhaps the greatest …
Video: Golf Coach Dave Williams Discusses His Career
1967 Champions – Frank Wharton, Bob Pratt, Coach Dave Williams, Stan Binion, Jim Hiskey, Rex Baxter / The Houstonian In …
Cougars Win! Early 70s UH Promotional Video
This is an early 70s promotional film that would likely have been sent to high schools. It focuses on the …
Video Highlights: 1965 Means Grass In The Dome & The Veer
Coach Yeoman and 1965 team captain Charles Guerrant / University of Houston Libraries Special Collections The invention of the …
Former OL Remembers Coach Yeoman & Tom Wilson
UH trainer Tom Wilson carried off the field at Rice in 1979 / Photo courtesy of The Houstonian. In this …
OTD: Billy Ray Brown Wins The NCAA
Billy Ray Brown – 1982 NCAA Champion 19 year old freshman Billy Ray Brown wins the NCAA Championship. It had …
Oral History: Tulsa Fan Attacked Matt Hogan In 2009
Former UH kicker Matt Hogan shares a couple of stories about unruly Tulsa fans during the 2009 game that he …