1968
Legends
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...
Legends
The Hype Before The Game of the Century
Guy V. Lewis started talking about it almost as soon as the Astrodome had opened in 1965. By early the following year, he convinced...
Legends
The Cougars will wear Home Whites From The Late-1960s
The Houston Cougars will debut new uniforms tonight, a tribute to the legendary teams of the late 1960s. Here we feature some of those...
Legends
Elmo Wright enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame
Elmo Wright, a dazzling split end on the 1968-70 UH football teams, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night....
Best of Ryan Monceaux
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...
Cougar History
UH’s 1968 trip to Austin results in a 20-20 tie
On September 21, 1968, the Houston Cougars went to Austin and tied the #4 Texas Longhorns, 20-20. Paul Gipson ran for 173 yards and...
Cougar History
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...
Cougar History
Archie Manning says UH was the best he ever faced
In his three seasons as the Ole Miss quarterback, Archie Manning never lost to a school twice. Except for the University of Houston. The...
Rewind
OTD: The Big E Explodes In Elite 8
On this day in 1968, the #1-ranked and undefeated Houston Cougars routed TCU, 103-68, in the Midwest Region Final in Wichita. Elvin Hayes scored...
Must Read
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...
Cougar History
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...
Best of Ryan Monceaux
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...
By The Numbers
UConn preview: it’s really hard to be this bad
Connecticut might be the worst FBS team the Cougars have played in five years. They are similar to the 2016 Texas State team that...
By The Numbers
Statistically, this Cougar defense is one of UH’s best
Since January 1, UH's two revenue sports have gone 23-2 vs. AAC teams.
With a win at UConn, the 2021 team will become the...