1970s
Legends
1980 COTTON BOWL: COUGARS BEAT HUSKERS ON 4TH-DOWN PASS
On a chilly New Years Day, the #8 Houston Cougars beat seventh-ranked Nebraska, 17-14 in the 1980 Cotton Bowl. With 12 seconds left, quarterback...
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....
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...
Cougar History
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...
Cougar History
Cougars pound the Aggies in first SWC ‘home’ game
On this day in 1976, the Cougars returned "home" to Rice Stadium and rocked #9 Texas A&M, 21-10. The crowd of 70,001 was the...
Cougar History
50 years ago, UH finally met Rice on the field
50 years ago today, the Houston Cougars finally stepped onto the football field with the Rice Owls. The game was 25 years in the...
Cougar History
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 team were in Waco for the...
Cougar History
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...
Basketball
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, playing in domed stadiums, and...
Beginnings
Remembering Coach Dave Williams
University of Houston legendary UH golf coach Dave Williams is known as the father of college golf. Coach Williams won 16 national titles at...
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...
Cougar History
Coogs win in largest home loss ever for Virginia Tech
On this day in 1974, the Houston Cougars throttled the Virginia Tech Gobblers, 49-12. The 49 points allowed, as well as the 37-point loss,...
Cougar History
Glory Days: Coogs Go 11-1 in 1979
The 2019 season will be the 40-year anniversary of one of UH's most interesting teams. During the 1979 season, the Cougars played 8 one-score...
Cougar History
Pre- And Post- Game Video & Headlines: 1980 Cotton Bowl
The 1980 Cotton Bowl is perhaps the greatest bowl win in school history. The #8 Cougars beat #7 Nebraska on a fourth-down touchdown pass...
Cougar History
Video: Golf Coach Dave Williams Discusses His Career
In 1984, Dave Williams sat down for this 30-minute interview with former Abilene Christian VP and Abilene mayor Gary McCaleb. When this was recorded...
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...