1979 Football Team
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...
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...
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...
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
Former OL Remembers Coach Yeoman & Tom Wilson
In this edition of the Cougar History Project, former UH OL Mike Wharton ('82, '84) discusses his impressions of Coach Bill Yeoman and legendary...
Must Read
Film Study
Cougars struggle to get it together in AAC Championship
Just some random thoughts from the Cincinnati game:
In the championship game era, the Cougars have gone 8-0 in the conference twice (C-USA 2011,...
Film Study
Film study: Coogs have to overcome two shutdown corners
Friday, we wrote about Cincinnati's imposing DL https://gocoogs.com/cincinnati-dl/
Much like Houston, Cincinnati's defense goes through the linebackers. Dana Holgorsen said this week that both teams have...
Film Study
Film study: Cincinnati’s defensive linemen are no joke
Houston and Cincinnati both play elite defense. On Thursday in an interview on ESPNU Radio, Dana Holgorsen said both teams are similar in many...
Cougar History
1989 box scores and Andre Ware’s season stats
These are newspaper box scores, individual stats, and specifically, Andre Ware's stats and NCAA records from the University of Houston's 1989 football season. Andre...
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...