1982
Legends
February 3, 1982: The first day of what would become Phi Slama Jama
It was a win. Houston had struggled in the SWC in the 1981-82 season. Early wins over Rice and Texas Tech before a blowout...
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
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...
Cougar History
OTD: Billy Ray Brown Wins The NCAA
19 year old freshman Billy Ray Brown wins the NCAA Championship.
It had been four years.
For any other coach, going four years without...
Beginnings
Dave Williams & The AAII In Photos
UH Golf hosts the The All America Intercollegiate Invitational at the Golf Club of Houston. The event has long been considered one of the...
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...