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Big 12 · Houston, Houston, Texas

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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

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Full odds table Track record

Full odds: College Football · every title race

481-391-15

All-time

0.542

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Houston's top games of all time by Game Score.

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Cotton Bowl

#6 Houston 30-21 #4 Maryland

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

1976 · Jan 1, 1977

0.92

Game Score

#6 Houston 13-10 #4 Arkansas

Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Conf Game

1979 · Oct 27, 1979

0.88

Game Score

Cotton Bowl

#8 Houston 17-14 #7 Nebraska

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

1979 · Jan 1, 1980

0.79

Game Score

American Athletic Championship Game

#16 Houston 20-35 #3 Cincinnati

Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Conf Title

2021 · Dec 4, 2021

0.77

Game Score

#5 Houston 13-21 #8 Texas

Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Conf Game

1979 · Nov 10, 1979

0.70

Game Score

#16 Houston 35-34 #25 Memphis

TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

Conf Game

2015 · Nov 14, 2015

0.68

Game Score

#8 Houston 10-7 #6 Texas

Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Conf Game

1978 · Nov 11, 1978

0.66

Game Score

#9 Houston 27-19 #5 Texas Tech

Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Conf Game

1976 · Nov 20, 1976

0.65

Game Score

#20 Houston 17-18 #16 Arizona State

Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

1971 · Sep 18, 1971

0.65

Game Score

Peach Bowl

#14 Houston 38-24 #9 Florida State

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Major Bowl

2015 · Dec 31, 2015

0.63

Game Score

#			Bowl	Match	Designation
1	Jan 1, 1977	1976	Cotton Bowl	#6 Houston 30-21 #4 Maryland Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 0.92
2	Oct 27, 1979	1979		#6 Houston 13-10 #4 Arkansas Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 0.88
3	Jan 1, 1980	1979	Cotton Bowl	#8 Houston 17-14 #7 Nebraska Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 0.79
4	Dec 4, 2021	2021	American Athletic Championship Game	#16 Houston 20-35 #3 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Title	Conf Title	game score 0.77
5	Nov 10, 1979	1979		#5 Houston 13-21 #8 Texas Astrodome, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 0.70
6	Nov 14, 2015	2015		#16 Houston 35-34 #25 Memphis TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 0.68
7	Nov 11, 1978	1978		#8 Houston 10-7 #6 Texas Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 0.66
8	Nov 20, 1976	1976		#9 Houston 27-19 #5 Texas Tech Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 0.65
9	Sep 18, 1971	1971		#20 Houston 17-18 #16 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona		game score 0.65
10	Dec 31, 2015	2015	Peach Bowl	#14 Houston 38-24 #9 Florida State Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 0.63

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress6-2

Houston · Big 12

Conf record

3-2

AP, as of Nov 1

#17

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

202510-3

Houston · Big 12

Conf record

6-3

AP final

#22

Coach final

#19

AP high

#22

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Texas Bowl (W)

20244-8

Houston · Big 12

Conf record

3-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20234-8

Houston · Big 12

Conf record

2-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20228-5

Houston · American Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

202112-2

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

8-1

AP final

#17

Coach final

#17

AP high

#16

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Birmingham Bowl (W)

20203-5

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Frisco Bowl (L)

20194-8

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20188-5

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#17

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20177-5

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (L)

20169-4

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (L)

201513-1

Houston · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Peach Bowl (W)MajorCFP

20148-5

Houston · American Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (W)

20138-5

Houston · American Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

BBVA Compass Bowl (L)

20125-7

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201113-1

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

8-0

AP final

#18

Coach final

#14

AP high

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

TicketCity Bowl (W)

20105-7

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#23

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

200910-4

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#12

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20088-5

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (W)

20078-5

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Texas Bowl (L)

200610-4

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

20056-6

Houston · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Fort Worth Bowl (L)

20043-8

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20037-6

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (L)

20025-7

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20010-11

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

0-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20003-8

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19997-4

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19983-8

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19973-8

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19967-5

Houston · Conference USA

Conf record

4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

19952-9

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19941-10

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

1-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19931-9-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

1-5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19924-7

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19914-7

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#10

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

199010-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#10

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19899-2

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

6-2

AP final

#14

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19889-3

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

5-2

AP final

#18

Coach final

—

AP high

#14

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Aloha Bowl (L)

19874-6-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

2-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19861-10

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19854-7

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19847-5

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (L)Major

19834-7

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19825-5-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

4-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19817-4-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

5-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sun Bowl (L)

19807-5

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Garden State Bowl (W)

197911-1

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (W)Major

19789-3

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#10

Coach final

#11

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (L)Major

19776-5

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

197610-2

Houston · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (W)Major

19752-8

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19748-3-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#19

Coach final

#11

AP high

#11

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (T)

197311-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

Coach final

#13

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (W)

19726-4-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19719-3

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#17

Coach final

#14

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (L)

19708-3

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#19

Coach final

#13

AP high

#11

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19699-2

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#12

Coach final

#16

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (W)

19686-2-2

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#18

Coach final

#20

AP high

#10

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19677-3

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

#19

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19668-2

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

#17

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19654-5-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19642-6-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19632-8

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19627-4

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Tangerine Bowl (W)

19615-4-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19606-4

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19593-7

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19585-4

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19575-4-1

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

3-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#14

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19567-2-1

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

4-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19556-4

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19545-5

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19534-4-1

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19528-2

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

3-0

AP final

—

Coach final

#19

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19516-5

Houston · Missouri Valley

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Salad Bowl (W)

19504-6

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19495-4-1

Houston · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl / notes
2026In progress	Houston	6-2	Big 12		3-2			#17as of Nov 1
2025	Houston	10-3	Big 12		6-3			#22	#19	#22	Texas Bowl (W)
2024	Houston	4-8	Big 12		3-6
2023	Houston	4-8	Big 12		2-7
2022	Houston	8-5	American Athletic		5-3					#24	Independence Bowl (W)
2021	Houston	12-2	American Athletic	West	8-1	✓		#17	#17	#16	Birmingham Bowl (W)
2020	Houston	3-5	American Athletic	West	3-3						Frisco Bowl (L)
2019	Houston	4-8	American Athletic	West	2-6
2018	Houston	8-5	American Athletic	West	5-3					#17	Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2017	Houston	7-5	American Athletic	West	5-3						Hawaii Bowl (L)
2016	Houston	9-4	American Athletic	West	5-3					#6	Las Vegas Bowl (L)
2015	Houston	13-1	American Athletic	West	7-1	✓	★	#8	#8	#8	Peach Bowl (W)MajorCFP
2014	Houston	8-5	American Athletic		5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2013	Houston	8-5	American Athletic		5-3						BBVA Compass Bowl (L)
2012	Houston	5-7	Conference USA	West	4-4
2011	Houston	13-1	Conference USA	West	8-0	✓		#18	#14	#7	TicketCity Bowl (W)
2010	Houston	5-7	Conference USA	West	4-4					#23
2009	Houston	10-4	Conference USA	West	6-2	✓				#12	Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2008	Houston	8-5	Conference USA	West	6-2						Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2007	Houston	8-5	Conference USA	West	6-2						Texas Bowl (L)
2006	Houston	10-4	Conference USA	West	7-1	✓	★				Liberty Bowl (L)
2005	Houston	6-6	Conference USA	West	4-4						Fort Worth Bowl (L)
2004	Houston	3-8	Conference USA		3-5
2003	Houston	7-6	Conference USA		4-4						Hawaii Bowl (L)
2002	Houston	5-7	Conference USA		3-5
2001	Houston	0-11	Conference USA		0-7
2000	Houston	3-8	Conference USA		2-5
1999	Houston	7-4	Conference USA		3-3
1998	Houston	3-8	Conference USA		2-4
1997	Houston	3-8	Conference USA		2-4
1996	Houston	7-5	Conference USA		4-1		★				Liberty Bowl (L)
1995	Houston	2-9	Southwest		2-5
1994	Houston	1-10	Southwest		1-6
1993	Houston	1-9-1	Southwest		1-5-1
1992	Houston	4-7	Southwest		2-5
1991	Houston	4-7	Southwest		3-5					#10
1990	Houston	10-1	Southwest		7-1			#10		#3
1989	Houston	9-2	Southwest		6-2			#14		#8
1988	Houston	9-3	Southwest		5-2			#18		#14	Aloha Bowl (L)
1987	Houston	4-6-1	Southwest		2-4-1
1986	Houston	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1985	Houston	4-7	Southwest		3-5
1984	Houston	7-5	Southwest		6-2		★				Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1983	Houston	4-7	Southwest		3-5
1982	Houston	5-5-1	Southwest		4-3-1
1981	Houston	7-4-1	Southwest		5-2-1						Sun Bowl (L)
1980	Houston	7-5	Southwest		5-3					#8	Garden State Bowl (W)
1979	Houston	11-1	Southwest		7-1		★	#5	#5	#4	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1978	Houston	9-3	Southwest		7-1		★	#10	#11	#5	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1977	Houston	6-5	Southwest		4-4					#9
1976	Houston	10-2	Southwest		7-1		★	#4	#4	#4	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1975	Houston	2-8	Independent
1974	Houston	8-3-1	Independent					#19	#11	#11	Bluebonnet Bowl (T)
1973	Houston	11-1	Independent					#9	#13	#9	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1972	Houston	6-4-1	Independent
1971	Houston	9-3	Independent					#17	#14	#15	Bluebonnet Bowl (L)
1970	Houston	8-3	Independent					#19	#13	#11
1969	Houston	9-2	Independent					#12	#16	#7	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1968	Houston	6-2-2	Independent					#18	#20	#10
1967	Houston	7-3	Independent						#19	#2
1966	Houston	8-2	Independent						#17
1965	Houston	4-5-1	Independent
1964	Houston	2-6-1	Independent
1963	Houston	2-8	Independent
1962	Houston	7-4	Independent								Tangerine Bowl (W)
1961	Houston	5-4-1	Independent
1960	Houston	6-4	Independent
1959	Houston	3-7	Missouri Valley		3-1		★
1958	Houston	5-4	Missouri Valley		2-2					#15
1957	Houston	5-4-1	Missouri Valley		3-0		★			#14
1956	Houston	7-2-1	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1955	Houston	6-4	Missouri Valley		2-2
1954	Houston	5-5	Missouri Valley		3-1
1953	Houston	4-4-1	Missouri Valley		1-2
1952	Houston	8-2	Missouri Valley		3-0		★		#19	#19
1951	Houston	6-5	Missouri Valley		2-2						Salad Bowl (W)
1950	Houston	4-6	Independent
1949	Houston	5-4-1	Independent

Award winners

15 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Marcus Jones2021

Consensus All-AmericanKR/AP

Ed Oliver2018

Consensus All-AmericanDL

Ed Oliver2017

Consensus All-AmericanDL

Ed Oliver2017

Outland TrophyDT

Andre Ware1989

Consensus All-AmericanQB

Andre Ware1989

Davey O'Brien AwardQB

Andre Ware1989

Heisman Trophy★QB

Andre Ware1989

Walter Camp AwardQB

Jason Phillips1988

Consensus All-AmericanWR

Leonard Mitchell1980

Consensus All-AmericanDL

Wilson Whitley1976

Consensus All-AmericanDT

Wilson Whitley1976

Vince Lombardi/Rotary AwardDT

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2021	Marcus Jones	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2018	Ed Oliver	DL	Consensus All-American
2017	Ed Oliver	DL	Consensus All-American
2017	Ed Oliver	DT	Outland Trophy
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Consensus All-American
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Heisman Trophy★
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Walter Camp Award
1988	Jason Phillips	WR	Consensus All-American
1980	Leonard Mitchell	DL	Consensus All-American
1976	Wilson Whitley	DT	Consensus All-American
1976	Wilson Whitley	DT	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
1970	Elmo Wright	E	Consensus All-American
1969	Bill Bridges	G	Consensus All-American
1967	Rich Stotter	G	Consensus All-American