Houston

FBS

Big 12 · Houston, Houston, Texas

475-389-15

All-time

0.540

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.

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

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Houston	0-0	Big 12
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.

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