Schedule (2026)

	Game Date	Home VS Away	Score	Game Stats
	Sep-05 2026	Houston (TX)  -VS-  Oregon State	WIN 22 - 20	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 10-65 228 305 533 2 13 7 Oregon State 5-42 26 376 402 0 15 4 The Cougers & Beavers have met on the Gridiron on 4 occasions / Houston leads the series, 3-1-0 / 1st played in 1960, OSU won, 29-20, game was played in Portland, OR / Last played in 2025, Houston won, 27-24, in Corvallis, OR / OSU will play in the newly formed PAC-12 Conference, in 2026 / In 2025 the Ducks struggled going 2-10, beating Washington State, 10-7 & Lafayette, 45-13, both games were played in Corvallis / While the Cougars went 10-3 in 2025 & won the Kinder's Texas Bowl, beating LSU, 38-35
	Sep-12 2026	Houston (TX)  -VS-  Southern, LA (HBCU)	WIN 77 - 6	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 5-45 388 203 591 0 8 8 Southern, LA (HBCU) 6-44 -6 127 121 3 13 1 These teams have never met on a FB field / The Jaguars play in the FCS/SWAC / Last year Southern record was 3-10 & played one FBS team, Fresno State, losing 56-7
	Sep-18 2026	Texas Tech  -VS-  Houston (TX)	LOSS 28 - 26	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Texas Tech 5-35 168 257 425 2 10 6 Houston (TX) 7-60 176 282 458 2 15 9 Tech & the Cougars have played 36 FB games / TT leads the series, 18-17-1 / Last 10: (1994 thru 2025) the Red Raiders have won 9 of the last 10 (Houston's only win came in 2009, 29-28, in Houston, TX) / Longest Win Streak: TT, 7 straight (2010-2025) Houston's 7 in a row, (1979 thru 1985) / Largest Margin of Victory (MOV): Texas Tech, 51 points (58-7 in 1993) Houston 38 points (45-7 in 1977) Last played in 2025, TTU won,35-11, in 2025, @ Houston's TDECU (Texas Dow Employees Credit Union) Stadium, in Houston, TX
	Sep-26 2026	Georgia Southern  -VS-  Houston	WIN 28 - 42	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Georgia Southern 9-64 66 289 355 1 13 7 Houston 4-45 202 239 441 0 9 8
	Oct-03 2026	Houston  -VS-  UCF	WIN 27 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston 7-60 156 239 395 1 16 8 UCF 8-58 70 233 303 1 13 4
	Oct-10 2026	Kansas State  -VS-  Houston	WIN 16 - 35	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Kansas State 4-49 117 182 299 1 13 6 Houston 8-74 233 242 475 0 14 7
	Oct-17 2026	Houston (TX)  -VS-  Oklahoma State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State & Houston have battled on a FB field 21 times / Houston leads the series, 11-10-0 / 1st plkayed pn 1951, Houston won, 31-7, in Houston, TX / Most recent game (2025) Houston won, 39-17, in Stillwated, OK / The teams have split the last 6 games ((1987 thru 2025)
	Oct-24 2026	Utah  -VS-  Houston (TX)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Utes & Cougars have played 5 times / Houston leads the series, 5-0-0 / The Cougars 1st win was in 1966, 34-14, in Houston, TX / Their most recent game was played in 2024, Houston won, 24-17, again, in Houston, TX
BYE WEEK!
	Nov-07 2026	Houston (TX)  -VS-  Cincinnati (OH)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati (OH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston & Cincinnati have met on the FB field in 30 games / The series is tied @ 15-15-0 / 1st game was played in 1957, Houston won, 7-0 in Cincinnati, OH / Last 10: Cincy has won 8 of the last 10 games / Longest win streak: the Cougars have won 6 straight (1957 thru 1962) while Cincy won 5 in a row (2000 thru 2014) Largest MOC: Nouston 49 points (49-0 in 1972? Bearcats 34 points (34-0 in 2024) Last played in 2024the Cincinnati Bearcats won, 34-0 in Cincinnati, OH
	Nov-13 2026	Colorado  -VS-  Houston (TX)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston & Colorado have met twice on a FB field / They have split 2 games / CO won the 1st game in the 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl, played in Houston, TX / while Houston won the 2nd meeting in 2025, 36-20, @ Houston home stadium
	Nov-21 2026	West Virginia  -VS-  Houston (TX)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Mountaineers & Cougars have played only twice / The series is tied @ 1-1-0 / 1st Played in 2023, @ Houston, TX, the Cougars won, 41-39 / Last Played in 2025, WV won, 45-35, the game, was once again, played in Houston, TX
	Nov-28 2026	Houston (TX)  -VS-  Baylor (TX)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor (TX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Houston Cougars & Baylor Bears have met on the Gridiron on 31 occations / The series is tied, 15-15-1 / 1st played in 1950, Baylor won, 34-7 in Waco, TX / Last 10 (1989 thru 2025) the teams have each won 5 of the 10 games) Longest win streak: Houston 4 straight (1976 thru 1979) while Baylor has won 3 in a row (1985 thru 1987) Largest MOV: Houston, 56 points (66-10 in 1989) Baylor, 40 points (47-7 in 1995) Last Played: 2025, Huston won, 31-24, in Waco, TX
Record 2026 Overall: W:5 L:1 T:0 Conf: W:5 L:1 T:0 Division: W:5 L:1 T:0			Totals Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Houston (TX) 41 - 349 Yards 1383 1510 2893 5 75 47 Opponents 37 - 292 Yards 441 1464 1905 8 77 28

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

• = Conference Game
• = Power Four Opponent
• = Group of 5 Opponent
• = FCS Opponent
• = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top

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Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
6	2893	482

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6	1510	252

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
6	1383	231

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
6	229	38

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
6	5	0.83

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
75	47	62.7%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
6	35	30	165	13	12	25	5	86%	71%

Defense Data   Back To Top

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
6	1905	318

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6	1464	244

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6	441	74

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
6	115	19

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
6	8	1.33

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
77	28	36.4%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
6	14	13	72	6	5	11	2	93%	79%