Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Houston Cougars will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus UNLV. See below for more.

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2024 Houston Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
UNLV August 31 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Oklahoma September 7 | 7:45 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Rice September 14 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Cincinnati September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Iowa State September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ TCU October 4 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Kansas October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Utah October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Kansas State November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Arizona November 15 | 10:15 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Baylor November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ BYU November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Houston 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Cougars are facing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Houston will face the 24th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (76).
  • According to their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year (56), the Cougars have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Houston’s schedule features eight games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and two against squads that accumulated three or fewer wins).
  • The Cougars will go up against eight teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Houston Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Cougars owned the 86th-ranked offense last season (360.2 yards per game), and they were worse defensively, ranking 19th-worst with 423.9 yards allowed per game.
  • Houston put up 23.7 points per game on offense last year (90th in FBS), and it allowed 31.5 points per game (108th) on defense.
  • The Cougars had the 53rd-ranked passing offense last season (241.5 passing yards per game), and they were worse defensively, ranking 17th-worst with 255.3 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Houston put up 118.7 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 104th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 98th, surrendering 168.6 rushing yards per contest.
  • The Cougars owned the 90th-ranked third-down offense last year (36.5% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on defense, ranking fourth-worst with a 47.9% third-down percentage allowed.
  • With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS) last season, Houston’s -1 turnover margin ranked 74th in college football.

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