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Houston Cougars football

2026 season · Big 12

6-23-2 in conference · all 2026 games
  • AP No. 17
  • Coaches No. 18

Next vs Cincinnati · Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 5vsOregon StateW33–20
  2. Sep 12vsSouthernW77–6
  3. Sep 18Confat13Texas TechL26–28
  4. Sep 26atGeorgia SouthernW42–28
  5. Oct 3ConfvsUCFW27–17
  6. Oct 10ConfatKansas StateW35–16
  7. Oct 17Confvs18Oklahoma StateW35–32
  8. Oct 24Confat10UtahL13–21
  9. Nov 7ConfvsCincinnati3:30 PM ET
  10. Nov 13ConfatColorado10:15 PM ET
  11. Nov 21ConfatWest VirginiaTime TBA
  12. Nov 28ConfvsBaylorTime TBA

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game36.0No. 20
  • Points allowed per game21.0No. 40
  • Total yards per game470.5No. 12
  • Passing yards per game266.9No. 28
  • Rushing yards per game203.6No. 20
  • Yards allowed per game357.9No. 65
  • Third-down conversion60.0%No. 1
  • Turnover margin per game+0.8No. 15

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. Conner WeigmanQB2,05220 TD
  2. Keisean HendersonQB832 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. Makhi HughesRB517117 CAR
  2. Re'Shaun Sanford IIRB44787 CAR
  3. Conner WeigmanQB24967 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Amare ThomasWR62041 REC
  2. Patrick OvermyerTE43139 REC
  3. Trent WalkerWR38228 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Kentrell WebbDB4637 SOLO
  2. Javion WhiteDB3925 SOLO
  3. Jalen MayoDB2922 SOLO

Sacks

  1. Ashton PorterDL3.05 TFL
  2. Javion WhiteDB2.56 TFL
  3. Brandon MackLB2.08 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Latreveon McCutchinLB216 YDS
  2. Jordan AllenDB27 YDS
  3. Will JamesDB21 YDS

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.