Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 3:42 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Houston Cougars will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against UNLV. See below for more.
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2024 Houston Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Cougars have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Houston is facing the 24th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- The Cougars are facing the 50th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year).
- In 2024, Houston will face eight teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that had three or fewer wins a year ago.
- The Cougars will see eight teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Houston Stat Insights (2023)
- With 423.9 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 19th-worst in FBS, the Cougars were forced to lean on their 86th-ranked offense (360.2 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
- Houston put up 23.7 points per game on offense last year (90th in FBS), and it surrendered 31.5 points per game (108th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Despite having a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked 17th-worst in FBS (255.3 passing yards allowed per game), the Cougars had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 53rd in FBS by totaling 241.5 passing yards per game.
- Houston totaled 118.7 rushing yards per game on offense last season (104th in FBS), and it gave up 168.6 rushing yards per game (98th) on defense.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked fourth-worst in FBS last season (47.9% third-down percentage), the Cougars had more success offensively, ranking 90th in FBS by posting a 36.5% third-down conversion rate.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS), Houston (-1) had the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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