Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Houston Cougars will open their 2024 college football schedule against UNLV on August 31 — keep scrolling 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 playing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (76), Houston has the 24th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cougars will be facing the 50th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Houston’s schedule has eight games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and two against squads that notched three or fewer wins).
- The Cougars will have eight games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Houston Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 19th-worst in FBS (423.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Cougars played better on offense, ranking 86th in FBS by averaging 360.2 yards per game.
- With 31.5 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 26th-worst in FBS last season, Houston was forced to rely on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked 17th-worst in FBS (255.3 passing yards allowed per game), the Cougars played better on offense, ranking 53rd in FBS by putting up 241.5 passing yards per game.
- Houston ranked 104th in run offense (118.7 rushing yards per game) and 98th in run defense (168.6 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.
- The Cougars owned the 90th-ranked third-down offense last year (36.5% third-down conversion rate), but they were less effective defensively, ranking fourth-worst with a 47.9% third-down percentage allowed.
- Houston had the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -1, forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while turning it over 15 times (35th in FBS).
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