Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 10:09 am Friday, August 9, 2024

A highlight of the Houston Cougars’ 2024 college football schedule is a matchup with Kansas State on November 2 — keep scrolling for more info.

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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 will have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
  • Houston is playing the 24th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • According to their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season (56), the Cougars have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Houston will play eight games in 2024 against teams with winning records in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and two of them notched less than four wins).
  • The Cougars will have 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 had to rely on their 86th-ranked offense (360.2 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
  • With 31.5 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 26th-worst in FBS last season, Houston was forced to lean on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
  • The Cougars owned the 53rd-ranked passing offense last season (241.5 passing yards per game), and they were less effective on defense, ranking 17th-worst with 255.3 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Houston compiled 118.7 rushing yards per game on offense (104th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 98th defensively with 168.6 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked fourth-worst in FBS last season (47.9% third-down conversion rate), the Cougars had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 90th in FBS by putting up a 36.5% third-down percentage.
  • Houston ranked 74th in college football with a -1 turnover margin last season after forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while committing 15 (35th in FBS).

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