Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Houston Cougars’ college football schedule for 2024 includes facing Kansas State on November 2. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.

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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-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (76), Houston has the 24th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Using their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cougars will be playing the 50th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • Houston will play eight games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and two of them accumulated less than four wins).
  • The Cougars have eight games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Houston Stat Insights (2023)

  • Despite having a bottom-25 defense that ranked 19th-worst in FBS (423.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Cougars had more success on the other side of the ball, 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 lean 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 offensively, ranking 53rd in FBS by putting up 241.5 passing yards per game.
  • On offense, Houston ranked 104th in FBS last season with 118.7 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 98th in rushing yards allowed per contest (168.6).
  • In addition to a 47.9% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked fourth-worst in FBS, the Cougars posted a 90th-ranked third-down conversion rate (36.5%) on offense.
  • Houston ranked 74th in college football with a -1 turnover margin last season after forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) and committing 15 (35th in FBS).

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