Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 9:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the best matchups on the Houston Cougars’ college football schedule in 2024 is on November 2, against Kansas State. The full slate can be found in this article.

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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

  • Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Cougars have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (76), Houston has the 24th-hardest schedule in college football.
  • The Cougars are facing the 50th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Houston will take on eight teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that put up nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
  • The Cougars will play eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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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 offensively, ranking 86th in FBS by averaging 360.2 yards per game.
  • Houston ranked 90th in scoring offense (23.7 points per game) and 108th in scoring defense (31.5 points allowed per game) last year.
  • Despite having 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 the other side of the ball, 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 season.
  • In addition to a 47.9% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked fourth-worst in FBS, the Cougars put up a 90th-ranked third-down conversion rate (36.5%) on offense.
  • Houston owned 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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