2007 Houston Cougars football team

2007 Houston Cougars football

C-USA West Division co-champion
Texas Bowl, L 13–20 vs. TCU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
2007 record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Art Briles
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2007 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2		8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2		7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5		3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2		8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5		4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 62nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fifth-year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. Competing against the TCU Horned Frogs in the 2007 Texas Bowl, the Cougars fell short, 20–13.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 PM	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 27–48	57,662
September 15	6:00 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 34–10	21,311
September 22	3:30 PM	Colorado State*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	CSTV	W 38–27	22,468
September 29	6:00 PM	East Carolina	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	WITN	L 35–37	20,719
October 6	2:00 PM	at Alabama*	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		L 24–30	92,138
October 13	2:30 PM	Rice	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	CSTV	W 56–48	26,514
October 20	6:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 49–10	11,588
October 27	8:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 34–31	35,116
November 4	7:00 PM	SMU	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–28	22,774
November 10	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 7–56	25,428
November 17	2:30 PM	Marshall	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	WOWK	W 35–28	21,116
November 24	2:30 PM	Texas Southern*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 59–6	12,139
December 28	7:00 PM	vs. TCU*	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	NFL Network	L 13–20	62,097
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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