| Houston Cougars football | |||
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| First season | 1946; 78 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Eddie Nuñez | ||
| Head coach | Willie Fritz 1st season, 4–5 (.444) | ||
| Stadium | TDECU Stadium (capacity: 40,000 + SRO) | ||
| Field | John O'Quinn Field | ||
| Year built | 2014 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial | ||
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Lone Star (1946–1948) Gulf Coast (1949–1950) Missouri Valley (1951–1959) Independent (1960–1975) Southwest (1976–1995) C-USA (1996–2012) The American (2013–2022) | ||
| All-time record | 476–399–15 (.543) | ||
| Bowl record | 13–16–1 (.450) | ||
| Conference titles | 11 | ||
| Division titles | 6 | ||
| Rivalries | Baylor (rivalry) Rice (rivalry) SMU (rivalry) Texas Tech (rivalry) Tulsa (rivalry) | ||
| Heisman winners | Andre Ware – 1989 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 10 | ||
| Colors | Scarlet and white[1] | ||
| Fight song | Cougar Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Shasta | ||
| Marching band | Spirit of Houston | ||
| Website | uhcougars.com | ||
The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH." The UH football program is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Since the 2014 season, the Cougars have played their home games on campus at TDECU Stadium, which was built on the site formerly occupied by Robertson Stadium, where they played home games from 1941 to 1950 and from 1994 to 2012. Over the history of the program, the Cougars have won eleven conference championships and have had several players elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, including a Heisman Trophy winner.
- ^ "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.