Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:11 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The Houston Cougars will face UNLV on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete 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 are facing the 18th-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (76), Houston has the 24th-hardest schedule in college football.
- The Cougars will have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season (56).
- Houston has eight games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- The Cougars will have eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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Houston Stat Insights (2023)
- The Cougars owned the 86th-ranked offense last year (360.2 yards per game), and they were worse on defense, ranking 19th-worst with 423.9 yards allowed per game.
- Houston owned the 90th-ranked scoring offense last year (23.7 points per game), and it was less effective defensively, ranking 26th-worst with 31.5 points allowed per game.
- The Cougars sported 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 totaled 118.7 rushing yards per game on offense (104th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 98th on the other side of the ball with 168.6 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked fourth-worst in FBS last season (47.9% third-down conversion rate), the Cougars played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 90th in FBS by posting a 36.5% third-down conversion rate.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS) last season, Houston’s -1 turnover margin ranked 74th in college football.
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