Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Houston Cougars will play 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 playing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Houston is playing the 24th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- Taking into account their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season (56), the Cougars have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Houston will face eight teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a year ago.
- 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)
- With 423.9 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 19th-worst in FBS, the Cougars were forced to lean on their 86th-ranked offense (360.2 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 26th-worst in FBS last season (31.5 points allowed per game), Houston had more success on offense, ranking 90th in FBS by putting up 23.7 points per game.
- With 255.3 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS, the Cougars were forced to lean on their 53rd-ranked passing offense (241.5 passing yards per contest) to keep them competitive.
- 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 year.
- In addition to a 47.9% third-down conversion rate 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 ranked 74th in college football with a -1 turnover margin last season after forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while committing 15 (35th in FBS).
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