2007 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg 150 Conference USA West Division C-USA 8–5 6–2 Art Briles 5th regular season Chris Thurmond interim; bowl game Randy Clements 1st Philip Montgomery 1st Veer and shoot Alan Weddell 2nd 4–3 Game captains Robertson Stadium C-USA West Division co-champion Texas Bowl L 13–20 vs. TCU The 2007 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Art Briles in his fifth and final year as head coaching during the regular season and Chris Thurmond as interim head coach for their bowl game, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing C-USA's West Division title with Tulsa. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Houston, the Hurricanes advanced to the Conference USA Championship Game. Houston was invited to the Texas Bowl, where the Cougars lost to TCU. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Schedule Central September 1 2:30 pm l y y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 27–48 57,662 September 15 6:00 pm w y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 34–10 21,311 September 22 3:30 pm w y Colorado State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSTV 38–27 22,468 September 29 6:00 pm l East Carolina Robertson Stadium Houston, TX WITN 35–37 20,719 October 6 2:00 pm l y y Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 24–30 92,138 October 13 2:30 pm w Rice Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry CSTV 56–48 26,514 October 20 6:00 pm w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 49–10 11,588 October 27 8:00 pm w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 34–31 35,116 November 4 7:00 pm w SMU Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry ESPN 38–28 22,774 November 10 2:00 pm l y Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK 7–56 25,428 November 17 2:30 pm w y Marshall Robertson Stadium Houston, TX WOWK 35–28 21,116 November 24 2:30 pm w y Texas Southern Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 59–6 12,139 December 28 7:00 pm l y y TCU Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Texas Bowl NFLN 13–20 62,097 Houston Cougars Schedule 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/248/season/2007 ESPN October 6, 2025 2007 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/2007-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 6, 2025 2007 Football Schedule https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/schedule/2007 University of Houston October 6, 2025 References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football