2006 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2006 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg 150 Conference USA West Division C-USA 10–4 7–1 Art Briles 4th Veer and shoot Alan Weddell 1st 4–3 Game captains Robertson Stadium C-USA championC-USA West Division champion C-USA Championship Game W 34–20 vs. Southern Miss Liberty Bowl L 36–44 vs. South Carolina The 2006 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Art Briles, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 10–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning C-USA's West Division title. Houston advanced to the Conference USA Championship Game, defeating was Southern Miss. The Cougars concluded the season at the invited to the Liberty Bowl, losing to South Carolina. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Schedule Central September 2 8:00 pm w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry CSTV 31–30 23,352 September 9 6:00 pm w Tulane Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 45–7 16,506 September 16 6:00 pm w y Grambling State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 42–22 27,302 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121541205/kerlegan-displays-some-zip-in-defeat/ The News-Star Kerlegan displays some zip in defeat September 17, 2006 March 24, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 8:00 pm w y Oklahoma State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSTV 34–25 28,260 September 30 5:00 pm l y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN2 13–14 36,107 October 7 6:00 pm l y Louisiana–Lafayette Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 28–31 17,543 October 14 6:00 pm l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS 27–31 32,317 October 21 6:00 pm w UTEP Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 34–17 18,154 October 28 2:30 pm w UCF Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSTV 51–31 13,242 November 4 2:30 pm w y Tulsa Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSTV 27–10 22,452 November 11 2:00 pm w y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 37–27 20,350 November 18 1:00 pm w y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 23–20 OT 20,344 December 1 7:00 pm w Southern Miss C-USA Championship Game Robertson Stadium Houston, TX ESPN 34–20 31,818 December 29 3:30 pm l y y South Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 36–44 56,103 Houston Cougars Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/248/season/2006 ESPN October 6, 2025 2006 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/2006-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 6, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 University of Houston October 6, 2025 Game summaries Rice Houston 14 0 3 14 Rice 0 27 3 0 September 2 Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas 9:00 p.m. EST yes Q1 12:20 HOU Jeron Harvey 6 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick) HOU 7–0 Q1 2:25 HOU Jackie Battle 7 yard run (T.J. Lawrence kick) HOU 14–0 Q2 14:47 RICE Jarrett Dillard 13 yard pass from Chase Clement (Luke Juist kick) HOU 14–7 Q2 10:42 RICE Quinton Smith 80 yard pass from Chase Clement (Luke Juist kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 6:40 RICE Quinton Smith 7 yard run (Luke Juist kick) RICE 21–14 Q2 :21 RICE Quinton Smith 1 yard run (kick blocked) RICE 27–14 Q3 6:19 RICE Luke Juist 44 yard field goal RICE 30–14 Q3 2:04 HOU T.J. Lawrence 20 yard field goal RICE 30–17 Q4 13:41 HOU Vincent Marshall 8 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick) RICE 30–24 Q4 10:28 HOU Anthony Alridge 8 yard pass from Kevin Kolb (T.J. Lawrence kick) HOU 31–30 yes https://archive.today/20131024021924/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=262450242 ESPN References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Category:Conference USA football champion seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football