Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Houston Cougars meet Kansas State on November 2, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.

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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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Cougars have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (76), Houston has the 24th-hardest schedule in college football.
  • Based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year, the Cougars will be playing the 50th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • In 2024, Houston’s schedule will feature eight games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
  • The Cougars’ schedule in 2024 includes eight returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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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 had to rely on their 86th-ranked offense (360.2 yards per contest) to keep them competitive last season.
  • From an offensive standpoint, Houston ranked 90th in FBS with 23.7 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 108th in points allowed (423.9 points allowed per contest).
  • With 255.3 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS, the Cougars had to rely on their 53rd-ranked passing offense (241.5 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
  • Houston put up 118.7 rushing yards per game offensively last season (104th in FBS), and it allowed 168.6 rushing yards per game (98th) on the other side of the ball.
  • The Cougars sported the 90th-ranked third-down offense last year (36.5% third-down conversion rate), but they were less effective on defense, ranking fourth-worst with a 47.9% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • Houston forced 14 total turnovers (105th in FBS) last season and turned it over 15 times (35th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -1, 74th-ranked in college football.

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