List of Houston Cougars bowl games

File:Carson Blackmon and Spencer Armstrong 2008 Armed Forces Bowl.jpg

Houston defeated Air Force in the 2008 Armed Forces Bowl, to end their eight bowl game losing streak.^[1]

The Houston Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Houston in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Since the establishment of the team in 1946, Houston has appeared in 26 bowl games. The latest bowl occurred on December 22, 2018, when Houston fell to Army in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl, which brought the Cougars' overall bowl record to eleven wins, fifteen losses, and one tie (11–15–1).

Key[]

General
	Bowl game record attendance
	Former bowl game record attendance

Results
W	Win
L	Loss
T	Tie

Bowl games[]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach^{[A 1]}
#	Bowl	Score^{[A 2]}	Date	Season^{[A 3]}	Opponent^{[A 4]}	Stadium	Location	Attendance^[2]	Head coach
1	Salad Bowl	W 05 !W 26–21	01952-01-01 January 1, 1952	1951	Dayton Flyers	Montgomery Stadium	Phoenix	017,000 !17,000	Lee, ClydeClyde Lee
2	Tangerine Bowl	W 28 !W 49–21	01962-12-22 December 22, 1962	1962	Miami Redskins	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando	007,500 !7,500	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
3	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	W 29 !W 37–7	01969-12-31 December 31, 1969	1969	Auburn Tigers	Astrodome	Houston	055,203 !55,203	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
4	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	L 12 !L 29–17	01971-12-31 December 31, 1971	1971	Colorado Buffaloes	Astrodome	Houston	054,720 !54,720	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
5	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	W 40 !W 47–7	01973-12-29 December 29, 1973	1973	Tulane Green Wave	Astrodome	Houston	044,358 !44,358	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
6	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	T 00 !T 31–31	01974-12-23 December 23, 1974	1974	NC State Wolfpack	Astrodome	Houston	035,122 !35,122	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
7	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 09 !W 30–21	01977-01-01 January 1, 1977	1976	Maryland Terrapins	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	054,500 !54,500	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
8	Cotton Bowl Classic	L 01 !L 35–34	01979-01-01 January 1, 1979	1978	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	076,601 !76,601	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
9	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 03 !W 17–14	01980-01-01 January 1, 1980	1979	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	072,032 !72,032	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
10	Garden State Bowl	W 35 !W 35–0	01980-12-14 December 14, 1980	1980	Navy Midshipmen	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford	041,417 !41,417	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
11	Sun Bowl	L 26 !L 40–14	01981-12-26 December 26, 1981	1981	Oklahoma Sooners	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	033,816 !33,816	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
12	Cotton Bowl Classic	L 17 !L 45–28	01985-01-01 January 1, 1985	1984	Boston College Eagles	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	056,522 !56,522	Yeoman, BillBill Yeoman
13	Aloha Bowl	L 02 !L 24–22	01988-12-25 December 25, 1988	1988	Washington State Cougars	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	035,132 !35,132	Pardee, JackJack Pardee
14	Liberty Bowl	L 13 !L 30–17	01996-12-27 December 27, 1996	1996	Syracuse Orangemen	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	049,163 !49,163	Helton, KimKim Helton
15	Hawaiʻi Bowl	L 06 !L 54–48	02003-12-25 December 25, 2003	2003	Hawaii Warriors	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	029,005 !29,005	Briles, ArtArt Briles
16	Fort Worth Bowl	L 29 !L 42–13	02005-12-23 December 23, 2005	2005	Kansas Jayhawks	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth	033,505 !33,505	Briles, ArtArt Briles
17	Liberty Bowl	L 08 !L 44–36	02006-12-29 December 29, 2006	2006	South Carolina Gamecocks	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	056,103 !56,103	Briles, ArtArt Briles
18	Texas Bowl	L 07 !L 20–13	02007-12-28 December 28, 2007	2007	TCU Horned Frogs	Reliant Stadium	Houston	062,097 !62,097	Thurmond, ChrisChris Thurmond^{[A 5]}
19	Armed Forces Bowl	W 06 !W 34–28	02008-12-31 December 31, 2008	2008	Air Force Falcons	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth	041,127 !41,127	Sumlin, KevinKevin Sumlin
20	Armed Forces Bowl	L 27 !L 47–20	02009-12-31 December 31, 2009	2009	Air Force Falcons	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth	041,414 !41,414	Sumlin, KevinKevin Sumlin
21	TicketCity Bowl	W 06 !W 30–14	02012-01-02 January 2, 2012	2011	Penn State Nittany Lions	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	046,817 !46,817	Levine, TonyTony Levine
22	BBVA Compass Bowl	L 17 !L 41–24	02014-01-04 January 4, 2014	2013	Vanderbilt Commodores	Legion Field	Birmingham	042,717 !42,717	Levine, TonyTony Levine
23	Armed Forces Bowl	W 07 !W 35–34	02015-01-02 January 2, 2015	2014	Pittsburgh Panthers	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth	037,888 !37,888	Gibbs, DavidDavid Gibbs^{[A 6]}
24	Peach Bowl	W 07 !W 38–24	02015-12-31 December 31, 2015	2015	Florida State Seminoles	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	071,007 !71,007	Herman, TomTom Herman
25	Las Vegas Bowl	L 07 !L 10–34	02016-12-17 December 17, 2016	2016	San Diego State Aztecs	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas	029,286 !29,286	Major Applewhite^[5]
26	Hawaiʻi Bowl	L 07 !L 27–33	02017-12-24 December 24, 2017	2017	Fresno State Bulldogs	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	020,546 !20,546	Major Applewhite
27	Armed Forces Bowl	L 56 !L 14–70	02018-12-24 December 24, 2018	2018	Army Black Knights	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth		Major Applewhite

Notes[]

↑ Statistics correct as of 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games.
↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Houston win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
↑ Links to the season article for the Houston team that competed in the bowl for that year.
↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Houston competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
↑ Chris Thurmond served as interim head coach for the 2007 Texas Bowl after Art Briles resigned his position to take the head coach position with the Baylor Bears.^[3]
↑ David Gibbs served as interim head coach for the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl after Tony Levine was fired from his position as head coach.^[4]

References[]

General

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

Specific

↑ "Houston gets first bowl win since 1980". Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 31, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283662005. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
↑ "Thurmond named interim coach after Briles bolts for Baylor". Associated Press. ESPN.com. November 28, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3132451. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
↑ Cooper, Nakia (December 8, 2014). "Tony Levine relieved of UH head coaching duties; David Gibbs to serve as interim". KPRC-TV. http://www.click2houston.com/sports/levine-relieved-of-uh-coaching-duties-gibbs-to-serve-as-interim/30114752. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
↑ Connelly, Bill. "The pressure's on Major Applewhite in the Las Vegas Bowl". SBNation.com. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/15/13965544/houston-football-major-applewhite-preview-las-vegas-bowl.

[2] Statistics correct as of 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games.

[3] Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Houston win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.

[4] Links to the season article for the Houston team that competed in the bowl for that year.

[5] Links to the season article for the opponent that Houston competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.

[Thurmond-8] Chris Thurmond served as interim head coach for the 2007 Texas Bowl after Art Briles resigned his position to take the head coach position with the Baylor Bears.^[3]

[Gibbs-10] David Gibbs served as interim head coach for the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl after Tony Levine was fired from his position as head coach.^[4]

[ESPNStreak-1] "Houston gets first bowl win since 1980". Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 31, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283662005. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

[NCAAAtt-6] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38

[Thurmond-7] "Thurmond named interim coach after Briles bolts for Baylor". Associated Press. ESPN.com. November 28, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3132451. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

[Gibbs-9] Cooper, Nakia (December 8, 2014). "Tony Levine relieved of UH head coaching duties; David Gibbs to serve as interim". KPRC-TV. http://www.click2houston.com/sports/levine-relieved-of-uh-coaching-duties-gibbs-to-serve-as-interim/30114752. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[11] Connelly, Bill. "The pressure's on Major Applewhite in the Las Vegas Bowl". SBNation.com. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/15/13965544/houston-football-major-applewhite-preview-las-vegas-bowl.

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