Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Houston Cougars will play UNLV on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full 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 facing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Houston will have the 24th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (76).
- Based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season (56), the Cougars have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Houston will take on eight teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pair them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Cougars’ schedule in 2024 includes eight returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Houston Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense that ranked 19th-worst in FBS (423.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Cougars had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 86th in FBS by averaging 360.2 yards per game.
- Houston ranked 90th in scoring offense (23.7 points per game) and 108th in scoring defense (31.5 points allowed per game) last year.
- The Cougars sported the 53rd-ranked passing offense last year (241.5 passing yards per game), and they were worse on defense, ranking 17th-worst with 255.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Houston put up 118.7 rushing yards per game offensively last year (104th in FBS), and it gave up 168.6 rushing yards per game (98th) on defense.
- 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.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS) last season, Houston’s -1 turnover margin ranked 74th in college football.
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