2004 Houston Cougars football team

2004 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Art Briles (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Ron Harris (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Louisville $		8	–	0					11	–	1
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Cincinnati		5	–	3					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	3					7	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					5	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Carolina		2	–	6					2	–	9
Army		2	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 59th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by second year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 pm	vs. Rice *	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 7–10	28,726
September 11	6:00 pm	at No. 2 Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	L 13–63	84,280
September 18	7:00 pm	Army	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 35–21	18,687
September 23	6:45 pm	No. 4 Miami *	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 13–38	36,698
October 2	1:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 14–41	35,297
October 7	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	L 29–35 OT	28,625
October 23	6:00 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 27–34	36,276
October 30	4:00 pm	Tulane	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 24–3	17,204
November 6	4:00 pm	East Carolina	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 34–24	13,069
November 13	3:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 7–20	13,240
November 20	4:00 pm	No. 10 Louisville	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 27–65	20,176
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2004 Houston Cougars Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. "2004 Football Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
3. "College Football". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved July 17, 2025.