2004 Houston Cougars football team

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2004 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Conference Conference USA
Record3–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorRon Harris (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Conference USA football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 54:00 pmvs. Rice *L 7–1028,726
September 116:00 pmat No. 2 Oklahoma * TBS L 13–6384,280
September 187:00 pm Army W 35–2118,687
September 236:45 pmNo. 4 Miami *
  • Reliant Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN L 13–3836,698
October 21:00 pmat Memphis L 14–4135,297
October 76:00 pmat Southern Miss ESPN2 L 29–35 OT28,625
October 236:00 pmat TCU L 27–3436,276
October 304:00 pm Tulane
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–317,204
November 64:00 pm East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–2413,069
November 133:00 pmat UAB L 7–2013,240
November 204:00 pmNo. 10 Louisville
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+ L 27–6520,176
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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.