2005 Houston Cougars football team

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2005 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Fort Worth Bowl, L 13–42 vs. Kansas
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest
Record6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorRon Harris (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x  7 1   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 5  
Memphis  5 3   7 5  
East Carolina  4 4   5 6  
Marshall  3 5   4 7  
UAB  3 5   5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$  6 2   9 4  
UTEP  5 3   8 4  
Houston  4 4   6 6  
SMU  4 4   5 6  
Tulane  1 7   2 9  
Rice  1 7   1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 60th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pm Oregon * ESPN2 L 24–3819,981
September 106:00 pm Sam Houston State *W 31–1015,649
September 167:00 pmat UTEP ESPN2L 41–44 2OT45,558
October 16:00 pmat Tulsa W 30–2315,580
October 85:00 pmat Tulane iTV W 35–1415,454
October 154:00 pm Memphis
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSTV L 20–3512,800
October 221:30 pmat Mississippi State *W 28–1640,957
November 55:00 pmat UCF iTVL 29–3132,635
November 134:00 pm Southern Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–2415,119
November 195:00 pm SMU
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 24–2914,650
November 263:00 pm Rice
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 35–1812,125
December 237:00 pmvs. Kansas * ESPN L 13–4233,505
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2005 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Donnie Avery So
QB 4 Kevin Kolb Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References