2007 Houston Cougars football team

2007 Houston Cougars football
C-USA West Division co-champion
Texas Bowl, L 13–20 vs. TCU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Art Briles (5th season; regular season) Chris Thurmond (interim; bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinators	Randy Clements (1st season) Philip Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Alan Weddell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium
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2007 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Art Briles in his fifth and final year as head coaching during the regular season and Chris Thurmond as interim head coach for their bowl game, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing C-USA's West Division title with Tulsa. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Houston, the Hurricanes advanced ot the Conference USA Championship Game. Houston was invited to the Texas Bowl, where the Cougars lost to TCU. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 pm	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 27–48	57,662
September 15	6:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 34–10	21,311
September 22	3:30 pm	Colorado State *	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CSTV	W 38–27	22,468
September 29	6:00 pm	East Carolina	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	WITN	L 35–37	20,719
October 6	2:00 pm	at Alabama *	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 24–30	92,138
October 13	2:30 pm	Rice	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	CSTV	W 56–48	26,514
October 20	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 49–10	11,588
October 27	8:00 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 34–31	35,116
November 4	7:00 pm	SMU	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–28	22,774
November 10	2:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 7–56	25,428
November 17	2:30 pm	Marshall	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	WOWK	W 35–28	21,116
November 24	2:30 pm	Texas Southern *	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 59–6	12,139
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. TCU *	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	NFLN	L 13–20	62,097
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Houston Cougars Schedule 2007". ESPN . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
2. "2007 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
3. "2007 Football Schedule". University of Houston . Retrieved October 6, 2025.