2005 Houston Cougars football team

2005 Houston Cougars football

Fort Worth Bowl, L 13–42 vs. Kansas
Conference	Conference USA West
2005 record	6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Art Briles
Defensive coordinator	Ron Harris
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

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, Central Florida 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Oregon*	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 24–38	19,981
September 10	6:00 PM	Sam Houston State*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 31–10	15,649
September 16	7:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	ESPN2	L 41–44 ^2OT	45,558
October 1	6:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 30–23	15,580
October 8	5:00 PM	at Tulane	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	iTV	W 35–14	15,454
October 15	4:00 PM	Memphis	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	CSTV	L 20–35	12,800
October 22	1:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		W 28–16	40,957
November 5	5:00 PM	at UCF	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	iTV	L 29–31	32,635
November 13	4:00 PM	Southern Miss	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 27–24	15,119
November 19	5:00 PM	SMU	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)		L 24–29	14,650
November 26	3:00 PM	Rice	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)		W 35–18	12,125
December 23	7:00 PM	vs. Kansas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–42	33,505
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/hou-m-footbl-2005.html

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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