The Houston Cougars will face UNLV in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Houston schedule, see below.

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2024 Houston Game and TV Schedule

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Houston 2024 Strength of Schedule

• According to their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Cougars have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
• Houston is playing the 24th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Using their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cougars will be facing the 50th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Houston will face eight teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule features three teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last year.
• The Cougars will clash with eight teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Houston Stat Insights (2023)

• With 423.9 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 19th-worst in FBS, the Cougars were forced to rely on their 86th-ranked offense (360.2 yards per contest) to keep them competitive last season.
• Houston had the 90th-ranked scoring offense last year (23.7 points per game), and it was worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 26th-worst with 31.5 points allowed per game.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked 17th-worst in FBS (255.3 passing yards allowed per game), the Cougars played better on offense, ranking 53rd in FBS by averaging 241.5 passing yards per game.
• Houston put up 118.7 rushing yards per game on offense (104th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 98th on the other side of the ball with 168.6 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Cougars owned the 90th-ranked third-down offense last year (36.5% third-down percentage), but they were worse on defense, ranking fourth-worst with a 47.9% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• Houston ranked 74th in college football with a -1 turnover margin last season after forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while committing 15 (35th in FBS).

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