American Athletic · 2021

HoustonCougars

12–2 overall, 8–1 in conference. 14 games played.

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Season

Record

12–2

8–1 in conference

Margin - All

+216

15.4 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

+119

13.2 per game

9 conference games

Points for

35.9

502 total

Points against

20.4

286 total

Polls

#17AP#17Coaches

Final

Schedule

Dana Holgorsen

All times Eastern. For betting lines, hover over the game.

Sat 09/04/2021 07:00 PMESPNvsTexas Tech93° · 7 mph SSEL 21–3857%Neutral

Sat 09/11/2021 06:30 PMCBSSNatRice84° · 7 mph SEW 44–730%

Sat 09/18/2021 07:00 PMESPN+vsGrambling84° · 4 mph WNWW 45–0100%

Sat 09/25/2021 07:00 PMESPNUvsNavy79° · 4 mph EW 28–2092%

Fri 10/01/2021 07:30 PMESPNatTulsa77° · 6 mph SW 45–1060%

Thu 10/07/2021 07:30 PMESPNatTulane82° · 4 mph NEW 40–2233%

Sat 10/23/2021 04:00 PMESPNUvsEast Carolina81° · 16 mph ESEW 31–2482%

Sat 10/30/2021 07:00 PMESPN2vs19SMU68° · 4 mph WNWW 44–3747%

Sat 11/06/2021 07:30 PMESPNUatSouth Florida61° · 11 mph NNWW 54–4218%

Sat 11/13/2021 12:00 PMESPN+atTemple57° · 20 mph WW 37–85%

Fri 11/19/2021 09:00 PMESPN2vsMemphis54° · 6 mph ESEW 31–1374%

Sat 11/27/2021 12:00 PMCBSSNatUConn39° · 17 mph NWW 45–171%

Sat 12/04/2021 04:00 PMABCat3Cincinnati49° · 4 mph NL 20–3577%

Tue 12/28/2021 12:00 PMESPNvsAuburnTicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl77° · 12 mph SSWW 17–1346%Neutral

Home field

TDECU Stadium

76%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity: 40,000
Average crowd: 30,393
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 31 ft
Opened: 2014