American Athletic · 2021

HoustonCougars

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

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Season

‹

›Current

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

Final

Schedule

Dana Holgorsen

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

Lines as of Thu, Sep 3, 7:36 PM CT

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −2.5	63
Bovada	Houston −2.5	64
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −2.5	63
consensus	Houston −2.5	63
numberfire	Houston −2.5	63.5
teamrankings	Houston −2.5	63

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

Lines as of Thu, Sep 3, 7:36 PM CT

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −7.5	50.5
Bovada	Houston −8	51
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −7.5	50.5
consensus	Houston −7.5	50.5
numberfire	Houston −7.5	50.5
teamrankings	Houston −7.5	50

Sat 09/11/2021 06:30 PMCBSSNatRiceBayou Bucket84° · 7 mph SEW 44–730%

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −41	51.5
Bovada	Houston −40	51.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −41	51.5
consensus	Houston −41	51.5

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −20	47
Bovada	Houston −19	47
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −20	47
consensus	Houston −20	47
teamrankings	Houston −20	47

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Tulsa −3.5	54
Bovada	Tulsa −3.5	54
William Hill (New Jersey)	Tulsa −3.5	54
consensus	Tulsa −3.5	54
teamrankings	Tulsa −3	54

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −6.5	60
Bovada	Houston −7	60
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −6.5	60
consensus	Houston −6.5	60
teamrankings	Houston −6.5	60

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −13.5	56.5
Bovada	Houston −13.5	57
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −13.5	56.5
consensus	Houston −13.5	56.5
teamrankings	Houston −13.5	56

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	SMU −1	61.5
Bovada	PK	61.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	SMU −1	61.5
consensus	SMU −1	61.5
teamrankings	SMU −1	61.5

Sat 10/30/2021 07:00 PMESPN2vs19SMU68° · 4 mph WNWW 44–37Upset47%

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −13.5	53
Bovada	Houston −13	52
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −13.5	53
consensus	Houston −13.5	53
teamrankings	Houston −13.5	53

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −25.5	52.5
Bovada	Houston −26	52.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −25	52.5
consensus	Houston −24.5	52.5
teamrankings	Houston −26	52.5

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −9.5	59.5
Bovada	Houston −9.5	60
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −9.5	59
consensus	Houston −9.5	59
teamrankings	Houston −9	59.5

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

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −32	54.5
Bovada	Houston −32.5	54.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −32	54.5
consensus	Houston −32	54.5
teamrankings	Houston −32	54.5

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

Lines as of Thu, Sep 3, 7:36 PM CT

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Cincinnati −10.5	52.5
Bovada	Cincinnati −10.5	52.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	Cincinnati −10.5	52.5
consensus	Cincinnati −10.5	52.5
teamrankings	Cincinnati −10.5	52.5

Sat 12/04/2021 04:00 PMABCat4Cincinnati49° · 4 mph NL 20–3577%

Book	Spread	O/U
Median	Houston −1.5	49.5
Bovada	Auburn −2	51.5
William Hill (New Jersey)	Houston −1.5	49
consensus	Houston −1.5	49.5
teamrankings	Houston −1	49

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