Honors

HoustonCougars

10 consensus All-Americans between 1967 and 2021 · 6 national awards.

All-Americans

1967–2021

Heisman

1989

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2021	Marcus Jones	KR/AP
2018	Ed Oliver	DL
2017	Ed Oliver	DL
1989	Andre Ware	QB
1988	Jason Phillips	WR
1980	Leonard Mitchell	DL
1976	Wilson Whitley	DT
1970	Elmo Wright	E
1969	Bill Bridges	G
1967	Rich Stotter	G

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
Bobby Bowden Award	1
Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award	1
Heisman Memorial Trophy	1
John Outland Trophy	1
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	1
Walter Camp Award	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2017	John Outland Trophy	Ed Oliver DT
2011	Bobby Bowden Award	Case Keenum
1989	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Andre Ware QB
1989	Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award	Andre Ware
1989	Walter Camp Award	Andre Ware QB
1976	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	Wilson Whitley DT

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as HOUSTON. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.