2022 Houston Cougars football team

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Championship: December 3, 2022
	As of March 24, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2022 Houston Cougars football
2022 Houston Cougars football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Dana Holgorsen (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (3rd, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brandon Jones (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Belk (2nd, 4th overall season)
Home stadium	TDECU Stadium; (Capacity: 40,000)
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Houston Cougars football team will represent the University of Houston in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, competing in the American Athletic Conference. They are led by 4th-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. In September 2021 UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston accepted bids to join the Big 12.^[1] The schools are contractually required to remain with the AAC through 2024. All indications are that the three schools would prefer to leave in 2023. The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of the AAC.^[2]

Previous season[]

The Cougars finished the 2021 season with a 12–2 (8–0 AAC) record to finish tied for first in the conference. They would lose the AAC Championship Game to Cincinnati.^[3] It was their first appearance in the conference championship game since 2015. They won the Birmingham Bowl 17–13 against Auburn.^[4]

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

Players[]

Transfers[]

Outgoing

Incoming

Recruits[]

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll[]

Personnel[]

Roster and staff[]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site
September 3	at *	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
September 10	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 17	Kansas*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
September 24	*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
September 29	Tulane	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
October 7	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN
October 22	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
October 29	South Florida	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
November 5	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX
November 12	Temple	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
November 19	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
November 26		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from (and , after November 1) - Released prior to game

Schedule Source:^[5]^[6]

Game summaries[]

at UTSA[]

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Houston Cougars (0–0) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (0–0)

	1	2	Total
Houston			0
UTSA			0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2021
Game time: TBD CDT
Game weather: Indoor
Game attendance: TBD
Referee: TBD
TV announcers (TBD): TBD
Pregame line: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UH	UTSA
First downs	TBD	TBD
Total yards	TBD	TBD
Rushes/yards	TBD	TBD
Passing yards	TBD	TBD
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	TBD	TBD
Time of possession	TBD	TBD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	TBD	TBD
	Rushing	TBD	TBD
	Receiving	TBD	TBD
UTSA	Passing	TBD	TBD
	Rushing	TBD	TBD
	Receiving	TBD	TBD

Awards and milestones[]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

References[]

^ "Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021.
^ Murschel, Matt (January 28, 2022). "AAC hopes to wrap up exit talks with UCF, Cincinnati and Houston by spring". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "American Athletic championship: Cincinnati rolls Houston to earn slot in playoff". usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "No. 21 Houston edges Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham Bowl". usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "2022 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 5 Jan 2022.
^ "2022 Houston Football Schedule". uhcougars.com.

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[1] "Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021.

[2] Murschel, Matt (January 28, 2022). "AAC hopes to wrap up exit talks with UCF, Cincinnati and Houston by spring". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[3] "American Athletic championship: Cincinnati rolls Houston to earn slot in playoff". usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[4] "No. 21 Houston edges Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham Bowl". usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[5] "2022 Houston Cougars Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 5 Jan 2022.

[6] "2022 Houston Football Schedule". uhcougars.com.

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v t Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Cincinnati		0	–	0		0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0		0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0		0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0		0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0		0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0		0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0		0	–	0
		0	–	0		0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of March 24, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll