2004 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

2004 Houston Cougars football

Conference| Conference USA
Record| 3–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Art Briles (2nd season)

Offensive scheme| Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator| Ron Harris (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Robertson Stadium

Seasons

<- 2003

2005 ->

2004 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Louisville $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Memphis |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Southern Miss |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Cincinnati |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
UAB |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
TCU |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tulane |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
South Florida |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Houston |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
East Carolina |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Army |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 59th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by second year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

## Schedule

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September 5| 4:00 pm| vs. Rice*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| | L 7–10| 28,726
September 11| 6:00 pm| at No. 2 Oklahoma*|

* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| TBS| L 13–63| 84,280
September 18| 7:00 pm| Army|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 35–21| 18,687
September 23| 6:45 pm| No. 4 Miami*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN| L 13–38| 36,698
October 2| 1:00 pm| at Memphis|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | L 14–41| 35,297
October 7| 6:00 pm| at Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| ESPN2| L 29–35 OT| 28,625
October 23| 6:00 pm| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| | L 27–34| 36,276
October 30| 4:00 pm| Tulane|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 24–3| 17,204
November 6| 4:00 pm| East Carolina|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 34–24| 13,069
November 13| 3:00 pm| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| | L 7–20| 13,240
November 20| 4:00 pm| No. 10 Louisville|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN+| L 27–65| 20,176

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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Houston Cougars football

Venues|

* Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012)
* Rice Stadium (1950–1964)
* Houston Astrodome (1965–1997)
* Reliant Stadium (2013)
* BBVA Compass Stadium (2013)
* TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Rice
* SMU
* Texas Tech
* Tulsa

Culture & lore|

* Shasta
* "Cougar Fight Song"
* Spirit of Houston
* Veer option
* The Comeback Victory
* 2022 SMU game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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