2005 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

2005 Houston Cougars football

Fort Worth Bowl, L 13–42 vs. Kansas

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West
Record| 6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Art Briles (3rd season)

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

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
UCF x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Southern Miss |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Memphis |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
East Carolina |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Marshall |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
UAB |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
West Division
Tulsa x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
UTEP |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Houston |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
SMU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tulane |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Rice |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 60th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third 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 1| 6:00 pm| Oregon*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN2| L 24–38| 19,981
September 10| 6:00 pm| Sam Houston State*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 31–10| 15,649
September 16| 7:00 pm| at UTEP|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| ESPN2| L 41–44 2OT| 45,558
October 1| 6:00 pm| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| | W 30–23| 15,580
October 8| 5:00 pm| at Tulane|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| iTV| W 35–14| 15,454
October 15| 4:00 pm| Memphis|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| CSTV| L 20–35| 12,800
October 22| 1:30 pm| at Mississippi State*|

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, MS

| | W 28–16| 40,957
November 5| 5:00 pm| at UCF|

* Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, FL

| iTV| L 29–31| 32,635
November 13| 4:00 pm| Southern Miss|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 27–24| 15,119
November 19| 5:00 pm| SMU|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 24–29| 14,650
November 26| 3:00 pm| Rice|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| | W 35–18| 12,125
December 23| 7:00 pm| vs. Kansas*|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)

| ESPN| L 13–42| 33,505

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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2005 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `2` | Donnie Avery | So
QB | `4` | Kevin Kolb | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Art Briles

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## 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
* Texas Tech
* Tulsa

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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