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2006 Houston Cougars football team

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2006 Houston Cougars football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorAlan Weddell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Southern Miss x   6 2     9 5  
East Carolina   5 3     7 6  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Houston x$   7 1     10 4  
Rice   6 2     7 6  
Tulsa   5 3     8 5  
SMU   4 4     6 6  
UTEP   3 5     5 7  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 61st year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fourth-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. After regular season play where Houston won the C-USA West division, the Cougars defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Conference USA Football Championship to become conference champions for the first time since 1996.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 pmat RiceCSTVW 31–3023,352
September 96:00 pmTulaneW 45–716,506
September 166:00 pmGrambling State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–2227,302
September 238:00 pmOklahoma State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSTVW 34–2528,260
September 305:00 pmat Miami (FL)*ESPN2L 13–1436,107
October 76:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3117,543
October 146:00 pmat Southern MissL 27–3132,317
October 216:00 pmUTEP
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–1718,154
October 282:30 pmUCF
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSTVW 51–3113,242
November 42:30 pmTulsa
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
CSTVW 27–1022,452
November 112:00 pmat SMUW 37–2720,350
November 181:00 pmat MemphisW 23–20 OT20,344
December 17:00 pmSouthern Miss
ESPNW 34–2031,818
December 293:30 pmvs. South Carolina*
ESPNL 36–4456,103

Game summaries

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Rice

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1 234Total
• Houston 14 0314 31
Rice 0 2730 30

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: All-Time Series Game-By-Game" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Houston 2006 Schedule/Results". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  3. ^ ESPN