List of Houston Cougars baseball seasons
This is a list of Houston Cougars baseball seasons. The Houston Cougars baseball program is a college baseball team that represents the University of Houston in the American Athletic Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Houston has played their home games at Cougar Field in Houston since 1995.
The Cougars have won 10 conference regular season championships, 5 conference tournaments, and have played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 18 times, advancing to the College World Series on 2 occasions.
Season results
| National Champions | College World Series berth | NCAA Tournament berth | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference/Division Regular Season Champions |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll[1][A 1] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference/Division | Conference | Postseason[A 2] | BA | CB | Coaches | ||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||||||
| Houston Cougars | ||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Ned Thompson | Independent | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | — | — |
| 1948 | Dalton Albert | Lone Star Conference | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | ? | — | DNP | — | — | — |
| 1949 | Bill Lutz | Independent | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | — | — |
| 1950 | Lovette Hill | Gulf Coast Conference | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1st | — | DNP | — | — | — |
| 1951 | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 8 | 0 | .666 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | District Playoffs | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .666 | 1st | 2nd | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1953 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .577 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1st | — | College World Series | — | — | — | ||
| 1954 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3rd | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1955 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .316 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1956 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .361 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3rd | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .666 | 1st | 2nd | District 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .666 | 1st | 2nd | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1960 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | District 6 | — | NR | — | ||
| 1961 | Independent | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | |
| 1962 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1963 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1964 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .552 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1965 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1966 | 18 | 11 | 1 | .617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | District 6 | — | NR | — | ||
| 1967 | 21 | 11 | 0 | .656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | College World Series Runner-up | — | 2 | — | ||
| 1968 | 14 | 15 | 1 | .483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1969 | 15 | 23 | 0 | .395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1970 | 19 | 17 | 0 | .528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1971 | 24 | 15 | 0 | .615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1972 | 25 | 23 | 1 | .520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1973 | Southwest Conference | 15 | 16 | 1 | .484 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 5th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | |
| 1974 | 20 | 21 | 0 | .488 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 6th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1975 | Rolan Walton | 18 | 25 | 0 | .419 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 8th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | |
| 1976 | 31 | 15 | 0 | .674 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 3rd | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1977 | 27 | 17 | 0 | .611 | 11 | 12 | 1 | .479 | 6th | DNP | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1978 | 30 | 21 | 0 | .588 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 4th | 2nd | DNP | — | 13 | — | ||
| 1979 | 27 | 17 | 0 | .614 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 5th | DNP | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1980 | 17 | 28 | 1 | .380 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .271 | 9th | DNP | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1981 | 32 | 20 | 1 | .613 | 11 | 9 | 1 | .548 | 3rd | 3rd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1982 | 42 | 14 | 2 | .741 | 13 | 6 | 0 | .684 | 2nd | 2nd | West II Regional | 19 | 21 | — | ||
| 1983 | 43 | 15 | 0 | .741 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 3rd | 3rd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1984 | 32 | 23 | 0 | .582 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1985 | 44 | 17 | 0 | .721 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4th | 3rd | Central Regional | 22 | 22 | — | ||
| 1986 | 35 | 23 | 0 | .603 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | 5th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1987 | Bragg Stockton | 40 | 24 | 1 | .623 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | 4th | 3rd | Central Regional | NR | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | 33 | 22 | 3 | .595 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1989 | 43 | 17 | 0 | .717 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | 4th | 4th | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1990 | 44 | 23 | 0 | .657 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 3rd | 2nd | South I Regional | 21 | 24 | — | ||
| 1991 | 37 | 19 | 0 | .661 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 6th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1992 | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 | 13 | 21 | 0 | .382 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 1993 | 31 | 24 | 0 | .564 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .167 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 1994 | 30 | 26 | 0 | .536 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 1995 | Rayner Noble | 26 | 29 | 0 | .473 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 | 7th | DNP | DNP | NR | NR | NR | |
| 1996 | 29 | 28 | 0 | .509 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 7th | ? | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 1997 | Conference USA | 40 | 23 | 0 | .635 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .704 | 2nd | 1st | South I Regional | NR | NR | NR | |
| 1998 | 34 | 25 | 0 | .576 | 21 | 6 | 0 | .778 | 2nd | 2nd Round | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 1999 | 40 | 24 | 0 | .625 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .840 | 1st | 2nd | Houston Regional | 24 | 24 | NR | ||
| 2000 | 48 | 18 | 0 | .727 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .840 | 1st | 1st | Houston Super Regional | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2001 | 29 | 30 | 0 | .492 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .741 | 2nd | First Round | Houston Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2002 | 48 | 17 | 0 | .738 | 22 | 7 | 0 | .758 | 1st | 2nd | Austin Super Regional | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2003 | 37 | 30 | 0 | .552 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 4th | Second Round | Houston Super Regional | 22 | NR | 24 | ||
| 2004 | 30 | 29 | 0 | .508 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 5th | Semifinals | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2005 | 29 | 30 | 0 | .492 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .552 | 5th | Semifinals | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2006 | 39 | 22 | 0 | .639 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | 2nd | Norman Regional | 24 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | 0 | .500 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 5th | First Round | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2008 | 42 | 24 | 0 | .636 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 4th | 1st | College Station Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2009 | 27 | 31 | 0 | .466 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | T-3rd | Semifinals | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 31 | 0 | .446 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 7th | 6th | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2011 | Todd Whitting | 27 | 32 | 0 | .458 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 6th | 2nd | DNP | NR | NR | NR | |
| 2012 | 18 | 35 | 1 | .343 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .229 | 8th | 4th (Division A) | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2013 | 36 | 22 | 0 | .621 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | T-5th | 3rd (Division B) | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2014 | American Athletic Conference | 48 | 18 | 0 | .727 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | T-3rd | 1st | Austin Super Regional | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 43 | 20 | 0 | .683 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1st | 2nd | Houston Regional | |||||
| 2016 | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 5th | 2nd | DNP | |||||
| 2017 | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 1st | 1st | Houston Regional | |||||
| 2018 | 33 | 21 | 0 | .611 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1st | Semifinals | Chapel Hill Regional | |||||
| 2019 | 32 | 24 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | T-4th | First Round | DNP | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 12 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,845 | 1,378 | 16 | .572 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959.
- ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship began in 1947.
References
- ^ NCAA Records, pp. 38–44