2023 Houston Cougars football team
The 2023 Houston Cougars football team represents the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Dana Holgorsen in his fifth season as their head coach. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 3–4 (1–3 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eman Naghavi (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Belk (3rd, 5th overall season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | TDECU Stadium (Capacity: 40,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Oklahoma | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Texas | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In September 2021, Cincinnati, BYU, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12 Conference.[1] On June 10, 2022, the American Athletic Conference and the three American Athletic Conference schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement with the conference that would allow those schools to join the Big 12 in 2023.[2] BYU had previously operated as an independent prior to accepting a membership invitation to join the Big 12.
Offseason
Outgoing
| Player | Position | Destination |
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| Joshua Atkins | OL | Hawaii |
| Holman Edwards | QB | Southern Miss |
| Rafal Szymanski | DE | Northwestern State |
| Theron Stroops | CB | Unknown |
| Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | CB | Louisiana Tech |
| Derek Bowman | OL | South Florida |
| Carlton Guidry | WR | Grambling State |
| Ugonna Nnanna | OL | Virginia |
| Khiyon Wafer | WR | Stephen F. Austin |
| Trevor Helburg | K | Tarleton State |
| Kyle Ramsey | K | Abilene Christian |
| Carson Walker | OL | Abilene Christian |
| Almarion Crim | OL | Chattanooga |
| Cody Jackson | WR | Tarleton State |
| Mark Wilson | CB | Unknown |
| Jamel Starks | RB | Unknown |
| Mannie Nunnery | S | Florida |
| Cam'Ron Johnson | OT | Missouri |
| Trevonte Sylvester | OT | Louisville |
| Chayse Todd | OL | Texas State |
| Lance Robinson | OT | Louisville |
| Abdul-Lateef Audu | CB | Western Kentucky |
| Alton McCaskill | RB | Colorado |
Incoming
| Player | Position | Previous School |
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| Max Banes | OT | Akron |
| Jack Martin | P | Alabama |
| Aubrey Smith | LB | Colorado |
| Malik Fleming | CB | East Carolina |
| Shamar Hobdy-Lee | OT | FIU |
| Peyton Dunn | OL | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Jalen Hunt | DT | Michigan State |
| Juwon Gaston | S | NEMCC |
| Adari Haulcy | S | New Mexico |
| David Ugwoegbu | LB | Oklahoma |
| Stephon Johnson | WR | Oklahoma State |
| Brandon Mack | DE | Ole Miss |
| Jaylen Garth | OL | Texas |
| Brian George | CB | Texas A&M |
| Isaiah Hamilton | CB | Texas Southern |
| Donovan Smith | QB | Texas Tech |
| Latrell McCutchin | CB | USC |
| Mike O’Laughlin | TE | West Virginia |
| Tony Mathis | RB | West Virginia |
| David Ndukwe | OL | Western Kentucky |
| Joshua Cobbs | WR | Wyoming |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* | FS1 | W 17–14 | 37,862 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice* |
| NFLN | L 41–43 2OT | 23,425 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU |
| FOX | L 13–36 | 36,049 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Sam Houston* |
| ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 35,044 |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | FS2 | L 28–49 | 53,308 | |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | West Virginia |
| FS1 | W 41–39 | 32,152 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas |
| FOX | L 24–31 | 42,812 |
| October 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas State | ESPN2 | |||
| November 4 | at Baylor | |||||
| November 11 | Cincinnati |
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| November 18 | Oklahoma State |
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| November 25 | at UCF | |||||
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References
- "Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021.
- "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- "2023 Houston Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
- "Houston Cougars 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
- "2023 Houston Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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