Houston Cougars Football Tickets

The Houston Cougars Football play their home games at TDECU Stadium.

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The University of Houston’s Football Team is known as the Cougars. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I FBS and is a member of the American Athletic Conference West Division. They play their home games at TDECU Stadium, which was opened in 2014 on the site of the former Robertson Stadium, where the Cougars most recently played from 1997-2012. Houston has played in 27 bowl games in its history, winning 11. Bill Yeoman is the winningest coach in program history, leading the program to 160 victories over his 25 seasons as head coach, which ranks 51st on the NCAA all-time list. The Houston Cougars football team played their first game on September 21, 1946 against Southwestern Louisiana Institute, and were defeated by a score of 13-7. The Cougars experienced a breakout season in 1952 when it reached a ranking of No. 19 in the nation, the first time the program was nationally ranked. In 1962, the Cougars hired Bill Yeoman to serve as coach, and he led the program until 1986. Yeoman won four Southwest Conference Championships, coming out on top in 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1984. He also led the Cougars to two Cotton Bowl wins, defeated the Maryland Terrapins in the 1976 season and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 1979 season. 1987 began the Jack Pardee era of Houston Cougar Football. Jack Pardee innovated with the Run & Shoot offense which was a pass-oriented system that saw his quarterbacks put up incredible yardage. Under his system, the Cougars were consistently won of the top offensive squads in college football. The 1989 season proved to be particularly successful for the Cougar. They were led by Andre Ware who ended the season passing for 4,699 yards and throwing for 46 touchdowns en route to winning the Heisman Trophy. The Cougars finished the season with a 9-2 records and were ranked No. 14 in the AP poll. Under new coach John Jenkins, the Cougars had another successful season in 1990, rising as high as No. 3 in the rankings. The team finished with a record of 10-1 and a No. 10 rank in the national poll. Due to probation for rules violations, however, the Cougars were ineligible to play in a poll. The Cougars program declined in performance until the arrival of Art Briles in 2003. In 2006, he led the Cougars to a 10-4 record, a Conference USA Championship, and an appearance in the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks. In recent reasons, the Cougars have had some success under several different coaches. After Art Briles’ tenure, the Cougars experienced continued success under Kevin Sumlin. In 2011, Sumlin led the team to a 13-1 finish and a ranking in the final national polls for the first time in over 20 years. In 2015, under new coach, Tom Herman, the Cougars ended the regular season with a 12-1 record and defeated Florida State in the Peach Bowl. They were ranked No. 8 in the final AP poll. The Cougars are hoping for a return to success under coach Dana Holgorsen, who they brought on board in 2019.

TDECU Stadium is the home of the Houston Cougars football team. It was built on the site of Robertson Stadium, where the Cougars played their home games most recently from 1998-2012. The Stadium opened for competition in 2014. It has a capacity of over 40,000 fans. From 1965 through the 1997 season, the Cougars played their home games at the Astodome. TDECU Stadium was designed by DLR Group and Page. It has an east-to-west orientation designed to create a more comfortable experience for both fans and players. It also create a great view of Houston’s downtown skyline (the stadium is less than three miles from downtown Houston). Legends Plaza sites outside the northeast stadium entrance and celebrates the history of University of Houston football. It is highlighted by a statute of Bill Yeoman, a College Football Hall of Fame Coach who led the Cougars to four Southwest Conference Championships and two Cotton Bowl victories.

TDECU Stadium is easily accessible via public transportation. The METRORail’s Purple Line stops less than 100 yards from the Southwest entrance to the stadium. Over 3,000 parking spaces are available near the stadium. Shasta Square is the center of student tailgating. Located on the east side of the TDECU Stadium, Shasta Square has the UH Student Tailgate area, as well as a beer garden and food trucks. It opens four hours before kickoff. Party on the Plaza is the official UHAA Tailgate and offers live music and plenty of food and drink options. Before a big game, Cougar fans rub the paws of the cougar statues in Cullen Family Plaza in order to bring good luck to the team. And at game time, Cougar fans signal their support for the team by making the “cougar sign” which is done by folding the ring finger of the right hand toward the palm. This tradition dates back to 1953, when Shasta I, the cougar mascot, lost a toe in a cage door in the way to a game. The opposing team, the University of Texas mocked UH by imitating the Cougar’s injury, and UH adopted the gesture in response to show their pride. In normal times, TDECU has 160 concessions points of sale. Currently, the Stadium is offering mobile ordering and in-seat delivery through the sEATz app, where fans can order beer, hot dogs, and their favorite concessions on their phone and have the order delivered directly to their seat. TDECU has also expanded cashless transaction options at all concessions, parking lots, merchandise and ticket booth locations in the stadium.

TDECU has Student Value combos available for $5 or less at stands 138 and 140 on the east end of TDCU Stadium. The offer includes a small soda, small popcorn, and a choice of either a hot dog or Chicken Tenders.

Andre Ware played for the University of Houston from 1987-1989. He is the only Heisman Trophy winner in school history. In his stellar 1989 season, he completed 63.1 percent of his passes for 4,699 yards and 46 touchdowns. He was picked seventh overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1990 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Wilson Whitley was a defensive tackle for the University of Houston from 1973-76. He won the Lombardi Award in 1976, which is given to the nation’s outstanding defensive lineman. That year, he helped lead the University of Houston to a Southwest Conference championship and a win over the University of Maryland in the Cotton Bowl. He was a Consensus All-American that year and was named the Southwest’s Conference Defensive Player of the Decade for the 1970s. Whitley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He was drafted eighth overall in the 1977 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Elmo Wright was a consensus All-American at wide receiver in 1970. He still holds many receiving records for the program, including all-purpose career average yards per play (21.0) and yard per reception in a career (21.9). In his three years with the University of Houston, Wright logged 153 receptions for 3,347 yards and 34 touchdowns. His 34 touchdown receptions rank second in school history. He was selected 16th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1971 NFL Draft. Case Keenum played for the University of Houston from 2007-11 and was a two-time winner of the Sammy Baugh Award, which is given to the nation’s top passer. During his time with the team, Keenum set NCAA records for passing yards (19,217) and touchdown passes (155). In 2011, Keenum led the University of Houston to a 13-1 record, one of the best in school history. Ed Oliver played for the University of Houston from 2016-2018, where he a three-time First Team All-American. In his sophomore season in 2017, he was awarded the Outland Trophy, which is given to the nation’s top interior lineman. Oliver was selected ninth overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2019 NFL Draft.

In 2019, the Cougars finished 4–8 and landed in a tie for fifth-place in the AAC’s West Division. They did not qualify for any postseason play. Wide Receiver Marquez Stephenson has been a two-time First Team All-AAC for the Cougars. In 2018, he led the team with 75 receptions for over 1,000 yards. He also scored nine touchdowns. He followed up that season with another solid run in 2019, leading the team with 52 receptions for over 900 yards. He again scored nine touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,269 receiving yards (13th in program history). Quarterback Clayton Tune finished the abbreviated 2020 season with 2,048 passing yards, which was the 25th-most in the program history. His 33 career passing touchdowns rank 14th in program history. Grant Stuard was a team captain in 2020 and played linebacker. He led the team in tackles with 61. He was named to the 2020 American Athletic All-Conference First Team.