On August 31, the Houston Cougars will open their 2024 college football schedule against UNLV. Keep scrolling for more info.

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2024 Houston Game and TV Schedule

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Houston 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Cougars will face the 18th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
• Houston is playing the 24th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season (56), the Cougars have the 50th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• In 2024, Houston will face eight teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a year ago.
• The Cougars will face eight teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Houston Stat Insights (2023)

• Despite having a bottom-25 defense that ranked 19th-worst in FBS (423.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Cougars had more success offensively, ranking 86th in FBS by totaling 360.2 yards per game.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 26th-worst in FBS last season (31.5 points allowed per game), Houston put up better results on offense, ranking 90th in FBS by putting up 23.7 points per game.
• With 255.3 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS, the Cougars had to rely on their 53rd-ranked passing offense (241.5 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
• Houston ranked 104th in run offense (118.7 rushing yards per game) and 98th in run defense (168.6 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked fourth-worst in FBS last season (47.9% third-down percentage), the Cougars played better on offense, ranking 90th in FBS by posting a 36.5% third-down conversion rate.
• With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS), Houston (-1) owned the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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