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The 2018 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas , and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference . They were led by second-year head coach Major Applewhite . They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the West Division in the AAC Championship Game . They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army by a score of 14–70, in the process tying records for the most points given up (70) and the largest margin-of-loss (56) in NCAA bowl game history.[ 1]
On December 30, Houston fired Applewhite after 2 seasons.[ 2]
Listed in the order that they were released
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Cougars predicted to finish in second place in the AAC West Division.[ 13]
Media poll (West)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Memphis
171 (23)
2
Houston 146 (4)
3
Navy
129 (3)
4
SMU
72
5
Tulane
68
6
Tulsa
44
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 11:00 a.m. at Rice * CBSSN W 45–2726,390 September 8 11:00 a.m. Arizona * ABC/ESPN2 W 45–1832,534 September 15 3:00 p.m. at Texas Tech * FOX L 49–6353,484 September 22 7:00 p.m. Texas Southern * ESPN3 W 70–1429,970 7:00 p.m. Tulsa ESPN W 41–2629,823 October 13 6:00 p.m. at East Carolina CBSSN W 42–2029,851 October 20 2:30 p.m. at Navy CBSSN W 49–3633,924 October 27 2:30 p.m. No. 21 South Florida ABC/ESPN2 W 57–3631,631 November 3 6:00 p.m. at SMU ESPNU L 31–4523,654 November 10 6:00 p.m. Temple CBSSN L 49–5930,862 7:00 p.m. Tulane ESPN W 48–1724,209 11:00 a.m. at Memphis ABC L 31–5227,790 December 22 2:30 p.m. vs. Army * ESPN L 14–7044,738
Schedule Source: [ 14]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
3
14
14
14
45
Owls
7
17
3
0
27
[ 15]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
0
10
8
18
Cougars
21
10
7
7
45
[ 16]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
21
7
14
7
49
Red Raiders
14
21
14
14
63
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
7
14
Cougars
14
28
7
21
70
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
13
0
10
3
26
Cougars
7
10
0
24
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
14
7
7
14
42
Pirates
0
3
3
14
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
7
14
14
14
49
Midshipmen
10
14
0
12
36
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Bulls
0
21
15
0
36
Cougars
14
14
15
14
57
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Cougars
0
14
3
14
31
Mustangs
10
21
7
7
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
14
14
21
10
59
Cougars
7
7
21
14
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
6
3
0
8
17
Cougars
14
17
10
7
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
7
14
10
0
31
Tigers
3
14
14
21
52
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1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
0
7
0
7
14
No. 22 Black Knights
14
28
14
14
70
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