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2006 Houston Cougars football team

2006 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
Liberty Bowl, L 36–44 vs. South Carolina
Conference Conference USA
Division West
2006 record 10–4 (8–1 C-USA)
Head coach Art Briles
Offensive coordinator Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Alan Weddell
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Southern Miss x   6 2         9 5  
East Carolina   5 3         7 6  
Marshall   4 4         5 7  
UCF   3 5         4 8  
UAB   2 6         3 9  
Memphis   1 7         2 10  
West Division
Houston x$   7 1         10 4  
Rice   6 2         7 6  
Tulsa   5 3         8 5  
SMU   4 4         6 6  
UTEP   3 5         5 7  
Tulane   2 6         4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• Houston 14 0 3 14 31
Rice 0 27 3 0 30

The 2006 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 61st year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fourth year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. After regular season play where Houston won the C-USA West division, the Cougars defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Conference USA Football Championship to become conference champions for the first time since 1996.


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