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Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars are the athletic teams representing the University of Houston. Informally, the Houston Cougars have also been referred to as the Coogs, UH, or simply Houston. Houston's nickname was suggested by early physical education instructor of the university and former head football coach, John R. Bender after one of his former teams, Washington State later adopted the mascot and nickname. The teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision as members of the Big 12 Conference. The official school colors of the University of Houston are scarlet red and albino white, and the mascot is a cougar named Shasta. Houston's traditional rival has been Rice with whom the Cougars shared a conference for thirty-three non-consecutive years (see also Houston–Rice rivalry). Houston has had notable sports teams in its history, including Phi Slama Jama and the sixteen-time national champion men's golf team. The university's campus is home to many on-camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Houston
The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934, HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed University of Houston. In 1977, it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today, Houston is the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas, awarding 11,350 degrees in 2024. As of 2024, it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672. The university consists of fifteen colleges and an interdisciplinary honors college offering some 310-degree programs and enrolls approximately 37,000 undergraduate and 8,600 graduate students. The university's campus, which is primarily in southeast Houston, spans , with the inclusion of its two instructional sites located in Sugar Land and Katy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Golf
The Houston Cougars golf program is an NCAA Division I golf program at the University of Houston. The men's program, under head coach Jonathan Dismuke, and the women's program, coached by Lydia Lasprilla, both compete in the Big 12 Conference. The men's golf program is one of the oldest sports played at the University of Houston, as it began in 1946 along with the football program. The team is one of the most successful college programs in history, with 16 team national championships and eight individual national championships. This makes the team the second-most successful team of all time, behind only Yale. The team also holds 21 conference championships and has produced 44 All-Americans. Team members who went on to professional golf careers include Fuzzy Zoeller, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Nick Faldo, Butch Harmon, Bruce Lietzke, Billy Tuten, John Mahaffey, Bill Rogers, Blaine McCallister, Dave Marr, Fred Marti and Billy Ray Brown. Future broadcaster Jim Nantz Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Women's Volleyball
The Houston Cougars women's volleyball program represents the University of Houston in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Cougars compete in the Big 12 Conference and play their home games on Houston's main campus in Houston, Texas at the Fertitta Center. Conference affiliations * Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1967–1981) * Southwest Conference (1982–1995) * Conference USA (1996–2012) * American Athletic Conference (2013–2022) * Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida ... (2023–present) Head coaches Notes: Through 2024 season. See also * List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs Notes References External links * Houston Cougars women's volleyball Volleyball clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Softball
The Houston Cougars softball team is the college softball team of the University of Houston. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference as a Division I team. Their home games are played at Cougar Softball Stadium on-campus. The team was established in 2001, and was the regular season champion of Conference USA three times. Until their permanent home field was completed near the end of their inaugural season, the Cougars played their home games at Baseball USA, a complex in West Houston. Conference affiliations * Conference USA (2001–2013) * American Athletic Conference (2014–2023) * Big 12 Conference (2024–present) Head coaches Notes: Through 2025 season. See also *List of NCAA Division I softball programs The following is a list of schools that participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I College softball, softball, according to NCAA.com. These teams compete to go to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Devon Par ... Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Football
The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH." The UH football program is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Since the 2014 season, the Cougars have played their home games on campus at TDECU Stadium, which was built on the site formerly occupied by Robertson Stadium, where they played home games from 1941 to 1950 and from 1994 to 2012. Over the history of the program, the Cougars have won 11 conference championships and have had several players elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, including a Heisman Trophy winner. History Early history (1946–1961) In 1941, Johnny Goyen, then sports editor for ''The Daily Cougar, The Cougar'', and Jack Valenti, president of the sophomore class, began a petition for an official intercollegiate football team at the university. The next year, the two called a student body meeting to organize another petition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Men's Basketball
The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I men's College basketball, basketball competition. They compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. In addition to 26 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament appearances, the Cougars have won 22 conference championships and have had several players and a coach elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Fame. History Early history (1945–56) Although the University of Houston already had a women's basketball program, the Houston Cougars men's basketball program did not begin until the 1945–46 season. Alden Pasche was the team's first head coach. In their first two seasons, the Cougars won Lone Star Conference regular-season titles and qualified for postseason play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA Men's Basketball tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Women's Basketball
The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team plays their home games at Fertitta Center on-campus at the University of Houston. Conference affiliations * Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1975–1982) * Southwest Conference (1982–1996) * Conference USA (1996–2013) * American Athletic Conference (2013–2023) * Big 12 Conference (2023–present) Notable former players Individual awards National award winners Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year * Joe Curl – 2004 espn.com National Coach of the Year * Joe Curl – 2004 ''Basketball TImes'' Women's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award * Joe Curl – 2004 National Player of the Year awards Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award * Chandi Jones - 2001 Naismith College Player of the Year * Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004 John R. Wooden Award * Chandi J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Cougars Baseball
The Houston Cougars baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Houston. Along with the university's other athletic teams, the baseball team is a member of the Big 12 Conference as a NCAA Division I, Division I team. They play their home games at Schroeder Park. In addition to 22 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, NCAA tournament appearances, the Cougars have made four Super Regional and two College World Series appearances. Houston has been led by head coach Todd Whitting since 2011. History Early years and Lovette Hill era The University of Houston's baseball program started in 1947. Head coach Ned Thompson was hired from Pasadena High School (Pasadena, Texas), Pasadena High School, and became the first baseball coach for 1947, backfield coach in Houston Cougars football, football from 1946 to 1948 for the University of Houston. He also served as associate athletic director in charge of business finances from 1946 to 1976. Among the players for his 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as The American, is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States, featuring 13 full member universities and 6 affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public research universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in Urban area, urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Midwestern United States, Midwestern, and Southern United States, Southern regions of the United States. The American's legal predecessor, the Big East Conference (1979–2013), original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate Power Five conferences, power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conference USA
Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas. Member schools Current full members Member departing for the Mountain West Conference in 2026. ;Notes: Membership map Future members ;Notes: Affiliate members In this table, all dates reflect the calendar year of entry into Conference USA, which for spring sports is the year before the start of competition. ;Notes: Future affiliate members Former full members ;Notes: Former affiliate members In this table, all dates reflect each school's actual entry into and departure from Conference USA. For spring sports, the joining date is the calendar year before the start of competition. For fall sports, the departure date is the calendar year after the last season of competition. ;Notes: Membership timeline DateFor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference also included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas. For most of its history, the core members of the conference were Texas-based schools plus one in Arkansas: Baylor University, Rice University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, and the University of Arkansas. After a long period of stability and success, the conference's overall athletic prowess began to decline throughout the 1980s, due in part to numerous member schools violating NCAA recruiting rules, culminating in the suspension of the entire SMU football program ("death penalty") for the 1987 and 1988 seasons. Arkansas, after years of feeling like an outsider in the conference, left after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern United States, Midwest though with substantial extension into the South in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. History The MVC was established in 1907 (its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis) as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), 12 years after the Big Ten Conference, the only Division I conference that is older. It is the fourth-oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division III's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
