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]
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]