This List of Houston Cougars head football coaches includes those coaches who have led the Houston Cougars football team that represents the University of Houston in the sport of American football. The Houston Cougars currently compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and have been members of the Big 12 Conference since the 2023 season. Eighteen men have served as the Cougars' head coach, including two who served as interim head coaches, since the Cougars began play in the fall of 1946.[1] Willie Fritz was named head coach on December 3, 2023.
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Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
Note: Through 2023 season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DCs [A 6] |
CCs | NCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jewell Wallace | 1946–1947 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.333 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.091 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Clyde Lee | 1948–1954 | 71 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 0.535 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0.565 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bill Meek | 1955–1956 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0.675 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hal Lahar | 1957–1961 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 0.510 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.727 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Bill Yeoman† | 1962–1986 | 276 | 160 | 108 | 8 | 0.594 | 51 | 35 | 2 | 0.591 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Jack Pardee† | 1987–1989 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0.662 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0.614 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John Jenkins | 1990–1992 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0.545 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0.522 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kim Helton | 1993–1999 | 78 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 0.314 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0.352 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Dana Dimel | 2000–2002 | 34 | 8 | 26 | — | 0.235 | 5 | 17 | — | 0.227 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Art Briles | 2003–2007 | 62 | 34 | 28 | — | 0.548 | 24 | 16 | — | 0.600 | 0 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Int. | Chris Thurmond[A 7] | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kevin Sumlin | 2008–2011 | 52 | 35 | 17 | — | 0.673 | 24 | 8 | — | 0.750 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tony Levine[A 8] | 2011–2014 | 38 | 21 | 17 | — | 0.553 | 14 | 10 | — | 0.583 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Int. | David Gibbs | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tom Herman[7] | 2015–2016 | 26 | 22 | 4 | — | 0.846 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.750 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Major Applewhite[A 9] | 2016–2018 | 26 | 15 | 11 | — | 0.577 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.625 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dana Holgorsen | 2019–2023 | 59 | 31 | 28 | — | 0.525 | 20 | 19 | — | 0.513 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Willie Fritz | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 881 | 472 | 394 | 15 | 0.544 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
Remark: Not included in the above listing is Todd Orlando, who was designated interim head coach for a brief period in 2016 but did not coach any games.
See also
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics updated through December 2018.
- ^ Conference USA reorganized itself into two divisions in 2005. Under the C-USA format, the two divisional champions advance to the Conference USA Championship Game to determine the conference champion.
- ^ Chris Thurmond served as interim head coach for the 2007 Texas Bowl after Art Briles resigned his position to take the head coach position with the Baylor Bears.[5]
- ^ Tony Levine served as interim head coach for the 2012 TicketCity Bowl after Kevin Sumlin resigned his position to take the head coach position with the Texas A&M Aggies.[6]
- ^ Major Applewhite served as head coach for the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl after Tom Herman resigned his position to take the head coach position with the Texas Longhorns.
References
- ^ 2008 Houston Cougars Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Houston Tx. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Thurmond named interim coach after Briles bolts for Baylor". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 28, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ Kahn, Sam Jr. (10 December 2011). "Sumlin leaves post as UH head coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Report: Houston to name Buckeyes QB whisperer Tom Herman head coach". 15 December 2014.
External links
- Houston Coaching Records – Win–loss records of Houston Cougars head coaches at College Football Data Warehouse
This page was last edited on 13 January 2024, at 09:15