The typical Houston Cougars season wraps up in December or January with a bowl game. The previous 10 seasons for the program featured nine bowl appearances. And expanding that timeframe further back, Houston has participated in the postseason in 15 of the last 18 years.
That fate was on the line for the Cougars on Saturday as they welcomed No. 23 Oklahoma State into TDECU Stadium for their 2023 home finale. Senior night ceremonies commenced prior to kickoff and then the Cougars attempted to salvage their bowl hopes and notch their first ranked victory since October 2021.
While Houston fired off to its strongest start of the season and established a two-touchdown in the waning moments of the second quarter, everything swung rapidly into the Cowboys’ favor.