2010 Houston Cougars football team

The 2010 Houston Cougars football team (also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH) represented the University of Houston in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 65th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third-year head football coach Kevin Sumlin, and played its home games at Robertson Stadium—a 32,000-seat stadium on campus in Houston. The program is a member of Conference USA in its West Division. Although ranked favorably early in the season, the team finished with a 5–7 record, (4–4 in C-USA play) after season-ending injuries to starting quarterback Case Keenum and other key players.

2010 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJason Phillips (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKliff Kingsbury (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Stewart (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
2010 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$  7 1   11 3  
East Carolina  5 3   6 7  
Southern Miss  5 3   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
UAB  3 5   4 8  
Memphis  0 8   1 11  
West Division
SMU xy  6 2   7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x  6 2   10 3  
Houston  4 4   5 7  
UTEP  3 5   6 7  
Rice  3 5   4 8  
Tulane  2 6   4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
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