2009 Houston Cougars football team

2009 Houston Cougars football
C-USA West Division co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record10–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Holgorsen (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Skladany (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   7 1     9 5  
UCF   6 2     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 6  
Marshall   4 4     7 6  
UAB   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Houston xy   6 2     10 4  
SMU x   6 2     8 5  
Tulsa   3 5     5 7  
UTEP   3 5     4 8  
Rice   2 6     2 10  
Tulane   1 7     3 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 64th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by second year head football coach, Kevin Sumlin. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-seat stadium on campus in Houston. The Cougars finished the season 10–4, 6–3 in CUSA play, were co–champions of the west division and lost to East Carolina 38–32 in the CUSA Championship Game. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Air Force 47–20. It was the second consecutive year that they had played Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.