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Program overview
Houston
2025 finish: 10-3-0 across 13 games. Jump into coaching history, title years, and long-view program trends.
TDECU Stadium • Houston • TX
Big 12TDECU Stadium
All-Time Wins
475
All-Time Losses
389
Win %
55%
Heisman Winners
1
Track coaching history, title years, Heisman winners, roster movement, and the conference path that shaped the modern program.
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Houston football program guide
This overview connects the core facts behind Houston football: conference home, stadium context, all-time record, title seasons, Heisman winners, coaching tenures, and the recent season baseline. It is meant to be the starting point before moving into the deeper team tabs.
The latest indexed season is 2025, when Houston finished 10-3. Use the related links to compare Houston against national title lists, all-time wins, rankings, rivalries, recruiting, and transfer activity.
Institution + Market Profile
University of Houston
Houston, TX · Big 12
NACUBO FY2025 participant value was not found; source is a third-party 2026 listing for University of Houston, not the UH System dynamic endowment counter.
Enrollment
47,400
Fall 2024
Living Alumni
330,000
rounded public/institutional alumni figure
200-Mile Population
12,000,000
Modeled rounded U.S. population estimate within 200-mile great-circle radius; see Methodology sheet.
Nearest Pro Team
Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)
2.3 mi from campus · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
Endowment
$1.31B
2026 listing · P4 rank 56
Billionaire Alumni
1
Tilman Fertitta
Enrollment, alumni, market, and endowment values are directional; school reporting scopes and named endowment entities vary.
Program Snapshot
Program essentials
Core program details, venue context, and team visuals in one place.
Conference
Big 12
Division
Not listed
Home field
TDECU Stadium
Location
Houston, TX
Capacity
40,000
Venue type
Outdoor
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Current read
2025: 10-3-0
13 games tracked with a 77% win rate.
Current Season
Performance pulse
Wins
10
Losses
3
Ties
0
Games
13
Win %
77%
Conference Timeline
Realignment context
- Big 12 Conference2023-
- American Athletic Conference2013-2022
- Conference USA1996-2012
- Southwest Conference1976-1995
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1960-1975
- Missouri Valley Conference1951-1959
- Gulf Coast Conference1949-1950
- Lone Star Conference1946-1948
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Sideline eras
| Willie Fritz | 2024-2025 | 4-8-0 |
| Dana Holgorsen | 2019-2024 | 31-28-0 |
| Major Applewhite | 2016-2018 | 15-11-0 |
| Tom Herman | 2015-2016 | 22-4-0 |
| David Gibbs | 2014 | 1-0-0 |
| Tony Levine | 2012-2014 | 20-17-0 |
| Kevin Sumlin | 2008-2011 | 35-17-0 |
| Art Briles | 2003-2007 | 34-28-0 |
| Dana Dimel | 2000-2002 | 8-26-0 |
| Kim Helton | 1993-1999 | 24-53-1 |
| John Jenkins | 1990-1992 | 18-15-0 |
| Jack Pardee | 1987-1989 | 22-11-1 |
| Bill Yeoman | 1962-1986 | 160-108-8 |
| Hal Lahar | 1957-1961 | 24-23-2 |
| Bill Meek | 1955-1956 | 13-6-1 |
| Clyde Lee | 1949-1954 | 32-26-2 |
National Championships
Title profile
No national championships recorded.
Heisman Trophy Winners
Award lineage
1
Total Winners
| Year | Winner | Position | Points | Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Andre Ware | QB | 1,073 | #7 |