 | Houston Cougars | |
2008 Houston Cougars Football ScheduleFinal Record: 8-5, 6-2 (C-USA) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 30 |  | Southern Jaguars Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 55-3 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 6 |  | at Oklahoma State Cowboys Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK | Lost 56-37 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 13 |  | Air Force Falcons Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX | Lost 31-28 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 20 |  | at Colorado State Rams S. Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO | Lost 28-25 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 27 |  | at East Carolina Pirates Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC | Won 41-24 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 4 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Thursday Oct. 9 |  | UAB Blazers Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 45-20 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 18 |  | at SMU Mustangs Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX | Won 44-38 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 25 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Tuesday Oct. 28 |  | at Marshall Thundering Herd Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV | Lost 37-23 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 8 |  | Tulane Green Wave Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 42-14 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 15 |  | Tulsa Golden Hurricane Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 70-30 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 22 |  | UTEP Miners Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 42-37 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 29 |  | at Rice Owls Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Lost 56-42 | --- |
| 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | ||||
| Wednesday Dec. 31 | | Air Force Falcons Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX | Won 34-28 | --- |
