UH Big 12 schedule 2023: Houston Cougars host national championship runners-up TCU, Texas Longhorns
The Coogs and the Longhorns last faced off in 2002.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Circle those calendars, Coogs fans...and Houston-based UT alums. The Houston Cougars' debut football season in the Big 12 is packed.
The conference released on Tuesday UH's schedule for its first year in the Power Five league. Each matchup, including Houston's non-conference opponents, holds some type of intrigue, especially with University of Texas and University of Oklahoma remaining in the Big 12 despite their impending departure for the SEC.
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You'll find below each opponent, the matchup date, and what you should know about the matchup:
- Sept. 2: vs. UT-San Antonio.
What you should know: Completes home-and-home series with Roadrunners a season after UH survived a three-overtime fight in 2022.
- Sept. 9: at Rice.
What you should know: New conferences, but the Bayou Bucket rivalry remains. Owls, who essentially replace UH in the American Athletic Conference, host the Coogs after falling to their cross-town rival by a touchdown last season.
- Sept. 16: vs. TCU.
What you should know: Houston's first-ever Big 12 opponent. UH hosts a buzzsaw matchup with the national championship runners-up, the Horned Frogs.
- Sept. 23: vs. Sam Houston State.
What you should know: Bearkats draw the Coogs as part of their debut season in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) after years in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
- Sept. 30: at Texas Tech.
What you should know: The rivalry continues. The Red Raiders took down the Coogs in 2022 during an overtime thriller. Houston actually holds the series lead at 18-15-1.
The only tickets available for UH games at TDECU Stadium are through the school's season-ticket priority waitlist. The team encourages anyone who's interested in being part of Houston's inaugural Big 12 season to contact the Houston Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or visit the school's ticketing website.
Season tickets go on sale Feb. 20. Single-game tickets were not yet announced.
