2006 Houston Cougars football team

2006 Houston Cougars football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorAlan Weddell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x  6 2   9 5  
East Carolina  5 3   7 6  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
UCF  3 5   4 8  
UAB  2 6   3 9  
Memphis  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Houston x$  7 1   10 4  
Rice  6 2   7 6  
Tulsa  5 3   8 5  
SMU  4 4   6 6  
UTEP  3 5   5 7  
Tulane  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 61st year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by fourth-year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. After regular season play where Houston won the C-USA West division, the Cougars defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Conference USA Football Championship to become conference champions for the first time since 1996.