2008-09 Houston Cougars — schedule and results

The 2008-09 Houston Cougars went 21-12 (10-6 in the CUSA) under head coach Tommy Penders. Simple Rating System: 8.26.

Game-by-game results (33 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
2008-11-10neutral Georgia Southern EaglesL 63–65Cameron Indoor Stadium
2008-11-11neutral Presbyterian Blue HoseW 76–57Cameron Indoor Stadium
2008-11-15vs Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 73–64Hofheinz Pavilion
2008-11-18vs Alcorn State BravesW 110–57Hofheinz Pavilion
2008-11-29vs North Texas Mean GreenW 84–51Hofheinz Pavilion
2008-12-02at Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersW 70–67Murphy Center
2008-12-13vs Mississippi Valley State Delta DevilsW 92–58Hofheinz Pavilion
2008-12-20at Toledo RocketsW 71–63Savage Arena
2008-12-28vs Iowa State CyclonesL 67–71Hofheinz Pavilion
2008-12-30vs Massachusetts MinutemenW 80–54Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-01-03at Mississippi State BulldogsL 65–82Humphrey Coliseum
2009-01-06vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi IslandersW 85–65Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-01-10vs UAB BlazersW 75–56Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-01-14at UTEP MinersW 94–86Don Haskins Center
2009-01-17at Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 76–83Reed Green Coliseum
2009-01-21vs East Carolina PiratesW 85–67Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-01-24at Arizona WildcatsL 90–96 (OTOT)McKale Center
2009-01-28vs UTEP MinersL 55–62Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-01-31at Memphis TigersL 68–83FedExForum
2009-02-04at UCF KnightsW 97–69New UCF Arena
2009-02-07vs Rice OwlsW 72–65Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-02-11at SMU MustangsW 69–56Moody Coliseum
2009-02-14vs Tulane Green WaveW 83–64Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-02-18at Marshall Thundering HerdL 83–88Cam Henderson Center
2009-02-21vs UCF KnightsW 77–72Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-02-25at Tulsa Golden HurricaneL 68–77Donald W. Reynolds Center
2009-02-28at Rice OwlsW 56–51Tudor Fieldhouse
2009-03-04vs Memphis TigersL 60–69Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-03-07vs SMU MustangsW 89–77Hofheinz Pavilion
2009-03-11neutral SMU MustangsW 85–76FedExForum
2009-03-12neutral UTEP MinersW 89–85 (OTOT)FedExForum
2009-03-13at Memphis TigersL 49–74FedExForum
2009-03-18at Oregon State BeaversL 45–49Gill Coliseum

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