2019-20 Houston Cougars — schedule and results

The 2019-20 Houston Cougars went 23-8 (13-5 in the AAC) under head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team peaked at #20 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 16.46.

Game-by-game results (31 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
2019-11-12vs Alabama State HornetsW 84–56Fertitta Center
2019-11-15vs BYU CougarsL 71–72Fertitta Center
2019-11-19at Rice OwlsW 97–89Tudor Fieldhouse
2019-11-22at Oregon DucksL 66–78Matthew Knight Arena
2019-11-26vs Houston Christian HuskiesW 112–73Fertitta Center
2019-12-04vs Texas State BobcatsW 68–60Fertitta Center
2019-12-08at South Carolina GamecocksW 76–56Colonial Life Arena
2019-12-11vs UT Arlington MavericksW 71–63Fertitta Center
2019-12-15vs Oklahoma State CowboysL 55–61Fertitta Center
2019-12-19vs UTEP MinersW 77–57Fertitta Center
2019-12-22neutral Portland PilotsW 81–56Stan Sheriff Center
2019-12-23neutral Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 70–59Stan Sheriff Center
2019-12-25neutral Washington HuskiesW 75–71Stan Sheriff Center
2020-01-03vs UCF KnightsW 78–63Fertitta Center
2020-01-07at Temple OwlsW 78–74Liacouras Center
2020-01-11at Tulsa Golden HurricaneL 61–63Donald W. Reynolds Center
2020-01-15vs SMU MustangsW 71–62Fertitta Center
2020-01-18at Wichita State ShockersW 65–54Charles Koch Arena
2020-01-23vs UConn HuskiesW 63–59Fertitta Center
2020-01-26vs South Florida BullsW 68–49Fertitta Center
2020-01-29at East Carolina PiratesW 69–59Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
2020-02-01at Cincinnati BearcatsL 62–64Fifth Third Arena
2020-02-06vs Tulane Green WaveW 75–62Fertitta Center
2020-02-09vs Wichita State ShockersW 76–43Fertitta Center
2020-02-12at South Florida BullsW 62–58Yuengling Center
2020-02-15at SMU MustangsL 72–73 (OTOT)Moody Coliseum
2020-02-19vs Tulsa Golden HurricaneW 76–43Fertitta Center
2020-02-22at Memphis TigersL 59–60FedExForum
2020-03-01vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 68–55Fertitta Center
2020-03-05at UConn HuskiesL 71–77Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2020-03-08vs Memphis TigersW 64–57Fertitta Center

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