| 1946 |
| Cougars play first basketball game on Jan. 10, a 62-35 win over N. Texas. |
| Cougars basketball team wins Lone Star Conference championship in their first season. |
| Cougars lose first football game in school history, 13-7 to SW Louisiana. |
| 1947 |
| Cougars basketball team wins 2nd straight Lone Star Conf. title. |
| 1956 |
| Guy V. Lewis becomes Houston's second men's basketball coach. |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| 1957 |
| Golf team wins national championship. Rex Baxter wins NCAA individual title. |
| Men's (varsity) and women's (club) swim teams started. Phill Hansel named head coach. |
| 1958 |
| Golf team wins national championship. Phil Rodgers wins NCAA individual title. |
| 1959 |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. Richard Crawford wins NCAA individual title. |
| 1960 |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. Richard Crawford wins NCAA individual title. |
| Baseball team wins Missouri Valley Conference title. |
| Swimmer Carin Cone becomes first UH athlete to appear on cover of Sports Illustrated. |
| 1962 |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. Kermit Zarley wins NCAA individual title. |
| Bill Yeoman begins 25-year tenure as Cougars head football coach. |
| 1964 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| 1965 |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. Marty Fleckman wins NCAA individual title. |
| 1966 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| 1967 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| UH Baseball team advances to final game of College World Series. |
| Men's basketball reaches NCAA Final Four for first time in school history. |
| 1968 |
| Basketball team upsets UCLA 71-69 at Astrodome in Game of Century; |
| Elvin Hayes selected National Player of Year, Coogs end regular season #1 at 28-0; |
| Basketball team reaches NCAA Final Four for second straight year. |
| 1969 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| New UH Swim Natatorium opens. |
| 1970 |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. John Mahaffey wins NCAA individual title. |
| 1974 |
| Volleyball team reaches Final Four. |
| Golf team wins Southwest Conference golf championship. |
| 1975 |
| Volleyball team reaches Final Four. |
| 1976 |
| Keith Fergus named All-American in golf for third consecutive year. |
| Wilson Whitley wins Lombardi Award, leads Coogs to Cotton Bowl win over Maryland. |
| Flo Hyman named All-American in volleyball for third consecutive year. |
| Tom Tellez named Head Track & Field Coach. |
| 1977 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| All-American Otis Birdsong leads UH basketball team to NIT Championship Game. |
| Women's Basketball Team wins school-record 25 games under coach Dot Woodfin. |
| Cougars claim SWC championship outright, fall to Notre Dame in Cotton Bowl 35-34. |
| 1979 |
| Football team defeats Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl 17-14. |
| 1980 |
| Carl and Carol Lewis make U.S. Olympic Team. |
| Swimmer Diane Johannigman sets American record in 100-meter butterfly. |
| Sharion Higgins completes career as UH's all-time leading women's basketball scorer. |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| 1983 |
| Swimmer Siong Ang wins NCAA individual championship. |
| Phi Slama Jama hoopsters lose NCAA Championship Game to North Carolina St. 54-52. |
| Coogs baseball pitcher Doug Drabek pitches no-hitter; teammate Rayner Noble named SWC Player of Year & All-America. |
| Carl Lewis wins four Gold medals at Olympic Games in Los Angeles. |
| Golf team wins NCAA's. Billy Ray Brown wins individual NCAA title. |
| Cougar men's hoops win school-record 32 gms, reach NCAA title game 2nd straight year. |
| Flo Hyman, Rita Crockett and Rose Magers lead USA to Silver volleyball medal at Olympics. |
| Football team wins SWC co-championship, falls to Boston College in Cotton Bowl 45-28. |
| 1985 |
| Golf team wins national championship. |
| 1986 |
| Sonya Watkins named SWC Basketball Player of the Year. |
| Guy V. Lewis retires as UH's all-time winningest basketball coach with 592 victories. |
| Flo Hyman dies of Marfan's Syndrome; Inducted into U.S. Women's Sports Hall of Fame |
| 1988 |
| Carl Lewis wins three medals (two gold and one silver) at Olympics in Seoul, Korea. |
| UH senior Joe DeLoach beats Lewis in 200-meters to win Gold medal at the Games. |
| Football team compiles 9-3 record, falls to Washington State in Aloha Bowl 24-22. |
| 1989 |
| Jolanda Jones wins third straight NCAA heptathlon title and NCAA Top Six Award. |
| 1991 |
| Women's Basketball reaches WNIT semis; Jessie Kenlaw named BCA Coach of Year. |
| 1992 |
| UH exes Fred Couples and Jim Nantz win and broadcast Masters Golf Tournament. |
| Carl Lewis wins two Gold medals at Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. |
| Women's Basketball receives NCAA bid; climbs to #11 in AP rankings. |
| 1993 |
| Elvin Hayes becomes first Cougar to have uniform number (#44) retired. |
| 1994 |
| Rayner Noble named baseball coach. |
| Volleyball team reaches Elite Eight of NCAA Tournament & wins SWC regular season and post-season titles. |
| Leroy Burrell sets world record in 100-meters with time of 9.84 seconds. |
| 1995 |
| UH opens brand new on-campus baseball stadium. |
| UH athletics department moves into Athletics/Alumni Center. |
| Houston wins final SWC football game ever played, over Rice 18-17. |
| 1996 |
| Houston wins initial Conference USA football title, plays in Liberty Bowl vs. Syracuse. |
| Carl Lewis wins 9th gold medal at Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. |
| Former UH swimmer Michelle Smith wins four gold medals for Ireland. |
| 1997 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Darius Pemberton named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Tom Tellez named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Jenny Adams named C-USA Women's Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Karim Alston named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Tennis team goes 15-4, finishes third in C-USA |
| Tennis defeats TCU in NCAA Regional 5-3 |
| Susanne Andersson and Luciane Kelbert named First Team All-C- USA (tennis) |
| Baseball team wins 40 games and earns bid to the NCAA Tournament, an automatic selection as winners of the C-USA Tournament in New Orleans |
| Gofrey Tomlinson named First Team All-America (baseball) |
| Shane Nance is named C-USA Freshman of the Year (baseball) |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| John Davis named C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Tom Tellez named C-USA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Karim Alston named C-USA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Jenny Adams named C-USA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year |
| Women's cross country finishes third at C-USA Championships
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| Stacey Poole (WCC) finish 3rd at C-USA Championships |
| Men's cross country finishes fifth at C-USA Championships |
| Vance Reyes (MCC) finishes fourth in C-USA Championships |
| Volleyball team wins 23 matches and earns seventh-consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament, an automatic selection as winners of the C-USA Tournament held in Hofheinz Pavilion |
| Emily Leffers named First Team All-C- USA (volleyball) |
| Michelle Frazier is named C-USA Freshman of the Year and First Team All C-USA |
| Junior Jennifer Jones (WBB) is named Third Team All-Conference USA |
| Golf team wins first C-USA Championship, earns NCAA bid |
| Antowain Smith is a first round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills |
| 1998 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Jenny Adams named C-USA Women's Indoor Track & Field Co-Athlete of the Year |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Dennis Darling named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Tom Tellez named both C-USA Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| John Davis earns NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-America honors |
| ShaRonda Lasseter is named C-USA Freshman of the Year and First Team All C-USA |
| Joe Curl named the fifth Head Women's Basketball Coach in school history (April 8) |
| Tennis wins C-USA Championship |
| Tennis defeats Texas A&M in NCAA Regional 5-2 |
| Stina Mosvold is named C-USA Tennis Coach of the Year |
| Susanne Andersson named First Team All-C- USA (tennis) |
| Golf team wins second C-USA Championship, earns NCAA bid |
| Mike Dirks is named C-USA Golf Coach of the Year |
| Andy Sanders is named C-USA Freshman of the Year (golf) |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Tom Tellez named C-USA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Greg Christie named C-USA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Football moves permanently to Robertson Stadium |
| Soccer plays first match as UH varsity program (Sept. 1 at Saint Louis) |
| Soccer teams wins first match, an upset of No. 23 ranked Marquette 2-1 on the road |
| Soccer team wins 11 matches, finishes third in conference |
| Michelle Denommé (soccer) named second team All C-USA |
| Men's cross country finishes seventh at C-USA Championships |
| Women's cross country finishes fourth at C-USA Championships |
| Jackie Rezpecki (WCC) finish 15th at C-USA Championships |
| Football plays in front of largest crowd in school history (106,417 at Tennessee) |
| Volleyball team earns eighth-consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament |
| 1999 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Dennis Darling named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Leroy Burrell named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| John Davis earns NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-America honors |
| ShaRonda Lasseter is named Third Team All C-USA (WBB) |
| Angela Curl is named to the WBB C-USA All-Freshman Team |
| Gee Gervin (MBB) is named First Team All-Conference USA |
| Baseball team wins 40 games and is one of 16 schools selected to host an NCAA Regional |
| Kyle Crowell is named C-USA Pitcher of the Year |
| Rayner Noble is named C-USA Baseball Coach of the Year |
| Galina Seliounina named First Team All-C- USA (tennis) |
| Golf team wins third C-USA Championship, earns NCAA bid |
| Sophomore Andy Sanders win C-USA Individual Championship |
| Mike Dirks is named C-USA Golf Coach of the Year |
| Wade Ormsby is named C-USA Freshman of the Year (golf) |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Anthony Authorlee named C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Leroy Burrell named C-USA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Renewed Bayou Bucket clash with crosstown rival Rice |
| Women's cross country finishes sixth at C-USA Championships |
| Emma Lindblom and Dawn Charlier (WCC) finish 15th and 16th in C-USA Championships |
| Men's cross country finishes eighth at C-USA Championships |
| Mike Olaque (MCC) finishes eighth in C-USA Championships |
| Football defeats both LSU and North Carolina on the road |
| Kyla Hollas named the first Head Softball Coach in school hitory (October 29) |
| Laura Repp (soccer) named C-USA Defender of the Year |
| Soccer wins first match in C-USA Tournament, 3-2 over South Florida |
| Football finishes season with three-straight wins to end season at 7-4 |
| Volleyball team earns ninth-consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament |
| With 3-0 win over Marquette Bill Walton wins 291st match to become winningest volleyball coach in school history |
| Michelle Frazier named First Team All-Conference USA (volleyball) |
| Dana Dimel named as school's ninth head football coach |
| 2000 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Leroy Burrell named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Jenny Adams named C-USA Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
| Robert Foster named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Jenny Adams earns NCAA All-America in Indoor Track & Field |
| Mike Decker earns NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-America honors |
| Baseball team sweeps three games from No. 3 ranked LSU in Baton Rouge, La. (Feb. 25-27) |
| Gee Gervin (MBB) is named First Team All-Conference USA |
| George Williams (MBB) is named to the All-Conference USA All-Freshman team |
| Baseball team wins school record 48 games, an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and is selected to host both a regional and super regional at Cougar Field |
| Kyle Crowell named First Team All-America and C-USA Pitcher of the Year |
| Rayner Noble is named C-USA Baseball Coach of the Year |
| Golf team wins fourth C-USA Championship |
| Junior Andy Sanders wins C-USA Individual Championship |
| Golf team finishes fourth at NCAA Championships |
| Baseball ties an NCAA record with 12 players selected in a single Major League draft (June) |
| Bill Solberg named the second Head Soccer Coach in school hitory |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field wins C-USA Championship |
| Leroy Burrell named C-USA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year |
| Robert Foster named C-USA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Bill Walton wins 300th career volleyball match on opening day vs. Texas-Arlington |
| Men's cross country finishes seventh at C-USA Championships |
| Mike Olaque (MCC) finishes second in C-USA Championships and qualifies for NCAA's |
| Women's cross country finishes fifth at C-USA Championships |
| Quarterback Jason McKinley starts 44th consecutive game dating back to 1997 season |
| Jennifer Wittenburg named First Team All-Conference USA (volleyball) |
| Volleyball team earns tenth-consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament |
| Women's basketball team defeats No. 9 ranked Louisiana Tech, 71-52 (December 3) |
| 2001 |
| Jenny Adams named C-USA Women's Indoor Track & Field Co-Athlete of the Year |
| Juan Cardenas named C-USA Men's Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year |
| Jenny Adams named All-America after winning NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship in long jump (21' 11") |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field finishes seventh at NCAA Championships |
| WBB Team defeats DePaul 70-58 to close out season with 10-2 home record |
| Chandi Jones, the nation's leading freshman scorer in women's basketball, is named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and First Team All C-USA |
| Monet Sykes is named Second Team All C-USA (WBB) |
| Women's Basketball team earns bid to WNIT |
| Alton Ford (MBB) is named to the All-Conference USA All-Freshman team |
| Sarah Borwell named First Team All C- USA (tennis) |
| Softball plays first game as UH varsity program (vs. Arkansas, February 9) |
| Softball teams wins first game (7-1 vs. Bethune-Cookman, February 9) |
| First games, a double-header, held at the new Cougar Softball Complex, including a 3-0 win over UAB (May 5) |
| Soccer team wins 22 games, finishes fifth in conference |
| Arelis Ferreris (softball) earns First Team All-Conference USA |
| Freshman Yulia Pakhalina (springboard diving) wins two NCAA National Championships (one & three-meter) to earn All-America honors |
| Jane Figueiredo named NCAA Diving Coach of the Year |
| Baseball earns an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament |
| Brad Sullivan (baseball) is named Freshman All-America and First Team All C-USA |
| Golf team wins fifth C-USA Championship, earns NCAA bid |
| Brad McIntosh (golf) wins C-USA Individual Championship and is named league's Freshman of the Year |
| Legendary UH coach Bill Yeoman is inducted into both the National Football Foundation and Cotton Bowl Halls of Fame |
