Arizona State Sun Devils vs Houston Cougars

Series tied 5-5
wins
1952 to 2025
Houston Cougars have won 3 straight

Series timeline

▲ Arizona State Sun Devils ahead (peak +3) ▼ Houston Cougars ahead (peak +2)
1952: Houston Cougars 6-01953: Houston Cougars 24-201971: Arizona State Sun Devils 18-171972: Arizona State Sun Devils 33-281974: Arizona State Sun Devils 30-91980: Arizona State Sun Devils 29-131982: Arizona State Sun Devils 24-101989: Houston Cougars 36-71990: Houston Cougars 62-452025: Houston Cougars 24-16

Arizona State Sun Devils Houston Cougars Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Arizona State Sun Devils 5 (1971–1982), Houston Cougars 3 (1989–2025). Current: Houston Cougars 3.

Splits

SplitArizona State Sun Devils record
Regular season5-5
Hosted by Arizona State Sun Devils3-3
Hosted by Houston Cougars2-2
Last 10 seasons (1952 to 2025)5-5
Largest Arizona State Sun Devils win30-9 (1974)
Largest Houston Cougars win36-7 (1989)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Oct 25, 2025 Houston Cougars 24-16 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 9
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1990 Dec 2, 1990 Houston Cougars 62-45 at Houston Cougars Week 15
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 23, 1989 Houston Cougars 36-7 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 4
1982 Sep 18, 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils 24-10 at Houston Cougars Week 3
1980 Sep 13, 1980 Arizona State Sun Devils 29-13 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 3
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1974 Sep 7, 1974 Arizona State Sun Devils 30-9 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 1
1972 Sep 16, 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils 33-28 at Houston Cougars Week 2
1971 Sep 18, 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils 18-17 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 2
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1953 Oct 24, 1953 Houston Cougars 24-20 at Houston Cougars Week 6
1952 Oct 25, 1952 Houston Cougars 6-0 at Arizona State Sun Devils Week 7

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.