Matchup Index

Arizona Wildcats vs Houston Cougars

Arizona Wildcats 2
Houston Cougars leads 4-2
wins
1969 to 2025
Houston Cougars won the last meeting
Houston Cougars 4

Series timeline

▼ Houston Cougars ahead (peak +2)
1969: Houston Cougars 34-171986: Arizona Wildcats 37-32017: Houston Cougars 19-162018: Houston Cougars 45-182024: Arizona Wildcats 27-32025: Houston Cougars 31-28

Arizona Wildcats Houston Cougars Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Arizona Wildcats 1 (1986), Houston Cougars 2 (2017–2018). Current: Houston Cougars 1.

Splits

SplitArizona Wildcats record
Regular season2-4
Hosted by Arizona Wildcats2-2
Hosted by Houston Cougars0-2
Last 6 seasons (1969 to 2025)2-4
Largest Arizona Wildcats win37-3 (1986)
Largest Houston Cougars win45-18 (2018)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Oct 18, 2025 Houston Cougars 31-28 at Houston Cougars Week 8
2024 Nov 15, 2024 Arizona Wildcats 27-3 at Arizona Wildcats Week 12
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Sep 8, 2018 Houston Cougars 45-18 at Houston Cougars Week 3
2017 Sep 9, 2017 Houston Cougars 19-16 at Arizona Wildcats Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1986 Sep 6, 1986 Arizona Wildcats 37-3 at Arizona Wildcats Week 2
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 11, 1969 Houston Cougars 34-17 at Arizona Wildcats Week 5

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.