List of Houston Cougars baseball seasons

Schroeder Park, home of Houston Cougars baseball

This is a list of Houston Cougars baseball seasons. The Houston Cougars baseball program is a college baseball team that represents the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Houston has played their home games at Schroeder Park (previously known as Cougar Field) in Houston since 1995.

The Cougars have won 11 conference regular season championships, 8 conference tournaments, and have played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 22 times, advancing to the College World Series on 2 occasions.

Season results

National Champions College World Series berth NCAA tournament berth Conference Tournament champions Conference Regular Season champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Final poll[1][A 1]
Overall Conference/Division Conference Postseason[A 2] BA CB/D1B Coaches
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
Houston Cougars
1947 Ned Thompson Independent 1 5 0 .167 — — — — — — – — — —
1948 Dalton Albert Lone Star Conference 4 7 1 .375 2 6 0 .250 ? — – — — —
1949 Bill Lutz Independent 7 9 0 .438 — — — — — — – — — —
1950 Lovette Hill Gulf Coast Conference 10 6 0 .625 4 0 0 1.00 1st — – — — —
1951 Missouri Valley Conference 16 9 0 .666 7 1 0 .875 1st (West) 1st District 5 playoffs — — —
1952 11 6 0 .647 6 1 0 .857 1st (South) 2nd – — — —
1953 15 11 0 .577 6 2 0 .750 1st 1st College World Series — — —
1954 12 10 0 .545 4 5 0 .444 3rd — – — — —
1955 6 13 0 .316 3 5 0 .375 5th — – — — —
1956 14 10 0 .583 5 4 0 .555 4th — – — — —
1957 6 11 1 .361 4 3 0 .571 3rd — – — — —
1958 11 13 0 .458 6 3 0 .666 1st (West) 2nd District 6 playoffs — — —
1959 7 14 0 .333 5 4 0 .556 1st (West) 2nd – — – —
1960 12 11 0 .522 6 1 0 .857 1st (West) 1st District 6 playoffs — – —
1961 Independent 4 11 0 .267 — — — — — — – — – —
1962 16 6 0 .727 — — — — — — – — – —
1963 4 15 0 .211 — — — — — — – — – —
1964 16 13 0 .552 — — — — — — – — – —
1965 12 14 0 .462 — — — — — — – — – —
1966 18 11 1 .617 — — — — — — District 6 playoffs — – —
1967 21 11 0 .656 — — — — — — College World Series Runner-up — 2 —
1968 14 15 1 .483 — — — — — — – — – —
1969 15 23 0 .395 — — — — — — – — – —
1970 19 17 0 .528 — — — — — — – — – —
1971 24 15 0 .615 — — — — — — – — – —
1972 25 23 1 .520 — — — — — — – — – —
1973 Southwest Conference 15 16 1 .484 9 11 0 .450 5th — – — – —
1974 20 21 0 .488 10 13 0 .435 6th — – — – —
1975 Rolan Walton 18 25 0 .419 8 16 0 .333 8th — – — – —
1976 31 15 0 .674 16 8 0 .667 3rd — – — – —
1977 27 17 1 .611 11 12 1 .479 6th DNQ – — – —
1978 30 21 0 .588 14 10 0 .583 4th 2nd – — 13 —
1979 27 17 0 .614 11 13 0 .458 5th DNQ – — – —
1980 17 28 1 .380 6 17 1 .271 9th DNQ – — – —
1981 32 20 1 .613 11 9 1 .548 3rd 3rd – – – —
1982 42 14 2 .741 13 6 0 .684 2nd 2nd West II Regional 19 21 —
1983 43 15 0 .741 13 8 0 .619 3rd 3rd – – – —
1984 32 23 0 .582 6 15 0 .286 7th DNQ – – – —
1985 44 17 0 .721 12 9 0 .571 4th 3rd Central Regional 22 22 —
1986 35 23 0 .603 8 13 0 .381 5th DNQ – – – —
1987 Bragg Stockton 40 24 1 .623 11 10 0 .524 4th 3rd Central Regional – 14 —
1988 33 22 3 .595 6 14 0 .300 7th DNQ – – – —
1989 43 17 0 .717 9 12 0 .429 4th 4th – – – —
1990 44 23 0 .657 12 9 0 .571 3rd 2nd South I Regional 21 24 —
1991 37 19 0 .661 10 11 0 .476 6th DNQ – – – —
1992 25 28 0 .472 13 21 0 .382 7th DNQ – – – —
1993 31 24 0 .564 3 15 0 .167 7th DNQ – – – —
1994 30 26 0 .536 4 14 0 .222 7th DNQ – – – —
1995 Rayner Noble 26 29 0 .473 6 18 0 .250 7th DNQ – – – —
1996 29 28 0 .509 9 15 0 .375 T–6th 7th – – – –
1997 Conference USA 40 23 0 .635 19 8 0 .704 2nd 1st South I Regional – – –
1998 34 25 0 .576 21 6 0 .778 2nd Second Round – – – –
1999 40 24 0 .625 20 7 0 .741 1st 2nd Houston Regional 24 24 –
2000 48 18 0 .727 21 4 0 .840 1st 1st Houston Super Regional 11 13 12
2001 29 30 0 .492 20 7 0 .741 2nd First Round Houston Regional – – –
2002 48 17 0 .738 22 7 0 .758 1st 2nd Austin Super Regional 10 10 10
2003 37 30 0 .552 18 12 0 .600 4th Second Round Houston Super Regional 22 16 24
2004 30 29 0 .508 19 11 0 .633 T–4th Semifinals – – – –
2005 29 30 0 .492 16 13 0 .552 5th Semifinals – – – –
2006 39 22 0 .639 18 6 0 .750 2nd 2nd Norman Regional 24 21 24
2007 28 28 0 .500 12 12 0 .500 T–4th First Round – – – –
2008 42 24 0 .636 14 10 0 .583 4th 1st College Station Regional – – –
2009 27 31 0 .466 13 11 0 .542 T–3rd Semifinals – – – –
2010 25 32 0 .446 11 13 0 .458 T–5th 6th – – – –
2011 Todd Whitting 27 32 0 .458 12 12 0 .500 T–4th 2nd – – – –
2012 18 35 1 .343 5 18 1 .229 8th 4th (Division A) – – – –
2013 36 22 0 .621 13 11 0 .542 T–5th 3rd (Division B) – – – –
2014 American Athletic Conference 48 18 0 .727 14 9 0 .609 T–3rd 1st Austin Super Regional 11 11 11
2015 43 20 0 .683 16 8 0 .667 1st 2nd Houston Regional 18 – 23
2016 36 23 0 .610 11 12 0 .478 5th 2nd – – – –
2017 42 21 0 .667 15 9 0 .625 T–1st 1st Houston Regional 22 – 24
2018 38 25 0 .603 16 8 0 .667 1st Semifinals Chapel Hill Regional 25 – –
2019 32 24 0 .571 12 12 0 .500 T–4th First Round – – – –
2020 6 9 0 .400 0 0 0 – – Canceled – – – –
2021 19 34 0 .358 7 21 0 .250 7th First Round – – – –
2022 37 24 0 .607 13 11 0 .542 3rd 2nd – – – –
2023 36 23 0 .610 17 6 0 .739 2nd Semifinals – – – –
2024 Big 12 Conference 26 28 0 .481 7 21 0 .250 12th DNQ – – – –
Total
2,011 1,522 16 .569

Notes

  1. ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959 and ceased after 2023. They were replaced by the D1Baseball (D1B) poll.
  2. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship began in 1947.

References

  1. ^ NCAA Records, pp. 38–44

Works cited

  • "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.