Army vs. Houston
Army and Houston first met in 1998 and have played 8 times; Houston leads the series 5–3. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Houston 5–3. Share
- Army wins
- 3
- Houston wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1998
- Longest streak
- 3 Houston
- Current streak
- 1 Army
- Last 10 meetings
- Houston 5–3
- Most recent
- 2018
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 17.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Army
- 1–2 Army’s record at home
- At Houston
- 3–1 Houston’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Army first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Army’s biggest win2018: Army 70, Houston 14by 56 points
- Houston’s biggest win2003: Houston 34, Army 14by 20 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Army | Series | Houston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2002 | Todd Berry | 1–2 | Dana Dimel |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Army’s side (Berry 1–2 against Dimel). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Anthony Evans Houston | 34 carries, 282 yards, 2 TD | 2004 Rushing | |
| Kelvin Hopkins Jr. Army | 11 carries, 170 yards, 5 TD | 2018 Rushing |
Named most valuable
| Kelvin Hopkins Army | 2018 |
| Romello Brooker Houston | 2018 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 22, 2018 | 22Army 70, Houston 14 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Armed Forces Bowl | |
| Sep 18, 2004 | Houston 35, Army 21 | at Houston | ||
| Nov 15, 2003 | Houston 34, Army 14 | at Army | ||
| Oct 19, 2002 | Houston 56, Army 42 | at Houston | ||
| Oct 6, 2001 | Army 28, Houston 14 | at Army | ||
| Sep 16, 2000 | Houston 31, Army 30 | at Houston | ||
| Nov 20, 1999 | Houston 26, Army 14 | at Army | ||
| Oct 10, 1998 | Army 38, Houston 28 | at Houston |
Every game is listed as played on the field.