The 2007 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Art Briles in his fifth and final year as head coaching during the regular season and Chris Thurmond as interim head coach for their bowl game, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing C-USA's West Division title with Tulsa. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Houston, the Hurricanes advanced to the Conference USA Championship Game. Houston was invited to the Texas Bowl, where the Cougars lost to TCU. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston.