The Cougars played their home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the American Athletic Conference.

References:[1] The preseason Poll was released September 1[2] Roster Last update: May 23, 2020 The 2020 Houston schedule, as originally released, was to consist of six home and four away games in the regular season.

The Cougars were to play host to conference foes Tulane, UCF, South Florida, and Tulsa, and to travel to conference opponents Memphis, Navy, Cincinnati, and SMU.

The Cougars were scheduled to host two non-conference games, against North Texas (C-USA) and BYU (an FBS Independent).

[3] Houston had a game scheduled against Washington State, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.