The 2021 Houston Cougars season has been a special, resurgent year for the program under head coach Dana Holgorsen. For the first time since 2015, the team attained double-digit victories. For the first time since 2015, the team appeared in the AAC Championship Game. But one feat Houston has not achieved since 2015 involves winning a bowl game.
The Cougars receive the opportunity to break its 4-game bowl skid Tuesday when battling Auburn in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. Houston exhibits a 12-2 record while Auburn is middling at 6-6. Yet, the Tigers are pegged as the projected winner in their home state.