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UH’s Navy matchup ties program’s ranked-opponent record from ’77

Officially, the University of Houston football team has tied its toughest schedule in school history.

With Navy earning the No. 24 rank in the latest iteration of the AP Poll, the Cougars will have now faced six top-25 opponents in 2019 — at the time of play — which ties for the most with the 1977 team.

The 1977 team, while playing in the Southwestern Conference, went 6-5. They bested ranked opponents in the No. 11 UCLA and No. 16 Texas Tech, while losing to No. 10 Penn State, No. 9 Arkansas, No.