| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 151.2 (69th) | 192.8 (86th) |
| Passing | 329.7 (11th) | 290.3 (113th) |
| Overall | 15th | 116th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 39 | Steven Aikens | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Fr. | Arlington, TX |
| 38 | George Bamfo | LB | 5-11 | 211 | Sr. | Rockwall, TX |
| 13 | Thomas Bates | DB | 5-10 | 177 | Sr. | Baytown, TX |
| 37 | Wayne Beadle | WR | 5-11 | 173 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 97 | Eric Braswell | DL | 6-5 | 268 | Jr. | Killeen, TX |
| 24 | Kent Brooks | DB | 5-11 | 214 | Sr. | Humble, TX |
| 23 | Xavier Brown | FB | 5-11 | 215 | Jr. | Pearland, TX |
| 39 | Kyle Bullard | K | 5-11 | 168 | Soph. | Boerne, TX |
| 64 | Ty Cloud | OL | 6-4 | 335 | Sr. | Highland Village, TX |
| 60 | Alex Cooper | OL | 6-4 | 280 | Soph. | Bellaire, TX |
| 12 | Rex Dausin | QB | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. | San Antonio, TX |
| 21 | Eric Eiland | DB | 6-2 | 220 | Soph. | Houston, TX |
| 96 | Jeremiah Farley | DL | 6-0 | 263 | Jr. | Longview, TX |
| 35 | Kenneth Farrow | RB | 5-11 | 206 | Soph. | Hurst, TX |
| 63 | Kevin Forsch | OL | 6-3 | 308 | Sr. | Tomball, TX |
| 30 | Earl Foster | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Soph. | Houston, TX |
| 53 | Nolan Frese | LS | 6-2 | 221 | Soph. | Roanoke, TX |
| 10 | Calvin Garrett | QB | 6-1 | 190 | Fr. | Southlake, TX |
| 67 | Hank Granda | OL | 6-2 | 271 | Fr. | Houston, TX |
| 3 | Deontay Greenberry | WR | 6-3 | 193 | Soph. | Fresno, CA |
| 74 | Rowdy Harper | OL | 6-6 | 299 | Jr. | Broken Arrow, OK |
| 73 | Blake Herman | OL | 6-7 | 293 | Fr. | Needville, TX |
| 43 | Justin Hicks | RB | 5-6 | 172 | Soph. | Channelview, TX |
| 17 | D'Juan Hines | WR | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. | Spring, TX |
| 48 | Andrew Hogan | LB | 6-0 | 207 | Soph. | Keller, TX |
| 34 | Randall Hollimon | RB | 6-0 | 210 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 30 | Greyson Hughes | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 14 | Jarrett Irving | DB | 5-10 | 185 | Fr. | Spring, TX |
| 22 | Ryan Jackson | RB | 5-10 | 175 | Soph. | Angleton, TX |
| 14 | Aaron Johnson | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Jr. | Longview, TX |
| 71 | Zach Johnson | OL | 6-6 | 305 | Soph. | Norman, OK |
| 28 | Cameron Klapesky | WR | 5-11 | 159 | Fr. | The Woodlands, TX |
| 16 | Bram Kohlhausen | QB | 6-1 | 200 | Soph. | Houston, TX |
| 15 | Richie Leone | K | 6-3 | 201 | Sr. | Roswell, GA |
| 70 | Mac Long | OL | 6-3 | 282 | Fr. | Edna, TX |
| 66 | Austin Lunsford | OL | 6-1 | 285 | Jr. | Garrison, TX |
| 94 | Cameron Malveaux | DE | 6-6 | 227 | Fr. | Hamshire, TX |
| 95 | Tomme Mark | DL | 6-3 | 265 | Soph. | Lufkin, TX |
| 86 | Casey Martin | WR | 5-9 | 167 | Soph. | Huffman, TX |
| 40 | Sam Martin | P | 6-1 | 185 | Soph. | Texas City, TX |
| 49 | Derrick Mathews | LB | 6-0 | 207 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 88 | Xavier Maxwell | WR | 6-1 | 177 | Sr. | Humble, TX |
| 92 | Joey Mbu | DL | 6-2 | 310 | Jr. | Richmond, TX |
| 16 | Adrian McDonald | DB | 5-10 | 176 | Soph. | Lawton, OK |
| 81 | Larry McDuffey | WR | 5-10 | 163 | Soph. | Galena Park, TX |
| 10 | Zach McMillian | DB | 5-10 | 172 | Sr. | Missouri City, TX |
| 75 | Josh McNeill | OL | 6-5 | 318 | Sr. | Magnolia, TX |
| 6 | T.J. Menning | QB | 6-4 | 210 | Fr. | Reno, NV |
| 6 | William Moore | DE | 6-2 | 205 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 62 | Chance Moser | OL | 6-0 | 286 | Fr. | Deer Park, TX |
| 72 | Emeka Okafor | OL | 6-5 | 330 | Jr. | Sunnyvale, TX |
| 50 | Efrem Oliphant | DE | 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 69 | Ralph Oragwu | OL | 6-3 | 318 | Sr. | Missouri City, TX |
| 84 | Devin Parks | DB | 5-9 | 161 | Fr. | Edna, TX |
| 32 | Damian Payne | WR | 6-0 | 208 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 9 | DeWayne Peace | WR | 5-11 | 186 | Sr. | Grand Prairie, TX |
| 8 | David Piland | QB | 6-3 | 192 | Jr. | Southlake, TX |
| 44 | Desmond Pulliam | DE | 6-0 | 248 | Soph. | Louise, TX |
| 4 | Trevon Randle | LB | 6-2 | 222 | Soph. | League City, TX |
| 58 | Bryce Redman | OL | 6-1 | 285 | Jr. | Longview, TX |
| 45 | Elandon Roberts | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Soph. | Port Arthur, TX |
| 18 | Mark Roberts | WR | 6-3 | 182 | Jr. | Orange, TX |
| 83 | Andrew Rodriguez | WR | 5-10 | 178 | Fr. | Allen, TX |
| 19 | Shane Ros | WR | 5-10 | 202 | Sr. | Katy, TX |
| 5 | Charles Sims | RB | 6-0 | 213 | Sr. | Houston, TX |
| 79 | DeAnthony Sims | OL | 6-3 | 322 | Sr. | Houston, TX |
| 53 | B.J. Singleton | DT | 6-3 | 277 | Fr. | Destrehan, LA |
| 27 | Daniel Spencer | WR | 5-11 | 189 | Jr. | Grandview, TX |
| 23 | Trevon Stewart | DB | 5-9 | 183 | Soph. | Patterson, LA |
| 37 | Luke Stice | FB | 6-0 | 205 | Soph. | Midland, TX |
| 41 | Steve Taylor | LB | 6-0 | 212 | Fr. | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 55 | Davonte Thomas | LB | 6-0 | 203 | Fr. | Aldine, TX |
| 25 | Alex Tillman | DB | 5-10 | 186 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 8 | Caleb Tucker | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Fr. | Monroe, LA |
| 20 | Colton Valencia | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | Missouri City, TX |
| 12 | Turon Walker | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Jr. | Stockton, CA |
| 43 | Austin Wilson | LB | 6-0 | 222 | Sr. | Tyler, TX |
| 26 | Brandon Wilson | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Fr. | Shreveport, LA |
| 51 | Jon Witten | DE | 6-2 | 236 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| Roster Analysis | |||||
| Team | OLine Avg. Ht | OLine Avg. Wt | DLine Avg. Ht | DLine Avg. Wt | Avg. Age |
| Houston | 6-3 | 301.1 | 6-2 | 252.4 | 20.6 |
| Coaching Staff | |
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Tony Levine |
| Coach Elarbee interviewed by Ellie Pardee March 19, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| 18 Cougars participated in the 2013 Spring Day March 18, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| HOUSTON - Pro Day 2013 March 18, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| Ellie Pardee interviews Pro Day athletes March 18, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| HOUSTON - Mack Rhoades on football future March 8, 2013 3:00 AM ET | |
| EAST CAROLINA vs. HOUSTON March 24, 2013 3:00 PM ET | |
| EAST CAROLINA vs. HOUSTON March 23, 2013 8:30 PM ET | |
| EAST CAROLINA vs. HOUSTON March 22, 2013 8:30 PM ET | |
| HOUSTON - UH vs. Harvard Highlights March 21, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| HARVARD vs. HOUSTON March 20, 2013 8:30 PM ET | |
| HOUSTON - UH vs. Texas Highlights March 20, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| TEXAS vs. HOUSTON March 19, 2013 8:30 PM ET | |
| HOUSTON - Baseball UNO and Baylor Series Highlight March 19, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| NEW ORLEANS vs. HOUSTON March 17, 2013 3:00 PM ET | |
| BAYLOR vs. HOUSTON March 16, 2013 7:30 PM ET | |
| NEW ORLEANS vs. HOUSTON March 15, 2013 7:30 PM ET | |
| HOUSTON - UH vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi Series Highlight March 11, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI vs. HOUSTON March 10, 2013 2:00 PM ET | |
| TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI vs. HOUSTON March 9, 2013 7:30 PM ET | |
| TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI vs. HOUSTON March 8, 2013 7:30 PM ET | |
| HOUSTON - CUSA Championship Recap March 14, 2013 4:00 AM ET | |
| ALABAMA vs. HOUSTON March 27, 2013 8:30 PM ET | |
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| PURDUE vs. HOUSTON March 14, 2013 7:30 PM ET | |
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