November, 1977… #1 Texas
September, 1967…#3 Michigan St.
January, 1977…#4 Maryland
December, 2021…#4 Cincinnati
We are 2-1 in the first 3 games listed above.
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Wasn’t OKie #3
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Louisville was also #3
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OU and Louisville were ranked #3, won both convincingly
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Wasn’t Okie lite #2
They were #6
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I believe OSU was #5 in 2009.
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UH beat #5 Louisville 36-10 in 2016
UH beat #5 Oklahoma St 45-35 in 2009
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Texas was #2 when we played them in ‘83 (we lost 9-3) and #3 when we beat them 29-15 in ‘84. Arkansas was #4 when we beat them in ‘79.
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Texas was #5 when we played them in 2001.
Let’s consider road road games only.
Wasn’t Oklahoma #3 when we beat them in 2016?
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1990 BYU was #4
1991 Miami was #2
1992 Michigan #4
1992 Texas A&M #4
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1967 Houston Cougars 37 - Michigan State Spartans 7.
1977 Houston Cougars 30 - Maryland Terrapins 21 (Cotton Bowl).
1977 Texas Longhorns 35 - Houston Cougars 21.
#8 Houston 10
#6 Texas 7
Nov 11, 1978 at Austin
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We have a good record against these top rated teams don’t we?
Man… if we went undefeated in 2016 we would’ve undeniably made the playoff without argument
Wins against #3 OU and #5 UL
DAMN YOU TOM HERMAN
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Totally agree- UH would have made it