# 1975–76 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1975–76 season.
Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was in their first season as a member of the Southwest Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 6, 1975* | | Cal Poly | W 74–63 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1975* | | Texas A&I | W 120–86 | 2–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 13, 1975* | | St. Mary's | W 87–78 | 3–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 20, 1975* | | Louisiana Tech | W 96–72 | 4–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1975* | | at Dayton | W 72–68 | 5–0 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1975* | | at No. 10 UNLV Holiday Classic | L 92–116 | 5–1 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 30, 1975* | | vs. No. 20 La Salle Holiday Classic | W 90–87 | 6–1 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 2, 1976* | | Houston Baptist Bluebonnet Classic | W 78–59 | 7–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 3, 1976* | | No. 19 San Francisco Bluebonnet Classic | W 94–73 | 8–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 5, 1976 | | at Arkansas | L 47–92 | 8–2 (0–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 10, 1976 | | Rice | W 87–59 | 9–2 (1–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1976 | | Arkansas | W 72–71 | 10–2 (2–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1976 | | at TCU | L 70–88 | 10–3 (2–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 17, 1976 | | Texas | W 63–58 | 11–3 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 20, 1976 | | at Texas A&M | L 67–74 | 11–4 (3–3) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1976 | | Baylor | W 79–73 | 12–4 (4–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 26, 1976 | | at SMU | L 75–87 | 12–5 (4–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Jan 31, 1976 | | Texas Tech | L 54–57 | 12–6 (4–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 3, 1976* | | Houston Baptist | W 91–71 | 13–6 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 7, 1976 | | at Rice | W 99–79 | 14–6 (5–5) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 10, 1976 | | TCU | W 103–95 | 15–6 (6–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1976 | | at Texas | L 86–95 | 15–7 (6–6) | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1976 | | Texas A&M | L 80–94 | 15–8 (6–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 21, 1976 | | at Baylor | L 72–79 | 15–9 (6–8) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Feb 24, 1976 | | SMU | W 100–98 | 16–9 (7–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1976 | | at Texas Tech | L 85–93 | 16–10 (7–9) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1976* | (6) | at (5) Baylor First round | W 88–86 | 17–10 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Mar 4, 1976* | (6) | vs. (2) Texas Tech Quarterfinals | L 69–80 | 17–11 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||