| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Ron Harris |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–42 vs. Kansas |
The 2005 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 60th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.