| Year: | 2015 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Aprank: | 8 |
| Record: | 13–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | The American champion The American West Division co-champion Peach Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 38–24 vs. Florida State |
The 2015 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 68th year of season play for Houston. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Herman and played its home games at TDECU Stadium in Houston. The Houston Cougars football team is a member of the American Athletic Conference in its West Division. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to win a share of the West Division title. Due to their head-to-head win over Navy, they represented the West Division in the inaugural American Athletic Championship Game where they defeated Temple to become American Athletic Conference champions. As the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five", they received an automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida State.
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See also: 2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry.
See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team.
See also: 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team.
See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team.
See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team and 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game.
See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team and 2015 Peach Bowl.