 The Cougars won the game, 34–20, and it was the school's second C-USA Championship (the first came in 1996, in the school's inaugural season in the C-USA).In 2007, the Cougars finished second in the Conference USA West Division to Todd Graham's Tulsa Golden Hurricane.Houston was invited to the Texas Bowl, which was played December 28, 2007, at Reliant Stadium.