The football team has made 6 straight bowl game appearances between 2005 and 2010.
Men’s basketball won the conference tournament in 1990 and were conference regular season champions in 2000. They also have made three NCAA tournament appearances.
Traditions
“Go Bulls” Hand Symbol- First started as a good luck symbol for basketball free-throw shots, the “Go Bulls!” hand symbol is now used as the premier symbol of USF cheering and greetings.
Green and Gold Guys -The Green and Gold Guys and their painted bodies first appeared in 2000 as the crazy spirit idea of two freshman students. The Green and Gold guys are at all home football and basketball games and even make road game appearances. In 2003, a second painted group of students, calling themselves The Beef Studs, also took to USF spirit duty.
During its 17-year history in Conference USA, Houston Athletics teams won 58 C-USA championships, the most by the Cougars in any conference in their history.
22 Houston student-athletes have won 39 Olympics medals, including 20 Gold… 66 Houston student-athletes, coaches and administrators have competed in the Olympic Games.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field captured the 2013 Conference USA Championships title, the program’s sixth championship in the last seven years.