<page_title> Houston Cougars football </page_title> <section_title> Bowl games </section_title> <table> <cell> 1980 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Garden State Bowl <col_header> Bowl </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 35–0 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2008 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Armed Forces Bowl <col_header> Bowl </col_header> </cell> <cell> Air Force <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 34–28 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> </table>
Prior to Houston's 2008 Armed Forces Bowl win against Air Force, the Cougars had won a bowl game at the 1980 Garden State Bowl.