Houston Football Team History
Houston Cougars
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Founded: 1927 Stadium: Robertson Stadium Capacity: 33,000 Colors: Red, Black & White Coach: Bill Yeoman Conference: Independent-
1970 Season Highlights
Bill Yeoman enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Houston.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Syracuse
42
15
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Oklahoma State
17
26
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Mississippi State
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Oregon State
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Alabama
21
30
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Tulsa
21
9
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Mississippi
13
24
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Wyoming
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Wake Forest
26
2
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @
Florida State
53
21
W
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Miami
36
3
W
1970 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 307
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 58-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 8-3-0
AP
13 8-3-0
Coaches
13 8-3-0
UPI
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.