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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: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 The Cougars won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ UCLA  24   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Florida  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. West Texas A&M  49   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Baylor  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Texas A&M  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southern Methodist  37   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Arkansas  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Texas Christian  21   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Texas  13   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Texas Tech  14   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Rice  63   0   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Nebraska  17   14   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored295
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record59-62
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 11-1-0 AP
5 11-1-0 Coaches
5 11-1-0 UPI
  
1979 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-6-2141182 2-5-1103140  Rex Dockery
Houston 11-1295135Won  17-147-119185  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 10-2284132Lost  9-247-117990  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3221104Lost  7-146-216074  Fred Akers
Baylor 8-4258187Won  24-185-3159117  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5243159 4-4182120  Tom Wilson
Southern Methodist 5-6226236 3-5155203  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-8-1127226 1-6-170155  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10121418 0-876291  Ray Alborn

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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