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-
1978 Season Highlights
Bill Yeoman enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Houston.
The Cougars won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Memphis
3
17
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Utah
42
25
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Florida State
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Baylor
20
18
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Texas A&M
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Southern Methodist
42
28
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Arkansas
20
9
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Texas Christian
63
6
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Texas
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Texas Tech
21
22
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Rice
49
25
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Notre Dame
34
35
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 364
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 73-61
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 9-3-0
AP
11 9-3-0
Coaches
11 9-3-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.