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-
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
Record 11-1
Points Scored 295
Scoring Average 24.6
Points Allowed 135
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 59-62
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-1-0
AP
5 11-1-0
Coaches
5 11-1-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.