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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
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
  Record9-3
  Points Scored364
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed213
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record73-61
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 9-3-0 AP
11 9-3-0 Coaches
11 9-3-0 UPI
  
1978 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-4246268 5-3160202  Rex Dockery
Houston 9-3364213Lost  34-357-1258115  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 9-2-1336147Tied  10-106-2238100  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3287136Won  42-06-219286  Fred Akers
Texas A&M 8-4291183Won  28-124-4131159  Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist 4-6-1300251 3-5209165  Ron Meyer
Baylor 3-8225242 3-5162167  Grant Teaff
Rice 2-9159408 2-6126282  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-9109357 0-882282  F.A. Dry

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 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.