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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  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Arizona  3   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Oklahoma State  28   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Tulsa  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Baylor  13   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Texas A&M  7   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Southern Methodist  3   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Arkansas  13   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Texas Christian  14   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Texas  10   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Texas Tech  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Rice  13   14   L       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average24.3
  Opponents Record74-52
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-5
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5271268Lost  17-205-3188173  David McWilliams
Texas A&M 9-3372215Lost  12-287-1279117  Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas 9-3311184Lost  8-426-2206114  Ken Hatfield
Baylor 9-3325207Won  21-96-2221146  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 6-5245282 5-3185162  Bobby Collins
Texas 5-6229245 4-4170142  Fred Akers
Rice 4-7185330 2-6130268  Jerry Berndt
Texas Christian 3-8259376 1-7156299  Jim Wacker
Houston 1-10125267 0-880194  Bill Yeoman

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.