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-
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
Record 1-10
Points Scored 125
Scoring Average 11.4
Points Allowed 267
Defense Average 24.3
Opponents Record 74-52
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 1-5
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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