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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 12  vs. UCLA  17   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Penn State  14   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Utah  34   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Baylor  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Southern Methodist  23   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Arkansas  0   34   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Texas Christian  42   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Texas  21   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Texas Tech  45   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Rice  51   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  @ Texas A&M  7   27   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored282
  Scoring Average25.6
  Points Allowed259
  Defense Average23.5
  Opponents Record63-63
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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