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-
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
Record 6-5
Points Scored 282
Scoring Average 25.6
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 63-63
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.