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Houston Cougars

University of Houston
Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Bill Yeoman
Conference: Southwest-

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1946 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Bill Yeoman enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Houston.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 1	@ Rice	45	14	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Miami	7	29	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Lamar	42	35	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Oregon	14	15	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Baylor	21	42	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Texas A&M	7	30	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Arkansas	3	24	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Texas Christian	28	21	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Texas	3	9	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Texas Tech	43	41	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Southern Methodist	12	34	L	@ Tokyo, Japan

1983 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	225
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	294
Defense Average	26.7
Opponents Record	59-49
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	3-7-1	160	253		3-4-1	117	136	Jerry Moore
Texas	11-1	289	114	Lost 9-10	8-0	206	75	Fred Akers
Southern Methodist	10-2	274	137	Lost 7-28	7-1	189	90	Bobby Collins
Baylor	7-4-1	339	266	Lost 14-24	4-3-1	241	182	Grant Teaff
Arkansas	6-5	204	172		4-4	160	145	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	5-5-1	218	174		4-3-1	148	121	Jackie Sherrill
Houston	4-7	225	294		3-5	162	215	Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian	1-8-2	174	252		1-6-1	148	196	Jim Wacker
Rice	1-10	105	333		0-8	56	267	Ray Alborn

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.