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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: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Arizona State  9   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Rice  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Miami  3   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Virginia Tech  49   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ South Carolina  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Villanova  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Cincinnati  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Memphis  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Florida State  23   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Tulsa  14   30   L       
 Mon., Dec. 23   North Carolina State  31   31   T    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record61-61
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record5-2
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-3-1 AP
11 8-3-1 Coaches
11 8-3-1 UPI
  
1974 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6162189   Ollie Keller
Nevada Las Vegas 12-1444251   Ron Meyer
Notre Dame 10-2318147Won  13-11  Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State 10-2322142Won  41-20  Joe Paterno
Boston College 8-3365154   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 8-3-1280185Tied  31-31  Bill Yeoman
Temple 8-2335142   Wayne Hardin
Utah State 8-3181199   Phil Krueger
Cincinnati 7-4227175   Tony Mason
Memphis 7-4225148   Fred Pancoast
Pittsburgh 7-4227202   Johnny Majors
Georgia Tech 6-5238212   Pepper Rodgers
James Madison 6-4264204   Challace McMillin
Miami 6-5167190   Peter R. Elliot
Southern Mississippi 6-5160195   P.W. Bear Underwood
Liberty 5-415286   John Cartwright
Nevada 5-6209254   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 5-6176214   Bennie Ellender
Navy 4-7131229   George Welsh
South Carolina 4-7223312   Paul Dietzel
Virginia Tech 4-7278261   Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia 4-7210224   Bobby Bowden
Army 3-8156306   Homer Smith
Air Force 2-9178215   Ben Martin
Syracuse 2-9121261   Frank Maloney
Florida State 1-10130289   Darrell Dan Mudra
Marshall 1-10111291   Jack Lengyel

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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