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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 The Cougars won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Baylor  23   5   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Florida  14   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Texas A&M  21   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. West Texas A&M  50   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Southern Methodist  29   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Arkansas  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas Christian  49   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Texas  30   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Texas Tech  27   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Rice  42   20   W       
 Sat., Dec. 4  vs. Miami  21   16   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Maryland  30   21   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored343
  Scoring Average28.6
  Points Allowed188
  Defense Average15.7
  Opponents Record65-57
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 10-2-0 AP
4 10-2-0 Coaches
4 10-2-0 UPI
  
1976 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 10-2336206Lost  24-277-1216129  Steve Sloan
Houston 10-2343188Won  30-217-122895  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 10-2364140Won  37-146-2260105  Emory Bellard
Baylor 7-3-1209183 4-3-1142133  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-5-1195188 4-4159154  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 5-5-1220204 3-4-1168169  Frank Broyles
Rice 3-8236417 2-6171314  Homer Rice
Southern Methodist 3-8202339 2-6148225  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 0-11128430 0-8118286  Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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