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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 <-- 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
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 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	279	246	Lost 17-40	4-4	191	159	Steve Sloan
Texas	11-1	441	152	Lost 10-38	8-0	306	108	Fred Akers
Arkansas	11-1	389	101	Won 31-6	7-1	240	76	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	8-4	350	304	Lost 28-47	6-2	264	196	Emory Bellard
Houston	6-5	282	259		4-4	217	199	Bill Yeoman
Baylor	5-6	228	220		3-5	159	176	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	4-7	226	319		3-5	178	237	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	2-9	184	434		1-7	139	337	F.A. Dry
Rice	1-10	151	458		0-8	117	323	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.