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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: Independent-

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1946 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Bill Yeoman enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Houston.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Rice	24	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. South Carolina	27	19	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Memphis	35	21	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ San Diego State	14	9	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Virginia Tech	54	27	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Miami	30	7	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Auburn	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Florida State	34	3	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Colorado State	28	20	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Wyoming	35	0	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Tulsa	35	16	W
Sat., Dec. 29	Tulane	47	7	W	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1973 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	363
Scoring Average	30.3
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	11.8
Opponents Record	66-67
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	4-1

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	11-1-0	AP
13	10-1-0	Coaches
13	10-1-0	UPI

1973 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-5-2	133	222					Ollie Keller
Penn State	12-0	447	129	Won 16-9				Joe Paterno
Houston	11-1	363	142	Won 47-7				Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	11-0	382	89	Won 24-23				Ara R. Parseghian
Temple	9-1	353	167					Wayne Hardin
Tulane	9-3	228	194	Lost 7-47				Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas	8-3	304	151					Ron Meyer
Boston College	7-4	311	174					Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada	7-4	295	143					Jerry Scattine
South Carolina	7-4	347	261					Paul Dietzel
Utah State	7-4	230	202					Phil Krueger
Air Force	6-4	223	239					Ben Martin
Pittsburgh	6-5-1	225	211	Lost 7-28				Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	227	166					P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia	6-5	212	266					Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech	5-6	192	211					Bill Fulcher
Miami	5-6	163	240					Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati	4-7	210	109					Tony Mason
Marshall	4-7	212	288					Jack Lengyel
Navy	4-7	221	232					George Welsh
James Madison	3-5	149	164					Challace McMillin
Liberty	3-3	145	115					Lee Royer
Syracuse	2-9	129	288					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech	2-9	223	380					Charlie Coffey
Army	0-10	67	382					Tom Cahill
Florida State	0-11	98	331					Larry Jones

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.