1974 Houston Cougars football team

The 1974 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by 13th-year head coach Bill Yeoman, compiled an 8–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 280 to 185.[1]

1974 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 19
1974 record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Home stadiumAstrodome (50,000)
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 15 Arizona StateL 9–3050,227
September 14at RiceW 21–040,000
September 21Miami (FL)ABCL 3–2018,767
September 28Virginia TechW 49–1230,000[2]
October 5South CarolinaW 24–1438,147
October 19Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–024,525
October 25Cincinnati
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–619,193
November 2GeorgiaW 31–2448,100
November 16Memphis StateNo. 14
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 13–1023,893
November 23Florida StateNo. 15W 23–818,195
November 30TulsaNo. 15L 14–3015,500
December 23No. 13 NC State
ABCT 31–3135,122
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1974 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. "Coogs overwhelm Gobblers". Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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