1974 Houston Cougars football team

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1974 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 19
1974 record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Home stadiumAstrodome (50,000)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 15 Arizona State
L 9–3050,227
September 14at Rice
W 21–040,000
September 21Miami (FL)
ABCL 3–2018,767
September 28Virginia Tech
W 49–1230,000[2]
October 5South Carolina
W 24–1438,147
October 19Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–024,525
October 25Cincinnati
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–619,193
November 2Georgia
W 31–2448,100
November 16Memphis StateNo. 14
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 13–1023,893
November 23Florida StateNo. 15
W 23–818,195
November 30TulsaNo. 15
L 14–3015,500
December 23No. 13 NC State
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
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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