1975 Houston Cougars football team

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1975 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
ConferenceIndependent
1975 record2–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman (14th season)
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (4th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome (50,000)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was the 28th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by 12th-year head coach Bill Yeoman who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The team played its home games in the Astrodome, a 50,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston at the Astrodomain. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their fourteenth year of doing so. The Cougars had been admitted to the Southwest Conference two years prior, but were ineligible for conference play until the 1976 season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Lamar
W 20–324,075[2]
September 13Rice
L 7–2435,585[2]
September 27SMU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston
L 16–2628,713[2]
October 11vs. North Texas State
L 0–2812,698[2]
October 17at Miami
L 20–2415,362[2]
November 1at Cincinnati
L 23–2816,246[2]
November 8Virginia Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston
L 28–3417,350[2]
November 15at Memphis State
L 7–1422,630[2]
November 22Florida State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston
L 22–2313,244[2]
November 29Tulsa
  • Astrodome
  • Houston
W 42–3012,127[2]

Coaching staff[]

Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston
Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman Head coach/offensive coordinator Army (1948) 14th

References[]

  1. ^ "Houston Joins Southwest Conference". Star-News. 1971-05-03. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2020 Houston Cougars Media Guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-11-28.


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