American college football season
1984 Houston Cougars football Conference Southwest Conference 1984 record 7–5 (6–2 SWC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bill Yeoman Offensive scheme Houston Veer Defensive coordinator Don Todd Home stadium Astrodome (53,000)Seasons
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 8 SMU +
6
–
2
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Houston +
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
TCU
5
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Arkansas
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Texas
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Baylor
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Texas A&M
3
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Texas Tech
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rice
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions AP Poll
The 1984 Houston Cougars football team , also known as the Houston Cougars , Houston , or UH , represented the University of Houston during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas . The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference , finishing as co-champions with SMU with a conference record of 6–2. Houston was invited to the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic , where they lost to Boston College .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 15 Miami (OH) * W 30–17 28,750 September 22 at No. 9 Washington * L 7–35 59,534 September 29 Louisville * L 28–30 22,533 October 6 at Baylor W 27–17 34,500 October 13 Texas A&M W 9–7 34,103 October 20 at No. 6 SMU W 29–20 28,361 October 27 Arkansas L 3–17 28,347 November 3 No. 20 TCU Raycom L 14–21 20,102 November 10 at No. 3 Texas Raycom W 29–15 80,348 November 24 at Texas Tech W 24–17 27,373 December 1 Rice W 38–26 30,123 vs. No. 8 Boston College * CBS L 28–45 67,381 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1984 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
T
78
Gary Heitmann Jr
TE
84
Carl Hilton Jr
T
63
Darrell Jackson Jr
WR
80
Anthony Ketchum Jr
QB
3
Gerald Landry So
WR
14
Dwayne LeBlanc Fr
G
75
Ray Rogers Sr
C
55
Todd Schoppe Jr
WR
29
Larry Shepherd Jr
RB
33
Raymond Tate So
G
74
Michael Wharton Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
49
Kevin Alexander Jr
DT
19
Simon Fletcher Sr
DL
94
Eddie Gilmore Jr
LB
50
Robert Harper Fr
DE
27
James Holmes Sr
FS
10
Audrey McMillian Sr
CB
21
Greg Purcell Jr
DT
95
T. J. Turner Jr
LB
54
Bryant Winn Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries [ ] at Washington [ ]
vs. Boston College (Cotton Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Eagles
17
14
0
14
45
Cougars
7
7
14
0
28
References [ ]
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