1974 Houston Cougars football team

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1974 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 19
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
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[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 15 Arizona StateNo. 11L 9–3050,227
September 14at RiceNo. 19W 21–040,000
September 21Miami (FL)No. 19ABCL 3–2018,767
September 28Virginia TechW 49–1230,000[2]
October 5South CarolinaW 24–1438,147[3]
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[4]
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[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1974 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Coogs overwhelm Gobblers". Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Soph rallies Cougars". The Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars growl, 31–24". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars, Wolfpack tie". The Corpus Christi Caller. December 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.