1977 Houston Cougars football team

1977 Houston Cougars football
Conference Southwest Conference
1977 record 6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach Bill Yeoman (16th season)
Home stadium Astrodome
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Texas A&M 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Houston 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Texas Tech 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Baylor 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
SMU 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
TCU 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Rice 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 12No. 11 UCLA*No. 14
W 17–13 
September 17at No. 10 Penn State*No. 9
L 14–31 
September 24at Utah*No. 19
W 34–16 
October 1BaylorNo. 19
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 28–24 
October 15SMUNo. 19
L 23–37 
October 22at No. 9 Arkansas
L 0–34 
October 29at TCU
W 42–14 
November 5No. 1 Texas
L 21–35 
November 19No. 16 Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 45–7 
November 26at Rice
W 51–21 
December 3at No. 17 Texas A&M
L 7–27 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "1977 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017 University of Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Athletics Communications Department. p. 142.
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