1984 Houston Cougars football team

1984 Houston Cougars football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Conference Southwest Conference
1984 record 7–5 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach Bill Yeoman (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Yeoman
Offensive scheme Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator Don Todd
Home stadium Astrodome (53,000)
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Rankings from 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] The Cougars were led by 23rd-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, finishing as co-champions with SMU with a conference record of 62. Houston was invited to the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Boston College.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Miami (OH)*W 30–17 
September 22at No. 9 Washington*L 7–35 
September 29Louisville*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 28–30 
October 6at BaylorW 27–17 
October 13Texas A&M
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 9–7 
October 20at No. 6 SMUW 29–20 
October 27Arkansas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 3–17 
November 3No. 20 TCU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 14–21 
November 10at No. 3 TexasW 29–15 
November 24at Texas TechW 24–17 
December 1Rice
W 38–26 
January 1vs. No. 8 Boston College*L 28–45 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1984 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
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