1967 Houston Cougars football team

The 1967 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 22nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by sixth-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 53,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their eighth year of doing so. At this time, Houston was on probation from the NCAA, and therefore was not eligible to compete in any post-season bowl games. Following the overall season, several players were selected for the 1968 NFL Draft.

1967 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1967 record7–3
Head coachBill Yeoman (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman (6th season)
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (3rd season)
Home stadiumAstrodome (53,000)
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      8 2 1
New Mexico State      7 2 1
UTEP      7 2 1
Utah State      7 2 1
Florida State      7 2 2
West Texas State      8 3 0
Houston      7 3 0
VPI      7 3 0
Memphis State      6 3 0
Southern Miss      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Xavier      6 3 1
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Buffalo      6 4 0
Navy      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 5 0
Colorado State      4 5 1
Rutgers      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Villanova      4 6 0
Air Force      2 6 2
Tulane      3 7 0
San Jose State      2 7 0
Colgate      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 15Florida State*W 33–1340,336[1]
September 23at No. 3 Michigan State*
W 37–775,833[1]
September 29at Wake Forest*No. 3W 50–641,769[1]
October 7NC State*No. 2
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, Texas
L 16–652,483[1]
October 21at Mississippi State*No. 9W 43–617,000[1]
October 28at Ole Miss*No. 9
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, Texas
L 14–1326,500[1]
November 4No. 5 Georgia*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, Texas
W 15–1453,356[1]
November 11Memphis State*No. 10
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, Texas
W 35–1846,060[1]
November 18Idaho*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, Texas
W 77–640,050[1]
November 25at Tulsa*No. 10L 22–1326,300[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Poll rankings

Week-to-Week Rankings[2]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Final
AP NR RV 3(6) 2(10) 10 10 9 9 RV 10 RV 10 NR

Coaching staff

Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston
NamePositionAlma mater (Year)Year at Houston
Bill YeomanHead coach/offensive coordinatorArmy (1948)6th
Melvin RobertsonDefensive coordinatorWest Texas State (1950)3rd
Melvin BrownOffensive backs coachOklahoma (1954)6th
Billy WillinghamOffensive line coachTCU (1951)2nd
Ben HurtDefensive line coachMiddle Tennessee (1957)3rd
Howard TippettLinebackers coachEast Tennessee State (1958)1st
Joe ArenasWide receivers coachNebraska-Omaha (1951)5th
Carroll SchultzFreshmen coachLouisiana Tech (1948)6th
Bobby BaldwinFreshmen coachHouston (1958)3rd

References


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