1981 Houston Cougars football team

The 1981 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 20th-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 in third. Houston was invited to the 1981 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, where they lost to Oklahoma, 14–40.

1981 Houston Cougars football
Sun Bowl, L 1440 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1981 record741 (521 SWC)
Head coachBill Yeoman (20th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0  10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1  10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1  7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0  8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0  7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0  4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0  5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1  2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5New Mexico*W 21–10
September 19at No. 16 Miami (FL)*L 7–12
September 26Utah State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–7
October 3Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 24–3
October 10at Texas A&ML 6–7
October 17No. 10 SMU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 22–38
October 24at No. 12 ArkansasW 20–17
October 31at TCUW 20–16
November 7No. 5 Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
T 14–14
November 21Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 15–7
November 28at Rice
W 40–3
December 26vs. Oklahoma*L 14–40
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1981 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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