1982 Houston Cougars football team

The 1982 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 21st-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 fourth. Houston was not invited to a bowl game for the first time since 1977, finishing the season with a 5–5–1 record.

1982 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1982 record551 (431 SWC)
Head coachBill Yeoman (21st season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 0 1  11 0 1
No. 17 Texas 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 2 1  9 2 1
Houston 4 3 1  5 5 1
Baylor 3 4 1  4 6 1
Texas Tech 3 5 0  4 7 0
Texas A&M 3 5 0  5 6 0
TCU 2 6 0  3 8 0
Rice 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at No. 19 Miami (FL)*L 12–31
September 18No. 13 Arizona State*L 10–24
September 25Lamar*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 48–3
October 2at BaylorT 21–21
October 9Texas A&M
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 24–20
October 16at No. 5 SMUL 14–20
October 23No. 6 Arkansas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 3–38
October 30TCU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 31–27
November 6at TexasL 0–50
November 20at Texas Tech
W 24–7
November 27Rice
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)
W 28–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1982 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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