1983 Houston Cougars football team

The 1983 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 22nd-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 seventh. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7, their first losing season since 1975.

1983 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1983 record47 (35 SWC)
Head coachBill Yeoman (22nd season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1  5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1  3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1  1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1at Rice
W 45–14
September 10Miami (FL)*
L 7–29
September 17Lamar*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–35
September 24at Oregon*L 14–15
October 1Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–42
October 8at Texas A&ML 7–30
October 22at Arkansas
L 3–24
October 29at TCUW 28–21
November 5No. 2 Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 3–9
November 19Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 43–41
November 26vs. No. 6 SMU
L 12–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1983 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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