1986 Houston Cougars football team

The 1986 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 25th-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 last. Following a dismal 1–10 season, and amidst mounting controversy surrounding alleged NCAA rule violations, Bill Yeoman resigned as head coach.[1] He retired as Houston's longest serving and winningest coach by wide margins.

1986 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1986 record110 (08 SWC)
Head coachBill Yeoman (25th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 0  9 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 0  9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0  7 5 0
SMU 5 3 0  6 5 0
Texas 4 4 0  5 6 0
Rice 2 6 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0  3 8 0
Houston 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Arizona*L 3–37
September 20at Oklahoma State*
W 28–12
September 27Tulsa*L 14–24
October 4at No. 13 BaylorL 13–27
October 11No. 14 Texas A&M
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 7–19
October 18at No. 20 SMUL 3–10
October 25No. 14 Arkansas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 13–30
November 1TCU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 14–30
November 8at TexasL 10–30
November 22at Texas Tech
L 7–34
November 29Rice
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)
L 13–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

  1. "Bill Yeoman to Resign as Houston Coach". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1986. p. C2.
  2. "1986 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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