1974 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 19
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by 13th-year head coach Bill Yeoman, compiled an 8–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 280 to 185.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 15 Arizona StateNo. 11L 9–3050,227
September 14at RiceNo. 19W 21–040,000
September 21Miami (FL)No. 19ABCL 3–2018,767
September 28Virginia TechW 49–1230,000[2]
October 5South CarolinaW 24–1438,147
October 19Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–024,525
October 25Cincinnati
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–619,193
November 2GeorgiaW 31–2448,100[3]
November 16Memphis StateNo. 14
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 13–1023,893
November 23Florida StateNo. 15W 23–818,195
November 30TulsaNo. 15L 14–3015,500
December 23No. 13 NC State
ABCT 31–3135,122
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1974 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. "Coogs overwhelm Gobblers". Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cougars growl, 31–24". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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