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1978 Houston Cougars football team

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1978 Houston Cougars football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (7th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 17th-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, winning the conference with a 7–1 conference record. This was Houston's first outright conference title and second overall, in only their third year in the league. They were invited to the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Year's Day, where they were defeated by Notre Dame. Houston was ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the season and 11th in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Memphis State*
L 3–1731,316[2]
September 23Utah*
W 42–2530,000[3]
September 30at No. 10 Florida State*
W 27–2141,142[4]
October 7at Baylor
W 20–1835,000[5]
October 14No. 6 Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 33–052,156[6]
October 21at SMUNo. 11
W 42–2864,871[7]
October 28No. 9 ArkansasNo. 11
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 20–950,913[8]
November 4TCUNo. 10
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 63–630,011[9]
November 11at No. 6 TexasNo. 8
W 10–783,053[10]
November 25at Texas TechNo. 5
L 21–2236,691[11]
December 2RiceNo. 9
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 49–2533,186[12]
January 1vs. No. 10 Notre Dame*No. 9
CBSL 34–3572,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 Houston Cougars". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Memphis State claims 17–3 win over Houston". The Marshall News Messenger. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Houston captures 42–25 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Houston strikes early, upends Florida State". The Sunday Oregonian. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Houston thwarts Baylor". Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougs stun Aggies, 33–0". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Houston bombards SMU 42–28". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davis sparks Houston past Arkansas, 20–9". Lincoln Journal Star. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Early scores by Houston deflate TCU". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston catapults into SWC lead". The Kilgore News Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Houston caught in revolt". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars cook Rice, 49–25". Syracuse Herald-Journal. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Joe says it's so, so, it's Joe, 35–34". The Indianapolis Star. January 2, 1979. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1978 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.


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