1977 Houston Cougars football team

The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-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, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

1977 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (6th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 1 0 11 1 0
Texas A&M 6 2 0 8 4 0
Houston 4 4 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 4 4 0 7 5 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
SMU 3 5 0 4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12No. 11 UCLA*No. 14ABCW 17–1338,131
September 17at No. 10 Penn State*No. 9L 14–3161,704
September 24at Utah*No. 19W 34–1626,232
October 1BaylorNo. 19
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 28–2437,421
October 15SMUNo. 19
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 23–3730,774
October 22at No. 9 ArkansasL 0–3453,924
October 29at TCUW 42–1417,853
November 5No. 1 Texas
L 21–3572,124
November 19No. 16 Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 45–743,989
November 26at Rice
W 51–2125,000
December 3at No. 17 Texas A&MABCL 7–2751,790
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ College football, web: The Miami News, 1977, retrieved March 13, 2023
  2. ^ "1977 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 University of Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Athletics Communications Department. p. 142.