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.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–4 SWC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Don Todd (6th season) |
Home stadium | Houston Astrodome |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games.[1]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | No. 11 UCLA* | No. 14 | ABC | W 17–13 | 38,131 | |
September 17 | at No. 10 Penn State* | No. 9 | L 14–31 | 61,704 | ||
September 24 | at Utah* | No. 19 | W 34–16 | 26,232 | ||
October 1 | Baylor | No. 19 |
| W 28–24 | 37,421 | |
October 15 | SMU | No. 19 |
| L 23–37 | 30,774 | |
October 22 | at No. 9 Arkansas | L 0–34 | 53,924 | |||
October 29 | at TCU | W 42–14 | 17,853 | |||
November 5 | No. 1 Texas |
| L 21–35 | 72,124 | ||
November 19 | No. 16 Texas Tech |
| W 45–7 | 43,989 | ||
November 26 | at Rice |
| W 51–21 | 25,000 | ||
December 3 | at No. 17 Texas A&M | ABC | L 7–27 | 51,790 | ||
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References
edit- ^ College football, web: The Miami News, 1977, retrieved March 13, 2023
- ^ "1977 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "2017 University of Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Athletics Communications Department. p. 142.