The 1983 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 22nd-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in seventh. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7, their first losing season since 1975.
| 1983 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 SWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Don Todd (12th season) |
| Home stadium | Houston Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 SMU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Rice | W 45–14 | 30,000 | [1] | |
| September 10 | Miami (FL)* |
| L 7–29 | 25,000 | [2] |
| September 17 | Lamar* |
| W 42–35 | 25,456 | [3] |
| September 24 | at Oregon* | L 14–15 | 26,105 | [4] | |
| October 1 | Baylor |
| L 21–42 | 26,640 | [5] |
| October 8 | at Texas A&M | L 7–30 | 57,622 | [6] | |
| October 22 | at Arkansas | L 3–24 | 41,080 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at TCU | W 28–21 | 16,810 | [8] | |
| November 5 | No. 2 Texas |
| L 3–9 | 47,103 | [9] |
| November 19 | Texas Tech |
| W 43–41 | 20,153 | [10] |
| November 26 | vs. No. 6 SMU |
| L 12–34 | 70,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Cougars thinking Cotton". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes leave Houston tattered 29–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston wears down Lamar". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UO nips Houston". Statesman Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor roars past stumbling, fumbling Houston, 42–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray hurries Aggies past Cougars". The Monitor. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas riddles UH, 24–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars nip Horned Frogs". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas nips Houston". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston 43, Texas Tech 41". Star Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Methodist wins in Japan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1983 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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