1974 Houston Cougars football team

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]

1974 Houston Cougars football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 19
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	No. 15 Arizona State	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 9–30	50,227
September 14	at Rice	No. 19	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 21–0	40,000
September 21	Miami (FL)	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	L 3–20	18,767
September 28	Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 49–12	30,000	^[2]
October 5	South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 24–14	38,147
October 19	Villanova		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 35–0	24,525
October 25	Cincinnati		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 27–6	19,193
November 2	Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 31–24	48,100	^[3]
November 16	Memphis State	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 13–10	23,893
November 23	Florida State	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 23–8	18,195
November 30	Tulsa	No. 15	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 14–30	15,500
December 23	No. 13 NC State		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	T 31–31	35,122
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.