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1974 Houston Cougars football team

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 15 Arizona StateNo. 11
L 9–3050,227[2]
September 14at RiceNo. 19
W 21–040,000[3]
September 21Miami (FL)No. 19
ABCL 3–2018,767[4]
September 28at Virginia Tech
W 49–1230,000[5]
October 5at South Carolina
W 24–1438,147[6]
October 19Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–024,525[7]
October 25Cincinnati
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–619,193[8]
November 2at Georgia
W 31–2448,100[9]
November 16Memphis StateNo. 14
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 13–1023,893[10]
November 23at Florida StateNo. 15
W 23–818,195[11]
November 30at TulsaNo. 15
L 14–3015,500[12]
December 23No. 13 NC State
ABCT 31–3135,122[13]
  • 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. ^ "Arizona State shocks Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice blanked by U of H 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coogs caught in eye of Hurricane, 20–3". Valley Morning Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Coogs overwhelm Gobblers". Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Soph rallies Cougars". The Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars outman Villanova, 35–0". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars post victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 26, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars growl, 31–24". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougar rally deals Tigers 13–10 loss". The Victoria Advocate. November 17, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Well-tuned Houston Veer smashes Seminoles, 23–8". Valley Morning Star. November 24, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Opportunistic Tulsa upsets Cougars, 30–14". The Orange Leader. December 1, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars, Wolfpack tie". The Corpus Christi Caller. December 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.