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1978 Houston Cougars football team

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1978 Houston Cougars football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 0 9 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 0 8 4 0
SMU 3 5 0 4 6 1
Baylor 3 5 0 3 8 0
Rice 2 6 0 2 9 0
TCU 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 17th-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, winning the conference with a 7–1 conference record. This was Houston's first outright conference title and second overall, in only their third year in the league. They were invited to the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Year's Day, where they were defeated by Notre Dame. Houston was ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the season and 11th in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16at Memphis State*L 3–1731,316
September 23Utah*W 42–2530,000
September 30at No. 10 Florida State*W 27–2141,142
October 7at BaylorW 20–1835,000
October 14No. 6 Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 33–052,156
October 21at SMUNo. 11W 42–2864,871
October 28No. 9 ArkansasNo. 11
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 20–950,913
November 4TCUNo. 10
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 63–630,011
November 11at No. 6 TexasNo. 8W 10–783,053
November 25at Texas TechNo. 5L 21–2236,691
December 2RiceNo. 9
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 49–2533,186
January 1vs. No. 10 Notre Dame*No. 9
CBSL 34–3572,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1978 Houston Cougars". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.