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Houston Football Team History


Houston Cougars
University of Houston
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Bill Yeoman
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. New Mexico  21   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Miami  7   12   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Utah State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Baylor  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Texas A&M  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Southern Methodist  22   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Arkansas  20   17   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Texas Christian  20   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Texas  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Texas Tech  15   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Rice  40   3   W       
 Sat., Dec. 26   Oklahoma  14   40   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored238
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record72-58
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record3-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-9-1198298 0-7-1136218  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-1365137 7-1224103  Ron Meyer
Texas 10-1-1262158Won  14-126-1-1177115  Fred Akers
Arkansas 8-4325219Lost  27-315-3219158  Lou Holtz
Houston 7-4-1238174Lost  14-405-2-1161105  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 7-5280203Won  33-164-4163139  Tom Wilson
Baylor 5-6252245 3-5169206  Grant Teaff
Rice 4-7183347 3-5139261  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-7-2230299 1-6-1163246  F.A. Dry

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.