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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: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Tulsa  0   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Mississippi State  0   36   L       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Cincinnati  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Texas A&M  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Miami  12   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Tennessee  8   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  40   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Mississippi  17   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Kentucky  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Florida State  16   16   T       
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record50-39
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record0-3 -1
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1965 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 4-6264264   Mike Lude
New Mexico State 8-2236153   Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso 8-3317206Won  13-12  Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Utah State 8-2271136   Tony Knap
Georgia Tech 7-3-1253171Won  31-21  Bobby Dodd
Notre Dame 7-2-127073   Ara R. Parseghian
Southern Mississippi 7-212760   Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse 7-3237146   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech 7-3188134   Jerry Claiborne
Boston College 6-4209117   James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo 5-3-214578   Dick Offenhammer
Memphis 5-5215153   Billy J. Murphy
Miami 5-4-1199138   Charlie Tate
Penn State 5-5202151   Charles A. Rip Engle
San Jose State 5-5184192   Harry Anderson
Army 4-5-1119132   Paul Dietzel
Florida State 4-5-1121119   Bill Peterson
Houston 4-5-1159174   Bill Yeoman
Navy 4-4-2128129   William T. Bill Elias
Air Force 3-6-1166156   Ben Martin
Pittsburgh 3-7173311   John P. Michelosen

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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