1975 Houston Cougars football team

1975 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (4th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
  –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was the 28th year of season play for Houston The team was coached by 12th-year head coach Bill Yeoman who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The team played its home games in the Astrodome, a 50,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston at the Houston Astrodome. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. The Cougars had been admitted to the Southwest Conference two years prior, but were ineligible for conference play until the 1976 season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Lamar
W 20–324,075[2]
September 13Rice
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2435,585[3]
September 27SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 16–2728,713[4]
October 11at North Texas State
L 0–2812,698[5]
October 17at Miami (FL)
L 20–2415,362[6]
November 1at Cincinnati
L 23–2816,246[7]
November 8Virginia Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3417,350[8]
November 15at Memphis State
L 7–1422,630[9]
November 22Florida State
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 22–2313,244[10]
November 29Tulsa
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 42–3012,127[11]

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Coaching staff

Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman Head coach/offensive coordinator Army (1948) 14th

References

  1. ^ "Houston Joins Southwest Conference". Star-News. May 3, 1971. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sluggish Cougars whip Lamar, 20–3". Express and News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Owls stun Cougs". The El Paso Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Third stringer paces Mustangs' win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Reserve aids North Texas State". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars drop tilt to Miami". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cincinnati outscores Houston for 28–23 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston trips again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers down Houston". The Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fla. St. insults Cougars, 33–22". Valley Morning Star. November 23, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UH ends skid by blowing Hurricane out of Dome". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 30, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2020 Houston Cougars Media Guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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