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1979 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston classic logo.png
Southwest Conference co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 17–14 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1979 record11–1 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd
Home stadiumAstrodome
(Capacity: 53,000)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Houston +7–1–0  11–1–0
No. 8 Arkansas +7–1–0  10–2–0
No. 12 Texas6–2–0  9–3–0
No. 14 Baylor5–3–0  8–4–0
Texas A&M4–4–0  6–5–0
SMU3–5–0  5–6–0
Texas Tech2–5–1  3–6–2
TCU1–6–1  2–8–1
Rice0–8–0  1–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 18th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing as co-champions with Arkansas. This was Houston's second consecutive conference championship, and their third overall in their first four years as members of the conference.

The Cougars finished the season with a record of 11-1, their only loss was at home to the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns 21-13. Houston was invited to the 1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Years' Day, where they defeated seventh-ranked Nebraska. Houston finished ranked fifth in both major final polls.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at UCLA*No. 16
W 24–16 40,008
September 15Florida*No. 13
W 14–10 34,432
September 29West Texas State*No. 8
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 49–10 27,080[2]
October 6BaylorNo. 6
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 13–10 41,371
October 13at Texas A&MNo. 7
W 17–14 59,545
October 20SMUNo. 5
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 37–10 43,409
October 27at No. 4 ArkansasNo. 6
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ABCW 13–10 43,319
November 3at TCUNo. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 21–10 25,412
November 10No. 8 TexasNo. 5
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 13–21 55,155
November 24Texas TechNo. 9
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 14–10 25,637
December 1at RiceNo. 10
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)
W 63–0 27,800
January 1vs. No. 7 Nebraska*No. 8
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)
CBSW 17–14 72,032
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1979 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE70Leonard MitchellJr
DT79Hosea TaylorJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Bill Yeoman
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/1979-schedule.html
  2. ^ "Coogs maul West Texas". Victoria Advocate. September 30, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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