1977 Houston Cougars football team

1977 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Todd (6th season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-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, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	No. 11 UCLA *	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	W 17–13	38,131
September 17	at No. 10 Penn State *	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 14–31	61,704
September 24	at Utah *	No. 19	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 34–16	26,232
October 1	Baylor	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 28–24	37,421
October 15	SMU	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 23–37	30,774
October 22	at No. 9 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 0–34	53,924
October 29	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–14	17,853
November 5	No. 1 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–35	72,124
November 19	No. 16 Texas Tech		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 45–7	43,989
November 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 51–21	25,000
December 3	at No. 17 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 7–27	51,790
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. College football, web: The Miami News, 1977, retrieved March 13, 2023
2. "1977 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
3. "2017 University of Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Athletics Communications Department. p. 142.