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- ↑ "UH whips New Mexico". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miami nips Houston, 12–7". Mount Vernon Argus. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Houston rolls over Utah State, 35–7". The Paris News. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Houston shuts down Baylor, 24–3". Tulsa World. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Aggies edge Cougars, 7–6". The Kilgore News Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "SMU rolls past Coogs, 38–22". The Victoria Advocate. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Houston nips 17th-ranked Hogs by 3". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wilson, Coogs drop TCU, 20–16". Longview News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Horns rally to tie Coogs". Del Rio News Herald. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Houston edges Texas Tech, 15–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Houston Cougars bury Owls, 40–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Watts this? A fumble helps Sooners win". The El Paso Times. December 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1981 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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