1983 Houston Cougars football team

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1983 Houston Cougars football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Don Todd (12th season)
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 12 SMU 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Texas A&M 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Arkansas 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –6 –11 –8 –2
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 22nd-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in seventh. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7, their first losing season since 1975.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Rice
W 45–1430,000 [1]
September 10 Miami (FL) *
L 7–2925,000 [2]
September 17 Lamar *
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–3525,456 [3]
September 24at Oregon *
L 14–1526,105 [4]
October 1 Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 21–4226,640 [5]
October 8at Texas A&M
L 7–3057,622 [6]
October 22at Arkansas
L 3–2441,080 [7]
October 29at TCU
W 28–2116,810 [8]
November 5No. 2 Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 3–947,103 [9]
November 19 Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 43–4123,153 [10]
November 26vs. No. 6 SMU
L 12–3470,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Cougars thinking Cotton". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes leave Houston tattered 29–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Houston wears down Lamar". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UO nips Houston". Statesman Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Baylor roars past stumbling, fumbling Houston, 42–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Murray hurries Aggies past Cougars". The Monitor. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas riddles UH, 24–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cougars nip Horned Frogs". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas nips Houston". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Houston 43, Texas Tech 41". Star Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southern Methodist wins in Japan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1983 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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