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
ConfOverall
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
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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