1984 Houston Cougars football team

1984 Houston Cougars football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–45 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (23rd season)
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Don Todd (13th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome (53,000)
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Southwest Conference football standings

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

The 1984 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. ^[1] The Cougars were led by 23rd-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, finishing as co-champions with SMU with a conference record of 6–2. Houston was invited to the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Boston College.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Miami (OH) *	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–17	28,750	[2]
September 22	at No. 9 Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–35	59,534	[3]
September 29	Louisville *	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 28–30	22,533	[4]
October 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 27–17	34,500	[5]
October 13	Texas A&M	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 9–7	34,103	[6]
October 20	at No. 6 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)		W 29–20	28,361	[7]
October 27	Arkansas	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 3–17	28,347	[8]
November 3	No. 20 TCU	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 14–21	20,102	[9]
November 10	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 29–15	80,348	[10]
November 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–17	27,373	[11]
December 1	Rice	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 38–26	30,123	[12]
January 1	vs. No. 8 Boston College *	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 28–45	67,381	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At Washington

See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

Vs. Boston College (Cotton Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Eagles	17	14	0	14	45
Cougars	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 1984 Boston College Eagles football team and 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic

Roster

1984 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 Gary Heitmann Jr TE 84 Carl Hilton Jr OT 63 Darrell Jackson Jr WR 80 Anthony Ketchum Jr QB 3 Gerald Landry So WR 14 Dwayne LeBlanc Fr G 75 Ray Rogers Sr C 55 Todd Schoppe Jr WR 29 Larry Shepherd Jr RB 33 Raymond Tate So G 74 Michael Wharton Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 49 Kevin Alexander Jr DT 19 Simon Fletcher Sr DL 94 Eddie Gilmore Jr LB 50 Robert Harper Fr DE 27 James Holmes Sr FS 10 Audrey McMillian Sr CB 21 Greg Purcell Jr DT 95 T. J. Turner Jr LB 54 Bryant Winn Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 2 Mike Clendenen Sr	Head coach Bill Yeoman Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1984 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "QB Landry leads Cougars to 30–17 verdict over Skins". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Huskies blast Cougars 35–7". The Galveston Daily News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisville stuns Coogs, 30–28". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Houston comeback beats Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cougars hand Aggies second straight loss". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Houston upends SMU". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Arkansas creams Cougars". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Horned Frogs edge Coogs, 21–14". The Kilgore News Herald. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "No. 2 UT Longhorns upset by Houston, 29–15". The Monitor. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cougars defeat Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tate's 3 TD's send Coogs to Cotton Bowl". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 2, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Eagles grind down Cougars, 45–28". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. January 2, 1985. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.