1973 Houston Cougars football team

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1973 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #9
1973 record 11–1
Head coach Bill Yeoman (12th year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Yeoman (12th year)
Offensive scheme Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator Don Todd (2nd year)
Home stadium Astrodome (50,000)
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »

The 1973 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1973 college football season. It was the 28th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by twelfth-year head coach Bill Yeoman who would later be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The team played its home games in the Astrodome, a 50,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston at the Astrodomain. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their fourteenth year of doing so. The Cougars had been admitted to the Southwest Conference two years prior, but were ineligible for conference play until the 1976 season.[1] After completion of the regular season, the Cougars were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl where they defeated the Tulane Green Wave.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Rice #18 Astrodome • Houston, Texas (Bayou Bucket Classic) W 24–6   43,917[3]
September 27 South Carolina #16 Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 27–19   24,019[3]
September 29 at Memphis State #15 Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee W 35–21   40,126[3]
October 6 at San Diego State #14 San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California W 14–9   37,489[3]
October 12 Virginia Tech #14 Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 54–27   27,103[3]
October 19 at Miami #14 Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida W 30–7   29,340[3]
October 27 at #11 Auburn #12 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 0–7   58,426[3]
November 3 Florida State #18 Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 34–3   27,587[3]
November 10 at Colorado State #15 Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado W 28–20   17,532[3]
November 24 Wyoming #14 Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 35–0   18,441[3]
December 1 Tulsa #14 Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 35–16   21,500[3]
December 29 Tulane #14 Astrodome • Houston, Texas (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) ABC W 47–7   44,358[3]
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston
Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman Head coach/offensive coordinator Army (1948) 12th
Don Todd Defensive coordinator Hardin-Simmons (1964) 2nd
Melvin Brown Offensive backs coach Oklahoma (1954) 11th
Billy Willingham Offensive line coach TCU (1951) 8th
Barry Sides Offensive line coach/defensive ends coach Houston (1968) 5th
Clarence Daniel Defensive backs coach Huron (1955) 2nd
Larry French Linebackers coach Colorado State (1965) 4th
Joe Arenas Wide receivers coach Nebraska-Omaha (1951) 11th
Carroll Schultz Freshmen coach Louisiana Tech (1948) 12th
Bobby Baldwin Freshmen coach Houston (1958) 9th

References

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