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American college football season
The 1966 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . In its fifth season under head coach Bill Yeoman , the team compiled an 8–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 125, and was ranked No. 17 in the final UPI/Coaches Poll .[1] [2] [3]
Halfback Dickie Post was the team captain, led the team with 1,061 rushing yards, and was also selected by the Houston Chronicle as the Player of the Year.[4] Bo Burris with 1,666 passing yards and split end Ken Hebert with 38 receptions, 800 receiving yards, and 113 points scored (11 touchdowns, 41 extra points, and two field goals).[5] [6] [7]
The team played its home games at the Astrodome in Houston . The attendance at seven home games totaled 287,530, an average of 41,076 per game.[8]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Florida State
Tallahassee, FL
W 35,643
September 23 Washington State
Houston, TX
W 36,104 [9] [10] October 1 Oklahoma State
Houston, TX
W 43,743
October 15 Mississippi State
Houston, TX
W 47,870 [11] October 22 vs. Ole Miss
Memphis, TN
L 14,118 [12] October 29 Tampa
Houston, TX
W 41,182
November 5 Tulsa
Houston, TX
W 42,061 [13] November 12 at Kentucky
Lexington, KY
W 32,000 [14] November 26 Memphis State
Houston, TX
L 41,313
December 3 Utah
Houston, TX
W 35,257 [15]
Records [ edit ]
Houston players set multiple single-season school records during the 1966 season, including the following:
Burris set school records with 22 touchdown passes and also with 21 interceptions thrown.[16]
Hebert set school records with 113 points scored and 11 touchdown receptions.[17] [18]
Don Bean set school records with 384 punt return yards (on 19 returns) and also with three punt returns for touchdowns.[19]
Running back Warren McVea set a school record with an average of 8.8 rushing yards per carry.[20]
The team also set single-game scoring and total offense records with 73 points and 585 yards against Tulsa on November 5.[13]
Tom Beer , tight end
Royce Berry , defensive end
Greg Brezina , linebacker
Bo Burris , quarterback
George Caraway, defensive line
Bill Cloud, offensive tackle
Carl Cunningham , defensive end/linebacker
Jim Dyar, defensive line
Charlie Fowler, offensive line
Jerry Gardner, linebacker
Dick George, defensive line
Ken Hebert , split end
Gus Hollomon , defensive back
Warren McVea , running back
George Nordgren, running back
Paul Otis, defensive line
Tom Paciorek , defensive back
Johnny Peacock , defensive back
Wade Phillips , linebacker
Bill Pickens, offensive guard
Dickie Post , running back
Barry Sides, offensive line
Mike Simpson , defensive back
Dick Spratt, defensive back
Skippy Spruill, linebacker
Rich Stotter , offensive guard
Several players from the 1966 Houston team later played in the NFL or AFL: Tom Beer, Bo Burris, Carl Cunningham, Paul Gipson , Ken Hebert, Greg Brezina, Charlie Hall, Gus Hollomon, Royce Berry, Warren McVea, and Dickie Post. In addition, Tom Paciorek, who intercepted six passes in 1966,[21] Major League Baseball .
References [ edit ]
^ Media Guide, p. 202.
^ Media Guide, pp 109, 126, 192.
^ Media Guide, pp. 192-194.
^ "1966 Houston Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
^ "Houston's Hebert Wins Point Title" . The News-Palladium (AP story) . December 7, 1966. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Media Guide, p. 150.
^ Spoerhase, Jim (September 23, 1966). "Rugged test seen for Cougars" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 13.
^ Spoerhase, Jim (September 24, 1966). "WSU eleven downed again; tough Baylor is next foe" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 11.
^ "Houston conquers Mississippi State" . The Monitor . October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ole Miss topples fumbling UH '11' . San Angelo Standard-Times . October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Houston Pops Tulsa In Astrodome Fray" . The Shreveport Times . November 6, 1966. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cougars trounce Kentucky, 56–18" . The Kilgore News Herald . November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "McVea Sparks Houston To Win Over Redskins" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . December 4, 1966. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Media Guide, pp. 152, 166.
^ Media Guide, p. 173.
^ Media Guide, p. 187.
^ Media Guide, pp. 153, 182.
^ Media Guide, p. 158.
^ Media Guide, p. 190.
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