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1973 Houston Cougars football

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 47–7 vs. Tulane

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 9
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman (12th season)
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (2nd season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.1Notre Dame     11 0 0
    No.5Penn State     12 0 0
    No.9Houston     11 1 0
    Temple     9 1 0
    No.20Tulane     9 3 0
    Memphis State     8 3 0
    Tampa     8 3 0
    Boston College     7 4 0
    South Carolina     7 4 0
    Utah State     7 4 0
    Air Force     6 4 0
    Southern Miss     6 4 1
    Northern Illinois     6 5 0
    Rutgers     6 5 0
    West Virginia     6 5 0
    Pittsburgh     6 5 1
    Colgate     5 5 0
    Dayton     5 5 1
    Xavier     5 5 1
    Georgia Tech     5 6 0
    Holy Cross     5 6 0
    Miami (FL)     5 6 0
    Cincinnati     4 7 0
    Marshall     4 7 0
    Navy     4 7 0
    Southern Illinois     3 7 1
    Villanova     3 8 0
    Syracuse     2 9 0
    Virginia Tech     2 9 0
    Army     0 10 0
    Florida State     0 11 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1973 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the 28th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by 12th-year head coach Bill Yeoman who was 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[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 15RiceNo. 18
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
  • W 24–643,917
    September 21South CarolinaNo. 16
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 27–1924,019[3]
    September 29atMemphis StateNo. 15
  • Memphis, TN
  • W 35–2140,126
    October 6atSan Diego StateNo. 14
  • San Diego, CA
  • W 14–937,489
    October 12Virginia TechNo. 14
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 54–2727,103[4]
    October 19atMiami (FL)No. 14
  • Miami, FL
  • W 30–729,340
    October 27at No. 11AuburnNo. 12
  • Auburn, AL
  • L 0–758,426[5]
    November 3Florida StateNo. 18
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 34–327,587
    November 10atColorado StateNo. 15
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • W 28–2017,532
    November 24WyomingNo. 14
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 35–018,441
    December 1TulsaNo. 14
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 35–1621,500
    December 29TulaneNo. 14
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
  • ABCW 47–744,358[6]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [7]

    Coaching staff[edit]

    Head coach Bill Yeoman
    Name Position Alma mater (year) Year at Houston
    Bill Yeoman Head coach, offensive coordinator Army (1948) 12th
    Don Todd Freshman assistant coach 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 Defensive coordinator 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[edit]

    1. ^ "Houston Joins Southwest Conference". Star-News. May 3, 1971. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  • ^ "Cougars Rout Tulane 47–7". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. December 30, 1973. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  • ^ "Cougars outdistance Gamecocks, 27 to 19". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Cougars glide past Virginia Tech 54–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Auburn dumps Houston". The Odessa American. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "D.C. Nobels picks apart Tulane, 47–7". The Daily Advertiser. December 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

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