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1977 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
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  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Texas $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
    No.3Arkansas 7 1 0 11 1 0
    Texas A&M 6 2 0 8 4 0
    Houston 4 4 0 6 5 0
    Texas Tech 4 4 0 7 5 0
    Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
    SMU 3 5 0 4 7 0
    TCU 1 7 0 2 9 0
    Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the AstrodomeinHouston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

    Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 12No. 11UCLA*No. 14
  • Houston, TX
  • ABCW 17–1338,131
    September 17at No. 10Penn State*No. 9
  • University Park, PA
  • L 14–3161,704
    September 24atUtah*No. 19
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • W 34–1626,232
    October 1BaylorNo. 19
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 28–2437,421
    October 15SMUNo. 19
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • L 23–3730,774
    October 22at No. 9Arkansas
  • Little Rock, AR
  • L 0–3453,924
    October 29atTCU
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • W 42–1417,853
    November 5No. 1Texas
  • Houston, TX
  • L 21–3572,124
    November 19No. 16Texas Tech
    • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
  • W 45–743,989
    November 26atRice
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
  • W 51–2125,000
    December 3at No. 17Texas A&M
  • College Station, TX
  • ABCL 7–2751,790
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [2][3]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ College football, web: The Miami News, 1977, retrieved March 13, 2023
  • ^ "1977 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  • ^ "2017 University of Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Athletics Communications Department. p. 142.

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