1970 Houston Cougars football team

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	Syracuse	No. 15	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 42–15	40,439
September 26	at Oklahoma State	No. 11	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 17–26	26,000
October 10	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 31–14	28,000
October 17	Oregon State	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston,TX		W 19–16	37,791
October 24	Alabama	No. 15	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 21–30	46,869
October 31	Tulsa		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 21–9	34,119
November 7	at No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 18	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 13–24	36,535
November 14	Wyoming		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 28–0	26,987
November 21	Wake Forest		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 26–2	28,569
November 26	at Florida State		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL		W 53–21	18,053
December 5	at Miami (FL)		Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	W 36–3	17,798
Rankings from AP Poll

1970 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
FB	Ted Heiskell
QB	Gerry Mullins	Jr
RB	Tommy Mozisek
RB	Robert Newhouse	Jr
WR	Pat Orchin
WR	Elmo Wright

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Carlos Lopez

#18 Houston Cougars at #13 Ole Miss Rebels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	0	7	0	7	14
Ole Miss	14	0	3	7	24

Game information

First quarter

MISS – Randy Reed 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards.
MISS – Bob Knight 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 14–0. Drive:

Second quarter

HOU – Robert Newhouse 11-yard run (Carlos Lopez kick), 1:11. Ole Miss 14–7. Drive:

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

MISS – Vernon Studdard 3-yard pass from Shug Chumbler (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards.
HOU – touchdown (kick failed). Ole Miss 24–13. Drive:

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Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame		–		10	–	1	–	0
Villanova		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		1	–	9	–	1
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll