1971 Houston Cougars football team

The 1971 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cougars, coached by Bill Yeoman in his tenth season, compiled a 9–3 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 339 to 199.[1] Houston finished ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll after a loss to Colorado in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

1971 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
1971 record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer–T
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Boston College      9 2 0
No. 17 Houston      9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Utah State      8 3 0
Florida State      8 4 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
West Virginia      7 4 0
Temple      6 2 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 6 0
New Mexico State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
Syracuse      5 5 1
Dayton      5 6 0
Holy Cross      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Navy      3 8 0
Pittsburgh      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Marshall      2 8 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11at RiceW 23–2162,000
September 18at No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 20L 17–1850,446
September 25at CincinnatiW 12–312,542
October 2San Jose StateW 34–2031,754
October 15Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–926,709
October 23at No. 4 AlabamaL 20–3456,939
October 30No. 19 Florida State
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 14–733,598
November 6at Memphis StateNo. 19W 35–710,132
November 13Virginia TechNo. 18
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 56–2928,105
November 20Miami (FL)No. 16
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–629,276
November 27UtahNo. 15
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–1626,618
December 31No. 7 ColoradoNo. 15
L 17–2954,720
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1971 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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