1981 Houston Cougars football team

The 1981 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 20th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in third. Houston was invited to the 1981 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, where they lost to Oklahoma, 14–40.

1981 Houston Cougars football
Sun Bowl, L 1440 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1981 record741 (521 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0  10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1  10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1  7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0  8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0  7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0  4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0  5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1  2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5New Mexico*ESPNW 21–10 26,435
September 19at No. 16 Miami (FL)*L 7–12 32,586
September 26Utah State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–7 27,462
October 3Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 24–3 28,118
October 10at Texas A&MESPNL 6–7 66,569
October 17No. 10 SMU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 22–38 36,892
October 24at No. 12 ArkansasW 20–17 54,618
October 31at TCUABCW 20–16 13,257
November 7No. 5 Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
ESPNT 14–14 52,589
November 21Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 15–7 25,169
November 28at RiceW 40–3 25,000
December 26vs. Oklahoma*CBSL 14–40 33,816
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1981 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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