1983 Houston Cougars football team

The 1983 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 22nd-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 seventh. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7, their first losing season since 1975.

1983 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1983 record47 (35 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1  5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1  3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1  1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1at RiceW 45–14 30,000
September 10Miami (FL)*
L 7–29 25,000
September 17Lamar*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–35 25,456
September 24at Oregon*L 14–15 26,105
October 1Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–42 26,640
October 8at Texas A&ML 7–30 57,622
October 22at ArkansasL 3–24 41,080
October 29at TCUW 28–21 16,810
November 5No. 2 Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 3–9 47,103
November 19Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 43–41 20,153
November 26vs. No. 6 SMUL 12–34 70,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1983 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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