1984 Houston Cougars football team

1984 Houston Cougars football
Southwest Conference co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (13th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome (53,000)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Houston + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
TCU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Texas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 23rd-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 as co-champions with SMU with a conference record of 6–2. Houston was invited to the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Boston College.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Miami (OH)*
W 30–1728,750
September 22at No. 9 Washington*
L 7–3559,534
September 29Louisville*
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3022,533
October 6at Baylor
W 27–1734,500
October 13Texas A&M
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 9–734,103
October 20at No. 6 SMU
W 29–2028,361
October 27Arkansas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 3–1728,347
November 3No. 20 TCU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomL 14–2120,102
November 10at No. 3 Texas
RaycomW 29–1580,348
November 24at Texas Tech
W 24–1727,373
December 1Rice
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 38–2630,123
January 1vs. No. 8 Boston College*
CBSL 28–4567,381
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1984 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 78 Gary Heitmann Jr
TE 84 Carl Hilton Jr
OT 63 Darrell Jackson Jr
WR 80 Anthony Ketchum Jr
QB 3 Gerald Landry So
WR 14 Dwayne LeBlanc Fr
G 75 Ray Rogers Sr
C 55 Todd Schoppe Jr
WR 29 Larry Shepherd Jr
RB 33 Raymond Tate So
G 74 Michael Wharton Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 49 Kevin Alexander Jr
DT 19 Simon Fletcher Sr
DL 94 Eddie Gilmore Jr
LB 50 Robert Harper Fr
DE 27 James Holmes Sr
FS 10 Audrey McMillian Sr
CB 21 Greg Purcell Jr
DT 95 T. J. Turner Jr
LB 54 Bryant Winn Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 2 Mike Clendenen Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Washington

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See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

Vs. Boston College (Cotton Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Eagles 17 14 0 14 45
Cougars 7 7 14 0 28
See also: 1984 Boston College Eagles football team and 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic

References

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  1. ^ "1984 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.


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