1962 Houston Cougars football team

The 1962 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Yeoman, the team compiled a 7–4 record and defeated Miami (OH) in the 1962 Tangerine Bowl. Billy Roland and Bobby Brezina were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

1962 Houston Cougars football
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
1962 record7–4
Head coachBill Yeoman (1st season)
CaptainBilly Roland, Bobby Brezina
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      8 1 0
Oregon State      9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State      9 2 0
West Texas State      9 2 0
Boston College      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Villanova      7 3 0
Buffalo      6 3 0
Oregon      6 3 1
Houston      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Louisville      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Florida State      4 3 3
Air Force      5 5 0
Montana      5 5 0
Navy      5 5 0
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Pacific (CA)      5 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Rutgers      5 5 0
Syracuse      5 5 0
Texas Western      4 5 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Colgate      3 5 1
Idaho      2 6 1
San Jose State      2 8 1
Boston University      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Detroit      1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons      1 9 0
Colorado State      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22BaylorW 19–032,000
September 29Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–351,000
October 6at No. 7 Ole Miss
L 7–4019,000
October 13at No. 1 Alabama
L 3–1430,000
October 20Mississippi State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–915,000
October 27at Boston CollegeL 0–1417,500
November 3at Florida StateW 7–020,000
November 10Tulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–3115,000
November 24at LouisvilleW 27–254,126
December 1Cincinnati
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–1410,000
December 22vs. Miami (OH)W 49–2120,000
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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