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 | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1981 record | 7–4–1 (5–2–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Bill Yeoman (20th season) |
| Home stadium | Astrodome |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | New Mexico* | W 21–10 | |
| September 19 | at No. 16 Miami (FL)* | L 7–12 | |
| September 26 | Utah State* |
| W 35–7 |
| October 3 | Baylor |
| W 24–3 |
| October 10 | at Texas A&M | L 6–7 | |
| October 17 | No. 10 SMU |
| L 22–38 |
| October 24 | at No. 12 Arkansas | W 20–17 | |
| October 31 | at TCU | W 20–16 | |
| November 7 | No. 5 Texas |
| T 14–14 |
| November 21 | Texas Tech |
| W 15–7 |
| November 28 | at Rice |
| W 40–3 |
| December 26 | vs. Oklahoma* | L 14–40 | |
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References
- "1981 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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