1984 Houston Cougars football team
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.
| 1984 Houston Cougars football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–45 vs. Boston College | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1984 record | 7–5 (6–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Bill Yeoman (23rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bill Yeoman |
| Offensive scheme | Houston Veer |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Todd |
| Home stadium | Astrodome (53,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 15 | Miami (OH)* | W 30–17 | |
| September 22 | at No. 9 Washington* | L 7–35 | |
| September 29 | Louisville* |
| L 28–30 |
| October 6 | at Baylor | W 27–17 | |
| October 13 | Texas A&M |
| W 9–7 |
| October 20 | at No. 6 SMU | W 29–20 | |
| October 27 | Arkansas |
| L 3–17 |
| November 3 | No. 20 TCU |
| L 14–21 |
| November 10 | at No. 3 Texas |
| W 29–15 |
| November 24 | at Texas Tech |
| W 24–17 |
| December 1 | Rice |
| W 38–26 |
| January 1 | vs. No. 8 Boston College* | L 28–45 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
at Washington
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
vs. Boston College (Cotton Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Eagles | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–1 | 1962 | W, 14–0 |
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References
- "1984 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results | College Football at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
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