1977 Houston Cougars football team

The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-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, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

1977 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Todd (6th season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Houston was put on probation during this season for recruiting violations and was unable to compete in any bowl games.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	No. 11 UCLA*	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	W 17–13	38,131	[2]
September 17	at No. 10 Penn State*	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 14–31	61,704–62,554	[3]
September 24	at Utah*	No. 19	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 34–16	26,232	[4]
October 1	Baylor	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 28–24	37,421	[5]
October 15	SMU	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 23–37	30,774	[6]
October 22	at No. 9 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 0–34	53,924	[7]
October 29	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–14	17,853	[8]
November 5	No. 1 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–35	72,124	[9]
November 19	No. 16 Texas Tech		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 45–7	43,989	[10]
November 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 51–21	25,000	[11]
December 3	at No. 17 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 7–27	51,790	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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