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1969 Houston Cougars football team

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The 1969 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 24th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by eighth-year head coach Bill Yeoman who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The team played its home games in the Astrodome, a 53,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their tenth year of doing so. After completion of the regular season, the Cougars were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they defeated the Auburn Tigers. Following the overall season, several players were selected for the 1970 NFL draft.

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record9–2
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1969 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAstrodome
Seasons
 1968
1970 
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1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State  1100
No. 17 West Virginia  1010
No. 12 Houston  920
No. 5 Notre Dame  821
Buffalo  630
Rutgers  630
Villanova  630
Florida State  631
Colgate  531
Air Force  640
West Texas State  640
Boston College  540
New Mexico State  550
Southern Miss  550
Syracuse  550
Army  451
Virginia Tech  451
Georgia Tech  460
Miami (FL)  460
Pittsburgh  460
Dayton  370
Marshall  370
Northern Illinois  370
Tulane  370
Utah State  370
Navy  190
Xavier  190
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20at FloridaNo. 7L 34–5953,807[1]
September 27at Oklahoma StateL 18–2423,500[2]
October 4Mississippi StateW 74–036,207[3]
October 11at ArizonaW 34–1732,800[4]
October 25No. 17 Ole Missdagger
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 25–1148,049[5]
November 1Miami (FL)
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 38–3625,498[6]
November 8at TulsaW 47–1417,750[7]
November 15at NC StateNo. 18W 34–1331,000[8]
November 22WyomingNo. 19
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 41–1435,389[9]
November 29Florida StateNo. 18
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 41–1336,508–36,548[10]
December 31vs. No. 12 AuburnNo. 17
HTNW 36–755,203[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Week-to-week rankings[14]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Final
AP 7 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 19 18 19 17 12
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Preseason

Top 25 rankings

Houston was nationally ranked in the AP poll for the preseason with the No. 7 spot. It was the first time that Houston had received votes in the pre-season for that poll since the 1953 season, and was the highest pre-season ranking for the team ever. Outside of the 1967 season, it was the highest that Houston had ever been ranked in the poll.

Game summaries

Florida

Houston opened the 1969 season ranked as #7 in the Pre-season AP Poll. For its first game, the team traveled to Gainesville, Florida to compete against Florida of the Southeastern Conference at Florida Field. Led by tenth-year head coach Ray Graves, Florida had not lost a season opener for the past three years, while Houston had not lost a season opener for the past four years.[15] It was the first time in history that the two teams had met.[13] The victory by the Gators was considered a major upset, as the #7-ranked Houston quickly fell to an unranked position following the game, while Florida rose to #12 in the AP Poll.[16] Following the game, Florida eventually went on to earn a 9–1–1 overall record, and after the defeat of Tennessee in the Gator Bowl, a #14 national ranking the poll to finish the season.[17]

Coaching staff

Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston
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NamePositionAlma mater (year)Year at Houston
Bill YeomanHead coach, offensive coordinatorArmy (1948)7th
Melvin RobertsonDefensive coordinatorWest Texas State (1950)5th
Melvin BrownOffensive backs coachOklahoma (1954)8th
Billy WillinghamOffensive line coachTCU (1951)4th
Barry SidesOffensive line coach, defensive ends coachHouston (1968)1st
Ben HurtDefensive line coachMiddle Tennessee (1957)5th
Howard TippettLinebackers coachEast Tennessee State (1958)3rd
Joe ArenasWide receivers coachOmaha (1951)7th
Carroll SchultzFreshmen coachLouisiana Tech (1948)8th
Bobby BaldwinFreshmen coachHouston (1958)5th
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