1978 Houston Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 17th-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, winning the conference with a 7–1 conference record. This was Houston's first outright conference title and second overall, in only their third year in the league. They were invited to the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Year's Day, where they were defeated by Notre Dame. Houston was ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the season and 11th in the Coaches' Poll.
| 1978 Houston Cougars football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 34–35 vs. Notre Dame | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Houston Veer |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Todd (7th season) |
| Base defense | 5-2 |
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| Home stadium | Houston Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Memphis State* | L 3–17 | 31,316 | [2] | |||
| September 23 | Utah* | W 42–25 | 30,000 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | at No. 10 Florida State* | W 27–21 | 41,142 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Baylor | W 20–18 | 35,000 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | No. 6 Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| W 33–0 | 52,156 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at SMU | No. 11 | W 42–28 | 64,871 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | No. 9 Arkansas | No. 11 |
| W 20–9 | 50,913 | [8] | |
| November 4 | TCU | No. 10 |
| W 63–6 | 30,011 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at No. 6 Texas | No. 8 | W 10–7 | 83,053 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | at Texas Tech | No. 5 | L 21–22 | 36,691 | [11] | ||
| December 2 | Rice | No. 9 |
| W 49–25 | 33,186 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 9 |
| CBS | L 34–35 | 72,000 | [13] |
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