1984 Houston Cougars football team

1984 Houston Cougars football
1984 Houston Cougars football
SWC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–45 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (23rd season);
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Don Todd (13th season)
Captains	Audray McMillian; Ray Rogers; Bryant Winn;
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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.

Record7–5 (6–2 SWC)

Headcoach

OffensiveschemeHouston Veer

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1984 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Miami (OH)*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–17	28,750	^[2]
September 22	at No. 9 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–35	59,534	^[3]
September 29	Louisville*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 28–30	22,533	^[4]
October 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 27–17	34,500	^[5]
October 13	Texas A&M	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 9–7	34,103	^[6]
October 20	at No. 6 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)		W 29–20	28,361	^[7]
October 27	Arkansas	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 3–17	28,347	^[8]
November 3	No. 20 TCU	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 14–21	20,102	^[9]
November 10	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 29–15	80,348	^[10]
November 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–17	27,373	^[11]
December 1	Rice	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 38–26	30,123	^[12]
January 1	vs. No. 8 Boston College*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 28–45	67,381	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Eagles	17	14	0	14	45
Cougars	7	7	14	0	28

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