1971 Houston Cougars football team

The 1971 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cougars, coached by Bill Yeoman in his tenth season, compiled a 9–3 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 339 to 199.[1] Houston finished ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll after a loss to Colorado in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

1971 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer–T
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State  1110
Boston College  920
No. 17 Houston  930
No. 13 Notre Dame  820
Utah State  830
Florida State  840
Cincinnati  740
West Virginia  740
Temple  621
Air Force  640
Army  640
Colgate  640
Villanova  641
South Carolina  650
Southern Miss  650
Georgia Tech  660
New Mexico State  551
Northern Illinois  551
Syracuse  551
Dayton  560
Holy Cross  460
Miami (FL)  470
Rutgers  470
Virginia Tech  470
Navy  380
Pittsburgh  380
Tulane  380
Marshall  280
Xavier  190
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at RiceW 23–2162,000
September 18at No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 20L 17–1850,446
September 25at CincinnatiW 12–312,542
October 2San Jose StateW 34–2031,754
October 15Villanova
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–926,709
October 23at No. 4 AlabamaL 20–3456,939
October 30No. 19 Florida State
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 14–733,598
November 6at Memphis StateNo. 19W 35–710,132
November 13Virginia TechNo. 18
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 56–2928,105[2]
November 20Miami (FL)No. 16
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 27–629,276
November 27UtahNo. 15
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–1626,618
December 31No. 7 ColoradoNo. 15
ABCL 17–2954,720
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR2Willie RobertsSr
QB9Terry FordJr
FB46Robert NewhouseSr
TE68Riley OdomsSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB1Willie WalkerSo
DT60Kent BranstetterSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K33Hal RobertsSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References


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