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1975 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (4th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was the 28th year of season play for Houston The team was coached by 12th-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 50,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston at the Houston Astrodome. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. The Cougars had been admitted to the Southwest Conference two years prior, but were ineligible for conference play until the 1976 season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Lamar
W 20–324,075
September 13Rice
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2435,585
September 27SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 16–2728,713
October 11at North Texas State
L 0–2812,698[2]
October 17at Miami (FL)
L 20–2415,362
November 1at Cincinnati
L 23–2816,246
November 8Virginia Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3417,350[3]
November 15at Memphis State
L 7–1422,630
November 22Florida State
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 22–2313,244
November 29Tulsa
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 42–3012,127

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Coaching staff

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Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston
Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman Head coach/offensive coordinator Army (1948) 14th

References

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  1. ^ "Houston Joins Southwest Conference". Star-News. May 3, 1971. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Reserve aids North Texas State". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Houston trips again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2020 Houston Cougars Media Guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2020.


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