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    Subramania Bharati

    1979 Houston Cougars football
    SWC co-champion
    Cotton Bowl Classic champion
    ConferenceSouthwest Conference
    Ranking
    CoachesNo. 5
    APNo. 5
    Record11–1 (7–1 SWC)
    Head coach
    Offensive schemeHouston Veer
    Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (8th season)
    Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
    Seasons
    ← 1978
    1980 →
    1979 Southwest Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 5 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
    No. 8 Arkansas + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
    No. 12 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
    No. 14 Baylor 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
    Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    SMU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
    TCU 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
    Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1979 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 18th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing as co-champions with Arkansas. This was Houston's second consecutive conference championship, and their third overall in their first four years as members of the conference.

    The Cougars finished the season with a record of 11–1. Their only loss was at home to the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns, 21–13. Houston was invited to the 1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Year's Day, where they defeated seventh-ranked Nebraska. Houston finished ranked fifth in both major final polls.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 8at UCLA*No. 16
    		W 24–1640,008[2]
    September 15Florida*No. 13
    		W 14–1033,851–34,432[3]
    September 29West Texas State*No. 8
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		W 49–1027,080[4]
    October 6BaylorNo. 6
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX (rivalry)
    		W 13–1037,142[5]
    October 13at Texas A&MNo. 7
    		W 17–1459,545[6]
    October 20SMUNo. 5
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX (rivalry)
    		W 37–1043,409[7]
    October 27at No. 4 ArkansasNo. 6
    		ABCW 13–1043,319[8]
    November 3at TCUNo. 4
    		W 21–1025,412[9]
    November 10No. 8 TexasNo. 5
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		L 13–2153,650[10]
    November 23Texas TechNo. 9
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX (rivalry)
    		ABCW 14–1025,637[11]
    December 1at RiceNo. 10
    		W 63–027,800[12]
    January 1vs. No. 7 Nebraska*No. 8
    		CBSW 17–1472,032[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Game summaries

    at UCLA

    vs Florida

    vs West Texas State

    vs Baylor

    at Texas A&M

    vs SMU

    at Arkansas

    See also: 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
    Game Seven – No. 6 Houston Cougars (6–0) at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks (6–0) – Game summary
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    No. 6 Cougars 7 0 0613
    No. 4 Razorbacks 3 7 0010

    at Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

    Game information
    First Quarter
    • (0:00) ARK –
    • (0:00) HOU –
    Second Quarter
    • (0:00) ARK –
    Third Quarter

    No scoring plays

    Fourth Quarter
    • (0:00) HOU –
    • (0:00) HOU –
    Statistics HOU ARK
    First downs
    Total yards
    Rushing yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Houston Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Arkansas Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    at TCU

    vs Texas

    See also: 1979 Texas Longhorns football team
    Game Nine – No. 8 Texas Longhorns (6–1) at No. 5 Houston Cougars (8–0) – Game summary
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    No. 8 Longhorns 7 7 0721
    No. 5 Cougars 3 7 0313

    at Houston Astrodome • Houston, Texas

    • Date: November 10, 1979
    • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
    • Game attendance: 53,650
    • Referee: Clint Fuller (SWC)
    Game information
    First Quarter
    • (8:09) HOU –
    • (1:45) TEX –
    Second Quarter
    • (11:14) HOU –
    • (1:24) TEX –
    Third Quarter

    No scoring plays

    Fourth Quarter
    • (13:24) HOU –
    • (1:25) TEX –
    Statistics TEX HOU
    First downs
    Total yards
    Rushing yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Texas Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Houston Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    vs Texas Tech

    See also: 1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry
    Game Ten – Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–5–2) at No. 9 Houston Cougars (8–1) – Game summary
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 3 0 7010
    No. 9 Cougars 0 0 7714

    at Houston Astrodome • Houston, Texas

    Game information
    First Quarter
    • (0:00) TTU –
    Second Quarter

    No scoring plays

    Third Quarter
    • (0:00) TTU –
    • (0:00) HOU –
    Fourth Quarter
    • (0:00) HOU –
    Statistics TTU HOU
    First downs
    Total yards
    Rushing yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Texas Tech Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Houston Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    at Rice

    vs Nebraska (Cotton Bowl Classic)

    See also: 1979 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and 1980 Cotton Bowl Classic
    1980 Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1) vs No. 8 Houston Cougars (10–1) – Game summary
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    No. 7 Cornhuskers 7 0 0714
    No. 8 Cougars 0 7 01017

    at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

    • Date: January 1, 1980
    • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
    • Game attendance: 72,032
    • Referee: Robert Aillet (SEC)
    • TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play – 1st quarter), Frank Glieber (sideline reporter – 1st quarter; play-by-play – 2nd thru 4th quarters) and Paul Hornung (color commentator)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (5:13) NEB – Jarvis Redwine 9-yard run, (Dean Sukup kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 0:00; Nebraska 7–0)
    Second quarter
    • (12:17) HOU – Terry Elston 8-yard run, (Kenny Hatfield kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 0:00; Tied 7–7)
    Third quarter

    No scoring plays

    Fourth quarter
    • (8:25) HOU – Kenny Hatfield 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 0:00; Houston 10–7)
    • (3:56) NEB – Jeff Finn 6-yard pass from Jeff Quinn, (Dean Sukup kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 0:00; Nebraska 14–10)
    • (0:12) HOU – Eric Herring 6-yard pass from Terry Elston, (Kenny Hatfield kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 0:00; Houston 17–14)
    Statistics NEB HOU
    First downs
    Total yards
    Rushing yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Houston Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    Roster

    1979 Houston Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 70 Leonard Mitchell Jr
    DT 79 Hosea Taylor Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1979 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results".
    2. ^ "Houston whips UCLA 24–16 with 2nd-half comeback". The Sunday Oregonian. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Backup Elston guides slumbering Coogs past Florida". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Coogs maul West Texas". Victoria Advocate. September 30, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "UH outscraps Bears 13–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "7th-ranked Cougars beat A&M". The Paris News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Houston first quarter dumps Ponies, 37–10". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Houston edges Arkansas". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "No. 4 Houston passes over TCU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Longhorns stick Cougars with loss". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Houston rallies to pin 14–10 loss on Texas Tech". The Patriot-News. November 24, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Houston annihilates Rice, gets Cotton". The Victoria Advocate. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Houston gets help from above in Cotton Bowl win over Nebraska". Rapid City Journal. January 2, 1980. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Houston_Cougars_football_team

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