1967 Houston Cougars football team

1967 Houston Cougars football

Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Yeoman (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome (53,000)
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Army		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State		–		8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State		–		7	–	2	–	1
UTEP		–		7	–	2	–	1
Utah State		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Houston		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	3	–	0
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	1
Xavier		–		6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Pacific		–		4	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 22nd of season play for Houston. The team was coached by sixth-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 53,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their eighth year of doing so. At this time, Houston was on probation from the NCAA, and therefore was not eligible to compete in any post-season bowl games. Following the overall season, several players were selected for the 1968 NFL Draft.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Florida State		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 33–13	40,336
September 23	at No. 3 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 37–7	75,833
September 29	Wake Forest	No. 3	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 50–6	41,769	^[1]
October 7	NC State	No. 2	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 6–16	52,483	^[2]
October 21	at Mississippi State	No. 9	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 43–6	17,000	^[3]
October 28	at Ole Miss	No. 9	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 13–14	26,500	^[4]
November 4	No. 5 Georgia		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 15–14	53,356	^[5]
November 11	Memphis State	No. 10	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 35–18	46,060
November 18	Idaho		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 77–6	40,050–40,464	^[6]
November 25	at Tulsa	No. 10	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–22	26,300
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Poll rankings

Week-to-Week Rankings^[8]
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Final
AP	NR	RV	3(6)	2(10)	10	10	9	9	RV	10	RV	10	NR

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater (Year)	Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman	Head coach/offensive coordinator	Army (1948)	6th
Melvin Robertson	Defensive coordinator	West Texas State (1950)	3rd
Melvin Brown	Offensive backs coach	Oklahoma (1954)	6th
Billy Willingham	Offensive line coach	TCU (1951)	2nd
Ben Hurt	Defensive line coach	Middle Tennessee (1957)	3rd
Howard Tippett	Linebackers coach	East Tennessee State (1958)	1st
Joe Arenas	Wide receivers coach	Nebraska-Omaha (1951)	5th
Carroll Schultz	Freshmen coach	Louisiana Tech (1948)	6th
Bobby Baldwin	Freshmen coach	Houston (1958)	3rd

References

^ "Cougars spank Deacs, 50–6". Pensacola News Journal. September 30, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Carolina State shocks Houston, 16 to 6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Houston clobbers Maroons, 43–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss upsets Cougars, 14–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U of H scores late, nips Georgia 15–14". Victoria Advocate. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cougars thump Idaho 77-6 in Houston's Astrodome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 19, 1967. p. 10.
^ "2009 Houston Cougars football media guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Houston Cougars athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^ "1967 AP Football Poll". AP Poll Archive. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

v t e Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Houston Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Texas Tech Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory 2022 SMU game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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