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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.
1984 Houston Cougars football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–45 vs. Boston College | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–5 (6–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Houston Veer |
Defensive coordinator | Don Todd (13th season) |
Home stadium | Astrodome (53,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | Miami (OH)* | W 30–17 | 28,750 | ||
September 22 | at No. 9 Washington* | L 7–35 | 59,534 | ||
September 29 | Louisville* |
| L 28–30 | 22,533 | |
October 6 | at Baylor | W 27–17 | 34,500 | ||
October 13 | Texas A&M |
| W 9–7 | 34,103 | |
October 20 | at No. 6 SMU | W 29–20 | 28,361 | ||
October 27 | Arkansas |
| L 3–17 | 28,347 | |
November 3 | No. 20 TCU |
| Raycom | L 14–21 | 20,102 |
November 10 | at No. 3 Texas | Raycom | W 29–15 | 80,348 | |
November 24 | at Texas Tech | W 24–17 | 27,373 | ||
December 1 | Rice |
| W 38–26 | 30,123 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 8 Boston College* | CBS | L 28–45 | 67,381 | |
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1984 Houston Cougars football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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No. 8 Eagles | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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