American college football season
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.
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* | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | L 28–30 | 22,533 |
October 6 | at Baylor | | | W 27–17 | 34,500 |
October 13 | Texas A&M | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | W 9–7 | 34,103 |
October 20 | at No. 6 SMU | | | W 29–20 | 28,361 |
October 27 | Arkansas | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | L 3–17 | 28,347 |
November 3 | No. 20 TCU | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| 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 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX (rivalry)
| | W 38–26 | 30,123 |
| vs. No. 8 Boston College* | | CBS | L 28–45 | 67,381 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1984 Houston Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 78 | Gary Heitmann | Jr | TE | 84 | Carl Hilton | Jr | OT | 63 | Darrell Jackson | Jr | WR | 80 | Anthony Ketchum | Jr | QB | 3 | Gerald Landry | So | WR | 14 | Dwayne LeBlanc | Fr | G | 75 | Ray Rogers | Sr | C | 55 | Todd Schoppe | Jr | WR | 29 | Larry Shepherd | Jr | RB | 33 | Raymond Tate | So | G | 74 | Michael Wharton | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 49 | Kevin Alexander | Jr | DT | 19 | Simon Fletcher | Sr | DL | 94 | Eddie Gilmore | Jr | LB | 50 | Robert Harper | Fr | DE | 27 | James Holmes | Sr | FS | 10 | Audrey McMillian | Sr | CB | 21 | Greg Purcell | Jr | DT | 95 | T. J. Turner | Jr | LB | 54 | Bryant Winn | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Vs. Boston College (Cotton Bowl)
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Eagles | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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