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1980 Houston Cougars football team

The 1980 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 19th-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 tied for second. Coming off of a Cotton Bowl-winning 1979 season, the Cougars started the year ranked in the top 10, but ended with a disappointing five regular season losses. Houston was invited to the 1980 Garden State Bowl, where they defeated Navy, 35–0.

1980 Houston Cougars football
Garden State Bowl champion
Garden State Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Navy
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (9th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 SMU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Rice 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Arizona State*No. 9
L 13–2964,868[1]
September 20Miami (FL)*No. 18
L 7–1431,423[2]
September 27North Texas State*
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 24–2023,672[3]
October 4at No. 20 Baylor
L 12–2440,000[4]
October 11Texas A&M
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 17–746,525[5]
October 18at SMU
ABCW 13–1132,109[6]
October 25No. 15 Arkansas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 24–1741,308[7]
November 1TCU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 37–526,502[8]
November 8at Texas
L 13–1579,154[9]
November 22at Texas Tech
ESPNW 34–736,386[10]
November 29Rice
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
ABCL 7–3529,950[11]
December 14vs. Navy*
MizlouW 35–041,117[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1980 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Delrick Brown Sr
QB 7 Terry Elston Sr
C 62 Billy Kidd Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 70 Leonard Mitchell Sr
DT 79 Hosea Taylor Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "No. 9 Houston falls to ASU in 29–13 upset". The Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miami upsets Houston, 14–7". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars slip past NT Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor, Jeffrey deck UH, 24–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars edge Texas A&M in a yawner". Austin American-Statesman. October 13, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Houston pulls out 13–11 win over SMU". Abilene Reporter-News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UH displays perfect timing". The Orange Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars keep TCU without win, 37–5". Longview News-Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UT slips past Cougars". The Victoria Advocate. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Elston paces Cougar win". The Galveston Daily News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice shocks Houston, 35–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Houston blows Navy out of Garden State". Daily News. November 15, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


 

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