1970 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

1970 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 19
Record8–3
Head coach
  • Bill Yeoman (9th season)
Offensive schemeVeer–T
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19SyracuseNo. 15W 42–1540,439[1]
September 26at Oklahoma StateNo. 11L 17–2626,000
October 10at Mississippi StateW 31–1428,000[2]
October 17Oregon StateNo. 19
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston,TX
W 19–1637,791
October 24AlabamaNo. 15
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3046,869
October 31Tulsa
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 21–934,119
November 7at No. 13 Ole MissNo. 18L 13–2436,535[3]
November 14Wyoming
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 28–026,987
November 21Wake Forest
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 26–228,569[4]
November 26vs. Florida StateW 53–2118,053
December 5at Miami (FL)
ABCW 36–317,798
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1970 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB Ted Heiskell
QB Gary Mullins Jr
RB Tommy Mozisek
RB Robert Newhouse Jr
WR Pat Orchin
WR Elmo Wright Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Carlos Lopez
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ole Miss

#18 Houston Cougars at #13 Ole Miss Rebels
Period 1 2 34Total
Houston 0 7 0714
Ole Miss 14 0 3724

at Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: November 7, 1970
  • Game attendance: 36,535
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Game information

First quarter

  • MISS – Randy Reed 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards.
  • MISS – Bob Knight 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 14–0. Drive:

Second quarter

  • HOU – Robert Newhouse 11-yard run (Carlos Lopez kick), 1:11. Ole Miss 14–7. Drive:

Third quarter

  • MISS – Cloyce Hinton 58-yard field goal. Ole Miss 17–7. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • MISS – Vernon Studdard 3-yard pass from Shug Chumbler (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards.
  • HOU – touchdown (kick failed). Ole Miss 24–13. Drive:
Top passers
  • HOU – Gerry Mullins – 7/23, 78 yards, 4 INT
  • MISS –
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • HOU –
  • MISS –

References

  1. ^ Putnam, Pat (September 28, 1970). "End of a Season at Syracuse". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cougars slash Mississippi State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss beats Houston, 24–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Houston tops ACC champs in 2nd half". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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