1967 Houston Cougars football team

1967 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#19
1967 record	7–3
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Yeoman (6th year)
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (3rd year)
Home stadium	Astrodome (53,000)

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
#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
Virginia Tech			–					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
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Pacific			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Idaho			–					4	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	6	–	2
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					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 college football season. It was the 22nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Bill Yeoman who would later be 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Florida State*		Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 33–13	40,336[1]
September 23	at #3 Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan	W 37–7	75,833[1]
September 29	at Wake Forest*	#3	Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 50–6	41,769[1]
October 7	NC State*	#2	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	L 16–6	52,483[1]
October 21	at Mississippi State*	#9	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	W 43–6	17,000[1]
October 28	at Ole Miss*	#9	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	L 14–13	26,500[1]
November 4	#5 Georgia*		Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 15–14	53,356[1]
November 11	Memphis State*	#10	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 35–18	46,060[1]
November 18	Idaho*		Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 77–6	40,050[1]
November 25	at Tulsa*	#10	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma	L 22–13	26,300[1]
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Poll rankings

Week-to-Week Rankings^[2]
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

Head coach Bill Yeoman coaches Houston

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

1. "2009 Houston Cougars football media guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Houston Cougars athletics. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
2. "1967 AP Football Poll". AP Poll Archive. Retrieved 2011-09-06.