1968 Houston Cougars football team

1968 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#20
AP	#18
1968 record	6–2–2
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Yeoman (7th year)
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (4th year)
Home stadium	Astrodome (53,000)

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					8	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
#18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Idaho			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1968 college football season. It was the 23rd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by seventh-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 ninth 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 1969 NFL Draft.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Tulane*		Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 54–7	36,415[1]
September 21	at #4 Texas*	#11	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	T 20–20	66,397[1]
October 4	Cincinnati*	#12	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 71–33	31,881[1]
October 12	Oklahoma State*	#11	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	L 17–21	41,889[1]
October 26	at #17 Mississippi*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi	W 29–7	32,157[1]
November 2	at #7 Georgia*	#15	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	T 10–10	59,381[1]
November 9	at Memphis State*	#13	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee	W 27–7	35,592[1]
November 16	Idaho*	#14	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 77–3	30,412[1]
November 23	Tulsa*	#11	Astrodome • Houston, Texas	W 100–6	34,098[1]
November 29	at Florida State	#10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	L 20–40	39,400[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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	Wk 12	Final
AP	RV	11	10	12	11	NR	NR	15	13	14	11	10	18	18

References

1. "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-09-21.
2. "1968 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2011-09-21.