en 1984 Houston Cougars football team

1984 Houston Cougars football
1984 Houston Cougars football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–45 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (23rd season);
Offensive scheme	Houston Veer
Defensive coordinator	Don Todd (13th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome (53,000)
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 SMU +	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Houston +	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
TCU	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Texas	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	Miami (OH)*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–17	28,750
September 22	at No. 9 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–35	59,534
September 29	Louisville*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 28–30	22,533
October 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		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	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)		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	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 29–15	80,348
November 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–17	27,373
December 1	Rice	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 38–26	30,123
January 1	vs. No. 8 Boston College*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 28–45	67,381
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`2`	Mike Clendenen	Sr

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Eagles	17	14	0	14	45
Cougars	7	7	14	0	28

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