1986 Houston Cougars football team

The 1986 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 25th-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 in last. Following a dismal 1–10 season, and amidst mounting controversy surrounding alleged NCAA rule violations, Bill Yeoman resigned as head coach.[1] He retired as Houston's longest serving and winningest coach by wide margins.

1986 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 09 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 5 0
SMU 5 3 06 5 0
Texas 4 4 05 6 0
Rice 2 6 04 7 0
TCU 1 7 03 8 0
Houston 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6at Arizona*L 3–3750,593
September 20at Oklahoma State*W 28–1238,600
September 27Tulsa*L 14–2412,445
October 4at No. 13 BaylorESPNL 13–2734,000
October 11No. 14 Texas A&M
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1928,277
October 18at No. 20 SMUL 3–1025,967
October 25No. 14 Arkansas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3016,060
November 1TCU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 14–3010,125
November 8at TexasL 10–3060,650
November 22at Texas TechL 7–3430,196
November 29Rice
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 13–1410,399
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. "Bill Yeoman to Resign as Houston Coach". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1986. p. C2.
  2. "1986 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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