1962 Houston Cougars football team

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1962 Houston Cougars football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBilly Roland, Bobby Brezina
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State     8 1 0
Oregon State     9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State     9 2 0
West Texas State     9 2 0
Boston College     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Villanova     7 3 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Oregon
    6 3 1
Houston     7 4 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Louisville     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Florida State     4 3 3
Air Force     5 5 0
Montana     5 5 0
Navy     5 5 0
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Pacific (CA)     5 5 0
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Texas Western     4 5 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Colgate     3 5 1
Idaho     2 6 1
San Jose State     2 8 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Detroit     1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons     1 9 0
Colorado State     0 10 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1962 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Yeoman, the team compiled a 7–4 record and defeated Miami (OH) in the 1962 Tangerine Bowl. Billy Roland and Bobby Brezina were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22BaylorW 19–032,000
September 29Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–351,000
October 6at No. 7
Mississippi Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
  • L 7–4018,000[2]
    October 13at No. 1
    Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • L 3–1430,000
    October 20Mississippi State
    • Rice Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    L 3–915,000–16,000[3]
    October 27at Boston CollegeL 0–1417,500
    November 3at Florida StateW 7–020,000
    November 10Tulsa
    • Rice Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    W 35–3115,000
    November 24at LouisvilleW 27–254,126
    December 1Cincinnati
    • Rice Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    W 42–1410,000
    December 22vs. Miami (OH)W 49–2120,000
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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