1970 Houston Cougars football team

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1970 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 19
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer–T
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State
   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1970 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19SyracuseNo. 15
W 42–1540,439[1]
September 26at Oklahoma StateNo. 11
L 17–2626,000
October 10at Mississippi State
W 31–1428,000[2]
October 17Oregon StateNo. 19
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston,TX
W 19–1637,791
October 24AlabamaNo. 15
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3046,869
October 31Tulsa
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 21–934,119
November 7at No. 13 Ole MissNo. 18
L 13–2436,535[3]
November 14Wyoming
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 28–026,987
November 21Wake Forest
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 26–228,569[4]
November 26vs. Florida State
W 53–2118,053
December 5at
Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
    		• ABCW 36–317,798
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Personnel

    1970 Houston Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    FB Ted Heiskell
    QB Gary Mullins Jr
    RB Tommy Mozisek
    RB Robert Newhouse Jr
    WR Pat Orchin
    WR Elmo Wright Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Carlos Lopez
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Ole Miss

    See also: 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team
    #18 Houston Cougars at #13 Ole Miss Rebels
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Houston 0 7 0714
    Ole Miss 14 0 3724

    at

    Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
    Game information

    References

    1. ^ Putnam, Pat (September 28, 1970). "End of a Season at Syracuse". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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    5. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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