1983 Houston Cougars football team

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1983 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0 10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1 7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1 5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1 3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0 4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1 1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1983 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 22nd-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in seventh. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7, their first losing season since 1975.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at RiceW 45–1430,000[1]
September 10Miami (FL)*L 7–2925,000[2]
September 17Lamar*
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 42–3525,456[3]
September 24at Oregon*L 14–1526,105[4]
October 1Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4226,640[5]
October 8at Texas A&ML 7–3057,622[6]
October 22at ArkansasL 3–2441,080[7]
October 29at TCUW 28–2116,810[8]
November 5No. 2 Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 3–947,103[9]
November 19Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 43–4120,153[10]
November 26vs. No. 6 SMUL 12–3470,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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