1974 Houston Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Houston Cougars
| sport = football
| image = University of Houston classic logo.png
| image_size = 100
| conference = Independent
| CoachRank = 11
| APRank = 19
| record = 8–3–1
| head_coach = Bill Yeoman
| hc_year = 13th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme = Houston Veer
| def_coach = Don Todd
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Houston Astrodome
| bowl = Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
| bowl_result = T 31–31 vs. NC State
}}
{{1974 NCAA Division I independents football records}}
The 1974 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by 13th-year head coach Bill Yeoman, compiled an 8–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 280 to 185.{{Cite web|title=1974 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/1974-schedule.html|access-date=2020-07-27|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| score = 9–30
| attend = 50,227
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-arizona-state-s/156849892/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Arizona State shocks Houston|date=September 8, 1974|accessdate=October 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–0
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-rice-blanked-by/169083781/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Rice blanked by U of H 21–0|date=September 15, 1974|accessdate=March 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| rank = 19
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ABC
| score = 3–20
| attend = 18,767
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-coogs-caught-in-eye/170046723/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Coogs caught in eye of Hurricane, 20–3|date=September 22, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 49–12
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90588651/coogs-overwhelm-gobblers/|work=Victoria Advocate|title=Coogs overwhelm Gobblers|date=September 29, 1974|accessdate=December 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 24–14
| attend = 38,147
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-soph-rallies-cougars/139593032/|work=The Victoria Advocate|title=Soph rallies Cougars|date=October 6, 1974|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 35–0
| attend = 24,525
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-cougars-outm/170046804/|work=The Marshall News Messenger|title=Cougars outman Villanova, 35–0|date=October 20, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 27–6
| attend = 19,193
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-cougars-post/170046897/|work=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Cougars post victory|date=October 26, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| score = 31–24
| attend = 48,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-cougars-growl-3124/134217799/|work=The Victoria Advocate|title=Cougars growl, 31–24|date=November 3, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 13–10
| attend = 23,893
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-cougar-rally-deals-tig/170046982/|work=The Victoria Advocate|title=Cougar rally deals Tigers 13–10 loss|date=November 17, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 23–8
| attend = 18,195
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-well-tuned-houston-v/170047073/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Well-tuned Houston Veer smashes Seminoles, 23–8|date=November 24, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| rank = 15
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–30
| attend = 15,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-opportunistic-tulsa-up/170047167/|work=The Orange Leader|title=Opportunistic Tulsa upsets Cougars, 30–14|date=December 1, 1974|accessdate=April 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 23
| w/l = t
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
| tv = ABC
| score = 31–31
| attend = 35,122
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-cougars-wol/139576777/|work=The Corpus Christi Caller|title=Cougars, Wolfpack tie|date=December 24, 1974|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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