1984 Houston Cougars football team

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1984 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 SMU +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Houston +	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Texas	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 23rd-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 as co-champions with SMU with a conference record of 6–2. Houston was invited to the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Boston College.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Miami (OH)*	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 30–17
September 22	at No. 9 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–35
September 29	Louisville*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 28–30
October 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 27–17
October 13	Texas A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 9–7
October 20	at No. 6 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	W 29–20
October 27	Arkansas	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–17
November 3	No. 20 TCU	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 14–21
November 10	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 29–15
November 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 24–17
December 1	Rice	Astrodome Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	W 38–26
January 1	vs. No. 8 Boston College*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 28–45
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game