1970 Houston Cougars football team

1970 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 19
Record	8–3
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Veer–T
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 19	Syracuse	No. 15	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 42–15
September 26	at Oklahoma State	No. 11	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–26
October 10	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 31–14
October 17	Oregon State	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston,TX	W 19–16
October 24	Alabama	No. 15	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 21–30
October 31	Tulsa		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 21–9
November 7	at No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 18	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 13–24
November 14	Wyoming		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 28–0
November 21	Wake Forest		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 26–2
November 26	at Florida State		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 53–21
December 5	at Miami (FL)		Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 36–3
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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

Season summary

Ole Miss

See also: 1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team

#18 Houston Cougars at #13 Ole Miss Rebels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	0	7	0	7	14
Ole Miss	14	0	3	7	24

at Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

• Date: November 7, 1970
• Game attendance: 36,535
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Game information

First quarter MISS – Randy Reed 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards. MISS – Bob Knight 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 14–0. Drive: Second quarter HOU – Robert Newhouse 11-yard run (Carlos Lopez kick), 1:11. Ole Miss 14–7. Drive: Third quarter MISS – Cloyce Hinton 58-yard field goal. Ole Miss 17–7. Drive: Fourth quarter MISS – Vernon Studdard 3-yard pass from Shug Chumbler (Jim Poole kick). Ole Miss 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards. HOU – touchdown (kick failed). Ole Miss 24–13. Drive: Top passers HOU – Gerry Mullins – 7/23, 78 yards, 4 INT MISS – Top rushers HOU – Robert Newhouse – 15 rushes, 148 yards, TD MISS – Top receivers HOU – MISS –