1977 Houston Cougars football team

1977 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (16th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-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, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 12	No. 11 UCLA*	No. 14	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 17–13
September 17	at No. 10 Penn State*	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–31
September 24	at Utah*	No. 19	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 34–16
October 1	Baylor	No. 19	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 28–24
October 15	SMU	No. 19	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 23–37
October 22	at No. 9 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–34
October 29	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 42–14
November 5	No. 1 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–35
November 19	No. 16 Texas Tech		Astrodome Houston, TX	W 45–7
November 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	W 51–21
December 3	at No. 17 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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