1982 Houston Cougars football team

1982 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Yeoman (21st season)
Home stadium	Astrodome

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 21st-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 in fourth. Houston was not invited to a bowl game for the first time since 1977, finishing the season with a 5–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 12–31	24,687
September 18	No. 13 Arizona State*	Astrodome Houston, TX	ESPN	L 10–24	30,103
September 25	Lamar*	Astrodome Houston, TX		W 48–3	26,500
October 2	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	T 21–21	31,750
October 9	Texas A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX		W 24–20	46,302
October 16	at No. 5 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	USA	L 14–20	31,817
October 23	No. 6 Arkansas	Astrodome Houston, TX	CBS	L 3–38	37,503
October 30	TCU	Astrodome Houston, TX		W 31–27	21,103
November 6	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–50	76,657
November 20	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 24–7	33,548
November 27	Rice	Astrodome Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)		W 28–21	20,103
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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