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1969 Houston

9–⁠2, coached by Bill Yeoman, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1969, game by game: lost at Florida 34–59; lost at Oklahoma State 18–24; won vs. Mississippi State 74–0; won at Arizona 34–17; won vs. No. 17 Ole Miss 25–11; won vs. Miami 38–36; won at Tulsa 47–14; won at NC State 34–13; won vs. Wyoming 41–14; won vs. Florida State 41–13; won vs. No. 12 Auburn 36–7+74−25Lost 34–59 at Florida-25FloridaLost 18–24 at Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateWon 74–0 vs. Mississippi State+74Mississippi Sta…Won 34–17 at Arizona+17ArizonaWon 25–11 vs. No. 17 Ole Miss+14No. 17 Ole MissWon 38–36 vs. Miami+2MiamiWon 47–14 at Tulsa+33TulsaWon 34–13 at NC State+21NC StateWon 41–14 vs. Wyoming+27WyomingWon 41–13 vs. Florida State+28Florida StateWon 36–7 vs. No. 12 Auburn+29No. 12 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atFloridaL 34–⁠5953%
Sep 27atOklahoma StateL 18–⁠2460%
Oct 4vsMississippi StateW 74–⁠079%
Oct 11atArizonaW 34–⁠1758%
Oct 25vs17Ole MissW 25–⁠1152%
Nov 1vsMiamiW 38–⁠3670%
Nov 8atTulsaW 47–⁠1472%
Nov 15atNC StateW 34–⁠1353%
Nov 22vsWyomingW 41–⁠1471%
Nov 29vsFlorida StateW 41–⁠1363%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs12AuburnAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 36–⁠747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 36–⁠7 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 9: 18
  3. Wk 10: 19
  4. Wk 11: 18
  5. Wk 12: 19
  6. Wk 13: 17
  7. Final: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanBill Bridges, OG

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
422–⁠208
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1740 +137 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.1 No. 11 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Melvin Robertson
Captains
Jim Strong and Jerry Drones
Offense
Houston Veer

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Rusty Clark QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Jim Strong RBSan Francisco 49ers