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1973 Houston

11–⁠1, coached by Bill Yeoman, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1973, game by game: won vs. Rice 24–6; won vs. South Carolina 27–19; won at Memphis 35–21; won at San Diego State 14–9; won vs. Virginia Tech 54–27; won at No. 15 Miami 30–7; lost at Auburn 0–7; won vs. Florida State 34–3; won at Colorado State 28–20; won vs. Wyoming 35–0; won vs. Tulsa 35–16; won vs. No. 17 Tulane 47–7+40−7Won 24–6 vs. Rice+18RiceWon 27–19 vs. South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 35–21 at Memphis+14MemphisWon 14–9 at San Diego State+5San Diego StateWon 54–27 vs. Virginia Tech+27Virginia TechWon 30–7 at No. 15 Miami+23No. 15 MiamiLost 0–7 at Auburn-7AuburnWon 34–3 vs. Florida State+31Florida StateWon 28–20 at Colorado State+8Colorado StateWon 35–0 vs. Wyoming+35WyomingWon 35–16 vs. Tulsa+19TulsaWon 47–7 vs. No. 17 Tulane+40No. 17 Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsRiceW 24–⁠671%
Sep 21vsSouth CarolinaW 27–⁠1971%
Sep 29atMemphisW 35–⁠2149%
Oct 6atSan Diego StateW 14–⁠940%
Oct 12vsVirginia TechW 54–⁠2783%
Oct 19at15MiamiW 30–⁠759%
Oct 27atAuburnL 0–⁠746%
Nov 3vsFlorida StateW 34–⁠387%
Nov 10atColorado StateW 28–⁠2078%
Nov 24vsWyomingW 35–⁠086%
Dec 1vsTulsaW 35–⁠1684%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs17TulaneAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 47–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 47–⁠7 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 15
  11. Wk 11: 15
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Final: 9

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 1973.

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
363–⁠142
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1723 +154 this season
SP+ rating
22.5 No. 11 of 123; offense No. 18, defense No. 17
SRS
18.5 No. 16 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Todd
Captains
Ken Baugh, D.C. Nobles and Deryl McGallion
Offense
Houston Veer

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Steve George DTSt. Louis Cardinals