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1974 Houston

8–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bill Yeoman, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1974, game by game: lost at No. 15 Arizona State 9–30; won at Rice 21–0; lost vs. Miami 3–20; won at Virginia Tech 49–12; won at South Carolina 24–14; won vs. Villanova 35–0; won vs. Cincinnati 27–6; won at Georgia 31–24; won vs. Memphis 13–10; won at Florida State 23–8; lost at Tulsa 14–30; tied vs. No. 13 NC State 31–31+37−21Lost 9–30 at No. 15 Arizona State-21No. 15 Arizona StateWon 21–0 at Rice+21RiceLost 3–20 vs. Miami-17MiamiWon 49–12 at Virginia Tech+37Virginia TechWon 24–14 at South Carolina+10South CarolinaWon 35–0 vs. Villanova+35VillanovaWon 27–6 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 31–24 at Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 13–10 vs. Memphis+3MemphisWon 23–8 at Florida State+15Florida StateLost 14–30 at Tulsa-16TulsaTied 31–31 vs. No. 13 NC State0No. 13 NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at15Arizona StateL 9–⁠3040%
Sep 14atRiceW 21–⁠062%
Sep 21vsMiamiL 3–⁠2078%
Sep 28atVirginia TechW 49–⁠1269%
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1466%
Oct 19vsVillanovaW 35–⁠084%
Oct 25vsCincinnatiW 27–⁠679%
Nov 2atGeorgiaW 31–⁠2447%
Nov 16vsMemphisW 13–⁠1074%
Nov 23atFlorida StateW 23–⁠887%
Nov 30atTulsaL 14–⁠3062%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs13NC StateAstro-Bluebonnet BowlT 31–⁠3147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied NC State 31–⁠31 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 10: 15
  5. Wk 11: 14
  6. Wk 12: 15
  7. Wk 13: 15
  8. Final: 19

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 1974.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 11
Points
280–⁠185
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1656 +7 this season
SP+ rating
11.9 No. 34 of 124; offense No. 40, defense No. 30
SRS
11.1 No. 30 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Todd
Captains
Bubba Broussard, Robert Giblin and Mack Mitchell
Offense
Houston Veer

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 1Mack Mitchell DECleveland Browns
Rd 3Gerald Hill LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Robert Giblin DBNew York Giants
Rd 4Marshall Johnson WRBaltimore Colts
Rd 4Harold Evans LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Bubba Broussard LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Reggie Cherry RBBuffalo Bills