1983 Houston
4–7 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Yeoman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 45–14Sep 1
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Rice | W 45–14 | 66% |
| Sep 10 | vs Miami | L 7–29 | 53% |
| Sep 17 | vs Lamar | W 42–35 | 80% |
| Sep 24 | at Oregon | L 14–15 | 63% |
| Oct 1 | vs Baylor | L 21–42 | 62% |
| Oct 8 | at Texas A&M | L 7–30 | 44% |
| Oct 22 | at Arkansas | L 3–24 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | at TCU | W 28–21 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | vs 2Texas | L 3–9 | 20% |
| Nov 19 | vs Texas Tech | W 43–41 | 63% |
| Nov 26 | vs 6SMU | L 12–34 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SMU 34–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 225–294
- Coach
- Bill Yeoman
- Elo
- 1447 −82 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.4 No. 82 of 108; offense No. 77, defense No. 78
- SRS
- −6.3 No. 81 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Don Todd
- Captains
- Eugene Lockhart, Duane Losack and Dwyane Love
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 6 | Eugene Lockhart LB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Southwest Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Donald JordanRBUPI-2- Eugene LockhartLBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1983 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 11–1 | 5 |
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 1–8–2 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.