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1969 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1969
team	Houston Cougars
sport	football
logo	University of Houston classic logo.png
logo_size	100px
logo_alt	University of Houston's classic athletics logo
conference	Independent
CoachRank	16
APRank	12
record	9–2
head_coach	Bill Yeoman
hc_year	8th
off_scheme	Houston Veer
def_coach	Melvin Robertson
dc_year	5th
captain	Jim Strong
captain2	Jerry Drones
stadium	Astrodome
champion	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
bowl	[Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl](1969-astro-bluebonnet-bowl)
bowl_result	W 36–7 vs. [Auburn](1969-auburn-tigers-football-team)

The 1969 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 24th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by eighth-year head coach Bill Yeoman who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The team played its home games in the Astrodome, a 53,000-person capacity stadium off-campus in Houston. Houston competed as a member of the NCAA in the University Division, independent of any athletic conference. It was their tenth year of doing so. After completion of the regular season, the Cougars were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they defeated the Auburn Tigers. Following the overall season, several players were selected for the 1970 NFL draft.

Schedule

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final	AP
7	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	18	19	18	19	17	12

Preseason

Top 25 rankings

Houston was nationally ranked in the AP poll for the preseason with the No. 7 spot. It was the first time that Houston had received votes in the pre-season for that poll since the 1953 season, and was the highest pre-season ranking for the team ever. Outside of the 1967 season, it was the highest that Houston had ever been ranked in the poll.

Game summaries

Florida

Houston opened the 1969 season ranked as #7 in the Pre-season AP Poll. For its first game, the team traveled to Gainesville, Florida to compete against Florida of the Southeastern Conference at Florida Field. Led by tenth-year head coach Ray Graves, Florida had not lost a season opener for the past three years, while Houston had not lost a season opener for the past four years. It was the first time in history that the two teams had met. The victory by the Gators was considered a major upset, as the #7-ranked Houston quickly fell to an unranked position following the game, while Florida rose to #12 in the AP Poll. Following the game, Florida eventually went on to earn a 9–1–1 overall record, and after the defeat of Tennessee in the Gator Bowl, a #14 national ranking the poll to finish the season.

Coaching staff

Name	Position		Alma mater (year)		Year at Houston
Bill Yeoman	Head coach, offensive coordinator
Melvin Robertson	Defensive coordinator
Melvin Brown	Offensive backs coach
Billy Willingham	Offensive line coach
Barry Sides	Offensive line coach, defensive ends coach
Ben Hurt	Defensive line coach
Howard Tippett	Linebackers coach
Joe Arenas	Wide receivers coach
Carroll Schultz	Freshmen coach
Bobby Baldwin	Freshmen coach

References

(September 21, 1969). "Florida bombards Houston, 59 to 34". Pensacola News Journal.
(September 28, 1969). "O-State Cowboys beat Cougars, 24–18". The Arizona Republic.
(October 5, 1969). "Cougs rattle Miss. St. in Astrodome". The Odessa American.
(October 12, 1969). "Houston flattens Arizona by 34–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 26, 1969). "Cougars upset 17th ranked Ole Miss, 25–11". The Odessa American.
(November 2, 1969). "Cougars outlast Hurricane, 38–36". The Victoria Advocate.
(November 9, 1969). "Cougars win fifth straight". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
(November 16, 1969). "Houston pops Wolfpack". The News and Observer.
(November 23, 1969). "Cougar aerial bombs blitz Wyoming, 41–14". Austin American-Statesman.
(November 30, 1969). "Houston blasts Florida St. unit". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(January 1, 1970). "Auburn downed 36–7". Birmingham Post-Herald.
. ["Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Houston)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174660). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"2009 Houston Cougars football media guide: Year-by-Year results". [[Houston Cougars.
"1969 Final AP Football Poll". AP Poll Archive.
(1969-09-19). "Cougars, Gators Gamble Opening Game Streaks". [[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]].
Moran, Sheila. (1969-09-23). "Houston Drops Out of College Ratings". [[The Daily Courier (Arizona).
(1969-12-29). "Gutty Florida Defence Stops Tennessee 14–13 in Gator Bowl". [[Ottawa Citizen]].

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