Bill Yeoman
Cougar History
May 1971: UH is invited to the Southwest Conference
On the morning of May 3, 1971, in a conference room in College Station, the University of Houston had one of its biggest athletics...
Cougar History
How UT and Rice conspired to help UH join the SWC
This is a follow-up piece to UH is invited to the Southwest Conference.
The University of Houston was admitted to the Southwest Conference on...
Legends
1980 COTTON BOWL: COUGARS BEAT HUSKERS ON 4TH-DOWN PASS
On a chilly New Years Day, the #8 Houston Cougars beat seventh-ranked Nebraska, 17-14 in the 1980 Cotton Bowl. With 12 seconds left, quarterback...
Rewind
Strong Cougars beat Auburn in ’69 Bluebonnet Bowl
On December 31, 1969, #17 Houston beat twelfth-ranked Auburn in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 36-7. The Cougars held the Plainsmen to one rushing yard for...
Beginnings
Cougars win the Tangerine Bowl in 1962
On December 22, 1962, the Houston Cougars beat the Miami (OH) Redskins, 49-21, in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando. Sophomore Joe Lopasky scored 4...
Beginnings
Bill Yeoman agrees to coach the Houston Cougars
On December 12, 1961, Bill Yeoman agreed to become the head coach at the University of Houston. Yeoman left a job on the staff...
Legends
Elmo Wright enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame
Elmo Wright, a dazzling split end on the 1968-70 UH football teams, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night....
Cougar History
UH crushs Li’l Tulsa 100-6
"I even know the play I scored on," Larry Gatlin told me in a 1998 interview for the Daily Cougar. "It was 3rd-and-12 on...
By The Numbers
Hosting scenarios, a special season, Tune’s long streak
A win against Memphis Friday night will give the Cougars an 8-0 conference season, only the second time that has happened in school history...
Cougar History
30-0: The Dad’s Day Massacre in Austin
On this day in 1976, the Houston Cougars beat Texas 30-0 at Memorial Stadium in Austin in what has become known as the Dad's...
Cougar History
Tennessee ’65: The day the Veer was born
The Cougars began the 1965 season in the sparkling-new Houston Astrodome. But after running onto the field against Tulsa in the opener, nothing else...
Cougar History
Cougars pound the Aggies in first SWC ‘home’ game
On this day in 1976, the Cougars returned "home" to Rice Stadium and rocked #9 Texas A&M, 21-10. The crowd of 70,001 was the...
Cougar History
Beating Michigan State in 1967 put UH on the map
The University of Houston defeated two-time defending national champ Michigan State, 37-7 on September 23, 1967. It is widely regarded as the game that...
Cougar History
Bill Yeoman beat Baylor in his 1st game
Bill Yeoman's first game as UH's head in 1962 was a 19-0 win over the Baylor Bears at Rice Stadium. Sophomore running back Joe...
Cougar History
UH’s 1968 trip to Austin results in a 20-20 tie
On September 21, 1968, the Houston Cougars went to Austin and tied the #4 Texas Longhorns, 20-20. Paul Gipson ran for 173 yards and...
Must Read
Beginnings
Cougars win the Tangerine Bowl in 1962
On December 22, 1962, the Houston Cougars beat the Miami (OH) Redskins, 49-21, in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando. Sophomore Joe Lopasky scored 4...
Basketball
Shead shines bright while Tranquil Brown fades to black
The Houston Cougars overcame a rash of banged-up players and a sluggish offense to beat Oklahoma State, 72-61, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth....
Beginnings
Bill Yeoman agrees to coach the Houston Cougars
On December 12, 1961, Bill Yeoman agreed to become the head coach at the University of Houston. Yeoman left a job on the staff...
Legends
Elmo Wright enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame
Elmo Wright, a dazzling split end on the 1968-70 UH football teams, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night....
Film Study
Cougars struggle to get it together in AAC Championship
Just some random thoughts from the Cincinnati game:
In the championship game era, the Cougars have gone 8-0 in the conference twice (C-USA 2011,...