1967 Houston Cougars football team
The 1967 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 22nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by sixth-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 eighth year of doing so. At this time, Houston was on probation from the NCAA, and therefore was not eligible to compete in any post-season bowl games. Following the overall season, several players were selected for the 1968 NFL Draft.
Schedule
Poll rankings
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma mater | Year at Houston |
Bill Yeoman | Head coach/offensive coordinator | Army | 6th |
Melvin Robertson | Defensive coordinator | West Texas State | 3rd |
Melvin Brown | Offensive backs coach | Oklahoma | 6th |
Billy Willingham | Offensive line coach | TCU | 2nd |
Ben Hurt | Defensive line coach | Middle Tennessee | 3rd |
Howard Tippett | Linebackers coach | East Tennessee State | 1st |
Joe Arenas | Wide receivers coach | Nebraska-Omaha | 5th |
Carroll Schultz | Freshmen coach | Louisiana Tech | 6th |
Bobby Baldwin | Freshmen coach | Houston | 3rd |