1968 Houston Cougars football team

The 1968 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 23rd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by seventh-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 Houston 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 ninth 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 1969 NFL Draft. The 100 points scored by Houston in the November 23rd game against Tulsa remains the most points scored by a team in Division I college football history.

1968 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record6–2–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman (7th season)
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (4th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome (53,000)
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
Rutgers    8 2 0
West Texas State    8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    7 2 1
Florida State    8 3 0
Air Force    7 3 0
Army    7 3 0
Buffalo    7 3 0
No. 18 Houston    6 2 2
Utah State    7 3 0
Boston College    7 3 0
West Virginia    7 3 0
VPI    7 4 0
Pacific    6 4 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 0
Miami (FL)    5 5 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Southern Miss    4 6 0
Holy Cross    3 6 1
San Jose State    3 7 0
Navy    2 8 0
Tulane    2 8 0
Pittsburgh    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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