1969 Houston Cougars 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.

1969 Houston Cougars football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yeoman (8th season)
Offensive schemeHouston Veer
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome (53,000)
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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