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 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/AFL draft.
Schedule
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Coaching staff
Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at Houston Bill Yeoman Head coach/offensive coordinator Army (1948) 6th Melvin Robertson Defensive coordinator West Texas State (1950) 3rd Melvin Brown Offensive backs coach Oklahoma (1954) 6th Billy Willingham Offensive line coach TCU (1951) 2nd Ben Hurt Defensive line coach Middle Tennessee (1957) 3rd Howard Tippett Linebackers coach East Tennessee State (1958) 1st Joe Arenas Wide receivers coach Nebraska-Omaha (1951) 5th Carroll Schultz Freshmen coach Louisiana Tech (1948) 6th Bobby Baldwin Freshmen coach Houston (1958) 3rd
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