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1981 Houston Cougars football
Sun Bowl, L 14–40 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Southwest Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1 10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0 8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0 7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0 4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1 2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 20th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in third. Houston was invited to the 1981 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, where they lost to Oklahoma, 40–14.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 New Mexico* ESPNW 21–1026,435
September 19at No. 16 Miami (FL)*L 7–1232,586
September 26 Utah State*
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–727,462
October 3 Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 24–328,118
October 10at Texas A&MESPNL 6–766,569
October 17No. 10 SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 22–3836,892
October 24at No. 12 ArkansasW 20–1754,618
October 31at TCUABCW 20–1613,257
November 7No. 5 Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ESPNT 14–1452,589
November 21 Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 15–725,169
November 28at RiceW 40–325,000
December 26vs. Oklahoma* CBSL 14–4033,816
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1981 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.