This year will mark the 36th anniversary of coach Bill Yeoman’s most successful season as head coach of the Houston Cougars football team in 1979.
That season, the Cougars began their campaign on an eight-game winning streak. Starting with an opening day win over at the University of California, Los Angeles, UH rode that victory through their out-of-conference games and into conference play.
During that stretch, the Cougars outscored their opponents 188 to 90.
Wins against the University of Florida, Southern Methodist University and fourth-ranked Arkansas put UH in first place in the Southwest Conference, and a fifth-placed ranking in the Associated Press Poll.