I've always found the SWC Roundup to be a really interesting place to check out during football season. They do a really good job of following the Texas G5 programs. This recently added piece tells the story of the 1976 Cougar football team that went from 2 wins in 1975 to SWC champs in 1976.
Bill Yeoman built his war machine for a decade before the call came in that the school in the shadow of downtown Houston would join the Southwest Conference starting in 1976. In preparation, Houston put together nine straight winning seasons from 1966 to 1974. They won nineteen games in 1973 and 1974. After back-to-back Bluebonnet Bowl appearances, the Cougars were flying high heading into the '75 season. 1975 wasn't kind. Houston finished 2-8, losing eight straight at one point and prompting Yeoman chalk up the failure as a long, hard lesson learned in humility.
https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/8/1/what-happened-the-story-of-the-1976-houston-cougars
Bill Yeoman built his war machine for a decade before the call came in that the school in the shadow of downtown Houston would join the Southwest Conference starting in 1976. In preparation, Houston put together nine straight winning seasons from 1966 to 1974. They won nineteen games in 1973 and 1974. After back-to-back Bluebonnet Bowl appearances, the Cougars were flying high heading into the '75 season. 1975 wasn't kind. Houston finished 2-8, losing eight straight at one point and prompting Yeoman chalk up the failure as a long, hard lesson learned in humility.
https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/8/1/what-happened-the-story-of-the-1976-houston-cougars
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