1969 Houston Cougars football team , also known as the Houston Cougars , Houston , or UH , represented the University of Houston in the 1969 college football season . It was the 24th year of season play for Houston . The team was coached by eighth-year head coach Bill Yeoman who would later be 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
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1969 Houston Cougars football team