The Houston Cougars were 8-3 in 1970.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 307 | 4,393 | 790 | 5.6 | 2,624 | 542 | 4.8 | 1,769 | 248 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 15th | 50th | 6th | 15th | 37th | 6th | 44th | 69th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 160 | 3,378 | 4.1 | 1,975 | 566 | 3.5 | 1,403 | 253 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 55th | 37th | 78th | 96th | 58th | 39th | 61st | 28th | ||||||||||
Net | +147 | +1,015 | +790 | +1.4 | +649 | -24 | +1.4 | +366 | -5 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 22nd | 50th | 13th | 30th | 64th | 19th | 34th | 70th | 25th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |