The Houston Cougars were 8-3 in 1974. They tied the NC State Wolfpack, 31 to 31, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| 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 | 249 | 4,458 | 868 | 5.1 | 3,448 | 720 | 4.8 | 1,010 | 148 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 14th | 7th | 24th | 4th | 2nd | 14th | 95th | 98th | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 154 | 2,779 | 3.8 | 1,456 | 486 | 3.0 | 1,323 | 238 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 15th | 17th | 15th | 18th | 18th | 65th | 109th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +95 | +1,679 | +868 | +1.3 | +1,992 | +234 | +1.8 | -313 | -90 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 6th | 7th | 12th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 95th | 115th | 29th |
| 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 |