Coach record book
Bill Yeoman's Top 25 Games
The defining games from Bill Yeoman's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 71/100
- Overtime
- 0
Teams coached in this list
National ranking
The top 25 of 276 attributable games
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1979Week 9
Houston at Arkansas
Houston 13, Arkansas 10
W · Coached Houston vs. Arkansas
No. 4 Houston vs. No. 9 Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
71
Game score
- 1979PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Houston
Nebraska 14, Houston 17
W · Coached Houston vs. Nebraska
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Houston · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
69
Game score
- 1978Week 11
Houston at Texas
Houston 10, Texas 7
W · Coached Houston vs. Texas
No. 6 Houston vs. No. 9 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
69
Game score
- 1976PostseasonNeutral site
Maryland vs. Houston
Maryland 21, Houston 30
W · Coached Houston vs. Maryland
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 6 Houston · 9-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
68
Game score
- 1968Week 2
Texas at Houston
Texas 20, Houston 20
T · Coached Houston vs. Texas
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 11 Houston · 0-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
67
Game score
- 1976Week 12
Houston at Texas Tech
Houston 27, Texas Tech 19
W · Coached Houston vs. Texas Tech
No. 7 Houston vs. No. 9 Texas Tech · 8-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
- 1978PostseasonNeutral site
Houston vs. Notre Dame
Houston 34, Notre Dame 35
L · Coached Houston vs. Notre Dame
No. 9 Houston vs. No. 10 Notre Dame · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
- 1968Week 8
Georgia at Houston
Georgia 10, Houston 10
T · Coached Houston vs. Georgia
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Houston · 0-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
60
Game score
- 1977Week 2
UCLA at Houston
UCLA 13, Houston 17
W · Coached Houston vs. UCLA
No. 14 UCLA vs. No. 9 Houston · 4-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
- 1979Week 11
Texas at Houston
Texas 21, Houston 13
L · Coached Houston vs. Texas
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 9 Houston · 8-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
59
Game score
- 1974PostseasonNeutral site
Houston vs. NC State
Houston 31, NC State 31
T · Coached Houston vs. NC State
No. 15 Houston vs. No. 13 NC State · 0-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
- 1967Week 5
NC State at Houston
NC State 16, Houston 6
L · Coached Houston vs. NC State
No. 9 NC State vs. No. 10 Houston · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score
- 1979Week 7
Houston at Texas A&M
Houston 17, Texas A&M 14
W · Coached Houston vs. Texas A&M
No. 5 Houston vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
- 1981Week 10
Houston at Texas
Houston 14, Texas 14
T · Coached Houston vs. Texas
Unranked Houston vs. No. 5 Texas · 0-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
- 1979Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 10, Houston 13
W · Coached Houston vs. Baylor
Unranked Baylor vs. No. 7 Houston · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
- 1967Week 9
Georgia at Houston
Georgia 14, Houston 15
W · Coached Houston vs. Georgia
Unranked Georgia vs. No. 10 Houston · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
50
Game score
- 1978Week 9
Arkansas at Houston
Arkansas 9, Houston 20
W · Coached Houston vs. Arkansas
No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Houston · 11-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
- 1971PostseasonNeutral site
Colorado vs. Houston
Colorado 29, Houston 17
L · Coached Houston vs. Colorado
No. 7 Colorado vs. No. 15 Houston · 12-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
- 1983Week 11
Texas at Houston
Texas 9, Houston 3
L · Coached Houston vs. Texas
No. 2 Texas vs. Unranked Houston · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
- 1979Week 13
Texas Tech at Houston
Texas Tech 10, Houston 14
W · Coached Houston vs. Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Houston · 4-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
47
Game score
- 1979Week 3
Florida at Houston
Florida 10, Houston 14
W · Coached Houston vs. Florida
Unranked Florida vs. No. 10 Houston · 4-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
47
Game score
- 1978Week 13
Houston at Texas Tech
Houston 21, Texas Tech 22
L · Coached Houston vs. Texas Tech
No. 9 Houston vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
- 1981Week 8
Houston at Arkansas
Houston 20, Arkansas 17
W · Coached Houston vs. Arkansas
Unranked Houston vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
46
Game score
- 1982Week 7
Houston at SMU
Houston 14, SMU 20
L · Coached Houston vs. SMU
Unranked Houston vs. No. 5 SMU · 6-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
45
Game score
- 1979Week 10
Houston at TCU
Houston 21, TCU 10
W · Coached Houston vs. TCU
No. 5 Houston vs. Unranked TCU · 11-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
Methodology
How coach games are attributed and scored
Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.
AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.
Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.
Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.
Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.