1990 Houston Cougars football team

The 1990 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in second. Due to NCAA sanctions, Houston was ineligible to be invited to a bowl game and was banned from being ranked in the Coaches Poll. The Cougars lost only once in the season, to eventual SWC champions Texas, and were ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the year. Their last regular season game was played in Tokyo, Japan, in the Coca-Cola Classic.

1990 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Houston 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 –2 –19 –3 –1
Baylor 5 –2 –16 –4 –1
Rice 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
TCU 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Texas Tech 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Arkansas 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
SMU 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback David Klingler finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy, leading the nation with 54 passing touchdowns and 374 completions. His 5,140 passing yards trailed only Heisman-winner Ty Detmer of BYU.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8UNLV*No. 24
W 37–920,138
September 13at Texas TechNo. 18
ESPNW 51–35 36,794
September 29RiceNo. 13
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 24–2224,130
October 6at BaylorNo. 13
RaycomW 31–1536,289
October 13No. 20 Texas A&MNo. 12
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 36–3145,141
October 20at SMUNo. 9
W 44–1723,250
October 27ArkansasNo. 6
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomW 62–2827,352
November 3TCUNo. 6
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 56–3525,725
November 10at No. 14 TexasNo. 3
ESPNL 24–4582,457
November 17Eastern Washington*No. 12
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 84–2117,050
December 2vs. Arizona State*No. 11
TBSW 62–4550,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1990 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 20 Manny Hazard Sr
QB 7 David Klingler Jr
RB 28 Chuck Weatherspoon Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB   Reggie Burnette Sr
LB   Glenn Cadrez Jr
LB   Ryan McCoy So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Roman Anderson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2424181413131296 (1)6 (2)3 (5)121211910
CoachesNot released

Game summaries

UNLV
See also: UNLV Rebels football

At Texas Tech
See also: 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

[3]

Rice
See also: Rice Owls football and Bayou Bucket Classic

At Baylor
See also: 1990 Baylor Bears football team

Texas A&M
Texas A&M at Houston
1 234Total
No. 20 Aggies 17 770 31
• No. 12 Cougars 7 10109 36
Scoring summary
1A&MDarren Lewis 47-yard run (Talbot kick)A&M 7–0
1A&MLayne Talbot 33-yard field goalA&M 10–0
15:16A&MDarren Lewis 9-yard run (Talbot kick)A&M 17–0
12:40HOUManny Hazard 14-yard pass from David Klingler (Anderson kick)A&M 17–7
2A&MDarren Lewis 4-yard run (Talbot kick)A&M 24–7
2HOUChuck Weatherspoon 1-yard run (Anderson kick)A&M 24–14
20:00HOURoman Anderson 39-yard field goalA&M 24–17
3HOUDavid Klingler 1-yard run (Anderson kick)Tied 24–24
36:40HOURoman Anderson 23-yard field goalHouston 27–24
3A&MDarren Lewis 12-yard run (Talbot kick)A&M 31–27
412:33HOURoman Anderson 34-yard field goalA&M 31–30
40:20HOUChuck Weatherspoon 1-yard run (pass failed)Houston 36–31
See also: 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The Cougars drove 95 yards for the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run by Chuck Weatherspoon with 20 seconds remaining. Weatherspoon accounted for 218 yards from scrimmage (131 rushing) and 2 touchdowns. David Klingler passed for 352 yards and had 2 touchdowns (1 rushing).[4]

At SMU
See also: 1990 SMU Mustangs football team

Arkansas
See also: 1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

TCU
See also: 1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team

At Texas
See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team

[5][6]

Eastern Washington
See also: Eastern Washington Eagles football

Vs. Arizona State
See also: 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

In the 62–45 victory over the Sun Devils, David Klingler set the Division I-A single-game passing record with 716 yards.[7]

References
  1. "1990 College Football Leaders". Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "1990 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. "Houston 51, Texas Tech 35". UPI. September 14, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. "Houston 36, Texas A&M 31". UPI. October 13, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Texas Hands Houston First Loss". New York Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. Murphy, Austin (November 19, 1990). "Texas Hooks Some Respect". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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