American college football season
1990 Houston Cougars football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 10 |
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Record | 10–1 (7–1 SWC) |
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Head coach | - John Jenkins (1st season)
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Home stadium | Houston Astrodome |
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Seasons |
1990 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 12 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 10 Houston | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 15 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Baylor | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
TCU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Arkansas | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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 Houston 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, in the Coca-Cola Classic.
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | UNLV* | No. 24 | | | W 37–9 | 20,138 |
September 13 | at Texas Tech | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 51–35 | 36,794 |
September 29 | Rice | No. 13 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX (rivalry)
| | W 24–22 | 24,130 |
October 6 | at Baylor | No. 13 | | Raycom | W 31–15 | 36,289 |
October 13 | No. 20 Texas A&M | No. 12 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | W 36–31 | 45,141 |
October 20 | at SMU | No. 9 | | | W 44–17 | 23,250 |
October 27 | Arkansas | No. 6 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| Raycom | W 62–28 | 27,352 |
November 3 | TCU | No. 6 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | W 56–35 | 25,725 |
November 10 | at No. 14 Texas | No. 3 | | ESPN | L 24–45 | 82,457 |
November 17 | Eastern Washington* | No. 12 | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | W 84–21 | 17,050 |
December 2 | vs. Arizona State* | No. 11 | | TBS | W 62–45 | 50,000 |
- *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 | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Roman Anderson | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 (1) | 6 (2) | 3 (5) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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Coaches | | Not released |
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Game summaries
UNLV
At Texas Tech
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Rice
At Baylor
Texas A&M
Texas A&M at Houston | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 20 Aggies | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 | • No. 12 Cougars | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | A&M | Darren Lewis 47-yard run (Talbot kick) | A&M 7–0 | | 1 | | A&M | Layne Talbot 33-yard field goal | A&M 10–0 | | 1 | 5:16 | A&M | Darren Lewis 9-yard run (Talbot kick) | A&M 17–0 | | 1 | 2:40 | HOU | Manny Hazard 14-yard pass from David Klingler (Anderson kick) | A&M 17–7 | | 2 | | A&M | Darren Lewis 4-yard run (Talbot kick) | A&M 24–7 | | 2 | | HOU | Chuck Weatherspoon 1-yard run (Anderson kick) | A&M 24–14 | | 2 | 0:00 | HOU | Roman Anderson 39-yard field goal | A&M 24–17 | | 3 | | HOU | David Klingler 1-yard run (Anderson kick) | Tied 24–24 | | 3 | 6:40 | HOU | Roman Anderson 23-yard field goal | Houston 27–24 | | 3 | | A&M | Darren Lewis 12-yard run (Talbot kick) | A&M 31–27 | | 4 | 12:33 | HOU | Roman Anderson 34-yard field goal | A&M 31–30 | | 4 | 0:20 | HOU | Chuck Weatherspoon 1-yard run (pass failed) | Houston 36–31 | |
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
Arkansas
TCU
At Texas
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Eastern Washington
Vs. Arizona State
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
- ^ "1990 College Football Leaders". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1990 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Houston 51, Texas Tech 35". UPI. September 14, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Houston 36, Texas A&M 31". UPI. October 13, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Texas Hands Houston First Loss". New York Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Murphy, Austin (November 19, 1990). "Texas Hooks Some Respect". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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