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1990 Houston Cougars football team

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1990 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

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

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Roster

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1990 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 20 Manny Hazard Sr
QB 7 David Klingler Jr
RB 28 Chuck Weatherspoon Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB   Reggie Burnette Sr
LB   Glenn Cadrez Jr
LB   Ryan McCoy So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Roman Anderson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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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

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UNLV

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At Texas Tech

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Rice

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At Baylor

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Texas A&M

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Texas A&M at Houston
1 234Total
No. 20 Aggies 17 770 31
No. 12 Cougars 7 10109 36

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

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Arkansas

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TCU

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At Texas

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Eastern Washington

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Vs. Arizona State

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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

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  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.