1991 Houston Cougars football team

1991 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	John Jenkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome

1991 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas A&M $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
TCU	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by second-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 seventh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
August 31	Louisiana Tech*	No. 12	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 73–3
September 12	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–40
September 21	at Illinois*	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 10–51
October 5	No. 11 Baylor		Astrodome Houston, TX	L 21–38
October 12	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 17–29
October 19	SMU		Astrodome Houston, TX	W 49–20
October 26	at No. 13 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 18–27
November 9	Texas		Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 23–14
November 16	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	W 41–21
November 23	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 45–49
November 30	Texas Tech		Astrodome Houston, TX	L 46–52
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1991 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR   John Brown Sr WR   Freddie Gilbert QB 7 David Klingler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB   Glenn Cadrez Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K   Roman Anderson Sr	Head coach John Jenkins Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

at Miami

See also: 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–8	1983	L 7–29

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
David Klingler	Quarterback	1	6	Cincinnati Bengals
Glenn Cadrez	Linebacker	6	154	New York Jets
John Brown	Wide receiver	7	192	Chicago Bears
Ostell Miles	Running back	9	226	Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Gisler	Defensive tackle	11	303	New Orleans Saints