1991 Houston Cougars football team

1991 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorBen Hurt (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumHouston 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 as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Jenkins, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC. The team played home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Louisiana Tech*No. 12
W 73–330,082[1]
September 12at No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 10
ESPNL 10–4071,842
September 21at Illinois*No. 21
ABCL 10–5160,182
October 5No. 11 Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 21–3837,022
October 12at Arkansas
L 17–2945,860
October 19SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 49–2017,339
October 26at No. 13 Texas A&M
L 18–2765,812
November 9Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 23–1447,911
November 16at Rice
W 41–2122,800
November 23at TCU
L 45–4926,432
November 30Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 46–5218,114
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At No. 2 Miami (FL)

See also: 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Cougars 0 3 0 7 10
No. 2 Hurricanes 14 16 7 3 40

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

The following Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ "UH, 73–3; Klingler has 9 TDs". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1991 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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