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Houston Football Team History


Houston Cougars
University of Houston
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: John Jenkins
Conference: Southwest-

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1946  <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024
1990 Season Highlights
 John Jenkins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1990 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  37   9   W       
 Thu., Sep. 13  @ Texas Tech  51   35   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Rice  24   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Baylor  31   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Texas A&M  36   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern Methodist  44   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Arkansas  62   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas Christian  56   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas  24   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Eastern Washington  84   21   W       
 Sun., Dec. 2  vs. Arizona State  62   45   W    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 
1990 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored511
  Scoring Average46.5
  Points Allowed303
  Defense Average27.5
  Opponents Record51-60
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-1-0 AP
12 10-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1990 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7322356 3-5268262  Spike Dykes
Texas 10-2358227Lost  3-468-0302126  David McWilliams
Houston 10-1511303 7-1328228  John Jenkins
Texas A&M 9-3-1465232Won  65-145-2-1261166  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 6-4-1225202 5-2-1199146  Grant Teaff
Rice 5-6256258 3-5182206  Fred Goldsmith
Texas Christian 5-6292353 3-5238292  Jim Wacker
Arkansas 3-8263360 1-7187316  Jack Crowe
Southern Methodist 1-10197426 0-8139362  Forrest Gregg

1990 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1990 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.