1991 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

1991 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
  • John Jenkins (2nd season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
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1991 Southwest Conference football standings
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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. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Houston compiled an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Louisiana Tech*No. 12W 73–330,082[1]
September 12at No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 10ESPNL 10–4071,842
September 21at Illinois*No. 21
ABCL 10–5160,182
October 5No. 11 Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3837,022
October 12at ArkansasL 17–2945,860
October 19SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 49–2017,339
October 26at No. 13 Texas A&ML 18–2765,812
Nomber 9Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ABCW 23–1447,911
November 16at Rice
W 41–2122,800
November 23at TCUL 45–4926,432
November 30Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomL 46–5218,114
  • *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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Miami

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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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