1990_Houston_Cougars_football_team

1990 Houston Cougars football team

1990 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

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.

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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]

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Roster

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Rankings

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Game summaries

UNLV

See also: UNLV Rebels football

At Texas Tech

See also: 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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Rice

See also: Rice Owls football and Bayou Bucket Classic

At Baylor

See also: 1990 Baylor Bears football team

Texas A&M

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See also: 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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

See also: 1990 SMU Mustangs football team

Arkansas

See also: 1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

TCU

See also: 1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team

At Texas

See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team

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Eastern Washington

See also: Eastern Washington Eagles football

Vs. Arizona State

See also: 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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

  1. [1]
    "1990 College Football Leaders". Sports-Reference.com.
  2. [2]
    "1990 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Houston 51, Texas Tech 35". UPI. September 14, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Houston 36, Texas A&M 31". UPI. October 13, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Texas Hands Houston First Loss". New York Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. [6]
    Murphy, Austin (November 19, 1990). "Texas Hooks Some Respect". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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