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-
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
Record 10-1
Points Scored 511
Scoring Average 46.5
Points Allowed 303
Defense Average 27.5
Opponents Record 51-60
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 10-1-0
AP
12 10-1-0
USA Today/CNN
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.
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