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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: Jack Pardee
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1946  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Jack Pardee enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Nevada Las Vegas  69   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Arizona State  36   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Temple  65   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Baylor  66   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Texas A&M  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Southern Methodist  95   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Arkansas  39   45   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Texas Christian  55   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Texas  47   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Texas Tech  40   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Rice  64   0   W       
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored589
  Scoring Average53.5
  Points Allowed150
  Defense Average13.6
  Opponents Record56-66
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-2-0 AP
14 9-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1989 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 9-3360281Won  49-215-3229211  Spike Dykes
Arkansas 10-2385230Lost  27-317-1269168  Ken Hatfield
Houston 9-2589150 6-2419136  Jack Pardee
Texas A&M 8-4343192Lost  28-316-2250112  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 5-6245190 4-4189139  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-6220289 4-4174222  David McWilliams
Texas Christian 4-7183301 2-6127261  Jim Wacker
Rice 2-8-1175313 2-6136258  Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist 2-9187499 0-8115401  Forrest Gregg

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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