1988 Houston Cougars football team

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1988 Houston Cougars football
Aloha Bowl, L 22–24 vs. Washington State
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Jenkins (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator Jim Eddy (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 010 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 07 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 05 6 0
Baylor 2 5 06 5 0
Texas 2 5 04 7 0
TCU 2 5 04 7 0
Rice 0 7 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Jack Pardee and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in third. Just two seasons after finishing 1–10 (0–7 SWC), the Cougars finished the season with a 9–3 record and ranked 18th in the final AP Poll. They were invited to the 1988 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they lost to Washington State.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Louisiana Tech *W 60–018,222 [1]
September 17at Missouri *W 31–736,287 [2]
October 1at Baylor Raycom W 27–2434,719 [3]
October 8 Texas A&M L 16–3042,361 [4]
October 15 Tulsa *
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 82–2814,068 [5]
October 22No. 13 Arkansas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomL 21–2621,775 [6]
October 29 TCU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 40–1215,582 [7]
November 5at Texas RaycomW 66–1569,600 [8]
November 12No. 10 Wyoming *
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ESPN W 34–1028,947 [9] [10]
November 19at Texas Tech No. 17W 30–2927,204 [11]
November 26 Rice No. 14
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 45–1416,923 [12]
December 25vs. No. 18 Washington State *No. 14 ABC L 22–2435,132 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL   Joey Banes Jr
WR 22 James Dixon Sr
WR 20 Manny Hazard So
QB 7 David Klingler Fr
WR 20 Jason Phillips Sr
QB 11 Andre Ware So
RB 28 Chuck Weatherspoon So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 86 Reggie Burnette So
DB  Chris EllisonJr
CB   Johnnie Jackson Sr
LB 46 Lamar Lathon Jr
SS 29 Alton Montgomery Jr
DT 56 Glenn Montgomery Sr
DT 96 Alfred Oglesby Jr
DB  Cornelius Price
DT 63 Craig Veasey Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 Roman Anderson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Johnnie Jackson Cornerback5122 San Francisco 49ers
Glenn Montgomery Defensive tackle5131 Houston Oilers
Jason Phillips Wide receiver10253 Detroit Lions

References

  1. "Houston destroys Louisiana Tech 60–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cougars befuddle the Tigers". Columbia Daily Tribune. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cougars run past Bears". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lewis, Aggies roll past Cougars, 30–16". Times Record News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Houston erupts for 82 points against Tulsa". The Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hogs keep composure, SWC lead". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ware passes Houston past Horned Frogs". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Red tide inundates Longhorns, 66–15". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UH Cougars sack No. 10 Wyoming 34–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "The Houston Cougars may have bagged themselves their first bowl invitation since 1984". UPI . November 13, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. "Coogs clinch bowl bid with 30–29 comeback". Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Houston records ninth win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Houston talk fires up Washington State". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1988 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.