1993 Houston Cougars football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 1–9–1 (1–5–1 SWC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Neil Callaway (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Gene Smith (1st season) |
Home stadium | Astrodome |
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No. 9 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach Kim Helton and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for last.
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | at USC * | ABC | L 7–49 | 49,438 | ||
September 11 | Tulsa * | L 24–38 | 15,138 | |||
September 25 | at No. 8 Michigan * | L 21–42 | 104,196 | [1] | ||
October 2 | Baylor |
| Raycom | W 24–3 | 20,123 | |
October 9 | at No. 14 Texas A&M | Raycom | L 10–34 | 60,575 | ||
October 16 | SMU |
| T 28–28 | 15,973 | ||
October 30 | at TCU | L 10–28 | 19,606 | |||
November 4 | Texas |
| ESPN | L 16–34 | 26,163 | |
November 13 | Cincinnati * |
| L 17–41 | 10,860 | ||
November 20 | vs. Texas Tech | L 7–58 | 28,652 | |||
November 26 | at Rice |
| ABC | L 7–37 | 18,100 | |
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