1988 Houston Cougars football team

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1988 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Jenkins (2nd season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M* 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Houston 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 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

Honolulu, Hawaii, where they lost to Washington State
.

Schedule

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

    [2]

    Roster

    1988 Houston Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    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. # Name Class
    LB 86 Reggie Burnette So
    DB   Chris Ellison Jr
    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. # Name Class
    K 14 Roman Anderson Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    At Texas

    See also: 1988 Texas Longhorns football team

    Wyoming

    See also: 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team

    [3]

    Team players in the NFL

    Main article:
    1989 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Johnnie Jackson Cornerback 5 122 San Francisco 49ers
    Glenn Montgomery Defensive tackle 5 131 Houston Oilers
    Jason Phillips Wide receiver 10 253 Detroit Lions

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. ^ "1988 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
    3. ^ "The Houston Cougars may have bagged themselves their first bowl invitation since 1984". UPI. November 13, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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