1989 Houston Cougars football team

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1989 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record9–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Jenkins (3rd season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJim Eddy (4th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Houston 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1989 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the

NCAA from rules violated in prior seasons, Houston was ineligible for participation in a bowl game and could not be listed in the Coaches Poll
. The Cougars were also barred from live television.

Ware became the first Black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy when he threw for 4,699 yards, 46 touchdowns, and set 27 NCAA records. Many of the records were thanks to the innovative use of the

NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2at
Las Vegas, NV
W 69–022,416
September 23at
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• W 36–767,357
    September 30Temple*No. 14
    		W 65–715,121
    October 7BaylorNo. 12
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		W 66–1031,433
    October 14at Texas A&MNo. 8
    		L 13–1766,423
    October 21SMUNo. 16
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		W 95–2120,009
    October 28at No. 13 ArkansasNo. 12
    		L 39–4555,112
    November 4at TCUNo. 17
    		W 55–1019,212
    November 11TexasNo. 15
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		W 47–945,586
    November 25No. 18 Texas TechNo. 13
    • Houston Astrodome
    • Houston, TX
    		W 40–2430,097
    December 2at RiceNo. 13
    		W 64–022,700
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    1989 Houston Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL   Joey Banes Sr
    WR 20 Manny Hazard Jr
    QB 7 David Klingler So
    QB 11 Andre Ware Jr
    RB 28 Chuck Weatherspoon Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB   Reggie Burnette Jr
    DB   Chris Ellison Sr
    LB 46 Lamar Lathon Sr
    SS 29 Alton Montgomery Sr
    DT 96 Alfred Oglesby Sr
    DB   Cornelius Price
    DT   Craig Veasey Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K   Roman Anderson So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Rankings

    Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Week-to-Week Rankings
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Final
    AP 21 22 18 17 14 12 8 16 12 17 15 13 13 13 13 13 14
    Coaches' Ineligible (on probation)

    Game summaries

    At UNLV

    See also: UNLV Rebels football

    At Arizona State

    See also: 1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

    Temple

    See also: Temple Owls football

    Andre Ware threw for a career-high 7 touchdown passes.

    Baylor

    See also: 1989 Baylor Bears football team

    Manny Hazard hauled in a school-record 5 touchdown receptions.

    At Texas A&M

    See also: 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team

    SMU

    SMU at Houston
    1 234Total
    Mustangs 6 870 21
    • No. 16 Cougars 24 352214 95
    • Date: October 21
    • Location:
      Houston, Texas
    • Game attendance: 20,009
    • Game weather: Indoors
    Scoring summary
    1HOUAnderson 28-yard field goalHouston 3–0
    1HOUWeatherspoon 2-yard run (Anderson kick)Houston 10–0
    1HOUWeatherspoon 54-yard run (Anderson kick)Houston 17–0
    1SMUBallard fumble recovery in end zone (kick blocked)Houston 17–6
    1HOUP. Smith 62-yard pass from Andre Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 24–6
    2HOUCooper 7-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 31–6
    2SMUBeard 2-yard pass from Mike Romo (Collins pass from Lawson)Houston 31–14
    2HOUWilliams 40-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 38–14
    2HOUHazard 3-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 45–14
    2HOUWilliams 87-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 52–14
    2HOUHazard 28-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 59–14
    3HOUHazard 46-yard pass from David Klingler (Anderson kick)Houston 66–14
    3SMULove 26-yard run (Lomerick kick)Houston 66–21
    3HOUWeatherspoon 22-yard run (Anderson kick)Houston 73–21
    3HOUP. Smith 53-yard pass from Klingler (Perry run)Houston 81–21
    4HOUP. Smith 74-yard pass from Klingler (Anderson kick)Houston 88–21
    4HOUCooper 16-yard pass from Klingler (Anderson kick)Houston 95–21
    See also: 1989 SMU Mustangs football team

    Houston shattered the NCAA record for total offense with 1,021 yards, and set the mark for passing yards with 771.[4] Andre Ware threw for 517 yards and 6 touchdowns while completing 25 of 41 attempts, and did not play in the second half. Backup David Klingler threw for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns in the second half. Paul Smith caught 6 passes for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns. Chuck Weatherspoon rushed 15 times for 207 yards and 3 touchdowns.[5]

    At Arkansas

    See also: 1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

    [6]

    At TCU

    See also: 1989 TCU Horned Frogs football team

    Texas

    Texas at Houston
    1 234Total
    Longhorns 3 600 9
    • No. 15 Cougars 6 21146 47
    • Date: November 11
    • Location:
      CST
    • Elapsed time: 3:25
    • Game attendance: 45,586
    • Game weather: Indoors
    • Referee: Joe Thomas
    Scoring summary
    18:26TEXClements 25-yard field goalTexas 3–0
    13:27HOUAnderson 24-yard field goalTied 3–3
    12:17HOUAnderson 38-yard field goalHouston 6–3
    213:00HOUAnders 18-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 13–3
    26:43TEXClements 52-yard field goalHouston 13–6
    21:40HOUHazard 38-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 20–6
    20:44HOUAnders 31-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 27–6
    20:00TEXClements 47-yard field goalHouston 27–9
    311:08HOUWeatherspoon 60-yard run (Anderson kick)Houston 34–9
    38:12HOUHazard 9-yard pass from Ware (Anderson kick)Houston 41–9
    410:39HOUAnderson 33-yard field goalHouston 44–9
    44:28HOUAnderson 36-yard field goalHouston 47–9
    See also: 1989 Texas Longhorns football team

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    Texas Tech

    See also: 1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

    At Rice

    See also:
    Bayou Bucket Classic

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    [9][10][11]

    Awards and honors

    Team players in the NFL

    Main article:
    1990 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Andre Ware Quarterback 1 7 Detroit Lions
    Lamar Lathon Linebacker 1 15 Houston Oilers
    Alton Montgomery Defensive back 2 52 Denver Broncos
    Alfred Oglesby Nose tackle 3 66 Miami Dolphins
    Craig Veasey Defensive tackle 3 81 Pittsburgh Steelers
    Chris Ellison Defensive back 11 278 Atlanta Falcons
    Joey Banes Tackle 11 295 Houston Oilers

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    References

    1. ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/theseason0807ware/houston-andre-ware-changed-game-25-years-ago
    2. ^ "Houston: History & Records" (PDF). University of Houston Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    3. ^ "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: All-Time Series Game-By-Game" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
    4. ^ "FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    5. ^ "Houston Rolls It Up Against SMU With 95 Points, 1,021 Yards". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    6. ^ "Arkansas Chills Score-Happy Houston, 45-39". Tulsa World. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    7. ^ "UH air show bombs 'Horns again, 47-9". Odessa American via newspapers.com. November 12, 1989. p. 37. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    8. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Houston Routs Rice". The New York Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    9. ^ "Passing Puts Ware on Receiving End of Heisman". The Washington Post. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    10. ^ "THE HEISMAN TROPHY: Invisible Ware Gets Hardware". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    11. ^ "Houston's Ware Wins Heisman". The New York Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    12. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
    13. ^ "Ware wins Heisman". Houston Chronicle. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
    14. NFL.com. Archived from the original
      on March 7, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
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