1988 Houston Cougars football team

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.

1988 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1988 record93 (52 SWC)
Head coachJack Pardee (2nd season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 10at Louisiana Tech*W 60–0
September 17at Missouri*W 31–7
October 1at BaylorW 27–24
October 8Texas A&ML 16–30
October 15Tulsa*
W 82–28
October 22No. 13 Arkansas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–26
October 29TCU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 40–12
November 5at TexasW 66–15
November 12No. 10 Wyoming*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 34–10
November 19at Texas TechNo. 17
W 30–29
November 26RiceNo. 14
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)
W 45–14
December 25vs. No. 18 Washington State*No. 14L 22–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
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 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.#NameClass
K 14 Roman Anderson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

at Texas

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8–2 1987 W 60–40

Wyoming

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 1987 L 35–37

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Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Johnnie JacksonCornerback5122San Francisco 49ers
Glenn MontgomeryDefensive tackle5131Houston Oilers
Jason PhillipsWide receiver10253Detroit Lions

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