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.
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Aloha Bowl, L 22–24 vs. Washington State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 18 |
1988 record | 9–3 (5–2 SWC) |
Head coach | Jack Pardee (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Astrodome |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 10 | at Louisiana Tech* | W 60–0 | ||
September 17 | at Missouri* | W 31–7 | ||
October 1 | at Baylor | W 27–24 | ||
October 8 | Texas A&M | L 16–30 | ||
October 15 | Tulsa* |
| W 82–28 | |
October 22 | No. 13 Arkansas |
| L 21–26 | |
October 29 | TCU |
| W 40–12 | |
November 5 | at Texas |
| W 66–15 | |
November 12 | No. 10 Wyoming* |
| W 34–10 | |
November 19 | at Texas Tech | No. 17 |
| W 30–29 |
November 26 | Rice | No. 14 |
| W 45–14 |
December 25 | vs. No. 18 Washington State* | No. 14 |
| L 22–24 |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
at Texas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–8–2 | 1987 | W 60–40 |
Team players in the NFL
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 |
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References
- "1988 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "The Houston Cougars may have bagged themselves their first bowl invitation since 1984". UPI. November 13, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1989
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