1991 Houston Cougars football team

The 1991 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Houston compiled an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC.

1991 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	John Jenkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas A&M $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
TCU	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Louisiana Tech*	No. 12	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 73–3	30,082	[1]
September 12	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 10–40	71,842
September 21	at Illinois*	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 10–51	60,182
October 5	No. 11 Baylor		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 21–38	37,022
October 12	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 17–29	45,860
October 19	SMU		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 49–20	17,339
October 26	at No. 13 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 18–27	65,812
Nomber 9	Texas		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	W 23–14	47,911
November 16	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 41–21	22,800
November 23	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 45–49	26,432
November 30	Texas Tech		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 46–52	18,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Miami (FL)

See also: 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Roster

1991 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR   John Brown Sr WR   Freddie Gilbert QB 7 David Klingler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB   Glenn Cadrez Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K   Roman Anderson Sr	Head coach John Jenkins Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

The following Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
1	6	David Klingler	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals
6	154	Glenn Cadrez	Linebacker	New York Jets
7	192	John Brown	Wide receiver	Chicago Bears
9	226	Ostell Miles	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals
11	303	Mike Gisler	Defensive tackle	New Orleans Saints

References

1. "UH, 73–3; Klingler has 9 TDs". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1991 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
3. "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
4. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.