1991 Houston Cougars football team

The 1991 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston 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 Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in seventh.

1991 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1991 record	4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	John Jenkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome

1991 Southwest Conference football standings
	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
August 31	Louisiana Tech*	No. 12	Astrodome Houston, TX		W 73–3	30,082
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		Astrodome Houston, TX		L 21–38	37,022
October 12	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 17–29	45,860
October 19	SMU		Astrodome Houston, TX		W 49–20	17,339
October 26	at No. 13 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 18–27	65,812
November 9	Texas		Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–14	47,911
November 16	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)		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		Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 46–52	18,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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

Game summaries

at Miami

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Team players in the NFL

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

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References

1. "1991 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
3. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1992