1988 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

1988 Houston Cougars football
Aloha Bowl, L 22–24 vs. Washington State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Pardee (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Jenkins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Eddy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
Seasons← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Louisiana Tech*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 60–0	18,222
September 17	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 31–7	36,287
October 1	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–24	34,719
October 8	Texas A&M		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 16–30	42,361
October 15	Tulsa*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 82–28	14,068
October 22	No. 13 Arkansas		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 21–26	21,775
October 29	TCU		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 40–12	15,582
November 5	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 66–15	69,600
November 12	No. 10 Wyoming*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ESPN	W 34–10	28,947
November 19	at Texas Tech	No. 17	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 30–29	27,204
November 26	Rice	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 45–14	16,923
December 25	vs. No. 18 Washington State*	No. 14	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 22–24	35,132
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1988 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	Roman Anderson	Fr

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

"Houston destroys Louisiana Tech 60–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"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.

v t e Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Houston Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Baylor Rice SMU Texas Tech Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Veer option The Comeback Victory 2022 SMU game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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