1988 Houston Cougars football team

1988 Houston Cougars football
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 18
1988 record 93 (52 SWC)
Head coach Jack Pardee (2nd season)
Home stadium Astrodome
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

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

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. 17W 30–29 
November 26RiceNo. 14
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

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1988 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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