1987 Houston Cougars football team

The 1987 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-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 seventh.

1987 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1987 record461 (241 SWC)
Head coachJack Pardee (1st season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Arkansas 5 2 0  9 4 0
Texas 5 2 0  7 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 1  6 4 1
Baylor 3 4 0  6 5 0
TCU 3 4 0  5 6 0
Houston 2 4 1  4 6 1
Rice 0 8 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Oklahoma State*L 0–35
September 26Sam Houston State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 38–34
October 3Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 18–30
October 10at Texas A&ML 17–22
October 17at Wyoming*L 35–37
October 24at Arkansas
L 17–21
October 31at TCUL 7–35
November 7Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 60–40
November 14at Temple*W 37–7
November 21Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
T 10–10
November 28at Rice
W 45–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1987 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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