1989 Houston Cougars football team

The 1989 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 44th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third-year head coach Jack Pardee. Serving as offensive coordinator was John Jenkins, who succeeded Pardee as head coach following the season. The team played its games off-campus at the Astrodome, which had recently received upgrades to seat 62,439 spectators. The Cougars finished the season ranked as No. 14 by the AP Poll. Houston quarterback Andre Ware won the Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award following the conclusion of the season. Under probation by the NCAA from rules violated in prior seasons, Houston was disallowed from participating in a bowl game, television appearances, and the Coaches Poll.

1989 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
1989 record9–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coachJack Pardee (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Jenkins (3rd season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJim Eddy (4th season)
Home stadiumAstrodome (62,439)
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 14 Houston 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Baylor 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Texas 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
SMU 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

Andre Ware became the first black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy in 1989, along with the Davey O'Brien Award, the latter award given to the most outstanding college quarterback of the year. That year, his junior year, he threw for 4,699 yards, 44 touchdowns, and set 26 NCAA records. Many of the records were thanks to the innovative use of the run and shoot offense, which his successor, David Klingler, also used to great effect. The Cougars ended the season ranked the No. 14 team in the nation by the Associated Press. He then declared for the NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2at UNLV*No. 21
W 69–022,416[2]
September 23at Arizona State*No. 17
W 36–767,357[2]
September 30Temple*No. 14
W 65–715,121[2]
October 7BaylorNo. 12
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 66–1015,121[2]
October 14at Texas A&MNo. 8
L 13–1766,423[2]
October 21SMUNo. 16
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 95–2120,009[2]
October 28at No. 13 ArkansasNo. 12
L 39–4555,112[2]
November 4at TCUNo. 17
W 55–1019,212[2]
November 11TexasNo. 15
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 47–945,586[2]
November 25No. 18 Texas TechNo. 13
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 40–2430,097[2]
December 2at RiceNo. 13
W 64–022,700[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1989 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL   Joey Banes Sr
WR 20 Manny Hazard Jr
QB 7 David Klingler So
QB 11 Andre Ware Jr
RB 28 Chuck Weatherspoon Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB   Reggie Burnette Jr
DB   Chris Ellison Sr
LB 46 Lamar Lathon Sr
SS 29 Alton Montgomery Sr
DT 96 Alfred Oglesby Sr
DB   Cornelius Price
DT   Craig Veasey Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Roman Anderson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Week-to-Week Rankings
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Final
AP 21 22 18 17 14 12 8 16 12 17 15 13 13 13 13 13 14
Coaches' Ineligible (on probation)

Game summaries

at UNLV
See also: UNLV Rebels football
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Arizona State
See also: 1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 1982 L 10–24

Temple
See also: Temple Owls football
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1987 L 37–7 (forfeit)

Andre Ware threw for a career-high 7 touchdown passes.

Baylor
See also: 1989 Baylor Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10–1 1988 W 27–24

Manny Hazard hauled in a school-record 5 touchdown receptions.

at Texas A&M
See also: 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–13 1988 L 16–30

SMU
SMU at Houston
1 234Total
Mustangs 6 870 21
• No. 16 Cougars 24 352214 95
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
  • Game attendance: 20,009
  • Game weather: Indoors
See also: 1989 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–7 1986 L 3–10

Houston shattered the NCAA record for total offense with 1,021 yards, and set the mark for passing yards with 771.[3] Andre Ware threw for 517 yards and 6 touchdowns while completing 25 of 41 attempts, and did not play in the second half. Backup David Klingler threw for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns in the second half. Paul Smith caught 6 passes for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns. Chuck Weatherspoon rushed 15 times for 207 yards and 3 touchdowns.[4]

at Arkansas
See also: 1989 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10 1988 L 21–26

[5]

at TCU
See also: 1989 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 1988 W 40–12

Texas
Texas at Houston
1 234Total
Longhorns 3 600 9
• No. 15 Cougars 6 21146 47
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
  • Game start: 4:02 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 45,586
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Joe Thomas
See also: 1989 Texas Longhorns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–8–2 1988 W 66–15

[6]

Texas Tech
See also: 1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–5–1 1988 W 30–29

at Rice
See also: Rice Owls football and Bayou Bucket Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–4 1988 W 45–14

[7]

[8][9][10]

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL
Main article: 1990 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Andre WareQuarterback17Detroit Lions
Lamar LathonLinebacker115Houston Oilers
Alton MontgomeryDefensive back252Denver Broncos
Alfred OglesbyNose tackle366Miami Dolphins
Craig VeaseyDefensive tackle381Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris EllisonDefensive back11278Atlanta Falcons
Joey BanesTackle11295Houston Oilers

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References
  1. "Houston: History & Records" (PDF). University of Houston Athletic Department. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. "2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: All-Time Series Game-By-Game" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  3. "FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. "Houston Rolls It Up Against SMU With 95 Points, 1,021 Yards". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. "Arkansas Chills Score-Happy Houston, 45-39". Tulsa World. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. "UH air show bombs 'Horns again, 47-9". Odessa American via newspapers.com. November 12, 1989. p. 37. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Houston Routs Rice". The New York Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. "Passing Puts Ware on Receiving End of Heisman". The Washington Post. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  9. "THE HEISMAN TROPHY: Invisible Ware Gets Hardware". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. "Houston's Ware Wins Heisman". The New York Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-04-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Ware wins Heisman". Houston Chronicle. December 3, 1989. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  13. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1990


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