American college football season
The 1991 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) 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 Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Houston compiled an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 12 | | | W 73–3 | 30,082 | [1] |
| at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | No. 10 | | ESPN | L 10–40 | 71,842 | |
September 21 | at Illinois* | No. 21 | | ABC | L 10–51 | 60,182 | |
October 5 | No. 11 Baylor | | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| | L 21–38 | 37,022 | |
October 12 | at Arkansas | | | | L 17–29 | 45,860 | |
October 19 | SMU | | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX (rivalry)
| | W 49–20 | 17,339 | |
October 26 | at No. 13 Texas A&M | | | | L 18–27 | 65,812 | |
Nomber 9 | Texas | | - Houston Astrodome
- Houston, TX
| ABC | W 23–14 | 47,911 | |
November 16 | at Rice | | | | W 41–21 | 22,800 | |
November 23 | at TCU | | | | L 45–49 | 26,432 | |
November 30 | Texas Tech | | - Houston 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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Roman Anderson
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
At Miami
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After the season
NFL Draft
The following Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[4]
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