The 1990 Houston Cougars football team represented the
University of Houston during the
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach
John Jenkins and played their home games at the
Houston Astrodome in
Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the
Southwest Conference, finishing in second. Due to NCAA sanctions, Houston was ineligible to be invited to a bowl game and was banned from being ranked in the Coaches Poll. The Cougars lost only once in the season, to eventual SWC champions
Texas, and were ranked 10th in the final
AP Poll of the year. Their last regular season game was played in
Tokyo, in the
Coca-Cola Classic.
Quarterback
David Klingler finished third in voting for the
Heisman Trophy, leading the nation with 54 passing touchdowns and 374 completions. His 5,140 passing yards trailed only Heisman-winner
Ty Detmer of
BYU.[1]
The Cougars drove 95 yards for the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run by Chuck Weatherspoon with 20 seconds remaining. Weatherspoon accounted for 218 yards from scrimmage (131 rushing) and 2 touchdowns. David Klingler passed for 352 yards and had 2 touchdowns (1 rushing).[4]
The 1990 Houston Cougars football team represented the
University of Houston during the
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach
John Jenkins and played their home games at the
Houston Astrodome in
Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the
Southwest Conference, finishing in second. Due to NCAA sanctions, Houston was ineligible to be invited to a bowl game and was banned from being ranked in the Coaches Poll. The Cougars lost only once in the season, to eventual SWC champions
Texas, and were ranked 10th in the final
AP Poll of the year. Their last regular season game was played in
Tokyo, in the
Coca-Cola Classic.
Quarterback
David Klingler finished third in voting for the
Heisman Trophy, leading the nation with 54 passing touchdowns and 374 completions. His 5,140 passing yards trailed only Heisman-winner
Ty Detmer of
BYU.[1]
The Cougars drove 95 yards for the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run by Chuck Weatherspoon with 20 seconds remaining. Weatherspoon accounted for 218 yards from scrimmage (131 rushing) and 2 touchdowns. David Klingler passed for 352 yards and had 2 touchdowns (1 rushing).[4]