1988 Houston Cougars football team

1988 Houston Cougars football
1988 Houston Cougars football
Aloha Bowl, L 22–24 vs. Washington State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Pardee (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Jenkins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Eddy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Houston Astrodome
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Louisiana Tech*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 60–0	18,222	^[1]
September 17	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 31–7	36,287	^[2]
October 1	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–24	34,719	^[3]
October 8	Texas A&M		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 16–30	42,361	^[4]
October 15	Tulsa*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 82–28	14,068	^[5]
October 22	No. 13 Arkansas		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 21–26	21,775	^[6]
October 29	TCU		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 40–12	15,582	^[7]
November 5	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 66–15	69,600	^[8]
November 12	No. 10 Wyoming*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ESPN	W 34–10	28,947	^[9]
November 19	at Texas Tech	No. 17	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 30–29	27,204	^[10]
November 26	Rice	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 45–14	16,923	^[11]
December 25	vs. No. 18 Washington State*	No. 14	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 22–24	35,132	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule

1988 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		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