en 1991 Houston Cougars football team

1991 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Texas A&M $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
TCU	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
August 31	Louisiana Tech*	No. 12	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 73–3	30,082	^[1]
September 12	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 10–40	71,842
September 21	at Illinois*	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 10–51	60,182
October 5	No. 11 Baylor		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 21–38	37,022
October 12	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		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		Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 18–27	65,812
Nomber 9	Texas		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	W 23–14	47,911
November 16	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 41–21	22,800
November 23	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 45–49	26,432
November 30	Texas Tech		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 46–52	18,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1991 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		John Brown	Sr
WR		Freddie Gilbert
QB	`7`	David Klingler	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Glenn Cadrez	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Roman Anderson	Sr

The following Cougars were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
1	6	David Klingler	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals
6	154	Glenn Cadrez	Linebacker	New York Jets
7	192	John Brown	Wide receiver	Chicago Bears
9	226	Ostell Miles	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals
11	303	Mike Gisler	Defensive tackle	New Orleans Saints

^ "UH, 73–3; Klingler has 9 TDs". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1991 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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