1995 Houston Cougars football team
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Neil Callaway (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gene Smith (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Houston Astrodome (Capacity: 59,969) Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 22,500) |
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| No. 14 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 50th year of season play for Houston and the last season as a member of the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played its home games in the Houston Astrodome and at Robertson Stadium. The following season, Houston would accept an invitation to become a member of Conference USA.
Schedule[edit]
The game between Houston and Rice was be last game between Southwest Conference opponents. It was also the last match-up between Houston and Rice until 1999, due to the teams joining different conferences, breaking a 25-year streak.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at No. 5 Florida* | L 21–45 | 84,672 | [1] | |||
| September 9 | Louisiana Tech* | L 7–19 | 20,520 | [2] | |||
| September 16 | 5:15 pm | at No. 6 USC* | PRIME | L 10–45 | 50,279 | ||
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas* | L 13–20 | 37,500 | |||
| October 7 | at TCU | Raycom | L 21–31 | 34,864 | |||
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | Baylor |
| L 7–47 | 17,754 | ||
| October 21 | 7:00 pm | SMU |
| W 38–15 | 13,850 | ||
| October 28 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Texas A&M | L 7–31 | 58,277 | |||
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 11 Texas |
| L 20–52 | 32,520 | ||
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | Texas Tech | Houston Astrodome (rivalry) | Raycom | L 26–38 | 15,220 | |
| December 2 | at Rice |
| W 18–17 | 28,400 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "No. 5 Florida turns back Houston challenge, 45–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech pulls away late to beat Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results".
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