1993 Houston Cougars football team

The 1993 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach Kim Helton and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for last.

1993 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGene Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Texas 5 2 0 5 5 1
Texas Tech 5 2 0 6 6 0
Rice 3 4 0 6 5 0
Baylor 3 4 0 5 6 0
TCU 2 5 0 4 7 0
SMU 1 5 1 2 7 2
Houston 1 5 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at USC*ABCL 7–4949,438
September 11Tulsa*L 24–3815,138
September 25at No. 8 Michigan*L 21–42104,196[1]
October 2Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomW 24–320,123
October 9at No. 14 Texas A&MRaycomL 10–3460,575
October 16SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
T 28–2815,973
October 30at TCUL 10–2819,606
November 4Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
ESPNL 16–3426,163
November 13Cincinnati*
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 17–4110,860
November 20vs. Texas TechL 7–5828,652
November 26at Rice
ABCL 7–3718,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (September 26, 1993). "Michigan rolls past Houston". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1993 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.