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1989 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Houston Cougars
sport	football
image	University of Houston classic logo.png
image_size	100
conference	Southwest Conference
short_conf	SWC
record	9–2
conf_record	6–2
APRank	14
head_coach	Jack Pardee
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	John Jenkins
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Run and shoot
def_coach	Jim Eddy
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Kimble Anders
captain2	Joey Banes
captain3	Tyrone Jones
captain4	Alton Montgomery
stadium	Houston Astrodome

The 1989 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 44th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third-year head coach Jack Pardee. Serving as offensive coordinator was John Jenkins, who succeeded Pardee as head coach following the season. The team played its games off-campus at the Astrodome, which had recently received upgrades to seat 62,439 spectators. These Cougars boasted the first squad to have a 4,000-yard passer (Andre Ware), 1,000-yard rusher (Chuck Weatherspoon), and 1,000-yard receiver (Manny Hazard) in FBS history, finishing the season ranked as No. 14 by the AP Poll. Junior quarterback Andre Ware won the Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award following the conclusion of the season. Under probation by the NCAA from rules violated in prior seasons, Houston was ineligible for participation in a bowl game and could not be listed in the Coaches Poll. The Cougars were also barred from live television.

Ware became the first Black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy when he threw for 4,699 yards, 46 touchdowns, and set 27 NCAA records. Many of the records were thanks to the innovative use of the run and shoot offense, which his successor, David Klingler, also used to great effect. The Cougars ended the season ranked the No. 14 team in the nation by the Associated Press. Ware then declared for the NFL draft, foregoing his senior year.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final	AP	Coaches'
21	22	18	17	14	12	8	16	12	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	14
Ineligible (on probation)

Game summaries

SMU

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Houston shattered the NCAA record for total offense with 1,021 yards, and set the mark for passing yards with 771. Andre Ware threw for 517 yards and 6 touchdowns while completing 25 of 41 attempts, and did not play in the second half. Backup David Klingler threw for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns in the second half. Paul Smith caught 6 passes for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns. Chuck Weatherspoon rushed 15 times for 207 yards and 3 touchdowns.

At Arkansas

Texas

Source: Box Score

At Rice

Roster

John Jenkins – Offensive coordinator
Jim Eddy – Defensive Coordinator

Awards and honors

Andre Ware, Heisman Trophy
Andre Ware, Davey O`Brien Award

Team players in the NFL

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

Note: David Klingler was drafted into the NFL in 1992.

References

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"Houston: History & Records". [[Houston Cougars.
(September 4, 1989). "Ware, UH annihilate UNLV, 69–0". Times Record News.
(September 24, 1989). "Houston gains 744 yards in 36–7 win over ASU". The Arizona Daily Star.
(October 1, 1989). "UH Wares out Temple, 65–7". The Galveston Daily News.
(October 8, 1989). "Cougars overwhelm Bears 66–10". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(October 15, 1989). "A&M stops Coogs". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
(October 22, 1989). "Houston rips SMU, 95–21; totals 1,021 yards". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 29, 1989). "A classic duel in Little Rock". The Shreveport Times.
(November 5, 1989). "Ware & tear gets to Frogs against No. 17 UH, 55–10". Times Record News.
(November 12, 1989). "Houston routs Texas once more". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(November 26, 1989). "Houston, Ware topple Tech in Heisman quest". Austin American-Statesman.
(December 3, 1989). "Ware sets more records in 64–0 UH rout of Rice". The Victoria Advocate.
"2009 Houston Cougars Media Guide: All-Time Series Game-By-Game".
"FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION RECORDS". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(October 22, 1989). "Houston Rolls It Up Against SMU With 95 Points, 1,021 Yards". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(October 29, 1989). "Arkansas Chills Score-Happy Houston, 45-39". [[Tulsa World]].
(November 12, 1989). "UH air show bombs 'Horns again, 47-9". [[Odessa American]] via newspapers.com.
(December 3, 1989). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Houston Routs Rice". [[The New York Times]].
(December 3, 1989). "Passing Puts Ware on Receiving End of Heisman". [[The Washington Post]].
(December 3, 1989). "THE HEISMAN TROPHY: Invisible Ware Gets Hardware". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(December 3, 1989). "Houston's Ware Wins Heisman". [[The New York Times]].
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(December 3, 1989). "Ware wins Heisman". [[Houston Chronicle]].
"NFL Draft History: Full Draft".

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