1995 Houston Cougars football team

1995 Houston Cougars football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record 2–9 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Gene Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
(Capacity: 59,969)
Robertson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
1995 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

The game between Houston and Rice would be the last game between Southwest Conference opponents. It would also be 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
September 2 at No. 5 Florida* L 21–45 84,672
September 9 Louisiana Tech* L 7–19 20,520
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
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston
L 7–47 17,754
October 21 7:00 pm SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston
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
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston
L 20–52 32,520
November 25 12:00 pm Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston
Raycom L 26–38 15,220
December 2 at Rice
W 18–17 28,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game