1989 Houston
9–2 (6–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Jack Pardee, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 18 Texas Tech 40–24Nov 25
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at UNLV | W 69–0 | 69% |
| Sep 23 | at Arizona State | W 36–7 | 53% |
| Sep 30 | vs Temple | W 65–7 | 87% |
| Oct 7 | vs Baylor | W 66–10 | 74% |
| Oct 14 | at Texas A&M | L 13–17 | 51% |
| Oct 21 | vs SMU | W 95–21 | 87% |
| Oct 28 | at 13Arkansas | L 39–45 | 39% |
| Nov 4 | at TCU | W 55–10 | 67% |
| Nov 11 | vs Texas | W 47–9 | 77% |
| Nov 25 | vs 18Texas Tech | W 40–24 | 69% |
| Dec 2 | at Rice | W 64–0 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rice 64–0; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 21
- Wk 2: 22
- Wk 3: 18
- Wk 4: 17
- Wk 5: 14
- Wk 6: 12
- Wk 7: 8
- Wk 8: 16
- Wk 9: 12
- Wk 10: 17
- Wk 11: 15
- Wk 12: 13
- Wk 13: 13
- Wk 14: 13
- Wk 15: 13
- Wk 16: 13
- Final: 14
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.
Led the nationAndre Ware: passing yards (4,699 yds), passing touchdowns (46 TD), total offense (4,661 yds), total offense per game (423.7); Manny Hazard: receptions (142 catches), receiving yards (1,689 yds), receiving touchdowns (22 TD); Chuck Weatherspoon: yards per carry (9.6)
Heisman TrophyAndre Ware, QB; also the Davey O’Brien
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 8
- Points
- 589–150
- Coach
- Jack Pardee
- Elo
- 1716 +129 this season
- SP+ rating
- 25.8 No. 5 of 103; offense No. 1, defense No. 58
- SRS
- 25.9 No. 2 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- John Jenkins
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Eddy
- Captains
- Kimble Anders, Joey Banes, Tyrone Jones and Alton Montgomery
- Offense
- Run and shoot
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1990
The 1990 draft| Rd 1 | Andre Ware QB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 1 | Lamar Lathon LB | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 2 | Alton Montgomery DB | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 3 | Alfred Oglesby DT | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 3 | Craig Veasey DT | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Southwest Conference
13 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Andre WareQBAP-1
Chuck WeatherspoonRBAP-1- Manny HazardWRAP-1
- Joey BanesOLAP-1
- Mike GislerOL
- Mike HolleyOL
- Byron ForsytheC
- Alfred OglesbyDLAP-1
- Craig VeaseyDLAP-1
- Reggie BurnetteLB
- Cornelius PriceSecondaryAP-1
- Alton MontgomerySecondaryAP-1
- Chris EllisonSecondary
Second team
- Roman AndersonKAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1989 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Houston | 6–2 | 9–2 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 6–2 | 8–4 | 20 |
| Texas Tech | 5–3 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Texas | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Baylor | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| TCU | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 2–8–1 | |
| SMU | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.