American college football season
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 was the 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 September 2 at No. 5 Florida * L 21–4584,672 [ 1]
September 9 Louisiana Tech * L 7–1920,520 [ 2]
September 16 5:15 pm at No. 6 USC * PRIME L 10–4550,279
September 23 1:00 pm at Kansas * L 13–2037,500
October 7 at TCU Raycom L 21–3134,864
October 14 7:00 pm Baylor Houston Astrodome Houston, TX L 7–4717,754
October 21 7:00 pm SMU Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry ) W 38–1513,850
October 28 1:00 pm at No. 19 Texas A&M L 7–3158,277
November 11 1:00 pm No. 11 Texas Houston Astrodome Houston, TX L 20–5232,520
November 25 12:00 pm Texas Tech Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry ) Raycom L 26–3815,220
December 2 at Rice W 18–1728,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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