The Houston Cougars were 9-2 in 1989.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 9-2 | ||
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 589 | 6,874 | 904 | 7.6 | 1,250 | 210 | 6.0 | 5,624 | 694 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 87th | 106th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 150 | 3,481 | 4.0 | 1,651 | 503 | 3.3 | 1,830 | 368 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 22nd | 4th | 47th | 73rd | 33rd | 19th | 93rd | 1st | ||||||||||
Net | +439 | +3,393 | +904 | +3.6 | -401 | -293 | +2.7 | +3,794 | +326 | +3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 71st | 106th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |