Quick facts about Jayhawks' bowl opponent

By By Kellis Robinett (Contact)

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

The Good — Andre Ware won the 1989 Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at Houston.

Wilson Whitley, former coach, won the 1976 Lombardi Award.

Former Cougar quarterback David Klingler holds the NCAA record for most passing yards in a game with 716, and the most touchdown passes in a quarter with six.

Houston has won nine conference titles in three different conferences.

CBS announcer Jim Nantz and PGA star Fred Couples played golf while they were students at Houston.

The Bad — Houston lost one of the greatest bowl games ever played to Notre Dame in the 1979 Cotton Bowl. Joe Montana, fighting off the bitter cold in what has been nicknamed the Ice Bowl, led the Irish back from a 34-12 deficit to defeat the Cougars 35-34 on the last play of the game.

Several Houston players were involved in a brawl with Hawaii players after losing the 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 54-48 in triple overtime. Houston’s hand signal, which signifies a Cougar’s paw, so closely resembles the “Shocker” that it was reported by Sports Illustrated On Campus.

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