# 1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.
The Cougars tied for the regular season SWC title and won the SWC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Houston lost in the opening round to Georgia Tech, 65–60, to finish with a record of 25–6 (11–3 SWC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1991* | | Villanova | W 79–49 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Nov 27, 1991* | | No. 6 North Carolina | L 65–68 | 1–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | North Texas | W 89–87 | 2–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1991* | | Arkansas State | W 72–54 | 3–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1991* | | at UC Irvine Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | W 73–51 | 4–1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | vs. Kent State Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic | W 80–56 | 5–1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | at UIC | W 75–66 | 6–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 19, 1991* | | St. Mary's | W 94–67 | 7–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1991* | | at California | W 81–75 | 8–1 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 30, 1991* | | Cal State Fullerton | W 83–67 | 9–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1992* | | at No. 24 Louisville | L 56–60 | 9–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 6, 1992* | | at Centenary (LA) | W 105–81 | 10–2 | Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 1992 | | at Texas | L 75–86 | 10–3 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | Baylor | W 83–77 | 11–3 (1–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at Rice | W 74–60 | 12–3 (2–1) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Jan 21, 1992* | | Saint Louis | W 110–88 | 13–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | Texas Tech | W 77–58 | 14–3 (3–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 29, 1992 | | at Texas A&M | W 69–65 | 15–3 (4–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 5, 1992 | | at TCU | L 54–67 | 15–4 (4–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 5, 1992 | | SMU | W 67–50 | 16–4 (5–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 9, 1992 | | Texas | L 72–87 | 16–5 (5–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 12, 1992 | | at Baylor | W 98–92 | 17–5 (6–3) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Feb 19, 1992 | | Rice | W 86–83 | 18–5 (7–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1992 | | at Texas Tech | W 83–80 | 19–5 (8–3) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 29, 1992 | | Texas A&M | W 79–69 | 20–5 (9–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 4, 1992 | | TCU | W 50–44 | 21–5 (10–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 7, 1992 | | at SMU | W 69–62 | 22–5 (11–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* | (2) | vs. (7) SMU Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 23–5 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 14, 1992* | (2) | vs. (3) TCU Semifinals | W 87–84 $^{2OT}$ | 24–5 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 15, 1992* | (2) | vs. (1) Texas Championship | W 91–72 | 25–5 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1992* | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech First Round | L 60–65 | 25–6 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||