The 1995 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Kim Helton, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ9 with a mark of 2âÂÂ5 in conference play, placing sixth in of the SWC. The team split its home games between the Houston Astrodome and Robertson Stadium.
This was Houston final season competing in the SWC, as the conference dissolved in 1996. The Cougars joined the newly-formed Conference USA.
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.