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Houston Football Team History


Houston Cougars
University of Houston
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Kim Helton
Conference: Conference USA-

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1946  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights
 Kim Helton enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Rice  28   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Alabama  10   37   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Alabama Birmingham  10   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Cincinnati  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ North Carolina  20   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Louisville  33   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. East Carolina  3   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Tulane  36   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Louisiana State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Army  26   14   W       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored254
  Scoring Average23.1
  Points Allowed211
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record51-63
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3333189Won  23-176-018988  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 9-3333225Lost  14-284-2191133  Steve Logan
Louisville 7-5443365Lost  31-344-2196180  John L. Smith
Alabama Birmingham 5-6248279 4-2140129  Watson Brown
Memphis 5-6232182 4-215896  Rip Scherer
Houston 7-4254211 3-3131152  Kim Helton
Tulane 3-8279399 1-5127236  Chris Scelfo
Army 3-8225317   Bob Sutton
Cincinnati 3-8275289 0-6121167  Rick Minter

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.