1997 Houston Cougars football team

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1997 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Conference Conference USA
Record3–8 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dan Lounsbury (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Bartel (1st season)
Home stadium Houston Astrodome, Robertson Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Southern Miss $  6 –0   9 –3  
Tulane  5 –1   7 –4  
East Carolina  4 –2   5 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –4   8 –4  
Memphis  2 –4   4 –7  
Houston  2 –4   3 –8  
Louisville  0 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 52nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team split its home games between the Houston Astrodome and Robertson Stadium for the last season before moving its games exclusively to Robertson Stadium, the 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3011:30 amat No. 16 Alabama *
 JPS L 17–4281,591 [1]
September 62:30 pm California *
 FSN L 3–3537,652
September 132:00 pm Pittsburgh *
 FSN L 24–3517,611
September 276:00 pmat Minnesota *
W 45–4336,447
October 45:30 pmat No. 22 UCLA *
 FSW L 10–6638,004
October 18 Cincinnati
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 41–38 2OT14,457
October 252:00 pmat Louisville
W 36–2221,432
November 1at Memphis
L 3–2420,181
November 82:30 pm East Carolina
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 27–2817,051 [2]
November 15at Southern Miss
FSNL 0–3320,091 [3]
November 22 Tulane
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 10–4411,618 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Tide's DuBose era off and throwing". The Anniston Star. August 31, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pirates corral Cougars". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 9, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern Miss secures Liberty bid". The Commercial Appeal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "King catapults Tulane to demolition of Houston". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1997 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results".
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