1999 Houston Cougars football team

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1999 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Conference Conference USA
Record7–4 (3–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern Miss $  6 –0   9 –3  
East Carolina  4 –2   9 –3  
Louisville  4 –2   7 –5  
UAB  4 –2   5 –6  
Memphis  4 –2   5 –6  
Houston  3 –3   7 –4  
Army  1 –5   3 –8  
Tulane  1 –5   3 –8  
Cincinnati  0 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 54th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pm Rice *
W 28–331,784
September 1111:30 amat No. 21 Alabama *
 JPS L 10–3780,110 [1]
September 187:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 45–015,686
September 256:00 pmat UAB
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 10–2928,573 [2]
October 92:30 pm Cincinnati Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–2022,315
October 1612:30 pmat North Carolina *
W 20–1238,000
October 231:00 pmat Louisville
L 33–3927,261
October 302:30 pmNo. 17 East Carolina
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
 FSN L 3–1914,221 [3]
November 62:30 pm Tulane
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 36–3116,008
November 137:00 pmat LSU *
W 20–776,671 [4]
November 2012:00 pmat Army
W 26–1435,526
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Joffrey Reynolds Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 2 Mike Green Sr
QB 11Bubba TeagueFr
QB 13Brian Thiebaud Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 14Damien MontgomeryJr
QB 15 Tyson Helton Sr
QB 16Jason McKinley Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 71 Josh Lovelady Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 19Micah MaloneSr
DB 20Alvin LeeJr
CB 35 William Fields Sr
S 46David Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 90 Adriano Belli Sr
DL 91Nikia AdderstonJr
DT 92Mike KnepperSr
LB 93Jason Hoelscher Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 94Kevin PayneSo
DE 95Grover ThompsonJr
DT 96Robin Tremblay Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-09-02

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike Green Running back7213 Tennessee Titans

References

  1. ↑ Gayle, Tim (September 12, 1999). "Secret weapon, UA's Jones takes over on offense". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. C1. Retrieved August 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UAB drops Houston for C-USA win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "East Carolina turns back Houston 19–3 in game of blocked kicks". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tigers stunned by Houston Cougars". Daily World. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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