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Houston Cougars

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

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1946 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Dana Dimel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Rice	27	30	L
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Louisiana State	13	28	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Army	31	30	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Texas	0	48	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Southern Methodist	17	15	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Cincinnati	31	48	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Memphis	33	30	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Southern Mississippi	3	6	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Tulane	23	41	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ East Carolina	20	62	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Louisville	13	32	L

2000 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	211
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	370
Defense Average	33.6
Opponents Record	66-62
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	1-6

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	9-3	405	268	Lost 17-22	6-1	255	159	John L. Smith
East Carolina	8-4	370	256	Won 40-27	5-2	206	125	Steve Logan
Cincinnati	7-5	289	285	Lost 14-25	5-2	187	165	Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi	8-4	314	203	Won 28-21	4-3	180	150	Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham	7-4	238	192		3-3	124	133	Watson Brown
Tulane	6-5	329	346		3-4	192	205	Chris Scelfo
Memphis	4-7	176	199		2-5	109	146	Rip Scherer
Houston	3-8	211	370		2-5	154	249	Dana Dimel
Army	1-10	224	372					Todd Berry

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 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

With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.