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-
1998 Season Highlights
Kim Helton enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Houston.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
California
10
14
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Minnesota
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
UCLA
24
42
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Tennessee
7
42
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Memphis
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Army
28
38
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
North Texas
31
9
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
East Carolina
34
31
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Southern Mississippi
15
21
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Cincinnati
43
44
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Tulane
20
48
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 254
Scoring Average 23.1
Points Allowed 317
Defense Average 28.8
Opponents Record 68-58
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 2-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.