2000 Houston Cougars football team

2000 Houston Cougars football

Conference	Conference USA
2000 record	3–8 (2–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Dana Dimel
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2000 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1		9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2		8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2		7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3		8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3		7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4		6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5		4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5		3	–	8
Army		1	–	6		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 55th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Dana Dimel, who was fired after the season. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)		L 27–30 ^OT	40,714
September 9	7:00 PM	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–28	82,469
September 16	7:00 PM	Army	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 31–30	25,112
September 23	6:00 PM	at #15 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	L 0–48	81,592
September 30	7:00 PM	SMU*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 17–15	17,496
October 7	11:00 AM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 31–48	17,647
October 21	7:00 PM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 33–30 ^OT	26,662
October 28	2:30 PM	#14 Southern Miss	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 3–6	17,565
November 4	5:00 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 23–41	16,785
November 11	11:00 AM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	L 20–62	33,339
November 18	2:30 PM	Louisville	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 13–32	3,006
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ "2000 Football Schedule". University of Houston Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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