1997 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Houston Cougars football Conference USA C-USA 3–8 2–4 Kim Helton 5th Dan Lounsbury 1st Multiple pro-stylehttps://archive.org/details/alabama-football-1997-media-guide-c/page/n89/mode/2up Alabama Football 1997 Media Guide January 22, 2026 88 Gary Bartel 1st Multiple 3–4 Keon Banks Jay McGuire Mike Parker Houston AstrodomeRobertson Stadium 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 1997 AP August 30 11:30 am l y y Alabama 16 Legion Field Birmingham, AL JPS 17–42 81,591 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71631045/tides-dubose-era-off-and-throwing/ The Anniston Star Tide's DuBose era off and throwing August 31, 1997 February 20, 2021 Newspapers.com September 6 2:30 pm l y California Houston Astrodome Houston, TX FSN 3–35 37,652 September 13 2:00 pm l y Pittsburgh Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FSN 24–35 17,611 September 27 6:00 pm w y y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 45–43 36,447 October 4 5:30 pm l y y UCLA 22 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSW 10–66 38,004 October 18 w Cincinnati Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FSN 41–38 2OT 14,457 October 25 2:00 pm w y Louisville Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 36–22 21,432 November 1 l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 3–24 20,181 November 8 2:30 pm l y East Carolina Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 27–28 17,051 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72991999/pirates-corral-cougars/ Rocky Mount Telegram Pirates corral Cougars November 9, 1997 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 15 l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS FSN 0–33 20,091 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109345971/southern-miss-secures-liberty-bid/ The Commercial Appeal Southern Miss secures Liberty bid November 16, 1997 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l Tulane Houston Astrodome Houston, TX FSN 10–44 11,618 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94624489/king-catapults-tulane-to-demolition-of-h/ The Daily Advertiser King catapults Tulane to demolition of Houston November 23, 1997 February 9, 2022 Newspapers.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/1997-schedule.html 1997 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football