The 1999 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

in the

1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl. Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason No. 1 and remain there through the entire ...

. It was the 54th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by

Kim Helton Charles Kimberlin Helton (born July 28, 1948) is an American college and professional football coach. He is currently an offensive analyst at Western Kentucky. Helton was formerly the head football coach of the University of Houston from 1993 t ...

. The team played its home games at

Robertson Stadium John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium (often referred to as simply Robertson Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, located on the campus of the University of Houston. It was the home of the Houston Cougars football and wome ...

, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

Roster

Team players in the NFL

References

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Houston Cougars football seasons

Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" (spoken as "U of H"). The UH football program is a member of the Big 1 ...

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