1998 Houston
3–8 (2–4 Conference USA), coached by Kim Helton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 31–9Oct 24
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at California | L 10–14 | 37% |
| Sep 12 | vs Minnesota | L 7–14 | 54% |
| Sep 19 | vs 4UCLA | L 24–42 | 20% |
| Sep 26 | at 4Tennessee | L 7–42 | 10% |
| Oct 3 | vs Memphis | W 35–14 | 55% |
| Oct 10 | vs Army | L 28–38 | 54% |
| Oct 24 | at North Texas | W 31–9 | 38% |
| Oct 31 | at East Carolina | W 34–31 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | vs Southern Miss | L 15–21 | 35% |
| Nov 14 | at Cincinnati | L 43–44 | 57% |
| Nov 21 | at 12Tulane | L 20–48 | 14% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulane 48–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 254–317
- Coach
- Kim Helton
- Elo
- 1395 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.9 No. 73 of 112; offense No. 64, defense No. 75
- SRS
- −5.2 No. 74 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Lounsbury
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary Bartel
- Captains
- Jason deGroot, Jerrian James and Micah Malone
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
1998 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 6–0 | 12–0 | 7 |
| Southern Miss | 5–1 | 7–5 | |
 Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| East Carolina | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
 Houston | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Army | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Memphis | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.