1999 Houston
7–4 (3–3 Conference USA), coached by Kim Helton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana 45–0Sep 18
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Rice | W 28–3 | 47% |
| Sep 11 | at 21Alabama | L 10–37 | 31% |
| Sep 18 | vs Louisiana | W 45–0 | 75% |
| Sep 25 | at UAB | L 10–29 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | vs Cincinnati | W 23–20 | 60% |
| Oct 16 | at North Carolina | W 20–12 | 31% |
| Oct 23 | at Louisville | L 33–39 | 42% |
| Oct 30 | vs 17East Carolina | L 3–19 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vs Tulane | W 36–31 | 51% |
| Nov 13 | at LSU | W 20–7 | 45% |
| Nov 20 | at Army | W 26–14 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Army 26–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–3 6th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 254–211
- Coach
- Kim Helton
- Elo
- 1508 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.8 No. 57 of 114; offense No. 86, defense No. 31
- SRS
- 2.2 No. 51 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Les Koenning
- Defensive coordinator
- Dick Bumpas
- Captains
- Ketric Sanford, Mike James and Jeff Medford
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 7 | Mike Green RB | Tennessee Titans |
1999 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Southern Miss | 6–0 | 9–3 | 14 |
| East Carolina | 4–2 | 9–3 | |
| Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| UAB | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Memphis | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Houston | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| Army | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tulane | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | 0–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.