2000 Houston
3–8 (2–5 Conference USA), coached by Dana Dimel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 33–30Oct 21
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Rice | L 27–30 | 46% |
| Sep 9 | at LSU | L 13–28 | 43% |
| Sep 16 | vs Army | W 31–30 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | at 15Texas | L 0–48 | 29% |
| Sep 30 | vs SMU | W 17–15 | 66% |
| Oct 7 | at Cincinnati | L 31–48 | 51% |
| Oct 21 | at Memphis | W 33–30 | 32% |
| Oct 28 | vs 14Southern Miss | L 3–6 | 24% |
| Nov 4 | at Tulane | L 23–41 | 46% |
| Nov 11 | at East Carolina | L 20–62 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | vs Louisville | L 13–32 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Louisville 32–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–370
- Coach
- Dana Dimel
- Elo
- 1385 −120 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.6 No. 95 of 116; offense No. 88, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −13.8 No. 97 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 44
- Offensive coordinator
- Phil Davis
- Defensive coordinators
- Dick Bumpas and Mark Stoops
- Captains
- Jason McKinley, Mike Clark, Wayne Rogers and Josh Lovelady
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
2000 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.