1999 Houston Cougars football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1999

| team = Houston Cougars

| sport = football

| image = Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Conference USA

| short_conf = C-USA

| record = 7–4

| conf_record = 3–3

| wins_vacated =

| head_coach = Kim Helton

| hc_year = 7th

| off_coach = Dick Bumpas

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Bradley Dale Peveto

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Robertson Stadium

}}

{{1999 Conference USA football standings}}

The 1999 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 54th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1999

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 28–3

| attend = 31,784

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 11:30 am

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv = JPS

| score = 10–37

| attend = 80,110

| source = {{cite news|first=Tim|last=Gayle|title=Secret weapon, UA's Jones takes over on offense|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107669577/secret-weapon-uas-jones-takes-over-on/|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|page=C1|date=September 12, 1999|access-date=August 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 45–0

| attend = 15,686

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv =

| score = 10–29

| attend = 28,573

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90483416/uab-drops-houston-for-c-usa-win/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=UAB drops Houston for C-USA win|date=September 26, 1999|accessdate=December 12, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 23–20

| attend = 22,315

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| tv =

| score = 20–12

| attend = 38,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| tv =

| score = 33–39

| attend = 27,261

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = FSN

| score = 3–19

| attend = 14,221

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72998180/east-carolina-turns-back-houston-193/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=East Carolina turns back Houston 19–3 in game of blocked kicks|date=October 31, 1999|accessdate=December 12, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 36–31

| attend = 16,008

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| tv =

| score = 20–7

| attend = 76,671

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-tigers-stunned-by-houston-co/157457035/|work=Daily World|title=Tigers stunned by Houston Cougars|date=November 14, 1999|accessdate=October 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| tv =

| score = 26–14

| attend = 35,526

}}

}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1999

| team = Houston Cougars

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Fr|first=Joffrey|last=Reynolds|pos=RB|rs=yes|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Green|dab=Mike Green (running back)|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Fr|first=Bubba|last=Teague|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=13|class=Jr|first=Brian|last=Thiebaud|pos=QB|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Jr|first=Damien|last=Montgomery|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Sr|first=Tyson|last=Helton|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Jr|first=Jason|last=McKinley|pos=QB|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=Jr|first=Josh|last=Lovelady|pos=T|rs=yes|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Sr|first=Micah|last=Malone|pos=S}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Jr|first=Alvin|last=Lee|pos=DB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=35|class=Sr|first=William|last=Fields|pos=CB|link=y|dab=William Fields (Canadian football)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=Jr|first=David|last=Williams|pos=S|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=90|class=Sr|first=Adriano|last=Belli|pos=DT|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=91|class=Jr|first=Nikia|last=Adderston|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=92|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Knepper|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=93|class=Jr|first=Jason|last=Hoelscher|pos=LB|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=94|class=So|first=Kevin|last=Payne|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=95|class=Jr|first=Grover|last=Thompson|pos=DE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=96|class=So|first=Robin|last=Tremblay|pos=DT|rs=yes}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000902180924/http://www.uhcougars.com:80/fbo/fbc/updatedrost.html

| head_coach = *Kim Helton

| asst_coach =

| accessdate= 2000-09-02

}}

Team players in the NFL

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| Mike Green

Running back7213Tennessee Titans

References

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