1997 Houston Cougars football team

1997 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceConference USA
Record3–8 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Lounsbury (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Bartel (1st season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome, Robertson Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Southern Miss $   6 0     9 3  
Tulane   5 1     7 4  
East Carolina   4 2     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 4     8 4  
Memphis   2 4     4 7  
Houston   2 4     3 8  
Louisville   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 52nd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team split its home games between the Houston Astrodome and Robertson Stadium for the last season before moving its games exclusively to Robertson Stadium, the 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.