2001 Houston Cougars football team

The 2001 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 56th year of season play for Houston, and the only winless season in the school's history. The team was coached by Dana Dimel. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

2001 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Dana Dimel (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Dave Warner (1st season) Clancy Barone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Dick Bumpas (3rd season) Bradley Dale Peveto (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Louisville $		6	–	1					11	–	2
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	2					6	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	2					6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	3					6	–	5
TCU		4	–	3					6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	4					5	–	6
Army		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	6					3	–	9
Houston		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Rice*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 14–21	23,985
September 22	8:15 pm	No. 5 Texas*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 26–53	31,784
September 29	7:00 pm	TCU	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN Regional	L 17–34	19,708
October 6	12:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 14–28	32,845
October 13	7:00 pm	Memphis	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 33–52	13,513
October 20	7:00 pm	Cincinnati	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 28–29	16,107
October 27	2:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 14–58	26,162	[1]
November 3	6:00 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FOX Sports South	L 6–45	32,711
November 10	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 10–34	40,479
November 17	7:00 pm	UAB	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–43	11,647	[2]
December 1	11:00 am	at No. 16 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 7–35	86,520
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time