| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 3 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 2 - 4 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Oc Year: | 2nd as DC, 4th overall |
| Def Coach: | Gary Bartel |
| Dc Year: | 2nd as DC, 4th overall |
| Stadium: | Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
The 1998 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 53rd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played all its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston, for the first time since 1950.
The Cougars played both the Pac-10 Conference Champions, UCLA, as well as the SEC Champions and overall National Champions, Tennessee.[1]