| Year: | 2000 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Phil Davis |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Codc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Robertson Stadium |
The 2000 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 55th year of season play for Houston. 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.