| Year: | 2001 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 0–11 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Dave Warner |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Codc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Robertson Stadium |
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.