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The Houston Outlaws were a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at Pasadena Memorial Stadium in Pasadena, Texas, a suburb of Houston.[1][2]
Founded | 1998 |
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Folded | 1999 |
League | Regional Football League |
Based in | Houston, Texas |
Stadium | Pasadena Memorial Stadium |
Head coach | Ray Woodard |
The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998.[3] Although Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ernie Stautner was named head coach in February 1999,[4] there is no record of him acting in that capacity. For the team's lone season, former NFL defensive tackle Ray Woodard served as head coach.[5][1] Josh LaRocca, who had played college football for the Rice Owls, was the starting quarterback.[6]
Although the team was scheduled to play a 12-game regular season, poor attendance and sagging revenues would prove too much for the new league. In the shortened regular season, the Outlaws had a 6–2 record. In the postseason, the Outlaws were seeded second in the four-team playoff bracket. They defeated the Mississippi Pride in a home game, 27–3, to advance to the championship game against the top-seeded Mobile Admirals. In RFL Bowl I, played at the Admirals' home field, Ladd–Peebles Stadium, the Outlaws were edged by the Admirals, 14–12.[7] It was the third time the Admirals defeated the Outlaws, who did not lose to any other team. After the season, the team and league ceased operation.
Date | Opponent | Site | W/L | Score | Attnd. | Ref. |
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April 18 | Ohio Cannon | Away | W | 18–17 | [8] | |
April 24 | Mississippi Pride | Away | W | 28–5 | 3,000 | [9] |
May 1 | Mobile Admirals | Away† | L | 7–10 | 10,432 | [10] |
May 8 | Shreveport Knights | Away | W | 17–14 | 2,000 | [11][12] |
May 15 | Ohio Cannon | Home | W | 27–3 | [13] | |
May 22 | New Orleans Thunder | Home | W | 31–12 | 1,500 | [6] |
May 30 | Shreveport Knights | Home | W | 17–7 | [14] | |
June 5 | Mobile Admirals | Away | L | 3–14 | [15] | |
Playoffs | ||||||
June 12 | Mississippi Pride | Home | W | 27–3 | [16] | |
June 20 | Mobile Admirals | Away | L | 12–14 | 5,571 | [7] |
† May 1 game played in Mobile due to schedule conflict with Houston's stadium[17]
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