Houston Outlaws (RFL team)
# Houston Outlaws (RFL team)

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.

The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998. Although Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ernie Stautner was named head coach in February 1999, 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. Josh LaRocca, who had played college football for the Rice Owls, was the starting quarterback.

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. 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.

## 1999 season schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | W/L | Score | Attnd. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April 18 | Ohio Cannon | Away | W | 18–17 | |
| April 24 | Mississippi Pride | Away | W | 28–5 | 3,000 |
| May 1 | Mobile Admirals | Away† | L | 7–10 | 10,432 |
| May 8 | Shreveport Knights | Away | W | 17–14 | 2,000 |
| May 15 | Ohio Cannon | Home | W | 27–3 | |
| May 22 | New Orleans Thunder | Home | W | 31–12 | 1,500 |
| May 30 | Shreveport Knights | Home | W | 17–7 | |
| June 5 | Mobile Admirals | Away | L | 3–14 | |
| Playoffs |||||||
| June 12 | Mississippi Pride | Home | W | 27–3 | |
| June 20 | Mobile Admirals | Away | L | 12–14 | 5,571 |

† May 1 game played in Mobile due to schedule conflict with Houston's stadium

