1953 Houston Cougars football team

The 1953 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC. Buddy Gillioz and Paul Carr were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

1953 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1953 record4–4–1 (1–2 MVC)
Head coachClyde Lee (6th season)
CaptainBuddy Gillioz, Paul Carr
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 1 0  7 3 0
Detroit + 3 1 0  5 4 0
Wichita 1 2 0  4 4 1
Houston 1 2 0  4 4 1
Tulsa 1 3 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Texas A&M*T 14–1435,000
October 3at No. 17 Texas*L 7–2830,000
October 9at DetroitW 25–1912,650[2]
October 17Oklahoma A&ML 7–1425,000
October 24Arizona State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–2012,000
November 7at TulsaL 21–2310,000
November 14at Baylor*W 37–715,000
November 21 No. 17 Texas Tech*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4115,000
December 5Tennessee*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 33–1923,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. Dick Peters (October 10, 1953). "Houston Edges U-D, 25-19: Titan Line Riddled for 382 Yards". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 via Newspapers.com.
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