1955 Houston Cougars football team
The 1955 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC. Jim Blackstone and Lavell Isbell were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
1955 record | 6–4 (2–2 MVC) |
Head coach | Bill Meek (1st season) |
Captain | Jim Blackstone, Lavell Isbell |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Montana* | W 54–12 | 25,000 | ||||
October 1 | at Texas A&M | L 3–21 | 26,000 | ||||
October 7 | at Detroit | W 7–0 | 11,740 | [2] | |||
October 15 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 21–13 | 27,000 | |||
October 22 | Texas Tech |
| W 7–0 | 28,000 | |||
October 29 | Wichita |
| L 7–21 | 18,000 | |||
November 5 | at Tulsa | L 14–17 | 12,059 | ||||
November 12 | at No. 14 Ole Miss | L 11–27 | 20,000 | ||||
November 19 | Villanova |
| W 26–14 | 12,000 | |||
December 3 | Wyoming |
| W 26–14 | 10,000 | |||
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References
- "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- George Puscas (October 8, 1955). "Houston Depth Submerges Titans, 7-0: Fumbles Put U-D in Hole". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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