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 | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1953 record | 4–4–1 (1–2 MVC) |
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| Captain | Buddy Gillioz, Paul Carr |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Texas A&M* | T 14–14 | 35,000 | ||||
| October 3 | at No. 17 Texas* | L 7–28 | 30,000 | ||||
| October 9 | at Detroit | W 25–19 | 12,650 | [2] | |||
| October 17 | Oklahoma A&M | L 7–14 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 24 | Arizona State* |
| W 24–20 | 12,000 | |||
| November 7 | at Tulsa | L 21–23 | 10,000 | ||||
| November 14 | at Baylor* | W 37–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| November 21 | No. 17 Texas Tech* |
| L 21–41 | 15,000 | |||
| December 5 | Tennessee* |
| W 33–19 | 23,000 | |||
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References
- "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- 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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