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.

1955 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1955 record6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Blackstone, Lavell Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Montana*W 54–1225,000
October 1at Texas A&ML 3–2126,000
October 7at DetroitW 7–011,740[2]
October 15Oklahoma A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1327,000
October 22Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–028,000
October 29Wichita
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–2118,000
November 5at TulsaL 14–1712,059
November 12at No. 14 Ole MissL 11–2720,000
November 19Villanova
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1412,000
December 3Wyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1410,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. 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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