1961 Houston Cougars football team

The 1961 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. Ken Bolin, Bill Brown, and Joe Bob Isbell were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

1961 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
1961 record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainKen Bolin, Bill Brown, Joe Bob Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers      9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona      8 1 1
Memphis State      8 2 0
Villanova      8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State      8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse      8 3 0
Holy Cross      7 3 0
Navy      7 3 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
San Jose State      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 4 0
Detroit      5 4 0
Houston      5 4 1
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
Florida State      4 5 1
Boston University      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Oregon      4 6 0
Air Force      3 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 0
Washington State      3 7 0
Idaho      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23at Texas A&MT 7–722,000
September 30Mississippi StateL 7–1027,000
October 7Boston College
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–012,000
October 14vs. No. 1 Ole MissL 7–4715,106
October 21at CincinnatiW 13–711,000
October 28 No. 4 Alabama
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–1724,000
November 11at TulsaW 14–210,278
November 18at Oklahoma StateL 24–2810,000
November 25Florida State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–87,000
December 2Oregon State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–1212,000

References

  1. "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.