1955 Houston Cougars football team

1955 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Blackstone
  • Lavell Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Detroit + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Montana*
W 54–1225,000[2]
October 1at Texas A&M*
L 3–2126,000[3]
October 7at Detroit
W 7–011,740[4]
October 15Oklahoma A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1327,000[5]
October 22Texas Tech*
W 7–028,000[6]
October 29Wichita
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–2118,000[7]
November 5at Tulsa
L 14–1712,059[8]
November 12at No. 14 Ole Miss*
L 11–2720,000[9]
November 19Villanova*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1412,000[10]
December 3Wyoming*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1410,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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. ^ "Houston gridders break own scoring record in 54–12 win over Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies rally to whip UH". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Oklags bow to Houston". The Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Houston captures win over Texas Tech". The Odessa American. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars bow to Shockers in 21–7 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Golden Hurricane spill Houston". Okmulgee Daily Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi fights off Houstin to win, 25–11". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars post 26–14 victory". The Galveston Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Houston wins over Sun Bowl-bound Wyoming, 26–14". The El Paso Times. December 4, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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