1956 Houston Cougars football team
The 1956 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the MVC championship. Don Flynn and Ken Wind were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1956 Houston Cougars football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1956 record | 7–2–1 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Captain | Don Flynn, Ken Wind |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Mississippi State* | W 18–7 | 56,000 | ||||
| October 6 | at No. 6 Ole Miss* | L 0–14 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 13 | No. 9 Texas A&M* |
| T 14–14 | 67,009 | |||
| October 20 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 13–0 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 27 | at Auburn* | L 0–12 | 20,000 | ||||
| November 3 | at Wichita | W 41–16 | 11,193 | ||||
| November 10 | Tulsa |
| W 14–0 | 20,000 | |||
| November 17 | Villanova* |
| W 26–13 | 15,000 | |||
| November 24 | at Texas Tech* | W 20–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| December 1 | Detroit |
| W 39–7 | 10,000 | [2] | ||
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References
- "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- "Houston Gives Titans 39-7 Taste of Grid Power". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1956. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
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