1955 Houston Cougars football team

1955 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Blackstone, Lavell Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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
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

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
October 1at Texas A&M*
L 3–2126,000
October 7at Detroit
W 7–011,740[2]
October 15Oklahoma A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1327,000
October 22Texas Tech*
W 7–028,000
October 29Wichita
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–2118,000
November 5at Tulsa
L 14–1712,059
November 12at No. 14 Ole Miss*
L 11–2720,000[3]
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 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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mississippi fights off Houstin to win, 25–11". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.