1956 Houston Cougars football team
| 1956 Houston Cougars football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Captain | Don Flynn, Ken Wind |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Mississippi State* | W 18–7 | 56,000 | [2] | |||
| October 6 | at No. 6 Ole Miss* | L 0–14 | 25,000–26,000 | [3] | |||
| October 13 | No. 9 Texas A&M* |
| T 14–14 | 67,009 | |||
| October 20 | at Lewis Field | W 13–0 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 27 | at Auburn* | L 0–12 | 20,000 | [4] | |||
| 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 Jones Stadium | W 20–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| December 1 | Detroit |
| W 39–7 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
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References
- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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