The 1948 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against LSC opponents) and finished in the fourth place in the conference. Cecil Towns and Jack Gwin were the team captains.[1]
| 1948 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 LSC) |
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| Captain | Cecil Towns, Jack Gwin |
| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston was ranked at No. 198 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Texas A&I* | W 14–0 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | at Texas Mines* | L 7–35 | 6,000 | [4] | |||
| October 2 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 7–21 | 7,500 | ||||
| October 9 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 40–33 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | at East Texas State* | Commerce, TX | W 18–7 | ||||
| October 23 | at Trinity (TX) | San Antonio, TX | L 7–15 | ||||
| October 30 | at West Texas State* |
| L 13–28 | 5,000 | |||
| November 6 | Stephen F. Austin |
| L 13–21 | ||||
| November 13 | North Texas State |
| W 8–6 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| November 20 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 0–3 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| November 25 | Sam Houston State |
| W 22–13 | [8] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I bows to Houston 14–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners flash 35–7 win over Houston". The El Paso Times. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. of Houston wins over Louisiana Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1947. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars upset North Texas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 14, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas escapes UH, 3–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 21, 1948. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars defeat Houston, 22–13". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.