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 college 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 |
| 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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Schedule
edit| 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 Oklahoma A&M | 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 Texas Tech* | W 20–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| December 1 | Detroit |
| W 39–7 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Don Flynn leads UH". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss strikes early to down Houston 14–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rips Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston Gives Titans 39-7 Taste of Grid Power". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1956. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.