1953 Houston Cougars football team
| 1953 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–2 MVC) |
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| Captain | Buddy Gillioz, Paul Carr |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC. Buddy Gillioz and Paul Carr were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Texas A&M* | T 14–14 | 35,000 | ||||
| October 3 | at No. 17 Texas* | L 7–28 | 30,000 | [2] | |||
| October 9 | at Detroit | W 25–19 | 12,650 | [3] | |||
| October 17 | Oklahoma A&M | L 7–14 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 24 | Arizona State* |
| W 24–20 | 12,000 | |||
| November 7 | at Tulsa | L 21–23 | 10,000 | ||||
| November 14 | at No. 9 Baylor* | W 37–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| November 21 | No. 17 Texas Tech* |
| L 21–41 | 15,000 | |||
| December 5 | Tennessee* |
| W 33–19 | 23,000 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Texas shows power to down Houston, 28–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (October 10, 1953). "Houston Edges U-D, 25-19: Titan Line Riddled for 382 Yards". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.