1948 Houston Cougars football team

1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

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] The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Texas A&I*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–0	8,000
September 25	at Texas Mines*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–35	6,000
October 2	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–21	7,500
October 9	Louisiana Tech*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 40–33	5,000	^[2]
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*	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 13–28	5,000
November 6	Stephen F. Austin	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–21
November 13	North Texas State	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 8–6	3,000	^[3]
November 20	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–3
November 25	Sam Houston State	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 22–13
*Non-conference game

^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "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.

v t Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion