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The 1955 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC. Jim Blackstone and Lavell Isbell were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Montana* | | W 54–12 | 25,000 |
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October 1 | at Texas A&M | | L 3–21 | 26,000 |
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October 7 | at Detroit | | W 7–0 | 11,740 | [2]
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October 15 | Oklahoma A&M | | W 21–13 | 27,000 |
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October 22 | Texas Tech | | W 7–0 | 28,000 |
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October 29 | Wichita | | L 7–21 | 18,000 |
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November 5 | at Tulsa | | L 14–17 | 12,059 |
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November 12 | at No. 14 Ole Miss | | L 11–27 | 20,000 |
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November 19 | Villanova | | W 26–14 | 12,000 |
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December 3 | Wyoming | | W 26–14 | 10,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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- Houston Cougars football seasons
- 1955 in sports in Texas
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