1959 Houston Cougars football team
| 1959 Houston Cougars football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1959 record | 3–7 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Captain | Claude King, Howard Evans |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and tied with North Texas State for the MVC championship. Claude King and Howard Evans were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 19 | No. 8 Ole Miss* |
| L 0–16 | 45,000 | ||
| September 26 | Alabama* |
| L 0–3 | 27,000 | ||
| October 3 | Cincinnati |
| W 13–12 | 16,000 | ||
| October 10 | at Texas A&M* | L 6–28 | 25,000 | |||
| October 17 | at Oklahoma State* |
| L 12–19 | 13,000 | ||
| October 24 | North Texas State |
| L 6–7 | 12,000 | ||
| October 31 | at Tulsa |
| W 22–13 | 12,034 | ||
| November 7 | at Wichita | W 28–13 | 12,000 | |||
| November 14 | at Texas Tech* | L 0–27 | 20,000 | |||
| November 26 | Washington State* |
| L 18–32 | 6,000 | ||
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References[]
- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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