1949 Houston Cougars football team
American college football season
| 1949 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (1–2 GCC) |
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| Captain | Aubrey Baker, Cecil Towns |
| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Gulf Coast Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the GCC. Aubrey Baker and Cecil Towns were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | William & Mary |
| L 13–14 | 20,000 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | Wichita |
| W 28–6 | 8,000 | ||||
| October 8 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 28–7 | ||||||
| October 15 | West Texas State |
| W 14–13 | 6,000 | ||||
| October 22 | Hardin–Simmons |
| T 27–27 | 8,000 | ||||
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Hardin |
| L 21–33 | 12,500 | [3][4][5] | ||
| November 5 | at St. Bonaventure | L 14–20 | 5,000 | [6] | ||||
| November 12 | at North Texas State |
| L 23–28 | 10,000 | [7] | |||
| November 19 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 28–21 | 7,500 | ||||
| November 24 | at Saint Louis |
| W 35–0 | 6,823 | ||||
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References
- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Indians nose out Houston U, 14–13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin Indians Set Homecoming". The Big Pasture News. Grandfield, Oklahoma. October 27, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Hardin Spills Houston, 33-21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hardin Hands 33-21 Licking To Cougars". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "St. Bonaventure Edges Texans, 20-14". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). November 6, 1949. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas wrings out 28–23 edge over Cougars". The Monitor. November 13, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
