The 1947 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston during the 1947 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In its second season under head coach Jewell Wallace, the team compiled a 3–8 record (0–6 against LSC opponents) and finished in the last place in the conference. The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.[1]
| 1947 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–6 LSC) |
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| Captain | Bill Cook, Tony Ditta |
| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Houston was ranked at No. 264 out of 500 college football teams.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Centenary* | W 19–7 | 7,000 | [3] | |
| September 27 | McMurry* |
| W 14–13 | 5,000 | [4] |
| October 4 | Daniel Baker* |
| W 35–12 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 11 | at Texas A&I | Kingsville, TX | L 0–13 | 7,000 | [6] |
| October 18 | East Texas State* |
| L 7–33 | 6,000 | [7] |
| October 25 | Trinity (TX)* |
| L 0–20 | 4,500 | [8] |
| November 1 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 7–33 | 10,000 | [9] |
| November 8 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 14–25 | 3,900 | [10] |
| November 15 | at North Texas State |
| L 0–33 | 10,000 | [11] |
| November 22 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 0–2 | [12] | |
| November 27 | at Sam Houston State | L 0–23 | [13] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. p. 144. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars Stop Centenary 19-7". El Paso Times. September 21, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars Stave off Late Tribe Rally, Win 14-13". Abilene Reporter-News. September 28, 1947. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars Trim Daniel Baker". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1947. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas Continue Unbeaten By Defeating Houston 13 to 0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 12, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas Tallies 33-7 Victory Over Houston U." Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 19, 1947. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity's Tigers Keep Houston In Lone Star Cellar". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Lee (November 2, 1947). "Hardin Simmons Romp Over Houston U. Cougars, 33-7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Bop Houston Cougars". Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1947. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Parks (November 16, 1947). "Eagles Wham Cougars 33-0 To Cinch Championship Tie". Denton Record-Chronicle. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas Tops Houston, 2-0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston Wins Over Houston U." The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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