1949 Houston Cougars football team

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
September 17		William & Mary*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–14	20,000	^[2]
October 1		Wichita*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 28–6	8,000
October 8		at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 28–7
October 15		West Texas State*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–13	6,000
October 22		Hardin–Simmons*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	T 27–27	8,000
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Hardin	Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 21–33	12,500	^[3]^[4]^[5]
November 5		at St. Bonaventure*	Forness Stadium Olean, NY	L 14–20	5,000	^[6]
November 12		at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 23–28	10,000	^[7]
November 19		Trinity (TX)	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 28–21	7,500
November 24		at Saint Louis*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 35–0	6,823
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

^ "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.