The 1954 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1954 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place out of five teams in the MVC. George Patterson and George Hynes were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1954 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Captain | Jack Patterson, George Hynes |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Baylor* | L 13–53 | 22,000 | ||||
| October 9 | Texas A&M* | W 10–7 | 42,000 | ||||
| October 16 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 14–7 | 24,000 | ||||
| October 22 | at Villanova* | W 28–7 | 57,817 | ||||
| October 30 | at Wichita | L 7–9 | 16,115 | ||||
| November 6 | Tulsa |
| W 20–7 | 15,400 | |||
| November 13 | No. 7 Ole Miss* |
| L 0–26 | 23,000 | [2] | ||
| November 20 | at Texas Tech* | L 14–61 | 14,000 | ||||
| November 27 | Arkansas* |
| L 0–19 | 25,000 | |||
| December 4 | Detroit |
| W 19–7 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Ole Miss spanks Houston by 26–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Titans Bow to Houston in Grid Finale, 19 to 7". Detroit Free Press. December 5, 1954. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.