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 college 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.
| 1959 Houston Cougars football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | No. 8 Ole Miss* | L 0–16 | 45,000 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | Alabama* |
| L 0–3 | 27,000 | [3] | ||
| 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 | [4] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Ole Miss grinds out 16–0 victory". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (September 27, 1959). "Alabama downs Houston on field goal, 3–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 11. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 27, 1959). "Moose of Palouse paces Cougar victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.