1955 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

1955 Houston Cougars football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach|

* Bill Meek (1st season)

Captain| Jim Blackstone, Lavell Isbell
Home stadium| Rice Stadium

Seasons

<- 1954

1956 ->

1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Wichita \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Houston | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tulsa | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Oklahoma A&M | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1955 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC. Jim Blackstone and Lavell Isbell were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| Montana*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 54–12| 25,000|
October 1| at Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| L 3–21| 26,000|
October 7| at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 7–0| 11,740| [2]
October 15| Oklahoma A&M|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 21–13| 27,000|
October 22| Texas Tech*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 28,000|
October 29| Wichita|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 7–21| 18,000|
November 5| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK (rivalry)

| L 14–17| 12,059|
November 12| at No. 14 Ole Miss*|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| L 11–27| 20,000| [3]
November 19| Villanova*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 26–14| 12,000|
December 3| Wyoming*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 26–14| 10,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
2. ^ George Puscas (October 8, 1955). "Houston Depth Submerges Titans, 7-0: Fumbles Put U-D in Hole". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Mississippi fights off Houstin to win, 25–11". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Houston Cougars football

Venues|

* Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012)
* Rice Stadium (1950–1964)
* Houston Astrodome (1965–1997)
* Reliant Stadium (2013)
* BBVA Compass Stadium (2013)
* TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Baylor
* Rice
* SMU
* Texas Tech
* Tulsa

Culture & lore|

* Shasta
* "Cougar Fight Song"
* Spirit of Houston
* Veer option
* The Comeback Victory
* 2022 SMU game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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