1953 Houston Cougars football team

1953 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Buddy Gillioz
  • Paul Carr
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M +3–1–07–3–0
Detroit +3–1–05–4–0
Wichita1–2–04–4–1
Houston1–2–04–4–1
Tulsa1–3–03–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1953 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC. Buddy Gillioz and Paul Carr were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Texas A&M*
T 14–1435,000[2]
October 3at No. 17 Texas*
L 7–2830,000[3]
October 9at Detroit
W 25–1912,650[4]
October 17Oklahoma A&M
L 7–1425,000[5]
October 24Arizona State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–2012,000[6]
November 7at Tulsa
L 21–2310,000–15,000[7]
November 14at No. 9 Baylor*
W 37–715,000[8]
November 21 No. 17 Texas Tech*
L 21–4115,000–20,000[9]
December 5Tennessee*dagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 33–1923,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rally's too late: Ags, Houston tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas shows power to down Houston, 28–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Dick Peters (October 10, 1953). "Houston Edges U-D, 25-19: Titan Line Riddled for 382 Yards". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Oklags take 14 to 7 win over Houston". The Odessa American. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Houston Cougars edge Arizona State, 24–20". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Underdog Tulsa defeats Houston Cougars 23–21". Valley Morning Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cougars shock Baylor, 37–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tech tears Cougars for Sugar Bowl scouts". The Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Houston passes and runs to topple Tennessee 33 to 19". The Wichita Eagle. December 6, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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