1951 Houston Cougars football team
| 1951 Houston Cougars football | |
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Salad Bowl champion | |
Salad Bowl, W 26–21 vs. Dayton | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–2 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, Buck Miller |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 6–5 record, finished fourth in the MVC, and defeated Dayton in the 1952 Salad Bowl. Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, and Buck Miller were the team captains.[1] The team was ranked at No. 63 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]
The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | No. 13 Baylor* | L 0–19 | 55,000–60,000 | ||||
| September 28 | at Detroit | W 33–7 | 13,521 | [3] | |||
| October 6 | Texas Tech* |
| W 6–0 | 14,651 | |||
| October 13 | at Tulsa | L 27–46 | 15,000 | ||||
| October 20 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 35–27 | 15,000 | |||
| October 27 | Villanova* |
| L 27–33 | ||||
| November 3 | at Wichita | L 14–19 | 6,000 | ||||
| November 10 | at Louisville* | L 28–35 | 2,500–3,000 | [4][5] | |||
| November 24 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 31–7 | 12,500 | |||
| November 30 | at North Texas State* |
| W 20–14 | [6] | |||
| January 1, 1952 | vs. Dayton* | W 26–21 | 17,000 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (September 29, 1951). "Feeble Titans Swamped By Houston Speed Demons, 33 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Upsets Houston 35-28". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Surprises Houston (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Houston tops Eagles 20–14". The Austin Statesman. December 1, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
