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1949 Houston Cougars football
Conference Gulf Coast Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2 GCC)
Head coach
CaptainAubrey Baker, Cecil Towns
Home stadium Public School Stadium
Seasons
←  1948
1950 →
1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Trinity (TX) 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Gulf Coast Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the GCC. Aubrey Baker and Cecil Towns were the team captains. [1] The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 William & Mary
L 13–1420,000 [2]
October 1 Wichita
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–68,000
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana
W 28–7
October 15 West Texas State
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–136,000
October 22 Hardin–Simmons
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 27–278,000
October 292:30 p.m.at Hardin
L 21–3312,500 [3] [4] [5]
November 5at St. Bonaventure
L 14–205,000 [6]
November 12at North Texas State
L 23–2810,000 [7]
November 19 Trinity (TX)
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–217,500
November 24at Saint Louis
W 35–06,823

References

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Indians nose out Houston U, 14–13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hardin Indians Set Homecoming". The Big Pasture News. Grandfield, Oklahoma. October 27, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Hardin Spills Houston, 33-21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Hardin Hands 33-21 Licking To Cougars". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "St. Bonaventure Edges Texans, 20-14". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). November 6, 1949. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Texas wrings out 28–23 edge over Cougars". The Monitor. November 13, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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