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American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at
Texas A&M* | | T 14–14 | 35,000 |
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October 3 | at No. 17
Texas* | | L 7–28 | 30,000 |
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October 9 | at
Detroit | | W 25–19 | 12,650 |
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October 17 |
Oklahoma A&M | | L 7–14 | 25,000 |
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October 24 |
Arizona State* | | W 24–20 | 12,000 |
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November 7 | at
Tulsa | | L 21–23 | 10,000 |
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November 14 | at No. 9
Baylor* | | W 37–7 | 15,000 |
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November 21 | No. 17
Texas Tech* | | L 21–41 | 15,000 |
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December 5 |
Tennessee* | | W 33–19 | 23,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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