1946 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
1947 →
1946 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Sam Houston State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
East Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Southwest Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Houston 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1946 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Cougars were led by head coach Jewell Wallace in his first season and finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–4 in the LSC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Southwestern Louisiana*
L 7–1311,000[1]
September 27at West Texas State*
W 14–124,000[2]
October 5at Fort Hood*Temple, TXW 32–7[3]
October 12Texas A&I*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–06,500[4]
October 19at East Texas State
L 14–206,000[5]
October 26at Texas Mines*
L 7–217,500[6]
November 9Stephen F. Austin
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 16–75,000[7]
November 16North Texas State
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–73,500[8]
November 22at Southwest Texas State
L 7–21[9]
November 28Sam Houston State
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–285,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "SLI spoils debut of Houston, 13–7". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Houston Cougars gain 14–12 victory from WTS Buffs". The Amarillo Daily News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Camp Hood thrashed bu Houston Cougars, 32–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Javelinas bow to Houston U., 34–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Batchelor stars as Lions defeat Houston 20 to 14". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 20, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mines tops Houston 21–7 with early splurge". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Houston Cougars trim S.F. Austin Lumberjacks, 16–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston ousted from race by North Texans". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 17, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats close with 21–7 win". The Austin American. November 23, 1946. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bearcats beat Cougars". The Galveston Daily News. November 29, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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