1956 Houston Cougars football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Flynn, Ken Wind
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Tulsa 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Wichita 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Detroit 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the MVC championship. Don Flynn and Ken Wind were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mississippi State*
W 18–756,000[2]
October 6at No. 6 Ole Miss*
L 0–1425,000–26,000[3]
October 13 No. 9 Texas A&M*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 14–1467,009
October 20at Oklahoma A&M
W 13–025,000
October 27at Auburn*
L 0–1220,000[4]
November 3at Wichita
W 41–1611,193
November 10Tulsa
W 14–020,000
November 17Villanova*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1315,000
November 24at Texas Tech*
W 20–715,000
December 1Detroit
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 39–710,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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. ^ "Don Flynn leads UH". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss strikes early to down Houston 14–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn rips Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Houston Gives Titans 39-7 Taste of Grid Power". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1956. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
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