1958 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium (70,000)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.[1] In Hal Lahar's second year as head coach, the Cougars compiled a 5–4 record, 2–2 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 161.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Texas A&M*
W 39–765,131
October 4at CincinnatiNo. 19
W 34–13
October 11WichitaNo. T–19
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–025,000
October 18Oklahoma State*No. 15
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–728,000
November 1Tulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 20–2526,000
November 8at No. 9 Ole Miss*
L 7–5620,000
November 15at North Texas State
L 6–10[2]
November 21at Miami (FL)*
W 37–2624,822
November 29Texas Tech*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 22–177,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Houston Game by Game Results". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "North Texas clips Houston". Longview News-Journal. November 16, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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