1959 Houston Cougars football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainClaude King, Howard Evans
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Houston + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and tied with North Texas State for the MVC championship. Claude King and Howard Evans were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 No. 8 Ole Miss*
L 0–1645,000[2]
September 26Alabama*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–327,000[3]
October 3Cincinnati
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–1216,000
October 10at Texas A&M*
L 6–2825,000
October 17at Oklahoma State*
L 12–1913,000
October 24North Texas State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–712,000
October 31at Tulsa
W 22–1312,034
November 7at Wichita
W 28–1312,000
November 14at Texas Tech*
L 0–2720,000
November 26Washington State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 18–326,000[4]
  • *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, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss grinds out 16–0 victory". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (September 27, 1959). "Alabama downs Houston on field goal, 3–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 11. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 27, 1959). "Moose of Palouse paces Cougar victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
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