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1949 Houston Cougars football team

The 1949 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Gulf Coast Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the GCC. Aubrey Baker and Cecil Towns were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.

1949 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceGulf Coast Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2 GCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Aubrey Baker
  • Cecil Towns
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Trinity (TX) 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17William & Mary*
L 13–1420,000[2]
October 1Wichita*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–68,000[3]
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 28–7[4]
October 15West Texas State*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–136,000[5]
October 22Hardin–Simmons* 
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 27–278,000–10,000[6]
October 292:30 p.m.at Hardin
L 21–3312,500[7][8][9]
November 5at St. Bonaventure*
L 14–205,000[10]
November 12at North Texas State
L 23–2810,000 [11]
November 19Trinity (TX)
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–217,500[12]
November 24at Saint Louis*
W 35–06,387–6,823[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Indians nose out Houston U, 14–13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Houston's last half power crushes Shockers 26 to 6". The Wichita Eagle. October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ragone sets up touchdowns as Cougars blast SW Louisiana". The Galveston Daily News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Houston edges WT Buffaloes". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Houston–HSU battle ends in 27-all tie". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 23, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hardin Indians Set Homecoming". The Big Pasture News. Grandfield, Oklahoma. October 27, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Hardin Spills Houston, 33-21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Hardin Hands 33-21 Licking To Cougars". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "St. Bonaventure Edges Texans, 20-14". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). November 6, 1949. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Texas wrings out 28–23 edge over Cougars". The Monitor. November 13, 1949. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Houston Cougars blast Trinity's hope, 28–21". Valley Morning Star. November 20, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Billikens drop finale, 35–0". The St. Louis Star-Times. November 25, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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