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1956 Houston Cougars football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Don 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 college 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

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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[4]
October 20at Oklahoma A&M
W 13–025,000[5]
October 27at Auburn*
L 0–1220,000[6]
November 3at Wichita
W 41–1611,193[7]
November 10Tulsa
W 14–020,000[8]
November 17Villanova*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–1315,000[9]
November 24at Texas Tech*
W 20–715,500[10]
December 1Detroit
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 39–710,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Houston, Texas Aggies fight to 14 to 14 deadlock". The Duncan Banner. October 14, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cheap touchdowns propel Houston over Aggies, 13–0". The Kilgore News Herald. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn rips Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars edge nearer title, belt Wichita". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston cops MVC grid title". The Orange Leader. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars rip by Villanova in 26–13 win". The Odessa American. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston hammers Texas Tech 20–7". Valley Morning Star. November 25, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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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