Houston Football Team History
Houston Cougars
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Founded: 1927 Stadium: Robertson Stadium Capacity: 33,000 Colors: Red, Black & White Coach: Jewell Wallace Conference: Lone Star-
1947 Season Highlights
Jewell Wallace enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Centenary
19
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. McMurry
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Daniel Baker
35
12
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Texas A&I
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. East Texas State
7
33
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Trinity (TX)
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Hardin-Simmons
7
33
L
@ Corpus Christi, TX
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Stephen Austin
14
25
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @ North Texas State
0
33
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Southwest Texas State
0
2
L
Thu., Nov. 27 @
Sam Houston State
0
23
L
1947 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 96
Scoring Average 8.7
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 3-6
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-5
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Lone Star Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.