Houston Football Team History
Houston Cougars
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University of Houston
Houston, TX
Founded: 1927 Stadium: Robertson Stadium Capacity: 33,000 Colors: Red, Black & White Coach: Jewell Wallace Conference: Lone Star-
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1946 Season Highlights |
Jewell Wallace enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston. |
This was the first season Houston fielded a team. |
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1946 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 21 | vs. Southwestern Louisiana
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7 |
13 |
L |
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| Fri., Sep. 27 | @ West Texas A&M
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14 |
12 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | @ Fort Hood
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32 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | vs. Texas A&I
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34 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @ East Texas State
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14 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Texas El Paso
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7 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | vs. Stephen Austin
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16 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs. North Texas State
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3 |
7 |
L |
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| Fri., Nov. 22 | @ Southwest Texas State
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7 |
21 |
L |
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| Thu., Nov. 28 | vs.
Sam Houston State
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6 |
28 |
L |
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1946 Season Totals |
Record | 4-6
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Points Scored | 140 |
Scoring Average | 14.0 |
Points Allowed | 136 |
Defense Average | 13.6 |
Opponents Record | 9-8
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Conference Record | 1-4 |
Home Record | 2-3
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Away Record | 2-3
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1946 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1946 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1946 All Lone Star Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.