Houston Football Team History
Houston Cougars
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Founded: 1927 Stadium: Robertson Stadium Capacity: 33,000 Colors: Red, Black & White Coach: Clyde Lee Conference: Missouri Valley-
1951 Season Highlights
Clyde Lee enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Houston.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Baylor
0
19
L
Fri., Sep. 28 @ Detroit Mercy
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Texas Tech
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Tulsa
27
46
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Hardin-Simmons
35
27
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Villanova
27
33
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Wichita State
14
19
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Louisville
28
35
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Oklahoma State
31
7
W
Fri., Nov. 30 @
North Texas
20
14
W
Tue., Jan. 1 Dayton
26
21
W
@ Phoenix, AZ
Salad Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 247
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 40-23
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.