1959 Houston Cougars football team

1959 Houston Cougars football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainClaude King, Howard Evans
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Houston + 3 1 0 3 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
Wichita 1 2 1 5 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 5 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and tied with North Texas State for the MVC championship. Claude King and Howard Evans were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.