1948 Houston Cougars football team

1948 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 LSC)
Head coach
CaptainCecil Towns, Jack Gwin
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
North Texas State 4 2 0 6 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 2 1 7 2 1
Trinity (TX) 2 2 2 6 2 2
Houston 3 3 0 5 6 0
East Texas State 1 4 1 3 6 1
Sam Houston State 0 6 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against LSC opponents) and finished in the fourth place in the conference. Cecil Towns and Jack Gwin were the team captains.[1]

Houston was ranked at No. 198 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.