1951 Houston Cougars football team

1951 Houston Cougars football
Salad Bowl champion
Salad Bowl, W 26–21 vs. Dayton
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Shannon, John O'Hara, Buck Miller
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Drake 3 1 0 7 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 2 0 3 7 0
Houston 2 2 0 6 5 0
Detroit 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wichita 2 4 0 2 7 0
Bradley 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 6–5 record, finished fourth in the MVC, and defeated Dayton in the 1952 Salad Bowl. Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, and Buck Miller were the team captains.[1] The team was ranked at No. 63 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.