1955 Houston Cougars football team

1955 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Blackstone, Lavell Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita + 3 1 0 7 2 1
Detroit + 3 1 0 5 3 1
Houston 2 2 0 6 4 0
Tulsa 1 3 0 2 7 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 3 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC. Jim Blackstone and Lavell Isbell 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, 144. Retrieved August 14, 2020.