1946 Houston Cougars football team
| 1946 Houston Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–4 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1946 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Cougars were led by head coach Jewell Wallace in his first season and finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–4 in the LSC).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Southwestern Louisiana* | L 7–13 | 11,000 | [1] | |
| September 27 | at West Texas State* |
| W 14–12 | 4,000 | [2] |
| October 5 | at Fort Hood* | Temple, TX | W 32–7 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Texas A&I* |
| W 34–0 | 6,500 | [4] |
| October 19 | at East Texas State |
| L 14–20 | 6,000 | [5] |
| October 26 | at Texas Mines* | L 7–21 | 7,500 | [6] | |
| November 9 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 16–7 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 16 | North Texas State |
| L 3–7 | 3,500 | [8] |
| November 22 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 7–21 | [9] | |
| November 28 | Sam Houston State |
| L 6–28 | 5,000 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "SLI spoils debut of Houston, 13–7". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston Cougars gain 14–12 victory from WTS Buffs". The Amarillo Daily News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camp Hood thrashed bu Houston Cougars, 32–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas bow to Houston U., 34–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Batchelor stars as Lions defeat Houston 20 to 14". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 20, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mines tops Houston 21–7 with early splurge". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston Cougars trim S.F. Austin Lumberjacks, 16–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston ousted from race by North Texans". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 17, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats close with 21–7 win". The Austin American. November 23, 1946. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearcats beat Cougars". The Galveston Daily News. November 29, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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