1961 Houston Cougars football team

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1961 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainKen Bolin, Bill Brown, Joe Bob Isbell
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Rutgers   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Arizona   –   8 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   5 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oregon   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Washington State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. Ken Bolin, Bill Brown, and Joe Bob Isbell were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Texas A&M
T 7–722,000
September 30Mississippi State
L 7–1027,000[2]
October 7Boston College
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–012,000
October 14vs. No. 1 Ole Miss
L 7–4715,610[3]
October 21at Cincinnati
W 13–711,000
October 28 No. 4 Alabama
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–1724,000[4]
November 11at Tulsa
W 14–210,278
November 18at Oklahoma State
L 24–2810,000
November 25Florida State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–87,000
December 2Oregon State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–1212,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State trips Houston, 10–7". The Kilgore News Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Slow-starting Rebels smash Houston, 47–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama slaps Houston, 17–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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