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1958 Houston Cougars football team

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1958 Houston Cougars football
University of Houston's classic athletics logo
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium (70,000)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 1 1 7 2 1
Tulsa 2 2 0 7 3 0
Houston 2 2 0 5 4 0
Cincinnati 1 1 2 6 2 2
Wichita 1 2 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston in the 1958 college football season.[1] In Hal Lahar's second year as head coach, the Cougars compiled a 5–4 record, 2–2 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 161.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Texas A&M*W 39–765,131
October 4at CincinnatiNo. 19W 34–13
October 11WichitaNo. T–19
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–025,000
October 18Oklahoma State*No. 15
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–728,000
November 1Tulsa
L 20–2526,000
November 8at No. 9 Ole Miss*L 7–5620,000
November 15at North Texas StateL 6–10[2]
November 21at Miami (FL)*W 37–2624,822
November 29Texas Tech*
W 22–177,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Houston Game by Game Results". September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "North Texas clips Houston". Longview News-Journal. November 16, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.