1950 Houston Cougars football team

The 1950 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 4–6 record. Bill Moeller and Max Clark were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.

1950 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Clyde Lee (3rd season)
Captains	Bill Moeller Max Clark
Home stadium	Public School Stadium Houston Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)			–					9	–	1	–	1
Memphis State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					5	–	4	–	0
Grambling			–					5	–	4	–	1
Texas State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Houston			–					4	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					3	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					3	–	6	–	0
Sewanee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		St. Bonaventure	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–29	14,000	[2]
September 30		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–34	24,500–25,000	[3]
October 7		at Trinity (TX)	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 16–20	1,456	[4]
October 14		Louisville	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–7	5,000–14,342	[5]
October 20		at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	L 13–14		[6]
October 28		at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 46–6	10,000	[7]
November 11		North Texas State	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–16	8,000	[8]
November 18		William & Mary	Houston Stadium Houston, TX	W 36–18	25,342	[9][10]
November 24	8:00 p.m.	Midwestern (TX)	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 40–18	2,500	[11][12]
December 2		Tulsa	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–28	10,000	[13]
Homecoming All times are in Central time