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The 1951 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 6–5 record, finished fourth in the MVC, and defeated Dayton in the 1952 Salad Bowl. Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, and Buck Miller were the team captains.[1] The team was ranked at No. 63 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]
| 1951 Houston Cougars football | |
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Salad Bowl champion | |
Salad Bowl, W 26–21 vs. Dayton | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–2 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, Buck Miller |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | No. 13 Baylor* | L 0–19 | 55,000–60,000 | ||||
| September 28 | at Detroit | W 33–7 | 13,521 | [3] | |||
| October 6 | Texas Tech* |
| W 6–0 | 14,651 | |||
| October 13 | at Tulsa | L 27–46 | 15,000 | ||||
| October 20 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 35–27 | 15,000 | |||
| October 27 | Villanova* |
| L 27–33 | ||||
| November 3 | at Wichita | L 14–19 | 6,000 | ||||
| November 10 | at Louisville* | L 28–35 | 2,500–3,000 | [4][5] | |||
| November 24 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 31–7 | 12,500 | |||
| November 30 | at North Texas State* |
| W 20–14 | [6] | |||
| January 1, 1952 | vs. Dayton* | W 26–21 | 17,000 | ||||
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