1955 Houston Cougars football team

The 1955 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC. Jim Blackstone and Lavell Isbell were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

1955 Houston Cougars football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (1st season)
Captains	Jim Blackstone Lavell Isbell
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Detroit +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Houston	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulsa	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Montana*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 54–12	25,000	[2]
October 1	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 3–21	26,000	[3]
October 7	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 7–0	11,740	[4]
October 15	Oklahoma A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–13	27,000	[5]
October 22	Texas Tech*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 7–0	28,000	[6]
October 29	Wichita	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21	18,000	[7]
November 5	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–17	12,059	[8]
November 12	at No. 14 Ole Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 11–27	20,000	[9]
November 19	Villanova*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 26–14	12,000	[10]
December 3	Wyoming*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 26–14	10,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game