1947 Houston Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Houston Cougars
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Lone Star Conference
| short_conf = LSC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 0–6
| head_coach = Jewell Wallace
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Bill Cook
| captain2 = Tony Ditta
| stadium = Public School Stadium
}}
{{1947 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
The 1947 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston during the 1947 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In its second season under head coach Jewell Wallace, the team compiled a 3–8 record (0–6 against LSC opponents) and finished in the last place in the conference. The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.{{cite web|title=2018 Houston Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Houston|page=144|url=https://uhcougars.com/documents/2018/8/15/_18_Houston_Football_Guide_With_Covers.pdf|accessdate=February 21, 2019}}
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Houston was ranked at No. 264 out of 500 college football teams.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Centenary
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 19–7
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cougars Stop Centenary 19-7|newspaper=El Paso Times|date=September 21, 1947|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28705024/cougars_stop_centenary_197/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 14–13
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cougars Stave off Late Tribe Rally, Win 14-13|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|date=September 28, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28705176/cougars_stave_off_late_tribe_rally_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Daniel Baker Hill Billies|title=Daniel Baker}}
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 35–12
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cougars Trim Daniel Baker|newspaper=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|date=October 5, 1947|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28705299/cougars_trim_daniel_baker/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Kingsville, TX
| score = 0–13
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Javelinas Continue Unbeaten By Defeating Houston 13 to 0|newspaper=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|date=October 12, 1947|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6340959/fk_defeat_u_of_h/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Texas State
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 7–33
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=East Texas Tallies 33-7 Victory Over Houston U.|newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|date=October 19, 1947|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366854/east_texas_tallies_337_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 0–20
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Trinity's Tigers Keep Houston In Lone Star Cellar|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=October 26, 1947|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28706155/trinitys_tigers_keep_houston_in_lone/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Hardin–Simmons
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| score = 7–33
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Hardin Simmons Romp Over Houston U. Cougars, 33-7|newspaper=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|author=Bill Lee|date=November 2, 1947|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28134289/hardin_simmons_romp_over_houston_u/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| score = 14–25
| attend = 3,900
| source = {{cite news|title=Lumberjacks Bop Houston Cougars|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|date=November 9, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28706394/lumberjacks_bop_houston_cougars/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Eagle Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| score = 0–33
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Eagles Wham Cougars 33-0 To Cinch Championship Tie|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|author=Harry Parks|date=November 16, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404220/eagles_wham_cougars_330_to_cinch/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southwest Texas State
| site_stadium = Public School Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 0–2
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Southwest Texas Tops Houston, 2-0|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=November 23, 1947|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28706561/southwest_texas_tops_houston_20/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 0–23
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Sam Houston Wins Over Houston U.|newspaper=The Corsicana Daily Sun|date=November 28, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28706673/sam_houston_wins_over_houston_u/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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