1949 Houston Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Houston Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Gulf Coast Conference
| short_conf = GCC
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = Clyde Lee
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Aubrey Baker
| captain2 = Cecil Towns
| stadium = Public School Stadium
}}
{{1949 Gulf Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1949 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Gulf Coast Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the GCC. Aubrey Baker and Cecil Towns were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2018 Houston Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Houston|pages=126, 144|url=https://uhcougars.com/documents/2018/8/15/_18_Houston_Football_Guide_With_Covers.pdf|accessdate=August 14, 2020}} The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
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|September 17|||William & Mary
|October 1|||Wichita
|October 8||at|Southwestern Louisiana
|October 15|||West Texas State
|October 22|||Hardin–Simmons
|October 29|2:30 p.m.|at|Hardin|Coyote Stadium|Wichita Falls, TX|L 21–33|12,500|{{cite news |author= |title=Hardin Indians Set Homecoming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94927169/the-big-pasture-news/ |newspaper=The Big Pasture News |location=Grandfield, Oklahoma |date=October 27, 1949 |page=1 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Hardin Spills Houston, 33-21 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94925814/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 1949 |page=23 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Hardin Hands 33-21 Licking To Cougars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94925904/the-kilgore-news-herald/ |newspaper=Kilgore News Herald |location=Kilgore, Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 1949 |page=5 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 5||at|St. Bonaventure
|November 12||at|North Texas State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|L 23–28|10,000| {{cite news|title=North Texas wrings out 28–23 edge over Cougars|newspaper=The Monitor|date=November 13, 1949|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88426923/north-texas-wrings-out-2823-edge-over-c/|accessdate=November 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19|||{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}|Public School Stadium|Houston, TX|W 28–21|7,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-houston-cougars-blas/168856558/|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|title=Houston Cougars blast Trinity's hope, 28–21|date=November 20, 1949|accessdate=March 25, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24||at|Saint Louis
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