1956 Houston Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = Houston Cougars
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 7–2–1
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Bill Meek
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Don Flynn
| captain2 = Ken Wind
| stadium = Rice Stadium
| champion = MVC champion
}}
{{1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1956 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1956 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bill Meek, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the MVC championship. Don Flynn and Ken Wind 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|access-date=August 14, 2020}} The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1956
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 29||Mississippi State
|October 6|at|No. 6 Ole Miss
|October 13||No. 9 Texas A&M
|October 20|at|Oklahoma A&M|Lewis Field|Stillwater, OK|W 13–0|25,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-cheap-touchdowns/169698257/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Cheap touchdowns propel Houston over Aggies, 13–0|date=October 21, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|Auburn
|November 3|at|Wichita|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 41–16|11,193|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-cougars-edge-nearer/169698338/|work=Waco Tribune-Herald|title=Cougars edge nearer title, belt Wichita|date=November 4, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||Tulsa|Rice Stadium|Houston, TX (rivalry)|W 14–0|20,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-houston-cops-mvc-grid/169698428/|work=The Orange Leader|title=Houston cops MVC grid title|date=November 11, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||Villanova
|November 24|at|Texas Tech
|December 1||Detroit|Rice Stadium|Houston, TX|W 39–7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Houston Gives Titans 39–7 Taste of Grid Power|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 2, 1956|pages=1F, 3F|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20299556/houston_gives_titans_397_taste_of_grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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{{Houston Cougars football navbox}}
{{Missouri Valley Conference football champions}}
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Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons