Houston Football Team History
Houston Cougars
 
	
		|  | University of Houston Houston, TX
 Founded: 1927
 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
 Capacity: 33,000
 Colors: Red, Black & White
 Coach: Jewell Wallace
 Conference: Lone Star-
 
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| 1946 Season Highlights |  | Jewell Wallace enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston. |  | This was the first season Houston fielded a team. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1946 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 21 | vs. Southwestern Louisiana | 7 | 13 | L |  |  |  | Fri., Sep. 27 | @ West Texas A&M | 14 | 12 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 5 | @ Fort Hood | 32 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs. Texas A&I | 34 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 19 | @ East Texas State | 14 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Texas El Paso | 7 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 9 | vs. Stephen Austin | 16 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs. North Texas State | 3 | 7 | L |  |  |  | Fri., Nov. 22 | @ Southwest Texas State | 7 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Thu., Nov. 28 | vs.
Sam Houston State | 6 | 28 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1946 Season Totals |  | Record | 4-6 |  | Points Scored | 140 |  | Scoring Average | 14.0 |  | Points Allowed | 136 |  | Defense Average | 13.6 |  | Opponents Record | 9-8 |  | Conference Record | 1-4 |  | Home Record | 2-3 |  | Away Record | 2-3 |  | 
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| 1946 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1946 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1946 All Lone Star Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.