1960 Houston Cougars football team

1960 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne, Jim Windham
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   7 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oregon State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 3 – 3
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Washington State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Air Force   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 2
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 6 – 1
Florida State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 9 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 6–4 record. Wiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne, and Jim Windham were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 No. 2 Ole Miss
L 0–4244,000–45,000[2]
September 24at Mississippi State
W 14–1014,000[3]
October 1vs. Oregon State
L 20–2922,537
October 8Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 17–042,000
October 15Oklahoma State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 12–715,000
October 22at Alabama
L 0–1430,000[4]
October 29at North Texas State
W 41–162,000[5]
November 5Cincinnati
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–010,000
November 12at Florida State
W 7–610,400
November 26Tulsa
L 16–267,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss tops Cougars". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars fight back to upset Maroons". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Bama posts 14–0 win over Houston". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Houston Cougars blast North Texas". Corpus Christi Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.