Houston Cougars

The Houston Cougars were 7-2-1 in 1956.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 12/1	vs		W 39-7
Sat 11/24	@	TTU	W 20-7
Sat 11/17	vs	NOVA	W 26-13
Sat 11/10	vs	TLSA	W 14-0
Sat 11/3	@		W 41-16

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

464

Flynn

RUSH YDS

412

Flynn

REC YDS

Lewis

1956 MVC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Houston	4-0	7-2-1
	Tulsa	2-1-1	7-2-1
	Oklahoma State	2-1-1	3-5-2
	Wichita State	1-3	4-6
	Detroit Mercy	0-4	2-8

Latest Houston Cougars News

Cam Miller's 88-yard pick-6 highlights Kennesaw State's 26-7 win over Sam Houston

Nov 14, 2026
Colorado beats No. 14 Houston 42-32 for 1st AP top-15 win since 2007 with Sanders on hot seat

Nov 14, 2026
Creed's total 3 TDs lead Jacksonville's romping of Sam Houston 47-14

Nov 8, 2026
Re’Shaun Sanford II breaks tie with long TD run as No. 17 Houston beats Cincinnati 31-24

Nov 8, 2026

1956 Stats

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	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG
Team	10	185	2,878	612	4.7	2,149	514	4.2	729	98	7.4
Team Rank		34th	37th	53rd	37th	31st	33rd	35th	58th	87th	18th
Opponent	10	90	2,440		4.0	1,801	478	3.8	639	126	5.1
Opponent Rank		75th	37th		36th	55th	61st	52nd	18th	37th	24th
Net		+95	+438	+612	+0.7	+348	+36	+0.4	+90	-28	+2.4
Net Rank		24th	37th	53rd	34th	39th	41st	41st	39th	75th	16th

More CFB News

Dampier accounts for 4 TDs, No. 2 Utah remains undefeated with 40-39 win over No. 22 Arizona

Nov 15, 2026

DJ Scott, Ray James Jr. rally North Dakota State to 21-13 victory over Hawaii

Nov 15, 2026

Ah Yat throws 3 TD passes, 2 to Gillman, Montana beats Idaho state 38-30

Nov 15, 2026

Kirby Vorhees has 4 of 9 TD runs by Washington State in skid-busting 73-7 romp over Colorado State

Nov 15, 2026

Peterson's 4 TDs help UTSA beat North Texas 35-16 for share of American Conference lead

Nov 15, 2026

No. 10 Texas Tech routs Oklahoma State 52-27

Nov 15, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

326.2

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	7	.300
8	Washington State	2	8	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	8	2	.800
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Penn State	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	7	.300
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	8	2	.800
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	LSU	6	4	.600
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	5	5	.500
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	2	.800
2	Wyoming	7	3	.700
3	North Dakota State	8	2	.800
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	San Jose State	5	6	.455
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	7	.300
9	UTEP	1	9	.100
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	3	.700
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	8	2	.800
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	10	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Arizona	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400