Villanova at Houston
Saturday, November 17, 1956 Share
Houston beat Villanova 26–13. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 45°FAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1956, page 1
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Houston Topples ViIIunoyu, 1913 HOUSTON, Nov. II (P.-The University of Houston used the power of Fullback Donnie Cara way and the flashy running of Halfback Earl Kaiser and Quarterback Don Flynn today to come from behind in the second half to hand Villanova a 26–13 intersectional football defeat. Halfback Richard Sapienza Villanova’s star on both offense and defense, thwarted early Houston efforts by intercepting two passes, returning the second 70 yards to give the Wildcats q TO lead. Villanova -----------I I’D houston ------------ D 4o-SO VilIanova scoring-Touchdowns Sapienza (7S-yard pass interrogation return; Bauer (4-yard pass from Magee). Conversion: Bauer. Houston scoring--Touchdowns Cara way 2 a. z Yards runsl: Kaiser Il, plungel; Lewis Il. plungel. Conversions FLYNN ..
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Houston 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Villanova–Houston gameHouston leads 5–1 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1974 | Houston 35, Villanova 0 | |
| 1971 | Houston 42, Villanova 9 | |
| 1956 | Houston 26, Villanova 13 | |
| 1955 | Houston 26, Villanova 14 | |
| 1954 | Houston 28, Villanova 7 | |
| 1951 | Villanova 33, Houston 27 |
Around this game
Villanova
- Next gamevs. Iowa StateNov. 24, 1956
- SeasonVillanova in 1956
- ProgramVillanova history and records
Houston
- Next gameat Texas TechNov. 24, 1956
- SeasonHouston in 1956
- ProgramHouston history and records

