Alabama at Houston

Saturday, September 26, 1959

Alabama beat Houston 3–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 1–⁠0 as played.

AwayAlabama7–⁠2–⁠2 in 1959
3
HomeHouston3–⁠7 in 1959
0

FinalHigh 90°F, low 76°FAttendance 27,000

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston 64% to win. Alabama won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Alabama leads 9–⁠0; as played, 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2007Alabama 30, Houston 24
1999Alabama 37, Houston 10
1997Alabama 42, Houston 17
1971Alabama 34, Houston 20
1970Alabama 30, Houston 21
1963Alabama 21, Houston 13

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