Cincinnati at Houston

Saturday, December 1, 1962

Houston beat Cincinnati 42–⁠14. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayCincinnati2–⁠8 in 1962
14
HomeHouston7–⁠4 in 1962
42

FinalHigh 69°F, low 60°FAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Houston Routs Cincinnati u.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 2, 1962, page 44

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    Houston Routs Cincinnati u. HOUSTON, Dec. / APP Houston. led by senior Half back Bobby Brenzina, scored all its points In the first half today for an easy 42-l4 victory over Cincinnati. Brezina, who galloped 70 yards on the first play from scrimmage. scored the first three Cougar touchdowns. The other two came on / and 2 yard runs. The victory, fourth in a row by Coach Bill Yeomans cou- CARS, gives Houston a Ga record TO take into post season play against Miami Of Ohio in the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla. December %.

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 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 15–⁠15 in 30 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Cincinnati 34, Houston 0
2023Cincinnati 24, Houston 14
2021Cincinnati 35, Houston 20American Athletic Championship Game
2020Cincinnati 38, Houston 10
2019Cincinnati 38, Houston 23
2016Houston 40, Cincinnati 16

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