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1953 Houston

4–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Clyde Lee.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1953, game by game: tied at Texas A&M 14–14; lost at No. 17 Texas 7–28; won at Detroit Mercy 25–19; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–14; won vs. Arizona State 24–20; lost at Tulsa 21–23; won at No. 9 Baylor 37–7; lost vs. No. 17 Texas Tech 21–41; won vs. Tennessee 33–19+30−21Tied 14–14 at Texas A&M0Texas A&MLost 7–28 at No. 17 Texas-21No. 17 TexasWon 25–19 at Detroit Mercy+6Detroit MercyLost 7–14 vs. Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateWon 24–20 vs. Arizona State+4Arizona StateLost 21–23 at Tulsa-2TulsaWon 37–7 at No. 9 Baylor+30No. 9 BaylorLost 21–41 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech-20No. 17 Texas TechWon 33–19 vs. Tennessee+14Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atTexas A&MT 14–⁠1454%
Oct 3at17TexasL 7–⁠2834%
Oct 9atDetroit MercyW 25–⁠1962%
Oct 17vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠1471%
Oct 24vsArizona StateW 24–⁠2060%
Nov 7atTulsaL 21–⁠2348%
Nov 14at9BaylorW 37–⁠729%
Nov 21vs17Texas TechL 21–⁠4155%
Dec 5vsTennesseeW 33–⁠1948%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 33–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠185
Coach
Clyde Lee
Elo
1593 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.7 No. 39 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Buddy Gillioz and Paul Carr

Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 2Buddy Gillioz OTLos Angeles Rams

1953 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State3–⁠17–⁠3
Detroit Mercy3–⁠16–⁠4
Wichita State1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Houston1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Tulsa1–⁠33–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.