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1954 Houston

5–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Clyde Lee.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1954, game by game: lost at Baylor 13–53; won vs. Texas A&M 10–7; won at Oklahoma State 14–7; won at Villanova 28–7; lost at Wichita State 7–9; won vs. Tulsa 20–7; lost vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 0–26; lost at Texas Tech 14–61; lost vs. No. 13 Arkansas 0–19; won vs. Detroit Mercy 19–7+21−47Lost 13–53 at Baylor-40BaylorWon 10–7 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 14–7 at Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 28–7 at Villanova+21VillanovaLost 7–9 at Wichita State-2Wichita StateWon 20–7 vs. Tulsa+13TulsaLost 0–26 vs. No. 7 Ole Miss-26No. 7 Ole MissLost 14–61 at Texas Tech-47Texas TechLost 0–19 vs. No. 13 Arkansas-19No. 13 ArkansasWon 19–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+12Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atBaylorL 13–⁠5343%
Oct 9vsTexas A&MW 10–⁠768%
Oct 16atOklahoma StateW 14–⁠740%
Oct 22atVillanovaW 28–⁠768%
Oct 30atWichita StateL 7–⁠956%
Nov 6vsTulsaW 20–⁠785%
Nov 13vs7Ole MissL 0–⁠2643%
Nov 20atTexas TechL 14–⁠6131%
Nov 27vs13ArkansasL 0–⁠1949%
Dec 4vsDetroit MercyW 19–⁠769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠203
Coach
Clyde Lee
Elo
1514 −48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.1 No. 58 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jack Patterson and George Hynes

1954 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State4–⁠09–⁠1
Houston3–⁠15–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Detroit Mercy1–⁠32–⁠7
Tulsa0–⁠40–⁠11

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