1956 Houston
7–2–1 (4–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Detroit Mercy 39–7Dec 1
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Mississippi State | W 18–7 | 63% |
| Oct 6 | at 6Ole Miss | L 0–14 | 25% |
| Oct 13 | vs 9Texas A&M | T 14–14 | 47% |
| Oct 20 | at Oklahoma State | W 13–0 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | at Auburn | L 0–12 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | atWichita State | W 41–16 | 50% |
| Nov 10 | vs Tulsa | W 14–0 | 69% |
| Nov 17 | vs Villanova | W 26–13 | 79% |
| Nov 24 | at Texas Tech | W 20–7 | 54% |
| Dec 1 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 39–7 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 39–7; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1956.
Missouri Valley Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 185–90
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1624 +105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.2 No. 20 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Don Flynn and Ken Wind
Drafted in 1957
The 1957 draft| Rd 7 | Curley Johnson B | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1956 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Houston | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Tulsa | 2–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Wichita State | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.