1951 Houston Cougars football team

1951 Houston Cougars football
Salad Bowl champion
Salad Bowl, W 26–21 vs. Dayton
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gene Shannon
  • John O'Hara
  • Buck Miller
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 0 09 2 0
Drake 3 1 07 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 2 03 7 0
Houston 2 2 06 5 0
Detroit 2 4 04 7 0
Wichita 2 4 02 7 0
Bradley 0 3 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1951 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 6–5 record, finished fourth in the MVC, and defeated Dayton in the 1952 Salad Bowl. Gene Shannon, John O'Hara, and Buck Miller were the team captains. The team was ranked at No. 63 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.

The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.