The 1950 Houston Cougars football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an independent during the

1950 college football season The 1950 college football season finished with the unbeaten and untied Oklahoma Sooners (9–0) being the consensus choice for national champion. On New Year's Day, however, the Sooners were upset by the Kentucky Wildcats (ranked No. 7 in the A ...

. In its third season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 4–6 record. Bill Moeller and Max Clark were the team captains. The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in

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Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" (spoken as "U of H"). The UH football program is a member of the Big 1 ...