1947 Football Team By Ryan Monceaux - May 13, 2020 UH's 1947 football team. Head coach Jewell Wallace is top row, far left.Top UH staff in the fall of 1947.Centenary student newspaper preview of the season opener (Pt 1)It would be Centenary's first game since before World War II.Centenary sponsored a train to Houston for the game.Centenary game program 1947Bill Cook "belly-tackles" a Centenary GentHeadline in Centenary paper after UH beats the GentsRecap of Centenary-Houston gameRecap of Centenary-Houston game (part 2)Recap of Centenary-Houston game (bottom part of article)AP article - UH beats CentenaryThe Centenary yearbook says "UH is a team to watch"Centenary recap & McMurry previewPreview from McMurry War Whoop (student newspaper)Houston fans appear to be doing a "white out" in the McMurry gameMcMurry War Whoop game storyUH edges McMurray pt 1UH edges McMurry (pt 2)McMurry student newspaper end-of-year wrap-up.UH QB Boyd Tingle lets it fly against Daniel Baker CollegeKicker Ken Hawkins in an attempt vs Daniel Baker CollegeCougar defense in pursuit of Daniel Baker runner.Coogs beat the Daniel Baker Hillbillies, 35-12.Cougars rout Daniel BakerDaniel Baker yearbook recapUH QB Boyd Tingle vs Texas A&ITexas A&I shuts out UH. Cougars don't complete a pass.Texas A&I yearbook on the UH game. The score in the headline is inaccurate. It was 13-0.East Texas State runner about to be hit.East Texas scat back scoresEast Texas St rolls UHWrap up of ETS and Trinity preview from Houston Citizen.Trinity running it at Public School StadiumTrinity shuts out the CoogsCougars lose a "dull lifeless game" according to the Trinity yearbookTravel story before the Hardin Simmons game. From The Brand student newspaper at H-SU.H-SU The Brand preview of HoustonAbeline Reporter newspaper's preview of UH/Coach WallaceCecil Towns - Tackle for UHHS-U Romps Over UH in Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi CallerBilly Butler - TackleGame recap from The Brand. UH loses 33-7 and completes 0 passes again.Recap from the Bronco, the Hardin-Simmons yearbookSFA hosts UH at at Lumberjack HomecomingSFA runner named Anger gets free as the Coogs chase him downSFA Bops the CoogsSFA game from the SFA yearbook, the Stone FortThe SFA game would be the last time UH scored on the season.The North Texas State game in DentonUH defenders try to bring an Eagle down as #88 watches from afar.The referee is in white. This is the standard ref uniform in the late 1940s. UH in their 1947 stripes.North Texas wins 33-0 on Homecoming / Denton Record-ChronicleEagles stomp the Coogs from the NT yearbook, the YuccaSouthwest Texas game preview / the Houston CitizenCougar punter Roy Wallace couldn't handle a snap in the end zone vs Southwest Texas StateLowest scoring UH game of all-time, 2-0 (UP wire service)The 1st broadcast home of the Cougars, KOPY-FM. was Texas' first FM station. It was owned by Judge Hofheinz.Bill Cook - CenterSam Houston shuts out UH to end the seasonBobcats and Bearkats Win / Houstonian YearbookThree weeks after the season ends with 3 shutouts, Jewell Wallace resigns.Jewell Wallace quitsFrank Leahy speaks at UH football banquet / Houston CitizenClyde Lee named coach – March 1948 / Houston Citizen1947 Football Results1947 Lone Star Conference Standings