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1955-56 Houston Cougars Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-7 (9-3, 1st in MVC MBB)

Coach: Alden Pasche

PS/G: 73.4 (85th of 175)

PA/G: 64.6 (19th of 175)

SRS: 11.27 (22nd of 166)

SOS: 5.09 (25th of 166)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost West Regional Semifinal (89-74) versus Southern Methodist
Lost West Regional Third Place (89-70) versus Kansas State

MVC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1955-56 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/5	Final
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	14	18	17	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Dec 9, 1955	REG	N	Valparaiso	Ind	-1.47	L	80	84		0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG	N	TCU	SWC	-11.04	W	101	58		1	1	W 1
3	Wed, Dec 14, 1955	REG	@	Texas A&M	SWC	-10.62	W	78	44		2	1	W 2	G. Rollie White Coliseum
4	Fri, Dec 16, 1955	REG		Detroit Mercy	MVC	5.02	W	89	76		3	1	W 3	Jeppesen Field House
5	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG		Detroit Mercy	MVC	5.02	W	86	84		4	1	W 4	Jeppesen Field House
6	Wed, Dec 21, 1955	REG		Kansas State	Big 7	12.07	W	86	79		5	1	W 5	Jeppesen Field House
7	Mon, Jan 2, 1956	REG		Wichita State	MVC	8.99	W	82	77		6	1	W 6	Jeppesen Field House
8	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	12.37	L	73	76		6	2	L 1	Jeppesen Field House
9	Mon, Jan 9, 1956	REG		Oklahoma City (16)	Ind	7.71	W	78	64		7	2	W 1	Jeppesen Field House
10	Thu, Jan 12, 1956	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	5.39	W	69	60		8	2	W 2	Expo Square Pavillion
11	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	REG	@	Oklahoma State	MVC	11.83	L	44	63		8	3	L 1	Gallagher-Iba Arena
12	Mon, Jan 23, 1956	REG		Tulsa	MVC	5.39	W	71	62		9	3	W 1	Jeppesen Field House
13	Wed, Jan 25, 1956	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Ind	-2.32	W	95	77		10	3	W 2
14	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	REG		Texas A&M	SWC	-10.62	W	105	74		11	3	W 3	Jeppesen Field House
15	Thu, Feb 9, 1956	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	3.96	W	82	70		12	3	W 4	Robertson Memorial Field House
16	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG	@	Saint Louis (11)	MVC	12.37	W	67	66		13	3	W 5	Kiel Auditorium
17	Sat, Feb 18, 1956	REG		Oklahoma State	MVC	11.83	W	62	60		14	3	W 6	Jeppesen Field House
18	Mon, Feb 20, 1956	REG		Bradley	MVC	3.96	W	68	53		15	3	W 7	Jeppesen Field House
19	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	8.99	L	72	82		15	4	L 1	Levitt Arena
20	Mon, Feb 27, 1956	REG	@	Oklahoma City (16)	Ind	7.71	L	67	76		15	5	L 2	Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
21	Fri, Mar 16, 1956	NCAA	N	Southern Methodist (7)	SWC	13.45	L	74	89		15	6	L 3	Allen Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Mar 17, 1956	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 7	12.07	L	70	89		15	7	L 4	Allen Fieldhouse