page_title: 1957 Houston Cougars football team
section_title: Miami
hierarchical_section_title: 1957 Houston Cougars football team / Game summaries / Miami
caption_attribution_description: English: An American football game between the 1957 Houston Cougars football team and the Miami Hurricanes at Rice Stadium in Houston. Pictured are Houston's Claude King (#22), Bob Borah (#84), and Charlie Brown (#76), and Miami's Dan Coughlin (#64), Byron Blasko (#23), Frank Nodoline (#78), and Jim Otto (#50).
context_page_description: The 1957 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 12th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by first-year head coach Hal Lahar. The team played its games off-campus at Rice Stadium, which had been built in 1950. Houston won its third conference championship, as the Cougars earned a perfect 3–0 record in conference play. It was the first time a conference championship was achieved by a first-year coach for Houston. Despite losing several key starting players and switching head coaches, Houston was considered a favorite for the conference championship prior to the season's start. Following the season, three of Houston's players from the 1957 roster were drafted in the 1958 NFL Draft. Three more 1957 players were also taken in the 1959 NFL Draft.
context_section_description: Miami, coached by tenth-year Hurricanes veteran Andy Gustafson, traveled to Rice Stadium to compete against Houston for both of the teams' season opener game.  It was the first meeting between the two teams.  Miami, an NCAA University Division Independent, was heavily favored to win the game, and were nationally ranked as #14 in the AP Poll.
  Both teams struggled offensively, as there were 11 fumbles throughout the game.  Miami's longest drive was for only 27 yards.  The single score in the game came near the end of the second quarter period when junior Houston halfback rushed for 23 yards with key blocks from senior fullback Owen Mulholland and junior guard Burr Davis.  Halfback Mike Michon converted the point after touchdown.  Miami responded by taking the ball to Houston's 23-yard line in the second quarter, but ran out of time to complete a successful score.  In the fourth quarter, Houston halfback Don Brown ran for 75 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but this was retracted by officials due to a holding penalty.
  With a win against #14 Miami, Houston entered the AP Poll as a nationally ranked team for the first time since the 1952 season.
caption: Houston halfback Claude King advances against Miami in a rushing play, while end Bob Borah blocks
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