In their fifth and final season under head coach Hal Lahar, the Cougars compiled a 5–4–1 record.
[1] Ken Bolin, Bill Brown, and Joe Bob Isbell were the team captains.
[2] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
[13] The team's passing leaders were quarterbacks Don Sessions (48 of 111 for 549 yards, four touchdowns, 10 interceptions) and Billy Roland (41 of 79 for 420 yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions).
[13] Billy Roland and Larry Broussard tied as the team's leading scorers with 24 points each.