The 1956 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach G. O. Wright, the Steers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, and a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.
| 1956 Texas College Steers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Steer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 22 | at Paul Quinn* |
| L 14–20 | [1] |
| September 29 | Arkansas AM&N |
| T 14–14 | [2] |
| October 6 | at Langston |
| L 13–19 | [3] |
| October 13 | Texas Southern |
| L 20–44 | [4] |
| October 20 | Dillard* |
| W 28–6 | [5] |
| October 27 | Southern |
| L 20–39 | [6] |
| November 3 | at Prairie View A&M |
| L 12–36 | [7] |
| November 10 | at Bishop* |
| W 41–0 | |
| November 24 | Wiley |
| L 13–20 | [8] |
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References edit
- ^ "Paul Quinn rally spills Texas College". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Steers and Arkansas State play 14–14 tie". The Call. October 5, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston tips Texans, 19–13". The Daily Oklahoman. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College halts visitors". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern by 39–20". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Panthers claw Texas College". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley remains in loop race". The Marshall News Messenger. November 25, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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