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1955 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1955 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC.[2]

1955 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 6 Langston 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 248:00 p.m.at Southern
L 21–33[3][4]
October 1Wiley
W 25–8[5]
October 8Prairie View A&M
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 27–1814,402[6]
October 152:00 p.m.Texas College 
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 33–21[7][8]
October 22at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOW 20–173,000[9]
October 292:00 p.m.vs. Langston
T 20–203,000[10][11]
November 5at Tennessee A&I*
L 14–383,500[12]
November 12at Paul Quinn*
W 42–0[13]
November 19at BishopDallas, TXW 84–0
November 26Arkansas AM&NHouston, TXW 64–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References edit

  1. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jaguars Ready For Tigers". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. September 24, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Austin, S. W. (September 30, 1955). "Southern Jaguars Claw Texas Southern U., 33-21". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ McElroy, George A. (Kilroy) (November 18, 1955). "Texas Southern Tigers Loom As Powerful As The Mythical National Champs of '52". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Nicksmen Jolted by TSU, 27-18". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Gay Homecoming Planned at TSU". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 6, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ McElroy, George A. (Kilroy) (November 18, 1955). "Texas Southern College Outscores Texas College Steers 33-21". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Lincoln Yields Classic To Texas In Fatal Seconds". The Lincoln Clarion. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Texas Southern, Lions Play Here". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 29, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "TSU, Langston Play 20-20 Tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 30, 1955. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Tennessee State Mauls Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1955. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "TSU Ruins Paul Quinn Homecoming". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. November 13, 1955. p. 6, section II. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .


 

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