The 1958 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
| 1958 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Southern | L 6–30 | |||
| October 3 | at Brooke Army Medical Center* |
| L 8–20 | [1][2] | |
| October 13 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 19–26 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 18 | at Texas College |
| L 12–13 | [4][5] | |
| October 25 | Corpus Christi* |
| W 20–0 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Wiley |
| W 14–0 | [7] | |
| November 8 | Grambling* |
| W 21–7 | [8] | |
| November 15 | vs. Fort Hood* |
| W 47–6 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 40–0 | [10] | |
| November 29 | at Florida A&M* | L 18–22 | [11] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Texas Southern foe in Comets' 2nd game". San Antonio Express. October 3, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Comets play Fort Hood's Tankers here". San Antonio Express. October 10, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View nudges Texas Southern, 26–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College Steers to host Texas Southern team tonight". The Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 18, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College nips Texas Southern U." The Tyler Courier-Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern beats Tarpons". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley is handed loop loss by fired Southern club". The Marshall News Messenger. November 3, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling falls Saturday before strong Texas eleven". The Ruston Daily Leader. November 10, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern smothers Tankers". The Galveston Daily News. November 16, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View seeks negro grid crown". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1959. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers beat Texans by 22 to 18". The Tampa Tribune. November 30, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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