1949 Texas State Tigers football team

1949 Texas State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Memphis State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 0
Grambling   –   7 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 2 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rollins   –   3 – 5 – 0
Texas State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Oklahoma City   –   2 – 8 – 0

The 1949 Texas State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas State University for Negroes (now known as Texas Southern University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Southern
L 0–41[1]
October 1Tillotson
W 25–123,200[2]
October 8at BishopMarshall, TXL 0–20
October 22vs. Samuel Huston
L 0–15[3]
October 29Prairie View A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 0–13[4]
November 4Grambling
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 15–7[5]
November 19at Texas College
T 13–13[6]
November 26vs. Langston
L 0–323,000[7]
December 3at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARL 18–19[8]
December 10Wiley
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 12–0[9]

References

  1. ^ "Nat'l champs trounce Tesas State, 41–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas State University Tigers trim Tillotson 25–12". The Call. October 7, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Huston blanks Texas State, 15–0". The Call. October 28, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia State, Morgan top national football derby". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 5, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas State shocks Grambling, 15–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 12, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Houston eleven and Texas College battle to 13–13 tie". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Langston U. blanks Texas State, 32–0". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 27, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A.M.&N. upsets Texas". The St. Louis Argus. December 9, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas '11' wins final". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 17, 1949. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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