1956 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1956 Texas Southern Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22vs. Southern
W 19–7[1]
September 29Wiley
L 0–6[2]
October 6Prairie View A&M
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 13–711,000[3]
October 13at Texas College
W 44–20[4]
October 20Lincoln (MO)*dagger
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–138,500[5]
October 27vs. Langston
W 50–73,000[6]
November 3at Jackson State*
W 26–13[7]
November 12Paul Quinn*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 47–7[8]
November 17at Arkansas AM&N
W 26–6[9]
November 24Mississippi Vocational*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–21[10]
January 1, 1957vs. Prairie View A&M*
L 6–275,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Tigers trip Cats 19–7". The Louisiana Weekly. September 29, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley scores upset". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU squeaks past Prairie View, 13–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 13, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern comeback bests Lincoln, 19–13". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 21, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers swamp Langston, 50–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Southern subdues Jackson College, 26–13". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TSU trounces Quinn, 47 to 7". The Waco Times-Herald. November 13, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Felder ignites TSU to 26–6 win over Ark. State". The Call. November 23, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TSU snaps MVC's unbeaten streak". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 1, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prairie View tilt won by Panthers". Chattanooga Daily Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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