1936 Texas College Steers football team

1936 Texas College Steers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLion Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas College + 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Langston + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Wiley 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Bishop 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Prairie View 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Steers compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a conference mark of 4–1–1 and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Prairie ViewPrairie View, TXT 0–0[1]
October 9vs. Alabama State*
T 6–6[2]
October 17Jarvis*
W 32–0[3]
October 24at Xavier (LA)*
L 6–12
October 31at LangstonLangston, OKL 6–13[4]
November 7at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 2–0
November 14Southern
  • Lion Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 3–0[5]
November 21at Bishop
W 14–7[6]
November 26at Wiley
  • Fair Park
  • Marshall, TX
W 8–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Prairie View battles to 0–0 deadlock". California Eagle. October 9, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State Hornets battle Steers to draw, 6–6". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas College in 32–0 victory over Jarvis Jr. College". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Zip Gayles' Lions stop Tex. College". The Black Dispatch. November 5, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas College Steers beat Southern 3–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bishop meets Texas Steers". The Marshall News Messenger. November 21, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats drop 8 to 7 battle to Tyler team". The Marshall News Messenger. November 27, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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