1947 Texas College Steers football team

1947 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–2–3 (3–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 16 Texas College 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 3
Bishop 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
No. 20 Wiley 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Langston 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–2–3 record, 3–1–1 against conference opponents. The team was ranked No. 16 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6vs. Samuel Huston
W 13–7
October 11Arkansas AM&N
T 13–13
October 18LangstonT 6–6
November 1at Southern
L 7–35
November 8Prairie Viewdagger
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 9–6
November 15BishopT 13–13
November 22at Texas State*
W 7–0[3]
November 27at Wileydagger
W 7–6> 6,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas College down Houston State U., 7–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas College Edges Wiley, 7-6". Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.