1951 Texas College Steers football team

1951 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3–2 (4–1–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 17 Texas College 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
No. 21 Southern 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Langston 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1951 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred T. Long, the Steers compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 4–1–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC.[2] Texas College was invited to the Steel Bowl, where the Steers lost to Bethune–Cookman.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:00 p.m.Florida A&M*
L 13–484,000[3][4]
September 29at Samuel HustonAustin, TXW 24–0[5]
October 68:00 p.m.Arkansas AM&N
W 18–13[6]
October 138:00 p.m.vs. Langston
W 19–187,000[7][8]
October 27at SouthernBaton Rouge, LAT 7–73,000[9]
November 32:30 p.m.Prairie View
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 6–338,000[10][11]
November 102:30 p.m.Bishop
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 63–0[12][13]
November 222:00 p.m.at Wiley
T 15–15[14][15][16]
December 17:30 p.m.at Paul Quinn*
  • Dal-Hi Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–6[17]
January 12:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman*
L 13–271,500[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Texas College Steers Open Grid Season In Tyler Tonight". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 22, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Florida A. & M. Rattlers Slaughter Texas Steers". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Texas College Scores 24-0 Win". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 30, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Texas College To Play Ozark Lions Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 6, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Hughes, H. S. (October 12, 1951). "Texas Steers Prep For Tough Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 19, 1951). "Texas Steers Horn Langston in Texhoma Classic". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Austin, S. W. (November 2, 1951). "Southern Ties Texas College". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Texas College, Prairie View Clash Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 3, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Panthers' Second Half Rally Dims League Rivals' Title Hopes". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Texas College Steers Prep For Bishop 11". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 7, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Texas College Thumps Bishop By 63-0 Count". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 11, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Wiley Tackles Texas College". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 20, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Texas College Battles Wiley In Final Tilt". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 21, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Luckless Wiley Wildcats". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Tickets On Sale For Steer Game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 29, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Bethune Cookman, Texas College To Clash In "Steel Bowl' Game". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. December 14, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Negros Ready For Steel Bowl". Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. January 1, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Putnam, John (January 2, 1952). "Dayton Team Steel Bowl winner". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 22. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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