1956 Texas College Steers football team

1956 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer 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 College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach G. O. Wright, the Steers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, and a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at Paul Quinn*
L 14–20[1]
September 29Arkansas AM&N
T 14–14[2]
October 6at Langston
L 13–19[3]
October 13Texas Southern
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 20–44[4]
October 20Dillard*
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 28–6[5]
October 27Southern
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 20–39[6]
November 3at Prairie View A&M
L 12–36[7]
November 10at Bishop*
W 41–0
November 24Wiley
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 13–20[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Paul Quinn rally spills Texas College". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Steers and Arkansas State play 14–14 tie". The Call. October 5, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Langston tips Texans, 19–13". The Daily Oklahoman. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas College halts visitors". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern by 39–20". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View Panthers claw Texas College". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley remains in loop race". The Marshall News Messenger. November 25, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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