1953 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1953 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record7–3 (2–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Public School Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) + 4 –0 –18 –0 –1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I + 2 –0 –18 –0 –1
No. 10 Texas Southern 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. 12 Grambling 2 –1 –08 –2 –0
Kentucky State 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 0 –3 –01 –5 –0
Jackson 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1953 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 2–1 in the MAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Southern *
L 6–28 [2]
October 5 Texas College *
W 27–6 [3]
October 10at Grambling
W 22–7 [4]
October 17 Jackson
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 33–0 [5]
October 24at Lincoln (MO)
L 7–26 [6]
October 31 Xavier (LA) *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 10–7 [7]
November 7 Paul Quinn *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–6 [8]
November 14 Alcorn A&M *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6 [9]
November 26 Arkansas AM&N *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–12
January 1, 1954vs. Prairie View A&M *
L 8–33 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Texas Southern by 28–6 margin". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 3, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas College falls to Texas Southern, 27–6". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 6, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling is defeated by TSU eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tigers down 33–0 at Texas Southern". Jackson Advocate. October 24, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lincoln Mo-Cats claws Texas Southern, 26–7". The Call. October 30, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "TSU turns back Xavier". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas Southern's rally beats Paul Quinn, 13–6". The Waco Times-Herald. November 8, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "TSU Cats tommyhawk Alcorn Braves, 14–6". The Call. November 27, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Panthers win, 33–8, in Prairie View Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View gets easy win". The Corpus Christi Times. January 2, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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