1954 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1954 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (2–1–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Public School Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 22 Grambling 1 –0 –14 –3 –2
No. 13 Texas Southern 2 –1 –15 –4 –2
No. 16 Lincoln (MO) 3 –2 –04 –3 –1
No. 19 Central State (OH) 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
No. 20 Kentucky State 1 –3 –05 –3 –0
Jackson 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [1]

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–2, with a mark of 2–1–1 in the MAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Paul Quinn *
L 12–14 [2]
September 25 Southern *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–26
October 2at Texas College *
W 15–73,000 [3]
October 9 Grambling
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 19–19 [4]
October 16at Jackson
W 22–7
October 23 Lincoln (MO)
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 47–124,000 [5]
October 30vs. Langston *
W 20–13 [6]
November 6 Tennessee A&I
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–18 [7]
November 13at Alcorn A&M *
T 6–6 [8]
November 25at Arkansas AM&N *
W 14–8 [9]
January 1, 1955vs. Prairie View A&M *
L 12–1410,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American . December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Google News.
  2. ↑ "Paul Quinn nips Texas Southern". The Waco Times-Herald. September 21, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas Southern defeats Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling is held to tie". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas Southern blasts Lincoln Mo-Cats, 47–12". The Call. October 29, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas school tips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee State trips Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Under-rated Alcorn ties TSU 6 to 6 in homecoming tilt". Jackson Advocate. November 20, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Negro college teams booked here Saturday". The Shreveport Journal. November 30, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Prairie View's late rally beats Texas Southern". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 2, 1955. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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