1950 Texas State Tigers football team

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1950 Texas State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadium Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
  1949
1951  
1950 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State   8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)   9 1 1
Memphis State   9 2 0
Virginia   8 2 0
Grambling   6 4 1
Tampa   5 4 0
Grambling   5 4 1
Texas State   5 5 1
Houston   4 6 0
Louisville   3 6 1
Navy   3 6 0
Sewanee   3 6 0
Delaware   2 5 1
Georgetown   2 7 0
Chattanooga   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Texas State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas State University for Negroes (now known as Texas Southern University) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Wiley
W 6–0900 [1]
September 22 Southern L 0–19 [2]
September 30 Tillotson
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–7 [3]
October 7vs. Bishop Port Arthur, TX L 7–533,000 [4]
October 14vs. Grambling L 2–26 [5] [6]
October 21 Kentucky State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0 [7]
October 27 Prairie View A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 6–32
November 11 Samuel Huston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0
November 17 Texas College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–63,000 [8]
November 25 Langston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–39
December 2 Arkansas AM&N
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Wiley bows to visitors 6–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 17, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tigers clawed 19–0 by Jaguars, dig in for Tillotson eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 30, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU Tiger power trips Tillotson". The Call. October 6, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "TSU crushes by Bishop power, 53–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Negro college game at Farrington tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling beats Texas Steers, 26–2". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Texas State Cats upset Kentucky eleven, 7 to 0". The Call. October 27, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Steers defeated by State, 14–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 19, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.