1953 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1953 Texas Southern Tigers football
Prairie View Bowl, L 8–33 vs. Prairie View A&M
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (2–1 MAA)
Head coach	Alexander Durley (5th season)
Home stadium	Public School Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I +	2	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
No. 12 Grambling	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Texas Southern	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Jackson	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	at Southern *	Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–28	[2]
October 5	Texas College *	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–6	[3]
October 10	at Grambling	Tiger Stadium Grambling, LA	W 22–7	[4]
October 17	Jackson	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 33–0	[5]
October 24	at Lincoln (MO)	Public School Stadium Jefferson City, 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, 1954	vs. Prairie View A&M *	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	L 8–33	[10] [11]
*Non-conference game

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.