1956 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1956 Texas Southern Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Public School Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Southern + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Wiley + 5 –1 –06 –3 –1
Southern 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Langston 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Arkansas AM&N 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Texas College 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22vs. Southern
W 19–7 [1]
September 29 Wiley
L 0–6 [2]
October 6 Prairie View A&M
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 13–711,000 [3]
October 13at Texas College
W 44–20 [4]
October 20 Lincoln (MO) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–138,500 [5]
October 27vs. Langston
W 50–73,000 [6]
November 3at Jackson State *
W 26–13 [7]
November 12 Paul Quinn *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 47–7 [8]
November 17at Arkansas AM&N
W 26–6 [9]
November 24 Mississippi Vocational *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–21 [10]
January 1, 1957vs. Prairie View A&M*
L 6–275,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers trip Cats 19–7". The Louisiana Weekly. September 29, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wiley scores upset". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "TSU squeaks past Prairie View, 13–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 13, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas Southern comeback bests Lincoln, 19–13". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 21, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tigers swamp Langston, 50–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Texas Southern subdues Jackson College, 26–13". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "TSU trounces Quinn, 47 to 7". The Waco Times-Herald. November 13, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Felder ignites TSU to 26–6 win over Ark. State". The Call. November 23, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "TSU snaps MVC's unbeaten streak". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 1, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View tilt won by Panthers". Chattanooga Daily Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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