1957 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1957 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Public School Stadium
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $ 6 0 010 0 1
Texas Southern 4 2 07 3 1
Prairie View A&M 4 2 06 3 1
Southern 4 2 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 03 6 0
Texas College 1 5 04 5 0
Langston 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Southern W 19–6 [1]
October 6at Wiley
L 6–123,000 [2]
October 14vs. Prairie View A&M L 6–7 [3]
October 19 Texas College W 39–20 [4]
October 26at Lincoln (MO) *
L 13–33 [5]
November 2vs. Langston W 39–183,500 [6]
November 9 Jackson State *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–7 [7]
November 16 Grambling *
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 59–14 [8]
November 23 Arkansas AM&N
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
November 30at Mississippi Vocational * Itta Bena, MS W 57–6
January 1, 1958vs. Prairie View A&M*
T 6–6 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Durley, Jackson pace TSU to 19–6 win over Southern". The Louisiana Weekly. October 5, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley grabs win in loop opener here". The Marshall News Messenger. October 7, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View beats Texas Southern, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Southern Tigers claw Texas College 39 to 20 for 2nd win". The Call. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lincoln collects 33–13 homecoming win over favored Texas Southern". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 27, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern rips Lions, 39–18". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson State loses 23–7 to Texas team". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas Southern races past Grambling, 59–14". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Three safeties give Texas Southern tie, 6–6". Wichita Falls Record News. January 2, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.