1959 Texas College Steers football team

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1959 Texas College Steers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Grambling 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas College 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Bo McMichael, the Steers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19 Paul Quinn *
W 28–12 [1]
September 26at Grambling
L 10–19 [2]
October 3 Arkansas AM&N
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 16–14 [3]
October 10vs. Langston *
L 0–37 [4]
October 24at Dillard *
W 8–6 [5]
October 31at Southern
L 0–45 [6]
November 7 Prairie View A&M
  • Steer Field
  • Tyler, TX
L 11–23 [7]
November 21 Jackson State
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 18–55 [8]
November 26at Wiley
W 22–20 [9]
December 5at Texas Southern
L 6–22 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Quinn loses first battle, 28–12". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 20, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling is 19–10 winner". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Steers edge by Arkansas AM&N by 16–12 margin". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Langston ices Texans, 37–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Steers overcome battling Dillard, 8–6". The Louisiana Weekly. October 31, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern rolls to 45–0 win". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas College stunned, 55–18, by Jackson St". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 22, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "TC Steers top Wiley by 22–20". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "TSU wallops Texas College in grid final". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 6, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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